ISDA Master Agreement
Exhibit
99.5
(Multicurrency—Cross
Border)
ISDA®
International
Swap Dealers Association, Inc.
MASTER
AGREEMENT
dated
as
of July
31,
2007
among
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DEUTSCHE
BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
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and
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THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its individual or corporate capacity but
solely
as
Supplemental
Interest Trustee for Alternative Loan Trust 2007-
HY8C
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(Party
A)
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(Party
B)
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have
entered and/or anticipate entering into one or more transactions (each a
“Transaction”) that are or will be governed by this Master Agreement, which
includes the schedule (the “Schedule”), and the documents and other confirming
evidence (each a “Confirmation”) exchanged between the parties confirming those
Transactions.
Accordingly,
the parties agree as follows:—
1. Interpretation
(a) Definitions. The
terms defined in Section 14 and in the Schedule will have the meanings therein
specified for the purpose of this Master Agreement.
(b) Inconsistency. In
the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Schedule and
the
other provisions of this Master Agreement, the Schedule will
prevail. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of
any Confirmation and this Master Agreement (including the Schedule), such
Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the relevant
Transaction.
(c) Single
Agreement. All Transactions are entered into in
reliance on the fact that this Master Agreement and all Confirmations form
a
single agreement between the parties (collectively referred to as
this “Agreement”), and the parties would not otherwise enter into any
Transactions.
2. Obligations
(a) General
Conditions.
(i) Each
party will make each payment or delivery specified in each Confirmation to
be
made by it, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement.
(ii) Payments
under this Agreement will be made on the due date for value on that date
in the
place of the account specified in the relevant Confirmation or otherwise
pursuant to this Agreement, in freely transferable funds and in the manner
customary for payments in the required currency. Where settlement is by delivery
(that is, other than by payment), such delivery will be made for receipt
on the
due date in the manner customary for the relevant obligation unless otherwise
specified in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this
Agreement.
(iii) Each
obligation of each party under Section 2(a)(i) is subject to (1) the condition
precedent that no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect
to
the other party has occurred and is continuing, (2) the condition precedent
that
no Early Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction has occurred
or
been effectively designated and (3) each other applicable condition precedent
specified in this Agreement.
(b) Change
of Account. Either party may change its account for
receiving a payment or delivery by giving notice to the other party at
least
five Local Business Days prior to the scheduled date for the payment or
delivery
to which such change applies unless such other party gives timely notice
of a
reasonable objection to such change.
(c) Netting. If
on any date amounts would otherwise be payable: —
(i) in
the
same currency; and
(ii) in
respect of the same Transaction,
by
each
party to the other, then, on such date, each party’s obligation to make payment
of any such amount will be automatically satisfied and discharged and,
if the
aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by one party exceeds
the
aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by the other party,
replaced by an obligation upon the party by whom the larger aggregate amount
would have been payable to pay to the other party the excess of the larger
aggregate amount over the smaller aggregate amount.
The
parties may elect in respect of two or more Transactions that a net amount
will
be determined in respect of all amounts payable on the same date in the
same
currency in respect of such Transactions, regardless of whether such amounts
are
payable in respect of the same Transaction. The election may be made
in the Schedule or a Confirmation by specifying that subparagraph (ii)
above
will not apply to the Transactions identified as being subject to the election,
together with the starting date (in which case subparagraph (ii) above
will not,
or will cease to, apply to such Transactions from such date). This
election may be made separately for different groups of Transactions and
will
apply separately to each pairing of Offices through which the parties make
and
receive payments or deliveries.
(d) Deduction
or Withholding for Tax.
(i) Gross-Up. All
payments under this Agreement will be made without any deduction or withholding
for or on account of any Tax unless such deduction or withholding is required
by
any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental
revenue authority, then in effect. If a party is so required to
deduct or withhold, then that party (“X”) will: —
(1) promptly
notify the other party (“Y”) of such requirement;
(2) pay
to
the relevant authorities the full amount required to be deducted or withheld
(including the full amount required to be deducted or withheld from any
additional amount paid by X to Y under this Section 2(d)) promptly upon the
earlier of determining that such deduction or withholding is required or
receiving notice that such amount has been assessed against Y;
(3) promptly
forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified copy), or other documentation
reasonably acceptable to Y, evidencing such payment to such authorities;
and
(4) if
such
Tax is an Indemnifiable Tax, pay to Y, in addition to the payment to which
Y is
otherwise entitled under this Agreement, such additional amount as is necessary
to ensure that the net amount actually received by Y (free and clear of
Indemnifiable Taxes, whether assessed against X or Y) will equal the full
amount
Y would have received had no such deduction or withholding been
required. However, X will not be required to pay any additional
amount to Y to the extent that it would not be required to be paid but
for:
(A) the
failure by Y to comply with or perform any agreement contained in
Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d); or
(B) the
failure of a representation made by Y pursuant to Section 3(f) to be
accurate and true unless such failure would not have occurred but for
(I) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of
competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on which a Transaction is
entered
into (regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect
to a
party to this Agreement) or (II) a Change in Tax Law.
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(ii) Liability. If: —
(1) X
is
required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, to make any deduction or withholding in
respect
of which X would not be required to pay an additional amount to Y under
Section 2(d)(i)(4);
(2) X
does
not so deduct or withhold; and
(3) a
liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly against X,
then,
except to the extent Y has satisfied or then satisfies the liability resulting
from such Tax, Y will promptly pay to X the amount of such liability (including
any related liability for interest, but including any related liability
for
penalties only if Y has failed to comply with or perform any agreement
contained
in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)).
(e) Default
Interest; Other Amounts. Prior to the occurrence or
effective designation of an Early Termination Date in respect of the relevant
Transaction, a party that defaults in the performance of any payment obligation
will, to the extent permitted by law and subject to Section 6(c), be
required to pay interest (before as well as after judgment) on the overdue
amount to the other party on demand in the same currency as such overdue
amount,
for the period from (and including) the original due date for payment to
(but
excluding) the date of actual payment, at the Default Rate. Such
interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual
number of days elapsed. If, prior to the occurrence or effective
designation of an Early Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction,
a party defaults in the performance of any obligation required to be settled
by
delivery, it will compensate the other party on demand if and to the extent
provided for in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this
Agreement.
3.
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Representations
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Each
party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed
to be
repeated by each party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into
and,
in the case of the representations in Section 3(f), at all times until the
termination of this Agreement) that: —
(a) Basic
Representations.
(i) Status. It
is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its
organisation or incorporation and, if relevant under such laws, in good
standing;
(ii) Powers. It
has the power to execute this Agreement and any other documentation relating
to
this Agreement to which it is a party, to deliver this Agreement and any
other
documentation relating to this Agreement that it is required by this Agreement
to deliver and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any
obligations it has under any Credit Support Document to which it is a party
and
has taken all necessary action to authorize such execution, delivery and
performance;
(iii) No
Violation or Conflict. Such execution, delivery and
performance do not violate or conflict with any law applicable to it, any
provision of its constitutional documents, any order or judgment of any
court or
other agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any
contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its
assets;
(iv) Consents. All
governmental and other consents that are required to have been obtained
by it
with respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which
it is a
party have been obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions
of
any such consents have been complied with; and
(v) Obligations
Binding. Its obligations under this Agreement and any
Credit Support Document to which it is a party constitute its legal, valid
and
binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms
(subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganisation, insolvency, moratorium
or
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to
enforceability, to equitable principles of general application (regardless
of
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at
law)).
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(b) Absence
of Certain Events. No Event of Default or Potential
Event of Default or, to its knowledge, Termination Event with respect to
it has
occurred and is continuing and no such event or circumstance would occur
as a
result of its entering into or performing its obligations under this Agreement
or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(c) Absence
of Litigation. There is not pending or, to its
knowledge, threatened against it or any of its Affiliates any action, suit
or
proceeding at law or in equity or before any court, tribunal, governmental
body,
agency or official or any arbitrator that is likely to affect the legality,
validity or enforceability against it of this Agreement or any Credit Support
Document to which it is a party or its ability to perform its obligations
under
this Agreement or such Credit Support Document.
(d) Accuracy
of Specified Information. All applicable information
that is furnished in writing by or on behalf of it to the other party and
is
identified for the purpose of this Section 3(d) in the Schedule is, as of
the date of the information, true, accurate and complete in every material
respect.
(e) Payer
Tax Representation. Each representation specified in
the Schedule as being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(e) is
accurate and true.
(f) Payee
Tax Representations. Each representation specified in
the Schedule as being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(f) is
accurate and true.
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Agreements
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Each
party agrees with the other that, so long as either party has or may have
any
obligation under this Agreement or under any Credit Support Document to
which it
is a party: —
(a) Furnish
Specified Information. It will deliver to the other
party or, in certain cases under subparagraph (iii) below, to such
government or taxing authority as the other party reasonably
directs:
(i) any
forms, documents or certificates relating to taxation specified in the
Schedule
or any Confirmation;
(ii) any
other
documents specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation; and
(iii) upon
reasonable demand by such other party, any form or document that may be
required
or reasonably requested in writing in order to allow such other party or
its
Credit Support Provider to make a payment under this Agreement or any applicable
Credit Support Document without any deduction or withholding for or on
account
of any Tax or with such deduction or withholding at a reduced rate (so
long as
the completion, execution or submission of such form or document would
not
materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the party in receipt
of
such demand), with any such form or document to be accurate and completed
in a
manner reasonably satisfactory to such other party and to be executed and
to be
delivered with any reasonably required certification,
in
each
case by the date specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation or, if
none is
specified, as soon as reasonably practicable.
(b) Maintain
Authorisations. It will use all reasonable efforts to
maintain in full force and effect all consents of any governmental or other
authority that are required to be obtained by it with respect to this Agreement
or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party and will use all
reasonable efforts to obtain any that may become necessary in the
future.
(c) Comply
with Laws. It will comply in all material respects with
all applicable laws and orders to which it may be subject if failure so
to
comply would materially impair its ability to perform its obligations under
this
Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(d) Tax
Agreement. It will give notice of any failure of a
representation made by it under Section 3(f) to be accurate and true
promptly upon learning of such failure.
(e) Payment
of Stamp Tax. Subject to Section 11, it will pay
any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon it or in respect of its execution
or
performance of this Agreement by a jurisdiction in which it is incorporated,
organised,
managed and controlled, or considered to have its seat, or in which a branch
or
office through which it is acting for the purpose of this Agreement is
located
(“Stamp Tax Jurisdiction”) and will indemnify the other party against any Stamp
Tax levied or imposed upon the other party or in respect of the other party’s
execution or performance of this Agreement by any such Stamp Tax Jurisdiction
which is not also a Stamp Tax Jurisdiction with respect to the other
party.
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Events
of Default and Termination
Events
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(a) Events
of Default. The occurrence at any time with respect to
a party or, if applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party or
any
Specified Entity of such party of any of the following events constitutes
an
event of default (an “Event of Default”) with respect to such
party:
(i) Failure
to Pay or Deliver. Failure by the party to make, when
due, any payment under this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or
2(e) required to be made by it if such failure is not remedied on or before
the
third Local Business Day after notice of such failure is given to the
party;
(ii) Breach
of Agreement. Failure by the party to comply with or
perform any agreement or obligation (other than an obligation to make any
payment under this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) or
to give notice of a Termination Event or any agreement or obligation under
Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) to be complied with or performed by the
party in accordance with this Agreement if such failure is not remedied on or
before the thirtieth day after notice of such failure is given to the
party;
(iii) Credit
Support Default.
