ISDA® CREDIT SUPPORT ANNEX to the Schedule to the ISDA Master Agreement dated as of May 4, 2007 between BNP PARIBAS (hereinafter referred to as “Party A” or “Pledgor”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its individual or corporate capacity but soley as...
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99.5
ISDA®
CREDIT
SUPPORT ANNEX
to
the
Schedule to the
ISDA
Master Agreement
dated
as
of May 4, 2007 between
BNP
PARIBAS (hereinafter referred to as “Party A”
or “Pledgor”)
and
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its individual or corporate capacity but soley as
Swap
Contract Administrator and Corridor Contract Administrator for CWABS Inc.
Asset-Backed Certificates Trust
2007-7 (hereinafter referred to as “Party B”
or “Secured Party”)
(“Party
A”)
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(“Party
B”)
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This
Annex supplements, forms part of, and is subject to, the above-referenced
Agreement, is part of its Schedule and is a Credit Support Document under this
Agreement with respect to each party.
Accordingly,
the parties agree as follows:—
Paragraph
1.
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Interpretation
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(a) Definitions
and Inconsistency. Capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein or elsewhere in this Agreement have the meanings specified
pursuant to Paragraph 12, and all references in this Annex to Paragraphs are
to
Paragraphs of this Annex. In the event of any inconsistency between this Annex
and the other provisions of this Schedule, this Annex will prevail, and in
the
event of any inconsistency between Paragraph 13 and the other provisions of
this
Annex, Paragraph 13 will prevail.
(b) Secured
Party and Pledgor. All references in this Annex to the
“Secured Party” will be to either party when acting in that capacity and all
corresponding references to the “Pledgor” will be to the other party when acting
in that capacity; provided, however, that if Other Posted
Support is held by a party to this Annex, all references herein to that party
as
the Secured Party with respect to that Other Posted Support will be to that
party as the beneficiary thereof and will not subject that support or that
party
as the beneficiary thereof to provisions of law generally relating to security
interests and secured parties.
Paragraph
2.
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Security
Interest
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Each
party, as the Pledgor, hereby pledges to the other party, as the Secured Party,
as security for its Obligations, and grants to the Secured Party a first
priority continuing security interest in, lien on and right of Set-off against
all Posted Collateral Transferred to or received by the Secured Party hereunder.
Upon the Transfer by the Secured Party to the Pledgor of Posted Collateral,
the
security interest and lien granted hereunder on that Posted Collateral will
be
released immediately and, to the extent possible, without any further action
by
either party.
Paragraph
3.
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Credit
Support Obligations
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(a) Delivery
Amount. Subject to Paragraphs 4 and 5, upon a demand
made by the Secured Party on or promptly following a Valuation Date, if the
Delivery Amount for that Valuation Date equals or exceeds the Pledgor’s Minimum
Transfer Amount, then the Pledgor will Transfer to the Secured Party Eligible
Credit Support having a Value as of the date of Transfer at least equal to
the
applicable Delivery Amount (rounded pursuant to Paragraph 13). Unless otherwise
specified in Paragraph 13, the “Delivery Amount”
applicable to the Pledgor for any Valuation Date
will equal the amount by
which:
(i) the
Credit Support Amount exceeds
(ii) the
Value as of that Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
Party.
(b) Return
Amount. Subject to Paragraphs 4 and 5, upon a demand
made by the Pledgor on or promptly following a Valuation Date, if the Return
Amount for that Valuation Date equals or exceeds the Secured Party’s Minimum
Transfer Amount, then the Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor Posted
Credit Support specified by the Pledgor in that demand having a Value as of
the
date of Transfer as close as practicable to the applicable Return Amount
(rounded pursuant to Paragraph 13). Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph
13,
the “Return Amount” applicable to the Secured Party
for any Valuation Date will equal the amount by which:
(i) the
Value as of that Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
Party exceeds
(ii) the
Credit Support Amount.
“Credit
Support Amount” means, unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13,
for any Valuation Date (i) the Secured Party’s Exposure for that Valuation Date
plus (ii) the aggregate of all Independent Amounts applicable to the Pledgor,
if
any, minus (iii) all Independent Amounts applicable to the Secured Party, if
any, minus (iv) the Pledgor’s Threshold; provided, however,
that the Credit Support Amount will be deemed to be zero whenever the
calculation of Credit Support Amount yields a number less than
zero.
Paragraph
4.
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Conditions
Precedent, Transfer Timing, Calculations and
Substitutions
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(a) Conditions
Precedent. Each Transfer obligation of the Pledgor
under Paragraphs 3 and 5 and of the Secured Party under Paragraphs 3, 4(d)(ii),
5 and 6(d) is subject to the conditions precedent that:
(i) no
Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Specified Condition has occurred
and is continuing with respect to the other party; and
(ii) no
Early Termination Date for which any unsatisfied payment obligations exist
has
occurred or been designated as the result of an Event of Default or Specified
Condition with respect to the other party.
(b) Transfer
Timing. Subject to Paragraphs 4(a) and 5 and unless
otherwise specified, if a demand for the Transfer of Eligible Credit Support
or
Posted Credit Support is made by the Notification Time, then the relevant
Transfer will be made not later than the close of business on the next Local
Business Day; if a demand is made after the Notification Time, then the relevant
Transfer will be made not later than the close of business on the second Local
Business Day thereafter.
(c) Calculations. All
calculations of Value and Exposure for purposes of Paragraphs 3 and 6(d) will
be
made by the Valuation Agent as of the Valuation Time. The Valuation Agent will
notify each party (or the other party, if the Valuation Agent is a party) of
its
calculations not later than the Notification Time on the Local Business Day
following the applicable Valuation Date (or in the case of Paragraph 6(d),
following the date of calculation).
(d) Substitutions.
(i) Unless
otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, upon notice to the Secured Party specifying
the items of Posted Credit Support to be exchanged, the Pledgor may, on any
Local Business Day, Transfer to the Secured Party substitute Eligible Credit
Support (the “Substitute Credit Support”); and
(ii) subject
to Paragraph 4(a), the Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor the items
of
Posted Credit Support specified by the Pledgor in its notice not later than
the
Local Business Day following the date on which the Secured Party receives the
Substitute Credit Support, unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13 (the
“Substitution Date”); provided that the Secured Party will only be
obligated to Transfer Posted Credit Support with a Value as of the date of
Transfer of that Posted Credit Support equal to the Value as of that date of
the
Substitute Credit Support.
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Paragraph
5.
