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EXHIBIT 10.26
FORM OF BMC PLEDGE AGREEMENT
AMENDED AND RESTATED BMC PLEDGE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 31, 1997
(this "BMC PLEDGE AGREEMENT"), made by HOMESIDE HOLDINGS, INC., a Florida
corporation (formerly known as Xxxxxxx Mortgage Company; the "PLEDGOR"), in
favor of THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity,
the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT") for the Lenders parties to the Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated as of January 31, 1997 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT"), among (i)
HOMESIDE LENDING, INC., a Florida corporation, and HONOLULU MORTGAGE COMPANY,
INC., a Hawaii corporation, as Borrowers (collectively, the "BORROWERS"), (ii)
the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties
thereto (collectively, the "LENDERS"), (iii) the Lenders from time to time
designated as Balance Lenders pursuant to subsection 11.8 of the Credit
Agreement (in such capacity, collectively, the "BALANCE LENDERS"), (iv) THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON, as Collateral Agent, and (v) the Administrative
Agent.
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have severally
agreed to make Loans to the Borrowers upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have severally
agreed to make Loans to the Borrowers upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the
Existing Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the obligations of the Pledgor in respect of the Existing
Credit Agreement are secured pursuant to, INTER ALIA, the BMC Pledge Agreement,
dated as of January 31, 1997 (the "EXISTING BMC PLEDGE AGREEMENT") among the
parties to this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the making of the Loans that
the Existing BMC Pledge Agreement shall have been amended and restated as
provided herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises the parties hereto
hereby agree that on the Closing Date the Existing BMC Pledge Agreement shall be
amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
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1. DEFINED TERMS. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the
Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the
Credit Agreement.
(b) The following terms shall have the following meanings:
"AGREEMENT": this Amended and Restated BMC Pledge Agreement, as the
same may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time.
"CODE": the Uniform Commercial Code from time to time in effect in the
State of New York.
"COLLATERAL": the Pledged Stock and all Proceeds.
"COLLATERAL ACCOUNT": any account established to hold money Proceeds,
maintained under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent,
subject to withdrawal by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders
only as provided in paragraph 8(a).
"ISSUER": the company identified on SCHEDULE 1 attached hereto as the
issuer of the Pledged Stock.
"OBLIGATIONS": as defined in the BMC Guarantee.
"PLEDGED STOCK": the shares of capital stock listed on SCHEDULE 1
hereto, together with all stock certificates, options or rights of any nature
whatsoever that may be issued or granted by the Issuer to the Pledgor while this
Agreement is in effect.
"PROCEEDS": all "proceeds" as such term is defined in Section 9-306(1)
of the Code in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof and, in any
event, shall include, without limitation, all dividends or other income from the
Pledged Stock, collections thereon or distributions with respect thereto.
"SECURED OBLIGATIONS": the collective reference to (a) the Obligations
and (b) all obligations and liabilities of the Pledgor which may arise under or
in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which the
Pledgor is a party, whether on account of reimbursement obligations, fees,
indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all
fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to the Lenders
that are required to be paid by the Pledgor pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or any other Loan Document to which the Pledgor is a party).
"SECURITIES ACT": the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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(c) The words "hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar
import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and section and paragraph
references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
2. PLEDGE; GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST. The Pledgor hereby delivers to
the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, all the
Pledged Stock and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable
benefit of the Lenders, a first priority security interest in the Collateral, as
collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due
(whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Secured
Obligations.
3. STOCK POWERS. Concurrently with the delivery to the Administrative
Agent of each certificate representing one or more shares of Pledged Stock, the
Pledgor shall deliver an undated stock power covering such certificate, duly
executed in blank by the Pledgor with, if the Administrative Agent so requests,
signature guaranteed.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Pledgor represents and warrants
that:
(a) The Pledgor has the corporate power and authority and the legal
right to execute and deliver, to perform its obligations under, and to grant the
security interest in the Collateral pursuant to, this Agreement and has taken
all necessary corporate action to authorize its execution, delivery and
performance of, and grant of the security interest in the Collateral pursuant
to, this Agreement.