(1) Failure
by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party to comply with
or
perform any agreement or obligation to be complied with or performed by
it in
accordance with any Credit Support Document if such failure is continuing
after
any applicable grace period has elapsed;
(2) the
expiration or termination of such Credit Support Document or the failing
or
ceasing of such Credit Support Document to be in full force and effect
for the
purpose of this Agreement (in either case other than in accordance with
its
terms) prior to the satisfaction of all obligations of such party under
each
Transaction to which such Credit Support Document relates without the written
consent of the other party; or
(3) the
party
or such Credit Support Provider disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects,
in
whole or in part, or challenges the validity of, such Credit Support
Document;
(iv) Misrepresentation. A
representation (other than a representation under Section 3(e) or (f)) made
or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated by the party or any
Credit
Support Provider of such party in this Agreement or any Credit Support
Document
proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when
made or
repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated;
(v) Default
under Specified Transaction. The party, any Credit
Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such
party
(1) defaults under a Specified Transaction and, after giving effect to any
applicable notice requirement or grace period, there occurs a liquidation
of, an
acceleration of obligations under, or an early termination of, that Specified
Transaction, (2) defaults, after giving effect to any applicable notice
requirement or grace period, in making any payment or delivery due on the
last
payment, delivery or exchange date of, or any payment on early termination
of, a
Specified Transaction (or such default continues for at least three Local
Business Days if there is no applicable notice requirement or grace period)
or
(3) disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, a
Specified Transaction (or such action is taken by any person or entity
appointed
or empowered to operate it or act on its behalf);
(vi) Cross
Default. If “Cross Default” is specified in the
Schedule as applying to the party, the occurrence or existence of (1) a
default, event of default or other similar condition or event
(however described)
in respect of such party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or
any
applicable Specified Entity of such party under one or more agreements
or
instruments relating to Specified Indebtedness of any of them (individually
or
collectively) in an aggregate amount of not less than the applicable Threshold
Amount (as specified in the Schedule) which has resulted in such Specified
Indebtedness becoming, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,
due
and payable under such agreements or instruments, before it would otherwise
have
been due and payable or (2) a default by such party, such Credit Support
Provider or such Specified Entity (individually or collectively) in making
one
or more payments on the due date thereof in an aggregate amount of not
less than
the applicable Threshold Amount under such agreements or instruments (after
giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period)
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(vii) Bankruptcy. The
party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified
Entity of such party: —
(1)
is
dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger);
(2)
becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing
its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due; (3) makes
a general
assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors;
(4) institutes or has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment
of
insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency
law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented
for its winding-up or liquidation, and, in the case of any such proceeding
or
petition instituted or presented against it, such proceeding or petition
(A)
results in a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order
for
relief or the making of an order for its winding-up or liquidation or (B)
is not
dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 30 days
of the
institution or presentation thereof; (5) has a resolution passed for its
winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant to
a
consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (6) seeks or becomes subject to
the
appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver,
trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for all or substantially
all its assets; (7) has a secured party take possession of all or substantially
all its assets or has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration
or other
legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially
all
its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process
is
not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 30
days
thereafter; (8) causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which,
under the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect
to any of
the events specified in clauses (1) to (7) (inclusive); or (9) takes any
action
in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence
in, any of the foregoing acts; or
(viii) Merger
Without Assumption. The party or any Credit Support
Provider of such party consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with
or into,
or transfers all or substantially all its assets to, another entity and,
at the
time of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or
transfer: —
(1) the
resulting, surviving or transferee entity fails to assume all the obligations
of
such party or such Credit Support Provider under this Agreement or any
Credit
Support Document to which it or its predecessor was a party by operation
of law
or pursuant to an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the other party
to this
Agreement; or
(2) the
benefits of any Credit Support Document fail to extend (without the consent
of
the other party) to the performance by such resulting, surviving or transferee
entity of its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Termination
Events. The occurrence at any time with respect to a
party or, if applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any
Specified Entity of such party of any event specified below constitutes
an
Illegality if the event is specified in (i) below, a Tax Event if the event
is
specified in (ii) below or a Tax Event Upon Merger if the event is specified
in
(iii) below, and, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon
Merger if the event is specified pursuant to (iv) below or an Additional
Termination Event if the event is specified pursuant to (v)
below: —
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(i) Illegality. Due
to the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable law after the date
on which
a Transaction is entered into, or due to the promulgation of, or any change
in,
the interpretation by any court, tribunal or regulatory authority with
competent
jurisdiction of any applicable law after such date, it becomes unlawful
(other
than as a result of a breach by the party of Section 4(b)) for such party
(which will be the Affected Party): —
(1) to
perform any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery
or
to receive a payment or delivery in respect of such Transaction or to comply
with any other material provision of this Agreement relating to such
Transaction; or
(2) to
perform, or for any Credit Support Provider of such party to perform, any
contingent or other obligation which the party (or such Credit Support
Provider)
has under any Credit Support Document relating to such Transaction;
(ii) Tax
Event. Due to (x) any action taken by a taxing
authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, on or after
the date
on which a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action
is
taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (y) a Change
in Tax Law, the party (which will be the Affected Party) will, or
there is a substantial likelihood that it will, on the next succeeding
Scheduled
Payment Date (1) be required to pay to the other party an additional amount
in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in
respect of interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) or
(2) receive a payment from which an amount is required to be deducted or
withheld for or on account of a Tax (except in respect of interest under
Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) and no additional amount is required to be
paid in respect of such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (other than by reason
of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B));
(iii) Tax
Event Upon Merger. The party (the “Burdened Party”) on
the next succeeding Scheduled Payment Date will either (1) be required to
pay an additional amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under
Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 2(e),
6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount has been
deducted or withheld for or on account of any Indemnifiable Tax in respect
of
which the other party is not required to pay an additional amount (other
than by
reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B)), in either case as a result of a
party consolidating or amalgamating with, or merging with or into, or
transferring all or substantially all its assets to, another entity (which
will
be the Affected Party) where such action does not constitute an event described
in Section 5(a)(viii);
(iv) Credit
Event Upon Merger. If “Credit Event Upon Merger” is
specified in the Schedule as applying to the party, such party (“X”), any Credit
Support Provider of X or any applicable Specified Entity of X consolidates
or
amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or substantially
all
its assets to, another entity and such action does not constitute an event
described in Section 5(a)(viii) but the creditworthiness of the resulting,
surviving or transferee entity is materially weaker than that of X, such
Credit
Support Provider or such Specified Entity, as the case may be, immediately
prior
to such action (and, in such event, X or its successor or transferee, as
appropriate, will be the Affected Party); or
(v) Additional
Termination Event. If any “Additional Termination
Event” is specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation as applying, the
occurrence of such event (and, in such event, the Affected Party or Affected
Parties shall be as specified for such Additional Termination Event in
the
Schedule or such Confirmation).
(c) Event
of Default and Illegality. If an event or circumstance
which would otherwise constitute or give rise to an Event of Default also
constitutes an Illegality, it will be treated as an Illegality and will
not
constitute an Event of Default.
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(a) Right
to Terminate Following Event of Default. If at any time
an Event of Default with respect to a party (the “Defaulting Party”) has
occurred and is then continuing, the other party (the “Non-defaulting Party”)
may, by not more than 20 days notice to the Defaulting Party specifying
the
relevant Event of Default, designate a day not earlier than the day such
notice
is effective as an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding
Transactions. If, however, “Automatic Early Termination” is specified
in the Schedule as applying to a party, then an Early Termination Date
in
respect of all outstanding Transactions will occur immediately upon the
occurrence with respect to such party of an Event of Default specified
in
Section 5(a)(vii)(1), (3), (5), (6) or, to the extent analogous thereto,
(8), and as of the time immediately preceding the institution of the relevant
proceeding or the presentation of the relevant petition upon the occurrence
with
respect to such party of an Event of Default specified in
Section 5(a)(vii)(4) or, to the extent analogous thereto, (8).
(b) Right
to Terminate Following Termination Event.
(i) Notice. If
a Termination Event occurs, an Affected Party will, promptly upon becoming
aware
of it, notify the other party, specifying the nature of that Termination
Event
and each Affected Transaction and will also give such other information
about
that Termination Event as the other party may reasonably require.
(ii) Transfer
to Avoid Termination Event. If either an Illegality
under Section 5(b)(i)(1) or a Tax Event occurs and there is only one
Affected Party, or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party
is
the Affected Party, the Affected Party will, as a condition to its right
to
designate an Early Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv), use all
reasonable efforts (which will not require such party to incur a loss,
excluding
immaterial, incidental expenses) to transfer within 20 days after it gives
notice under Section 6(b)(i) all its rights and obligations under this
Agreement in respect of the Affected Transactions to another of its Offices
or
Affiliates so that such Termination Event ceases to exist.
If
the
Affected Party is not able to make such a transfer it will give notice
to the
other party to that effect within such 20 day period, whereupon the other
party
may effect such a transfer within 30 days after the notice is given under
Section 6(b)(i).
Any
such
transfer by a party under this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject to and
conditional upon the prior written consent of the other party, which consent
will not be withheld if such other party’s policies in effect at such time would
permit it to enter into transactions with the transferee on the terms
proposed.
(iii) Two
Affected Parties. If an Illegality under
Section 5(b)(i)(1) or a Tax Event occurs and there are two Affected
Parties, each party will use all reasonable efforts to reach agreement
within 30
days after notice thereof is given under Section 6(b)(i) on action to avoid
that Termination Event.
(iv) Right
to Terminate. If: —
(1) a
transfer under Section 6(b)(ii) or an agreement under
Section 6(b)(iii), as the case may be, has not been effected with respect
to all Affected Transactions within 30 days after an Affected Party gives
notice
under Section 6(b)(i); or
(2) an
Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(2), a Credit Event Upon Merger or an
Additional Termination Event occurs, or a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs
and the
Burdened Party is not the Affected Party,
either
party in the case of an Illegality, the Burdened Party in the case of a
Tax
Event Upon Merger, any Affected Party in the case of a Tax Event or an
Additional Termination Event if there is more than one Affected Party,
or the
party which is not the Affected Party in the case of a Credit Event Upon
Merger
or an Additional Termination Event if there is only one Affected Party
may, by
not more than 20 days notice to the other party and provided that the relevant
Termination Event is then continuing,
designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as an
Early
Termination Date in respect of all Affected Transactions.
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(c) Effect
of Designation.
(i) If
notice
designating an Early Termination Date is given under Section 6(a) or (b),
the Early Termination Date will occur on the date so designated, whether
or not
the relevant Event of Default or Termination Event is then
continuing.
(ii) Upon
the
occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date, no further
payments or deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) in respect of the
Terminated Transactions will be required to be made, but without prejudice
to
the other provisions of this Agreement. The amount, if any, payable
in respect of an Early Termination Date shall be determined pursuant to
Section 6(e).
(d) Calculations.
(i) Statement. On
or as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of an Early
Termination Date, each party will make the calculations on its part, if
any,
contemplated by Section 6(e) and will provide to the other party a
statement (1) showing, in reasonable detail, such calculations (including
all relevant quotations and specifying any amount payable under
Section 6(e)) and (2) giving details of the relevant account to which
any amount payable to it is to be paid. In the absence of written
confirmation from the source of a quotation obtained in determining a Market
Quotation, the records of the party obtaining such quotation will be conclusive
evidence of the existence and accuracy of such quotation.
(ii) Payment
Date. An amount calculated as being due in respect of
any Early Termination Date under Section 6(e) will be payable on the day
that notice of the amount payable is effective (in the case of an Early
Termination Date which is designated or occurs as a result of an Event
of
Default) and on the day which is two Local Business Days after the day
on which
notice of the amount payable is effective (in the case of an Early Termination
Date which is designated as a result of a Termination Event). Such amount
will
be paid together with (to the extent permitted under applicable law) interest
thereon (before as well as after judgment) in the Termination Currency,
from
(and including) the relevant Early Termination Date to (but excluding)
the date
such amount is paid, at the Applicable Rate. Such interest will be
calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days
elapsed.
(e) Payments
on Early Termination. If an Early Termination Date
occurs, the following provisions shall apply based on the parties’ election in
the Schedule of a payment measure, either “Market Quotation” or “Loss”, and a
payment method, either the “First Method” or the “Second Method”. If
the parties fail to designate a payment measure or payment method in the
Schedule, it will be deemed that “Market Quotation” or the “Second Method”, as
the case may be, shall apply. The amount, if any, payable in respect
of an Early Termination Date and determined pursuant to this Section will
be
subject to any Set-off.
(i) Events
of Default. If the Early Termination Date results from
an Event of Default: —
(1) First
Method and Market Quotation. If the First Method and Market
Quotation apply, the Defaulting Party will pay to the Non-defaulting Party
the
excess, if a positive number, of (A) the sum of the Settlement Amount
(determined by the Non-defaulting Party) in respect of the Terminated
Transactions and the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts
owing
to the Non-defaulting Party over (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of
the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party.
(2) First
Method and Loss. If the First Method and Loss apply, the
Defaulting Party will pay to the Non-defaulting Party, if a positive number,
the
Non-defaulting Party’s Loss in respect of this Agreement.
(3) Second
Method and Market Quotation. If the Second Method and Market
Quotation apply, an amount will be payable equal to (A) the sum of the
Settlement Amount (determined by the Non-defaulting
Party) in respect of the Terminated Transactions and the Termination Currency
Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting Party less
(B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the
Defaulting Party. If that amount is a positive number, the Defaulting
Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting Party; if it is a negative number,
the
Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value of that amount to the
Defaulting Party.
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(4) Second
Method and Loss. If the Second Method and Loss apply, an amount
will be payable equal to the Non-defaulting Party’s Loss in respect of this
Agreement. If that amount is a positive number, the Defaulting Party
will pay it to the Non-defaulting Party; if it is a negative number, the
Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value of that amount to the
Defaulting Party.
(ii) Termination
Events. If the Early Termination Date results from a
Termination Event: —
(1) One
Affected Party. If there is one Affected Party, the amount
payable will be determined in accordance with Section 6(e)(i)(3), if Market
Quotation applies, or Section 6(e)(i)(4), if Loss applies, except that, in
either case, references to the Defaulting Party and to the Non-defaulting
Party
will be deemed to be references to the Affected Party and the party which
is not
the Affected Party, respectively, and, if Loss applies and fewer than all
the
Transactions are being terminated, Loss shall be calculated in respect
of all
Terminated Transactions.
(2) Two
Affected Parties. If there are two Affected
Parties: —
(A) if
Market
Quotation applies, each party will determine a Settlement Amount in respect
of
the Terminated Transactions, and an amount will be payable equal to (I) the
sum of (a) one-half of the difference between the Settlement Amount of the
party with the higher Settlement Amount (“X”) and the Settlement Amount of the
party with the lower Settlement Amount (“Y”) and (b) the Termination
Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to X less (II) the
Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Y;
and
(B) if
Loss
applies, each party will determine its Loss in respect of this Agreement
(or, if
fewer than all the Transactions are being terminated, in respect of all
Terminated Transactions) and an amount will be payable equal to one-half
of the
difference between the Loss of the party with the higher Loss (“X”) and the Loss
of the party with the lower Loss (“Y”).
If
the
amount payable is a positive number, Y will pay it to X; if it is a negative
number, X will pay the absolute value of that amount to Y.
(iii) Adjustment
for Bankruptcy. In circumstances where an Early
Termination Date occurs because “Automatic Early Termination” applies in respect
of a party, the amount determined under this Section 6(e) will be subject
to such adjustments as are appropriate and permitted by law to reflect
any
payments or deliveries made by one party to the other under this Agreement
(and
retained by such other party) during the period from the relevant Early
Termination Date to the date for payment determined under
Section 6(d)(ii).
(iv) Pre-Estimate. The
parties agree that if Market Quotation applies an amount recoverable under
this
Section 6(e) is a reasonable pre-estimate of loss and not a
penalty. Such amount is payable for the loss of bargain and the loss
of protection against future risks and except as otherwise provided in
this
Agreement neither party will be entitled to recover any additional damages
as a
consequence of such losses.
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Transfer
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Subject
to Section 6(b)(ii), neither this Agreement nor any interest or obligation
in or under this Agreement may be transferred (whether by way of security
or
otherwise) by either party without the prior written consent of the other
party,
except that: —
(a) a
party
may make such a transfer of this Agreement pursuant to a consolidation
or
amalgamation with, or merger with or into, or transfer of all or substantially
all its assets to, another entity (but without prejudice to any other right
or
remedy under this Agreement); and
(b) a
party
may make such a transfer of all or any part of its interest in any amount
payable to it from a Defaulting Party under Section 6(e).
Any
purported transfer that is not in compliance with this Section will be
void.
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Contractual
Currency
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(a) Payment
in the Contractual Currency. Each payment under this
Agreement will be made in the relevant currency specified in this Agreement
for
that payment (the “Contractual Currency”). To the extent permitted by
applicable law, any obligation to make payments under this Agreement in
the
Contractual Currency will not be discharged or satisfied by any tender
in any
currency other than the Contractual Currency, except to the extent such
tender
results in the actual receipt by the party to which payment is owed, acting
in a
reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the currency so tendered
into
the Contractual Currency, of the full amount in the Contractual Currency
of all
amounts payable in respect of this Agreement. If for any reason the
amount in the Contractual Currency so received falls short of the amount
in the
Contractual Currency payable in respect of this Agreement, the party required
to
make the payment will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, immediately
pay such additional amount in the Contractual Currency as may be necessary
to
compensate for the shortfall. If for any reason the amount in the
Contractual Currency so received exceeds the amount in the Contractual
Currency
payable in respect of this Agreement, the party receiving the payment will
refund promptly the amount of such excess.
