EXHIBIT 99.4
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The Item 1115 Agreement
Item 1115 Agreement dated as of April 24, 2006 (this "Agreement"),
between IndyMac Bank, F.S.B.., a federal savings bank ("IndyMac Bank"),
IndyMac MBS, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("IndyMac MBS"), IndyMac ABS, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation ("IndyMac ABS"), and The Bank of New York, a trust
company duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York,
as counterparty (the "Counterparty").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, IndyMac MBS and IndyMac ABS each have filed Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (each, a "Registration Statement") with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") for purposes of offering mortgage
backed or asset-backed notes and/or certificates (the "Securities") through
special purpose vehicles (each, an "SPV").
WHEREAS, from time to time, on the closing date (the "Closing Date")
of a transaction pursuant to which Securities are offered (each, a
"Transaction"), the Counterparty and the SPV or an underwriter or dealer with
respect to the Transaction, enter into certain derivative agreements (each, a
"Derivative Agreement"), including interest rate or currency swaps, for
purposes of providing certain yield enhancements to the SPV or the related
trustee on behalf of the SPV or a swap or corridor contract administrator
(each, an "Administrator").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements set forth
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy
of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions
Company Information: As defined in Section 4(a)(i).
Company Financial Information: As defined in Section 2(a)(ii).
Depositor: Means IndyMac MBS and IndyMac ABS with respect to the
related Registration Statement for which the entity is the registrant.
XXXXX: The Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and
Retrieval system.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Exchange Act Reports: All Distribution Reports on Form 10-D, Current
Reports on Form 8-K and Annual Reports on Form 10-K that are to be filed with
respect to the SPV pursuant to the Exchange Act.
GAAP: As defined in Section 3(a)(v).
Master Agreement: The ISDA Master Agreement between the Counterparty
and the SPV Master Agreement or, if no such Master Agreement exists, the ISDA
Master Agreement assumed to apply to the Derivative Agreement pursuant to its
terms.
Prospectus Supplement: The prospectus supplement prepared in
connection with the public offering and sale of the related Securities.
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities
(Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. ss.ss.229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended
from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as
have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed
Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531
(Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by
the Commission or its staff from time to time.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 2. Information to be Provided by the Counterparty.
(a) Prior to printing the related Prospectus Supplement,
(i) the Counterparty shall provide to the related Depositor such
information regarding the Counterparty, as a derivative
instrument counterparty, as is reasonably requested by the
related Depositor for the purpose of compliance with Item
1115(a)(1) of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at
a minimum:
(A) The Counterparty's legal name (and any d/b/a);
(B) the organizational form of the Counterparty; and
(C) a description of the general character of the business of
the Counterparty.
(ii) if requested by the related Depositor for the purpose of
compliance with Item 1115(b) with respect to a Transaction, the
Counterparty shall:
(A) provide the financial data required by Item 1115(b)(1) or
(b)(2) of Regulation AB (as the case may be, as specified
by the related Depositor to the Counterparty) with respect
to the Counterparty and any affiliated entities providing
derivative instruments to the SPV (the "Company Financial
Information"), in a form appropriate for use in the
Prospectus Supplement and in an XXXXX-compatible form; and
(B) if applicable, cause its accountants to issue their
consent to the filing of such financial statements in the
Registration Statement.
(b) Following the Closing Date with respect to a Transaction,
(i) if the Counterparty provided Company Financial Information to
the related Depositor for the Prospectus Supplement, within 5
Business Days
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of the release of any updated financial data, the Counterparty
shall (1) provide current Company Financial Information as
required under Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB to the related
Depositor in an XXXXX-compatible form, and (2) if applicable,
cause its accountants to issue their consent to filing or
incorporation by reference of such financial statements in the
Exchange Act Reports of the SPV; and
(ii) if the related Depositor requests Company Financial Information
from the Counterparty, then for the purpose of compliance with
Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB following the Closing Date,
Counterparty shall, upon five Business Days written notice,
either:
(A) all of the following: (1) provide current Company Financial
Information as required under Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB to
the related Depositor in an XXXXX-compatible form; (2) if
applicable, cause its accountants to issue their consent to
filing or incorporation by reference of such financial
statements in the Exchange Act Reports of the SPV; and (3)
within 5 Business Days of the release of any updated financial
data, provide current Company Financial Information as required
under Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB to the related Depositor in
an XXXXX-compatible form and if applicable, cause its
accountants to issue their consent to filing or incorporation
by reference of such financial statements in the Exchange Act
Reports of the SPV;
(B) assign the Derivative Agreement as provided below; or
(C) if permissible under Regulation AB (which determination
shall be made by IndyMac Bank in its sole discretion), deliver
collateral to the SPV under the Credit Support Annex related to
the relevant Master Agreement in type and amount to the extent
necessary, in IndyMac Bank's sole discretion, to assure
compliance with Item 1115 of Regulation AB.