(b) This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
the Pledgor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, and upon delivery to the
Administrative Agent of the stock certificates evidencing the Pledged Stock, the
security interest created pursuant to this Agreement will constitute a valid,
perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral, enforceable in
accordance with its terms against all creditors of the Pledgor and any Persons
purporting to purchase any Collateral from the Pledgor, except in each case as
enforceability may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting
creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair
dealing.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not
violate any provision of any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of the
Pledgor and will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of
the properties or revenues of the Pledgor pursuant to any Requirement of Law or
Contractual Obligation of the Pledgor, except the security interest created by
this Agreement.
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(d) No consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in
respect of, any arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other
Person (including, without limitation, any stockholder or creditor of the
Pledgor), is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance,
validity or enforceability of this Agreement.
(e) No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the
Pledgor, threatened by or against the Pledgor or against any of its properties
or revenues with respect to this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(f) The shares of Pledged Stock constitute all the issued and
outstanding shares of all classes of the capital stock of the Issuer.
(g) All the shares of the Pledged Stock have been duly and validly
issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.
(h) The Pledgor is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and
marketable title to, the Pledged Stock, free of any and all Liens or options in
favor of, or claims of, any other Person, except the security interest created
by this Agreement, other than the Liens under the Second Lien Pledge Agreements
to which the Pledgor is a party as in effect on the Closing Date.
5. COVENANTS. The Pledgor covenants and agrees with the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders that, from and after the date of this Agreement until this
Agreement is terminated and the security interests created hereby are released:
(a) If the Pledgor shall, as a result of its ownership of the Pledged
Stock, become entitled to receive or shall receive any stock certificate
(including, without limitation, any certificate representing a stock dividend or
a distribution in connection with any reclassification, increase or reduction of
capital or any certificate issued in connection with any reorganization), option
or rights, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in
exchange for, any shares of the Pledged Stock, or otherwise in respect thereof,
the Pledgor shall accept the same as the agent of the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders, hold the same in trust for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
and deliver the same forthwith to the Administrative Agent in the exact form
received, duly indorsed by the Pledgor to the Administrative Agent, if required,
together with an undated stock power covering such certificate duly executed in
blank by the Pledgor and with, if the Administrative Agent so requests,
signature guaranteed, to be held by the Administrative Agent, subject to the
terms hereof, as additional collateral security for the Secured Obligations. Any
sums paid upon or in respect of the Pledged Stock upon the liquidation or
dissolution of the Issuer shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent to be
held by it hereunder as additional collateral security for the Secured
Obligations, and in case any distribution of capital shall be made on or in
respect of the Pledged Stock or any property shall be distributed upon or with
respect to the Pledged Stock pursuant to the recapitalization or
reclassification of the capital of the Issuer or pursuant to the reorganization
thereof, the property
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so distributed shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent to be held by it
hereunder as additional collateral security for the Secured Obligations. If any
sums of money or property so paid or distributed in respect of the Pledged Stock
shall be received by the Pledgor, the Pledgor shall, until such money or
property is paid or delivered to the Administrative Agent, hold such money or
property in trust for the Lenders, segregated from other funds of the Pledgor,
as additional collateral security for the Secured Obligations.
(b) Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the
Pledgor will not (1) vote to enable, or take any other action to permit, the
Issuer to issue any stock or other equity securities of any nature or to issue
any other securities convertible into or granting the right to purchase or
exchange for any stock or other equity securities of any nature of the Issuer,
(2) sell, assign, transfer, exchange, or otherwise dispose of, or grant any
option with respect to, the Collateral, (3) create, incur or permit to exist any
Lien or option in favor of, or any claim of any Person with respect to, any of
the Collateral, or any interest therein, except for the security interests
created by this Agreement and the other Security Documents or (4) enter into any
agreement or undertaking restricting the right or ability of the Pledgor or the
Administrative Agent to sell, assign or transfer any of the Collateral.
