AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTEHOLDERS Dated as of February 1, 2021 by and between JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (Initial Note A-1 Holder, Initial Note A-2 Holder, and Initial Note A-3 Holder) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (Initial...
Exhibit 4.11
EXECUTION COPY
Dated as of February 1, 2021
by and between
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Initial Note A-1 Holder, Initial Note A-2 Holder, and Initial Note A-3 Holder)
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Initial Subordinate Noteholder)
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THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTEHOLDERS, dated as of February 1, 2021 by and between JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America, having an address at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (“JPM” and in its capacity as initial owner of Note X-0, Xxxx X-0, and Note A-3, the “Initial JPM Note A Holder”, and in its capacity as the initial agent, the “Initial Agent”), and JPM (and in its capacity as initial owner of the Subordinate Note, the “Initial JPM Subordinate Noteholder” and together with the Initial JPM Note A Holder, the “Initial Noteholders”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (as defined herein) the Initial Noteholders originated a certain loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) described on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) to the mortgage loan borrower described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”) secured by a first priority deed of trust (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Mortgage”) on the real property located as described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgaged Property”), which is evidenced, inter alia, by four (4) promissory notes ((as amended, modified or supplemented, each a “Note”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of the applicable Initial Noteholder having the designations, principal balances and Initial Noteholder as set forth in the chart below. Each Note shall be referred to herein by its “Note Designation” as set forth in the chart below.
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Note Designation |
Holder |
Original Principal Balance |
| Note A-1 | JPM | $61,000,000 |
| Note A-2 | JPM | $45,000,000 |
| Note A-3 | JPM | $35,000,000 |
| Note B | JPM | $22,470,000 |
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold each Note;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. References to a “Section,” the “preamble” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Servicing Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
“A Note(s)” shall mean each Note that has a designation starting with “A”, either individually or in the aggregate as the context may require.
“Acceptable Insurance Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.
“Additional Servicing Expenses” shall mean (a) all Servicing Advances, fees and/or expenses incurred by and reimbursable to any Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor, certificate administrator or fiscal agent pursuant to the Servicing Agreement relating solely to the Mortgage Loan, and (b) all interest accrued on Advances made by (x) any Servicer or Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement or (y) any Non-Lead Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided that (i) the aggregate special servicing fee (or equivalent) (which fee is payable solely during the period that the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan) shall not exceed an amount equal to 0.25% per annum of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the special servicing liquidation fee (or equivalent) shall not exceed 0.5% of the collections made with respect to the Mortgage Loan or any sums received from proceeds from the disposition of the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgage Loan, as the case may be, (iii) the special servicing workout fee (or equivalent) shall not exceed 0.5% of the collections made with respect to the Mortgage Loan while the Mortgage Loan is a performing or “corrected” loan (or such other analogous term pursuant to the Servicing Agreement), and (iv) in no event shall both a workout fee and a liquidation fee be payable on the same principal payment.
“Advance Interest Amount” shall mean interest payable on Advances, as specified in the Servicing Agreement or Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
“Advances” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement or Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable (but for purposes hereof shall be limited to Advances in respect of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property).
“Affiliate” shall mean with respect to any specified Person (i) any other Person Controlling or Controlled by or under common Control with such specified Person (each a “Common Control Party”), (ii) any other Person owning, directly or indirectly, ten percent (10%) or more of the beneficial interests in such Person or (iii) any other Person in which such Person or a Common Control Party owns, directly or indirectly, ten percent (10%) or more of the beneficial interests.
“Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall delegate its duties hereunder, and from and after the Securitization Date shall mean the Certificate Administrator, if any, and if there is no Certificate Administrator, shall mean the Trustee.
“Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent in the State of New York, which office at the date of this Agreement is located at JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, and which is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Noteholders.
“Agreement” shall mean this Agreement between Noteholders, the exhibits and schedule hereto and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
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“Appraisal” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.
“Appraisal Reduction Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.
“Appraiser” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.
“Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the asset representations reviewer appointed pursuant to the Lead PSA.
“Asset Review” shall mean any review of representations and warranties conducted by the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, as contemplated by Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB.
“Asset Status Report” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.
“Balloon Payment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.
“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.
“Business Day” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
“Certificate Administrator” shall mean the certificate administrator appointed pursuant to the Lead PSA.
“CLO Asset Manager” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle which is a CLO, shall mean the entity which is responsible for managing or administering the applicable Note as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of the applicable Note).
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collection Account” shall mean the trust account or accounts (including any sub-accounts) created and maintained by the Servicer.
“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.
“Companion Distribution Account” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.
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“Conduit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 19(f).
“Conduit Credit Enhancer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 19(f).
“Conduit Inventory Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 19(f).
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlled by,” “Controlling” and “under Common Control with” shall have the respective correlative meaning thereto.
