Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer. (b) All Transfers under Section 16(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights. (c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note. (d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated. (f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied: (i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement; (ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender; (iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan; (iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and (v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (CF 2019-Cf2 Mortgage Trust), Agreement Between Noteholders (Benchmark 2019-B12 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Senior Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Senior Noteholders (and, in the case of a Transfer of Note A Holder B, the Note A2 Holder) is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five four persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A1-A Holder or the Note A1-B Holder and, with respect to a transfer of Note B, the Note A2 Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder Note A1-A Holder or other the Note A A1-B Holder, or, with respect to a transfer of Note B, the Note A2 Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer the Senior Noteholders are each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five seven persons; and provided further, however, that in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii), if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note A2 Principal Balance or the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance, as applicable, shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transfereetransferee without the prior consent of the Senior Noteholders and the other Subordinate Noteholders, each of which consent may be withheld in such holders’ sole and absolute discretion. The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders each other Senior Noteholder (including all expenses of the related applicable Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related applicable Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Senior Noteholders not later than the date of such Transfer (and, in the case of a Transfer of Note A Holders B, upon not less than two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Note A2 Holder, unless the Transfer is to an Affiliate of the Note B Holder, in which case written notice need only be given not later than the date of such Transfer), and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder a Senior Noteholder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicablethe applicable Senior Noteholder, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holderthe Senior Noteholders, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Note A2 Control Appraisal Period or a Note B Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to Note A2 (in the case of a Note A2 Control Appraisal Period) or Note B Note(in the case of a Note B Control Appraisal Period).
(d) Each of the Note A Holders Senior Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following any Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, a Senior Noteholder may only transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party with the prior written consent of the Controlling Noteholder at any time when such Senior Noteholder is not the Controlling Noteholder; provided further, however, that following any Transfer of any A a Senior Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2019-Gc40), Agreement Between Noteholders (Benchmark 2019-B10 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Senior Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Senior Noteholders (and, in the case of a Transfer of Note A Holder B, the Note A2 Holder) is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five seven persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder Note A1-A Holder and each other the Note A A2 Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder Note A1-A Holder or other the Note A A2 Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Note A1-A Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer the Senior Noteholders are each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five seven persons; and provided further, however, that in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii), if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note A2 Principal Balance or the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance, as applicable, shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transfereetransferee without the prior consent of both the Note A1-A Holder and the other Subordinate Noteholder, each of which consent may be withheld in such Note A1-A Holder’s or other Subordinate Noteholders sole and absolute discretion. The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder Note A1-A Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders each other Senior Noteholder (including all expenses of the related applicable Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related applicable Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Senior Noteholders not later than the date of such Transfer (and, in the case of a Transfer of Note A Holders B, upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Note A2 Holder, unless the Transfer is to an Affiliate of the Note B Holder, in which case written notice need only be given not later than the date of such Transfer), and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder a Senior Noteholder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicablethe applicable Senior Noteholder, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holderthe Senior Noteholders, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Note A2 Control Appraisal Period or a Note B Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to Note A2 (in the case of a Note A2 Control Appraisal Period) or Note B Note(in the case of a Note B Control Appraisal Period).
(d) Each of the Note A Holders Senior Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following any Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, a Senior Noteholder may only transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party with the prior written consent of the Controlling Noteholder at any time when such Senior Noteholder is not the Controlling Noteholder; provided further, however, that following any Transfer of any A a Senior Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (Benchmark 2018-B4 Mortgage Trust), Agreement Between Noteholders (Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C5)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1620. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1620. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that (except in the case of a Transfer to the Lead Securitization) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 21 and provided provided, further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A HolderSenior Noteholder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder Senior Noteholder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 21 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder holders of a majority of interest in the subject Note shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Restricted Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will shall pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the other Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer Servicers and the related Non-Lead Special ServicerServicers) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a20(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders not later than the date of such Transfer, and (except in connection with a Transfer to the Lead Securitization) each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e20(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicablethe Noteholders, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A HolderSenior Noteholder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right (if any) to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder or a Non-Controlling Noteholder, as applicable, hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Senior Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Senior Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Restricted Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan a Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Restricted Party; provided, however, that (1) the Senior Noteholder must notify each Rating Agency and each other Noteholder before transfer to a Borrower Restricted Party, and (2) following such Transfer of any A Senior Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Master Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e20(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e20(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (FIVE 2023-V1 Mortgage Trust), Agreement Between Noteholders (Benchmark 2022-B37 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder Note A Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is Holders are provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A A-1 Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is Holders are each provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders Note A Holders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A Holder Holders need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note B for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such a Note A Holders, as applicable, Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A HolderHolders, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan a Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following any Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, a Note A Holder may only transfer all or any portion of its Note to a Borrower Party with the prior written consent of the Controlling Noteholder at any time when such Note A Holder is not the Controlling Noteholder; provided further, however, that following any Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without each non-transferring Note A Holder’s prior consent, and, if any such non-transferring Note A Holder’s Note or any portion thereof is held in a Securitization Trust, without a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the related Securitization, no Noteholder shall Transfer its Note or any portion thereof (or a participation interest in such Note) to a Borrower Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or any Affiliate thereofParty) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is (x) either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency or (y) to any Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Home Loan Bank to secure any obligation of such Noteholder to such bank and such pledge shall be enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan made by the Conduit (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2020-Gc45), Agreement Between Noteholders (GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2020-Gc45)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note B except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have that the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note respective Note, or any portion thereof exceeding 49%thereof, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A A-1 Holder is and Note A-2 Holder are provided with (x) a representation from a the transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that (z) such transfer would not cause such the Note B to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such the Note B and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, ; provided that with respect to this clause the foregoing subclause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead a Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder the Lead Securitization Noteholder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note B to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. B. If the subject Note B is held by more than one Noteholder Note B Holder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A-1 Holder’s and Note A-2 Holder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A-1 Holder’s and Note A-2 Holder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Note B Holder has the right to transfer Note B to any trust account established by an Apollo Holder in connection with any reinsurance transaction entered into between such Apollo Holder and the beneficiary of such trust account or to the beneficiary of any such trust account (pursuant to Section 19(g)). The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the out-of-pocket expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all out-of-pocket expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(aNotwithstanding the foregoing, the Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Note A-1 Holder or the Note A-2 Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in the Note B to a Person; provided that any such Transfer shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and Section 19; provided, further that the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is Note B Holder shall not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party without the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject consent of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.the
