ISDA® International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. CREDIT SUPPORT ANNEX to the Schedule to the ISDA MASTER AGREEMENT (1992 – Multicurrency—Cross Border) dated as of June 19, 2007 between BNP PARIBAS, a société anonyme organized under the laws...
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ISDA®
International
Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
to
the Schedule to the
ISDA
MASTER AGREEMENT
(1992
– Multicurrency—Cross Border)
dated
as of June 19, 2007
between
BNP
PARIBAS,
a
société anonyme organized under the laws of France
(“Party
A”)
and
a
Delaware statutory trust
(“Party
B”)
This
Annex supplements, forms part of, and is subject to, the above-referenced
Agreement, is part of its Schedule and is a Credit Support Document under this
Agreement with respect to each party.
Accordingly,
the parties agree as follows:—
Paragraph
1.
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Interpretation
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(a) Definitions
and Inconsistency. Capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein or elsewhere in this Agreement have the meanings specified
pursuant to Paragraph 12, and all references in this Annex to Paragraphs are
to
Paragraphs of this Annex. In the event of any
inconsistency between this Annex and the other provisions of this Schedule,
this
Annex will prevail, and in the event of any inconsistency between Paragraph
13
and the other provisions of this Annex, Paragraph 13 will prevail.
(b) Secured
Party and Pledgor. All references in this
Annex to the “Secured Party” will be to either party when acting in that
capacity and all corresponding references to the “Pledgor” will be to the other
party when acting in that capacity; provided, however, that if
Other Posted Support is held by a party to this Annex, all references herein
to
that party as the Secured Party with respect to that Other Posted Support will
be to that party as the beneficiary thereof and will not subject that support
or
that party as the beneficiary thereof to provisions of law generally relating
to
security interests and secured parties.
Paragraph
2.
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Security
Interest
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Each
party, as the Pledgor, hereby pledges to the other party, as the Secured Party,
as security for its Obligations, and grants to the Secured Party a first
priority continuing security interest in, lien on and right of Set-off against
all Posted Collateral Transferred to or received by the Secured Party
hereunder. Upon the Transfer by the Secured Party to the Pledgor of
Posted Collateral, the security interest and lien granted hereunder on that
Posted Collateral will be released immediately and, to the extent possible,
without any further action by either party.
Paragraph
3.
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Credit
Support Obligations
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(a) Delivery
Amount. Subject to Paragraphs 4 and 5, upon
a demand made by the Secured Party on or promptly following a Valuation Date,
if
the Delivery Amount for that Valuation Date equals or exceeds the Pledgor’s
Minimum Transfer Amount, then the Pledgor will Transfer to the Secured Party
Eligible Credit Support having a Value as of the date of Transfer at least
equal
to the applicable Delivery Amount (rounded pursuant to Paragraph
13). Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, the
“Delivery Amount” applicable to the Pledgor for any
Valuation Date will equal the amount by which:
(i) the
Credit Support Amount
exceeds
(ii) the
Value as of that Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
Party.
(b) Return
Amount. Subject to Paragraphs 4 and 5, upon
a demand made by the Pledgor on or promptly following a Valuation Date, if
the
Return Amount for that Valuation Date equals or exceeds the Secured Party’s
Minimum Transfer Amount, then the Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor
Posted Credit Support specified by the Pledgor in that demand having a Value
as
of the date of Transfer as close as practicable to the applicable Return Amount
(rounded pursuant to Paragraph 13). Unless otherwise specified in
Paragraph 13, the “Return Amount” applicable to the
Secured Party for any Valuation Date will equal the amount by
which:
(i) the
Value as of that Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
Party
exceeds
(ii) the
Credit Support Amount.
“Credit
Support Amount” means, unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13,
for any Valuation Date (i) the Secured Party’s Exposure for that Valuation Date
plus (ii) the aggregate of all Independent Amounts applicable to the Pledgor,
if
any, minus (iii) all Independent Amounts applicable to the Secured Party, if
any, minus (iv) the Pledgor’s Threshold; provided, however,
that the Credit Support Amount will be deemed to be zero whenever the
calculation of Credit Support Amount yields a number less than
zero.
Paragraph
4.
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Conditions
Precedent, Transfer Timing, Calculations and
Substitutions
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(a) Conditions
Precedent. Each Transfer obligation of the Pledgor under
Paragraphs 3 and 5 and of the Secured Party under Paragraphs 3, 4(d)(ii), 5
and
6(d) is subject to the conditions precedent that:
(i) no
Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Specified Condition has occurred
and is continuing with respect to the other party; and
(ii) no
Early Termination Date for which any unsatisfied payment obligations exist
has
occurred or been designated as the result of an Event of Default or Specified
Condition with respect to the other party.
(b) Transfer
Timing. Subject to Paragraphs 4(a) and 5 and unless
otherwise specified, if a demand for the Transfer of Eligible Credit Support
or
Posted Credit Support is made by the Notification Time, then the relevant
Transfer will be made not later than the close of business on the next Local
Business Day; if a demand is made after the Notification Time, then the relevant
Transfer will be made not later than the close of business on the second Local
Business Day thereafter.
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(c) Calculations.
All calculations of Value and Exposure for purposes
of Paragraphs 3 and 6(d) will be made by the Valuation Agent as of the Valuation
Time. The Valuation Agent will notify each party (or the other party,
if the Valuation Agent is a party) of its calculations not later than the
Notification Time on the Local Business Day following the applicable Valuation
Date (or in the case of Paragraph 6(d), following the date of
calculation).
(d) Substitutions.