(c) The Pledgor shall maintain the security interest created by this
Agreement as a first priority, perfected security interest and shall defend such
security interest against claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever. At any
time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Administrative
Agent, and at the sole expense of the Pledgor, the Pledgor will promptly and
duly execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and take such
further actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request for the
purposes of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of
the rights and powers herein granted. If any amount payable under or in
connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any
promissory note, other instrument or chattel paper, such note, instrument or
chattel paper shall be immediately delivered to the Administrative Agent, duly
endorsed in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to be held as
Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.
(d) The Pledgor shall pay, and save the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting
from any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other taxes which
may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Collateral
or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6. CASH DIVIDENDS; VOTING RIGHTS. Unless an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall have given notice
to the Pledgor of the Administrative Agent's intent to exercise its
corresponding rights pursuant to Section , the Pledgor shall be permitted to
receive all cash dividends paid in the normal course of business of the Issuer
and consistent with past practice in respect of the Pledged Stock and to
exercise all voting and corporate rights with respect to the Pledged Stock;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no vote shall be cast or corporate right exercised or
other action taken which, in the Administrative
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Agent's reasonable judgment, would impair the Collateral or which would be
inconsistent with or result in any violation of any provision of the Credit
Agreement, the Notes, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
7. RIGHTS OF THE LENDERS AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. (a) All money
Proceeds received by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be held by the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
in a Collateral Account. All Proceeds while held by the Administrative Agent in
a Collateral Account (or by the Pledgor in trust for the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders) shall continue to be held as collateral security for all the
Secured Obligations and shall not constitute payment thereof until applied as
provided in paragraph 8(a).
(b) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the
Administrative Agent shall give notice of its intent to exercise such rights to
the Pledgor, (1) the Administrative Agent shall have the right to receive any
and all cash dividends paid in respect of the Pledged Stock and make application
thereof to the Secured Obligations in such order as the Administrative Agent may
determine, and (2) all shares of the Pledged Stock shall be registered in the
name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee, and the Administrative Agent or
its nominee may thereafter exercise (A) all voting, corporate and other rights
pertaining to such shares of the Pledged Stock at any meeting of shareholders of
the Issuer or otherwise and (B) any and all rights of conversion, exchange and
subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such
shares of the Pledged Stock as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including,
without limitation, the right to exchange at its discretion any and all of the
Pledged Stock upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization
or other fundamental change in the corporate structure of the Issuer or upon the
exercise by the Pledgor or the Administrative Agent of any right, privilege or
option pertaining to such shares of the Pledged Stock, and in connection
therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Pledged Stock
with any committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar or other designated
agency upon such terms and conditions as the Administrative Agent may
determine), all without liability except to account for property actually
received by it, but the Administrative Agent shall have no duty to the Pledgor
to exercise any such right, privilege or option and shall not be responsible for
any failure to do so or delay in so doing.
8. REMEDIES. (a) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, at any time at the Administrative Agent's election, the
Administrative Agent may apply all or any part of Proceeds held in any
Collateral Account in payment of the Secured Obligations in such order as the
Administrative Agent may elect.
(b) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the
Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, may exercise, in addition to all
other rights and remedies granted in this Agreement and in any other instrument
or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Secured Obligations, all
rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, without demand of
performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of
any kind (except
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any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon the Pledgor or any
other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and
notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances forthwith collect,
receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof,
and/or may forthwith sell, assign, give option or options to purchase or
otherwise dispose of and deliver the Collateral or any part thereof (or contract
to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or
sales, in the over-the-counter market, at any exchange, broker's board or office
of the Administrative Agent or any Lender or elsewhere upon such terms and
conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for
cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk.
The Administrative Agent or any Lender shall have the right upon any such public
sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale
or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of
any right or equity of redemption in the Pledgor, which right or equity is
hereby waived and released. The Administrative Agent shall apply any Proceeds
from time to time held by it and the net proceeds of any such collection,
recovery, receipt, appropriation, realization or sale, after deducting all
reasonable costs and expenses of every kind incurred in respect thereof or
incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way
relating to the Collateral or the exercise of the rights of the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, to the
payment in whole or in part of the Secured Obligations, in such order as the
Administrative Agent may elect, and only after such application and after the
payment by the Administrative Agent of any other amount required by any
provision of law, including, without limitation, Section 9-504(1)(c) of the
Code, need the Administrative Agent account for the surplus, if any, to the
Pledgor. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Pledgor waives all
claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Administrative Agent or
any Lender arising out of the exercise by them of any rights hereunder. If any
notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Collateral shall be required
by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least 10
days before such sale or other disposition.