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold or effectuated a Transfer of such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal PeriodPeriod with respect to the Note B, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each Holder may Transfer up to 49% (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in its Note whether or not the related transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Each Senior Noteholder shall not Transfer more than 49% (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in its Note unless (i) prior to a Securitization of any Senior Note, the other Holders have consented to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Institutional Lender” for all purposes under this Agreement, (ii) after a Securitization of any Senior Note, a Rating Agency Confirmation has been received with respect to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Institutional Lender” for all purposes under this Agreement, (iii) such Transfer is to a Qualified Institutional Lender or (iv) such Transfer of a Senior Note is in connection with a sale by a securitization trust; provided that if such Transfer is a Transfer of the Lead Securitization Note, such Transfer is to a Qualified Institutional Lender. Any such transferee (except in the case of Transfers that are made in connection with a Securitization) hereby assumes the obligations of the transferring Holder hereunder and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement and (ii) remakes each of the representations and warranties contained herein for the benefit of the other Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without each non‑transferring Holder’s prior consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), and, if such non‑transferring Holder’s Note A Holders is in a Securitization, without a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency that has been engaged by the Depositor to rate the securities issued in connection with such Securitization, no Holder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or any Mortgage Loan a Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower Affiliate and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. None of any A Notethe provisions of this Section 12(a) shall apply in the case of a sale of Note A-1 together with Note A-2, in accordance with the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other NoteLead Securitization PSA.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person Person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each of the other Noteholder Noteholders agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each the other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, an Apollo Holder shall be permitted to Transfer all or any portion of Note B to any trust account established by such Apollo Holder in connection with any reinsurance transaction entered into between such Apollo Holder and the beneficiary of such trust account or to the beneficiary of any such trust account, in each case, without the consent of Senior Noteholder or any other Noteholder, and in each case, the provisions of this Section 19 shall not apply to any such Transfer.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C45), Agreement Between Noteholders (Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C5)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) into the Lead Securitization Trust, (ii) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (iiiii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is are each provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note other than Note A-1-B prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party, and with respect to Note A-1-B prior to an Event of Default, into a Securitization or to a Qualified Institutional Lender that is not the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Co Lender Agreement (Benchmark 2020-Ig1 Mortgage Trust), Co Lender Agreement (Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2020-C55)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note B except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have that the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note respective Note, or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer Transfer, (x) each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder is provided with (x) a representation from a the transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, Lender and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that (y) such transfer would not cause such Note B to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and Persons or (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder Lender if the Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A HolderNoteholder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, delayed and (2) after the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead a Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder the Lead Securitization Noteholder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note B to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majorityPersons. If the subject Note B is held by more than one Noteholder Person at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunderthe Note B Holder hereunder in accordance with Section 6(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization each Senior Noteholder’s prior consent, which in each case may be withheld in the Lead Securitization sole discretion of the applicable Senior Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder Senior Noteholders (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Senior Noteholders or any other Person and without the need to obtain Rating Agency Confirmation, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in Note B to any Person provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with this Section 19(b); provided further, that the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or to a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party without the consent of the Senior Noteholders (which consent may require Rating Agency Confirmation) and any Transfer without such consent shall be void ab initio, absolutely null and void, and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) and (b) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders not later than the date of such Transfer, Transfer and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes assume all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its Note B from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its Note B solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer Transfer of a all or any portion of a Subordinate Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder the Senior Noteholders need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note B Holder (or, if Note B is held by more than one entity, the related Controlling Noteholder Representative) for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such any Senior Noteholder and the Note A Holders, as applicableB Holder, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B Holder (or, if Note B is held by more than one entity, the related Controlling Noteholder Representative) shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate (in accordance with Section 6(a) hereof) any other Person as an additional the party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holderthe Senior Noteholders, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each Senior Noteholder shall not Transfer more than 49% (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in its Note unless (1) prior to a Securitization of any Senior Note, the other Holders have consented to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Institutional Lender” for all purposes under this Agreement, (2) after a Securitization of any Senior Note, a Rating Agency Confirmation has been received with respect to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Institutional Lender” for all purposes under this Agreement, (3) such Transfer is to a Qualified Institutional Lender or (4) such Transfer of a Senior Note is in connection with a sale by a securitization trust; provided that if such Transfer is a Transfer of the Lead Securitization Note, such Transfer is to a Qualified Institutional Lender. Any such transferee (except in the case of Transfers that are made in connection with a Securitization) hereby assumes the obligations of the transferring Holder hereunder and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement and remakes each of the representations and warranties contained herein for the benefit of the other Holders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above or elsewhere in this Agreement, without each non-transferring Holder’s prior consent and, if any non-transferring Holder’s Note A Holders is in a Securitization, without a Rating Agency Confirmation, no Holder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. None of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced provisions of this Section 19(d) shall apply in its entirety pursuant to the case of a sale of the Senior Notes together in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Securitization Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other NoteAgreement.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person Person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each of the other Noteholder Noteholders agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each the other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require requires a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Moody’s rates the Securitization) will be is a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge pledges (or sellsells, transfer transfers or assign assigns as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree agrees that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (3650R 2022-Pf2 Commercial Mortgage Trust), Agreement Between Noteholders (BMO 2022-C1 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder (and, in the case of a Transfer of Note C, the Note B Holders) is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder Note A-1 Holder and each other the Note A HolderB Holders, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder Note A-1 Holder or other the Note A Holder B Holders shall be required after the closing of the Lead Note A-1 Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer the Note A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder are each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five seven persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance or the Note C Principal Balance, as applicable, shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. As of the date hereof, the Note B-1 Holder and the Note B-2 Holder hereby designate the Note B-1 Holder as the representative to exercise all of the rights of the Note B Holders pursuant to this Section 19, until such time as the Note B Holders shall notify the other Noteholders in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A-1 Holder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A-1 Holder’s sole and absolute discretion, and, in the case of a Transfer of Note C, without the Note B Holders’ prior consent, which may be withheld in the Note B Holders’ sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder Note A-1 Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders Note A-2 Holder (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder not later than the date of such Transfer (and, in the case of a Transfer of Note C, upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Note B Holders, unless the Transfer is to an Affiliate of the Note C Holder, in which case written notice need only be given not later than the date of such Transfer), and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Note A HoldersA-1 Holder or Note A-2 Holder, as applicable, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Note B Control Appraisal Period or a Note C Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to Note B-1 or Note B-2 (in the case of a Note B NoteControl Appraisal Period) or Note C (in the case of a Note C Control Appraisal Period).