(i) Unless
otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, upon notice to the Secured Party specifying
the items of Posted Credit Support to be exchanged, the Pledgor may, on any
Local Business Day, Transfer to the Secured Party substitute Eligible Credit
Support (the “Substitute Credit Support”); and
(ii) subject
to Paragraph 4(a), the Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor the items
of
Posted Credit Support specified by the Pledgor in its notice not later than
the
Local Business Day following the date on which the Secured Party receives the
Substitute Credit Support, unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13 (the
“Substitution Date”); provided that the Secured Party will only be
obligated to Transfer Posted Credit Support with a Value as of the date of
Transfer of that Posted Credit Support equal to the Value as of that date of
the
Substitute Credit Support.
Paragraph
5.
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Dispute
Resolution
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If
a
party (a “Disputing Party”) disputes (I) the Valuation Agent’s calculation of a
Delivery Amount or a Return Amount or (II) the Value of any Transfer of Eligible
Credit Support or Posted Credit Support, then (1) the Disputing Party will
notify the other party and the Valuation Agent (if the Valuation Agent is not
the other party) not later than the close of business on the Local Business
Day
following (X) the date that the demand is made under Paragraph 3 in the case
of
(I) above or (Y) the date of Transfer in the case of (II) above, (2) subject
to
Paragraph 4(a), the appropriate party will Transfer the undisputed amount to
the
other party not later than the close of business on the Local Business Day
following (X) the date that the demand is made under Paragraph 3 in the case
of
(I) above or (Y) the date of Transfer in the case of (II) above, (3) the parties
will consult with each other in an attempt to resolve the dispute and (4) if
they fail to resolve the dispute by the Resolution Time, then:
(i) In
the case of a dispute involving a Delivery Amount or Return Amount, unless
otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, the Valuation Agent will recalculate the
Exposure and the Value as of the Recalculation Date by:
(A)
utilizing any calculations of Exposure for the Transactions (or Swap
Transactions) that the parties have agreed are not in dispute;
(B)
calculating the Exposure for the Transactions (or Swap Transactions) in dispute
by seeking four actual quotations at mid-market from Reference Market-makers
for
purposes of calculating Market Quotation, and taking the arithmetic average
of
those obtained; provided that if four quotations are not available for
a particular Transaction (or Swap Transaction), then fewer than four quotations
may be used for that Transaction (or Swap Transaction); and if no quotations
are
available for a particular Transaction (or Swap Transaction), then the Valuation
Agent’s original calculations will be used for that Transaction (or Swap
Transaction); and
(C)
utilizing the procedures specified in Paragraph 13 for calculating the Value,
if
disputed, of Posted Credit Support.
(ii) In
the case of a dispute involving the Value of any Transfer of Eligible Credit
Support or Posted Credit Support, the Valuation Agent will recalculate the
Value
as of the date of Transfer pursuant to Paragraph 13.
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Following
a recalculation pursuant to this Paragraph, the Valuation Agent will notify
each
party (or the other party, if the Valuation Agent is a party) not later than
the
Notification Time on the Local Business Day following the Resolution
Time. The appropriate party will, upon demand following that notice
by the Valuation Agent or a resolution pursuant to (3) above and subject
to
Paragraphs 4(a) and 4(b), make the appropriate Transfer.
Paragraph
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Holding
and Using Posted
Collateral
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(a) Care
of Posted Collateral. Without limiting the Secured
Party’s rights under Paragraph 6(c), the Secured Party will exercise reasonable
care to assure the safe custody of all Posted Collateral to the extent required
by applicable law, and in any event the Secured Party will be deemed to have
exercised reasonable care if it exercises at least the same degree of care
as it
would exercise with respect to its own property. Except as specified
in the preceding sentence, the Secured Party will have no duty with respect
to
Posted Collateral, including, without limitation, any duty to collect any
Distributions, or enforce or preserve any rights pertaining
thereto.
(b) Eligibility
to Hold Posted Collateral; Custodians.
(i)
General. Subject to the satisfaction of
any conditions specified in Paragraph 13 for holding Posted Collateral, the
Secured Party will be entitled to hold Posted Collateral or to appoint an agent
(a “Custodian”) to hold Posted Collateral for the Secured Party. Upon
notice by the Secured Party to the Pledgor of the appointment of a Custodian,
the Pledgor’s obligations to make any Transfer will be discharged by making the
Transfer to that Custodian. The holding of Posted Collateral by a
Custodian will be deemed to be the holding of that Posted Collateral by the
Secured Party for which the Custodian is acting.
(ii) Failure
to Satisfy Conditions. If the Secured Party or its
Custodian fails to satisfy any conditions for holding Posted Collateral, then
upon a demand made by the Pledgor, the Secured Party will, not later than five
Local Business Days after the demand, Transfer or cause its Custodian to
Transfer all Posted Collateral held by it to a Custodian that satisfies those
conditions or to the Secured Party if it satisfies those
conditions.
(iii) Liability.
The Secured Party will be liable for the acts or
omissions of its Custodian to the same extent that the Secured Party would
be
liable hereunder for its own acts or omissions.
(c) Use
of Posted Collateral. Unless otherwise specified in
Paragraph 13 and without limiting the rights and obligations of the parties
under Paragraphs 3, 4(d)(ii), 5, 6(d) and 8, if the Secured Party is not a
Defaulting Party or an Affected Party with respect to a Specified Condition
and
no Early Termination Date has occurred or been designated as the result of
an
Event of Default or Specified Condition with respect to the Secured Party,
then
the Secured Party will, notwithstanding Section 9-207 of the New York Uniform
Commercial Code, have the right to:
(i) sell,
pledge, rehypothecate, assign, invest, use, commingle or otherwise dispose
of,
or otherwise use in its business any Posted Collateral it holds, free from
any
claim or right of any nature whatsoever of the Pledgor, including any equity
or
right of redemption by the Pledgor; and
(ii) register
any Posted Collateral in the name of the Secured Party, its Custodian or a
nominee for either.
