AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.41
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of February 18 2020 (this “Amendment”), by and between CMTG JP FINANCE LLC (“Seller”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (“Buyer”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Repurchase Agreement (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer are parties to that certain Uncommitted Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2018 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of August 7, 2018, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 2 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2019, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 3 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2019, and as further amended hereby, and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Repurchase Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, in connection therewith, Seller and Buyer entered into that certain Fee and Pricing Letter, also dated as of June 29, 2018 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Fee and Pricing Letter, dated as of August 7, 2018, as further amended by Amendment No. 2 to Fee and Pricing Letter, dated as of February 15, 2019, as further amended by Amendment No. 3 to Fee and Pricing Letter dated as of the date hereof (such Amendment No. 3, the “Fee Letter Amendment”), and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Fee Letter”); and
WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, that the Repurchase Agreement shall be amended as set forth in this Amendment and the Fee Letter shall be amended as set forth in the Fee Letter Amendment; and Xxxxxx Mortgage Trust, Inc. (“Guarantor”) has agreed to make the acknowledgements set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of Seller and Buyer agrees as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendments to Repurchase Agreement.
(a) The definitions of “Maturity Date” and “Maximum Facility Amount”, as set forth in Article 2 of the Repurchase Agreement, are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:
“Maturity Date” shall mean June 29, 2022 or the immediately succeeding Business Day, if such day shall not be a Business Day (the “Initial Maturity Date”), or such later date as may be in effect pursuant to Article 3(n) hereof. For the sake of clarity, the Maturity Date shall not be any date beyond six (6) years from the Closing Date (the “Final Maturity Date”).
“Maximum Facility Amount” shall mean, from and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, $1,250,000,000.
(b) The new defined terms “Fourth Amendment Effective Date” and “Fourth Amendment Upsize Fee” shall be added to Article 2 of the Repurchase Agreement in applicable alphabetical order to read as follows:
“Fourth Amendment Effective Date” shall mean February 18, 2020.
“Fourth Amendment Extension Fee” shall have the meaning specified in the Fee Letter.
“Fourth Amendment Upsize Fee” shall have the meaning specified in the Fee Letter.
(c) Section 3(n)(i) of the Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the date reference of “June 29, 2023” with the date “June 29, 2024”.
(d) Section 3(n)(ii)(A) of the Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“(A) Buyer shall have received payment from Seller (x) on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, of the Fourth Amendment Extension Fee, and (y) on or prior to the then-current Maturity Date, of the Extension Fee as consideration for Buyer’s agreement to extend the then-current Maturity Date, such amount to be paid to Buyer in U.S. Dollars, in immediately available funds, without deduction, set-off or counterclaim;”
SECTION 2. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective on the first date on which each of the following has occurred: (a) this Amendment is executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each of Seller, Buyer and Guarantor, and the Fee Letter Amendment is executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each of Seller and Buyer, (b) Buyer receives payment of the Fourth Amendment Upsize Fee and the Fourth Amendment Extension Fee, and (c) Buyer receives bring down letters or new opinions affirming the legal opinions provided to Buyer on the Closing Date, each dated as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date.
SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. On and as of the date first above written, Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer that (a) it is in compliance with all the terms and provisions set forth in the Repurchase Agreement on its part to be observed or performed, (b) after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default under the Repurchase Agreement has occurred and is continuing, and (c) after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties contained in Article 9 of the Repurchase Agreement are true and correct in all respects as though made on such date (except for any such representation or warranty that by its terms refers to a specific date other than the date first above written, in which case it shall be true and correct in all respects as of such other date).
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SECTION 4. Acknowledgments of Guarantors. Guarantor hereby acknowledges (a) the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the Fee Letter Amendment and agrees that it continues to be bound by the Guarantee Agreement made by Guarantor in favor of Buyer, dated as of June 29, 2018 (the “Guarantee Agreement”), notwithstanding the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the Fee Letter Amendment and the impact of the changes set forth herein and therein, and (b) that, as of the date hereof, Buyer is in compliance with its undertakings and obligations under the Repurchase Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents.
SECTION 5. Limited Effect. Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, the Repurchase Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms; provided, however, that upon the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, (a) all references in the Repurchase Agreement to the “Transaction Documents” shall be deemed to include, in any event, this Amendment, and (b) each reference to the “Repurchase Agreement” or the “Master Repurchase Agreement” in any of the Transaction Documents shall be deemed to be a reference to the Repurchase Agreement as amended hereby.
SECTION 6. No Novation, Effect of Agreement. Seller, Guarantor and Buyer have entered into this Amendment solely to amend the terms of the Repurchase Agreement to the extent specified in this Amendment and do not intend this Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby to be, and this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall not be construed to be, a novation of any of the obligations owing by Seller or Guarantor (the “Repurchase Parties”) under or in connection with the Repurchase Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement or any of the other documents executed in connection therewith to which any Repurchase Party is a party (the “Repurchase Documents”). It is the intention of each of the parties hereto that (i) the perfection and priority of all security interests securing the payment of the obligations of the Repurchase Parties under the Repurchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are preserved, (ii) the liens and security interests granted under the Repurchase Agreement continue in full force and effect, and (iii) any reference to the Repurchase Agreement in any such Transaction Document shall be deemed to also reference this Amendment.
SECTION 7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment in Portable Document Format (.PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart thereof.
SECTION 8. Costs and Expenses. Seller shall pay Buyer’s reasonable actual out of pocket costs and expenses, including reasonable fees and expenses of accountants, attorneys and advisors, incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and consummation of this Amendment.
SECTION 9. Submission to Jurisdiction. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally (i) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any United States Federal or New York State court sitting in Manhattan, and any appellate court from any such court, solely for the
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purpose of any suit, action or proceeding brought to enforce its obligations under this Amendment or relating in any way to this Amendment and (ii) waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court and any right of jurisdiction on account of its place of residence or domicile.
To the extent that either party has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from jurisdiction of any court or from set off or any legal process (whether service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) with respect to itself or any of its property, such party hereby irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim such immunity in respect of any action brought to enforce its obligations under this Amendment or relating in any way to this Amendment.
The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent each may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding and irrevocably consent to the service of any summons and complaint and any other process by the mailing of copies of such process to them at their respective address specified in the Repurchase Agreement. The parties hereby agree that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Section 9 shall affect the right of Buyer to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the right of Buyer to bring any action or proceeding against Seller or its property in the courts of other jurisdictions.
SECTION 10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT.
SECTION 11. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AMENDMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AMENDMENT.
[SIGNATURES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
| BUYER: | ||||
| JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | ||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Executive Director | |||
Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Master Repurchase Agreement
| SELLER: | ||||
| CMTG JP FINANCE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
| By: | /s/ J. Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
| Name: | J. Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Master Repurchase Agreement
| Acknowledged and Agreed: | ||||
| XXXXXX MORTGAGE TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation, in its capacity as Guarantor, and solely for purposes of acknowledging and agreeing to the terms of this Amendment and the Fee Letter Amendment: | ||||
| By: | /s/ J. Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
| Name: | J. Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Master Repurchase Agreement