(b) Judgments. To
the extent permitted by applicable law, if any judgment or order expressed
in a
currency other than the Contractual Currency is rendered (i) for the
payment of any amount owing in respect of this Agreement, (ii) for the
payment of any amount relating to any early termination in respect of this
Agreement or (iii) in respect of a judgment or order of another court for
the payment of any amount described in (i) or (ii) above, the party seeking
recovery, after recovery in full of the aggregate amount to which such
party is
entitled pursuant to the judgment or order, will be entitled to receive
immediately from the other party the amount of any shortfall of the Contractual
Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in such other
currency and will refund promptly to the other party any excess of the
Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid
in
such other currency if such shortfall or such excess arises or results
from any
variation between the rate of exchange at which the Contractual Currency
is
converted into the currency of the judgment or order for the purposes of
such
judgment or order and the rate of exchange at which such party is able,
acting
in a reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the currency received
into the Contractual Currency, to purchase the Contractual Currency with
the
amount of the currency of the judgment or order actually received by such
party. The term “rate of exchange” includes, without limitation, any
premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase
of or
conversion into the Contractual Currency.
(c) Separate
Indemnities. To the extent permitted by applicable law,
these indemnities constitute separate and independent obligations from
the other
obligations in this Agreement, will be enforceable as separate and independent
causes of action, will apply notwithstanding any indulgence granted by
the party
to which any payment is owed and will not be affected by judgment being
obtained
or claim or proof being made for any other sums payable in respect of this
Agreement.
(d) Evidence
of Loss. For the purpose of this Section 8, it
will be sufficient for a party to demonstrate that it would have suffered
a loss
had an actual exchange or purchase been made.
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Miscellaneous
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(a) Entire
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to its subject
matter
and supersedes all oral communication and prior writings with respect
thereto.
(b) Amendments. No
amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this Agreement will be
effective
unless in writing (including a writing evidenced by a facsimile transmission)
and executed by each of the parties or confirmed by an exchange of telexes
or
electronic messages on an electronic messaging system.
(c) Survival
of Obligations. Without prejudice to
Sections 2(a)(iii) and 6(c)(ii), the obligations of the parties under this
Agreement will survive the termination of any Transaction.
(d) Remedies
Cumulative. Except as provided in this Agreement, the
rights, powers, remedies and privileges provided in this Agreement are
cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers, remedies and privileges
provided by law.
(e) Counterparts
and Confirmations.
(i) This
Agreement (and each amendment, modification and waiver in respect of it)
may be
executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile transmission),
each of which will be deemed an original.
(ii) The
parties intend that they are legally bound by the terms of each Transaction
from
the moment they agree to those terms (whether orally or otherwise). A
Confirmation shall he entered into as soon as practicable and may be executed
and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile transmission) or
be
created by an exchange of telexes or by an exchange of electronic messages
on an
electronic messaging system, which in each case will be sufficient for
all
purposes to evidence a binding supplement to this Agreement. The
parties will specify therein or through another effective means that any
such
counterpart, telex or electronic message constitutes a
Confirmation.
(f) No
Waiver of Rights. A failure or delay in exercising any
right, power or privilege in respect of this Agreement will not be presumed
to
operate as a waiver, and a single or partial exercise of any right, power
or
privilege will not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise,
of that right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power
or
privilege.
(g) Headings. The
headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and
are
not to affect the construction of or to be taken into consideration in
interpreting this Agreement.
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Offices;
Multibranch Parties
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(a) If
Section 10(a) is specified in the Schedule as applying, each party that
enters into a Transaction through an Office other than its head or home
office
represents to the other party that, notwithstanding the place of booking
office
or jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of such party, the obligations
of such party are the same as if it had entered into the Transaction through
its
head or home office. This representation will be deemed to be
repeated by such party on each date on which a Transaction is entered
into.
(b) Neither
party may change the Office through which it makes and receives payments
or
deliveries for the purpose of a Transaction without the prior written consent
of
the other party.
(c) If
a
party is specified as a Multibranch Party in the Schedule, such Multibranch
Party may make and receive payments or deliveries under any Transaction
through
any Office listed in the Schedule, and the Office through which it makes
and
receives payments or deliveries with respect to a Transaction will be specified
in the relevant Confirmation.
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Expenses
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A
Defaulting Party will, on demand, indemnify and hold harmless the other
party
for and against all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal
fees and
Stamp Tax, incurred by such other party by reason of the enforcement and
protection of its rights under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document
to
which
the Defaulting Party is a party or by reason of the early termination of
any
Transaction, including, but not limited to, costs of collection.
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Notices
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(a) Effectiveness. Any
notice or other communication in respect of this Agreement may be given
in any
manner set forth below (except that a notice or other communication under
Section 5 or 6 may not be given by facsimile transmission or electronic
messaging system) to the address or number or in accordance with the electronic
messaging system details provided (see the Schedule) and will be deemed
effective as indicated:
(i) if
in
writing and delivered in person or by courier, on the date it is
delivered;
(ii) if
sent
by telex, on the date the recipient’s answerback is received;
(iii) if
sent
by facsimile transmission, on the date that transmission is received by
a
responsible employee of the recipient in legible form (it being agreed
that the
burden of proving receipt will be on the sender and will not be met by
a
transmission report generated by the sender’s facsimile machine);
(iv) if
sent
by certified or registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or the equivalent
(return
receipt requested), on the date that mail is delivered or its delivery
is
attempted; or
(v) if
sent
by electronic messaging system, on the date that electronic message is
received,
unless
the date of that delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, as
applicable, is not a Local Business Day or that communication is delivered
(or
attempted) or received, as applicable, after the close of business on a
Local
Business Day, in which case that communication shall be deemed given and
effective on the first following day that is a Local Business Day.
(b) Change
of Addresses. Either party may by notice to the other
change the address, telex or facsimile number or electronic messaging system
details at which notices or other communications are to be given to
it.
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Governing
Law and Jurisdiction
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(a) Governing
Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed
in accordance with the law specified in the Schedule.
(b) Jurisdiction. With
respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating to this Agreement
(“Proceedings”), each party irrevocably:
(i) submits
to the jurisdiction of the English courts, if this Agreement is expressed
to be
governed by English law, or to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
of
the State of New York and the United States District Court located in the
Borough of Manhattan in New York City, if this Agreement is expressed to
be
governed by the laws of the State of New York; and
(ii) waives
any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue of any
Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any claim that such Proceedings
have been brought in an inconvenient forum and further waives the right
to
object, with respect to such Proceedings, that such court does not have
any
jurisdiction over such party.
Nothing
in this Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in any
other
jurisdiction (outside, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by
English
law, the Contracting States, as defined in Section 1(3) of the Civil
Jurisdiction and Judgments Xxx 0000 or any modification, extension or
re-enactment thereof for the time being in force) nor will the bringing
of
Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of
Proceedings in any other jurisdiction.
(c) Service
of Process. Each party irrevocably appoints the Process
Agent (if any) specified opposite its name in the Schedule to receive,
for it
and on its behalf, service of process in any Proceedings. If for any
reason
any party’s Process Agent is unable to act as such, such party will promptly
notify the other party and within 30 days appoint a substitute process
agent
acceptable to the other party. The parties irrevocably consent to
service of process given in the manner provided for notices in
Section 12. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of
either party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
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(d) Waiver
of Immunities. Each party irrevocably waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, with respect to itself and
its
revenues and assets (irrespective of their use or intended use), all immunity
on
the grounds of sovereignty or other similar grounds from (i) suit, (ii)
jurisdiction of any court, (iii) relief by way of injunction, order for
specific
performance or for recovery of property, (iv) attachment of its assets
(whether
before or after judgment) and (v) execution or enforcement of any judgment
to
which it or its revenues or assets might otherwise be entitled in any
Proceedings in the courts of any jurisdiction and irrevocably agrees, to
the
extent permitted by applicable law, that it will not claim any such immunity
in
any Proceedings.
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Definitions
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As
used
in this Agreement: —
“Additional
Termination Event” has the meaning specified in
Section 5(b).
“Affected
Party” has the meaning specified in
Section 5(b).
“Affected
Transactions” means (a) with respect to any Termination Event
consisting of an Illegality, Tax Event or Tax Event Upon Merger, all
Transactions affected by the occurrence of such Termination Event and
(b) with respect to any other Termination Event, all
Transactions.
“Affiliate”
means, subject to the Schedule, in relation to any person, any entity
controlled, directly or indirectly, by the person, any entity that controls,
directly or indirectly, the person or any entity directly or indirectly
under
common control with the person. For this purpose, “control” of any
entity or person means ownership of a majority of the voting power of the
entity
or person.
“Applicable
Rate” means: —
(a) in
respect of obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been
but for
Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;
(b) in
respect of an obligation to pay an amount under Section 6(e) of either
party from and after the date (determined in accordance with
Section 6(d)(ii)) on which that amount is payable, the Default
Rate;
(c) in
respect of all other obligations payable or deliverable (or which would
have
been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default
Rate; and
(d) in
all other cases, the Termination Rate.
“Burdened
Party” has the meaning specified in
Section 5(b).
“Change
in Tax Law” means the enactment, promulgation, execution or
ratification of, or any change in or amendment to, any law (or in the
application or official interpretation of any law) that occurs on or after
the
date on which the relevant Transaction is entered into.
“consent”
includes a consent, approval, action, authorisation, exemption, notice,
filing,
registration or exchange control consent.
“Credit
Event Upon Merger” has the meaning specified in
Section 5(b).
“Credit
Support Document” means any agreement or instrument that is
specified as such in this Agreement.
“Credit
Support Provider” has the meaning specified in the
Schedule.
“Default
Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or
evidence of any actual cost) to the relevant payee (as certified by it)
if it
were to fund or of funding the relevant amount plus 1% per annum.
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“Defaulting
Party” has the meaning specified in
Section 6(a).
“Early
Termination Date” means the date determined in accordance with
Section 6(a) or 6(b)(iv).
“Event
of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 5(a) and, if
applicable, in the Schedule.
“Illegality”
has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
“Indemnifiable
Tax” means any Tax other than a Tax that would not be imposed
in
respect of a payment under this Agreement but for a present or former connection
between the jurisdiction of the government or taxation authority imposing
such
Tax and the recipient of such payment or a person related to such recipient
(including, without limitation, a connection arising from such recipient
or
related person being or having been a citizen or resident of such jurisdiction,
or being or having been organised, present or engaged in a trade or business
in
such jurisdiction, or having or having had a permanent establishment or
fixed
place of business in such jurisdiction, but excluding a connection arising
solely from such recipient or related person having executed, delivered,
performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this
Agreement or a Credit Support Document).
“law”
includes any treaty, law, rule or regulation (as modified, in the case
of tax
matters, by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority)
and
“lawful” and “unlawful” will
be construed accordingly.
“Local
Business Day” means, subject to the Schedule, a day on which
commercial banks are open for business (including dealings in foreign exchange
and foreign currency deposits) (a) in relation to any obligation under
Section 2(a)(i), in the place(s) specified in the relevant Confirmation or,
if not so specified, as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing or determined
pursuant to provisions contained, or incorporated by reference, in this
Agreement, (b) in relation to any other payment, in the place where the
relevant account is located and, if different, in the principal financial
centre, if any, of the currency of such payment, (c) in relation to any
notice or other communication, including notice contemplated under
Section 5(a)(i), in the city specified in the address for notice provided
by the recipient and, in the case of a notice contemplated by Section 2(b),
in the place where the relevant new account is to be located and (d) in
relation to Section 5(a)(v)(2), in the relevant locations for performance
with respect to such Specified Transaction.
“Loss”
means, with respect to this Agreement or one or more Terminated Transactions,
as
the case may be, and a party, the Termination Currency Equivalent of an
amount
that party reasonably determines in good faith to be its total losses and
costs
(or gain, in which case expressed as a negative number) in connection with
this
Agreement or that Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions,
as
the case may be, including any loss of bargain, cost of funding or, at
the
election of such party but without duplication, loss or cost incurred as
a
result of its terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any
hedge or
related trading position (or any gain resulting from any of
them). Loss includes losses and costs (or gains) in respect of any
payment or delivery required to have been made (assuming satisfaction of
each
applicable condition precedent) on or before the relevant Early Termination
Date
and not made, except, so as to avoid duplication, if Section 6(e)(i)(1) or
(3) or 6(e)(ii)(2)(A) applies. Loss does not include a party’s legal
fees and out-of-pocket expenses referred to under Section 11. A
party will determine its Loss as of the relevant Early Termination Date,
or, if
that is not reasonably practicable, as of the earliest date thereafter
as is
reasonably practicable. A party may (but need not) determine its Loss
by reference to quotations of relevant rates or prices from one or more
leading
dealers in the relevant markets.
“Market
Quotation” means, with respect to one or more Terminated
Transactions and a party making the determination, an amount determined
on the
basis of quotations from Reference Market-makers. Each quotation will
be for an amount, if any, that would be paid to such party (expressed as
a
negative number) or by such party (expressed as a positive number) in
consideration of an agreement between such party (taking into account any
existing Credit Support Document with respect to the obligations of such
party)
and the quoting Reference Market-maker to enter into a transaction (the
“Replacement Transaction”) that would have the effect of preserving for such
party the economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether the underlying
obligation was absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of
each
applicable condition precedent) by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in
respect of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions
that
would, but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have
been
required after that date. For this purpose, Unpaid Amounts in respect
of the Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions are to
be
excluded but, without limitation, any payment or delivery that would, but
for
the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required (assuming satisfaction
of each applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date
is to
be included. The Replacement Transaction would be subject to such
documentation as such party and the Reference Market-maker may, in good
faith,
agree. The party making the determination (or its agent) will request
each Reference Market-maker to provide its quotation to the extent reasonably
practicable as of the same day and time (without regard to different time
zones)
on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the relevant Early Termination
Date. The day and time as of which those quotations are to be
obtained will be selected in good faith by the party obliged to make a
determination under Section 6(e), and, if each party is so obliged, after
consultation with the other. If more than three quotations are
provided, the Market Quotation will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations,
without regard to the quotations having the highest and lowest
values. If exactly three such quotations are provided, the Market
Quotation will be the quotation remaining after disregarding the highest
and
lowest quotations. For this purpose, if more than one quotation has
the same highest value or lowest value, then one of such quotations shall
be
disregarded. If fewer than three quotations are provided, it will be
deemed that the Market Quotation in respect of such Terminated Transaction
or
group of Terminated Transactions cannot be determined.
