GRANITE MASTER ISSUER PLC and MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED and LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC and CANCARA ASSET SECURITISATION LIMITED and NORTHERN ROCK PLC TERMINATION AGREEMENT (Conditional Purchase Agreement relating to $1,000,000,000 Series 2005-3 Class...
Exhibit 99.1
EXECUTION
COPY
Dated 28
July 2008
GRANITE
MASTER ISSUER PLC
and
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED
and
LLOYDS
TSB BANK PLC
and
CANCARA
ASSET SECURITISATION LIMITED
and
NORTHERN
ROCK PLC
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(Conditional
Purchase Agreement relating to
$1,000,000,000
Series 2005-3 Class A Notes due 2054)
_______________________________________________
THIS
TERMINATION AGREEMENT is made on 28 July 2008
AMONG:
1.
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GRANITE MASTER ISSUER
PLC, a
public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales
(registered number 5250668), whose registered office is at Xxxxx Xxxxx,
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX, in its capacity as Issuer (the "Issuer");
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2.
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XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO.
INCORPORATED, a corporation
organised under the laws of the State of Delaware, whose registered office
is at 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, in its capacity as
Remarketing Bank (the "Remarketing
Bank");
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3.
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LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC, a
public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales,
whose registered office is at 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX ("LTSB");
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4.
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CANCARA ASSET SECURITISATION
LIMITED, a Jersey, Channel Islands entity with limited liability
(registered number 84185), whose registered office is at 00 Xxx Xxxxxx,
Xx. Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx XX0 0XX, Channel Islands, in its capacity as
Conditional Purchaser (the "Conditional Purchaser");
and
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5.
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NORTHERN ROCK PLC, a public limited
company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (registered
number 03273685), whose registered office is at Northern Xxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx xxxx Xxxx XX0 0XX, in its individual capacity and in
its capacity as Issuer Cash Manager ("Northern
Rock").
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Background
(A)
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Whereas,
the Issuer, the Remarketing Bank, LTSB, the Conditional Purchaser and
Northern Rock (the "Counterparties") are
parties to the Conditional Purchase Agreement dated 31 August 2005 (the
"Conditional Purchase
Agreement").
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(B)
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Whereas,
each of the Counterparties has agreed to terminate the Conditional
Purchase Agreement and their obligations thereunder pursuant to the terms
of this Termination Agreement.
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1.
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Definitions
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1.1
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In
this Termination Agreement, unless specifically provided otherwise,
capitalised terms shall have the meaning given to them in the Conditional
Purchase Agreement.
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2.
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Termination
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2.1
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The
Counterparties agree that the Conditional Purchase Agreement is terminated
with effect from the date of this Termination Agreement and that all
obligations of the Counterparties under the Conditional Purchase Agreement
are terminated with effect from such date other than those obligations
which are expressed to survive the termination of the Conditional Purchase
Agreement.
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2.2
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The
Issuer and the Conditional Purchaser agree that Clause 6 of the
Conditional
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Purchase
Agreement shall survive the termination of the Conditional Purchase
Agreement. The Issuer and the Conditional Purchaser further agree that the
commitment fee payable to the Conditional Purchaser pursuant to Clause 6
of the Conditional Purchase Agreement shall be paid to LTSB, as
administrative agent to the Conditional Purchaser, in accordance with the
terms of a fee letter of even date herewith between the Issuer and
LTSB.
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2.3
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Each
Counterparty shall, at its own cost upon the request of any other
Counterparty, do all such things as may be reasonably required to be done
to give effect to this Termination
Agreement.
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3.
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Conditions
Precedent
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3.1
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The
execution and delivery of this Termination Agreement is subject to the
following conditions precedent being satisfied on or prior to the date
hereof:
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(a)
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the
execution and delivery by all parties thereto of the Termination Agreement
dated 28 July 2008 relating to the Remarketing Agreement dated 31 August
2005 among the Issuer, the Remarketing Bank, the Conditional Purchaser and
Northern Rock, in its individual capacity and as Issuer Cash Manager;
and
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(b)
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the
delivery by all holders of the Class A Notes of their consent to the
termination of the conditional purchase arrangements in respect of the
Class A Notes in accordance with the terms of this Termination
Agreement.
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4.
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General
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4.1
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This
Termination Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when
executed and delivered, shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
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4.2
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This
Termination Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with
English law.
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4.3
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The
courts of England are to have jurisdiction to settle any disputes which
may arise out of or in connection with this Termination Agreement and
accordingly any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in
connection with this Termination Agreement (“Proceedings”) may be
brought in such courts. The parties to this Termination Agreement hereby
irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of such courts and waive any
objection to Proceedings in such courts whether on the ground of venue or
on the ground that the Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient
forum. This submission is for the benefit of each of the parties to this
Termination Agreement and shall not limit the right of any of them to take
Proceedings in any other court of competent jurisdiction nor shall the
taking of Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking
of Proceedings in any other jurisdiction (whether concurrently or
not).
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4.4
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A
person who is not a party to this Termination Agreement shall have no
rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Xxx 0000 to enforce
any terms of this Termination Agreement but this does not affect any
rights or remedy of any person which exists or is available apart from
that Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this
Termination Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto on the date first
above written.
Signatories
SIGNED |
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on behalf of |
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GRANITE MASTER ISSUER PLC |
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(as Issuer) | |
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Title: Representing L.D.C. Securitisation Director No 1 Limited |
SIGNED by |
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XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED) |
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(as Remarketing Bank) |
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By: /s/ Xxxxx D'Antonio | |
Name: Xxxxx D'Xxxxxxx | |
Title: Managing Director |
SIGNED by |
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LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC |
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By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx | |
Title: Director |
SIGNED by |
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CANCARA ASSET SECURITISATION LIMITED) |
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(as Conditional Purchaser) |
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By: /s/ S.M. Hollywood | |
Name: S.M. Hollywood | |
Title: Director | |
SIGNED by |
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NORTHERN ROCK PLC |
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(in its individual capacity and as Issuer Cash Manager) |
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By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Title: Company Secretary | |