EXHIBIT 99.4
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Item 1115 Agreement
Item 1115 Agreement dated as of March 7, 2006 (this "Agreement"), between
IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., a federal savings bank ("IndyMac Bank"), IndyMac MBS,
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("IndyMac MBS"), IndyMac ABS, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("IndyMac ABS"), and Bear Xxxxxxx Financial Products Inc., as
counterparty (the "Counterparty").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, IndyMac MBS and IndyMac ABS each have filed Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (each, a "Registration Statement") with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") for purposes of offering mortgage
backed or asset-backed notes and/or certificates (the "Securities") through
special purpose vehicles (each, an "SPV").
WHEREAS, from time to time, on the closing date (the "Closing
Date") of a transaction pursuant to which Securities are offered (each, a
"Transaction"), the Counterparty and the SPV or an underwriter or dealer with
respect to the Transaction, enter into certain derivative agreements (each, a
"Derivative Agreement"), including interest rate or currency swaps, for
purposes of providing certain yield enhancements to the SPV or the related
trustee on behalf of the SPV or a swap or corridor contract administrator
(each, an "Administrator").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements set
forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions
Company Information: As defined in Section 4(a)(i).
Company Financial Information: As defined in Section 2(a)(ii).
Depositor: Means IndyMac MBS and IndyMac ABS with respect
to the related Registration Statement for which the entity of the
registrant.
GAAP: As defined in Section 3(a)(ii).
XXXXX: The Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and
Retrieval system.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Exchange Act Reports: All Distribution Reports on Form 10-D,
Current Reports on Form 8-K and Annual Reports on Form 10-K that are to be
filed with respect to the related SPV pursuant to the Exchange Act.
Free Writing Prospectus: The free writing prospectus dated March
7, 2006.
Master Agreement: The ISDA Master Agreement assumed to apply to
the Derivative Agreement pursuant to its terms.
Prospectus Supplement: The prospectus supplement prepared
in connection with the public offering and sale of the related
Securities.
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities
(Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. ss.ss.229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended
from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as
have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed
Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531
(Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by
the Commission or its staff from time to time.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 2. Information to be Provided by the Counterparty.
(a) Prior to printing the related Free Writing Prospectus and
Prospectus Supplement,
(i) the Counterparty shall provide to the related Depositor such
information regarding the Counterparty, as a derivative
instrument counterparty, as is reasonably requested by the
related Depositor for the purpose of compliance with Item
1115(a)(1) of Regulation AB. Such information shall include,
at a minimum:
(A) The Counterparty's legal name (and any d/b/a);
(B) the organizational form of the Counterparty;
(C) a description of the general character of the business
of the Counterparty;
(D) a description of any affiliation or relationship (as
set forth in Item 1119) between the Counterparty and
any of the following parties:
(1) IndyMac Bank (or any other sponsor identified to
the Counterparty by IndyMac Bank);
(2) the related Depositor (as identified to the
Counterparty by IndyMac Bank);
(3) the SPV;
(4) IndyMac Bank (or any other servicer or master
servicer identified to the Counterparty by
IndyMac Bank);
(5) Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (or any
other trustee identified to the Counterparty by
IndyMac Bank);
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(6) any originator identified to the Counterparty by
IndyMac Bank;
(7) any enhancement or support
provider identified to the Counterparty by
IndyMac Bank; and
(8) any other material transaction party identified to
the Counterparty by IndyMac Bank.
(ii) if requested by the related Depositor for the purpose
of compliance with Item 1115(b) with respect to a
Transaction, the Counterparty shall:
(A) provide the financial data required by Item
1115(b)(1) or (b)(2) of Regulation AB (as
specified by the related Depositor to the
Counterparty) with respect to the Counterparty
(or any entity that consolidates the
Counterparty) and any affiliated entities
providing derivative instruments to the SPV (the
"Company Financial Information"), in a form
appropriate for use in the Free Writing
Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement and in an
XXXXX-compatible form and
(B) if applicable, cause its accountants to issue
their consent to the filing of such financial
statements in the Registration Statement.