For
purposes of the obligation to Transfer Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit
Support pursuant to Paragraphs 3 and 5 and any rights or remedies authorized
under this Agreement, the Secured Party will be deemed to continue to hold
all
Posted Collateral and to receive Distributions made thereon, regardless of
whether the Secured Party has exercised any rights with respect to any Posted
Collateral pursuant to (i) or (ii) above.
(d) Distributions
and Interest Amount
(i) Distributions.
Subject to Paragraph 4(a), if the Secured Party
receives or is deemed to receive Distributions on a Local Business Day, it
will
Transfer to the Pledgor not later than the following Local Business Day any
Distributions it receives or is deemed to receive to the extent that a Delivery
Amount would not be created or increased by that Transfer, as calculated by
the
Valuation Agent (and the date of calculation will be deemed to be a Valuation
Date for this purpose).
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(ii) Interest
Amount. Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13 and
subject to Paragraph 4(a), in lieu of any interest, dividends or other amounts
paid or deemed to have been paid with respect to Posted Collateral in the form
of Cash (all of which may be retained by the Secured Party), the Secured Party
will Transfer to the Pledgor at the times specified in Paragraph 13 the Interest
Amount to the extent that a Delivery Amount would not be created or increased
by
that Transfer, as calculated by the Valuation Agent (and the date of calculation
will be deemed to be a Valuation Date for this purpose). The Interest
Amount or portion thereof not Transferred pursuant to this Paragraph will
constitute Posted Collateral in the form of Cash and will be subject to the
security interest granted under Paragraph 2.
Paragraph
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Events
of Default
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For
purposes of Section 5(a)(iii)(1) of this Agreement, an Event of Default will
exist with respect to a party if:
(i) that
party fails (or fails to cause its Custodian) to make, when due, any Transfer
of
Eligible Collateral, Posted Collateral or the Interest Amount, as applicable,
required to be made by it and that failure continues for two Local Business
Days
after notice of that failure is given to that party;
(ii) that
party fails to comply with any restriction or prohibition specified in this
Annex with respect to any of the rights specified in Paragraph 6(c) and that
failure continues for five Local Business Days after notice of that failure
is
given to that party; or
(iii) that
party fails to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation other than
those specified in Paragraphs 7(i) and 7(ii) and that failure continues for
30
days after notice of that failure is given to that party.
Paragraph
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Certain
Rights and Remedies
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(a) Secured
Party’s Rights and Remedies. If at any time (1) an
Event of Default or Specified Condition with respect to the Pledgor has occurred
and is continuing or (2) an Early Termination Date has occurred or been
designated as the result of an Event of Default or Specified Condition with
respect to the Pledgor, then, unless the Pledgor has paid in full all of its
Obligations that are then due, the Secured Party may exercise one or more of
the
following rights and remedies:
(i) all
rights and remedies available to a secured party under applicable law with
respect to Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party;
(ii) any
other rights and remedies available to the Secured Party under the terms of
Other Posted Support, if any;
(iii) the
right to Set-off any amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any
Obligations against any Posted Collateral or the Cash equivalent of any Posted
Collateral held by the Secured Party (or any obligation of the Secured Party
to
Transfer that Posted Collateral); and
(iv) the
right to liquidate any Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party through
one
or more public or private sales or other dispositions with such notice, if
any,
as may be required under applicable law, free from any claim or right of any
nature whatsoever of the Pledgor, including any equity or right of redemption
by
the Pledgor (with the Secured Party having the right to purchase any or all
of
the Posted Collateral to be sold) and to apply the proceeds (or the Cash
equivalent thereof) from the liquidation of the Posted Collateral to any amounts
payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations in that order as the
Secured Party may elect.
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Each
party acknowledges and agrees that Posted Collateral in the form of securities
may decline speedily in value and is of a type customarily sold on a recognized
market, and, accordingly, the Pledgor is not entitled to prior notice of any
sale of that Posted Collateral by the Secured Party, except any notice that
is
required under applicable law and cannot be waived.
(b) Pledgor’s
Rights and Remedies. If at any time an Early
Termination Date has occurred or been designated as the result of an Event
of
Default or Specified Condition with respect to the Secured Party, then (except
in the case of an Early Termination Date relating to less than all Transactions
(or Swap Transactions) where the Secured Party has paid in full all of its
obligations that are then due under Section 6(e) of this
Agreement):
(i) the
Pledgor may exercise all rights and remedies available to a pledgor under
applicable law with respect to Posted Collateral held by the Secured
Party;
(ii) the
Pledgor may exercise any other rights and remedies available to the Pledgor
under the terms of Other Posted Support, if any;
(iii) the
Secured Party will be obligated immediately to Transfer all Posted Collateral
and the Interest Amount to the Pledgor; and
(iv) to
the extent that Posted Collateral or the Interest Amount is not so Transferred
pursuant to (iii) above, the Pledgor may:
(A) Set-off
any amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations against
any
Posted Collateral or the Cash equivalent of any Posted Collateral held by the
Secured Party (or any obligation of the Secured Party to Transfer that Posted
Collateral); and
(B) to
the extent that the Pledgor does not Set-off under (iv)(A) above, withhold
payment of any remaining amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any
Obligations, up to the Value of any remaining Posted Collateral held by the
Secured Party, until that Posted Collateral is Transferred to the
Pledgor.