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“Non-default
Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or
evidence of any actual cost) to the Non-defaulting Party (as certified
by it) if
it were to fund the relevant amount.
“Non-defaulting
Party” has the meaning specified in
Section 6(a).
“Office”
means a branch or office of a party, which may be such party’s head or home
office.
“Potential
Event of Default” means any event which, with the giving of notice
or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Reference
Market-makers” means four leading dealers in the relevant market
selected by the party determining a Market Quotation in good faith (a) from
among dealers of the highest credit standing which satisfy all the criteria
that
such party applies generally at the time in deciding whether to offer or
to make
an extension of credit and (b) to the extent practicable, from among such
dealers having an office in the same city.
“Relevant
Jurisdiction” means, with respect to a party, the jurisdictions
(a) in which the party is incorporated, organised, managed and controlled
or considered to have its seat, (b) where an Office through which the party
is acting for purposes of this Agreement is located, (c) in which the party
executes this Agreement and (d) in relation to any payment, from or through
which such payment is made.
“Scheduled
Payment Date” means a date on which a payment or delivery is to be
made under Section 2(a)(i) with respect to a Transaction.
“Set-off”
means set-off, offset, combination of accounts, right of retention or
withholding or similar right or requirement to which the payer of an amount
under Section 6 is entitled or subject (whether arising under this
Agreement, another contract, applicable law or otherwise) that is exercised
by,
or imposed on, such payer.
“Settlement
Amount” means, with respect to a party and any Early Termination
Date, the sum of: —
(a) the
Termination Currency Equivalent of the Market Quotations (whether positive
or
negative) for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions
for which a Market Quotation is determined; and
(b) such
party’s Loss (whether positive or negative and without reference to any Unpaid
Amounts) for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions
for
which a Market Quotation cannot be determined or would not (in the reasonable
belief of the party making the determination) produce a commercially reasonable
result.
“Specified
Entity” has the meanings specified in the Schedule.
ISDA
(R) 1992
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“Specified
Indebtedness” means, subject to the Schedule, any obligation
(whether present or future, contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety
or
otherwise) in respect of borrowed money.
“Specified
Transaction” means, subject to the Schedule, (a) any
transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing
or
hereafter entered into between one party to this Agreement (or any Credit
Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such
party)
and the other party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of
such
other party or any applicable Specified Entity of such other party) which
is a
rate swap transaction, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity
swap,
commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option,
bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap
transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction,
cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar
transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions),
(b) any combination of these transactions and (c) any other
transaction identified as a Specified Transaction in this Agreement or
the
relevant confirmation.
“Stamp
Tax” means any stamp, registration, documentation or similar
tax.
“Tax”
means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, assessment
or fee
of any nature (including interest, penalties and additions thereto) that
is
imposed by any government or other taxing authority in respect of any payment
under this Agreement other than a stamp, registration, documentation or
similar
tax.
“Tax
Event” has the meaning specified in
Section 5(b).
“Tax
Event Upon Merger” has the meaning specified in
Section 5(b).
“Terminated
Transactions” means with respect to any Early Termination Date
(a) if resulting from a Termination Event, all Affected Transactions and
(b) if resulting from an Event of Default, all Transactions (in either
case) in effect immediately before the effectiveness of the notice designating
that Early Termination Date (or, if “Automatic Early Termination” applies,
immediately before that Early Termination Date).
“Termination
Currency” has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
“Termination
Currency Equivalent” means, in respect of any amount denominated
in the Termination Currency, such Termination Currency amount and, in respect
of
any amount denominated in a currency other than the Termination Currency
(the
“Other Currency”), the amount in the Termination Currency determined by the
party making the relevant determination as being required to purchase such
amount of such Other Currency as at the relevant Early Termination Date,
or, if
the relevant Market Quotation or Loss (as the case may be), is determined
as of
a later date, that later date, with the Termination Currency at the rate
equal
to the spot exchange rate of the foreign exchange agent (selected as provided
below) for the purchase of such Other Currency with the Termination Currency
at
or about 11:00 a.m. (in the city in which such foreign exchange
agent is located) on such date as would be customary for the determination
of
such a rate for the purchase of such Other Currency for value on the relevant
Early Termination Date or that later date. The foreign exchange agent
will, if only one party is obliged to make a determination under
Section 6(e), be selected in good faith by that party and otherwise will be
agreed by the parties.
“Termination
Event” means an Illegality, a Tax Event or a Tax Event Upon Merger
or, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional
Termination Event.
“Termination
Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean of the
cost (without proof or evidence of any actual cost) to each party (as certified
by such party) if it were to fund or of funding such amounts.
“Unpaid
Amounts” owing to any party means, with respect to an Early
Termination Date, the aggregate of (a) in respect of all Terminated
Transactions, the amounts that became payable (or that would have become
payable
but for Section 2(a)(iii)) to such party under Section 2(a)(i) on or
prior to such Early Termination Date and which remain unpaid as at such
Early
Termination Date and (b) in respect of each Terminated Transaction, for
each obligation under Section 2(a)(i) which was (or would have been but for
Section 2(a)(iii)) required to be settled by delivery to such party on or
prior to such Early Termination Date and which has not been so settled
as at
such Early Termination Date, an amount equal to the fair value
of
that which was (or would have been) required to be delivered as of the
originally scheduled date for delivery, in each case together with (to
the
extent permitted under applicable law) interest, in the currency of such
amounts, from (and including) the date such amounts or obligations were
or would
have been required to have been paid or performed to (but excluding) such
Early
Termination Date, at the Applicable Rate. Such amounts of interest
will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number
of
days elapsed. The fair market value of any obligation referred to in
clause (b) above shall be reasonably determined by the party obliged to
make the determination under Section 6(e) or, if each party is so obliged,
it shall be the average of the Termination Currency Equivalents of the
fair
market values reasonably determined by both parties.
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value
of
that which was (or would have been) required to be delivered as of the
originally scheduled date for delivery, in each case together with (to the
extent permitted under applicable law) interest, in the currency of such
amounts, from (and including) the date such amounts or obligations were or
would
have been required to have been paid or performed to (but excluding) such
Early Termination Date, at the Applicable Rate. Such amounts of
interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual
number of days elapsed. The fair market value of any obligation
referred to in clause (b) above shall be reasonably determined
by the party obliged to make the determination under Section 6(e) or, if
each
party is so obliged, it shall be the average of the Termination Currency
Equivalents of the fair market values reasonably
determined
by both parties.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this document on the respective
dates
specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page of
this document.
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH | THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its individual or corporate capacity but
solely
as
Supplemental
Interest Trustee for Alternative Loan Trust 2007-
HY8C
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(Party
A)
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(Party
B)
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx Kesslet | Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: Director | Title: Assistant Treasurer | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | ||||
Title: Vice President |
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(Multicurrency-Cross
Border)
SCHEDULE
to
the
Master
Agreement
dated
as
of July 31, 2007
between
DEUTSCHE
BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH (“Party A”),
and
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its individual or corporate capacity but solely
as
Supplemental
Interest Trustee for Alternative Loan Trust 2007- HY8C
(“Party
B”)
All
terms used herein and not otherwise defined are given their meaning in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement for Alternative Loan Trust 2007-HY8C dated
as of
July 1, 2007 among CWALT, Inc. as depositor, Park Granada LLC, as a seller,
Park
Monaco Inc., as a seller, Park Sienna LLC, as a seller, Countrywide Home
Loans,
Inc. as a seller, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as master servicer,
and
The Bank of New York, as trustee (the “Pooling and Servicing
Agreement”).
Part
1: Termination Provisions
For
the
purposes of this Agreement:
(a) “Specified
Entity” will not apply to Party A or Party B for any
purpose.
(b) “Specified
Transaction” will not apply to Party A or Party B for any
purpose.
(c)
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Events
of Default.
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The
statement below that an Event of Default will apply to a specific party means
that upon the occurrence of such an Event of Default with respect to such
party,
the other party shall have the rights of a Non-defaulting Party under Section
6
of this Agreement; conversely, the statement below that such event will not
apply to a specific party means that the other party shall not have such
rights.
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(i)
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The
“Failure to Pay or Deliver” provisions of Section 5(a)(i)
will apply to Party A and will apply to Party B; provided, however,
that
Section 5(a)(i) is hereby amended by replacing the word “third” with the
word “first”.
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(ii)
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The
“Breach of Agreement” provisions of Section 5(a)(ii) will
apply to Party A and will not apply to Party
B.
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(iii)
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The
“Credit Support Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(iii)
will apply to Party A and will not apply to Party B except that
Section
5(a)(iii)(1) will apply to Party B solely in respect of Party B’s
obligations under Paragraph 3(b) of the Credit Support Annex; provided,
however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section
5(a)(iii)(1), 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 not constitute an Event of Default under Section
5(a)(iii) unless (i) a Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Ratings Event has occurred
and been continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days or (ii)
an S&P
Required Ratings Event has occurred and been continuing for 10
or more
Local Business Days.
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(iv)
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The
“Misrepresentation” provisions of Section 5(a)(iv) will
apply to Party A and will not apply to Party
B.
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(v)
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The
“Default under Specified Transaction” provisions of
Section 5(a)(v) will not apply to Party A and will not apply to
Party
B.
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(vi)
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The
“Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) will apply
to Party A and will not apply to Party B. For purposes of
Section 5(a)(vi), solely with respect to Party
A:
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Section
5(a)(vi) is hereby amended by adding the following words at the end
thereof:
“provided,
however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, an Event of Default shall not
occur under either (1) or (2) above if (A) (I) the default, or other similar
event or condition referred to in (1) or the failure to pay referred to in
(2)
is a failure to pay or deliver caused by an error or omission of an
administrative or operational nature, and (II) funds or the asset to be
delivered were available to such party to enable it to make the relevant
payment
or delivery when due and (III) such payment or delivery is made within three
(3)
Local Business Days following receipt of written notice from an interested
party
of such failure to pay, or (B) such party was precluded from paying, or was
unable to pay, using reasonable means, through the office of the party through
which it was acting for purposes of the relevant Specified Indebtedness,
by
reason of force majeure, act of State, illegality or
impossibility.”
“Specified
Indebtedness” will have the meaning specified in Section 14, except that such
term shall not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the
ordinary course of Party A’s banking business.
“Threshold
Amount” means with respect to Party A an amount equal to three percent (3%) of
the Shareholders’ Equity of Party A or, if applicable, the Eligible Guarantor of
Party A.
“Shareholders’
Equity” means with respect to an entity, at any time, the sum (as shown in the
most recent annual audited financial statements of such entity) of (i) its
capital stock (including preferred stock) outstanding, taken at par value,
(ii)
its capital surplus and (iii) its retained earnings, minus (iv) treasury
stock,
each to be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the country in which Party A or, if applicable, the Eligible
Guarantor of Party A is organized.
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(vii)
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The
“Bankruptcy” provisions of Section 5(a)(vii) will apply
to Party A and will apply to Party B except that the provisions
of Section
5(a)(vii)(2), (6) (to the extent that such provisions refer to
any
appointment contemplated or effected by the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement or any appointment to which Party B has not become subject),
(7)
and (9) will not apply to Party B; provided that, with respect
to Party B
only, (i) Section 5(a)(vii)(4) is hereby amended by adding after
the words
“against it” the words “(excluding any proceeding or petition instituted
or presented by Party A or its Affiliates)” and (ii) Section 5(a)(vii)(8)
is hereby amended by deleting the words “to (7) (inclusive)” and inserting
in lieu thereof “, (3), (4) as amended, (5) and (6) as
amended”.
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(viii)
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The
“Merger Without Assumption” provisions of Section
5(a)(viii) will apply to Party A and will not apply to Party
B.
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(d)
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Termination
Events.
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The
statement below that a Termination Event will apply to a specific party means
that upon the occurrence of such a Termination Event, if such specific party
is
the Affected Party with respect to a Tax Event, the Burdened Party with respect
to a Tax Event Upon Merger (except as noted below) or the non-Affected Party
with respect to a Credit Event Upon Merger, as the case may be, such specific
party shall have the right to designate an Early Termination Date in accordance
with Section 6 of this Agreement; conversely, the statement below that such
an
event will not apply to a specific party means that such party shall not
have
such right; provided, however, with respect to “Illegality” the statement that
such event will apply to a specific party means that upon the occurrence
of such
a Termination Event with respect to such party, either party shall have the
right to designate an Early Termination Date in accordance with Section 6
of
this Agreement.
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(i) The
“Illegality” provisions of Section 5(b)(i) will apply to Party
A and will apply to Party B.
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(ii)
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The
“Tax Event” provisions of Section 5(b)(ii) will apply to
Party A except that, for purposes of the application of Section
5(b)(ii)
to Party A, Section 5(b)(ii) is hereby amended by deleting the
words “(x)
any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of
competent
jurisdiction, on or after the date on which a Transaction is entered
into
(regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect
to a
party to this Agreement) or (y)” and the “Tax Event”
provisions of Section 5(b)(ii) will apply to Party
B.
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(iii)
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The
“Tax Event Upon Merger” provisions of Section 5(b)(iii)
will apply to Party A and will apply to Party B, provided that
Party A
shall not be entitled to designate an Early Termination Date by
reason of
a Tax Event upon Merger in respect of which it is the Affected
Party.
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(iv)
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The
“Credit Event Upon Merger” provisions of Section 5(b)(iv)
will not apply to Party A and will not apply to Party
B.
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(e)
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The
“Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a)
will not apply to Party A and will not apply to Party
B.
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(f)
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Payments
on Early Termination. For the purpose of Section 6(e)
of this Agreement:
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(i)
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Market
Quotation will apply, provided, however, that, if an Early Termination
Date has been designated by Party B in respect of a Derivative
Provider
Trigger Event, the following provisions will
apply:
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(A)
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The
definition of Market Quotation in Section 14 shall be deleted in
its
entirety and replaced with the
following:
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“Market
Quotation” means, with respect to one or more Terminated
Transactions, a Firm Offer which is (1) made by a Reference Market-maker
that is
an Eligible Replacement, (2) for an amount that would be paid to Party B
(expressed as a negative number) or by Party B (expressed as a positive number)
in consideration of an agreement between Party B and such Reference Market-maker
to enter into a Replacement Transaction and (3) made on the basis that Unpaid
Amounts in respect of the Terminated Transaction or group of Transactions
are to
be excluded but, without limitation, any payment or delivery that would,
but for
the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required (assuming satisfaction
of each applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date
is to
be included.