(b) Following the Closing Date with respect to a Transaction,
(i) no later than the 25th calendar day of each month, the
Counterparty shall (1) notify the related Depositor in
writing of any affiliations or relationships that
develop following the Closing Date between the
Counterparty and any of the parties specified in
Section 2(a)(i)(D) (and any other parties identified
in writing by the related Depositor) and (2) provide
to the related Depositor a description of such
proceedings, affiliations or relationships as
described in Section 2(b)(i)(1);
(ii) if the Counterparty provided Company Financial
Information to the related Depositor for the Free
Writing Prospectus and/or the Prospectus Supplement,
within 5 Business Days of the release of any updated
financial data, the Counterparty shall (1) provide
current Company Financial Information as required
under Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB to the related
Depositor in an XXXXX-compatible form, and (2) if
applicable, cause its accountants to issue their
consent to filing or incorporation by reference of
such financial statements in the Exchange Act Reports
of the SPV; and
(iii) if the related Depositor requests Company Financial
Information from the Counterparty, for the purpose of
compliance with Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB
following the Closing Date, the Counterparty shall
upon five Business Days written notice either (A), (1)
provide current Company
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Financial Information as required under Item 1115(b)
of Regulation AB to the related Depositor in an
XXXXX-compatible form, (2) if applicable, cause its
accountants to issue their consent to filing or
incorporation by reference of such financial
statements in the Exchange Act Reports of the SPV and
(3) within 5 Business Days of the release of any
updated financial data, provide current Company
Financial Information as required under Item 1115(b)
of Regulation AB to the related Depositor in an
XXXXX-compatible form and if applicable, cause its
accountants to issue their consent to filing or
incorporation by reference of such financial
statements in the Exchange Act Reports of the SPV or
(B) assign the Derivative Agreement as provided below.
Section 3. Representations and Warranties and Covenants of the Counterparty.
(a) The Counterparty represents and warrants to the related Depositor,
as of the date on which information is first provided to the
related Depositor under Section 2(a)(ii), Section 2(b)(ii) or
Section 2(b)(iii)(A), that, except as disclosed in writing the
related Depositor prior to such date:
(i) The accountants who certify the financial statements and
supporting schedules included in the Company Financial
Information (if applicable) are independent registered
public accountants as required by the Securities Act.
(ii) If applicable, the financial statements included in the
Company Financial Information present fairly the
consolidated financial position of the Counterparty (or the
entity that consolidates the Counterparty) and its
consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the
consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for
the periods specified; except as otherwise stated in the
Company Financial Information, said financial statements
have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles ("GAAP") applied on a consistent
basis; and the supporting schedules included in the Company
Financial Information present fairly in accordance with GAAP
the information required to be stated therein. The selected
financial data and summary financial information included in
the Company Financial Information present fairly the
information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis
consistent with that of the audited financial statements of
the Counterparty.
(iii) The Company Financial Information and other Company
Information included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement (including through filing on an
Exchange Act Report), at the time they were or hereafter are
filed with the Commission, complied in all material respects
with the requirements of Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB (in
the case of the Company Financial Information) and, did not
and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material
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fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) The Counterparty agrees that the terms of this Agreement shall be
incorporated by reference into any Derivative Agreement so that
each SPV who is a beneficiary of a Derivative Agreement shall be
an express third party beneficiary of this Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification; Remedies
(a) The Counterparty shall indemnify IndyMac Bank and the
related Depositor, each person responsible for the
preparation, execution or filing of any report required to
be filed with the Commission with respect to such SPV, or
for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule
13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act; each
broker dealer acting as underwriter, each person who
controls any of such parties (within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the
Exchange Act); and the respective present and former
directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the
foregoing, and shall hold each of them harmless from and
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs,
judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any
of them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(i) (A) any untrue statement of a material fact
contained or alleged to be contained in any
information, report, accountants' consent or other
material provided in written or electronic form
under Section 2 by or on behalf of the Counterparty
(collectively, the "Company Information"), or (B)
the omission or alleged omission to state in the
Company Information a material fact required to be
stated in the Company Information or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading;
(ii) [reserved]; or
(iii) any breach by the Counterparty of a representation or
warranty set forth in Section 3(a) and made as of a date
prior to the Closing Date, to the extent that such breach is
not cured by the Closing Date, or any breach by the
Counterparty of a representation or warranty pursuant to
Section 3 to the extent made as of a date subsequent to the
Closing Date.
(b) (i) Any failure by the Counterparty to deliver any information,
report, accountants' consent or other material when and in any
case only as required under Section 2 or any breach by the
Counterparty of a representation or warranty set forth in
Section 3 and made as of a date prior to the Closing Date, to
the extent that such breach is not cured by the Closing Date
(or in the case of information needed for purposes of printing
the Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, the
date of
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printing of the Free Writing Prospectus or Prospectus
Supplement, as applicable), or any breach by the
Counterparty of a representation or warranty pursuant to
Section 3 to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such
closing date, shall, except as provided in clause (ii) of
this paragraph, immediately and automatically, without
notice or grace period, constitute an Additional Termination
Event (as defined in the Master Agreement) with the
Counterparty as the sole Affected Party (as defined in the
Master Agreement) under the Derivative Agreement. Following
such termination, a termination payment (if any) shall be
payable by the applicable party as determined by the
application of Section 6(e)(ii) of the Master Agreement,
with Market Quotation and Second Method being the applicable
method for determining the termination payment
(notwithstanding anything in the Derivative Agreement to the
contrary).