(c) The Pledgor waives and agrees not to assert any rights or
privileges which it may acquire under Section 9-112 of the Code. The Pledgor
shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other
disposition of Collateral are insufficient to pay the Secured Obligations and
the fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Administrative Agent
or any Lender to collect such deficiency.
9. Registration Rights; Private Sales. (a) If the Administrative Agent
shall determine to exercise its right to sell any or all of the Pledged Stock
pursuant to paragraph 8(b), and if in the sole determination of the
Administrative Agent it is necessary or advisable to have the Pledged Stock, or
that portion thereof to be sold, registered under the provisions of the
Securities Act, the Pledgor will cause the Issuer to (1) execute and deliver,
and cause the directors and officers of the Issuer to execute and deliver, all
such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts
as may be, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, necessary or advisable to
register the Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, under the
provisions of the Securities Act, (2) to use its best efforts to cause the
registration statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain
effective for a period of one year
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from the date of the first public offering of the Pledged Stock, or that portion
thereof to be sold, and (3) to make all amendments thereto and/or to the related
prospectus that are permitted by law which, in the opinion of the Administrative
Agent, are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of
the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission applicable thereto. The Pledgor agrees to cause the Issuer to comply
with the provisions of the securities or "Blue Sky" laws of any and all
jurisdictions which the Administrative Agent shall designate and to make
available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement
(which need not be audited) which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a)
of the Securities Act.
(b) The Pledgor recognizes that the Administrative Agent may be unable
to effect a public sale of any or all the Pledged Stock, by reason of certain
prohibitions contained in the Securities Act and applicable state securities
laws or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales
thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be obliged to agree,
among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account for
investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. The
Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices
and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a public sale and,
notwithstanding such circumstances, agrees that any such private sale shall be
deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. The Administrative
Agent shall be under no obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Stock
for the period of time necessary to permit the Issuer to register such
securities for public sale under the Securities Act, or under applicable state
securities laws, even if the Issuer would agree to do so.
(c) The Pledgor further agrees to use its best efforts to do or cause
to be done all such other acts as may be necessary to make such sale or sales of
all or any portion of the Pledged Stock pursuant to this Section valid and
binding and in compliance with any and all other applicable Requirements of Law.
The Pledgor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in
this Section will cause irreparable injury to the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders, that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have no adequate remedy
at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every
covenant contained in this Section shall be specifically enforceable against the
Pledgor, and the Pledgor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses
against an action for specific performance of such covenants except for a
defense that no Event of Default has occurred under the Credit Agreement.
10. IRREVOCABLE AUTHORIZATION AND INSTRUCTION TO ISSUER. The Pledgor
hereby authorizes and instructs the Issuer to comply with any instruction
received by it from the Administrative Agent in writing that (a) states that an
Event of Default has occurred and (b) is otherwise in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from the Pledgor,
and the Pledgor agrees that the Issuer shall be fully protected in so complying.
11. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S APPOINTMENT AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT. (a) The
Pledgor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent and
any officer or agent of the Administrative Agent, with full power of
substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact
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with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of the Pledgor
and in the name of the Pledgor or in the Administrative Agent's own name, from
time to time in the Administrative Agent's discretion, for the purpose of
carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all necessary and
appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which
may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement,
including, without limitation, any financing statements, endorsements,
assignments or other instruments of transfer.
(b) The Pledgor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully
do or cause to be done pursuant to the power of attorney granted in paragraph .
All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled
with an interest and are irrevocable until this Agreement is terminated and the
security interests created hereby are released.