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(B)
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The
definition of Settlement Amount shall be deleted in its entirety
and
replaced with the following:
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“Settlement
Amount” means, with respect to any Early Termination Date, an
amount (as determined by Party B) equal to:
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(a)
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If
a Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated Transaction or group
of
Terminated Transactions is accepted by Party B so as to become
legally
binding on or before the day falling ten Local Business Days after
the day
on which the Early Termination Date is designated, or such later
day as
Party B may specify in writing to Party A, but in either case no
later
than one Local Business Day prior to the Early Termination Date
(such day,
the “Latest Settlement Amount Determination Day”), the Termination
Currency Equivalent of the amount (whether positive or negative)
of such
Market Quotation;
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(b)
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If,
on the Latest Settlement Amount Determination Day, no Market Quotation
for
the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions
has been
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accepted
by Party B so as to become legally binding and one or more Market
Quotations have been communicated to Party B and remain capable
of
becoming legally binding upon acceptance by Party B, the Settlement
Amount
shall equal the Termination Currency Equivalent of the amount
(whether
positive or negative) of the lowest of such Market Quotations
(for the
avoidance of doubt, the lowest of such Market Quotations shall
be the
lowest Market Quotation of such Market Quotations expressed as
a positive
number or, if any of such Market Quotations is expressed as a
negative
number, the Market Quotation expressed as a negative number with
the
largest absolute value); or
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(c)
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If,
on the Latest Settlement Amount Determination Day, no Market Quotation
for
the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions
is
accepted by Party B so as to become legally binding and no Market
Quotations have been communicated to Party B and remain capable
of
becoming legally binding upon acceptance by Party B, the Settlement
Amount
shall equal Party B’s Loss (whether positive or negative and without
reference to any Unpaid Amounts) for the relevant Terminated Transaction
or group of Terminated
Transactions.
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(C)
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If
Party B requests Party A in writing to obtain Market Quotations,
Party A
shall use its reasonable efforts to do so before the Latest Settlement
Amount Determination Day.
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(D)
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If
the Settlement Amount is a negative number, Section 6(e)(i)(3)
shall be
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
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“(3)
Second Method and Market Quotation. If the Second Method and Market
Quotation apply, (I) Party B shall pay to Party A an amount equal to the
absolute value of the Settlement Amount in respect of the Terminated
Transactions, (II) Party B shall pay to Party A the Termination Currency
Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Party A and (III) Party A shall
pay to
Party B the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to
Party
B; provided, however, that (x) the amounts payable under the immediately
preceding clauses (II) and (III) shall be subject to netting in accordance
with
Section 2(c) of this Agreement and (y) notwithstanding any other provision
of
this Agreement, any amount payable by Party A under the immediately preceding
clause (III) shall not be netted-off against any amount payable by Party
B under
the immediately preceding clause (I).”
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(E)
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At
any time on or before the Latest Settlement Amount Determination
Day at
which two or more Market Quotations have been communicated to Party
B and
remain capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance by Party
B,
Party B shall be entitled to accept only the lowest of such Market
Quotations (for the avoidance of doubt, the lowest of such Market
Quotations shall be the lowest Market Quotation of such Market
Quotations
expressed as a positive number or, if any of such Market Quotations
is
expressed as a negative number, the Market Quotation expressed
as a
negative number with the largest absolute
value).
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(ii)
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The
Second Method will apply.
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(iii)
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Party
A and Party B agree that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to
the contrary, in the event that an Early Termination Date has been
designated (regardless of whether Party A or Party B is the Defaulting
Party or Affected Party, as a result of a Derivative Provider Trigger
Event or otherwise), (i) the amount payable under Section 6(e)
in respect
of each Transaction shall be calculated and paid as if each such
Transaction was subject to a separate ISDA Master Agreement in
the form of
this Agreement and (ii) such amount shall not be subject to netting
or any
right of Set-off.
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(g) “Termination
Currency” means USD.
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(h) Additional
Termination Events. Additional Termination Events will apply
as provided in Part 5(c).
Part
2: Tax Representations
(a) Tax
Representations.
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(i)
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Payer
Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(e) of
this Agreement:
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(A) Party
A makes the following representation(s):
It
is not
required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any
deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other
than interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e) of this Agreement) to
be made
by it to the other party under this Agreement. In making this
representation, it may rely on: the accuracy of any representations made
by the
other party pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement; (ii) the satisfaction
of
the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement
and
the accuracy and effectiveness of any document provided by the other party
pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement; and (iii) the
satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section 4(d)
of
this Agreement, provided that it shall not be a breach of this representation
where reliance is placed on clause (ii) and the other party does not deliver
a
form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) by reason of material prejudice
to its
legal or commercial position.
(B) Party
B makes the following representation(s):
None.
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(ii)
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Payee
Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of
this Agreement:
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(A) Party
A makes the following representation(s):
It
is a
“foreign person” within the meaning of the applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations
concerning information reporting and backup withholding tax (as in effect
on
January 1, 2001), unless Party A provides written notice to Party B that
it is
no longer a foreign person. In respect of any Transaction it enters into
through
an office or discretionary agent in the United States or which otherwise
is
allocated for United States federal income tax purposes to such United States
trade or business, each payment received or to be received by it under such
Transaction will be effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or
business in the United States.
(B) Party
B makes the following representation(s):
None.
(b)
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Tax
Provisions.
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(i)
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Gross
Up. Section 2(d)(i)(4) shall not apply to Party B as X
and Section 2(d)(ii) shall not apply to Party B as Y, in each case
such
that Party B shall not be required to pay any additional amounts
referred
to therein.
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(ii)
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Indemnifiable
Tax. The definition of “Indemnifiable Tax” in Section
14 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
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“Indemnifiable
Tax” means, in relation to payments by Party A, any Tax and, in
relation to payments by Party B, no Tax.
Part
3: Agreement to Deliver Documents
(a)
Tax
forms, documents or certificates to be delivered are:
Party
required to deliver document
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Form/Document/Certificate
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Date
by which to be delivered
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Party
A and Party B
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Any
document required or reasonably requested to allow the other party
to make
payments under this Agreement without any deduction or withholding
for or
on the account of any Tax or with such deduction or withholding
at a
reduced rate.
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Promptly
after the earlier of (i) reasonable demand by either party or (ii)
within
30 days of the execution of this
Agreement.
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(b)
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Other
Documents to be delivered are (any document to be delivered below
via
internet shall be deemed to be furnished in writing for purposes
of
Section 3(d) of the
Agreement):
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Party
required to deliver document
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Form/Document/Certificate
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Date
by which to be delivered
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Covered
by Section 3(d) representation
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Party
A and Party B
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Any
documents required or reasonably requested by the receiving party
to
evidence authority of the delivering party or its Credit Support
Provider,
if any, to execute and deliver this Agreement, any Confirmation
and any
Credit Support Documents to which it is a party, and to evidence
the
authority of the delivering party or its Credit Support Provider
to
perform its obligations under this Agreement, such Confirmation
and/or
Credit Support Document, as the case may be.
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Upon
execution.
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Yes
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Party
A and Party B
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A
certificate of an authorized officer of the party, as to the incumbency
and authority of the respective officers of the party signing this
Agreement, any relevant Credit Support Document or any Confirmation,
as
the case may be.
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Upon
execution
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Yes
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Party
A
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Annual
Report of Party A containing consolidated financial statements
certified
by independent certified public accountants and prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles in the country in
which
Party A is organized to be delivered via internet at
http://
xxx.xx.xxx/
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Annually,
after becoming publicly available
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Yes
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Party
A
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Quarterly
Financial Statements of Party A containing unaudited, consolidated
financial statements of Party A’s fiscal quarter prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles in the country in
which
Party A is organized to be delivered via internet at
xxxx://xxx.xx.xxx/
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Quarterly,
after becoming publicly available
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Yes
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Party
A
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An
opinion of counsel to such party reasonably satisfactory in form
and
substance to the other party regarding the enforceability of this
Agreement, any Confirmation and any Credit Support Documents to
which it
is a party.
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Upon
execution
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No
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Party
required to deliver document
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Form/Document/Certificate
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Date
by which to be delivered
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Covered
by Section 3(d)
representation
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Party
B
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Executed
copy of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
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Upon
the filing of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement on the Security
and
Exchange Commission’s XXXXX system
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Yes
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Part
4: Miscellaneous
(a)
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Addresses
for Notices. For the purposes of Section 12(a) of this
Agreement:
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Party
A:
Any
notice to Party A relating to a particular Transaction shall be delivered
to the
address or facsimile number specified in the Confirmation of such
Transaction. Any notice delivered for purposes of Sections 5 and 6
(other than notices under Section 5(a)(i) with respect to Party A) of this
Agreement shall be delivered to the following address:
Deutsche
Bank AG, Head Office
Xxxxxxxxxxxx
00
00000
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Attention:
Legal Department
Facsimile
No: 0049 69 910 36097
Party
B:
Address
for notices or communications to Party B:
Address:
The Bank of New York
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx – 0X Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Corporate Trust Administration MBS Administration, CWALT, Series
2007-HY8C
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
(b)
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Process
Agent. For the purposes of Section 13(c) of this
Agreement:
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Party
A
appoints as its Process Agent: Not Applicable.
Party
B
appoints as its Process Agent: Not Applicable.
(c)
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Offices.
The provisions of Section 10(a) will not apply to this
Agreement.
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(d)
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Multibranch
Party. For the purpose of Section 10(c) of this
Agreement:
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Party
A
is not a Multibranch Party.
Party
B
is not a Multibranch Party.
(e)
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Calculation
Agent. The Calculation Agent is Party A; provided however,
if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to
Party A,
then Party B shall be entitled to appoint a financial institution
which
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would
qualify as a Reference Market-maker to act as Calculation Agent,
the cost
for which shall be borne by Party
A.
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(f)
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Credit
Support Document. Credit Support Document
means
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Party
A:
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The
Credit Support Annex and any guarantee in support of Party A’s obligations
under this Agreement.
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Party
B:
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The
Credit Support Annex, solely in respect of Party B’s obligations under
Paragraph 3(b) of the Credit Support
Annex.
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(g)
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Credit
Support Provider.
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Party
A:
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The
guarantor under any guarantee in support of Party A’s obligations under
this Agreement.
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Party
B:
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None.
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(h)
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Governing
Law. The parties to this Agreement hereby agree that
the law
of the State of New York shall govern their rights and duties in
whole,
without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof other
than New
York General Obligations Law Sections 5-1401 and
5-1402.
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(i)
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Netting
of Payments. Subparagraph (ii) of Section 2(c) of this
Agreement will apply to all
Transactions.
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(j)
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“Affiliate”
will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement,
provided,
however, that Party B shall be deemed to have no Affiliates for
purposes
of this Agreement, including for purposes of Section
6(b)(ii).
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Part
5: Other Provisions
(a)
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Definitions.
Unless otherwise specified in a Confirmation, this Agreement
and
each Transaction under this Agreement are subject to the 2000 ISDA
Definitions as published and copyrighted in 2000 by the International
Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (the
“Definitions”) and will be governed in all relevant
respects by the provisions set forth in the Definitions, without
regard to
any amendment to the Definitions subsequent to the date
hereof. The provisions of the Definitions are hereby
incorporated by reference in and shall be deemed a part of this
Agreement,
except that (i) references in the Definitions to a “Swap Transaction”
shall be deemed references to a “Transaction” for purposes of this
Agreement and (ii) references to a “Transaction” in this Agreement shall
be deemed references to a “Swap Transaction” for purposes of the
Definitions.
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(b)
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Amendments
to ISDA Master Agreement.
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(i)
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Single
Agreement. Section 1(c) is hereby amended by the
adding the words “including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Credit
Support Annex” after the words “Master
Agreement”.
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(ii)
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Conditions
Precedent.Section
2(a)(iii) is hereby amended by adding the following at the end
thereof:
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in Section 2(a)(iii)(1), if an Event of Default
with
respect to Party B or Potential Event of Default with respect to Party B
has
occurred and been continuing for more than 30 Local Business Days and no
Early
Termination Date in respect of the Affected Transactions has occurred or
been
effectively designated by Party A, the obligations of Party A under Section
2(a)(i) shall cease to be subject to the condition precedent set forth in
Section 2(a)(iii)(1) with respect to such specific occurrence of such Event
of
Default or such Potential Event of Default (the “Specific
Event”); provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, the obligations
of Party A under Section 2(a)(i) shall be subject to the condition precedent
set
forth in Section
9
2(a)(iii)(1)
(subject to the foregoing) with respect to any subsequent occurrence of the
same
Event of Default with respect to Party B or Potential Event of Default with
respect to Party B after the Specific Event has ceased to be continuing and
with
respect to any occurrence of any other Event of Default with respect to Party
B
or Potential Event of Default with respect to Party B that occurs subsequent
to
the Specific Event.
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(iii)
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Change
of Account. Section 2(b) is hereby amended by the
addition of the following after the word “delivery” in the first line
thereof:
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“to
another account in the same legal and tax jurisdiction as the original
account”.
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(iv)
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Representations. Section
3 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following
subsection
(g):
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“(g)
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Relationship
Between Parties.
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(1)
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Nonreliance. (i)
It is not relying on any statement or representation of the other
party
regarding any Transaction (whether written or oral), other than
the
representations expressly made in this Agreement or the Confirmation
in
respect of that Transaction and (ii) it has consulted with its
own legal,
regulatory, tax, business, investment, financial and accounting
advisors
to the extent it has deemed necessary and it has made its own investment,
hedging and trading decisions based upon its own judgment and upon
any
advice from such advisors as it has deemed necessary and not upon
any view
expressed by the other party.
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(2)
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Evaluation
and Understanding. (i) It has the capacity to evaluate
(internally or through independent professional advice) each Transaction
and has made its own decision to enter into each Transaction and
(ii) It
understands the terms, conditions and risks of each Transaction
and is
willing and able to accept those terms and conditions and to assume
those
risks, financially and otherwise.
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(3)
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Purpose. It
is entering into each Transaction for the purposes of managing
its
borrowings or investments, hedging its underlying assets or liabilities
or
in connection with a line of
business.
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(4)
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Status
of Parties. The other party is not acting as an agent,
fiduciary or advisor for it in respect of any
Transaction.
