SUNTRUST MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION, LLC Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Exhibit
1.1
Mortgage-Backed
Pass-Through
Certificates
[____________],
200[ ]
[Name
and
Address of the Representative of the Underwriters]
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
1. Introduction. SunTrust
Mortgage Securitization, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Depositor”), proposes
to sell to the several underwriters listed in Schedule II (the
“Underwriters”)
for which [_____________] is acting as representative (the “Representative”), the
class principal amount or class notional amount of the SunTrust [_______],
Series 200[__]-[__] Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates (the “Certificates”),
identified in the pricing supplement, a form of which is attached hereto as
Schedule I
(“the Pricing
Supplement”) to be issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement
(the “Pooling and
Servicing Agreement”), by and among SunTrust Mortgage Securitization,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company as depositor, SunTrust Mortgage,
Inc.,
as servicer (the “Servicer”), SunTrust
Bank, as custodian (the “Custodian”), a master
servicer (the “Master
Servicer”), a trustee (the “Trustee”),
and a
trust administrator (the “Trust
Administrator”).
The
Certificates will
generally be payable out of the cash flows attributable to the property of
the
Issuing Entity, which will consist of one or more pools of mortgage loans (the
“Mortgage
Loans”) and certain related property to be conveyed to the Issuing Entity
by the Depositor. The Mortgage Loans will be conveyed by the
Depositor on the Delivery Date (as defined in Section 3 below) pursuant to
one
or more mortgage loan purchase agreements (each, a “Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement”), by and between SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. and any other party
identified as a seller of the Mortgage Loans (each referred to herein as a
“Seller”) and
the Depositor. On the Delivery Date, the Depositor will convey the
Mortgage Loans to the Issuing Party pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement. The Certificates are more fully described in the
Registration Statement (as such term is defined in Section 2(a)), which the
Depositor has furnished to the Underwriters.
This
Underwriting
Agreement (this “Agreement”) includes
the terms and conditions governing the offering and sale of Certificates from
the Depositor to the Underwriters. Upon the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, the Representative and the other Underwriters identified on
Schedule II
hereto agree to become obligated to purchase Certificates from the
Depositor. Schedule I of this
Agreement identifies the price at which such Certificates are to be purchased
by
the Representative and each of the Underwriters from the Depositor, the
aggregate amount of Certificates to be purchased by the Representative and
each
Underwriter and any other Underwriter identified on Schedule I attached
hereto and the initial public offering price or the method by which the price
at
which such Certificates are to be sold will be determined. Schedule I
may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time upon the mutual
agreement of the parties hereto to reflect changes to the pricing and structural
terms of the
transaction. Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings
set
forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
2. Representations
and
Warranties of the Depositor. The Depositor represents and
warrants to each of the Underwriters as of the date hereof and as of the
Delivery Date:
(a) A
registration statement on Form S-3 (File Number 333-______), including such
amendments thereto as may have been required on the date hereof relating to
the
Certificates, has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”)
and such registration statement, as amended, has become effective under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”). Such
registration statement, as amended to the date of this Agreement meets the
requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1) under the Act and complies in all
other
material respects with such rule. Such registration statement, as
amended and all documents incorporated therein by reference relating to the
Certificates is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration
Statement.” A prospectus (the “Base Prospectus”)
and
prospectus supplement with respect to the offering of the Certificates (the
“Prospectus
Supplement”) shall be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 (b)
of the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated under the Act (the
“Rules and
Regulations”) shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Prospectus.” References
made herein to the Prospectus also shall be deemed to include any documents
incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the
Act
as of the date of the Prospectus, and any reference to any amendment or
supplement to the Prospectus shall be deemed to include any document filed
under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) after
the date of the Prospectus and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus
and
any reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement shall be deemed
to
include any report of the Depositor filed with the Commission pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the Effective Time (as defined
below) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
(b) The
Depositor proposes to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the
Act a Prospectus Supplement relating to the Certificates and the plan of
distribution thereof and has previously advised the Underwriters of all
information (financial and other) with respect to the Depositor to be set forth
therein. The Commission has not issued any order preventing or
suspending the use of the Prospectus or the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement and no proceedings for such purpose are pending or, to the Depositor’s
knowledge, threatened by the Commission. There are no contracts or
documents of the Depositor that are required to be filed as exhibits to the
Registration Statement pursuant to the Act or the Rules and Regulations which
have not been so filed or incorporated by reference therein on or prior to
the
Effective Date of the Registration Statement. The conditions to the
use of a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Act, as set forth in
the
General Instructions to Form S-3, and the conditions of Rule 415 under the
Act,
have been satisfied with respect to the Registration Statement. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Effective Time” means
the date and time as of which such registration statement, or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereto (if any) filed prior to the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, was declared effective by the Commission and “Effective Date” means
the date of the Effective Time.
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At
or
prior to the time when sales to investors of the Certificates were first made,
as set forth in the Pricing Supplement (the “Time of Sale”), the
Depositor had prepared or approved the following information (collectively,
the
“Approved Offering
Materials”): each “issuer free writing prospectus” (as defined
pursuant to Rule 433 under the Act, including the Time of Sale Offering
Document identified in the Pricing Supplement, each an “Issuer Free
Writing
Prospectus”) and any other “free writing prospectus” (as defined pursuant
to Rule 405 under the Act, a “Free Writing
Prospectus”), and any Corrective Information (as defined below) or
portion thereof listed as “Approved Offering Materials” in the Pricing
Supplement. If, subsequent to the date of this Agreement, the
Depositor and the Underwriters have determined that such information included
an
untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under
which they were made, not misleading and have terminated their old purchase
contracts and entered into new purchase contracts with purchasers of the
Certificates, then “Approved Offering Materials” will refer to the information
available to purchasers at the time of entry into the first such new purchase
contract, including any information that corrects such material misstatements
or
omissions (“Corrective
Information”). As used in this Agreement, “Time of Sale
Information” means any Approved Offering Materials with respect to the
offering of the Certificates which has been conveyed to an investor at the
Time
of Sale to such investor. The Time of Sale Information shall, at a
minimum, include the Time of Sale Offering Document.
(c) The
Registration Statement and the Prospectus conform, and any further amendments
or
supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus will conform, when
they become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be,
in
all material respects to the requirements of the Act and the Rules and
Regulations. The Registration Statement, as of the Effective Date
thereof and of any amendment thereto, did not contain any untrue statement
of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. The
Prospectus for the Certificates, as of its date, and as amended or supplemented
as of the Delivery Date (as defined in Section 3) and any Static Pool
Information referenced therein, do not and will not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were
made, not misleading; provided that no representation or warranty is made as
to
information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information (such
information, the “Underwriters’
Information”) furnished
to the Depositor in writing by any Underwriter
expressly for use therein, it being understood that such information is limited
to the information identified in the Pricing Supplement as the “Underwriters’
Information.” The Depositor acknowledges that the Underwriters’
Information constitutes the only information furnished in writing by the
Underwriters for use in connection with the preparation of the Prospectus,
and
each Underwriter confirms that the Underwriters’ Information provided by it is
correct. The Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in
connection with the offering of the Certificates was identical to the
electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant
to
its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system, except to the
extent permitted by Regulation S-T. Any Free Writing Prospectus
included
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in
the
Approved Offering Materials, as of the date thereof and as of the Time of Sale,
did not, and at the Delivery Date will not, contain any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided that the
Depositor makes no representation and warranty with respect to the information
contained in or omitted from such Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished in writing to the Depositor by or on behalf of any
Underwriter specifically for use in connection with the preparation of the
Approved Offering Materials. “Static Pool
Information” means the information required by Item 1105 of Regulation AB
with regard to delinquency, cumulative loss and prepayment data and certain
summary information for the original characteristics of prior securitized pools
of mortgage loans of the Depositor or any affiliate, which Static Pool
Information will be referred to or incorporated by reference into the
Prospectus.
(d) The
documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when they were filed
with
the Commission, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the
Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder; and any further documents so filed and incorporated
by
reference in the Prospectus, when such documents are filed with the Commission,
will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the
Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder.
(e) The
Depositor has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited liability
company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full
corporate power and authority to own its assets and conduct its business as
now
conducted by it, is duly qualified as a foreign limited liability company in
good standing in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of its
property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except
where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect
on
the Depositor, and is conducting its business so as to comply in all material
respects with the applicable statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations of
the
jurisdictions in which it is conducting business.