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Dispute
Resolution
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If
a
party (a “Disputing Party”) disputes (I) the Valuation Agent’s calculation of a
Delivery Amount or a Return Amount or (II) the Value of any Transfer of Eligible
Credit Support or Posted Credit Support, then (1) the Disputing Party will
notify the other party and the Valuation Agent (if the Valuation Agent is not
the other party) not later than the close of business on the Local Business
Day
following (X) the date that the demand is made under Paragraph 3 in the case of
(I) above or (Y) the date of Transfer in the case of (II) above, (2) subject
to
Paragraph 4(a), the appropriate party will Transfer the undisputed amount to
the
other party not later than the close of business on the Local Business Day
following (X) the date that the demand is made under Paragraph 3 in the case
of
(I) above or (Y) the date of Transfer in the case of (II) above, (3) the parties
will consult with each other in an attempt to resolve the dispute and (4) if
they fail to resolve the dispute by the Resolution Time, then:
(i) In
the case of a dispute involving a Delivery Amount or Return Amount, unless
otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, the Valuation Agent will recalculate the
Exposure and the Value as of the Recalculation Date by:
(A) utilizing
any calculations of Exposure for the Transactions (or Swap Transactions) that
the parties have agreed are not in dispute;
(B) calculating
the Exposure for the Transactions (or Swap Transactions) in dispute by seeking
four actual quotations at mid-market from Reference Market-makers for purposes
of calculating Market Quotation, and taking the arithmetic average of those
obtained; provided that if four quotations are not available for a
particular Transaction (or Swap Transaction), then fewer than four quotations
may be used for that Transaction (or Swap Transaction); and if no quotations
are
available for a particular Transaction (or Swap Transaction), then the Valuation
Agent’s original calculations will be used for that Transaction (or Swap
Transaction); and
(C) utilizing
the procedures specified in Paragraph 13 for calculating the Value, if disputed,
of Posted Credit Support.
(ii) In
the case of a dispute involving the Value of any Transfer of Eligible Credit
Support or Posted Credit Support, the Valuation Agent will recalculate the
Value
as of the date of Transfer pursuant to Paragraph 13.
Following
a recalculation pursuant to this Paragraph, the Valuation Agent will notify
each
party (or the other party, if the Valuation Agent is a party) not later than
the
Notification Time on the Local Business Day following the Resolution Time.
The
appropriate party will, upon demand following that notice by the Valuation
Agent
or a resolution pursuant to (3) above and subject to Paragraphs 4(a) and 4(b),
make the appropriate Transfer.
Paragraph
6.
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Holding
and Using Posted
Collateral
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(a) Care
of Posted Collateral. Without limiting the Secured
Party’s rights under Paragraph 6(c), the Secured Party will exercise reasonable
care to assure the safe custody of all Posted Collateral to the extent required
by applicable law, and in any event the Secured Party will be deemed to have
exercised reasonable care if it exercises at least the same degree of care
as it
would exercise with respect to its own property. Except as specified in the
preceding sentence, the Secured Party will have no duty with respect to Posted
Collateral, including, without limitation, any duty to collect any
Distributions, or enforce or preserve any rights pertaining
thereto.
(b) Eligibility
to Hold Posted Collateral; Custodians.
(i) General. Subject
to the satisfaction of any conditions specified in Paragraph 13 for holding
Posted Collateral, the Secured Party will be entitled to hold Posted Collateral
or to appoint an agent (a “Custodian”) to hold Posted Collateral for the Secured
Party. Upon notice by the Secured Party to the Pledgor of the appointment of
a
Custodian, the Pledgor’s obligations to make any Transfer will be discharged by
making the Transfer to that Custodian. The holding of Posted Collateral by
a
Custodian will be deemed to be the holding of that Posted Collateral by the
Secured Party for which the Custodian is acting.
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(ii) Failure
to Satisfy Conditions. If the Secured Party or its
Custodian fails to satisfy any conditions for holding Posted Collateral, then
upon a demand made by the Pledgor, the Secured Party will, not later than five
Local Business Days after the demand, Transfer or cause its Custodian to
Transfer all Posted Collateral held by it to a Custodian that satisfies those
conditions or to the Secured Party if it satisfies those
conditions.
(iii) Liability. The
Secured Party will be liable for the acts or omissions of its Custodian to
the
same extent that the Secured Party would be liable hereunder for its own acts
or
omissions.
(c) Use
of Posted Collateral. Unless otherwise specified in
Paragraph 13 and without limiting the rights and obligations of the parties
under Paragraphs 3, 4(d)(ii), 5, 6(d) and 8, if the Secured Party is not a
Defaulting Party or an Affected Party with respect to a Specified Condition
and
no Early Termination Date has occurred or been designated as the result of
an
Event of Default or Specified Condition with respect to the Secured Party,
then
the Secured Party will, notwithstanding Section 9-207 of the New York Uniform
Commercial Code, have the right to:
(i) sell,
pledge, rehypothecate, assign, invest, use, commingle or otherwise dispose
of,
or otherwise use in its business any Posted Collateral it holds, free from
any
claim or right of any nature whatsoever of the Pledgor, including any equity
or
right of redemption by the Pledgor; and
(ii) register
any Posted Collateral in the name of the Secured Party, its Custodian or a
nominee for either.
For
purposes of the obligation to Transfer Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit
Support pursuant to Paragraphs 3 and 5 and any rights or remedies authorized
under this Agreement, the Secured Party will be deemed to continue to hold
all
Posted Collateral and to receive Distributions made thereon, regardless of
whether the Secured Party has exercised any rights with respect to any Posted
Collateral pursuant to (i) or (ii) above.
(d) Distributions
and Interest Amount.
(i) Distributions. Subject
to Paragraph 4(a), if the Secured Party receives or is deemed to receive
Distributions on a Local Business Day, it will Transfer to the Pledgor not
later
than the following Local Business Day any Distributions it receives or is deemed
to receive to the extent that a Delivery Amount would not be created or
increased by that Transfer, as calculated by the Valuation Agent (and the date
of calculation will be deemed to be a Valuation Date for this
purpose).
(ii) Interest
Amount. Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13 and
subject to Paragraph 4(a), in lieu of any interest, dividends or other amounts
paid or deemed to have been paid with respect to Posted Collateral in the form
of Cash (all of which may be retained by the Secured Party), the Secured Party
will Transfer to the Pledgor at the times specified in Paragraph 13 the Interest
Amount to the extent that a Delivery Amount would not be created or increased
by
that Transfer, as calculated by the Valuation Agent (and the date of calculation
will be deemed to be a Valuation Date for this purpose). The Interest Amount
or
portion thereof not Transferred pursuant to this Paragraph will constitute
Posted Collateral in the form of Cash and will be subject to the security
interest granted under Paragraph 2.
Paragraph
7.
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Events
of Default
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For
purposes of Section 5(a)(iii)(1) of this Agreement, an Event of Default will
exist with respect to a party if:
(i) that
party fails (or fails to cause its Custodian) to make, when due, any Transfer
of
Eligible Collateral, Posted Collateral or the Interest Amount, as applicable,
required to be made by it and that failure continues for two Local Business
Days
after notice of that failure is given to that party;
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(ii) that
party fails to comply with any restriction or prohibition specified in this
Annex with respect to any of the rights specified in Paragraph 6(c) and that
failure continues for five Local Business Days after notice of that failure
is
given to that party; or
(iii) that
party fails to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation other than
those specified in Paragraphs 7(i) and (ii) and that failure continues for
30
days after notice of that failure is given to that party.
Paragraph
8.