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(5)
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Eligible
Contract Participant. It is an “eligible swap participant” as
such term is defined in Section 35.1(b)(2) of the regulations (17
C.F.R.
35) promulgated under, and an “eligible contract participant” as defined
in Section 1(a)(12) of, the Commodity Exchange Act, as
amended.”
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(v)
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Transfer
to Avoid Termination Event. Section 6(b)(ii) is hereby
amended by (i) deleting the words “or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs
and the Burdened Party is the Affected Party,” and (ii) deleting the words
“to transfer” and inserting the words “to effect a Permitted Transfer” in
lieu thereof.
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(vi)
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Jurisdiction.
Section 13(b) is hereby amended by: (i) deleting in the
second
line of subparagraph (i) thereof the word "non-", (ii) deleting
“; and”
from the end of subparagraph 1 and inserting “.” in lieu thereof and (iii)
deleting the final paragraph
thereof.
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(vii)
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Local
Business Day. The definition of Local Business Day in
Section 14 is hereby amended by the addition of the words “or any Credit
Support Document” after “Section 2(a)(i)” and the addition of the words
“or Credit Support Document” after
“Confirmation”.
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(c)
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Additional
Termination Events. The following Additional
Termination Events will apply:
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(i)
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Moody’s
First Ratings Trigger Collateral Failure. If (A) it is
not the case that a Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings Event has occurred and
been continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days and (B) Party
A has
failed to comply with or perform any obligation to be complied
with or
performed by Party A in accordance with the Credit Support Annex,
then an
Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to
Party A
and Party A shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such
Additional Termination Event.
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(ii)
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S&P
Approved Ratings Collateral Failure. If (A) it is not
the case that an S&P Required Ratings Event has occurred and been
continuing for 10 or more Local Business Days and (B) Party A has
failed
to comply with or perform any obligation to be complied with or
performed
by Party A in accordance with the Credit Support Annex, then an
Additional
Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to Party A and
Party A
shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional
Termination Event.
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(iii)
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Moody’s
Second Ratings Trigger Replacement. If (A) a Moody’s
Second Trigger Ratings Event has occurred and been continuing for
30 or
more Local Business Days and (B) at least one Eligible Replacement
has
made a Firm Offer that would, assuming the occurrence of an Early
Termination Date, qualify as a Market Quotation (as defined in
Part
1(f)(i) above) and such Firm Offer remains an offer that will become
legally binding upon such Eligible Replacement upon acceptance,
then an
Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to
Party A
and Party A shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such
Additional Termination Event.
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(iv)
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S&P
Required Ratings Failure. If (A) an S&P Required
Ratings Event has occurred and been continuing for 60 or more calendar
days and (B) Party A has failed to either (i) effect a Permitted
Transfer
or (ii) procure an Eligible Guarantee, then an Additional Termination
Event shall have occurred with respect to Party A and Party A shall
be the
sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination
Event.
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(v)
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Supplemental
Pooling and Servicing Agreement Without Party A’s Prior Written
Consent. If Party B enters into an amendment and or supplement
to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or other modification to the
Pooling
and Servicing Agreement that could reasonably be expected to have
a
material adverse effect on Party A (excluding, for the avoidance
of doubt,
any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is entered
into
solely for the purpose of appointing a successor master servicer
or
trustee) without the prior written consent (such consent not to
be
unreasonably withheld) of Party A where such consent is required
under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, then an Additional Termination
Event
shall have occurred with respect to Party B and Party B shall be
the sole
Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination
Event. Party B agrees with Party A that Party A shall be an
express third-party beneficiary of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
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(vi)
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[Reserved]
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(vii)
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Optional
Termination of Securitization. An Additional
Termination Event shall occur upon the notice to Certificateholders
of an
Optional Termination becoming unrescindable in accordance with
Article IX
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such notice, the “Optional
Termination Notice”). With respect to such Additional
Termination Event: (A) Party B shall be the sole Affected
Party; (B) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section
6(b)(iv) or
Section 6(c)(i), the final Distribution Date specified in the Optional
Termination Notice is hereby designated as the Early Termination
Date for
this Additional Termination Event in respect of all Affected Transactions;
(C) Section 2(a)(iii)(2) shall not be applicable to any Affected
Transaction in
connection with the Early Termination Date resulting from this
Additional
Termination Event; notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
Section
6(c)(ii), payments and deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or Section
2(e) in
respect of the Terminated Transactions resulting from this Additional
Termination Event will be required to be made through and including
the
Early Termination Date designated
as a
result of this Additional
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Termination
Event; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that any such payments
or
deliveries that are made on or prior to such Early Termination
Date will
not be treated as Unpaid Amounts in determining the amount payable
in
respect of such Early Termination Date; (D) notwithstanding anything
to
the contrary in Section 6(d)(i), (I) if, no later than 4:00 pm
New York
City time on the day that is four Business Days prior to the
final
Distribution Date specified in the Optional Termination Notice,
the
Trustee requests the amount of the Estimated Swap Termination
Payment,
Party A shall provide to the Trustee in writing (which may be
done in
electronic format) the amount of the Estimated Swap Termination
Payment no
later than 2:00 pm New York City time on the following Business
Day and
(II) if the Trustee provides written notice (which may be done
in
electronic format) to Party A no later than two Business Days
prior to the
final Distribution Date specified in the Optional Termination
Notice that
all requirements of the Optional Termination have been met, then
Party A
shall, no later than one Business Day prior to the final Distribution
Date
specified in the Optional Termination Notice, make the calculations
contemplated by Section 6(e) of the ISDA Master Agreement (as
amended
herein) and provide to the Trustee in writing (which may be done
in
electronic format) the amount payable by either Party B or Party
A in
respect of the related Early Termination Date in connection
with
this Additional Termination Event; provided, however, that the
amount
payable by Party B, if any, in respect of the related Early Termination
Date shall be the lesser of (x) the amount calculated to be due
by Party B
pursuant to Section 6(e) and (y) the Estimated Swap Termination
Payment;
and (E) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
any
amount due from Party B to Party A in respect of this Additional
Termination Event will be payable on the final Distribution Date
specified
in the Optional Termination Notice and any amount due from Party
A to
Party B in respect of this Additional Termination Event will
be payable
one Business Day prior to the final Distribution Date specified
in the
Optional Termination Notice.
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The
Trustee shall be an express third party beneficiary of this Agreement as
if a
party hereto to the extent of the Trustee’s rights specified
herein.
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(viii)
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For
the avoidance of doubt, in the event that (A) a Moody’s Second Trigger
Ratings Event has occurred and been continuing for 30 or more Local
Business Days and (B) an S&P Required Ratings Event has occurred and
been continuing for 60 or more calendar days, Party B shall be
entitled to
declare an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b)(iv)
and Part
5(c)(iv) for so long as such S&P Required Ratings Event is continuing,
notwithstanding the absence of a Firm Offer from an Eligible
Replacement.
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(d)
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Required
Ratings Downgrade Event. In the event that neither
Party A nor any Eligible Guarantor of Party A under an Eligible
Guarantee
has credit ratings that satisfy the S&P Required Ratings Threshold and
the Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings Threshold (such event, a
“Required Ratings Downgrade Event”), then Party A shall,
as soon as reasonably practicable and so long as a Required Ratings
Downgrade Event is in effect, at its own expense, using commercially
reasonable efforts, either (A) effect a Permitted Transfer or (B)
procure
an Eligible Guarantee.
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(e)
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Regulation
AB Compliance. Party A and Party B hereby agree that the
terms of the Item 1115 Agreement dated as of April 27, 2006 (the
“Regulation AB Agreement”), between Countrywide Home
Loans, Inc., CWABS, Inc., CWMBS, Inc., CWALT, Inc., CWHEQ, Inc.
and
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch shall be incorporated by reference
into
this Agreement so that Party B shall be an express third party
beneficiary
of the Regulation AB Agreement. A copy of the Regulation AB
Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
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(f)
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Transfers.
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(i)
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Section
7 is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
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“Neither
Party A nor Party B is permitted to assign, novate or transfer (whether by
way
of security or otherwise) as a whole or in part any of its rights, obligations
or interests under the Agreement or any Transaction without (a) the prior
written consent of the other party, (b) prior written notice to Moody’s and (c)
satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition with respect to S&P, except
that:
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(a)
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a
party may make such a transfer of this Agreement pursuant to a
consolidation or amalgamation with, or merger with or into, or
transfer of
all or substantially all its assets to, another entity (but without
prejudice to any other right or remedy under this
Agreement);
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(b)
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a
party may make such a transfer of all or any part of its interest
in any
amount payable to it from a Defaulting Party under Section 6(e);
and
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(c)
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Party
A may (at its own cost) transfer all or substantially all of its
rights
and obligations with respect to this Agreement to any other entity
that is
an Eligible Replacement (i) pursuant to Section 6(b)(ii) or the
Regulation
AB Agreement (subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition
with
respect to S&P) or (ii) in connection with a Replacement Transaction
or a Permitted Transfer”.
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(ii)
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If
an Eligible Replacement has made a Firm Offer (and such Firm Offer
remains
an offer that will become legally binding upon such Eligible Replacement
upon acceptance) to be the transferee pursuant to a transfer in
accordance
with clause (c) above, Party B shall, at Party A’s written request and at
Party A’s expense, take any reasonable steps required to be taken by Party
B to effect such transfer.
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(g)
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Non-Recourse. Party
A acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding any provision in
this
Agreement to the contrary, the obligations of Party B hereunder
are
limited recourse obligations of Party B, payable solely from the
Supplemental Interest Trust and the proceeds thereof, in accordance
with
the priority of payments and other terms of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and that Party A will not have any recourse to any of
the
directors, officers, employees, shareholders or affiliates of the
Party B
with respect to any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, indemnities
or
other obligations in connection with any transactions contemplated
hereby.
In the event that the Supplemental Interest Trust and the proceeds
thereof
should be insufficient to satisfy all claims outstanding following
the
realization of the accounts held by the Supplemental Interest Trust
and
the proceeds thereof, any claims against or obligations of Party
B under
this Agreement and any Confirmation hereunder still outstanding
shall be
extinguished and thereafter not revive. Party B shall not have
liability for any failure or delay in making a payment hereunder
to Party
A due to any failure or delay in receiving amounts in the accounts
held by
the Supplemental Interest Trust from the Trust Fund created pursuant
to
the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
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(h)
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Timing
ofPayments by Party B upon Early
Termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in Section 6(d)(ii), to the extent that all or a portion (in either
case,
the “Unfunded Amount”) of any amount that is calculated as being due in
respect of any Early Termination Date under Section 6(e) from Party
B to
Party A will be paid by Party B from amounts other than any upfront
payment paid to Party B by an Eligible Replacement that has entered
into a
Replacement Transaction with Party B, then such Unfunded Amount
shall be
due on the next subsequent Distribution Date following the date
on which
the payment would have been payable as determined in accordance
with
Section 6(d)(ii) and on any subsequent Distribution Dates until
paid in
full (or if such Early Termination Date is the final Distribution
Date, on
such final Distribution Date); provided, however, that if the date
on
which the payment would have been payable as determined in accordance
with
Section 6(d)(ii) is a Distribution Date, such payment will be payable
on
such Distribution Date.
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(i)
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Rating
Agency Notifications. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, no Early Termination Date shall be
effectively designated hereunder by Party B and no transfer of
any rights
or obligations under this Agreement shall be made by either party
unless
each Swap Rating Agency has been provided prior written notice
of such
designation or transfer.
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(j)
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No
Set-off. Except as expressly provided for in Section
2(c), Section 6, Paragraph 8 of the Credit Support Annex or Part
1(f)(i)(D) hereof and notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement or any other existing or future agreement, each party
irrevocably waives any and all rights it may have to set off, net,
recoup
or otherwise withhold or suspend or condition payment or performance
of
any obligation between it and the other party hereunder against
any
obligation between it and the other party under any
other
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agreements. Section
6(e) shall be amended by deleting the following sentence: “The amount, if
any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date and determined
pursuant to this Section will be subject to any
Set-off.”.
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(k)
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Amendment. Notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, no amendment of
either
this Agreement or any Transaction under this Agreement shall be
permitted
by either party unless each of the Swap Rating Agencies has been
provided
prior written notice of the same and the Rating Agency Condition
is
satisfied with respect to S&P.
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(l)
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Notice
of Certain Events or Circumstances. Each Party agrees,
upon learning of the occurrence or existence of any event or condition
that constitutes (or that with the giving of notice or passage
of time or
both would constitute) an Event of Default or Termination Event
with
respect to such party, to promptly give notice of such event or
condition
to the other Party and each Swap Rating Agency; provided that failure
to
provide notice of such event or condition pursuant to this Part
5(l) shall
not constitute an Event of Default or a Termination
Event.
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(m)
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Proceedings. No
Relevant Entity shall institute against, or cause any other person
to
institute against, or join any other person in instituting against
Party
B, the Supplemental Interest Trust or the Trust Fund formed pursuant
to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings
under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law for a period
of one
year (or, if longer, the applicable preference period) and one
day
following payment in full of the Certificates. This provision
will survive the termination of this
Agreement.
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(n)
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Supplemental
Interest Trustee Liability Limitations. Party A and
Party B agree to the following: (a) The Bank of New York (“BNY”) is
entering into this Agreement not in its individual or corporate
capacity,
but solely in its capacity as Supplemental Interest Trustee for
Alternative Loan Trust 2007-HY8C; (b) in no case shall BNY (or
any person
acting as successor Supplemental Interest Trustee for Alternative
Loan
Trust 2007-HY8C) be personally liable for or on account of any
of the
statements, representations, warranties, covenants or obligations
stated
to be those of Party B under the terms of this Agreement, all such
liability, if any, being expressly waived by Party A and any person
claiming by, through or under Party A; and (c) recourse against
Party B
shall be limited to the assets available under the Pooling and
Servicing
Agreement. This Part 5(n) shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
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(o)
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Severability. If
any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Agreement, or
the
application thereof to any party or circumstance, shall be held
to be
invalid or unenforceable (in whole or in part) in any respect,
the
remaining terms, provisions, covenants and conditions hereof shall
continue in full force and effect as if this Agreement had been
executed
with the invalid or unenforceable portion eliminated, so long as
this
Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material
change,
the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter
of this
Agreement and the deletion of such portion of this Agreement will
not
substantially impair the respective benefits or expectations of
the
parties; provided, however, that this severability provision shall
not be
applicable if any provision of Section 2, 5, 6 or 13 (or any definition
or
provision in Section 14 to the extent it relates to, or is used
in or in
connection with, any such Section) shall be so held to be invalid
or
unenforceable.