(f) There
are no actions, proceedings or investigations pending with respect to which
the
Depositor has received service of process or, to the knowledge of the Depositor,
threatened by or before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal
to
which the Depositor is a party or of which any of its properties is the subject
(i) which if determined adversely to the Depositor would have a material adverse
effect on the business or financial condition of the Depositor, (ii) asserting
the invalidity of any of the Operative Agreements or the Certificates, (iii)
seeking to prevent the issuance of the Certificates or the consummation by
the
Depositor of any of the transactions contemplated by any of the Operative
Agreements or (iv) which might materially and adversely affect the performance
by the Depositor of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability
of,
any of the Operative Agreements or the Certificates.
(g) The
Operative Agreements and the Certificates conform, or will conform as of the
Delivery Date, to the description thereof contained in the Registration
Statement and the related Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus;
and
the Certificates,
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on
the
Delivery Date, will have been duly and validly authorized and, when such
Certificates are duly and validly executed by the Issuing Entity, authenticated
by the Indenture Trustee or the Trust Administrator and delivered in accordance
with such Operative Agreements and delivered and paid for as provided herein,
will be validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the benefits afforded
by
the Operative Agreements.
(h) The
execution and delivery by the Depositor of this Agreement and the other
Operative Agreements to which it is a party are within the corporate power
of
the Depositor and have been, or will have been on the related Delivery Date,
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Depositor;
and neither the execution and delivery by the Depositor of such instruments,
nor
the consummation by the Depositor of the transactions herein or therein
contemplated, nor the compliance by the Depositor with the provisions hereof
or
thereof, nor the issuance of the Certificates or offering thereof pursuant
to
the Prospectus or the Approved Offering Materials will (i) conflict with or
result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any of the provisions
of
the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Depositor, (ii) conflict with
any of the provisions of any law, governmental rule, regulation, judgment,
decree or order binding on the Depositor or its properties, (iii) conflict
with
any of the provisions of any indenture, mortgage, contract or other instrument
to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound, or (iv) result in
the
creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of its
property pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, mortgage, contract or
other instrument.
(i) At
the date thereof, each Operative Agreement to which the Depositor is a party
will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Depositor,
enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with its terms, subject, as
to
enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from
time to time in effect, and to general principles of equity.
(j) All
approvals, authorizations, consents, orders or other actions of any person,
corporation or other organization, or of any court, governmental agency or
body
or official (except with respect to the state securities or Blue Sky laws of
various jurisdictions), required in connection with the valid and proper
authorization, issuance and sale of the Certificates pursuant to this Agreement
and the other Operative Agreements has been or will be taken or obtained on
or
prior to the applicable Delivery Date.
(k) At
the Delivery Date, each of the Mortgage Loans included in the Issuing Entity
will conform to the representations and warranties with respect thereto set
forth in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and the Depositor will (i) have
equitable right, title and interest in the Mortgage Loans, free and clear of
any
lien, mortgage, pledge, charge, encumbrance, adverse claim or other security
interest (collectively, “Liens”), (ii) not
have assigned to any person (other than the Issuing Entity) any of its right,
title or interest in the Mortgage Loans, and (iii) have the power and authority
to sell its interest in the Mortgage Loans to the Issuing Entity and to sell
the
Certificates to the Underwriters. Upon execution and delivery of the
Transfer and Servicing Agreement by the Owner Trustee, the Owner Trustee will
have acquired beneficial ownership of all of the
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Depositor’s
title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, which will in turn be pledged
to the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture.
(l) If
so specified in the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, certain
of the Certificates subject to this Agreement and offered by means of the
Registration Statement may, when issued pursuant to the Indenture, be “mortgage
related securities”, as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange
Act.
(m) Neither
the Depositor nor the Issuing Entity will be subject to registration as an
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
“Investment Company
Act”).
(n) Since
the respective dates as of which information provided by the Seller or the
Depositor is given in the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus,
there has not been any material adverse change in the general affairs,
management, financial condition, or results of operations of the Depositor
or
any Seller that would affect the performance of such party’s obligations under
the related Operative Agreements, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated
in
the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as supplemented or amended
as of the Delivery Date.
(o) Any
certificate signed by an officer of the Depositor and delivered to the
Underwriters or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with an offering
of
the Certificates shall be deemed, and shall state that it is, a representation
and warranty of the Depositor as to the matters covered thereby on the date
of
such certificate to each person to whom the representations and warranties
in
this Section 2 are made.
(p) As
of the date of delivery, there are no Mortgage Pool Errors (as defined below)
in
any of the information provided to the Underwriters regarding the Mortgage
Loans
and such information is true and correct in all material respects or, if there
is any material error in any such information, the Depositor has promptly
provided corrected information to the Underwriters.
(q) On
the Delivery Date, the Mortgage Loans will conform in all material respects
to
the description thereof contained in the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus and the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement
will be true and correct in all material respects. The
representations and warranties of the Seller and the Depositor set out in the
Transfer and Servicing Agreement are hereby made to the Underwriters as though
set out herein, and at the dates specified therein, such representations and
warranties were and will be true and correct in all material
respects.
(r) The
Seller and the Depositor possess all material licenses, certificates, permits
or
other authorizations issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign
regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated
by
it and as described in the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
and
there are no proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Depositor,
threatened, relating to the revocation or modification of any such license,
certificate, permit or other authorization which singly or in the aggregate,
if
the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would materially
and
adversely affect the business, operations, results
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of
operations, financial position, income, property or assets of either the Seller
or the Depositor.
(s) The
Depositor is not aware of (i) any request by the Commission for any further
amendment of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for any additional
information, (ii) the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the institution or
threatening of any proceeding for that purpose, or (iii) any notification with
respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Certificates for sale
in
any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such
purpose.
(t) (i)
At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the
Depositor or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the
meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of Rules and Regulations and (ii) at the date hereof,
the Depositor is not an Ineligible Issuer, as such term is defined in Rule
405
of the Rules and Regulations.
(u) Any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conforms in all material respects to the
requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations. Any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus as of the date thereof (and as of the Time of Sale
in
the case of the Time of Sale Offering Document) and as of the Delivery Date
does
not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided
that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or
omitted from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Depositor in writing by
the
Underwriters expressly for use therein, it being understood that such
information is limited to the Underwriters’ Information. The
Depositor acknowledges that the Underwriters’ Information constitutes the only
information furnished in writing by the Underwriters for use in connection
with
the preparation of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and each Underwriter
confirms that the Underwriters’ Information provided by it is
correct. Any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus delivered to the
Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of the Certificates will
be
identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the
Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval
system, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
(v) The
Depositor (including its agents and representatives other than the Underwriters
in their capacity as such) has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved
or
referred to and will not make, use, prepare, authorize, approve or refer to
any
“written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) that
constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Certificates
other than (i) the Prospectus, (ii) information included in the Approved
Offering Materials, (iii) any document not constituting a prospectus
pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Act or Rule 134 under the Act
or (iv) any other written communication approved in writing in advance by the
Underwriters.
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(w) The
Depositor will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith,
retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with
the
Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Act.
3. Purchase,
Sale and Delivery
of Certificates. Delivery of and payment for the Certificates
will be made at such time and location as is specified in the Pricing
Supplement, or as the Underwriters and the Depositor shall agree upon, such
time
being herein referred to as the “Delivery
Date.” Delivery of such Certificates shall be made by the
Depositor to the Underwriters against payment of the purchase price specified
in
the Pricing Supplement in same day funds wired to such bank as may be designated
by the Depositor, or by such other manner of payment as may be agreed upon
by
the Depositor and the Underwriters. Except as otherwise provided in
the Pricing Supplement, each Class of Certificates sold to the Underwriters
pursuant to this Agreement will be represented initially by one or more
Certificates registered in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of the
Depository Trust Company (the “DTC
Certificates”). The interests of the beneficial owners of the
DTC Certificates will be represented by book entries on the records of DTC
and
participating members thereof. Definitive certificates for the DTC
Certificates will be made available only under the limited circumstances
specified in the Indenture. Except as otherwise provided in the
Pricing Supplement, each Class of Certificates sold to the Underwriters as
definitive certificates will be in definitive, fully registered form, in such
denominations and registered in such names as the Underwriters shall request,
and will be made available at least 24 hours prior to the applicable Delivery
Date, for checking and packaging at the offices of Hunton & Xxxxxxxx LLP,
Riverfront Plaza, East Tower, 000 X. Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
in
such amounts as specified in the Pricing Supplement.