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Certain
Rights and Remedies
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(a) Secured
Party’s Rights and Remedies. If at any time (1) an
Event of Default or Specified Condition with respect to the Pledgor has occurred
and is continuing or (2) an Early Termination Date has occurred or been
designated as the result of an Event of Default or Specified Condition with
respect to the Pledgor, then, unless the Pledgor has paid in full all of its
Obligations that are then due, the Secured Party may exercise one or more of
the
following rights and remedies:
(i) all
rights and remedies available to a secured party under applicable law with
respect to Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party;
(ii) any
other rights and remedies available to the Secured Party under the terms of
Other Posted Support, if any;
(iii) the
right to Set-off any amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any
Obligations against any Posted Collateral or the Cash equivalent of any Posted
Collateral held by the Secured Party (or any obligation of the Secured Party
to
Transfer that Posted Collateral); and
(iv) the
right to liquidate any Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party through
one
or more public or private sales or other dispositions with such notice, if
any,
as may be required under applicable law, free from any claim or right of any
nature whatsoever of the Pledgor, including any equity or right of redemption
by
the Pledgor (with the Secured Party having the right to purchase any or all
of
the Posted Collateral to be sold) and to apply the proceeds (or the Cash
equivalent thereof) from the liquidation of the Posted Collateral to any amounts
payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations in that order as the
Secured Party may elect.
Each
party acknowledges and agrees that Posted Collateral in the form of securities
may decline speedily in value and is of a type customarily sold on a recognized
market, and, accordingly, the Pledgor is not entitled to prior notice of any
sale of that Posted Collateral by the Secured Party, except any notice that
is
required under applicable law and cannot be waived.
(b) Pledgor’s
Rights and Remedies. If at any time an Early
Termination Date has occurred or been designated as the result of an Event
of
Default or Specified Condition with respect to the Secured Party, then (except
in the case of an Early Termination Date relating to less than all Transactions
(or Swap Transactions) where the Secured Party has paid in full all of its
obligations that are then due under Section 6(e) of this
Agreement):
(i) the
Pledgor may exercise all rights and remedies available to a pledgor under
applicable law with respect to Posted Collateral held by the Secured
Party;
(ii) the
Pledgor may exercise any other rights and remedies available to the Pledgor
under the terms of Other Posted Support, if any;
(iii) the
Secured Party will be obligated immediately to Transfer all Posted Collateral
and the Interest Amount to the Pledgor; and
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(iv) to
the extent that Posted Collateral or the Interest Amount is not so Transferred
pursuant to (iii) above, the Pledgor may:
(A) Set-off
any amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations against
any
Posted Collateral or the Cash equivalent of any Posted Collateral held by the
Secured Party (or any obligation of the Secured Party to Transfer that Posted
Collateral); and
(B) to
the extent that the Pledgor does not Set-off under (iv)(A) above, withhold
payment of any remaining amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any
Obligations, up to the Value of any remaining Posted Collateral held by the
Secured Party, until that Posted Collateral is Transferred to the
Pledgor.
(c) Deficiencies
and Excess Proceeds. The Secured Party will Transfer to
the Pledgor any proceeds and Posted Credit Support remaining after liquidation,
Set-off and/or application under Paragraphs 8(a) and 8(b) after satisfaction
in
full of all amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations;
the
Pledgor in all events will remain liable for any amounts remaining unpaid after
any liquidation, Set-off and/or application under Paragraphs 8(a) and
8(b).
(d) Final
Returns. When no amounts are or thereafter may become
payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations (except for any potential
liability under Section 2(d) of this Agreement), the Secured Party will Transfer
to the Pledgor all Posted Credit Support and the Interest Amount, if
any.
Paragraph
9.
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Representations
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Each
party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed to
be
repeated as of each date on which it, as the Pledgor, Transfers Eligible
Collateral) that:
(i) it
has the power to grant a security interest in and lien on any Eligible
Collateral it Transfers as the Pledgor and has taken all necessary actions
to
authorize the granting of that security interest and lien;
(ii) it
is the sole owner of or otherwise has the right to Transfer all Eligible
Collateral it Transfers to the Secured Party hereunder, free and clear of any
security interest, lien, encumbrance or other restrictions other than the
security interest and lien granted under Paragraph 2;
(iii) upon
the Transfer of any Eligible Collateral to the Secured Party under the terms
of
this Annex, the Secured Party will have a valid and perfected first priority
security interest therein (assuming that any central clearing corporation or
any
third-party financial intermediary or other entity not within the control of
the
Pledgor involved in the Transfer of that Eligible Collateral gives the notices
and takes the action required of it under applicable law for perfection of
that
interest); and
(iv) the
performance by it of its obligations under this Annex will not result in the
creation of any security interest, lien or other encumbrance on any Posted
Collateral other than the security interest and lien granted under Paragraph
2.
Paragraph
10.
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Expenses
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(a) General. Except
as otherwise provided in Paragraphs 10(b) and 10(c), each party will pay its
own
costs and expenses in connection with performing its obligations under this
Annex and neither party will be liable for any costs and expenses incurred
by
the other party in connection herewith.
(b) Posted
Credit Support. The Pledgor will promptly pay when due
all taxes, assessments or charges of any nature that are imposed with respect
to
Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party upon becoming aware of the
same,
regardless of whether any portion of that Posted Credit Support is subsequently
disposed of under Paragraph 6(c), except for those taxes, assessments and
charges that result from the exercise of the Secured Party’s rights under
Paragraph 6(c).
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(c) Liquidation/Application
of Posted Credit Support. All reasonable costs and
expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Secured Party or the Pledgor in
connection with the liquidation and/or application of any Posted Credit Support
under Paragraph 8 will be payable, on demand and pursuant to the Expenses
Section of this Agreement, by the Defaulting Party or, if there is no Defaulting
Party, equally by the parties.
Paragraph
11.
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Miscellaneous
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(a) Default
Interest. A Secured Party that fails to make, when due,
any Transfer of Posted Collateral or the Interest Amount will be obligated
to
pay the Pledgor (to the extent permitted under applicable law) an amount equal
to interest at the Default Rate multiplied by the Value of the items of property
that were required to be Transferred, from (and including) the date that Posted
Collateral or Interest Amount was required to be Transferred to (but excluding)
the date of Transfer of that Posted Collateral or Interest Amount. This interest
will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number
of
days elapsed.
(b) Further
Assurances. Promptly following a demand made by a
party, the other party will execute, deliver, file and record any financing
statement, specific assignment or other document and take any other action
that
may he necessary or desirable and reasonably requested by that party to create,
preserve, perfect or validate any security interest or lien granted under
Paragraph 2, to enable that party to exercise or enforce its rights under this
Annex with respect to Posted Credit Support or an Interest Amount or to effect
or document a release of a security interest on Posted Collateral or an Interest
Amount.
(c) Further
Protection. The Pledgor will promptly give notice to
the Secured Party of, and defend against, any suit, action, proceeding or lien
that involves Posted Credit Support Transferred by the Pledgor or that could
adversely affect the security interest and lien granted by it under Paragraph
2,
unless that suit, action, proceeding or lien results from the exercise of the
Secured Party’s rights under Paragraph 6(c).
(d) Good
Faith and Commercially Reasonable Manner. Performance
of all obligations under this Annex, including, but not limited to, all
calculations, valuations and determinations made by either party, will be made
in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
(e) Demands
and Notices. All demands and notices made by a party
under this Annex will be made as specified in the Notices Section of this
Agreement, except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 13.
(f) Specifications
of Certain Matters. Anything referred to in this Annex
as being specified in Paragraph 13 also may be specified in one or more
Confirmations or other documents and this Annex will be construed
accordingly.
Paragraph
12.