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The
parties shall endeavor to engage in good faith negotiations to replace any
invalid or unenforceable term, provision, covenant or condition with a valid
or
enforceable term, provision, covenant or condition, the economic effect of
which
comes as close as possible to that of the invalid or unenforceable term,
provision, covenant or condition.
(p)
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[Reserved]
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(q)
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Escrow
Payments. If (whether by reason of the time difference
between the cities in which payments are to be made or otherwise)
it is
not possible for simultaneous payments to be made on any date on
which
both parties are required to make payments hereunder, either party
may at
its option and in its sole discretion notify the other party that
payments
on that date are to be made in escrow. In this case deposit of
the payment due earlier on that date shall be made by 2:00 pm (local
time
at the place for the earlier payment) on that date
with
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an
escrow agent selected by the notifying party, accompanied by
irrevocable
payment instructions (i) to release the deposited payment to
the intended
recipient upon receipt by the escrow agent of the required deposit
of any
corresponding payment payable by the other party on the same
date
accompanied by irrevocable payment instructions to the same effect
or (ii)
if the required deposit of the corresponding payment is not made
on that
same date, to return the payment deposited to the party that
paid it into
escrow. The party that elects to have payments made in escrow
shall pay all costs of the escrow
arrangements.
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(r)
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Consent
to Recording. Each party hereto consents to the
monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by
the other
party of any and all communications between trading, marketing
and
operations personnel of the parties and their Affiliates, waives
any
further notice of such monitoring or recording and agrees to notify
such
personnel of such monitoring or
recording.
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(s)
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Waiver
of Jury Trial. Each party waives any right it may have
to a trial by jury in respect of any in respect of any suit, action
or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or any Credit Support
Document.
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(t)
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[Reserved]
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(u)
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[Reserved]
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(v)
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Additional
representations.
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(i)
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Capacity. Party
A represents to Party B on the date on which Party A enters into
this
Agreement that it is entering into the Agreement and each Transaction
as
principal and not as agent of any person. Party B represents to
Party A on the date on which Party B enters into this Agreement
that it is
entering into the Agreement and each Transaction in its capacity
as
Supplemental Interest Trustee.
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(w)
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Acknowledgements.
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(i)
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Substantial
financial transactions. Each party hereto is hereby
advised and acknowledges as of the date hereof that the other party
has
engaged in (or refrained from engaging in) substantial financial
transactions and has taken (or refrained from taking) other material
actions in reliance upon the entry by the parties into the Transactions
being entered into on the terms and conditions set forth herein
and in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to such Transactions,
as
applicable. This paragraph shall be deemed repeated on the trade
date of
each Transaction.
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(ii)
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Bankruptcy
Code. Subject to Part 5(m), without limiting the
applicability, if any, of any other provision of the U.S. Bankruptcy
Code
as amended (the “Bankruptcy Code”) (including without limitation Sections
362, 546, 556 and 560 thereof and the applicable definitions in
Section
101 thereof), the parties acknowledge and agree that all Transactions
entered into hereunder will constitute “forward contracts” or “swap
agreements” as defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code or “commodity
contracts” as defined in Section 761 of the Bankruptcy Code, that the
rights of the parties under Section 6 of this Agreement will constitute
contractual rights to liquidate Transactions, that any margin or
collateral provided under any margin, collateral, security, pledge
or
similar agreement related hereto will constitute a “margin payment” as
defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code and that the parties
are
entities entitled to the rights under, and protections afforded
by,
Sections 362, 546, 556 and 560 of the Bankruptcy
Code.
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(x)
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[Reserved]
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(y)
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[Reserved]
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(z) Additional
Definitions.
As
used
in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below,
unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
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“Derivative
Provider Trigger Event” means (i) an Event of Default with respect
to which Party A is a Defaulting Party, (ii) a Termination Event (other than
an
Illegality or a Tax Event) with respect to which Party A is the sole Affected
Party or (iii) an Additional Termination Event with respect to which Party
A is
the sole Affected Party.
“Eligible
Guarantee” means an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee of all
present and future obligations (for the avoidance of doubt, not limited to
payment obligations) of Party A or an Eligible Replacement to Party A under
this
Agreement that is provided by an Eligible Guarantor as principal debtor rather
than surety and that is directly enforceable by Party B, the form and substance
of which guarantee are subject to the Rating Agency Condition with respect
to
S&P and either (A) a law firm has given a legal opinion confirming that none
of the guarantor’s payments to Party B under such guarantee will be subject to
deduction or withholding for Tax and such opinion has been delivered to Moody’s,
(B) such guarantee provides that, in the event that any of such guarantor’s
payments to Party B are subject to deduction or withholding for Tax, such
guarantor is required to pay such additional amount as is necessary to ensure
that the net amount actually received by Party B (free and clear of any Tax
collected by withholding) will equal the full amount Party B would have received
had no such deduction or withholding been required or (C) in the event that
any
payment under such guarantee is made net of deduction or withholding for
Tax,
Party A is required, under Section 2(a)(i), to make such additional payment
as
is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by Party B from
the
guarantor will equal the full amount Party B would have received had no such
deduction or withholding been required.
“Eligible
Guarantor” means an entity that (A) has credit ratings from
S&P at least equal to the S&P Required Ratings Threshold and (B) has
credit ratings from Moody’s at least equal to the Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings
Threshold; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that an Eligible Guarantee
of
an Eligible Guarantor with credit ratings below the S&P Approved Ratings
Threshold or the Moody’s First Trigger Ratings Threshold, as applicable, will
not cause a Collateral Event (as defined in the Credit Support Annex) to
cease
to occur or continue.
“Eligible
Replacement” means an entity that (A) (i) (a) has credit ratings
from S&P at least equal to the S&P Required Ratings Threshold and (b)
has credit ratings from Moody’s at least equal to the Moody’s Second Trigger
Ratings Threshold; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that an Eligible
Replacement with credit ratings below the S&P Approved Ratings Threshold or
the Moody’s First Trigger Ratings Threshold, as applicable, will not cause a
Collateral Event (as defined in the Credit Support Annex) to cease to occur
or
continue or (ii) provides an Eligible Guaranty from an Eligible Guarantor
and
(B) that has executed an Item 1115 Agreement with the Depositor.
“Estimated
Swap Termination Payment” means, with respect to an Early
Termination Date, an amount determined by Party A in good faith and in a
commercially reasonable manner as the maximum payment that could be owed
by
Party B to Party A in respect of such Early Termination Date pursuant to
Section
6(e) of the ISDA Master Agreement, taking into account then current market
conditions.
“Financial
Institution” means, with respect to any Relevant Entity, a bank,
broker/dealer, insurance company, structured investment company or derivative
product company.
“Firm
Offer” means an offer which, when made, was capable of becoming
legally binding upon acceptance.
“Moody’s”
means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.
“Moody’s
First Trigger Ratings Threshold” means, with respect to any
Relevant Entity, (i) if such entity has a short-term unsecured and
unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and
unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A2” and a
short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s of “Prime-1” or
(ii) if such entity does not have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated
debt
rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and
unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Xxxxx’x of
“A1”.
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“Xxxxx’x
Second Trigger Ratings Event” means that neither Party A nor
any Eligible Guarantor of Party A under an Eligible Guarantee has credit
ratings from Xxxxx’x at least equal to the Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Ratings
Threshold.
“Xxxxx’x
Second Trigger Ratings Threshold” means, with respect to any
Relevant Entity, (i) if such entity has a short-term unsecured and
unsubordinated debt rating from Xxxxx’x, a long-term unsecured and
unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Xxxxx’x of “A3” and a
short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Xxxxx’x of “Prime-2” or
(ii) if such entity does not have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated
debt
rating from Xxxxx’x, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or
counterparty rating from Xxxxx’x of “A3”.
“Permitted
Transfer” means a transfer by novation by Party A to a transferee
(the “Transferee”) of all, but not less than all, of Party A’s rights,
liabilities, duties and obligations under this Agreement, with respect to
which
transfer each of the following conditions is satisfied: (a) the
Transferee is an Eligible Replacement that is a recognized dealer in interest
rate swaps organized under the laws of the United States of America or a
jurisdiction located in the United States of America (or another jurisdiction
reasonably acceptable to Party B), (b) an Event of Default, Termination Event
or
Additional Termination Event would not occur as a result of such transfer,
(c)
pursuant to a written instrument (the “Transfer Agreement”), the Transferee
acquires and assumes all rights and obligations of Party A under the Agreement
and the relevant Transactions, (d) Party B shall have determined, in its
sole
discretion, acting in a commercially reasonable manner, that such Transfer
Agreement is effective to transfer to the Transferee all, but not less than
all,
of Party A’s rights and obligations under the Agreement and all relevant
Transactions; (e) Party A will be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred
in connection with such transfer (including any cost of entering into a Transfer
Agreement); (f) Xxxxx’x has been given prior written notice of such transfer and
the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to S&P and (g) such
transfer otherwise complies with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
“Rating
Agency Condition” means, with respect to any proposed act
hereunder and each Swap Rating Agency specified in connection with such proposed
act, a condition that is satisfied when the party proposing such act consults
with each of the specified Swap Rating Agencies and receives from each such
Swap
Rating Agency a prior written confirmation (including by facsimile transmission)
that the proposed action would not cause a downgrade or withdrawal of the
then-current rating of any Certificates.
“Regulation
AB Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Part
5(e).
“Relevant
Entity” means Party A, a guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee or
an Eligible Replacement, as applicable.
“Replacement
Transaction” means, with respect to any Terminated Transaction or
group of Terminated Transactions, a transaction or group of transactions
that
(i) would have the effect of preserving for Party B the economic equivalent
of
any payment or delivery (whether the underlying obligation was absolute or
contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent)
by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of such Terminated Transaction
or group of Terminated Transactions that would, but for the occurrence of
the
relevant Early Termination Date, have been required after that date and (ii)
has
terms which are substantially the same as this Agreement, including, without
limitation, rating triggers, Regulation AB compliance and credit support
documentation, save for the exclusion of provisions relating to Transactions
that are not Terminated Transactions, as determined by Party B in its sole
discretion, acting in a commercially reasonable manner.
“Required
Ratings Downgrade Event” shall have the meaning assigned thereto
in Part 5(d).
“S&P”
means Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The
XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., or any successor thereto.
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“S&P
Approved Ratings Threshold” means, only with respect to a Relevant
Entity that is a Financial Institution, a short-term unsecured and
unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of “A-1” or, if such entity does not
have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P, a
long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of
“A+”.
“S&P
Required Ratings Event” means that neither Party A nor any
Eligible Guarantor of Party A under an Eligible Guarantee has credit
ratings from S&P at least equal to the S&P Required Ratings
Threshold.
“S&P
Required Ratings Threshold” means, (i) with respect to any
Relevant Entity that is a Financial Institution, a short-term unsecured and
unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of “A-2” or, if such entity does not
have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P, a
long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of “BBB+” and
(ii) with respect to any Relevant Entity that is not a Financial
Institution, a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P
of “A-1” or, if such entity does not have a short-term unsecured and
unsubordinated debt rating from S&P, a long-term unsecured and
unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of “A+”.
“Swap
Rating Agencies” means, with respect to any date of determination,
each of S&P and Xxxxx’x, to the extent that each such rating agency is then
providing a rating for any of the Certificates.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this document by their duly
authorized officers with effect from the date so specified on the first page
hereof.
DEUTSCHE
BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
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THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its individual or corporate capacity but
solely
as
Supplemental
Interest Trustee for Alternative Loan Trust 2007-
HY8C
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(Party
A)
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(Party
B)
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx Kesslet | Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: Director | Title: Assistant Treasurer | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||
Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | ||||
Title: Vice President |
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EXHIBIT
A
Regulation
AB Agreement
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ISDA®
CREDIT
SUPPORT ANNEX
to
the
Schedule to the
dated
as
of July 31, 2007 between
DEUTSCHE
BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH (hereinafter referred to as
“Party A” or
“Pledgor”),
and
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its individual or corporate capacity but solely
as
Supplemental
Interest Trustee for Alternative Loan Trust
2007- HY8C (hereinafter referred to as “Party
B” or “Secured Party”)
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 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).
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(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.
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 (I) 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.
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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.
(ii) Failure
to Satisfy Conditions. If the Secured Parry 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 Xxxxx, 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).
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(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;
(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 7(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.
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(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
(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.
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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 at 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).
(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 be 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.
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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.
“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:
(x) the
amount of that Cash on that day; multiplied by
(y) the
Interest Rate in effect for that day; divided by
(z) 360.
“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.
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“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).
“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(b).
“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.
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“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.
“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;
(i) Posted
Collateral that consists of items that are not specified as Eligible Collateral,
zero; and
(ii) Other
Eligible Support and Other Posted Support, as specified in Paragraph
13.
Paragraph
13. Elections and Variables.
(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 greater of:
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(1)
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the
amount by which (a) the S&P Approved Ratings Credit Support Amount for
such Valuation Date exceeds (b) the S&P Approved Ratings 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 S&P Required Ratings Credit Support Amount for
such Valuation Date exceeds (b) the S&P Required Ratings Value as of
such Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the
Secured
Party,
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(3)
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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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(4)
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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 Approved Ratings Value as of such
Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
Party
exceeds (b) the S&P Approved Ratings Credit Support Amount for such
Valuation Date,
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(2)
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the
amount by which (a) the S&P Required Ratings Value as of such
Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
Party
exceeds (b) the S&P Required Ratings Credit Support Amount for such
Valuation Date,
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(3)
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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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(4)
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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 Approved Ratings Credit Support
Amount, the S&P Required Ratings 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
Approved Ratings Valuation
Percentage
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S&P
Required Ratings 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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80%
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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 less
than one
year
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98.04%
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78.43%
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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 one
year or
more
but less than five years
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98.04%
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78.43%
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100%
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97%
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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 five
years or
more
but less than ten years
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92.59%
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74.07%
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100%
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94%
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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 a
Collateral Event has occurred and has been continuing (i) for
at least 30
Local Business Days if such Collateral Event is attributable
to credit
ratings of Xxxxx’x, (ii) for at least 10 Local Business Days if such
Collateral Event is attributable to credit ratings of S&P or (iii)
since this Annex was executed; 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 the first Local Business Day in each week
on
which any of the S&P Approved Ratings Credit Support Amount, the
S&P Required Ratings 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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[Reserved]
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(vi)
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[Reserved]
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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 Approved Ratings Value, the S&P
Required Ratings Value, the Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value and the Xxxxx’x
Second Trigger Value, on any date, of Eligible Collateral 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
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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. For
Eligible Collateral in the form of Cash, the product of (1) the amount
of such
Cash and (2) the applicable Valuation Percentage.