Section 3. Representations and Warranties and Covenants of the Counterparty.
(a) The Counterparty represents and warrants to the related Depositor,
as of the date on which information is first provided to the related
Depositor under Section 2(a)(ii), Section 2(b)(ii) or Section
2(b)(iii)(A), that, except as disclosed in writing to the related
Depositor prior to such date:
(i) The accountants who certify the financial statements and
supporting schedules included in the Company Financial
Information (if applicable) are independent registered public
accountants as required by the Securities Act.
(ii) If applicable, the financial statements included in the Company
Financial Information present fairly the consolidated financial
position of the Counterparty (or to the extent applicable and
permissible, the entity that consolidates the Counterparty) and
its consolidated subsidiaries as at the
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dates indicated and the consolidated results of their
operations and cash flows for the periods specified; except as
otherwise stated in the Company Financial Information, said
financial statements have been prepared in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") applied on a
consistent basis; and the supporting schedules included in the
Company Financial Information present fairly in accordance with
GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The
selected financial data and summary financial information
included in the Company Financial Information present fairly
the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis
consistent with that of the audited financial statements of the
Counterparty.
(iii) The Company Financial Information and other Company
Information included or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement (including through filing on an Exchange
Act Report), at the time they were or hereafter are filed with
the Commission, complied in all material respects with the
requirements of Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB (in the case of
the Company Financial Information) and, did not and will not
contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) The Counterparty agrees that the terms of this Agreement shall be
incorporated by reference into any Derivative Agreement so that the
SPV who is a beneficiary of such Derivative Agreement shall be an
express third party beneficiary of this Agreement.
Section 4. Indemnification; Remedies
(a) The Counterparty shall indemnify IndyMac Bank and the related
Depositor, each person responsible for the preparation, execution or
filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with
respect to such SPV, or for execution of a certification pursuant to
Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act; each broker
dealer acting as underwriter, each person who controls any of such
parties (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and
Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the respective present and
former directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the
foregoing, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any
losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and
expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and
expenses that any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(i) (A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or
alleged to be contained in any information, report,
certification, accountants' consent or other material provided
in written or electronic form under Section 2 by or on behalf
of the Counterparty (collectively, the "Company Information"),
or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Company
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Information a material fact required to be stated in the
Company Information or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; or
(ii) any breach by the Counterparty of a representation or warranty
set forth in Section 3(a) and made as of a date prior to the
Closing Date, to the extent that such breach is not cured by
the Closing Date, or any breach by the Counterparty of a
representation or warranty pursuant to Section 3 to the extent
made as of a date subsequent to the Closing Date.
(b) (i) Any failure by the Counterparty to deliver any information,
report, certification, accountants' consent or other material
when and as required under Section 2 or any breach by the
Counterparty of a representation or warranty set forth in
Section 3 and made as of a date prior to the Closing Date, to
the extent that such breach is not cured by the Closing Date
(or in the case of information needed for purposes of printing
the Prospectus Supplement, the date of printing of the
Prospectus Supplement) shall, except as provided in clause (ii)
of this paragraph, immediately and automatically, without
notice or grace period, constitute an Additional Termination
Event (as defined in the Master Agreement) with the
Counterparty as the sole Affected Party (as defined in the
Master Agreement) under the Derivative Agreement. Following
such termination, a termination payment (if any) shall be
payable by the applicable party as determined by the
application of Section 6(e)(ii) of the Master Agreement, with
Market Quotation and Second Method being the applicable method
for determining the termination payment (notwithstanding
anything in the Derivative Agreement to the contrary).