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Definitions
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As
used
in this Annex:—
“Cash”
means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“Credit
Support Amount” has the meaning specified in Paragraph
3.
“Custodian”
has the meaning specified in Paragraphs 6(b)(i) and 13.
“Delivery
Amount” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(a).
“Disputing
Party” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 5.
“Distributions”
means with respect to Posted Collateral other than Cash, all principal, interest
and other payments and distributions of cash or other property with respect
thereto, regardless of whether the Secured Party has disposed of that Posted
Collateral under Paragraph 6(c). Distributions will not include any item of
property acquired by the Secured Party upon any disposition or liquidation
of
Posted Collateral or, with respect to any Posted Collateral in the form of
Cash,
any distributions on that collateral, unless otherwise specified
herein.
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“Eligible
Collateral” means, with respect to a party, the items, if any,
specified as such for that party in Paragraph 13.
“Eligible
Credit Support” means Eligible Collateral and Other Eligible
Support.
“Exposure”
means for any Valuation Date or other date for which Exposure is calculated
and
subject to Paragraph 5 in the case of a dispute, the amount, if any, that would
be payable to a party that is the Secured Party by the other party (expressed
as
a positive number) or by a party that is the Secured Party to the other party
(expressed as a negative number) pursuant to Section 6(e)(ii)(2)(A) of this
Agreement as if all Transactions (or Swap Transactions) were being terminated
as
of the relevant Valuation Time; provided that Market Quotation will be
determined by the Valuation Agent using its estimates at mid-market of the
amounts that would be paid for Replacement Transactions (as that term is defined
in the definition of “Market Quotation”).
“Independent
Amount” means, with respect to a party, the amount specified as
such for that party in Paragraph 13; if no amount is specified,
zero.
“Interest
Amount” means, with respect to an Interest Period, the aggregate
sum of the amounts of interest calculated for each day in that Interest Period
on the principal amount of Posted Collateral in the form of Cash held by the
Secured Party on that day, determined by the Secured Party for each such day
as
follows:
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(x)
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the
amount of that Cash on that day; multiplied
by
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(y)
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the
Interest Rate in effect for that day; divided
by
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(z)
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360.
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“Interest
Period” means the period from (and including) the last Local
Business Day on which an Interest Amount was Transferred (or, if no Interest
Amount has yet been Transferred, the Local Business Day on which Posted
Collateral in the form of Cash was Transferred to or received by the Secured
Party) to (but excluding) the Local Business Day on which the current Interest
Amount is to be Transferred.
“Interest
Rate” means the rate specified in Paragraph 13.
“Local
Business Day”, unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, has the
meaning specified in the Definitions Section of this Agreement, except that
references to a payment in clause (b) thereof will be deemed to include a
Transfer under this Annex.
“Minimum
Transfer Amount” means, with respect to a party, the amount
specified as such for that party in Paragraph 13; if no amount is specified,
zero.
“Notification
Time” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 13.
“Obligations”
means, with respect to a party, all present and future obligations of that
party
under this Agreement and any additional obligations specified for that party
in
Paragraph 13.
“Other
Eligible Support” means, with respect to a party, the items, if
any, specified as such for that party in Paragraph 13.
“Other
Posted Support” means all Other Eligible Support Transferred to
the Secured Party that remains in effect for the benefit of that Secured
Party.
“Pledgor”
means either party, when that party (i) receives a demand for or is required
to
Transfer Eligible Credit Support under Paragraph 3(a) or (ii) has Transferred
Eligible Credit Support under Paragraph 3(a).
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“Posted
Collateral” means all Eligible Collateral, other property,
Distributions, and all proceeds thereof that have been Transferred to or
received by the Secured Party under this Annex and not Transferred to the
Pledgor pursuant to Paragraph 3(b), 4(d)(ii) or 6(d)(i) or released by the
Secured Party under Paragraph 8. Any Interest Amount or portion thereof not
Transferred pursuant to Paragraph 6(d)(ii) will constitute Posted Collateral
in
the form of Cash.
“Posted
Credit Support” means Posted Collateral and Other Posted
Support.
“Recalculation
Date” means the Valuation Date that gives rise to the dispute
under Paragraph 5; provided, however, that if a subsequent
Valuation Date occurs under Paragraph 3 prior to the resolution of the dispute,
then the “Recalculation Date” means the most recent Valuation Date under
Paragraph 3.
“Resolution
Time” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 13.
“Return
Amount” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(h).
“Secured
Party” means either party, when that party (i) makes a demand for
or is entitled to receive Eligible Credit Support under Paragraph 3(a) or (ii)
holds or is deemed to hold Posted Credit Support.
“Specified
Condition” means, with respect to a party, any event specified as
such for that party in Paragraph 13.
“Substitute
Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Paragraph
4(d)(i).
“Substitution
Date” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 4(d)(ii).
“Threshold”
means, with respect to a party, the amount specified as such for that party
in
Paragraph 13; if no amount is specified, zero.
“Transfer”
means, with respect to any Eligible Credit Support, Posted Credit Support or
Interest Amount, and in accordance with the instructions of the Secured Party,
Pledgor or Custodian, as applicable:
(i) in
the case of Cash, payment or delivery by wire transfer into one or more bank
accounts specified by the recipient;
(ii) in
the case of certificated securities that cannot be paid or delivered by
book-entry, payment or delivery in appropriate physical form to the recipient
or
its account accompanied by any duly executed instruments of transfer,
assignments in blank, transfer tax stamps and any other documents necessary
to
constitute a legally valid transfer to the recipient;
(iii) in
the case of securities that can be paid or delivered by book-entry, the giving
of written instructions to the relevant depository institution or other entity
specified by the recipient, together with a written copy thereof to the
recipient, sufficient if complied with to result in a legally effective transfer
of the relevant interest to the recipient; and
(iv) in
the case of Other Eligible Support or Other Posted Support, as specified in
Paragraph 13.
“Valuation
Agent” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 13.
“Valuation
Date” means each date specified in or otherwise determined
pursuant to Paragraph 13.
“Valuation
Percentage” means, for any item of Eligible Collateral, the
percentage specified in Paragraph 13.
“Valuation
Time” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 13.
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“Value”
means for any Valuation Date or other date for which Value is calculated and
subject to Paragraph 5 in the case of a dispute, with respect to:
(i) Eligible
Collateral or Posted Collateral that is:
(A) Cash,
the amount thereof; and
(B) a
security, the bid price obtained by the Valuation Agent multiplied by the
applicable Valuation Percentage, if any;
(ii) Posted
Collateral that consists of items that are not specified as Eligible Collateral,
zero; and
(iii) Other
Eligible Support and Other Posted Support, as specified in Paragraph
13.
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Paragraph
13.
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Elections
and Variables.
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(a)
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Security
Interest for “Obligations”. The term
“Obligations” as used in this
Annex includes the following additional
obligations:
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With
respect to Party A: not applicable.
With
respect to Party B: not applicable.
(b)
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Credit
Support Obligations.
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(i)
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Delivery
Amount, Return Amount and Credit Support
Amount.