(ii) If the Counterparty has failed to deliver any information,
report, or accountants' consent when and as required under
Section 2, which continues unremedied for the lesser of ten
calendar days after the date on which such information,
report, or accountants' consent was required to be delivered
or such period in which the applicable Exchange Act Report
for which such information is required can be timely filed
(without taking into account any extensions permitted to be
filed), and the Counterparty has not, at its own cost,
within the period in which the applicable Exchange Act
Report for which such information is required can be timely
filed, either (A) caused another entity (which meets any
applicable ratings threshold in the Derivative Agreement) to
replace the Counterparty as party to the Derivative
Agreement that (i) has signed an agreement with IndyMac Bank
and the Depositors substantially in the form of this
Agreement, (ii) has agreed to deliver any information,
report, certification or accountants' consent when and as
required under Section 2 hereof and (iii) is approved by the
Depositor (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld) and any rating agency, if applicable, on terms
substantially similar to the Derivative Agreement, or (B)
post collateral satisfactory to Bear Xxxxxxx Financial
Products Inc. and the Depositor in an amount sufficient to
reduce the aggregate significance percentage to 5% in the
case that financials have been requested for the purpose of
compliance with Item 1115(b)(1) and to 15% in the case that
financials have been requested for the purpose of compliance
with Item 1115(b)(2), then an Additional Termination Event
(as defined in the Master Agreement) shall have occurred
with the Counterparty as the sole Affected Party. Following
such termination, a termination payment (if any) shall be
payable by the applicable party as determined by the
application of Section 6(e)(ii) of the Master Agreement,
with Market Quotation and Second Method being the applicable
method for determining the termination payment
(notwithstanding anything in the Derivative Agreement to the
contrary).
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(iii) In the event that the Counterparty or the SPV has found a
replacement entity in accordance with Section 2(b)(ii), the
Counterparty shall promptly reimburse the SPV for all
reasonable incidental expenses incurred by the SPV, as such
are incurred, in connection with the termination of the
Counterparty as counterparty and the entry into a new
Derivative Agreement. The provisions of this paragraph shall
not limit whatever rights the SPV may have under other
provisions of this Agreement or otherwise, whether in equity
or at law, such as an action for damages, specific
performance or injunctive relief.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
(a) Construction. Throughout this Agreement, as the context
requires, (a) the singular tense and number includes the
plural, and the plural tense and number includes the
singular; (b) the past tense includes the present, and
the present tense includes the past; and (c) references
to parties, sections, schedules, and exhibits mean the
parties, sections, schedules, and exhibits of and to this
Agreement. The section headings in this Agreement are
inserted only as a matter of convenience, and in no way
define, limit, extend, or interpret the scope of this
Agreement or of any particular section.
(b) Assignment. None of the parties may assign their rights under this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties.
Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding on and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective
successors and permitted assigns.
(c) No Third-Party Benefits Except as Specified. None of the
provisions of this Agreement are intended to benefit, or to be
enforceable by, any third-party beneficiaries except the related
SPV and any trustee of an SPV or any Administrator.
(d) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York
without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
(e) Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may not be modified or
amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties
hereto. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any
rights or obligations of any party under this Agreement shall be
effective unless in writing and signed by the party or parties
waiving compliance, and shall be effective only in the specific
instance and for the specific purpose stated in that writing.
(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all
of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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(g) Additional Documents. Each party hereto agrees to execute any and
all further documents and writings and to perform such other
actions which may be or become necessary or expedient to
effectuate and carry out this Agreement.
(h) Severability. Any provision hereof which is prohibited or
unenforceable shall be ineffective only to the extent of such
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof.
(i) Integration. This Agreement contains the entire
understanding of the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof. There are no restrictions, agreements,
promises, representations, warranties, covenants or
undertakings with respect to the subject matter hereof
other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein.
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings between the parties with respect to its
subject matter.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to
be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of
the day and year first above written.
INDYMAC MBS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Secondary Marketing
INDYMAC ABS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Secondary Marketing
INDYMAC ABS, F.S.B.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Secondary Marketing
BEAR XXXXXXX FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
Ref. No. FXNSC7962