“Control Appraisal Period” A “Control Appraisal Period” shall exist with respect to the Mortgage Loan, if and for so long as:
(a) (1) the initial Principal Balance of the Subordinate Note set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule minus (2) the sum (without duplication) of (x) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received on, the Subordinate Note after the date of its creation, (y) any Appraisal Reduction Amount for the Mortgage Loan that is allocated to the Subordinate Note and (z) any losses realized with respect to the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgage Loan that are allocated to the Subordinate Note (without duplication), is less than
(b) 25% of the remainder of (i) the initial Principal Balance of the Subordinate Note set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule less (ii) any payments of principal (whether as principal prepayments or otherwise) allocated to, and received by, the Subordinate Noteholder after the date of its creation;
provided that a Control Appraisal Period shall terminate upon the occurrence of a Threshold Event Cure by the Subordinate Noteholder.
“Controlling Class Representative” shall mean the “Controlling Class Representative” as defined in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.
“Controlling Noteholder” shall mean as of any date of determination
(i) the holder of the Subordinate Note, unless a Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing; or
(ii) if and for so long as a Control Appraisal Period has occurred and is continuing, the holder or holders of a majority of the Lead Note;
provided that, if the Subordinate Noteholder would be the Controlling Noteholder pursuant to the terms hereof, but any interest in the Subordinate Note is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party, or the Mortgage Loan Borrower or Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party would otherwise be entitled to exercise the rights of the Controlling
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Noteholder, a Control Appraisal Period shall be deemed to have occurred. At any time the Lead Note is the Controlling Noteholder and is included in the Lead Securitization, references to the “Controlling Noteholder” herein shall mean the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in the Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” (or such lesser amount as permitted under the terms of the Servicing Agreement) or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Noteholder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the Servicing Agreement.
“Cure Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(a).
“Custodian” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.
“DBRS Morningstar” shall mean DBRS, Inc. or its successors in interest.
“Defaulted Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.
“Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price” shall mean the sum, without duplication, of
(a) the aggregate of the Principal Balances of each A Note, (b) all accrued and unpaid interest on each of the A Notes at its applicable Interest Rate, from the date as to which interest was last paid in full by Mortgage Loan Borrower up to and including the end of the interest accrual period relating to the Monthly Payment Date next following the date the purchase occurred, (c) any other amounts due under the Mortgage Loan to the holders of each A Note, other than Prepayment Premiums, Default Interest, late fees, exit fees and any other similar fees, provided that if the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party is the purchaser, the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price shall include Prepayment Premiums, Default Interest, late fees, exit fees and any other similar fees, (d) without duplication of amounts under clause (c), any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and any expenses incurred in enforcing the Mortgage Loan Documents (including, without limitation, Servicing Advances payable or reimbursable to any Servicer, and special servicing fees incurred by or on behalf of the Notes unless previously reimbursed by the Mortgage Loan Borrower), (e) without duplication of amounts under clause (c), any accrued and unpaid Advance Interest Amount with respect to an Advance made by or on behalf of any holder of an A Note, (f) (x) if the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party is the purchaser, or (y) if the Mortgage Loan is purchased more than ninety (90) days after such option first becomes exercisable pursuant to (provided, that if any such event causing such option is cured and a new event causes an option, such 90 day period shall run from the date of such new option), any liquidation or workout fees payable under the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan or (z) if the Mortgage Loan is purchased more than 120 days after such option first becomes exercisable pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement, any Default Interest on each of the A Notes at the applicable Default Rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement from the date as to which Default Interest was last paid in full by Mortgage Loan Borrower and (g) any Recovered Costs not reimbursed previously to the holders of each A Note pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Purchasing Noteholder is
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purchasing from the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party, the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price shall not include the amounts described under clauses (i)(d) - (f) of this definition.
If the Mortgage Loan is converted into an REO Property, for purposes of determining the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, interest will be deemed to continue to accrue on each Note at the applicable Default Rate as if the Mortgage Loan were not so converted. In no event shall the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price include amounts due or payable to the Purchasing Noteholder under this Agreement.
“Defaulted Note Purchase Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.
“Default Interest” shall mean with respect to any Note, interest on such Note at a rate per annum equal to interest accrued thereon at the Default Rate in excess of the Interest Rate applicable to such Note.
“Default Rate” shall mean with respect to any Note, the lesser of the Interest Rate plus five percent (5%) or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.
“Depositor” shall mean the Person selected by the Lead Noteholder to create the Securitization Trust.
“Event of Default” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Final Recovery Determination” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.
“Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors in interest.
“Grace Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(a).
“Indemnified Items” shall mean, collectively, any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property (or, with respect to the Operating Advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) under the Servicing Agreement.
“Indemnified Parties” shall mean, collectively, (i) as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the following parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Depositor (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as
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indemnified parties in the Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) and (ii) the Lead Securitization Trust.