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(A)
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“Delivery
Amount” has the meaning specified in
Paragraph 3(a) as amended (I) by deleting the words “upon a demand made by
the Secured Party on or promptly following a Valuation Date” and inserting
in lieu thereof the words “not later than the close of business on each
Valuation Date” and (II) by deleting in its entirety the sentence
beginning “Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13” and ending “(ii)
the Value as of that Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support
held by
the Secured Party.” and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
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The
“Delivery Amount” applicable to the
Pledgor for any Valuation Date will equal the greatest of
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(1)
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the
amount by which (a) the S&P Credit Support Amount for such Valuation
Date exceeds (b) the S&P Value as of such Valuation Date of all Posted
Credit Support held by the Secured
Party,
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(2)
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the
amount by which (a) the Xxxxx’x First Trigger Credit Support Amount for
such Valuation Date exceeds (b) the Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value as of such
Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
Party,
and
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(3)
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the
amount by which (a) the Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Credit Support Amount for
such Valuation Date exceeds (b) the Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Value as of
such Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
Party.
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(B)
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“Return
Amount” has the meaning specified
in Paragraph 3(b) as amended by deleting in its entirety the sentence
beginning “Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13” and ending “(ii)
the Credit Support Amount.” and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
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The
“Return Amount” applicable to the Secured Party for
any Valuation Date will equal the least of
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(1)
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the
amount by which (a) the S&P Value as of such Valuation Date of all
Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party exceeds (b) the
S&P
Credit Support Amount for such Valuation
Date,
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(2)
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the
amount by which (a) the Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value as of such Valuation
Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party exceeds
(b)
the Xxxxx’x First Trigger Credit Support Amount for such Valuation Date,
and
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(3)
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the
amount by which (a) the Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Value as of such Valuation
Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party exceeds
(b)
the Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Credit Support Amount for such Valuation
Date.
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(C)
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“Credit
Support Amount” shall not apply. For purposes of
calculating any Delivery Amount or Return Amount for any Valuation
Date,
reference shall be made to the S&P Credit Support Amount, the Xxxxx’x
First Trigger Credit Support Amount or the Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Credit
Support Amount, in each case for such Valuation Date, as
provided in Paragraphs 13(b)(i)(A) and 13(b)(i)(B),
above.
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(ii)
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Eligible
Collateral.
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On
any
date, the following items will qualify as “Eligible
Collateral”:
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Collateral
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S&P
Valuation
Percentage
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Xxxxx’x
First
Trigger Valuation Percentage
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Xxxxx’x
Second
Trigger Valuation Percentage
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(A)Cash
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100%
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100%
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100%
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(B)Fixed-rate
negotiable USD denominated debt obligations issued by the U.S.
Treasury
Department having a remaining maturity on such date of not more
than one
year
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98.5%
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100%
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100%
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(C)Fixed-rate
negotiable USD denominated debt obligations issued by the U.S.
Treasury
Department having a remaining maturity on such date of more than
one year
but not more than ten years
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89.9%
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100%
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94%
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(D)Fixed-rate
negotiable USD denominated debt obligations issued by the U.S.
Treasury
Department having a remaining maturity on such date of more than
ten
years
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83.9%
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100%
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87%
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(iii)
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Other
Eligible Support.
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The
following items will qualify as “Other Eligible
Support” for the party specified:
Not
applicable.
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(iv)
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Threshold.
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(A)
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“Independent
Amount” means zero with respect to Party A and Party
B.
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(B)
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“Threshold”
means, with respect to Party A and any Valuation Date, zero if
(i) a
Collateral Event has occurred and has been continuing (x) for at
least 30
days or (y) since this Annex was executed or (ii) a Required Ratings
Downgrade Event has occurred and is continuing; otherwise,
infinity.
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“Threshold”
means, with respect to Party B and any Valuation Date,
infinity.
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(C)
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“Minimum
Transfer Amount” means USD 100,000 with respect to Party A
and Party B; provided, however, that if the aggregate Class Certificate
Balance of the Certificates rated by S&P ceases to be more than USD
50,000,000, the “Minimum Transfer Amount” shall
be USD 50,000.
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(D)
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Rounding:
The Delivery Amount will be rounded up to the nearest integral
multiple of
USD 10,000. The Return Amount will be rounded down to the nearest
integral
multiple of USD 1,000.
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(c)
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Valuation
and Timing.
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(i)
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“Valuation
Agent” means Party A; provided, however, that if an Event
of
Default shall have occurred with respect to which Party A is the
Defaulting Party, Party B shall have the right to designate as
Valuation
Agent an independent party, reasonably acceptable to Party A, the
cost for
which shall be borne by Party A. All calculations by the
Valuation Agent must be made in accordance with standard market
practice,
including, in the event of a dispute as to the Value of any Eligible
Credit Support or Posted Credit Support, by making reference to
quotations
received by the Valuation Agent from one or more Pricing
Sources.
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(ii)
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“Valuation
Date” means each Local Business Day on which any of the
S&P Credit Support Amount, the Xxxxx’x First Trigger Credit Support
Amount or the Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Credit Support Amount is greater than
zero.
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(iii)
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“Valuation
Time” means the close of business in the city of the
Valuation Agent on the Local Business Day immediately preceding
the
Valuation Date or date of calculation, as applicable; provided
that the calculations of Value and Exposure will be made as of
approximately the same time on the same
date.
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(iv)
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“Notification
Time” means 11:00 a.m., New York time, on a Local Business
Day.
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(v)
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External
Verification. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in the definitions of Valuation Agent or Valuation Date, at any
time at
which Party A (or, to the extent applicable, its Credit Support
Provider)
does not have a long-term unsubordinated and unsecured debt rating
of at
least “BBB+” from S&P, the Valuation Agent shall (A) calculate the
Secured Party’s Exposure and the S&P Value of Posted Credit Support on
each Valuation Date based on internal marks and (B) verify such
calculations with external marks monthly by obtaining on the last
Local
Business Day of each calendar month two external marks for each
Transaction to which this Annex relates and for all Posted Credit
Support;
such verification of the Secured Party’s Exposure shall be based on the
higher of the two external marks. Each external xxxx in respect
of a Transaction shall be obtained from an independent Reference
Market-maker that would be eligible and willing to enter into such
Transaction in the absence of the current derivative provider,
provided
that an external xxxx xxx not be obtained from the same Reference
Market-maker more than four times in any 12-month period. The
Valuation Agent shall obtain these external marks directly or through
an
independent third party, in either case at no cost to Party
B. The Valuation Agent shall calculate on each Valuation Date
(for purposes of this paragraph, the last Local Business Day in
each
calendar month referred to above shall be considered a Valuation
Date) the
Secured Party’s Exposure based on the greater of the Valuation Agent’s
internal marks and the external marks received. If the S&P
Value on any such Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support then
held by
the Secured Party is less than the S&P Credit Support Amount on such
Valuation Date (in each case as determined pursuant to this paragraph),
Party A shall, within three Local Business Days of such Valuation
Date,
Transfer to the Secured Party Eligible Credit Support having an
S&P
Value as of the date of Transfer at least equal to such
deficiency.
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(vi)
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Notice
to S&P. At any time at which Party A (or, to the
extent applicable, its Credit Support Provider) does not have a
long-term
unsubordinated and unsecured debt rating of at least “BBB+” from S&P,
the Valuation Agent shall provide to S&P not later than the
Notification Time on the Local Business Day following each Valuation
Date
its calculations of the Secured Party’s Exposure and the S&P Value of
any Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit Support for that Valuation
Date. The Valuation Agent shall also provide to S&P any
external marks received pursuant to the preceding
paragraph.