4. Offering
by
Underwriters.
(a)
It is understood that the Underwriters propose to offer the Certificates subject
to this Agreement for sale to the public as set forth in the
Prospectus.
(b) It
is understood that the Underwriters will solicit offers to purchase the
Certificates only as follows: prior to the time the Underwriters have
received the Time of Sale Offering Document as identified in the Pricing
Supplement, the Underwriters may, in compliance with the provisions of this
Agreement, solicit offers to purchase Certificates; provided, that the
Underwriters shall not accept any such offer to purchase a Note or any interest
in any Note or Mortgage Loan or otherwise enter into any Contract of Sale for
any Note, any interest in any Note or any Mortgage Loan prior to the investor’s
receipt of the Time of Sale Offering Document as identified in the Pricing
Supplement.
(c) It
is understood that the Underwriters will not enter into a Contract of Sale
with
any investor until the investor has received the Time of Sale Offering Document
with respect to the Certificates which are the subject of such Contract of
Sale. For purposes of this Agreement, “Contract of Sale” has
the same meaning as in Rule 159 of the Rules and Regulations and all Commission
guidance relating to Rule 159.
(d) It
is understood that the Underwriters may provide to prospective investors certain
Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses and prepare and provide to prospective
investors other Free Writing Prospectuses, subject to the following
conditions:
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(i) Unless
preceded or accompanied by a prospectus satisfying the requirements of Section
10(a) of the Act, the Underwriters shall not convey or deliver any written
communication to any person in connection with the initial offering of the
Certificates, unless such “written communication” (as such term is defined in
Rule 405 under the Act) (i) is made in reliance on Rule 134 under the Act,
(ii)
constitutes a prospectus satisfying the requirements of Rule 430B under the
Act
or (iii) constitutes a Free Writing Prospectus (as defined above). The
Underwriters shall not convey or deliver in connection with the initial offering
of the Certificates any ABS informational and computational materials as defined
in Item 1101 of Regulation AB (“ABS Informational
and
Computational Materials”), in reliance upon Rules 167 and 426 under the
Act.
(ii) The
Underwriters shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations in connection
with the use of Free Writing Prospectuses, including but not limited to Rules
164 and 433 of the Rules and Regulations and all Commission guidance relating
to
Free Writing Prospectuses. For purposes hereof, “Issuer Information”
shall have
the meaning given such term in Rule 433 (h) of the Rules and
Regulations, including the information specified in footnote 271 of Commission
Release No. 33-8591 and “Derived Information”
shall refer
to information as is disseminated by any Underwriter to any
potential investor, which information is prepared on the basis of or derived
from, but exclusive of, (A) Issuer Information, (B) information contained in
the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
or
any amendment or supplement to any of them, taking into account information
incorporated therein by reference including Static Pool Information or (C)
characteristics of the Mortgage Loans furnished by the Depositor to the
Underwriters for use in the preparation of any Free Writing
Prospectus. Consistent with such definition, “Issuer Information”
shall not be deemed to include any information in a Free Writing Prospectus
solely by reason of the Depositor’s review of the materials pursuant to
subsection (f) below.
(e) Free
Writing Prospectus
Legends.
(i) All
Free Writing Prospectuses other than the Time of Sale Offering Document provided
to prospective investors, whether or not filed with the Commission, shall bear
a
legend including the following statement (or a legend substantially
similar):
The
issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the
SEC
for the offering to which this free writing prospectus
relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that
registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC
for
more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may
get these documents for free by visiting XXXXX on the SEC Web site at
xxx.xxx.xxx. Alternatively, the depositor, any underwriter or any
dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus
if
you request it by calling toll-free 1-800-xxx-xxxx.
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This
free
writing prospectus does not contain all information that is required to be
included in the base prospectus and the prospectus supplement.
The
information in this free writing prospectus is preliminary and is subject to
completion or change.
The
information in this free writing prospectus, if conveyed prior to the time
of
your commitment to purchase, supersedes similar information contained in any
prior free writing prospectus relating to these securities.
This
free
writing prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of
an
offer to buy these securities in any state where such offer, solicitation or
sale is not permitted.
The
securities referred to in this free writing prospectus are being offered when,
as and if issued. The issuer is not obligated to issue such
securities or any similar security and our obligation to deliver such security
is subject to the terms and conditions of our underwriting agreement with the
issuer and the availability of such security when, as and if issued by the
issuer. You are advised that the terms of the securities, and the
characteristics of the mortgage loan pool backing them, may change (due, among
other things, to the possibility that mortgage loans comprise the pool may
become delinquent or defaulted or may be removed or replaced and that similar
or
different mortgage loans may be added to the pool, and that one or more classes
of securities may be split, combined or eliminated), at any time prior to
issuance or availability of a final prospectus. You are advised that
securities may not be issued that have the characteristics described in this
free writing prospectus. Our obligation to sell securities to you is
conditioned on the mortgage loans and securities having the characteristics
described in this free writing prospectus. If for any reason we do
not deliver such securities, we will notify you, and neither the issuer nor
any
underwriter will have any obligation to you to deliver all or any portion of
the
securities which you have committed to purchase, and none of the issuer nor
any
underwriter will be liable for any costs or damages whatsoever arising from
or
related to such non-delivery.
IMPORTANT
NOTICE RELATING TO AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED EMAIL DISCLAIMERS
Any
legends, disclaimers or other notices that may appear with this communication
to
which this free writing prospectus is attached relating to:
(1) these
materials not constituting an offer (or a solicitation of an
offer),
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(2) no
representation that these materials are accurate or complete and may not be
updated, or
(3) these
materials possibly being confidential
are
not
applicable to these materials and should be disregarded. Such
legends, disclaimers or other notices have been automatically generated as
a
result of these materials having been sent via Bloomberg or another
system.
(ii) The
Time of Sale Offering Document provided to prospective investors shall bear
a
legend including the following statement (or a legend substantially
similar):
The
issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the
SEC
for the offering to which this free writing prospectus
relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that
registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC
for
more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may
get these documents for free by visiting XXXXX on the SEC Web site at
xxx.xxx.xxx. Alternatively, the depositor, any underwriter or any
dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus
if
you request it by calling toll-free 1-800-xxx-xxxx.
This
free
writing prospectus does not contain all information that is required to be
included in the base prospectus and the prospectus supplement.
The
information in this free writing prospectus is preliminary and is subject to
completion or change.
The
information in this free writing prospectus, if conveyed prior to the time
of
your commitment to purchase, supersedes similar information contained in any
prior free writing prospectus relating to these securities.
This
free
writing prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of
an
offer to buy these securities in any state where such offer, solicitation or
sale is not permitted.
IMPORTANT
NOTICE RELATING TO AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED EMAIL DISCLAIMERS
Any
legends, disclaimers or other notices that may appear with this communication
to
which this free writing prospectus is attached relating to:
(1) these
materials not constituting an offer (or a solicitation of an
offer),
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(2) no
representation that these materials are accurate or complete and may not be
updated, or
(3) these
materials possibly being confidential
are
not
applicable to these materials and should be disregarded. Such
legends, disclaimers or other notices have been automatically generated as
a
result of these materials having been sent via Bloomberg or another
system.
(f) The
Underwriters shall deliver to the Depositor and its counsel, no later than
the
business day prior to the proposed date of first use thereof, any Free Writing
Prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriters that contains any Issuer
Information and request that such Free Writing Prospectus be filed with the
Commission within the time period specified in the Rules and
Regulations.
(g) Each
Underwriter represents and warrants to the Depositor that the Free Writing
Prospectuses to be furnished to the Depositor by the Underwriters pursuant
to
Section 4(f) above will constitute all Free Writing Prospectuses of the type
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 4(f) that were furnished to
prospective investors of the Certificates by the Underwriters in connection
with
its offer and sale of the Certificates. If the Underwriters do not
provide any Free Writing Prospectuses to the Depositor pursuant to subsection
(f) above, the Underwriters shall be deemed to have represented, as of the
Delivery Date, that it did not provide any prospective investors with any
information in written or electronic form in connection with the offering of
the
Certificates that is required to be filed with the Commission in accordance
with
the Rules and Regulations.