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(iii)
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Alternative. The
provisions of Paragraph 5 will
apply.
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(iv)
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Paragraph
5 is amended by deleting the words “(X) the date that the demand is made
under Paragraph 3 in the case of (I) above” in the fourth and seventh
lines of such paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the words
“(X) the
date that the delivery is made under Paragraph 3(a) or the
date that the
demand is made under Paragraph 3(b) in the case of (I)
above”.
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(v)
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For
purposes of Paragraph 5(i)(B), Market Quotation shall have
the meaning
given to such term in Section 14 of the
Agreement.
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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) so long as Party B (or any Custodian) is a financial
institution located in the United States having total assets
of at least
$250,000,000 and (i) a short term unsecured and unsubordinated
debt or
counterparty rating of “Prime-1” from Xxxxx’x and (ii) a short-term
unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of “A-1” or, if such
entity does not have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated
debt rating
from S&P, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from
S&P of “A+”.
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In
the
event that Party B (or any Custodian) no longer satisfies the credit
ratings of
S&P set forth in clause (ii) above, Party B shall cause any Posted
Collateral to be moved to another financial institution satisfying such
credit
ratings in clause (ii) above within 60 calendar days.
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Initially,
the Custodian for Party B is: The Bank of New
York.
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(ii)
|
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)
|
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)
|
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)
|
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)
|
“Value”
with respect to Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support
means: not
applicable.
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(ii)
|
“Transfer”
with respect to Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support
means: not
applicable.
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(k)
|
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 B’s Custodian, at the address specified for Party B pursuant to the
Notices Section of this Agreement
(l)
|
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)
|
Other
Provisions.
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(i)
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Collateral
Account. In the event that the Threshold
applicable to Party A has been reduced to zero, Party B shall
open and
maintain a segregated account, and hold, record and identify
all Posted
Collateral in such segregated
account.
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(ii)
|
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)
|
Calculation
of Value. Paragraph 4(c) is hereby amended by
deleting the word “Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “S&P Approved
Ratings Value, S&P Required Ratings 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 Approved Ratings Value, S&P Required Ratings
Value, Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value or Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Value, as
applicable” and (B) deleting the words “the Value” and inserting in lieu
thereof “the S&P Approved Ratings Value, S&P Required Ratings
Value, Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value or Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Value, as
applicable”. Paragraph 5 (flush language) is hereby amended by
deleting the word “Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “S&P Approved
Ratings Value, S&P Required Ratings Value, Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value
or Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Value, as applicable”. Paragraph 5(i)
(flush language) is hereby amended by deleting the word “Value” and
inserting in lieu thereof “S&P Approved Ratings Value, S&P
Required Ratings Value, Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value or Xxxxx’x Second
Trigger Value, as applicable”. Paragraph 5(i)(C) is hereby
amended by deleting the word “Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “the
S&P Approved Ratings Value, S&P Required Ratings Value, Xxxxx’x
First Trigger Value or Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Value, as
applicable”. 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 Approved Ratings Value, S&P Required
Ratings 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 Approved Ratings Value,
S&P Required Ratings Value, Xxxxx’x First Trigger Value or Xxxxx’x
Second Trigger Value, as applicable”. Each of Paragraph
8(b)(iv)(B) and Paragraph 11(a) is hereby amended by deleting
the word
“Value” and inserting in lieu
thereof
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“least
of the S&P Approved Ratings Value, S&P
Required Ratings 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)
|
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 (i) a Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Ratings Event
has occurred and been continuing for 30 or more Local Business
Days or
(ii) an S&P Required Ratings Event has occurred and been continuing
for 10 or more Local Business Days.
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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)
|
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)
|
Notice of Failure to Post Collateral. Upon any failure by Party A to post Eligible Collateral as required under this Agreement, Party B shall, no later than the next Business Day after the date such Eligible 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. |
(ix) Additional
Definitions. As used in this Annex:
“Collateral
Event” means that neither Party A nor any Eligible
Guarantor of Party A under an Eligible Guarantee has credit ratings at
least
equal to the Xxxxx’x First Trigger Ratings Threshold or the S&P Approved
Ratings Threshold (or, in the case of an entity that is not a Financial
Institution, credit ratings from S&P at least equal to the credit ratings
set forth in clause (ii) of the definition of S&P Required Ratings
Threshold).
“Exposure”
has the meaning specified in Paragraph 12, except that (i) after the
word
“Agreement” the words “(assuming, for this purpose only, that Part 1(f) of the
Schedule is deleted)” shall be inserted and (ii) Replacement Transactions shall
have the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Market Quotation” in
Section 14 of the Agreement.
“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)
|
for
any Valuation Date on which (i) a Xxxxx’x 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 Xxxxx’x 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 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:
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)
|
for
any other Valuation Date, zero,
over
|
|
(II)
|
the
Threshold for Party A for such Valuation
Date.
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“Xxxxx’x
First Trigger Failure Condition” means that neither Party A nor
any Eligible Guarantor of Party A under an Eligible Guarantee 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, 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)
|
(A)
|
for
any Valuation Date on which a Xxxxx’x 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 and (c) the sum of the Secured Party’s 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:
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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 |
(B) | for any other Valuation Date, zero, over |
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(II)
|
the
Threshold for Party A for such Valuation
Date.
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“Xxxxx’x
Second Trigger Failure Condition” means that neither Party A nor
any Eligible Guarantor of Party A under an Eligible Guarantee 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, 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).
“Next
Payment” means, in respect of each Transaction, the greater of (i)
any payments due to be made by Party A under Section 2(a) on the Next
Payment
Date less any payments due to be made by Party B under Section 2(a) on
the Next
Payment Date (any such payments determined based on rates prevailing
on such
Valuation Date) and (ii) zero.
“Next
Payment Date” means, in respect of each Transaction, the date on
which the next scheduled payment under such Transaction is due to be
paid.
“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, XX
Xxxxx, S&P and Telerate.
“S&P
Approved Ratings Credit Support Amount” means, only if Party A or
an Eligible Guarantor of Party A under an Eligible Guarantee is a Financial
Institution, for any Valuation Date, the excess, if any, of:
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(I)
|
(A)
|
for
any Valuation Date on which (i) an S&P Approved Ratings Threshold
Event has occurred and been continuing (x) for at least 10
Local Business
Days or (y) since this Annex was executed and (ii) it is not
the case that
an S&P Required Ratings Threshold Event has occurred and been
continuing for at least 10 Local Business Days, an amount equal
to the
Secured Party’s Exposure, or
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(B)
|
for
any other Valuation Date, zero,
over
|
|
(II)
|
the
Threshold for Party A for such Valuation
Date.
|
“S&P
Approved Ratings Threshold Event” means, only if Party A or an
Eligible Guarantor of Party A under an Eligible Guarantee is a Financial
Institution, that neither Party A nor any Eligible Guarantor of Party
A under an
Eligible Guarantee has credit ratings from S&P at least equal to the S&P
Approved Ratings Threshold.
“S&P
Approved Ratings Value” means, on any date and with respect to any
Eligible Collateral, the bid price obtained by the Valuation Agent multiplied
by
the S&P Approved Ratings Valuation Percentage for such Eligible Collateral
set forth in paragraph 13(b)(ii).
“S&P
Required Ratings Credit Support Amount” means, for any Valuation
Date, the excess, if any, of:
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(I)
|
(A)
|
for
any Valuation Date on which an S&P Required Ratings Threshold Event
has occurred and been continuing for at least 10 Local Business
Days, an
amount equal to 125% of the Secured Party’s Exposure,
or
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(B)
|
for
any other Valuation Date, zero,
over
|
|
(II)
|
the
Threshold for Party A for such Valuation
Date.
|
“S&P
Required Ratings Threshold Event” means that neither Party A nor
any Eligible Guarantor of Party A under an Eligible Guarantee has credit
ratings
from S&P at least equal to the S&P Required Ratings
Threshold.
“S&P
Required Ratings Value” means, on any date and with respect to any
Eligible Collateral, the bid price obtained by the Valuation Agent multiplied
by
the S&P Required Ratings 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 (i) an interest rate cap,
interest rate floor or interest rate swaption or (ii) any other Transaction
in
respect of which either (x) the Notional Amount for each Calculation
Period of
such Transaction is “balance guaranteed” or (y) the Notional Amount for each
Calculation Period of such Transaction 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
Approved Ratings Value, the S&P Required Ratings Value, the Xxxxx’x First
Trigger Value or the Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Value with respect to any Eligible
Collateral or Posted Collateral, the applicable S&P Approved Ratings
Valuation Percentage, S&P Required Ratings 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 Approved Ratings Value,
the related S&P Required Ratings Value, the related Xxxxx’x First Trigger
Value and the related Xxxxx’x Second Trigger Value, as applicable.
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Table
1
Xxxxx’x
First Trigger Factor
|
|
Remaining
Weighted
Average Life
of
Hedge in Years
|
Weekly
Collateral
Posting
|
1
or less
|
0.25%
|
More
than 1 but not more than 2
|
0.50%
|
More
than 2 but not more than 3
|
0.70%
|
More
than 3 but not more than 4
|
1.00%
|
More
than 4 but not more than 5
|
1.20%
|
More
than 5 but not more than 6
|
1.40%
|
More
than 6 but not more than 7
|
1.60%
|
More
than 7 but not more than 8
|
1.80%
|
More
than 8 but not more than 9
|
2.00%
|
More
than 9 but not more than 10
|
2.20%
|
More
than 10 but not more than 11
|
2.30%
|
More
than 11 but not more than 12
|
2.50%
|
More
than 12 but not more than 13
|
2.70%
|
More
than 13 but not more than 14
|
2.80%
|
More
than 14 but not more than 15
|
3.00%
|
More
than 15 but not more than 16
|
3.20%
|
More
than 16 but not more than 17
|
3.30%
|
More
than 17 but not more than 18
|
3.50%
|
More
than 18 but not more than 19
|
3.60%
|
More
than 19 but not more than 20
|
3.70%
|
More
than 20 but not more than 21
|
3.90%
|
More
than 21 but not more than 22
|
4.00%
|
More
than 22 but not more than 23
|
4.00%
|
More
than 23 but not more than 24
|
4.00%
|
More
than 24 but not more than 25
|
4.00%
|
More
than 25 but not more than 26
|
4.00%
|
More
than 26 but not more than 27
|
4.00%
|
More
than 27 but not more than 28
|
4.00%
|
More
than 28 but not more than 29
|
4.00%
|
More
than 29
|
4.00%
|
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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
|
Weekly
Collateral
Posting
|
1
or less
|
0.60%
|
More
than 1 but not more than 2
|
1.20%
|
More
than 2 but not more than 3
|
1.70%
|
More
than 3 but not more than 4
|
2.30%
|
More
than 4 but not more than 5
|
2.80%
|
More
than 5 but not more than 6
|
3.30%
|
More
than 6 but not more than 7
|
3.80%
|
More
than 7 but not more than 8
|
4.30%
|
More
than 8 but not more than 9
|
4.80%
|
More
than 9 but not more than 10
|
5.30%
|
More
than 10 but not more than 11
|
5.60%
|
More
than 11 but not more than 12
|
6.00%
|
More
than 12 but not more than 13
|
6.40%
|
More
than 13 but not more than 14
|
6.80%
|
More
than 14 but not more than 15
|
7.20%
|
More
than 15 but not more than 16
|
7.60%
|
More
than 16 but not more than 17
|
7.90%
|
More
than 17 but not more than 18
|
8.30%
|
More
than 18 but not more than 19
|
8.60%
|
More
than 19 but not more than 20
|
9.00%
|
More
than 20 but not more than 21
|
9.00%
|
More
than 21 but not more than 22
|
9.00%
|
More
than 22 but not more than 23
|
9.00%
|
More
than 23 but not more than 24
|
9.00%
|
More
than 24 but not more than 25
|
9.00%
|
More
than 25 but not more than 26
|
9.00%
|
More
than 26 but not more than 27
|
9.00%
|
More
than 27 but not more than 28
|
9.00%
|
More
than 28 but not more than 29
|
9.00%
|
More
than 29
|
9.00%
|
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Table
3
Xxxxx’x
Second Trigger Factor for
Transaction-Specific Xxxxxx
|
|
Remaining
Weighted
Average Life
of
Hedge in Years
|
Weekly
Collateral
Posting
|
1
or less
|
0.75%
|
More
than 1 but not more than 2
|
1.50%
|
More
than 2 but not more than 3
|
2.20%
|
More
than 3 but not more than 4
|
2.90%
|
More
than 4 but not more than 5
|
3.60%
|
More
than 5 but not more than 6
|
4.20%
|
More
than 6 but not more than 7
|
4.80%
|
More
than 7 but not more than 8
|
5.40%
|
More
than 8 but not more than 9
|
6.00%
|
More
than 9 but not more than 10
|
6.60%
|
More
than 10 but not more than 11
|
7.00%
|
More
than 11 but not more than 12
|
7.50%
|
More
than 12 but not more than 13
|
8.00%
|
More
than 13 but not more than 14
|
8.50%
|
More
than 14 but not more than 15
|
9.00%
|
More
than 15 but not more than 16
|
9.50%
|
More
than 16 but not more than 17
|
9.90%
|
More
than 17 but not more than 18
|
10.40%
|
More
than 18 but not more than 19
|
10.80%
|
More
than 19 but not more than 20
|
11.00%
|
More
than 20 but not more than 21
|
11.00%
|
More
than 21 but not more than 22
|
11.00%
|
More
than 22 but not more than 23
|
11.00%
|
More
than 23 but not more than 24
|
11.00%
|
More
than 24 but not more than 25
|
11.00%
|
More
than 25 but not more than 26
|
11.00%
|
More
than 26 but not more than 27
|
11.00%
|
More
than 27 but not more than 28
|
11.00%
|
More
than 28 but not more than 29
|
11.00%
|
More
than 29
|
11.00%
|
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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.
DEUTSCHE
BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
|
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, not in its
individual
or corporate capacity but solely as
Supplemental
Interest Trustee for Alternative
Loan
Trust 2007- HY8C
|
(Party
A)
|
(Party
B)
|
By: /s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Kesslet
Title:
Director
|
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Assistant Treasurer
|
By: /s/
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
Vice President
|
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