(ii) If either (A) the Counterparty has failed to deliver any
information, report, certification or accountants' consent when
and as required under Section 2, which continues unremedied for
the lesser of ten calendar days after the date on which such
information, report, certification or accountants' consent was
required to be delivered or such period in which the applicable
Exchange Act Report for which such information is required can
be timely filed (without taking into account any extensions
permitted to be filed), or (B) the Counterparty has provided
Company Information, and there occurs any breach by the
Counterparty of a representation or warranty pursuant to
Section 3 to the extent made as of date subsequent to the
Closing Date, and in either case the Counterparty has not, at
its own cost, within the period in which the applicable
Exchange Act Report for which such information is required can
be timely filed caused another entity (which meets any ratings
related requirements of the applicable rating agencies at such
time) to replace the Counterparty as party to the Derivative
Agreement that (1) has signed an agreement with IndyMac Bank
and the related Depositor substantially in the form of this
Agreement, (2) has agreed to deliver any information, report,
certification or accountants' consent when and as required
under Section 2 hereof and
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(3) is approved by the related Depositor (which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld) and any rating agency, if
applicable, on terms substantially similar to the Derivative
Agreement, then an Additional Termination Event (as defined in
the Master Agreement) shall have occurred with the Counterparty
as the sole Affected Party. In the event that an Early
Termination Date is designated in connection with such
Additional Termination Event, a termination payment (if any)
shall be payable by the applicable party as determined by the
application of Section 6(e)(ii) of the Master Agreement, with
Market Quotation and Second Method being the applicable method
for determining the termination payment (notwithstanding
anything in the Derivative Agreement to the contrary).
(iii) In the event that the Counterparty or the SPV has found a
replacement entity in accordance with Section 2(b)(ii), the
Counterparty shall promptly reimburse the SPV for all
reasonable incidental expenses incurred by the SPV, as such are
incurred, in connection with the termination of the
Counterparty as counterparty and the entry into a new
Derivative Agreement. The provisions of this paragraph shall
not limit whatever rights the SPV may have under other
provisions of this Agreement or otherwise, whether in equity or
at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance or
injunctive relief.
Section 5. Miscellaneous.
(a) Construction. Throughout this Agreement, as the context requires,
(a) the singular tense and number includes the plural, and the
plural tense and number includes the singular; (b) the past tense
includes the present, and the present tense includes the past; and
(c) references to parties, sections, schedules, and exhibits mean
the parties, sections, schedules, and exhibits of and to this
Agreement. The section headings in this Agreement are inserted only
as a matter of convenience, and in no way define, limit, extend, or
interpret the scope of this Agreement or of any particular section.
(b) Assignment. None of the parties may assign their rights under this
Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties.
Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding on and
inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors
and permitted assigns.
(c) No Third-Party Benefits Except as Specified. None of the provisions
of this Agreement are intended to benefit, or to be enforceable by,
any third-party beneficiaries except the related SPV and any trustee
of an SPV or any Administrator.
(d) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without
regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
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(e) Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may not be modified or amended
except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. No
waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any rights or
obligations of any party under this Agreement shall be effective
unless in writing and signed by the party or parties waiving
compliance, and shall be effective only in the specific instance and
for the specific purpose stated in that writing.
(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(g) Additional Documents. Each party hereto agrees to execute any and
all further documents and writings and to perform such other actions
which may be or become necessary or expedient to effectuate and
carry out this Agreement.
(h) Severability. Any provision hereof which is prohibited or
unenforceable shall be ineffective only to the extent of such
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof.
(i) Integration. This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no
restrictions, agreements, promises, representations, warranties,
covenants or undertakings with respect to the subject matter hereof
other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein. This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between
the parties with respect to its subject matter.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be
signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the
day and year first above written.
INDYMAC MBS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
INDYMAC ABS, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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