(c) Deficiencies
and Excess Proceeds. The Secured Party will
Transfer to the Pledgor any proceeds and Posted Credit Support remaining after
liquidation, Set-off and/or application under Paragraphs 8(a) and 8(b) after
satisfaction in full of all amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to
any
Obligations; the Pledgor in all events will remain liable for any amounts
remaining unpaid after any liquidation, Set-off and/or application under
Paragraphs 8(a) and 8(b).
(d) Final
Returns. When no amounts are or thereafter
may become payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations (except for
any potential liability under Section 2(d) of this Agreement), the Secured
Party
will Transfer to the Pledgor all Posted Credit Support and the Interest Amount,
if any.
Paragraph
9.
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Representations
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Each
party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed to
be
repeated as of each date on which it, as the Pledgor, Transfers Eligible
Collateral) that:
(i) it
has the power to grant a security interest in and lien on any Eligible
Collateral it Transfers as the Pledgor and has taken all necessary actions
to
authorize the granting of that security interest and lien;
(ii) it
is the sole owner of or otherwise has the right to Transfer all Eligible
Collateral it Transfers to the Secured Party hereunder, free and clear of any
security interest, lien, encumbrance or other restrictions other than the
security interest and lien granted under Paragraph 2;
(iii) upon
the Transfer of any Eligible Collateral to the Secured Party under the terms
of
this Annex, the Secured Party will have a valid and perfected first priority
security interest therein (assuming that any central clearing corporation or
any
third-party financial intermediary or other entity not within the control of
the
Pledgor involved in the Transfer of that Eligible Collateral gives the notices
and takes the action required of it under applicable law for perfection of
that
interest); and
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(iv)
the performance by it of its obligations under this Annex will not result in
the
creation of any security interest, lien or other encumbrance on any Posted
Collateral other than the security interest and lien granted under Paragraph
2.
Paragraph
10.
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Expenses
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(a) General.
Except as otherwise provided in Paragraphs 10(b) and 10(c), each party will
pay
its own costs and expenses in connection with performing its obligations under
this Annex and neither party will be liable for any costs and expenses incurred
by the other party in connection herewith.
(b) Posted
Credit Support. The Pledgor will promptly
pay when due all taxes, assessments or charges of any nature that are imposed
with respect to Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party upon becoming
aware of the same, regardless of whether any portion of that Posted Credit
Support is subsequently disposed of under Paragraph 6(c), except for those
taxes, assessments and charges that result from the exercise of the Secured
Party’s rights under Paragraph 6(c).
(c) Liquidation/Application
of Posted Credit Support. All reasonable
costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Secured Party or the Pledgor
in connection with the liquidation and/or application of any Posted Credit
Support under Paragraph 8 will be payable, on demand and pursuant to the
Expenses Section of this Agreement, by the Defaulting Party or, if there is
no
Defaulting Party, equally by the parties.
Paragraph
11.
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Miscellaneous
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(a) Default
Interest. A Secured Party that fails to
make, when due, any Transfer of Posted Collateral or the Interest Amount will
be
obligated to pay the Pledgor (to the extent permitted under applicable law)
an
amount equal to interest at the Default Rate multiplied by the Value of the
items of property that were required to be Transferred, from (and including)
the
date that Posted Collateral or Interest Amount was required to be Transferred
to
(but excluding) the date of Transfer of that Posted Collateral or Interest
Amount. This interest will be calculated on the basis of daily
compounding and the actual number of days elapsed.
(b) Further
Assurances. Promptly following a demand
made by a party, the other party will execute, deliver, file and record any
financing statement, specific assignment or other document and take any other
action that may be necessary or desirable and reasonably requested by that
party
to create, preserve, perfect or validate any security interest or lien granted
under Paragraph 2, to enable that party to exercise or enforce its rights under
this Annex with respect to Posted Credit Support or an Interest Amount or to
effect or document a release of a security interest on Posted Collateral or
an
Interest Amount.
(c) Further
Protection. The Pledgor will promptly give
notice to the Secured Party of, and defend against, any suit, action, proceeding
or lien that involves Posted Credit Support Transferred by the Pledgor or that
could adversely affect the security interest and lien granted by it under
Paragraph 2, unless that suit, action, proceeding or lien results from the
exercise of the Secured Party’s rights under Paragraph 6(c).
(d) Good
Faith and Commercially Reasonable Manner.
Performance of all obligations under this Annex, including, but not limited
to,
all calculations, valuations and determinations made by either party, will
be
made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
(e) Demands
and Notices. All demands and notices made
by a party under this Annex will be made as specified in the Notices Section
of
this Agreement, except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 13.
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(f) Specifications
of Certain Matters. Anything referred to in this
Annex as being specified in Paragraph 13 also may be specified in one or more
Confirmations or other documents and this Annex will be construed
accordingly.
Paragraph
12.
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Definitions
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As
used
in this Annex:—
“Cash” means
the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“Credit
Support Amount” has the meaning specified in
Paragraph 3.
“Custodian” has
the meaning specified in Paragraphs 6(b)(i) and 13.
“Delivery
Amount” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(a).
“Disputing
Party” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 5.