(d) Each of the Note A Holders A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note A-1 or Note A-2 prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following any Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, the Note A-1 Holder and Note A-2 Holder may only transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party with the prior written consent of the Controlling Noteholder at any time when such Note A-1 Holder or Note A-2 Holder is not the Controlling Noteholder; provided further, however, that following any Transfer of any A NoteNote A-1 or Note A-2, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.also
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-B2), Agreement Between Noteholders (BENCHMARK 2018-B2 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is are each provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2019-H6), Agreement Between Noteholders (CF 2019-Cf1 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder the Note A Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five (5) persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A A-1 Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A A-1 Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in the case of each of case the immediately preceding subclauses (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer the Senior Noteholders are each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five (5) persons; and provided further, however, that in the case of each of the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note (or sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of a participation interest in its Note) to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transfereetransferee without the prior consent of the Lead Noteholder, which consent may be withheld in such Lead Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders not later than two (2) Business Days prior to the date of such Transfer, Transfer and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the Person transferring Person Note B or a portion thereof shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder a Senior Noteholder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note B for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicablethe applicable Senior Noteholder, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holderthe Senior Noteholders, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest, and (v) such Noteholder shall not delegate its right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Note B Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.Note B.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders Senior Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following any Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, a Senior Noteholder may only transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party with the prior written consent of the Controlling Noteholder at any time when such Senior Noteholder is not the Controlling Noteholder; provided further, however, that following any Transfer of any A a Senior Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2019-C7), Agreement Between Noteholders (Benchmark 2019-B15 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note B except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have that the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note respective Note, or any portion thereof exceeding 49%thereof, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A A-1 Holder is and Note A-2 Holder are provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that (z) such transfer would not cause such the Note B to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such the Note B and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, ; provided that with respect to this clause the foregoing subclause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead a Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder the Lead Securitization Noteholder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note B to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. B. If the subject Note B is held by more than one Noteholder Note B Holder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A-1 Holder’s and Note A-2 Holder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A-1 Holder’s and Note A-2 Holder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Note A-1 Holder or the Note A-2 Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in the Note B to a Person; provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 19; provided, further that the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of the Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party without the consent of the Note A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder and any such Transfer shall be void ab initio, absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) and (b) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its the Note B from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its the Note B solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate the Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate the Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate the Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A A-1 Holder and Note A-2 Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate the Note B for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Note A Holders, as applicable, A-1 Holder and Note A-2 Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A A-1 Holder and Note A-2 Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal PeriodPeriod with respect to the Note B, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders A-1 Holder and Note A-2 Holder, shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note A-1 or Note A-2, as applicable without the prior consent of any other Noteholder the Note B Holder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such any Transfer of any A NoteNote A-1 or Note A-2, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Note A-1 Holder and Note A-2 Holder (and any Servicer on their behalf) shall not have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.the Note B.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each of the other Noteholder Noteholders agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each the other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-Gs3), Agreement Between Noteholders (Gs Mortgage Securities Corp Ii)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Each Junior Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all its Junior Note or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, thereof or interest therein without the need to obtain the Senior Noteholders’ prior written consent, which consent of any other Noteholder shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or any other Persondelayed, to Transfer 49% or less provided, that (in the aggregatei) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate each Junior Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Junior Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) or interest therein to a Qualified Institutional LenderLender (a “Transferee”) without obtaining the Senior Noteholders’ prior written consent, provided, that that, promptly after the Transfer such Transfer, each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder is provided with (xA) other than in connection with a Transfer of a participation interest as described in Section 19(c), a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder the applicable Transferee certifying that such transferee Transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (yB) other than in connection with a Transfer of a participation interest as described in Section 19(c), a copy of the an assignment and assumption agreement referred whereby the Transferee assumes all (or a ratable portion, as the case may be) of the obligations of the Transferring Junior Noteholder hereunder with respect to in Section 17 the applicable Junior Note thereafter accruing and provided further, agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and (C) a representation that such transfer Transfer would not cause such Note the Junior Notes to be directly held by more than five persons nor Persons or cause there to be no one person Person directly owning a majority of such Note and the Junior Notes, (ii) after a Securitization, if a Junior Noteholder wants to an entity Transfer its Junior Note or any portion thereof or interest therein to any Person that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder Senior Noteholders shall be required after required, but such Junior Noteholder shall first obtain (and deliver to the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in Senior Noteholders) a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of case (1) Rating Agency and (2), (xiii) promptly after the a Junior Noteholder may not Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject its Junior Note to be held by any Prohibited Entity and a Junior Noteholder may not Transfer more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there a 49% interest (in the aggregate) in its Junior Note to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunderProhibited Entities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s Senior Noteholders’ prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s Senior Noteholders’ sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate a Junior Noteholder shall not Transfer all its Junior Note or any portion of its Note thereof or interest therein to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transfereeTransferee. The Subordinate Each Junior Noteholder agrees that it will pay the reasonable documented costs and expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder Senior Noteholders (including all costs and expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any Transfer by such TransferJunior Noteholder.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Junior Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Senior Noteholders or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Junior Note to a Person that has no direct rights with respect to, or direct or indirect control of, its Junior Note; provided, that no Junior Noteholder shall Transfer any Junior Note or any portion thereof or interest therein to any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be void ab initio, absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported Transferee, and provided, further that such Transfer would not cause the Junior Notes to be directly held by more than five Persons or cause there to be no one Person directly owning a majority of the Junior Notes and no Junior Noteholder shall Transfer more than a 49% interest (in the aggregate) in any Junior Note to any Prohibited Entities. All Transfers of any Junior Note or a portion thereof under Section 16(a19(a) or (b), other than a Transfer of a participation interest described in Section 19(c), shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee applicable Transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee Transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Transferring Junior Noteholder hereunder with respect to its the related Junior Note or the applicable portion thereof from and after the date and time of such assignment (or, for purposes of clarification in the case, case of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made Pledge in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate any Junior Noteholder of its Junior Note solely as security for in connection with a loan credit or repurchase facility extended to such Subordinate Junior Noteholder made by a third-party lender Note Pledgee whereby such Subordinate Junior Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender Note Pledgee succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Junior Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender Note Pledgee executes an assumption agreement that pursuant to which such lender Note Pledgee shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate the related Junior Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all any Junior Note or any portion of a Subordinate Note thereof or interest therein in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Junior Note (or the portion thereof or interest therein that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period ) accruing after the effective date and time of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition Transfer of a participation interest in a Note, Junior Note as described in Section 19(c) below). If the Junior Notes are directly held by more than one Person at any time (iwhether as of the date hereof or upon any Transfer of a portion of (or a partial interest in) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (iiany Junior Note in accordance with Section 19(a) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lenderor Section 19(b)), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights Person(s) directly holding a majority of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of Junior Note Principal Balance shall appoint a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each representative of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge Junior Noteholders (a “PledgeJunior Noteholder Representative”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended and deliver a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder thereof to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Senior Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Among Noteholders (UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C12), Agreement Among Noteholders (UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C11)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note B except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder the Senior Noteholders or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note B to any Person, ; provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619(b) and (c). The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right at any time to Transfer its entire Note Note, or any portion thereof exceeding 49%thereof, to (i) to a Qualified Institutional LenderLender without obtaining any Senior Noteholder’s prior written consent, provided, provided that promptly after the Transfer such Transfer, each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and 19(b); or (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), x) if such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) Transfer is prior to the Lead First Securitization Date, and is of more than 49% (in the consent aggregate) of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other interest in Note A HolderB, each such Senior Noteholder’s prior written consent shall be required (which consent shall not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and (2y) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubtFirst Securitization, no consent of applicable Senior Noteholder shall be required, but, if such Transfer is of more than 49% (in the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other aggregate) of the interest in Note A B, then the Note B Holder shall be required after first obtain (and deliver to the closing of applicable Senior Noteholder) Rating Agency Confirmation. Notwithstanding the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2)foregoing, (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and (y) no such transfer shall be permitted to the extent it would not cause the subject Note B to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoingand, without the Lead Securitization each Senior Noteholder’s prior consent, consent (which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization such Senior Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion), no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its Note B from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its Note B solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to and acknowledge that the servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be bound governed by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. The Agent shall provide prompt written notice to each Rating Agency of any Transfer of all or any portion of Note B. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.of