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(d)
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Conditions
Precedent and Secured Party’s Rights and
Remedies. The following Termination Events will
be a “Specified Condition” for the party
specified (that party being the Affected Party if the Termination
Event
occurs with respect to that party): With respect to Party A:
any Additional Termination Event with respect to which Party A
is the sole
Affected Party. With respect to Party B:
None.
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(e)
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Substitution.
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(i)
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“Substitution
Date” has the meaning specified in Paragraph
4(d)(ii).
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(ii)
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Consent. If
specified here as applicable, then the Pledgor must obtain the
Secured
Party’s consent for any substitution pursuant to Paragraph
4(d): Inapplicable.
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(f)
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Dispute
Resolution.
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(i)
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“Resolution
Time” means 1:00 p.m. New York time on the Local Business
Day following the date on which the notice of the dispute is given
under
Paragraph 5.
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(ii)
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Value. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in Paragraph 12, for the purpose of Paragraphs
5(i)(C) and 5(ii), the S&P Value, Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value and
Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Value, on any date, of Eligible Collateral other
than Cash will be calculated as
follows:
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For
Eligible Collateral in the form of securities listed in Paragraph 13(b)(ii):
the
sum of (A) the product of (1)(x) the bid price at the Valuation Time for
such
securities on the principal national securities exchange on which such
securities are listed, or (y) if such securities are not listed on a national
securities exchange, the bid price for such securities quoted at the Valuation
Time by any principal market maker for such securities selected by the Valuation
Agent, or (z) if no such bid price is listed or quoted for such date, the
bid
price listed or quoted (as the case may be) at the Valuation Time for the
day
next preceding such date on which such prices were available and (2) the
applicable Valuation Percentage for such Eligible Collateral, and (B) the
accrued interest on such securities (except to the extent Transferred to
the
Pledgor pursuant to Paragraph 6(d)(ii) or included in the applicable price
referred to in the immediately preceding clause (A)) as of such
date.
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(iii)
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Alternative. The
provisions of Paragraph 5 will
apply.
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(g)
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Holding
and Using Posted
Collateral.
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(i)
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Eligibility
to Hold Posted Collateral; Custodians. Party B (or any
Custodian) will be entitled to hold Posted Collateral pursuant
to
Paragraph 6(b); provided that the following conditions applicable
to it
are satisfied:
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(1)
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The
Custodian is a bank or trust company located in the United States
having
total assets of at least $250,000,000 and a short term unsecured
debt or
counterparty rating of “Prime-1” from Xxxxx’x and “A-1” from Standard
& Poor’s.
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Initially,
the Custodian for Party B is: The Bank of New
York.
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(ii)
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Use
of Posted Collateral. The provisions of Paragraph
6(c)(i) will not apply to Party B, but the provisions of Paragraph
6(c)(ii) will apply to Party B.
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(h)
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Distributions
and Interest Amount.
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(i)
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Interest
Rate. The “Interest
Rate” will be the actual interest rate earned on Posted
Collateral in the form of Cash that is held by Party B or its
Custodian.
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(ii)
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Transfer
of Interest Amount. The Transfer of the Interest Amount will
be made on the second Local Business Day following the end of each
calendar month and on any other Local Business Day on which Posted
Collateral in the form of Cash is Transferred to the Pledgor pursuant
to
Paragraph 3(b); provided, however, that the obligation of Party
B to
Transfer any Interest Amount to Party A shall be limited to the
extent
that Party B has earned and received such funds and such funds
are
available to Party B.
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(iii)
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Alternative
to Interest Amount. The provisions of Paragraph 6(d)(ii)
will apply.
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(i)
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Additional
Representation(s). There are no additional
representations by either party.
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(j)
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Other
Eligible Support and Other Posted
Support.
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(i)
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“Value”
with respect to Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support
means: not
applicable.
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(ii)
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“Transfer”
with respect to Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support
means: not
applicable.
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(k)
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Demands
and Notices.All demands, specifications and notices under
this Annex will be made pursuant to the Notices Section of this
Agreement,
except that any demand, specification or notice shall be given
to or made
at the following addresses, or at such other address as the relevant
party
may from time to time designate by giving notice (in accordance
with the
terms of this paragraph) to the other
party:
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If
to
Party A, at the address specified pursuant to the Notices Section of this
Agreement.
If
to
Party B, at the address specified pursuant to the Notices Section of this
Agreement.
If
to
Party B’s Custodian, at the address specified for Party B pursuant to the
Notices Section of this Agreement
(l)
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Address
for Transfers. Each Transfer hereunder shall be
made to an address specified in writing from time to time by the
party to
which such Transfer will be made.
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(m)
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Other
Provisions.
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(i)
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Collateral
Account. Upon the occurrence of a Collateral
Event, Party B shall open and maintain a segregated account, which
shall
be an Eligible Account, and hold, record and identify all Posted
Collateral in such segregated
account.
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(ii)
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Agreement
as to Single Secured Party and Single Pledgor. Party A and
Party B hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in
this Annex, (a) the term “Secured Party” as used in this Annex means only
Party B, (b) the term “Pledgor” as used in this Annex means only Party A,
(c) only Party A makes the pledge and grant in Paragraph 2, the
acknowledgement in the final sentence of Paragraph 8(a) and the
representations in Paragraph 9.
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(iii)
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Calculation
of Value. Paragraph 4(c) is hereby amended by
deleting the word “Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “S&P Value,
Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value, Xxxxx’x Second Trigger
Value”. Paragraph 4(d)(ii) is hereby amended by (A) deleting
the words “a Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “an S&P Value,
Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value, and Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Value” and (B)
deleting the words “the Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “S&P
Value, Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value, and Xxxxx’x Second Trigger
Value”. Paragraph 5 (flush language) is hereby amended by
deleting the word “Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “S&P Value,
Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value, or Xxxxx’x Second Trigger
Value”. Paragraph 5(i) (flush language) is hereby amended by
deleting the word “Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “S&P Value,
Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value, and Xxxxx’x Second Trigger
Value”. Paragraph 5(i)(C) is hereby amended by deleting the
word “the Value, if” and inserting in lieu thereof “any one or more of the
S&P Value, Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value, or Xxxxx’x Second Trigger
Value, as may be”. Paragraph 5(ii) is hereby amended by (1)
deleting the first instance of the words “the Value” and inserting in lieu
thereof “any one or more of the S&P Value, Xxxxx’x First Trigger
Value, or Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Value” and (2) deleting the second
instance of the words “the Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “such
disputed S&P Value, Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value, or Xxxxx’x Second
Trigger Value”. Each of Paragraph 8(b)(iv)(B) and Paragraph
11(a) is hereby amended by deleting the word “Value” and inserting in lieu
thereof “least of the S&P Value, Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value, and
Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Value”.
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(iv)
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[Reserved]
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(v)
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Events
of Default. Paragraph 7 will not apply to cause
any Event of Default to exist with respect to Party B except that
Paragraph 7(i) will apply to Party B solely in respect of Party
B’s
obligations under Paragraph 3(b) of the Credit Support
Annex. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 7,
any failure by Party A to comply with or perform any obligation
to be
complied with or performed by Party A under the Credit Support
Annex shall
only be an Event of Default if (A) a Required Ratings Downgrade
Event has
occurred and been continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days
and (B)
such failure is not remedied on or before the third Local Business
Day
after notice of such failure is given to Party
A.