“Distributions”
means with respect to Posted Collateral other than Cash, all
principal, interest and other payments and distributions of cash or other
property with respect thereto, regardless of whether the Secured Party has
disposed of that Posted Collateral under Paragraph
6(c). Distributions will not include any item of property acquired by
the Secured Party upon any disposition or liquidation of Posted Collateral
or,
with respect to any Posted Collateral in the form of Cash, any distributions
on
that collateral, unless otherwise specified herein.
“Eligible
Collateral” means, with respect to a party, the items, if any,
specified as such for that party in Paragraph 13.
“Eligible
Credit Support” means Eligible Collateral and Other Eligible
Support.
“Exposure”
means for any Valuation Date or other date for which Exposure
is
calculated and subject to Paragraph 5 in the case of a dispute, the amount,
if
any, that would be payable to a party that is the Secured Party by the other
party (expressed as a positive number) or by a party that is the Secured Party
to the other party (expressed as a negative number) pursuant to Section
6(e)(ii)(2)(A) of this Agreement as if all Transactions (or Swap Transactions)
were being terminated as of the relevant Valuation Time; provided that
Market Quotation will be determined by the Valuation Agent using its estimates
at mid-market of the amounts that would be paid for Replacement Transactions
(as
that term is defined in the definition of “Market Quotation”).
“Independent
Amount” means, with respect to a party, the amount specified as
such for that party in Paragraph 13; if no amount is specified,
zero.
“Interest
Amount” means, with respect to an Interest Period, the aggregate
sum of the amounts of interest calculated for each day in that Interest Period
on the principal amount of Posted Collateral in the form of Cash held by the
Secured Party on that day, determined by the Secured Party for each such day
as
follows:
(x)
the
amount of that Cash on that day; multiplied by
(y)
the
Interest Rate in effect for that day; divided by
(z)
360.
“Interest
Period” means the period from (and including) the last Local
Business Day on which an Interest Amount was Transferred (or, if no Interest
Amount has yet been Transferred, the Local Business Day on which Posted
Collateral in the form of Cash was Transferred to or received by the Secured
Party) to (but excluding) the Local Business Day on which the current Interest
Amount is to be Transferred.
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“Interest
Rate” means the rate specified in Paragraph 13.
“Local
Business Day,” unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, has the
meaning specified in the Definitions Section of this Agreement, except that
references to a payment in clause (b) thereof will be deemed to include a
Transfer under this Annex.
“Minimum
Transfer Amount” means, with respect to a party, the
amount specified as such for that party in Paragraph 13; if no amount is
specified, zero.
“Notification
Time” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 13.
“Obligations”
means, with respect to a party, all present and future obligations
of that party under this Agreement and any additional obligations specified
for
that party in Paragraph 13.
“Other
Eligible Support” means, with respect to a party, the items, if
any, specified as such for that party in Paragraph 13.
“Other
Posted Support” means all Other Eligible Support Transferred to
the Secured Party that remains in effect for the benefit of that Secured
Party.
“Pledgor”
means either party, when that party (i) receives a demand for
or
is required to Transfer Eligible Credit Support under Paragraph 3(a) or (ii)
has
Transferred Eligible Credit Support under Paragraph 3(a).
“Posted
Collateral” means all Eligible Collateral, other property,
Distributions, and all proceeds thereof that have been Transferred to or
received by the Secured Party under this Annex and not Transferred to the
Pledgor pursuant to Paragraph 3(b), 4(d)(ii) or 6(d)(i) or released by the
Secured Party under Paragraph 8. Any Interest Amount or portion
thereof not Transferred pursuant to Paragraph 6(d)(ii) will constitute Posted
Collateral in the form of Cash.
“Posted
Credit Support” means Posted Collateral and Other Posted
Support.
“Recalculation
Date” means the Valuation Date that gives rise to the dispute
under Paragraph 5; provided, however, that if a subsequent Valuation
Date occurs under Paragraph 3 prior to the resolution of the dispute, then
the
“Recalculation Date” means the most recent Valuation Date under Paragraph
3.
“Resolution
Time” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 13.
“Return
Amount” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(b).
“Secured
Party” means either party, when that party (i) makes a demand for
or is entitled to receive Eligible Credit Support under Paragraph 3(a) or (ii)
holds or is deemed to hold Posted Credit Support.
“Specified
Condition” means, with respect to a party, any event specified as
such for that party in Paragraph 13.
“Substitute
Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Paragraph
4(d)(i).
“Substitution
Date” has the meaning specified in Paragraph
4(d)(ii).
“Threshold”
means, with respect to a party, the amount specified as such
for
that party in Paragraph 13; if no amount is specified, zero.
“Transfer”
means, with respect to any Eligible Credit Support, Posted Credit
Support or Interest Amount, and in accordance with the instructions of the
Secured Party, Pledgor or Custodian, as applicable:
(i) in
the case of Cash, payment or delivery by wire transfer into one or more bank
accounts specified by the recipient;
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(ii) in
the case of certificated securities that cannot be paid or delivered by
book-entry, payment or delivery in appropriate physical form to the recipient
or
its account accompanied by any duly executed instruments of transfer,
assignments in blank, transfer tax stamps and any other documents necessary
to
constitute a legally valid transfer to the recipient;
(iii) in
the case of securities that can be paid or delivered by book-entry, the giving
of written instructions to the relevant depository institution or other entity
specified by the recipient, together with a written copy thereof to the
recipient, sufficient if complied with to result in a legally effective transfer
of the relevant interest to the recipient; and
(iv)
in the case of Other Eligible Support or Other Posted Support, as specified
in
Paragraph 13.
“Valuation
Agent” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 13.
“Valuation
Date” means each date specified in or otherwise determined
pursuant to Paragraph 13.