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (Bank 2021-Bnk32), Agreement Between Noteholders (Bank 2020-Bnk30)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Each Junior Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Junior Note except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Junior Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note respective Note, or any portion thereof exceeding 49%thereof, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, ; provided, that promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder Transfer, the Senior Noteholder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Junior Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, Lender and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20, and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such any Junior Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of any Junior Note (provided that, for so long as any Junior Noteholders are Common Control Parties, such Note Junior Noteholders will be count as one person for the purposes of this Section 19), and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, ; provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Junior Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization)Confirmation; provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder Transfer, the Lead Securitization Noteholder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject such Junior Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of any Junior Note (provided that, for so long as any Junior Noteholders are Common Control Parties, such Junior Noteholders will be count as one person for the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority purposes of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majoritythis Section 19). If the subject any Junior Note is held by more than one Junior Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder holders of a majority of the Junior Note Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Junior Note hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization each Senior Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization such Senior Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Junior Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Junior Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party Affiliate and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate applicable Junior Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Junior Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Senior Noteholders or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in the Junior Notes to any Person; provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 19; provided, further that the Junior Noteholders shall not Transfer all or any portion of the Junior Notes to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Borrower Party Affiliate and any such Transfer shall be void ab initio, absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) and (b) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Junior Noteholders hereunder with respect to its Note the Junior Notes from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Junior Noteholders of its Note the Junior Notes solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Junior Noteholders made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Junior Noteholders remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Junior Noteholders by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such third-party lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Junior Noteholders hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate any Junior Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Junior Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note Junior Notes as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note the Junior Notes and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder the Senior Noteholders need only recognize the majority holder holders of such Subordinate Note the Junior Notes for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, the Senior Noteholders and such majority holder holders of the subject Subordinate Note Junior Notes shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Junior Noteholders under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder holders of the subject Subordinate Note Junior Notes may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Junior Noteholders hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holderthe Senior Noteholders, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Junior Noteholder Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders Senior Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its the Senior Note without the prior consent of any other the Junior Noteholder (i) with respect to each A any Non-Lead Securitization Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party Affiliate and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related PartyParty Affiliate; provided, however, that following such any Transfer of any A the Senior Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Senior Noteholder (or the any Servicer on its behalf) shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other the Junior Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency or (y) to any Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Home Loan Bank to secure any obligation of such Noteholder to such bank and such pledge shall be enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each of the other Noteholder Noteholders agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each the other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan made by the Conduit (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-Gs7), Agreement Between Noteholders (GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-Gs6)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note C Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note C except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have that the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder C Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note respective Note, or any portion thereof exceeding 49%thereof, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A A-1 Holder, Note A-2 Holder is and Note B Holder are provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder Note C Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that (z) such transfer would not cause such the Note C to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such the Note C and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, ; provided that with respect to this clause the foregoing subclause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead a Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder the Lead Securitization Noteholder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note C to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. C. If the subject Note C is held by more than one Noteholder Note C Holder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder holders of a majority of the Note C Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A-1 Holder’s, Note A-2 Holder’s and Note B Holder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A-1 Holder’s, Note A-2 Holder’s and Note B Holder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note C to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note C Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Note C Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder or the Note B Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in the Note C to any Person; provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 19; provided, further that the Note C Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of the Note C to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be void ab initio, absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) and (b) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder or the Note B Holder not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note C Holder hereunder with respect to its the Note C from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder of its the Note C solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate the Note C in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate the Note C (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note C as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate the Note C and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder and the Note B Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate the Note C for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Note A HoldersA-1 Holder, as applicable, the Note A-2 Holder and the Note B Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note C shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note C may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder and the Note B Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal PeriodPeriod with respect to the Note C, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders A-1 Holder, Note A-2 Holder and Note B Holder, shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note X-0, Xxxx X-0 or Note B, as applicable without the prior consent of any other Noteholder the Note C Holder (i) with respect to each A Note A-2 prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such any Transfer of any A NoteNote X-0, Xxxx X-0 or Note B, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Note A-1 Holder, Note A-2 Holder and Note B Holder (and any Servicer on their behalf) shall not have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.the Note C.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each of the other Noteholder Noteholders agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each the other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-Gs5), Agreement Between Noteholders (GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-Gs4)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note C Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note C except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have that the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder C Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note respective Note, or any portion thereof exceeding 49%thereof, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A A-1 Holder, Note A-2 Holder is and Note B Holder are provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder Note C Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that (z) such transfer would not cause such the Note C to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such the Note C and (ii) to an entity that is is
not a Qualified Institutional Lender, ; provided that with respect to this clause the foregoing subclause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead a Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder the Lead Securitization Noteholder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note C to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. C. If the subject Note C is held by more than one Noteholder Note C Holder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder holders of a majority of the Note C Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A-1 Holder’s, Note A-2 Holder’s and Note B Holder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A-1 Holder’s, Note A-2 Holder’s and Note B Holder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note C to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note C Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Note C Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder or the Note B Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in the Note C to any Person; provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 19; provided, further that the Note C Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of the Note C to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be void ab initio, absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) and (b) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder or the Note B Holder not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note C Holder hereunder with respect to its the Note C from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder of its the Note C solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate the Note C in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate the Note C (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note C as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate the Note C and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder and the Note B Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate the Note C for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Note A HoldersA-1 Holder, as applicable, the Note A-2 Holder and the Note B Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note C shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note C may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note C Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder and the Note B Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal PeriodPeriod with respect to the Note C, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders A-1 Holder, Note A-2 Holder and Note B Holder, shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note X-0, Xxxx X-0 or Note B, as applicable without the prior consent of any other Noteholder the Note C Holder (i) with respect to each A Note A-2 prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such any Transfer of any A NoteNote X-0, Xxxx X-0 or Note B, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Note A-1 Holder, Note A-2 Holder and Note B Holder (and any Servicer on their behalf) shall not have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.the Note C.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each of the other Noteholder Noteholders agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each the other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-Gs4), Agreement Between Noteholders (GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-Gs3)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.Lead
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (CSAIL 2020-C19 Commercial Mortgage Trust), Agreement Between Noteholders (Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2020-L4)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder the Note A Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A HolderNoteholder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Holder not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate the Note B Holder for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Note A Holders, as applicable, Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.Note B.
(d) Each of the The Note A Holders Holder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan a Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following any Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, the Note A Holder may only transfer all or any portion of its Note to a Borrower Party with the prior written consent of the Controlling Noteholder at any time when such Note A Holder is not the Controlling Noteholder; provided further, however, that following any Transfer of any A NoteNote A, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is (x) either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency or (y) to any Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Home Loan Bank to secure any obligation of such Noteholder to such bank and such pledge shall be enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan made by the Conduit (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (COMM 2018-Cor3 Mortgage Trust), Agreement Between Noteholders (COMM 2018-Cor3 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such the Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such the Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder Holders shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no the Subordinate Noteholder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such the Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such the Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-third- party lender whereby such the Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such the Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such the Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such the Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such the Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such the Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such the Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B the Subordinate Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is (x) either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency or (y) to any Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Home Loan Bank to secure any obligation of such Noteholder to such bank and such pledge shall be enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement (to the extent the pledging Noteholder has the right to consent to such amendment, modification, waiver or termination) shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (Benchmark 2021-B23 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note B except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have that the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note respective Note, or any portion thereof exceeding 49%thereof, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that (z) such transfer would not cause such the Note B to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such the Note B and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, ; provided that with respect to this clause the foregoing subclause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, Holder and (2) after the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead a Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note B to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. B. If the subject Note B is held by more than one Noteholder Note B Holder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A Holder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A Holder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder Note A Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Note A Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in the Note B to any Person; provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 19; provided, further that the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of the Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be void ab initio, absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) and (b) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Holder not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its the Note B from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its the Note B solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate the Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate the Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate the Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate the Note B for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Note A Holders, as applicable, Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal PeriodPeriod with respect to the Note B, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each of the The Note A Holders Holder, shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note A without the prior consent of any other Noteholder the Note B Holder (i) with respect to each Note A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such any Transfer of any Note A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Note A Holder (and any Servicer on their behalf) shall not have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.the Note B.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each of the other Noteholder Noteholders agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each the other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2016-Jp4)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder the Note A Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five seven persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A HolderNoteholder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five seven persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Holder not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate the Note B Holder for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Note A Holders, as applicable, Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.Note B.