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(vi)
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Expenses. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in Paragraph 10, the Pledgor will be responsible
for, and will reimburse the Secured Party for, all transfer and
other
taxes and other costs involved in any Transfer of Eligible
Collateral.
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(vii)
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Withholding. Paragraph
6(d)(ii) is hereby amended by inserting immediately after “the Interest
Amount” in the fourth line thereof the words “less any applicable
withholding taxes.”
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(viii)
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Notice
of Failure to Post Collateral. Upon any failure
by Party A to post collateral as required under this Agreement,
Party B
shall, no later than the next Business Day after the date such
collateral
was required to be posted, give a written notice of such failure
to Party
A and to the Depositor. For the avoidance of doubt,
notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the
failure of
Party B to comply with the requirements of this paragraph shall
not
constitute an Event of Default or Termination
Event.
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(ix)
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Additional
Definitions. As used in this
Annex:
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“Collateral
Event” means that no Relevant Entity has credit
ratings at least equal to the Approved Ratings Threshold.
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“Exposure”
has the meaning specified in Paragraph 12, except that after the word
“Agreement” the words “(assuming, for this purpose only, that Part 1(f) of the
Schedule is deleted)” shall be inserted.
“Local
Business Day” means: any day on which (A) commercial banks are
open for business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency
deposits) in New York and the location of Party A, Party B and any Custodian,
and (B) in relation to a Transfer of Eligible Collateral, any day on which
the
clearance system agreed between the parties for the delivery of Eligible
Collateral is open for acceptance and execution of settlement instructions
(or
in the case of a Transfer of Cash or other Eligible Collateral for which
delivery is contemplated by other means a day on which commercial banks are
open
for business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign deposits)
in
New York and the location of Party A, Party B and any Custodian.
“Xxxxx’x
First Trigger Credit Support Amount” means, for any Valuation
Date, the excess, if any, of
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(I)
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(A)
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for
any Valuation Date on which (I) a First Trigger Failure
Condition has occurred and has been continuing (x) for at least
30 Local
Business Days or (y) since this Annex was executed and (II) it
is not the
case that a Second Trigger Failure Condition has occurred and been
continuing for at least 30 Local Business Days, an amount equal
to the
greater of (a) zero and (b) the sum of the Secured Party’s aggregate
Exposure for all Transactions and the aggregate of Xxxxx’x Additional
Collateralized Amounts for each
Transaction.
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For
the
purposes of this definition, the “Xxxxx’x Additional Collateralized
Amount” with respect to any Transaction shall mean:
the
product of the applicable Xxxxx’x First Trigger Factor set forth in Table 1 and
the Notional Amount for such Transaction for the Calculation Period which
includes such Valuation Date; or
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(B)
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for
any other Valuation Date, zero,
over
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(II)
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the
Threshold for Party A for such Valuation
Date.
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“First
Trigger Failure Condition” means that no Relevant Entity has
credit ratings from Xxxxx’x at least equal to the Xxxxx'x First Trigger Ratings
Threshold.
“Xxxxx’x
First Trigger Value” means, on any date and with respect to any
Eligible Collateral other than Cash, the bid price obtained by the Valuation
Agent multiplied by the Xxxxx’x First Trigger Valuation Percentage for such
Eligible Collateral set forth in Paragraph 13(b)(ii).
“Xxxxx’x
Second Trigger Credit Support Amount” means, for any Valuation
Date, the excess, if any, of
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(I)
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(A)
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for
any Valuation Date on which it is the case that a Second Trigger
Failure
Condition has occurred and been continuing for at least 30 Local
Business
Days, an amount equal to the greatest of (a) zero, (b) the aggregate
amount of the next payments due to be paid by Party A under each
Transaction and (c) the sum of the Secured Party’s aggregate Exposure and
the aggregate of Xxxxx’x Additional Collateralized Amounts for each
Transaction.
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For
the
purposes of this definition, the “Xxxxx’x Additional Collateralized
Amount” with respect to any Transaction shall mean:
if
such
Transaction is not a Transaction-Specific Hedge,
the
product of the applicable Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Factor set forth in Table 2 and
the Notional Amount for such Transaction for the Calculation Period which
includes such Valuation Date; or
if
such
Transaction is a Transaction-Specific Hedge,
the
product of the applicable Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Factor set forth in Table 3 and
the Notional Amount for such Transaction for the Calculation Period which
includes such Valuation Date; or
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(B)
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for
any other Valuation Date, zero,
over
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(II)
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the
Threshold for Party A for such Valuation
Date.
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“Second
Trigger Failure Condition” means that no Relevant Entity has
credit ratings from Xxxxx’x at least equal to the Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Ratings
Threshold.
“Xxxxx’x
Second Trigger Value” means, on any date and with respect to any
Eligible Collateral other than Cash, the bid price obtained by the Valuation
Agent multiplied by the Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Valuation Percentage for such
Eligible Collateral set forth in Paragraph 13(b)(ii).
“Pricing
Sources” means the sources of financial information commonly known
as Bloomberg, Bridge Information Services, Data Resources Inc., Interactive
Data
Services, International Securities Market Association, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Securities
Pricing Service, Xxxxxx Data Corporation, Reuters, Wood Gundy, Trepp Pricing,
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Xxxxx, S&P and Telerate.
“S&P
Credit Support Amount” means, for any Valuation Date, the excess,
if any, of
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(I)
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(A)
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for
any Valuation Date on which an S&P Approved Rating Threshold Event has
occurred and been continuing for at least 30 days or an S&P Required
Rating Threshold Event has occurred and been continuing, an amount
equal
to the sum, for each Transaction to which this Annex relates, of
the sum
of (1) 100.0% of the Secured Party’s Transaction Exposure for such
Valuation Date and (2) the product of the Volatility Buffer for
such
Transaction and the Notional Amount of such Transaction for the
Calculation Period of such Transaction which includes such Valuation
Date,
or
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(B)
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for
any other Valuation Date, zero,
over
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(II)
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the
Threshold for Party A for such Valuation
Date.
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“S&P
Approved Rating Threshold Event” means, on any date, no Relevant
Entity has credit ratings from S&P which meet or exceed the S&P Approved
Ratings Threshold.
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“S&P
Required Rating Threshold Event” means, on any date, no Relevant
Entity has credit ratings from S&P which meet or exceed the S&P Required
Ratings Threshold.
“S&P
Value” means, on any date and with respect to any Eligible
Collateral other than Cash, the product of (A) the bid price obtained by
the
Valuation Agent for such Eligible Collateral and (B) the S&P Valuation
Percentage for such Eligible Collateral set forth in paragraph
13(b)(ii).
“Transaction
Exposure” means, for any Transaction, Exposure determined as if
such Transaction were the only Transaction between the Secured Party and
the
Pledgor.
“Transaction-Specific
Hedge” means any Transaction that is an interest rate cap,
interest rate floor or interest rate swaption, or an interest rate swap if
(x)
the notional amount of the interest rate swap is “balance guaranteed” or (y) the
notional amount of the interest rate swap for any Calculation Period otherwise
is not a specific dollar amount that is fixed at the inception of the
Transaction.