“Valuation
Percentage” means, for any item of Eligible Collateral, the
percentage specified in Paragraph 13.
“Valuation
Time” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 13.
“Value”
means for any Valuation Date or other date for which Value is
calculated and subject to Paragraph 5 in the case of a dispute, with respect
to:
(i)
Eligible
Collateral or Posted Collateral that is:
(A) Cash,
the amount thereof; and
(B) a
security, the bid price obtained by the Valuation Agent multiplied by the
applicable Valuation Percentage, if any;
(ii) Posted
Collateral that consists of items that are not specified as Eligible Collateral,
zero; and
(iii) Other
Eligible Support and Other Posted Support, as specified in Paragraph
13.
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Paragraph
13.
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and Variables
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(a) Security
Interest for “Obligations.” The term
“Obligations” as used in this Annex includes the
following additional obligations:
With
respect to Party A:
None.
With
respect to Party B:
None.
(b) Credit
Support Obligations.
(i) Delivery
Amount, Return Amount and Credit Support Amount.
(A) “Delivery
Amount” has the meaning specified in
Paragraph 3(a), except that the words “upon a demand made by the Secured Party
on or promptly following a Valuation Date” shall be deleted and replaced by the
words “on each Valuation Date”.
(B) “Return
Amount” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(b).
(C) “Credit
Support Amount” means the amount specified in (1), (2), (3)
or (4) below, except that if two or more amounts below apply, the higher
amount:
(1)
if
the Xxxxx’x First Rating Trigger Requirements apply to Party A, the following
amount as determined by the Valuation Agent:
Max(0,
Exposure payable to the
Secured Party + Notional Amount on such Valuation Date * the respective
potential increase below)
Potential
Increase of Mid-Market Valuation
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Weighted
Average Life of Hedge in Years
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Posting
Frequency (Weekly)
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1
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0.25%
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2
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0.50%
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3
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0.70%
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(2)
if
the Xxxxx’x Second Rating Trigger Requirements apply to Party A, the following
amount as determined by the Valuation Agent:
Max(0,
Floating Amount on next Payment Date, Exposure payable to the Secured Party
+
Notional Amount on such Valuation Date * the respective potential increase
below)
Potential
Increase of Mid-Market Valuation
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Weighted
Average Life of Hedge in Years
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Posting
Frequency (Weekly)
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1
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0.60%
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2
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1.20%
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3
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1.70%
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(3) if
the S&P First Rating Trigger occurs and the S&P Second Rating
Trigger has not occurred, within 10 Local Business Days of such occurrence
(or
on the date of this Annex, if no Relevant Entity has the S&P First Rating
Thresholds as of the date of this Annex), Party A will post collateral in the
following amount as determined by the Valuation Agent:
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The
greater
of (i) Secured Party Exposure * 100%, and (ii) 0
(4) if
the S&P Second Rating Trigger occurs, within 10 Local Business Days of such
occurrence, Party A will post collateral in the following amount as determined
by the Valuation Agent:
The
greater of (i) Secured Party
Exposure * 125%, and (ii) 0
(ii) Eligible
Collateral. The following items will
qualify as “Eligible Collateral” (unless noted below)
for Party A:
The
following Valuation Percentages will apply upon the occurrence
of the respective event below:
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Xxxxx’x
First Rating Trigger Requirements
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Xxxxx’x
Second Rating Trigger Requirements
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S&P
First Rating Trigger
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S&P
Second Rating Trigger
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(A) Cash
in U.S. Dollars
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100%
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100%
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100%
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80%
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(B) Fixed
rate negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury Department
having a remaining maturity of not more than one year
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100%
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100%
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98%
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78.4%
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(C) Fixed
rate negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury Department
having a remaining maturity of more than one year but not more than
2
years
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100%
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99%
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98%
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78.4%
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(D) Fixed
rate negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury Department
having a remaining maturity of more than 2 years but not more than
3
years
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100%
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98%
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98%
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78.4%
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(E)
Fixed rate negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury
Department having a remaining maturity of more than 3 years but not
more
than 5 years
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100%
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97%
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98%
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78.4%
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(F)
Fixed rate negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury
Department having a remaining maturity of more than 5 years but not
more
than 7 years
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100%
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95%
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92.6%
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74.1%
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(G) Fixed
rate negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury Department
having a remaining maturity of more than 7 years but not more than
10
years
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100%
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94%
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92.6%
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74.1%
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(H)
Fixed rate negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury
Department having a remaining maturity of more than 10 years but
not more
than 20 years
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100%
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89%
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87.9%
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70.3%
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(I)
Fixed rate negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury
Department having a remaining maturity of more than 20
years
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100%
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87%
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84.6%
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67.7%
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(J)
Floating rate negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury
Department
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100%
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99%
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Not
Eligible
Collateral
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Not
Eligible
Collateral
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(K)
Fixed rate U.S. Agency Debentures having a remaining maturity of
not more
than one year
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100%
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99%
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98%
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78.4%
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(L)
Fixed rate U.S. Agency Debentures having a remaining maturity of
more than
one year but not more than 2 years
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100%
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98%
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98%
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78.4%
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(M)
Fixed rate U.S. Agency Debentures having a remaining maturity of
more than
2 years but not more than 3 years
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100%
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97%
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98%
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78.4%
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(N)
Fixed rate U.S. Agency Debentures having a remaining maturity of
more than
3 years but not more than 5 years
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100%
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96%
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98%
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78.4%
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(O)
Fixed rate U.S. Agency Debentures having a remaining maturity of
more than
5 years but not more than 7 years
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100%
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94%
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92.6%
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74.1%
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(P)
Fixed rate U.S. Agency Debentures having a remaining maturity of
more than
7 years but not more than 10 years
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100%
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93%
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92.6%
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74.1%
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(Q)
Fixed rate U.S. Agency Debentures having a remaining maturity of
more than
10 years but not more than 20 years
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100%
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88%
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82.6%
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66.1%
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(R)
Fixed rate U.S. Agency Debentures having a remaining maturity of
more than
20 years
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100%
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86%
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77.9%
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62.3%
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(S)
Floating rate U.S. Agency Debentures
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100%
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98%
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Not
Eligible
Collateral
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Not
Eligible
Collateral
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(iii) Thresholds.