(d) Each Subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and Section 5(k) of this Agreement if Note A is included in the Lead Securitization Trust, the Note A Holders Holder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan a Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following any Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, the Note A Holder may only transfer all or any portion of its Note to a Borrower Party with the prior written consent of the Controlling Noteholder at any time when such Note A Holder is not the Controlling Noteholder; provided further, however, that following any Transfer of any A NoteNote A, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is (x) either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency or (y) to any Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Home Loan Bank to secure any obligation of such Noteholder to such bank and such pledge shall be enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan made by the Conduit (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (DBGS 2018-C1 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder B without each Senior Note Holder’s prior written consent, which consent shall have not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, provided, that (i) the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note Note, or any portion thereof exceeding 49%thereof, (i) to a Qualified Institutional LenderLender without obtaining such Senior Note Holder’s prior written consent, provided, that promptly after the Transfer Transfer, each Senior Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that (z) such transfer would not cause such the Note B to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such the Note B and (ii) if the Note B Holder wants to Transfer Note B, or any portion thereof, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) Lender after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubta Securitization, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other applicable Senior Note A Holder shall be required after required, but the closing of Note B Holder shall first obtain (and deliver to the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1applicable Senior Note Holder) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majorityRating Agency Confirmation. If the subject Note B is held by more than one Noteholder Note B Holder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Principal Balance of Note B Noteholder shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder Note B hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholdereach Senior Note Holder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholdersuch Senior Note Holder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the reasonable out of pocket expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder each Senior Note Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer. The Agent shall provide two Business Days prior written notice to each Rating Agency of any Transfer. Each Senior Note Holder agrees that it will not Transfer its related Note except to a Qualified Institutional Lender. Promptly after the Transfer, each non-transferring Senior Note Holder shall be provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or the applicable Senior Note Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender (except in the case of a Transfer to a Securitization (and the related pooling and servicing or similar agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement) or in accordance with the immediately following sentence) and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 19. If a Senior Note Holder intends to Transfer its respective Note, or any portion thereof, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, it must first obtain (x) prior to a Securitization, the consent of each non-transferring Senior Note Holder or (2) after a Securitization of a Senior Note Holder, a Rating Agency Confirmation.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Senior Note Holders or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in Note B to a Person that has no direct rights with respect to Note B or to a Qualified Institutional Lender; provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 19. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) and (b) shall be made upon written notice to the Senior Note A Holders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its Note B from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its Note B solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to and acknowledge that the servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be bound governed by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Senior Note A Holder Holders need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note B for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Senior Note A Holders, as applicable, Holders and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each a Senior Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal PeriodPeriod with respect to Note B, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.[Reserved]
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) and, after the closing of the first Securitization of any Notea Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each of the other Noteholder holders agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each the other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder Note A Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is Holders are provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is Holders are each provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders Note A Holders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.Transfer of Note B.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A Holder Holders need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note B for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such a Note A Holders, as applicable, Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A HolderHolders, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan a Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following any Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, a Note A Holder may only transfer all or any portion of its Note to a Borrower Party with the prior written consent of the Controlling Noteholder at any time when such Note A Holder is not the Controlling Noteholder; provided further, however, that following any Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without each non-transferring Note A Holder’s prior consent, and, if any such non-transferring Note A Holder’s Note or any portion thereof is held in a Securitization Trust, without a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the related Securitization, no Noteholder shall Transfer its Note or any portion thereof (or a participation interest in such Note) to a Borrower Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or any Affiliate thereofParty) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is (x) either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency or (y) to any Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Home Loan Bank to secure any obligation of such Noteholder to such bank and such pledge shall be enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan made by the Conduit (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (Benchmark 2021-B25 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees that (subject to Section 16(g)) it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 16. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that (except in the case of a Transfer to the Lead Securitization) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and provided provided, further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A HolderSenior Noteholder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder Senior Noteholder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder holders of a majority of interest in the subject Note shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Restricted Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will shall pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the other Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer Servicers and the related Non-Lead Special ServicerServicers) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders not later than the date of such Transfer, and (except in connection with a Transfer to the Lead Securitization) each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicablethe Noteholders, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A HolderSenior Noteholder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right (if any) to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder or a Non-Controlling Noteholder, as applicable, hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Senior Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Senior Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Restricted Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan a Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Restricted Party; provided, however, that (1) the Senior Noteholder must notify each Rating Agency and each other Noteholder before transfer to a Borrower Restricted Party, and (2) following such Transfer of any A Senior Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Master Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
(g) None of the provisions of this Section 16 shall apply in the case of (1) a Transfer of all of the Notes by the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or (2) a Transfer of all of the Notes to a mezzanine lender pursuant to the right of any related mezzanine lender to purchase the Mortgage Loan pursuant to any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (BMO 2023-5c1 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of the Note B except that the Note B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its respective Note, or any portion thereof, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each other Noteholder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Note except B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in accordance Section 20 and (z) such transfer would not cause the Note B to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the Note B and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender; provided that with this respect to the foregoing subclause (ii), the Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer the Lead Securitization Noteholder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 1620 and (y) such transfer would not cause the Note B to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the Note B, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the Note B designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the Note B is held by more than one Note B Holder at any time, the holders of a majority of the Note B Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of the Note B hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of the Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party without each other Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in such Noteholder’s sole discretion and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Note B Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the other Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicers and the related Non-Lead Special Servicers) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its the Note B to any Person, ; provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, 19; provided, further that promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A B Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its the Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be void ab initio, absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) and (b) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders each other Noteholder not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its the Note B from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its the Note B solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate the Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate the Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate the Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder other Noteholder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate the Note B for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, Noteholder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holderother Noteholder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal PeriodPeriod with respect to the Note B, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its applicable Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such any Transfer of any A Senior Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Senior Noteholders (and any Servicer on their behalf) shall not have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.the Note B.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each of the other Noteholder Noteholders agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each the other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Moody’s rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (BMO 2023-C5 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) into the Lead Securitization Trust, (ii) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (iiiii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Note A-3 Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Note A-3 Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is are each provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note other than Note A-1 prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party, and with respect to Note A-1 prior to an Event of Default, into a Securitization or to a Qualified Institutional Lender that is not the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Moody’s rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Each Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its respective Note B except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Each Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder the Note A Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its respective Note B to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Each Note B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its the entire related Note B or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note B to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note B and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, Holder and (2) after the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead a Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject such Note B to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. B. If the subject Note B is held by more than one Noteholder Note B Holder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A Holder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A Holder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its related Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder related Note B Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder Note A Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Holder not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its the Note B from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its the Note B solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate the Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate the Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate the Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate the Note B for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Note A Holders, as applicable, Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal PeriodPeriod with respect to the Note B, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each of the The Note A Holders Holder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note A without the prior consent of any other Noteholder the Note B Holder (i) with respect to each Note A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such any Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, the Note A Holder may only transfer all or any portion of Note A to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party with the prior written consent of the Controlling Noteholder at any time when the Note B Holder is the Controlling Noteholder; provided further, however, that following any Transfer of any Note A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-C7)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder the Note A Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is Holders are provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is Holders are each provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. As of the date hereof, the Note B Holders hereby designate the Note B Holder as the representative to exercise all of the rights of the Note B Holders pursuant to this Section 19, until such time