STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-9A
TERMS AGREEMENT
Dated: March 26, 2003
To: Structured Asset Securities Corporation, as Depositor under the Trust
Agreement dated as of March 1, 2003 (the "Trust Agreement").
Re: Underwriting Agreement Standard Terms dated as of April 16, 1996 (the
"Standard Terms," and together with this Terms Agreement, the
"Agreement").
Series Designation: Series 2003-9A.
Terms of the Series 2003-9A Certificates: Structured Asset Securities
Corporation, Series 2003-9A Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Class 1-A1,
Class 1-AX, Class 2-A1, Class 2-A2, Class 2-A3, Class 2-AX, Class B1-I, Class
B1-I-X, Class B1-II, Class B2-I, Class B2-I-X, Class B2-II, Class B3, Class B4,
Class B5, Class B6, Class P-I, Class P-II and Class R (the "Certificates") will
evidence, in the aggregate, the entire beneficial ownership interest in a trust
fund (the "Trust Fund"). The primary assets of the Trust Fund consist of two
pools of adjustable rate, conventional, first lien, residential mortgage loans
(the "Mortgage Loans"). Only the Class 1-A1, Class 1-AX, Class 2-A1, Class 2-A2,
Class 2-A3, Class 2-AX, Class B1-I, Class B1-I-X, Class B1-II, Class B2-I, Class
B2-I-X, Class B2-II, Class B3 and Class R (the "Offered Certificates") are being
sold pursuant to the terms hereof.
Registration Statement: File Number 333-102489.
Certificate Ratings: It is a condition of Closing that at the Closing Date the
Class 1-A1, Class 1-AX, Class 2-A1, Class 2-A2, Class 2-A3, Class 2-AX and Class
R Certificates be rated "AAA" by Standard & Poor's, A Division of The
XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. ("S&P"), and "Aaa" by Xxxxx'x Investors Service,
Inc., ("Xxxxx'x" and together with S&P, the "Rating Agencies"); the Class B1-I,
Class B1-I-X and Class B1-II Certificates be rated "AA" by S&P; the Class B2-I,
Class B2-II and Class B2-I-X Certificates be rated "A" by S&P; the Class B3
Certificates be rated "BBB" by S&P.
Terms of Sale of Offered Certificates: The Depositor agrees to sell to Xxxxxx
Brothers Inc., (the "Underwriter") and the Underwriter agrees to purchase from
the Depositor, the Offered Certificates in the principal amounts and prices set
forth on Schedule 1 annexed hereto. The purchase price for the Offered
Certificates shall be the Purchase Price Percentage set forth in Schedule 1 plus
accrued interest at the initial interest rate per annum from and including the
Cutoff Date up to, but not including, the Closing Date.
The Underwriter will offer the Offered Certificates to the public from time to
time in negotiated transactions or otherwise at varying prices to be determined
at the time of sale.
Cut-off Date: March 1, 2003.
Closing Date: 10:00 A.M., New York time, on or about March 28, 2003. On the
Closing Date, the Depositor will deliver the Offered Certificates to the
Underwriter against payment therefor for the account of the Underwriter.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement,
please sign and return to us a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument
along with all counterparts will become a binding agreement between the
Depositor and the Underwriter in accordance with its terms.
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.
By: ___________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Accepted:
STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES
CORPORATION
By: _____________________________
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Schedule 1
Initial Certificate
Principal Certificate Purchase Price
Class Amount(1) Interest Rate Percentage
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1-A1 $133,754,000 Adjustable(2) 100%
1-AX (3) 0.55%(3) 100%
2-A1 $36,000,000 Adjustable(2) 100%
2-A2 $148,457,000 Adjustable(2) 100%
2-A3 $142,500,000 Adjustable(2) 100%
2-AX (3) 4.00%(3) 100%
B1-I $4,268,000 Adjustable (2) 100%
B1-II $10,519,000 Adjustable (2) 100%
B1-I-X (3) (3) 100%
B2-I $1,565,000 Adjustable (2) 100%
B2-II $2,759,000 Adjustable (2) 100%
B2-I-X (3) (3) 100%
B3 $3,218,000 Adjustable(2) 100%
R $100 Adjustable(2) 100%
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(1) These balances are approximate, as described in the prospectus
supplement.
(2) These Certificates will accrue interest based on adjustable interest
rates, as described in the prospectus supplement.
(3) The Class 1-AX, Class 2-AX, Class B1-I-X and Class B2-I-X will be
interest-only certificates; they will not be entitled to payments of
principal and will accrue interest on their respective notional
amounts, as described in the prospectus supplement (the initial
notional amounts of these bonds will be $133,754,000, $130,009,261,
$4,268,000 and $1,565,000, respectively). After the Distribution Date
in July 2003, the Class 1-AX Certificates will no longer be entitled to
receive distributions of any kind. After the Distribution Date in
January 2008, the Class 2-AX Certificates will no longer be entitled to
receive distributions of any kind.