(A) “Independent
Amount” means with respect to Party
A: zero.
“Independent Amount” means with respect to Party
B: zero.
(B)
“Threshold”
means with respect to Party A: infinity, provided that for so long as no
Relevant Entity has the First Trigger Required Ratings and either (i) no
Relevant Entity has had the First Trigger Required Ratings since this Annex
was
executed or (ii) at least 30 Local Business days have elapsed since the last
time a Relevant Entity had the First Trigger Required Ratings, the Threshold
with respect to Party A shall be zero.
“Threshold”
means with respect to Party B: infinity.
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(C) “Minimum
Transfer Amount” means with respect to Party A: U.S.$100,000 with
respect to Party A and Party B; provided, however, that if the aggregate
outstanding principal balance of the Notes rated by S&P is at the time of
any transfer less than U.S.$50,000,000, the “Minimum Transfer
Amount” shall be U.S.$50,000.
(D) Rounding. The
Delivery Amount will be rounded up to the nearest integral multiple
of U.S.$10,000. The Return Amount will be rounded down to the nearest
integral multiple of U.S.$10,000.
(c) Valuation
and Timing.
(i) “Valuation
Agent” means Party A in all circumstances.
(ii) “Valuation
Date” means the first Local Business Day in each
week.
(iii) “Valuation
Time” means
the close of business in the city of the Valuation Agent on the Local Business
Day immediately preceding the Valuation Date or date of calculation, as
applicable, provided that the calculations of Value and Credit Support Amount
will, as far as practicable, be made as of approximately the same time on the
same date.
(iv) “Value”
has the meaning specified in Paragraph 12, except that clause (i) thereof will
be replaced in its entirety with the following:
“(i) Eligible
Collateral or Posted Collateral that is:
(A) Cash,
the amount thereof multipled by the applicable Valuation Percentage but if
more
than one Valuation Percentage is applicable, the Valuation Percentage with
the
lowest percentage; and
(B) a
security, the bid price obtained by the Valuation Agent multiplied by the
applicable Valuation Percentage but if more than one Valuation Percentage is
applicable, the Valuation Percentage with the lowest percentage;”
(v) “Notification
Time” means 4:00 p.m., New York time, on a Local Business
Day.
(d) Conditions
Precedent and Secured Party’s Rights and Remedies. The
following Termination Event(s) will be a “Specified
Condition” for the party specified (that party being the Affected
Party if the Termination Event occurs with respect to that
party): None.
(e) Substitution.
(i) “Substitution
Date” has the meaning specified in Paragraph
4(d)(ii).
(ii) Consent. Not
applicable.
(f) Dispute
Resolution.
(i) “Resolution
Time” means 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the Local Business Day
following the date on which the notice is given that gives rise to a dispute
under Paragraph 5.
(ii) Value. For
the purpose of Paragraphs 5(i)(C) and 5(ii), on any date, the Value of the
outstanding Posted Credit Support or of any transfer of Eligible Credit
Support or Posted Credit Support, as the case may be, will be calculated as
follows:
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(A)
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with
respect to any Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit Support comprising
securities (“Securities”) the sum of (a)(x) the last bid
price on such date for such Securities on the principal national
securities exchange on which such Securities are listed, multiplied
by the
applicable Valuation Percentage; or (y) where any Securities are
not
listed on a national securities exchange, the bid price for such
Securities quoted as at the close of business on such date by any
principal market maker (which shall not be and shall be independent
from
the Valuation Agent) for such Securities chosen by the Valuation
Agent,
multiplied by the applicable Valuation Percentage; or (z) if no such
bid
price is listed or quoted for such date, the last bid price listed
or
quoted (as the case may be), as of the day next preceding such date
on
which such prices were available, multiplied by the applicable Valuation
Percentage; plus (b) the accrued interest where applicable on such
Securities (except to the extent that such interest shall have been
paid
to the Pledgor pursuant to Paragraph 6(d)(ii) or included in the
applicable price referred to in subparagraph (a) above) as of such
date;
and
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(B)
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with
respect to any Cash, the amount thereof in U.S.
dollars.
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(iii) Alternative. The
provisions of Paragraph 5 will apply.
(g) Holding
and Using Posted Collateral.
(i) Eligibility
to Hold Posted Collateral; Custodians. A
Custodian of Party B will be entitled to hold Posted Collateral on behalf of
Party B pursuant to Paragraph 6(c), provided that such Custodian has a short
term rating of at least “A-1” by S&P. Party B’s Custodian is the
Indenture Trustee for Party B. Initially, the Custodian for
Party B is the Bank of New York. If at any time the Custodian’s short
term rating by S&P falls below “A-1”, Party B will within 60 days replace
such Custodian with a new Custodian having a short term “A-1” rating by
S&P.