as the Note B Holders shall notify the other Noteholders in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A Holder Holders need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Note A Holders, as applicable, Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A HolderHolders, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each any A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan a Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following any Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, the Note A Holders may only transfer all or any portion of their respective Note to a Borrower Party with the prior written consent of the Controlling Noteholder at any time when such Note A Holder is not the Controlling Noteholder; provided further, however, that following any Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without each non-transferring Note A Holder’s prior consent, and, if any such non-transferring Note A Holder’s Note or any portion thereof is held in a Securitization Trust, without a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the related Securitization, no Noteholder shall Transfer its Note or any portion thereof (or a participation interest in such Note) to a Borrower Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or any Affiliate thereofParty) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is (x) either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency or (y) to any Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Home Loan Bank to secure any obligation of such Noteholder to such bank and such pledge shall be enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan made by the Conduit (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (Benchmark 2019-B12 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B-1 Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note B-1 except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have that the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder B-1 Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note respective Note, or any portion thereof exceeding 49%thereof, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A A-1 Holder is are provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder Note B-1 Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that (z) such transfer would not cause such the Note B-1 to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such the Note B-1 and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, ; provided that with respect to this clause the foregoing subclause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B-1 Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead a Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder the Lead Securitization Noteholder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note B-1 to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majorityB-1. If the subject Note B-1 is held by more than one Noteholder Note B-1 Holder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder holders of a majority of the Note B-1 Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B-1 hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A-1 Holder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A-1 Holder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B-1 Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note B-1 to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B-1 Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Note B-1 Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Note A-1 Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in the Note B-1 to any Person; provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 19; provided, further that the Note B-1 Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of the Note B-1 to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be void ab initio, absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) and (b) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders A-1 Holder not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B-1 Holder hereunder with respect to its the Note B-1 from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B-1 Holder of its the Note B-1 solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B-1 Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B-1 Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B-1 Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B-1 Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate the Note B-1 in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate the Note B-1 (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B-1 as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate the Note B-1 and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A A-1 Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate the Note B-1 for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Note A Holders, as applicable, A-1 Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B-1 shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B-1 Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B-1 may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B-1 Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A A-1 Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal PeriodPeriod with respect to the Note B-1, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each of the The Note A Holders A-1 Holder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note A-1 without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A the Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) B-1 Holder after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such any Transfer of any A NoteNote A-1, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Note A-1 Holder (and any Servicer on their behalf) shall not have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Notethe Note B-1.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each of the other Noteholder Noteholders agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each the other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-Gs10)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder B without each Senior Noteholder’s prior written consent, which consent shall have not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, provided, that (i) the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note Note, or any portion thereof exceeding 49%thereof, (i) to a Qualified Institutional LenderLender without obtaining such Senior Noteholder’s prior written consent, provided, that promptly after the Transfer Transfer, each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that (z) such transfer would not cause such the Note B to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such the Note B and (ii) if the Note B Holder wants to Transfer Note B, or any portion thereof, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) Lender after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubta Securitization, no consent of applicable Senior Noteholder shall be required, but the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A B Holder shall be required after first obtain (and deliver to the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1applicable Senior Noteholder) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majorityRating Agency Confirmation. If the subject Note B is held by more than one Noteholder Note B Holder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Principal Balance of Note B Noteholder shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder Note B hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization each Senior Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization such Senior Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the reasonable out of pocket expenses of the Lead Securitization each Senior Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer. The Agent shall provide two Business Days prior written notice to each Rating Agency of any Transfer. Each Senior Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer its related Note except to a Qualified Institutional Lender. Promptly after the Transfer, each non-transferring Senior Noteholder shall be provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or the applicable Senior Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender (except in the case of a Transfer to a Securitization (and the related pooling and servicing or similar agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement) or in accordance with the immediately following sentence) and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 19. If a Senior Noteholder intends to Transfer its respective Note, or any portion thereof, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, it must first obtain (x) prior to a Securitization, the consent of each non-transferring Senior Noteholder or (2) after a Securitization of a Senior Noteholder, a Rating Agency Confirmation.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Senior Noteholders or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in Note B to a Person or a Qualified Institutional Lender; provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 19. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) and (b) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its Note B from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its Note B solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to and acknowledge that the servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be bound governed by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder the Senior Noteholders need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note B for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, the Senior Noteholders and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holdera Senior Noteholder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal PeriodPeriod with respect to Note B, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.[Reserved]
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) and, after the closing of the first Securitization of any Notea Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each of the other Noteholder holders agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each the other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such the Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and provided provided, further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such the Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A HolderSenior Noteholder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder Senior Noteholder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder holders of a majority of interest in the subject Note shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such the Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no the Subordinate Noteholder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Restricted Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e) by such the Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such the Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such the Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such the Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such the Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a the Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such the Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a the Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder need only recognize the majority holder of such the Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicablethe Noteholders, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such the Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such the Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A HolderSenior Noteholder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right (if any) to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder or a Non-Controlling Noteholder, as applicable, hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Senior Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Senior Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Restricted Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan a Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Restricted Party; provided, however, that (1) the Senior Noteholder must notify each Rating Agency and each other Noteholder before transfer to a Borrower Restricted Party, and (2) following such Transfer of any A Senior Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Master Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (Benchmark 2020-B21 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note B except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have that the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note respective Note, or any portion thereof exceeding 49%thereof, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is are provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that (z) such transfer would not cause such the Note B to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such the Note B and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, ; provided that with respect to this clause the foregoing subclause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead a Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder the Lead Securitization Noteholder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note B to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. B. If the subject Note B is held by more than one Noteholder Note B Holder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A Holder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A Holder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Note A Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in the Note B to any Person; provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 19; provided, further that the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of the Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be void ab initio, absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) and (b) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Holder not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its the Note B from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its the Note B solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate the Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate the Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate the Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate the Note B for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Note A Holders, as applicable, Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal PeriodPeriod with respect to the Note B, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each of the The Note A Holders Holder, shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note A without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A the Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) B Holder after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such any Transfer of any A NoteNote A, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Note A Holder (and any Servicer on their behalf) shall not have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.the Note B.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each of the other Noteholder Noteholders agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each the other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-Gs10)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Each Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1620 and Section 41(a). The Subordinate Each Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person that is not a Prohibited Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1620. The Subordinate Each Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional LenderLender that is not a Prohibited Person, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder other Noteholder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate the transferring Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional LenderLender that is not a Prohibited Person, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 21 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional LenderLender and is also not a Prohibited Person, provided that that, with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate the transferring Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A A-4-1 Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead SecuritizationSecuritization Date); provided that that, in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer the other Noteholders are each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 21 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder holders of a majority of the Note Principal Balance of such Note shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of the Noteholder of such Subordinate Noteholder Note hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization each other Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization such other Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate A transferring Noteholder agrees it will pay the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the other Noteholders (including all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of Master Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Lead Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related , each Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related each Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such TransferTransfer unless such transfer is made by the Initial Note B Holder to any other Person in accordance with the terms of this Section 20.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a) 20(a), other than any initial transfer by the Initial Note B Holder, shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders other Noteholders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate transferring Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e20(e) by such Subordinate the Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate the Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate the Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate the related Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.Transfer