(h) Each
Underwriter represents and warrants to the Depositor that any Derived
Information in each Free Writing Prospectus required to be provided by such
Underwriter to the Depositor pursuant to Section 4(f), when viewed together
with
all other Time of Sale Information, did not, as of the Time of Sale, and will
not as of the Delivery Date, include any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omit any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein,
in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided
however, each Underwriter makes no representation to the extent that any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement therein or omission therefrom results
directly from Mortgage Pool Error or any Issuer Information, in each case,
furnished by the Seller or the Depositor to any Underwriter in writing or by
electronic transmission that was used in connection with any Free Writing
Prospectus.
(i) Each
Underwriter represents and warrants that it will not disseminate any Free
Writing Prospectus in a manner reasonably designed to lead to its broad,
unrestricted dissemination within the meaning of Rule 433(d) under the
Act.
(j) The
Underwriters each agree to retain all Free Writing Prospectuses that they have
used and that are not required to be filed pursuant to this Section 4 for a
period of three years following the initial bona fide offering of the
Certificates.
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(k) Prior
to the Delivery Date, in the event that the Depositor or any Underwriter becomes
aware that, as of the Time of Sale, any Free Writing Prospectus delivered to
a
purchaser of a Note contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading when considered in conjunction with the Time of Sale Information
(such Free Writing Prospectus, a “Defective Free Writing
Prospectus”), the Underwriters or the Depositor, as appropriate, shall
notify the other parties to this Agreement within one business day after
discovery thereof. In connection with the discovery of any Defective
Free Writing Prospectus:
(i) The
party responsible for the information to be corrected, if requested by the
Depositor or an Underwriter, as appropriate, shall prepare, at their cost,
a
Free Writing Prospectus with Corrective Information that corrects the material
misstatement in or omission from the Defective Free Writing Prospectus (such
corrected Free Writing Prospectus, a “Corrected Free Writing
Prospectus”);
(ii) The
Underwriters shall deliver the Corrected Free Writing Prospectus to each
purchaser of a Note which received the Defective Free Writing Prospectus prior
to the Delivery Date;
(iii) If
the Defective Free Writing Prospectus is the Time of Sale Offering Document,
the
Underwriters shall notify such purchaser in a prominent fashion that the
Contract of Sale with respect to the purchase of the Certificates has been
terminated, and of such purchaser’s rights as a result of termination of such
agreement and shall provide such purchaser with an opportunity to affirmatively
agree to purchase such Certificates on the terms described in the Corrected
Free
Writing Prospectus; and
(iv) In
the event that (A) Issuer Information, (B) information contained in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
or
any amendment or supplement of any of them, taking into account information
incorporated therein by reference including Static Pool Information or (C)
a
Mortgage Pool Error furnished by the Depositor to the Underwriters was the
primary cause of the Defective Free Writing Prospectus, resulting in the
Underwriters having to terminate an existing Contract of Sale as described
in
Section 4(k)(iii) hereof, each of the parties hereto agrees to renegotiate
in
good faith the Purchase Price of the Certificates identified in the Pricing
Supplement (and that the Pricing Supplement be amended accordingly) as and
to
the extent necessary to reflect a change in the pricing of the Certificates
resulting from the correction of the error or errors contained in the Defective
Free Writing Prospectus, provided that any such change in Purchase Price of
the
Certificates is expressly subject to the mutual agreement of the parties
hereto.
(l) Each
Underwriter covenants with the Depositor that after the final Prospectus is
available each of the Underwriters shall not distribute any written information
concerning the Certificates to a prospective investor of Certificates
unless
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such
information is preceded or accompanied by the Prospectus or the required notice
pursuant to Rule 173 of the Act has been delivered.
5. Covenants
of the
Depositor. The Depositor covenants and agrees with the
Underwriters participating in the offering of the Certificates
that:
(a) Immediately
following the execution of this Agreement, the Depositor will prepare a
Prospectus Supplement setting forth the amount of Certificates and the terms
thereof not otherwise specified in the Base Prospectus, the price at which
such
Certificates are to be purchased by the Underwriters, from the Depositor, either
the initial public offering price or the method by which the price at which
such
Certificates are to be sold will be determined, the selling concessions and
reallowances, if any, and such other information as the Underwriters and the
Depositor deem appropriate in connection with the offering of such Certificates,
but the Depositor will not file, for so long as the delivery of a Prospectus
is
required in connection with the offering or sale of such Certificates, any
amendments to the Registration Statement as in effect with respect to such
Certificates, or any amendments or supplements to the related Prospectus, unless
it shall first have delivered copies of such amendments or supplements to the
Underwriters, or if the Underwriters shall have reasonably objected thereto
promptly after receipt thereof, the Depositor will, during such period,
immediately advise the Underwriters or their counsel (i) when notice is received
from the Commission that any post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement has become or will become effective and (ii) of any order or
communications suspending or preventing, or threatening to suspend or prevent,
the offer and sale of the Certificates or of any proceedings or examinations
that may lead to such an order or communication, whether by or of the Commission
or any authority administering any state securities or Blue Sky law, as soon
as
the Depositor is advised thereof, and will use its best efforts to prevent
the
issuance of any such order or communication and to obtain as soon as possible
its lifting, if issued. The Depositor will use its best efforts to
prevent the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement and, if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the
withdrawal thereof. The Depositor will file such Prospectus pursuant
to Rule 424 under the Act not later than the Commission’s close of business on
the second Business Day following the availability of the Prospectus to the
Underwriters.
(b) If,
at any time when a Prospectus relating to the Certificates is required to be
delivered under the Act, any event occurs as a result of which the Prospectus
as
then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend or supplement the
Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Rules and Regulations, the Depositor
will promptly prepare and file with the Commission, an amendment or supplement
that will correct such statement or omission or an amendment that will effect
such compliance.
(c) The
Depositor will cause any Free Writing Prospectuses with respect to the
Certificates to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433 under the
Act
in accordance with Section 8 prior to the time of filing of the Prospectus
as
provided in Section 5(a) hereof and will include therein all such materials
so
furnished; provided,
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however,
the Depositor shall only be responsible for the filing of a Free Writing
Prospectus prepared by the Underwriters as described in Section 4(f) hereof
to
the extent delivered by the Underwriters within the time period specified in
Section 4(f) hereof.
(d) The
Depositor will cause the Trust Administrator to furnish or make available,
within a reasonable time after the end of each calendar year, to each holder
of
a Certificate (each, a “Certificateholder”)
at any time during such year, such information as is necessary or desirable
to
assist Certificateholders in preparing their federal income tax
returns.
(e) The
Depositor will furnish to the Underwriters copies of the Registration Statement
(two of which will be signed and will include all documents and exhibits thereto
or incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus, the Time of Sale Offering
Document, and all amendments and supplements to such documents relating to
the
Certificates, in each case as soon as available, and in such quantities as
the
Underwriters reasonably request.
(f) The
Depositor will arrange for, and will pay all expenses (including reasonable
fees
and expenses of counsel) in connection with the qualification of the
Certificates for sale and the determination of their eligibility for investment
under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Underwriters designate and will
continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution
of the Certificates; provided, however, that neither the Depositor nor the
Issuing Entity shall be required to do business in any jurisdiction where it
is
now not qualified or to take any action which would subject it to general or
unlimited service of process in any jurisdiction in which it is now not subject
to service of process.
(g) The
Depositor will, while the Certificates are outstanding, furnish to the
Underwriters information with respect to the related Issuing Entity or the
Mortgage Loans included in the related mortgage pool, as any such Underwriter
may reasonably request, including but not limited to information necessary
or
appropriate to the maintenance of a secondary market in the
Certificates.
(h) The
Depositor, whether or not the transactions contemplated under this Agreement
are
consummated or this Agreement is terminated, will pay all expenses incident
to
the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and will reimburse
the
Underwriters for any expenses (excluding fees and disbursements of its counsel,
any Underwriter due diligence of the Mortgage Loans and accounting comfort
letters obtained in connection with any Free Writing Prospectus other than
any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus) incurred by them in connection with (i) the
offering and the qualification of the Certificates, (ii) the preparation of
all
documents described herein, including any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (iii)
reasonable fees and expenses of the Servicer, Subservicer, Owner Trustee,
Indenture Trustee and Trust Administrator, (iv) the determination of their
eligibility for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as the
Underwriters may designate and the reproduction of memoranda relating thereto,
(v) any fees charged by investment rating agencies for the rating of the
Certificates and (vi) reasonable and customary expenses incurred in distributing
any Prospectus and the Time of Sale Offering Document or any amendments or
supplements thereto to the
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Underwriters;
provided however, that the Depositor shall not be liable for the payment of
any
of the foregoing amounts to the extent that the failure to consummate the
transactions described herein resulted from any act or omission of the
Underwriters pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(i) During
the period when a Prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection
with the sale of Certificates pursuant to this Agreement, the Depositor will
file, or cause the Trust Administrator to file on behalf of the related Issuing
Entity, on a timely and complete basis, all documents that are required by
the
related Issuing Entity with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act.
