Trustee Protected In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 7.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee shall sign all supplemental indentures, except that the Trustee need not sign any supplemental indenture that adversely affects its rights.
Trustee Provisions (a) Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment or act done by Trustee in good faith, or be otherwise responsible or accountable under any circumstances whatsoever, except for Trustee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Trustee shall not be personally liable in case of entry by him, or anyone entering by virtue of the powers herein granted him, upon the Trust Property for debts contracted or liability or damages incurred in the management or operation of the Trust Property. Trustee shall have the right to rely on any instrument, document or signature authorizing or supporting any action taken or proposed to be taken by him hereunder, believed by him in good faith to be genuine. Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties hereunder and to reasonable compensation for such of his services hereunder as shall be rendered. Grantor will, from time to time, pay the compensation due to Trustee hereunder and reimburse Trustee for, and save him harmless against, any and all liability and expenses which may be incurred by him in the performance of his duties.
(b) All moneys received by Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated in any manner from any other moneys (except to the extent required by law), and Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any moneys received by her hereunder.
(c) Trustee may resign by the giving of notice of such resignation in writing to Agent. If Trustee shall die, resign or become disqualified from acting in the execution of this trust or shall fail or refuse to execute the same when requested by Agent so to do, or if, for any reason, Agent shall prefer to appoint a substitute trustee to act instead of the forenamed Trustee, Agent shall have full power to appoint a substitute trustee and, if preferred, several substitute trustees in succession who shall succeed to all the estate, rights, powers and duties of the forenamed Trustee.
(d) Agent may, from time to time, by a written instrument executed and acknowledged by Agent, mailed to Grantor and recorded in the County in which the Real Property is located and by otherwise complying with the provisions of the applicable law of the State of Nebraska, substitute a successor or successors to the Trustee named herein or acting hereunder.
(e) Any new Trustee appointed pursuant to any of the provisions hereof shall, without any further act, deed or conveyance, become vested with all the estate, properties, rights, powers and trusts of its, her or his predecessor in the rights hereunder with like effect as if originally named as Trustee herein; but nevertheless, upon the written request of Agent or of the successor Trustee, the Trustee ceasing to act shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee, upon the trusts herein expressed, all the estates, properties, rights, powers and trusts of the Trustee so ceasing to act, and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver any of the property and moneys held by such Trustee to the successor Trustee so appointed in its, her or his place.
Trustee Liens The Trustee in its individual capacity agrees, in addition to the agreements contained in Section 7.17 of the Basic Agreement, that it will at its own cost and expense promptly take any action as may be necessary to duly discharge and satisfy in full any Trustee’s Liens on or with respect to the Trust Property which is attributable to the Trustee in its individual capacity and which is unrelated to the transactions contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreement or the NPA.
Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Securities Administrator The Trustee and the Securities Administrator hereunder shall at all times be (i) an institution whose accounts are insured by the FDIC, (ii) a corporation or national banking association, organized and doing business under the laws of any State or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and (iii) not an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or any Servicer (except in the case of the Securities Administrator). If such corporation or national banking association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then, for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or national banking association shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In addition, the Securities Administrator (i) may not be an originator of Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer, a Servicer, the Depositor or an affiliate of the Depositor unless the Securities Administrator is in an institutional trust department of the Securities Administrator, (ii) must be authorized to exercise corporate trust powers under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and (iii) must be rated at least “A/F1” by Fitch, if Fitch is a Rating Agency that has rated the Securities Administrator, or the equivalent rating by S&P or Moody’s. In case at any time the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with provisions of this Section, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 6.06.
Trustee Powers As an extension and not a limitation of all common law and statutory authority, and except where in conflict with any other provision in the Trust, the Trustee shall have the following powers and authority: To accept and receive property, real or personal, from the Grantor, from the Grantor’s estate or from any other estate, trust or person, and to hold the same as a part of the Trust. To collect income, interest, dividends, rents and profits. To retain any part or all of the property, real or personal, received to be held in trust hereunder in the form of investments, and to invest and reinvest the property of the Trust in any investments as the Trustee may deem proper without regard for the principles of diversification or whether any form of investment would ordinarily be considered as suitable for a trustee to make or hold; and to retain any real estate or tangible personal property received to be held in trust hereunder and/or to acquire any real property and/or tangible personal property, permitting the Beneficiaries to make such use thereof as is advisable and commensurate with their beneficial interests, and to make repairs and improvements and pay taxes, insurance premiums and other charges with respect thereto as the Trustee may deem advisable. To sell any real or personal property of the Trust at public or private sale for cash or on credit or to exchange the same on terms as the Trustee may deem advisable; to lease any real or personal property of the Trust at times and on terms as the Trustee may deem advisable, whether or not the lease may extend beyond the term of any trust. To borrow for the purposes of the Trust and to mortgage or pledge any real estate or personal property as security for any such loans. To foreclose by entry or otherwise, extend, assign or give partial releases of any mortgages, to discharge mortgages or liens on real or personal property. To sign, seal, execute and deliver all proper and necessary conveyances and instruments for the purposes of the Trust. To grant options for the sale or exchange of any property. To vote in person or by proxy upon all stocks or other securities held and to exercise all conversion, subscription, voting and other rights of whatever nature pertaining to the property of the Trust and to pay any sums as may be deemed advisable in connection therewith; and to exercise stock options. To participate in any plan of reorganization, consolidation or merger, to deposit any property of the Trust under any such plan or with any protective or reorganization committee, to delegate to such committee discretionary power with respect thereto, to pay a proportionate part of the expenses of the committee and any assessments levied under any plan and to accept and retain new securities received in pursuance of any plan. To hold securities or any real or other personal property in the name of a nominee or nominees, or in any other form. To employ legal counsel, investment counsel and agents, to decide whether or not to act upon their recommendations and to pay to them reasonable compensation from the Trust Estate. To take any proceedings at law or in equity with reference to or in any matter concerning the Trust and to represent the interests of the Trust in any proceedings, with power to compromise or refer to arbitration any dispute in any way affecting the same. To take steps and to do any acts which may be deemed necessary or proper for the due care and management of the Trust. To value all property to be divided or distributed at then current fair market values, and, in the Trustee’s discretion, to convert all or any part of such property into money and to make division or distribution thereof in kind or in money To refuse to accept property as a trust asset if such property could result in liability to the Trust or otherwise impair the value of any Trust Estate. To place any portion or all of the trust funds in any custodial or agency account or other similar account administered by a banking institution or trust company and to rely upon their investment decisions, such not constituting an unauthorized delegation of the Trustee’s duties; provided that this paragraph shall not be applicable if the Trustee is a corporate Trustee. To have dealings between or among separate trusts or trust shares hereunder, including the purchase, sale or exchange of assets, or the borrowing or lending of money, on such reasonable terms as may be appropriate in the circumstances. To open and maintain checking or savings accounts in any bank or banks and to designate any one or more persons to execute checks or make withdrawals therefrom. To make loans to any person or persons upon such reasonable terms as the Trustee may determine, provided that no loan shall be made to any person who is also serving as a Trustee hereunder.
Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (a) The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, and after the curing or waiver of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, that may have occurred, undertakes with respect to the Trust to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. None of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be obligated to monitor or supervise the performance by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of its duties hereunder. In case a Servicer Termination Event or a Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, has occurred (which has not been cured or waived), the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 7.2 and 7.4, shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and shall use the same degree of care and skill in such exercise, as a prudent institution would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such institution’s own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee set forth in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty, and the Trustee shall not be answerable for other than the negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee in the exercise of such right. The Certificate Administrator undertakes to perform at all times such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and no permissive right of the Certificate Administrator shall be construed as a duty and the Certificate Administrator shall not be answerable for other than the negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the Certificate Administrator in the exercise of such right. The Trustee (or the Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf) shall have the power to exercise all the rights of a holder of the Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Trust Interest Owners and the Companion Loan Holders, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, however, that the Lender’s obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be exercised by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Subject to Sections 8.2(a) and 8.3, each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator that are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, shall examine, or cause to be examined, such instruments to determine whether they conform on their face to the requirements of this Agreement to the extent specifically set forth herein; provided, however, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for the legality, ownership, title, validity or enforceability of any such aforementioned document furnished by any other party hereto, and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement. If any such instrument is found on its face not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may take such action as it deems appropriate to have the instrument corrected, and if the instrument is not corrected to the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, reasonable satisfaction, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may or may not act upon same.
(c) Subject to Section 8.3, no provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, its failure to perform its obligations in compliance with this Agreement, or its own willful misconduct or bad faith; provided, however:
(i) no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, and each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement which it reasonably believes in good faith to be genuine and to have been duly executed by the proper authorities respecting any matters arising hereunder;
(ii) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or such Responsible Officer was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with this Agreement or at the direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, under this Agreement;
(iv) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be charged with knowledge of any failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer to comply with any of their respective obligations under this Agreement or of the occurrence of any of the events referred to in Section 7.1 or any other act or circumstance upon the occurrence of which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may be required to take action unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, obtains actual knowledge of such failure, act or circumstance or the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, receives written notice of such failure from the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor or Holders of the Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Regular Certificates;
(v) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall in any way be liable by reason of any insufficiency in the Trust Fund unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct was the primary cause of such insufficiency;
(vi) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be obligated to investigate whether any information provided to or received by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Trust Interests is required to maintained on a confidential basis; and
(vii) for all purposes under this Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to take any action with respect to, or be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any Mortgage Loan Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has actual knowledge thereof or shall have received written notice thereof. In the absence of receipt of such notice and such actual knowledge otherwise obtained, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable may conclusively assume that there is no Mortgage Loan Event of Default, Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event.
(d) None of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any event require the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to (i) expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers hereunder if there are reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it, or (ii) perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under this Agreement, except, with respect to the Trustee, during such time, if any, as the Trustee shall be the successor to, and be vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges of, the Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible and shall have liability in connection with the duties assumed by the Authenticating Agent, and the Certificate Registrar hereunder, unless the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is acting in any such capacity hereunder; provided, further, that in any such capacity the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall have all of the rights, protections and indemnities provided to it as Trustee and Certificate Administrator hereunder, as applicable.
Indenture Trustee Consent The consent of the Indenture Trustee will be required for any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to Sections 7.1(b) or (c) that has a material adverse effect on the rights, duties, obligations, immunities or indemnities of the Indenture Trustee.
Trustee and Securities Administrator May Own Certificates The Trustee and the Securities Administrator in its individual capacity or in any capacity other than as Trustee hereunder may become the owner or pledgee of any Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, and may otherwise deal with the parties hereto.
Indenture Trustee Not Obligated Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Indenture Trustee is not obligated to enter into an amendment that adversely affects the Indenture Trustee’s rights, powers, duties, obligations, liabilities, indemnities or immunities under this Indenture.
Trustee and Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and any agent of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, each, in its individual capacity or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates, and may deal with the Depositor and the Master Servicer in banking transactions, with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or such agent, as the case may be.