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Sale of the Notes. (a) The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees that (subject to Section 16(g)) it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 16. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Each Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that (except in the case of a Transfer to the Lead Securitization) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and provided provided, further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A HolderSenior Noteholder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder Senior Noteholder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder holders of a majority of interest in the subject Note shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Restricted Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Each Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will shall pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the other Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer Servicers and the related Non-Lead Special ServicerServicers) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders not later than the date of such Transfer, and (except in connection with a Transfer to the Lead Securitization) each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicablethe Noteholders, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A HolderSenior Noteholder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right (if any) to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder or a Non-Controlling Noteholder, as applicable, hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Senior Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Senior Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Restricted Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan a Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Restricted Party; provided, however, that (1) the Senior Noteholder must notify each Rating Agency and each other Noteholder before transfer to a Borrower Restricted Party, and (2) following such Transfer of any A Senior Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Master Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
(g) None of the provisions of this Section 16 shall apply in the case of (1) a Transfer of all of the Notes by the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or (2) a Transfer of all of the Notes to a mezzanine lender pursuant to the right of any related mezzanine lender to purchase the Mortgage Loan pursuant to any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (Benchmark 2023-V4 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder Note A Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is Holders are provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A A-1 Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is Holders are each provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders Note A Holders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.Transfer of Note B.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A Holder Holders need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note B for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such a Note A Holders, as applicable, Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A HolderHolders, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan a Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following any Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, a Note A Holder may only transfer all or any portion of its Note to a Borrower Party with the prior written consent of the Controlling Noteholder at any time when such Note A Holder is not the Controlling Noteholder; provided further, however, that following any Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without each non-transferring Note A Holder’s prior consent, and, if any such non-transferring Note A Holder’s Note or any portion thereof is held in a Securitization Trust, without a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the related Securitization, no Noteholder shall Transfer its Note or any portion thereof (or a participation interest in such Note) to a Borrower Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower or any Affiliate thereofParty) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is (x) either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency or (y) to any Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Home Loan Bank to secure any obligation of such Noteholder to such bank and such pledge shall be enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.a
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (Benchmark 2021-B23 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Each of the Note B-1 Holder and the Note B-2 Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any each such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note respective Note, or any portion thereof exceeding 49%thereof, without the consent of the Note A Holder or any other Person (i) to a Qualified Institutional LenderTransferee, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional LenderTransferee, provided that with respect that:
(A) in the case of both clause (i) and (ii) such transfer would not cause the applicable Note to this be directly held by more than five (5) Persons, and
(B) in the case of clause (ii), ) such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead a Securitization Dateof Note A or Note B-1, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder or the Note B-1 Holder, each such consent as applicable, which shall not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead a Securitization Dateof Note A or Note B-1, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder or the Note B-1 Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead a Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject either Note B-1 or Note B-2 is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder holders of a majority of the Note B-1 Principal Balance or the Note B-2 Principal Balance, as applicable, shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all of the rights allocated to the holder of such Subordinate Noteholder Note hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without (1) the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A Holder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A Holder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder and (2) if Note B-1 is included in a Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agencies rating the related loan specific certificates, the Note B-1 Holder and the Note B-2 Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its respective Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Note B-1 Holder and the Note B-2 Holder agree that the transferring Noteholder agrees it will pay the reasonable documented expenses of the Lead Securitization non-transferring Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer. The Agent shall provide two (2) Business Days prior written notice to each Rating Agency of any Transfer of any Note.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Note B-1 Holder and the Note B-2 Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Note A Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person; provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the other terms of this Section 19.
(c) All Transfers of Note B-1 and Note B-2, other than transfer of a participation interest in any such Note, under Section 16(aSections 19(a) and (b) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Holder not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee represents that it is a Qualified Transferee (except in the case of a transfer of less than 49% of Note B-1 or Note B-2) or that the applicable consent and/or confirmation described in Section 19(a) has been obtained and assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B-1 Holder or the Note B-2 Holder, as applicable, hereunder with respect to its the applicable Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(g) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B-1 Holder or the Note B-2 Holder of its Note B-1 or Note B-2, as applicable, solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B-1 Holder or the Note B-2 Holder, as applicable, made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B-1 Holder or the Note B-2 Holder, as applicable, by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B-1 Holder or the Note B-2 Holder, as applicable, hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. .
(d) Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note B-1 or Note B-2 in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate the transferred Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate a Note as described in clause (ce) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note B-1 or Note B-2 and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note B-1 or Note B-2, as applicable, for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Note A Holders, as applicable, Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B-1 or Note B-2, as applicable, shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B-1 Holder or the Note B-2 Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the . The majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B-1 or a majority holder of Note B-2 may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(ce) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender Transferee (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional LenderTransferee), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal PeriodPeriod with respect to Note B-1 or Note B-2, as applicable, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(df) Each of the The Note A Holders Holder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note A without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect except that, the Note A Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of Note A to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), Related Party shall be absolutely null and its successor void and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The vest no rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminatedpurported transferee.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Co Lender Agreement (CSAIL 2018-Cx12 Commercial Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is are each provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (CF 2019-Cf2 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Junior Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Junior Note except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have that the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Junior Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note respective Note, or any portion thereof exceeding 49%thereof, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, ; provided, that promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder Transfer, the Senior Noteholder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate the Junior Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, Lender and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 21, and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such the Junior Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such the Junior Note (provided that, for so long as the Junior Noteholder is Common Control Party, the Junior Noteholder will be count as one person for the purposes of this Section 20), and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, ; provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate the Junior Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A HolderNoteholder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and or (2) after the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case of (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder Transfer, the Lead Securitization Noteholder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 21 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject such Junior Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject NoteJunior Note (provided that, then such transfer for so long as the Junior Noteholder is Common Control Party, the Junior Noteholder will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority count as one person for the purposes of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majoritythis Section 20). If the subject Junior Note is held by more than one Junior Noteholder at any time, the Majority B Noteholder holders of a majority of the Junior Note Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Junior Note hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization each Senior Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization such Senior Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Junior Noteholder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Junior Note (other than an indirect non-controlling interest) to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party Affiliate and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate applicable Junior Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Junior Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Senior Noteholders or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in the Junior Note to any Person; provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 20; provided, further that the Junior Noteholder shall not Transfer all or any portion of the Junior Note (other than an indirect non-controlling interest) to a Borrower Party or a Borrower Party Affiliate and any such Transfer shall be void ab initio, absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. All Transfers under Section 16(a20(a) and (b) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Junior Noteholder hereunder with respect to its the Junior Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e20(e) by such Subordinate the Junior Noteholder of its the Junior Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate the Junior Noteholder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate the Junior Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate the Junior Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such third-party lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate the Junior Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate the Junior Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Junior Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Junior Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate the Junior Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder the Senior Noteholders need only recognize the majority holder holders of such Subordinate the Junior Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, the Senior Noteholders and such majority holder holders of the subject Subordinate Junior Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate the Junior Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder holders of the subject Subordinate Junior Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate the Junior Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holderthe Senior Noteholders, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Junior Noteholder Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders Senior Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its the Senior Note without the prior consent of any other the Junior Noteholder (i) with respect to each A any Non-Lead Securitization Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower Party or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party Affiliate and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan a Borrower Party and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related PartyParty Affiliate; provided, however, that following any Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, each Senior Noteholder may only transfer all or any portion of its Senior Note to a Borrower Party or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party with the prior written consent of the Controlling Noteholder at any time when such Senior Noteholder is not the Controlling Noteholder; provided further, however, that following any Transfer of any A such Senior Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrowera Borrower Party or any Borrower Affiliated Party. For the avoidance of doubt, no Senior Noteholder (or the any Servicer on its behalf) shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other the Junior Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower Party or any Affiliate thereofBorrower Party Affiliate) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency or (y) to any Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Home Loan Bank to secure any obligation of such Noteholder to such bank and such pledge shall be enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e20(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each of the other Noteholder Noteholders agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each the other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan a Borrower Party or any Borrower Party Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e20(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan made by the Conduit (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (Benchmark 2021-B31 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note B except in accordance with this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have that the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 16. The Subordinate Noteholder B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note respective Note, or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer Transfer, (x) each Note A Holder Senior Noteholder is provided with (x) a representation from a the transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, Lender and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that (y) such transfer would not cause such Note B to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and Persons or (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder Lender if the Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A HolderNoteholder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, delayed and (2) after the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead a Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder the Lead Securitization Noteholder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note B to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majorityPersons. If the subject Note B is held by more than one Noteholder Person at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder hereunderthe Note B Holder hereunder in accordance with Section 6(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization each Senior Noteholder’s prior consent, which in each case may be withheld in the Lead Securitization sole discretion of the applicable Senior Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder Senior Noteholders (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of the Senior Noteholders or any other Person and without the need to obtain Rating Agency Confirmation, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in Note B to any Person provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with this Section 19(b); provided further, that the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or to a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party without the consent of the Senior Noteholders (which consent may require Rating Agency Confirmation) and any Transfer without such consent shall be void ab initio, absolutely null and void, and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) and (b) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Senior Noteholders not later than the date of such Transfer, Transfer and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes assume all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its Note B from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its Note B solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party third‑party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party third‑party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party third‑party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer Transfer of a all or any portion of a Subordinate Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder the Senior Noteholders need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note B Holder (or, if Note B is held by more than one entity, the related Controlling Noteholder Representative) for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such any Senior Noteholder and the Note A Holders, as applicableB Holder, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B Holder (or, if Note B is held by more than one entity, the related Controlling Noteholder Representative) shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate (in accordance with Section 6(a) hereof) any other Person as an additional the party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holderthe Senior Noteholders, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each Senior Noteholder shall not Transfer more than 49% (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in its Note unless (1) prior to a Securitization of any Senior Note, the other Holders have consented to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Institutional Lender” for all purposes under this Agreement, (2) after a Securitization of any Senior Note, a Rating Agency Confirmation has been received with respect to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Institutional Lender” for all purposes under this Agreement, (3) such Transfer is to a Qualified Institutional Lender or (4) such Transfer of a Senior Note is in connection with a sale by a securitization trust; provided that if such Transfer is a Transfer of the Lead Securitization Note, such Transfer is to a Qualified Institutional Lender. Any such transferee (except in the case of Transfers that are made in connection with a Securitization) hereby assumes the obligations of the transferring Holder hereunder and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement and remakes each of the representations and warranties contained herein for the benefit of the other Holders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above or elsewhere in this Agreement, without each non‑transferring Holder’s prior consent and, if any non‑transferring Holder’s Note A Holders is in a Securitization, without a Rating Agency Confirmation, no Holder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. None of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced provisions of this Section 19(d) shall apply in its entirety pursuant to the case of a sale of the Senior Notes together in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Securitization Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other NoteAgreement.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term long‑term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person Person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each of the other Noteholder Noteholders agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each the other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each the other Noteholder Noteholders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require requires a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be is a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge pledges (or sellsells, transfer transfers or assign assigns as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree agrees that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Noteholders Agreement (3650R 2022-Pf2 Commercial Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note B except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder the Note A Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its the Note B to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its the entire Note B or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such the Note B to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such the Note B and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, Holder and (2) after the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead a Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note B to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. B. If the subject Note B is held by more than one Noteholder Note B Holder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A Holder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A Holder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder Note A Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Holder not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its the Note B from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its the Note B solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate the Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate the Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate the Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate the Note B for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Note A Holders, as applicable, Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal PeriodPeriod with respect to the Note B, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each of the The Note A Holders Holder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note A without the prior consent of any other Noteholder the Note B Holder (i) with respect to each Note A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such any Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, the Note A Holder may only transfer all or any portion of Note A to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party with the prior written consent of the Controlling Noteholder at any time when the Note B Holder is the Controlling Noteholder; provided further, however, that following any Transfer of any Note A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2017-Jp5)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder the Note A Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five four (4) persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead Note A Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five seven persons; and provided further, however, that in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii), if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. If the subject Note is held by more than one Noteholder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note (or sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of a participation interest in its Note) to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transfereetransferee without the prior consent of the Note A Holder, which consent may be withheld in such Note A Holder’s sole and absolute discretion. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder Note A Holder (including all actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Holder not later than two (2) Business Days prior to the date of such Transfer, Transfer and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder of its Note solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate Note B for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Note A Holders, as applicableHolder, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest, and (v) such Noteholder shall not delegate its right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Note B Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Note.Note B.
(d) Each of the The Note A Holders Holder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such any Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, the Note A Holder may only transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party with the prior written consent of the Controlling Noteholder at any time when the Note A Holder is not the Controlling Noteholder; provided further, however, that following any Transfer of any A NoteNote A, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 12, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (CD 2019-Cd8 Mortgage Trust)
Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note B except in accordance with this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder the Note A Holder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its the Note B to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 1619. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder shall have the right to Transfer its the entire Note B or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or such Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such the Note B to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such the Note B and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Datea Securitization, the consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, Holder and (2) after the Lead initial Securitization Dateof Note A or any part thereof, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Securitization Noteholder or other Note A Holder shall be required after the closing of the Lead a Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each the Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 17 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note B to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. B. If the subject Note B is held by more than one Noteholder Note B Holder at any time, the Majority holders of a majority of the Note B Noteholder Principal Balance shall immediately appoint a representative to exercise all rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A Holder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Securitization NoteholderNote A Holder’s sole and absolute discretion, no Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its the Note B to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Securitization Noteholder Note A Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Securitization Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 16(a19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders Holder not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder Note B Holder hereunder with respect to its the Note B from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 16(e19(e) by such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder of its the Note B solely as security for a loan to such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder made by a third-party lender whereby such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate the Note B in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to such Subordinate the Note B (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note B as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate the Note B and for all purposes of this Agreement, each the Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of such Subordinate the Note B for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such the Note A Holders, as applicable, Holder and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note B may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of such Subordinate Noteholder the Note B Holder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each the Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders Noteholder and any Persons acting on their its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders Noteholder a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other NoteholdersNoteholder, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal PeriodPeriod with respect to the Note B, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to a B Noteeffect.
(d) Each of the The Note A Holders Holder shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note A without the prior consent of any other Noteholder the Note B Holder (i) with respect to each Note A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however, that following such any Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, the Note A Holder may only transfer all or any portion of Note A to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party with the prior written consent of the Controlling Noteholder at any time when the Note B Holder is the Controlling Noteholder; provided further, however, that following any Transfer of any Note A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, no Noteholder or the Servicer shall have any right to Transfer or cause the Transfer of any other Note.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 16(e19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any NoteSecuritization, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 16(e19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Mxxxx’x Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
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Samples: Agreement Between Noteholders (BENCHMARK 2018-B2 Mortgage Trust)