6. Conditions
to the
Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the
Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Certificates subject to this Agreement
will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the
part of the Depositor as of the date hereof, and the applicable Delivery Date,
to the performance by the Depositor in all material respects of its obligations
hereunder and to the following additional conditions precedent:
(a) Each
of the obligations of the Depositor required to be performed by it on or prior
to the Delivery Date pursuant to the terms of the relevant Operative Agreements
shall have been duly performed and complied with and all of the representations
and warranties of the Depositor under any of the Operative Agreements shall
be
true and correct as of the Delivery Date or as of another date specified therein
and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of time,
would constitute a default under any of such Operative Agreements, and the
Underwriters shall have received certificates to the effect of the foregoing,
each signed by an authorized officer of the Depositor.
(b) The
Underwriters shall have received letters dated the Delivery Date in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to the Underwriters and their counsel, prepared
by independent certified public accountants, (i) regarding the numerical and
statistical information contained in the Prospectus other than the numerical
and
statistical information referred to in Section 6(c) hereof, and (ii) relating
to
certain agreed upon procedures as specified by the Underwriters.
(c) The
Underwriters shall have received letters dated the Delivery Date, in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to the Underwriters and their counsel, prepared
by independent certified public accountants, regarding the numerical and
statistical information contained in the Time of Sale Offering Document. In
addition, the Underwriters shall have received confirmation from independent
certified public accountants, that no material pool characteristic (as agreed
upon by the Depositor and the Underwriters) of the actual asset pool as of
the
Delivery Dates differs by 5% or more (other than as a result of the pool assets
converting into cash in accordance with their terms) from the description of
the
asset pool in the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Certificates filed
with
the Commission.
(d) The
Underwriters shall have received letters (i) dated the Delivery Date with
respect to the Prospectus Supplement and (ii) dated the date of any Issuer
Free
Writing Prospectus with respect to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, in form
and substance acceptable to the Underwriters and their counsel, prepared by
independent
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certified
public accountants of the Servicers, regarding the numerical and statistical
information contained in the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
regarding the Servicers’ respective servicing portfolios.
(e) Each
Underwriter shall have received the requested number of copies of the Prospectus
for the Certificates.
(f) All
actions required to be taken and all filings required to be made by the
Depositor under the Act prior to the sale of the Certificates shall have been
duly taken or made; and prior to the Delivery Date, the Underwriters shall
have
received confirmation of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and
no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall
have
been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted,
or
to the knowledge of the Depositor or any Underwriter, shall be contemplated
by
the Commission.
(g) The
Certificates subject to this Agreement and offered by means of the Registration
Statement shall be rated by the applicable rating agencies at the time of
issuance as set forth in the Pricing Supplement.
(h) The
Underwriters shall have received one or more opinions of counsel for the
Depositor, dated the Delivery Date, substantially to the effect
that:
(i) The
Depositor has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited liability
company and is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
formation or organization. The Depositor has the corporate power and
authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties
are presently owned and such business is presently conducted. The
Depositor has the corporate power and authority to own and acquire the Mortgage
Loans;
(ii) Each
of the Operative Agreements to which it is a party has been duly authorized
and
executed by a duly authorized officer, manager or other authorized
representative and each constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the
Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with its
terms;
(iii) The
transfer and sale by the Depositor of the Mortgage Loans to the Issuing Entity
pursuant to the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, the compliance by the
Depositor with the provisions of the Operative Agreements to which it is a
party
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such Operative
Agreements and the fulfillment of the terms thereof will not violate or breach
any of the terms and provisions of the articles of incorporation or bylaws
of
the Depositor;
(iv) The
Registration Statement has been declared effective under the Act; the Base
Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement have each been filed pursuant to Rule
424(b) of the Rules and Regulations in the manner and within the time period
required by Rule 424(b); and, to the best of our knowledge, no
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stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued
and no proceedings therefor have been instituted by the Commission;
(v) Any
Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed by the Depositor with the
Commission (other than those Free Writing Prospectuses containing Issuer
Information prepared by the Underwriters that the Underwriters fail to deliver)
has been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433 of the Rules and
Regulations in the manner and within the time period required by Rule
433;
(vi) The
Registration Statement, the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
in
the Approved Offering Materials (in each case other than (A) the financial
statements, schedules, tables and other financial and statistical data included
or incorporated by reference therein or omitted therefrom and (B) any documents
incorporated by reference, as to which such counsel need not express an
opinion), as of their respective effective or issue dates, as the case may
be,
each appeared on its face to be appropriately responsive in all material
respects to the applicable requirements of the Act and the Rules and
Regulations;
(vii) The
information in the Prospectus and the Time of Sale Offering Document under
the
captions “Description of the Certificates,” and “The Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,” in each case, to the extent
that it constitutes a summary of certain provisions of the Certificates and
of
the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
has been reviewed by such counsel and is correct in all material respects;
the
statements contained under the caption “ERISA Considerations,” insofar as such
statements describe certain provisions of federal statutes and regulations,
have
been reviewed by such counsel, and such statements describe such provisions
and
regulations; and the statements contained under the caption “Federal Income Tax
Considerations,” insofar as such statements constitute conclusions of
law or legal conclusions with respect thereto, while not purporting to
discuss all possible consequences of an investment in the securities to which
they relate, fairly summarizes the United States federal income tax
consideration that are likely to be material to investors in the
Certificates;
(viii) The
security interests of each of the Depositor and the Issuing Entity the
Collateral transferred pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, in
each
case, if a security interest in any such item of Collateral can be perfected
by
filing, will be perfected upon the filing of the Financing Statements in the
appropriate filing office in the State of Delaware, which is the proper location
to file against the Seller and the Depositor;
(ix) [Reserved].
(i) The
Underwriters shall have received one or more opinions of counsel for each
Seller, dated the Delivery Date, substantially to the effect that:
(i) The
Seller has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation
and
is in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Virginia. The Seller has the organizational power and authority to
own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are presently
owned and
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such
business is presently conducted. The Seller has the corporate power
and authority to acquire and own the Mortgage Loans.
(ii) The
Seller has the corporate power and authority to (A) execute and deliver the
Operative Agreements to which it is a party, (B) perform its obligations under
and consummate the transactions provided for in such Operative Agreements,
and
(C) transfer its rights, title and interests in, to and under the related
Mortgage Loans to the Depositor on the terms and conditions provided in the
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
(iii) Each
of the Operative Agreements has been duly authorized and executed by a duly
authorized officer of the Seller.
(iv) The
transfer and sale by the Seller of the related Mortgage Loans to the Depositor
pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the compliance by
the
Seller with the provisions of the related Operative Agreements and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the related Operative
Agreements and the fulfillment of the terms thereof will not violate or breach
any of the terms and provisions of the articles of incorporation or bylaws
of
the Seller.
(v) No
authorization, approval, or other action by, and no notice to or filing with
any
court, governmental authority or regulatory body is required for the due
execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of the related Operative
Agreements.
(vi) Each
of the related Operative Agreements constitutes the valid and binding obligation
of the Seller enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its
terms.
(vii) To
our knowledge, there is no legal or governmental action, investigation or
proceeding pending or threatened against the Seller (a) asserting the invalidity
of any of the Operative Agreements to which it is a party, (b) seeking to
prevent the consummation of any of the transactions provided for in such
Operative Agreements, or (c) that would materially and adversely affect the
ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under, or the validity or
enforceability with respect to the Seller of, any of such Operative
Agreements.
(j) The
Underwriters shall have received one or more opinions of counsel to the
Depositor substantially to the effect that the transfer of all of the right,
title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans from the related Seller to
the
Depositor and from the Depositor to the Issuing Entity in each case, constitutes
a “true sale” for bankruptcy purposes and with respect to the
“non-consolidation” in a bankruptcy proceeding of the related Seller and the
Depositor.