“Valuation
Percentage” shall mean, for purposes of determining the S&P
Value, Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value, or Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Value with respect
to any Eligible Collateral or Posted Collateral, the applicable S&P
Valuation Percentage, Xxxxx’x First Trigger Valuation Percentage, or Xxxxx’x
Second Trigger Valuation Percentage for such Eligible Collateral or Posted
Collateral, respectively, in each case as set forth in Paragraph
13(b)(ii).
“Value”
shall mean, in respect of any date, the related S&P Value, the related
Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value and the related Xxxxx’x Second Trigger
Value.
“Volatility
Buffer” means, for any Transaction, the related percentage set
forth in the following table.
The
higher of the S&P short-term credit rating of (i) Party A
and (ii) the Credit Support Provider of Party A, if
applicable
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Remaining
Weighted Average Maturity
up
to 3 years
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Remaining
Weighted Average Maturity
up
to 5 years
|
Remaining
Weighted Average Maturity
up
to 10 years
|
Remaining
Weighted Average Maturity
up
to 30 years
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At
least “A-2”
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2.75%
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3.25%
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4.00%
|
4.75%
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“A-3”
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3.25%
|
4.00%
|
5.00%
|
6.25%
|
“BB+”
or lower
|
3.50%
|
4.50%
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6.75%
|
7.50%
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Table
1
Xxxxx’x
First Trigger Factor
Remaining
Weighted
Average Life
of
Hedge in Years
|
Daily
Collateral
Posting
|
1
or less
|
0.15%
|
More
than 1 but not more than 2
|
0.30%
|
More
than 2 but not more than 3
|
0.40%
|
More
than 3 but not more than 4
|
0.60%
|
More
than 4 but not more than 5
|
0.70%
|
More
than 5 but not more than 6
|
0.80%
|
More
than 6 but not more than 7
|
1.00%
|
More
than 7 but not more than 8
|
1.10%
|
More
than 8 but not more than 9
|
1.20%
|
More
than 9 but not more than 10
|
1.30%
|
More
than 10 but not more than 11
|
1.40%
|
More
than 11 but not more than 12
|
1.50%
|
More
than 12 but not more than 13
|
1.60%
|
More
than 13 but not more than 14
|
1.70%
|
More
than 14 but not more than 15
|
1.80%
|
More
than 15 but not more than 16
|
1.90%
|
More
than 16 but not more than 17
|
2.00%
|
More
than 17 but not more than 18
|
2.00%
|
More
than 18 but not more than 19
|
2.00%
|
More
than 19 but not more than 20
|
2.00%
|
More
than 20 but not more than 21
|
2.00%
|
More
than 21 but not more than 22
|
2.00%
|
More
than 22 but not more than 23
|
2.00%
|
More
than 23 but not more than 24
|
2.00%
|
More
than 24 but not more than 25
|
2.00%
|
More
than 25 but not more than 26
|
2.00%
|
More
than 26 but not more than 27
|
2.00%
|
More
than 27 but not more than 28
|
2.00%
|
More
than 28 but not more than 29
|
2.00%
|
More
than 29
|
2.00%
|
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Table
2
Xxxxx’x
Second Trigger Factor for Interest Rate Swaps with Fixed Notional
Amounts
Remaining
Weighted
Average Life
of
Hedge in Years
|
Daily
Collateral
Posting
|
1
or less
|
0.50%
|
More
than 1 but not more than 2
|
1.00%
|
More
than 2 but not more than 3
|
1.50%
|
More
than 3 but not more than 4
|
1.90%
|
More
than 4 but not more than 5
|
2.40%
|
More
than 5 but not more than 6
|
2.80%
|
More
than 6 but not more than 7
|
3.20%
|
More
than 7 but not more than 8
|
3.60%
|
More
than 8 but not more than 9
|
4.00%
|
More
than 9 but not more than 10
|
4.40%
|
More
than 10 but not more than 11
|
4.70%
|
More
than 11 but not more than 12
|
5.00%
|
More
than 12 but not more than 13
|
5.40%
|
More
than 13 but not more than 14
|
5.70%
|
More
than 14 but not more than 15
|
6.00%
|
More
than 15 but not more than 16
|
6.30%
|
More
than 16 but not more than 17
|
6.60%
|
More
than 17 but not more than 18
|
6.90%
|
More
than 18 but not more than 19
|
7.20%
|
More
than 19 but not more than 20
|
7.50%
|
More
than 20 but not more than 21
|
7.80%
|
More
than 21 but not more than 22
|
8.00%
|
More
than 22 but not more than 23
|
8.00%
|
More
than 23 but not more than 24
|
8.00%
|
More
than 24 but not more than 25
|
8.00%
|
More
than 25 but not more than 26
|
8.00%
|
More
than 26 but not more than 27
|
8.00%
|
More
than 27 but not more than 28
|
8.00%
|
More
than 28 but not more than 29
|
8.00%
|
More
than 29
|
8.00%
|
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Table
3
Xxxxx’x
Second Trigger Factor for Transaction-Specific Xxxxxx
Remaining
Weighted
Average Life
of
Hedge in Years
|
Daily
Collateral
Posting
|
1
or less
|
0.65%
|
More
than 1 but not more than 2
|
1.30%
|
More
than 2 but not more than 3
|
1.90%
|
More
than 3 but not more than 4
|
2.50%
|
More
than 4 but not more than 5
|
3.10%
|
More
than 5 but not more than 6
|
3.60%
|
More
than 6 but not more than 7
|
4.20%
|
More
than 7 but not more than 8
|
4.70%
|
More
than 8 but not more than 9
|
5.20%
|
More
than 9 but not more than 10
|
5.70%
|
More
than 10 but not more than 11
|
6.10%
|
More
than 11 but not more than 12
|
6.50%
|
More
than 12 but not more than 13
|
7.00%
|
More
than 13 but not more than 14
|
7.40%
|
More
than 14 but not more than 15
|
7.80%
|
More
than 15 but not more than 16
|
8.20%
|
More
than 16 but not more than 17
|
8.60%
|
More
than 17 but not more than 18
|
9.00%
|
More
than 18 but not more than 19
|
9.40%
|
More
than 19 but not more than 20
|
9.70%
|
More
than 20 but not more than 21
|
10.00%
|
More
than 21 but not more than 22
|
10.00%
|
More
than 22 but not more than 23
|
10.00%
|
More
than 23 but not more than 24
|
10.00%
|
More
than 24 but not more than 25
|
10.00%
|
More
than 25 but not more than 26
|
10.00%
|
More
than 26 but not more than 27
|
10.00%
|
More
than 27 but not more than 28
|
10.00%
|
More
than 28 but not more than 29
|
10.00%
|
More
than 29
|
10.00%
|
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Annex by their duly authorized
representatives as of the date of the Agreement.
BNP
PARIBAS
|
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its individual or
corporate
capacity but solely as Swap Contract
Administrator
and Corridor Contract Administrator
for
CWABS Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates Trust
2007-7
|
By: /s/
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Authorized
Signatory
Date:
|
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Assistant Treasurer
Date:
|
By: /s/
Xxxxx XxXxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx XxXxxxxx
Title: Authorized
Signatory
Date:
|
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