(ii) Use
of Posted Collateral. Paragraph 6(c)(i) will not apply to the
Party B but Paragraph 6(c)(ii) will apply to Party B.
(h) Distributions
and Interest Amount.
(i) Interest
Rate. The “Interest
Rate” will be the weighted average rate
of interest earned by the Secured Party in respect of the portion of the Posted
Credit Support comprised of cash.
(ii) Transfer
of Interest Amount. The transfer of the Interest Amount
will be made on the second Local Business Day following the end of each calendar
month and on any other Local Business Day on which Posted Credit Support in
the
form of cash is transferred to the Secured Party pursuant to
Paragraph 3(b), in each case to the extent that a Delivery
Amount would not be created or increased by that transfer, provided
that Party B shall not be obliged to so transfer any Interest Amount unless
and
until it has earned and received such interest.
(iii) Alternative
to Interest Amount. The provisions of Paragraph
6(d)(ii) will apply.
(iv) “Distributions” means,
with respect to any Eligible Credit Support comprised in the Posted Credit
Support consisting of securities, all principal, interest and other payments
and
distributions of cash or other property to which a holder of securities of
the
same type, nominal value, description and amount as such Eligible Credit Support
would have received from time to time.
(v) “Distribution Date” means,
with respect to any Eligible Credit Support comprised in the Posted Credit
Support other than cash, each date on which a holder of such Eligible Credit
Support would have received Distributions or, if that date is not a Local
Business Day, the next following Local Business Day.
(i) Additional
Representation(s).
There
are
no additional representations by either party.
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(j) Other
Eligible Support and Other Posted
Support.
(i) “Value” with
respect to Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support shall have such
meaning as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time.
(ii) “Transfer” with
respect to Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support shall have such
meaning as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time.
(k) Demands
and Notices. All demands,
specifications and notices under this Annex will be made pursuant to the Notices
Section of this Agreement, save that any demand, specification or
notice:
(A) shall
be given to or made at the following addresses:
If
to
Party A:
BNP
Paribas
Attn:
Collateral Management (Derivatives)
c/o
BNP
Paribas Securities Corp.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
Email: xxx_xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
If
to
Party B: The addresses set forth in the Schedule.
or
at
such other address as the relevant party may from time to time designate by
giving notice (in accordance with the terms of this subparagraph) to
the other party;
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(B)
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shall
be deemed to be effective at the time such notice is actually received
unless such notice is received on a day which is not a Local Business
Day
or after the Notification Time on any Local Business Day in which
event
such notice shall be deemed to be effective on the next succeeding
Local
Business Day.
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(l) Addresses
for Transfers.
Party
A: To be notified to Party B by Party A at the time of the request
for the transfer.
Party
B: To be notified to Party A by Party B upon request by Party
A.
(m) Other
Provisions.
(i)
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Early
Termination
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The
heading for Paragraph 7 shall be deleted and replaced with “Early
Termination” and the following shall be added after the word “Default” in
the first line of Paragraph 7, “in relation to all Transactions or a
Termination Event in relation to all Transactions”. Paragraph
7(iii) is hereby deleted.
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(ii)
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Costs
of Transfer on
Exchange
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Notwithstanding
Paragraph 9, the Pledgor will be responsible for, and will reimburse
the
Secured Party for, all transfer and other taxes and other costs involved
in the transfer of Eligible Credit Support either from the Pledgor
to the
Secured Party or from the Secured Party to the Pledgor pursuant to
Paragraph 4(d).
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(iii)
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Cumulative
Rights
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The
rights, powers and remedies of the Secured Party under this Annex
shall be
in addition to all rights, powers and remedies given to the Secured
Party
by the Agreement or by virtue of any statute or rule of law, all
of which
rights, powers and remedies shall be cumulative and may be exercised
successively or concurrently without impairing the rights of the
Secured
Party in the Posted Credit Support created pursuant to this
Annex.
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(iv)
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Single
Pledgor and Single Secured
Party
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For
the
avoidance of doubt Party A shall always be the Pledgor and Party B shall always
be the Secured Party.
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(v)
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“Exposure”
has the meaning specified in Paragraph 12, except that after the
word
“Agreement” the words “(assuming, for this purpose only, that Part 1(l) of
the Schedule is deleted)” shall be
inserted.
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(vi)
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Additional
Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not
defined in this Annex have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement
and the Schedule thereto. In the event of any inconsistency between
the
provisions of this Annex and the provisions in the Agreement or the
Schedule thereto, this Annex will
prevail.
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(vii)
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Transfer
timing. Paragraph 4(b) shall be deleted and
replaced with the following:
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Subject
to Paragraphs 4(a) and 5 and unless otherwise specified, any transfer of
Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit Support (whether by the Pledgor
pursuant to Paragraph 3(a) or by the Secured Party pursuant to Paragraph 3(b))
shall be made not later than the close of business on the next Local Business
Day, provided that, in the case of any transfer of Posted Credit Support by
the
Secured Party pursuant to Paragraph 3(b), if the demand for the transfer of
Posted Credit Support is received by the Secured Party after the Notification
Time, then such transfer will be made not later than the close of business
on
the second Local Business Day thereafter.
[SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Annex by their duly
authorized representatives as of the date of the Agreement.
FORD
CREDIT AUTO OWNER TRUST
2007-A
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BNP
PARIBAS
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By:
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U.S.
BANK TRUST
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
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Name: Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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not
in its individual capacity
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Title: Authorized
Signatory
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but
solely as Owner Trustee
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Authorized
Signatory
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Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Vice
President
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO CREDIT SUPPORT
ANNEX]