(k) The
Underwriters shall have received a statement of counsel to the Depositor
substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such counsel’s attention
that would lead them to believe that the Registration Statement (at the time
it
became effective), the Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement (in both cases,
as of the date of
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the
Prospectus Supplement and as of the Delivery Date), the Time of Sale Offering
Document (as of the Time of Sale) or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as
of
the date of the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus) (other than the financial and
statistical information or information contained therein, as to which such
counsel need not express an opinion) contained an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(l) The
Underwriters shall have received an opinion of counsel to the Issuing Entity,
Trustee, Trust Administrator and Custodian, dated the Delivery Date, and in
the
form agreed to on or prior to the Delivery Date.
(m) The
Underwriters shall have received opinions of counsel to the Master Servicer
and
the Servicer, dated the Delivery Date, and in the form agreed to on or prior
to
the Delivery Date.
(n) The
Underwriters shall have received opinions of counsel to any provider of any
derivative instrument documented under the ISDA master agreement, and an opinion
of counsel to any credit support provider or guarantor relating to such
derivative instrument, dated the Delivery Date, and in the form agreed to on
or
prior to the Delivery Date.
(o) The
Underwriters shall have received opinions of counsel to any credit enhancement
provider relating to the Certificates, dated the Delivery Date, and in the
form
agreed to on or prior to the Delivery Date.
(p) The
Underwriters shall have received a certificate or certificates signed by such
of
the principal executive, financial and accounting officers of the Seller, the
Servicer and the Depositor as the Underwriters may request, dated the applicable
Delivery Date, in which such officers, to the best of their knowledge after
reasonable investigation, shall state that with respect to each such party,
as
applicable, (i) the representations and warranties of such party in this
Underwriting Agreement and in any applicable Operative Agreement are true and
correct; (ii) such party has complied with all agreements and satisfied all
conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Delivery
Date; (iii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been
instituted or are contemplated; (iv) the information contained in the Prospectus
relating to the Seller, the Servicer and the Depositor, as applicable, and
relating to the Mortgage Loans, is true and accurate in all material respects
and nothing has come to his or her attention that that would lead such officer
to believe that the Prospectus contains any untrue statement of material fact
or
omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading; (v) subsequent to the respective dates as of which information
is
given in the Prospectus, and except as otherwise set forth in or contemplated
by
the Prospectus, there has not been any material adverse change in the general
affairs, capitalization, financial condition or results of operations of such
party that would affect the performance by such party of its obligations under
the respective Operative Agreements; (vi) except as otherwise stated in the
Prospectus, there are no material actions, suits or proceedings pleading before
any court or governmental agency, authority or body or, to their knowledge,
threatened, affecting such party or the transactions contemplated by
this
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Underwriting
Agreement; (vii) attached thereto are true and correct copies of a letter from
the rating agency or agencies rating the Certificates confirming that the
Certificates have been rated in one of the four highest rating categories
established by such agency or agencies as set forth in the Pricing Supplement
and such rating has not been lowered since the date of such letter; and (viii)
any applicable derivative instrument documented under the ISDA Master Agreement
(including any related credit support documents or guarantees) has been
delivered.
(q) If
applicable, the Underwriters shall have received letters dated the applicable
Delivery Date from counsel rendering opinions to any nationally recognized
statistical rating organization rating the Certificates, to the effect that
the
Underwriters may rely upon their opinion to such rating organization, as if
such
opinion were rendered to the Underwriters.
(r) The
Underwriters shall have received certificates of the Issuing Entity, the Trustee
and the Trust Administrator, signed by one or more duly authorized officers
of
such parties, dated the applicable Delivery Date, as to the due acceptance
of
the related Operative Agreements by such parties, as applicable, and the due
authorization and delivery of the Certificates by the Issuing Entity and the
Trust Administrator thereunder.
(s) To
the extent, if any, that the ratings provided to the Certificates by any of
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc. (“S&P”), Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or Fitch
Ratings (“Fitch”), as
applicable, are conditional upon the furnishing of documents or opinions of
counsel or the taking of any other actions by the parties to the Operative
Agreements, as the case may be, shall furnish such documents and take any such
other actions.
(t) The
Underwriters shall have received letters from each Rating Agency confirming
the
ratings set forth in the Pricing Supplement.
(u) The
Depositor will furnish the Underwriters with such conformed copies of such
other
opinions, certificates, letters and documents as the Underwriters reasonably
requests.
(v) Subsequent
to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, a downgrading, or public
notification of a possible change, without indication of direction, shall not
have occurred in the rating afforded any of the debt securities or claims paying
ability of any person providing any form of credit enhancement for any of the
Certificates, by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as
that term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under
the
Act.
(w) There
shall not have occurred any change, or any development involving a prospective
change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business
or operations, subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
of
the Seller and its affiliates that is in the reasonable judgment of the
Underwriters material and adverse and that makes it in the reasonable judgment
of the Underwriters impracticable to market the Certificates on the terms and
in
the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
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(x) Subsequent
to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, none of the following shall
have occurred (i) trading in securities generally on the New York Stock
Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the over-the-counter market shall
have
been suspended or minimum prices shall have been established on either of such
exchanges or such market by the Commission, by such exchange or by any other
regulatory body or governmental authority having jurisdiction, (ii) a banking
moratorium shall have been declared by Federal or New York state authorities,
(iii) the United States shall have become engaged in material hostilities,
there
shall have been an escalation of such hostilities involving the United States
or
there shall have been a declaration of war by the United States, or (iv) there
shall have occurred such a material adverse change in general economic,
political or financial conditions (or the effect of international conditions
on
the financial markets of the United States shall be such), and in the case
of
any of the events specified in clauses (i) through (iv), such event makes it,
in
the reasonable judgment of the Underwriters, impractical to market the
Certificates.
(y) The
Underwriters shall have received from [_____________], counsel to the
Underwriters, an opinion, dated the Closing Date, reasonably satisfactory in
form and substance to the Underwriters, as to various matters.
7. Indemnification.
(a) The
Depositor will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter and each person,
if
any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Act
or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, expenses, damages
or liabilities (including the cost of any investigation, legal and other
expenses incurred in connection with and amounts paid settlement of any action,
suit, proceeding or claim asserted) to which such Underwriter or such
controlling person may become subject, under the Act or the Exchange Act or
other Federal or State statutory law or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, expenses, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise
out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
any
material fact contained in any Free Writing Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus in the Approved Offering Materials, any Static Pool Information,
or
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission
to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make
the statements therein not misleading (which, in respect of information included
in the Approved Offering Materials, was not corrected by the Corrective
Information subsequently supplied to the Underwriters at any time prior to
the
Time of Sale); and will reimburse each Underwriter and each such controlling
person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter
and each such controlling person in connection with investigating or defending
any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided however, that the
Depositor or any affiliate will not be liable in any such case to the extent
that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon
any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged
omission made in any such documents (A) in reliance upon and in conformity
with
any Derived Information and (B) in any Free Writing Prospectus furnished to
prospective investors by the Underwriters, except to the extent that any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement therein or omission
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therefrom
results directly from an error (a “Mortgage Pool Error”)
in the information concerning the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans or
any
Issuer Information, in each case, furnished by the Seller or the Depositor
to
any Underwriter in writing or by electronic transmission that was used in
connection with either (x) any Free Writing Prospectus or (y) any written or
electronic materials furnished to prospective investors on which any Free
Writing Prospectus was based, or except to the extent that any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement in or omission from any Free Writing Prospectus
is
caused primarily by information contained in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
of
any of them, taking into account information incorporated therein by reference
including Static Pool Information. This indemnity agreement will be
in addition to any liability which the Depositor may otherwise
have.
(b) Each
Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless
the Depositor, each of its directors, each of its officers who signed the
Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Depositor
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act
to
the same extent as the foregoing indemnities from the Depositor to each
Underwriter, but only with reference to (i) any Derived Information provided
by
such Underwriter (except resulting from a Mortgage Pool Error) in any Free
Writing Prospectus or Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (ii) the Prospectus
or
any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of, or are based upon, the
omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein not misleading,
but with respect to clause (b)(ii) above, only to the extent that such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made
in reliance upon and in conformity with any Underwriters’ Information; provided,
however, that in no event shall the Underwriters be liable to the Depositor
under this paragraph (b) with respect to material described in clause (i) above
unless such Underwriter prepared such Derived Information and no Underwriter
shall be liable to the Depositor under this paragraph (b) in an amount in excess
of the underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter
in
connection with this offering of the Certificates. This indemnity
agreement will be in addition to any liability that such Underwriter may
otherwise have.