12. DUTY OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. The Administrative Agent's sole duty
with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the
Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the Code or otherwise,
shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Administrative Agent deals
with similar securities and property for its own account, except that the
Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to invest funds held in any
Collateral Account and may hold the same as demand deposits. Neither the
Administrative Agent, any Lender nor any of their respective directors,
officers, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or
realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be
under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the
request of the Pledgor or any other Person or to take any other action
whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof.
13. EXECUTION OF FINANCING STATEMENTS. Pursuant to Section 9-402 of the
Code, the Pledgor authorizes the Administrative Agent to file financing
statements with respect to the Collateral without the signature of the Pledgor
in such form and in such filing offices as the Administrative Agent reasonably
determines appropriate to perfect the security interests of the Administrative
Agent for the benefit of the Lenders under this Agreement. A carbon,
photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a
financing statement for filing in any jurisdiction.
14. AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT. The Pledgor acknowledges that
the rights and responsibilities of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement
with respect to any action taken by the Administrative Agent or the exercise or
non-exercise by the Administrative Agent of any option, voting right, request,
judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or resulting or arising
out of this Agreement shall, as between the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders, be governed by the Credit Agreement and by such other agreements with
respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between the
Administrative Agent and the Pledgor, the Administrative Agent shall be
conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Lenders with full and valid
authority so to act or refrain from acting, and neither the Pledgor nor the
Issuer shall be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry
respecting such authority.
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15. NOTICES. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the
Administrative Agent or the Pledgor to be effective shall be in writing (or by
telex, fax or similar electronic transfer confirmed in writing) and shall be
deemed to have been duly given or made (a) when delivered by hand or (b) if
given by mail, when deposited in the mails by certified mail, return receipt
requested, or (c) if by telex, fax or similar electronic transfer, when sent and
receipt has been confirmed, addressed as follows:
(1) if to the Administrative Agent, at its address or transmission
number for notices provided in subsection 11.2 of the Credit Agreement; and
(2) if to the Pledgor, at its address or transmission number for
notices set forth under its signature below and to:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: 000-000-0000.
The Administrative Agent and the Pledgor may change their addresses and
transmission numbers for notices by notice in the manner provided in this
Section.
16. SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
17. AMENDMENTS IN WRITING; NO WAIVER; CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. (a) None of
the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by the Pledgor and
the Administrative Agent, PROVIDED that any provision of this Agreement may be
waived by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in a letter or agreement
executed by the Administrative Agent or by telex or facsimile transmission from
the Administrative Agent.
(b) Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall by any act
(except by a written instrument pursuant to paragraph 17(a)), delay, indulgence,
omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or
to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default or in any breach of any of
the terms and conditions hereof. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in
exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right,
power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or
partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any
other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege. A waiver by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any right or
remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be
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construed as a bar to any right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or such
Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion.
(c) The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be
exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or
remedies provided by law.
18. SECTION HEADINGS. The section headings used in this Agreement are
for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof
or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.
19. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon the
successors and assigns of the Pledgor and shall inure to the benefit of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders and their successors and assigns.
20. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Agreement
to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
HOMESIDE HOLDINGS, INC.
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THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Amended
and Restated BMC Pledge Agreement, dated as of January 31, 1997, made by
HomeSide Holdings, Inc., for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders (the "BMC PLEDGE AGREEMENT"). The undersigned agrees for the benefit of
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
1. The undersigned will be bound by the terms of the BMC Pledge
Agreement and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable
to the undersigned.
2. The undersigned will notify the Administrative Agent promptly in
writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in paragraph 5(a) of
the BMC Pledge Agreement.
3. The terms of paragraph 9(c) of the BMC Pledge Agreement shall apply
to it, MUTATIS MUTANDIS, with respect to all actions that may be required of it
under or pursuant to or arising out of Section of the BMC Pledge Agreement.
HOMESIDE LENDING, INC.
By
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SCHEDULE 1
TO BMC PLEDGE AGREEMENT
DESCRIPTION OF PLEDGED STOCK
Issuer Class of Stock Stock Certificate No. Number of Shares
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