(c) Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 7 of notice of the
commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect
thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 7,
notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, but the
omission to so notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying
party from any liability which the indemnifying party may have to any
indemnified party hereunder except to the extent such indemnifying party has
been prejudiced thereby. In case any such action is brought against
any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the
commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
therein and, to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to
the
indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such
indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent
of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying
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party). After
notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election
to
assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such
indemnified party under this Section 7 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof , unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel
in connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the
proviso to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that
the
indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one
separate counsel (in addition to local counsel) for each of, and approved by,
the Underwriters in the case of paragraph (a) of this Section 7, representing
the related indemnified parties under such paragraph (a) who are parties to
such
action), (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel
satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within
a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the
indemnifying party has authorized the employment of counsel for the indemnified
party at the expense of the indemnifying party; and except that, if clause
(i)
or (iii) is applicable, such liability shall only be in respect of the counsel
referred to in such clause (i) or (iii). No indemnifying party shall,
without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any
settlement of any pending or threatened action in respect of which any
indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been
sought hereunder by such indemnified party unless such settlement includes
an
unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on any claims
that are the subject matter of such action. In no event shall an
indemnifying party be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel
(in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all
indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar
or
related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances.
(d) If
the indemnification provided for in this Section is unavailable or insufficient
to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above, then
each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities
referred to in subsection (a) or (b) above (i) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Depositor on the
one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Certificates
or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by
applicable law in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the
relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault
of
the Depositor on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection
with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative benefits received by the Depositor on
the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the
same
proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting
expenses) received by the Depositor bear to the total underwriting discounts
and
commissions received by the Underwriters. The relative fault shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to
state
a material fact relates to information supplied by the Depositor or the
Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or
omission. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the
losses, claims, damages or
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liabilities
referred to in the first sentence of this subsection (d) shall be deemed to
include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
in
connection with investigating or defending any action or claim which is the
subject to this subsection (d). Notwithstanding the provisions of
this subsection (d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount
in excess of underwriting discounts and commissions received by such
Underwriter. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within
the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution
from
any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations in this subsection
(d) to contribute are several in proportion to their respective underwriting
obligations and not joint.
8. Delivery
and Filing of Free
Writing Prospectuses; Designation of Approved Offering
Materials.
(a) The
Depositor agrees to file with the Commission the following:
(i) Any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus;
(ii) Any
Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof delivered by the Underwriters to
the
Depositor pursuant to Section 4(f); and
(iii) Any
Free Writing Prospectus for which the Depositor or any person acting on its
behalf provided, authorized or approved information that is prepared and
published or disseminated by a person unaffiliated with the Depositor or any
other offering participant that is in the business of publishing, radio or
television broadcasting or otherwise disseminating communications.
(b) Any
Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Section 8(a) by the
Depositor shall be filed with the Commission not later than the date of first
use of the Free Writing Prospectus, except that:
(i) If
any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof required to be filed that
contains only the description of the final terms of the Certificates may be
filed by the Depositor within two business days of the later of the date such
final terms have been established for all classes of Certificates and the date
of first use; and
(ii) If
the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or Issuer Information contained in the
Free
Writing Prospectus would constitute ABS Informational and Computational
Materials, the Depositor shall file such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or
Issuer Information within the later of two business days after the Underwriters
first provide this information to investors and the date upon which the
Depositor is required to file the Prospectus Supplement with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Act;
(iii) Any
Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Section 8(a)(iii)
shall, if no payment has been made or consideration has been given by or on
behalf of the Depositor for the Free Writing Prospectus or its
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dissemination,
be filed by the Depositor with the Commission not later than four business
days
after the Depositor becomes aware of the publication, radio or television
broadcast or other dissemination of the Free Writing Prospectus;
and
(iv) The
Depositor shall not be required to file (A) Issuer Information contained in
any Free Writing Prospectus of an Underwriter or any other offering participant
other than the Depositor, if such information is included or incorporated by
reference in the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Free
Writing Prospectus previously filed with the Commission that relates to the
offering of the Certificates, or (B) any Free Writing Prospectus or portion
thereof that contains no Issuer Information but contains a description of the
Certificates or the offering of the Certificates which does not reflect the
final terms thereof;
provided,
that prior to such use of any Free Writing Prospectuses by the Depositor, the
Underwriters must comply with their obligations pursuant to Section 4 and that
the Depositor shall not be required to file any Free Writing Prospectus that
does not contain substantive changes from or additions to a Free Writing
Prospectus previously filed with the Commission.
(c) Any
“written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) prepared by or on
behalf of the Underwriters to be designated as “Approved Offering Materials” in
the Pricing Supplement must be delivered to the Depositor and its counsel,
no
later than the business day prior to the proposed date of first use thereof.
The
Depositor must consent to prior to any such “written communication” being
designated as “Approved Offering Materials” in the Pricing
Supplement.
9. Default
of
Underwriters. If any Underwriter or Underwriters participating
in the offering of Certificates default in their obligations to purchase
Certificates hereunder and the aggregate principal amount of such Certificates
which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed, but failed, to
purchase does not exceed 10% of the total principal amount of the Certificates
set forth in the Pricing
Supplement, the Underwriters may make arrangements satisfactory to the Depositor
for the purchase of such Certificates by other persons, including any of the
Underwriters participating in such offering, but regardless of whether such
arrangements are made the non-defaulting Underwriters shall remain obligated
severally to purchase the Certificates which they committed to purchase in
accordance with the terms hereunder. If any Underwriter or
Underwriters so default and the aggregate principal amount of the Certificates
with respect to which such default or defaults occur is more than 10% of the
total principal amount of the Certificates set forth in the Pricing Supplement
and arrangements satisfactory to the Underwriters and the Depositor for the
purchase of such Certificates by other persons are not made, this Agreement
will
terminate without liability on the part of any nondefaulting Underwriters,
except as provided in Section 7. As used in this Agreement, the term
“Underwriter” includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this
Section. Nothing herein will relieve a defaulting Underwriter from
liability for its default.
10. Termination
of the
Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the
Underwriters to purchase the Certificates on the related Delivery Date shall
be
terminable by the Underwriters if at any time on or prior to the Delivery Date
(a) any of the conditions set forth in Section 6 are not satisfied when and
as
provided therein; (b) the Underwriters and the Depositor
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are
unable to agree on a new Purchase Price following an event described in Section
4(k)(iv) hereof; (c) there shall have been the entry of a decree or order by
a
court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises
for
the appointment of a conservator, receiver or liquidator in any insolvency,
readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar
proceedings of or relating to any Seller or the Depositor, or for the winding
up
or liquidation of the affairs of any Seller or the Depositor; or (d) there
shall
have been the consent by the related Seller or the Depositor to the appointment
of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment
of
debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating
to the related Seller or the Depositor or of or relating to substantially all
of
the property of the related Seller or the Depositor. The termination
of the Depositor’s obligations hereunder shall not terminate the Depositor’s
rights hereunder or its right to exercise any remedy available to it at law
or
in equity.
Notwithstanding
anything herein contained, this Agreement shall be subject to termination in
the
absolute discretion of the Underwriters, by notice given to the Depositor prior
to delivery of and payment for the Certificates, if prior to such time (i)
trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been
suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such
Exchange, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared by Federal or
state
authorities or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or material
escalation of hostilities or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on
the
financial markets of the United States is such as to make it, in the reasonable
judgment of the Underwriters, impracticable to market the
Certificates.
11. No
Fiduciary
Duty.
(a) The
Depositor acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are acting solely in
the
capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Depositor with
respect to the offering of the Certificates contemplated hereby (including
in
connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial
advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Depositor or any other
person. In addition, no Underwriter is advising the Depositor or any
other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters
in any jurisdiction. The Depositor shall consult with its own
advisors concerning such matters, and the Underwriters shall have no
responsibility or liability to the Depositor with respect
thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Depositor, the
transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions
will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not
be on
behalf of the Depositor.
(b) The
Depositor acknowledges and agrees that the price of the Certificates set forth
in Schedule I to this Agreement was established by the Depositor following
arm’s
length negotiations with the Underwriters, and the Depositor is capable of
evaluating and understanding and does understand and accept the terms, risks
and
conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) The
Depositor acknowledges and agrees that it has been advised that the Underwriters
and their respective affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions
which may involve interests that differ from those of the Depositor and that
the
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Underwriters
are under no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the
Depositor by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency
relationship.
(d) The
Depositor hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims
it
may have against the Underwriters for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach
of fiduciary duty, and the Depositor hereby agrees that the Underwriters shall
have no liability, directly or indirectly, to the Depositor in respect of such
fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf
of or in right of the Depositor.
12. Survival
of Certain
Indemnities, Representations and Obligations. The respective
indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements by
the
Depositor or its officers, each Seller or its respective officers and of the
Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in
full
force and effect, regardless of any investigation, or statement as to the
results thereof, made by or on behalf of the Underwriters, the Depositor or
any
Seller or any of their officers or directors or any controlling person, and
will
survive delivery of and payment for the Certificates.
If
this Agreement is
terminated pursuant to Section 10 or if for any reason the purchase of the
Certificates by the Underwriters is not consummated, the Depositor shall remain
responsible for the expenses to be paid or reimbursed by them pursuant to
Section 5(h), and the obligations of the Depositor and the Underwriters pursuant
to Section 7 shall remain in effect.
13. Notices. All
communications hereunder will be in writing and, if sent to an Underwriter,
will
be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to the Underwriters as
follows: (a) for [________________________], and (b)
[__________________________], and to the Depositor at 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 (Telecopy Number: 804-___-____),
Attention: President.
14. Successors. This
Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto
and their respective successors and the officers, directors and controlling
persons referred to in Section 7, and their successors and assigns, and no
other
person will have any right or obligations hereunder.
15. Applicable
Law. THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE
PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL
OBLIGATIONS LAW).
16. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute
one and the same instrument.
17. Obligations
of the
Seller. The Seller agrees with each of the Underwriters, for
the sole and exclusive benefit of each such Underwriter, each such Underwriter’s
officers and directors and each person controlling each such Underwriter within
the meaning of the Act, and not for the benefit of any assignee thereof or
any
other person or persons dealing with such Underwriter as follows: in
consideration of and as an inducement to their agreement to purchase the
Certificates from the Depositor, to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter
against
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any
failure by the Depositor to perform its obligations to the Underwriters
hereunder, including, without limitation, any failure by the Depositor to honor
any obligation to any Underwriter pursuant to Section 7 hereof. In
the case of any claim against the Seller by any Underwriter, any officer or
director of any Underwriter or any person controlling any Underwriter, it shall
not be necessary for such claimant to first pursue any remedy from or exhaust
any procedures against the Depositor.
18. Obligations
of the
Seller. The Seller agrees with the Representative and each of
the Underwriters, for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Representative
and
each such Underwriter, the Representative and each such Underwriter’s officers
and directors and each person controlling the Representative and each such
Underwriter within the meaning of the Act, and not for the benefit of any
assignee thereof or any other person or persons dealing with such Underwriter
as
follows: in consideration of and as an inducement to their agreement to purchase
the Certificates from the Depositor, to indemnify and hold harmless the
Representative and each Underwriter against any failure by the Depositor to
perform its obligations to the Representative and the Underwriters hereunder,
including, without limitation, any failure by the Depositor to honor any
obligation to the Representative or any Underwriter pursuant to Section 7
hereof. In the case of any claim against the Seller by the
Representative or any Underwriter, any officer or director of the Representative
or any Underwriter or any person controlling the Representative or any
Underwriter, it shall not be necessary for such claimant to first pursue any
remedy from or exhaust any procedures against the Depositor.
[Signature
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If
the
foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please
sign
and return to us a counterpart hereof, whereupon, it will become a binding
agreement between the Depositor and the Underwriter, upon the Representative’s
execution of this Agreement, in accordance with its terms.
Very
truly yours,
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SUNTRUST
MORTGAGE
SECURITIZATION,
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LLC,
as
Depositor
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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The
foregoing Agreement is
hereby
confirmed and accepted
as
of the
date first above written.
[REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE
UNDERWRITERS]
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By:
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Name
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Title:
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Authorized
Signatory
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Schedule
I
SUNTRUST
MORTGAGE
[____________________] TRUST, SERIES 200[
]-[ ]
SUNTRUST
[_____________]
MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES
200[
]-[ ]
SUMMARY
OF TERMS
[ ],
200[ ]
To:
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SunTrust
Mortgage Securitization, LLC, as Depositor under the
Pooling
and Servicing Agreement dated as of
[ ],
200[ ]
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Re:
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Underwriting
Agreement dated as of
[ ],
200[ ]
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Title:
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SunTrust
Mortgage [__________], Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through
Certificates,
Series 200[ ]-[ ], Class [ ]
Certificates
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Principal
Amount:
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$[ ]
(approximate)
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Interest
Rates:
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As
set forth in Schedule
A
attached hereto.
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Terms
of the
Certificates:
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Class
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Original
Principal/Notional Balance
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Pass-Through
Rate
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A-1
Note
Ratings:
Class
of Certificates
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[ ]
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[ ]
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[ ]
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Underwritten
Certificates:
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Class
[ ] Certificates
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Certificates
Retained by [the
Seller]:
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Class
[ ] Certificates
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Underwriters:
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[ ]
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Representative
of the Underwriters:
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[
]
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Servicer:
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SunTrust
Mortgage, Inc.. (the “Servicer”)
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Trustee:
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[ ],
(the “Trustee”)
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Master
Servicer:
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[ ]
(“[ ]”
or in such capacity, the
“Master
Servicer”)
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Trust
Administrator:
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[ ]
(or in such capacity, the “Trust
Administrator”)
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[Swap/Cap/Corridor
Counterparty]:
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[ ]
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Terms
of Sale:
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The
purchase price payable by the Underwriters for
each
Class of Certificates is the applicable purchase
price
percentage set forth on Schedule B of the
aggregate
note principal amount of each Class of
Certificates.
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A-2
Payment
of the purchase price shall be in
immediately
available Federal funds wired to such
bank
as may be designated by the Depositor.
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The
Depositor has agreed to sell to the
Underwriters,
and the Underwriters have agreed to
purchase
from the Depositor, the Certificates in the
principal
amounts set forth in Schedule B opposite
their
respective names.
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Underwriters’
Information:
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[The
information set forth under the captions
“Underwriting”
in the Prospectus and the
Prospectus
Supplement.]
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Underwriting
Commissions:
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the
Underwriting
Agreement, no additional
underwriting
commission shall be payable by the
Depositor
to the Underwriters in connection with
the
purchase of the Certificates.
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Public
offering price and/or method of determining
price
at which the Underwriters will sell the
Certificates:
[Negotiated transactions.]
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Mortgage
Loans:
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The
mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) sold by
SunTrust
Mortgage, Inc. (the “Seller”) to the
Depositor
pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement,
dated as of
[ ],
200[ ], and
conveyed
by the Depositor to the Trust pursuant to
the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
[ ],
200[ ] (the “Pooling and Servicing
Agreement”),
among the Seller, the Depositor, the
Servicer,
the Trustee, the Custodian, the Master
Servicer
and the Trust Administrator.
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Payment
Dates:
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Beginning
[ ],
200[ ], and thereafter on the
25th
day of each month (or if such day is not a
Business
Day, then the next Business Day
thereafter).
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Delivery
Date and Location:
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10:00
a.m., New York Time, on or about
[ ],
200[
], or at such other time not later than seven full
business
days thereafter as may be agreed upon, at
the
offices of Hunton & Xxxxxxxx LLP.
|
Approved
Offering Materials:
|
[_______________]
|
Time
of Sale:
|
[_______________]
|
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Terms
used and not defined otherwise herein shall have the meanings assigned in the
Underwriting Agreement.
A-4
Schedule
II
ALLOCATION
OF CERTIFICATES AMONG
UNDERWRITERS
Class
of
Certificates
|
Approximate
Balance
($)
|
Purchase
Price
(%
of
Par)
|
[__________]
|
[__________]
|
[__________]
|
[__________]
|
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Total
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__________________
*Notional
Amount of such Interest-only Certificates.
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