“Independent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.
“Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.
“Initial JPM Note A Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Initial JPM Subordinate Noteholder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Initial Noteholder” as to any Note shall mean either the Initial JPM Subordinate Noteholder or the Initial JPM Note A Holder as is designated the “Holder” in the table set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Initial Noteholders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.
“Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.) or any other insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding concerning the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any action for the dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any proceeding (judicial or otherwise) concerning the application of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower for the benefit of its creditors, the appointment of or any proceeding seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar custodian for all or any substantial part of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other action concerning the adjustment of the debts of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the cessation of business by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, except following a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower in a transaction permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, however, that following any such permitted transaction affecting the title to the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan Borrower for purposes of this Agreement shall be defined to mean the successor owner of the Mortgaged Property from time to time as may be permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, further, however, that for the purposes of this definition, in the event that more than one entity comprises the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the term “Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall refer to any such entity.
“Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.
“Interest Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Mortgage Loan Documents with respect to each Note.
“Interested Person” shall mean the Depositor, a Non-Lead Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Non-Lead Special Servicer, the Non-Lead Trustee, any Mortgage Loan Borrower, any manager of any Mortgaged Property, any independent contractor engaged by any of the foregoing parties, the Operating Advisor, the Non-Lead Operating Advisor, the Controlling Noteholder, the Junior Operating Advisor, a Non-
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Controlling Noteholder, the Controlling Class Representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known Affiliate of any such party described above.
“Interim Servicing Agreement” shall mean that certain interim servicing agreement to be negotiated in good faith between the parties hereto after the date hereof. Until such time as the parties hereto execute an Interim Servicing Agreement, the Noteholder of the Lead Note shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced in accordance with this Agreement and the customary and usual servicing practices of originators of commercial mortgage loans intended to be securitized.
“Intervening Trust Vehicle” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, shall mean a trust vehicle or entity which holds the applicable Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CLO.
“Junior Operating Advisor” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the advisor appointed pursuant to Section 6(a).
“KBRA” shall mean Xxxxx Bond Rating Agency, Inc., or its successor in interest.
“Lead Note” shall mean Note A-1.
“Lead Noteholder” shall mean the Holder of the Lead Note.
“Lead PSA” shall mean Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2021, among Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as a Special Servicer, Situs Holdings, LLC, solely with respect to the First Republic Center Loan Combination, as a Special Servicer, as a Special Servicer, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer, Citibank, N.A., as Certificate Administrator, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee. The Servicing Standard in the Lead PSA shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of each Noteholder as a collective whole as if such Noteholders constituted a single lender (and taking into account the subordinate nature of the Subordinate Note as and to the extent provided herein).
“Lead Securitization” shall mean shall mean the sale by the Noteholder of the Lead Note of all of such Note (or the first securitization of any portion of such Note, if applicable) to the Depositor, who will in turn include such portion of such Note as part of a securitization of one or more mortgage loans, which shall be the Benchmark 2021-B23 Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2021-B23.
“Lead Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Lead Securitization.
“Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust created in connection with the Lead Securitization.
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“Liquidation Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.
“Major Decisions” shall mean
(i) any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which shall include acquisitions of any REO Property) of the ownership of the property or properties securing the Mortgage Loan if it comes into and continues in default;
(ii) any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than late fees and Default Interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs) of the Mortgage Loan Documents or any extension of the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan;
(iii) following a default or an event of default with respect to the Mortgage Loan Documents, any exercise of remedies, including the acceleration of the Mortgage Loan or initiation of any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, under the related Mortgage Loan Documents;
(iv) any sale of the Mortgage Loan (when it is a Defaulted Mortgage Loan) or REO Property for less than the applicable Purchase Price (as defined in the Servicing Agreement);
(v) any determination to bring the Mortgaged Property or an REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address any Hazardous Materials (as defined in the Servicing Agreement) located at the Mortgaged Property or an REO Property;
(vi) any release of material collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for the Mortgage Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than if required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no lender discretion;
(vii) any waiver of or any determination not to enforce a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to the Mortgage Loan or any consent to such a waiver or any consent to a transfer of all or any portion of the Mortgaged Property or of any direct or indirect legal or beneficial interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower;
(viii) any incurrence of additional debt by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any mezzanine financing by any direct or indirect beneficial owner of the Mortgage Loan Borrower (to the extent that the lender has consent rights pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Documents);
(ix) any modification, waiver or amendment of an intercreditor agreement, co-lender agreement or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender
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or subordinate debt holder related to the Mortgage Loan, or any action to enforce rights (or decision not to enforce rights) with respect thereto (in each case, if the lender is required to consent or approve such changes under the Mortgage Loan Documents);
(x) any property management company changes, including, without limitation, approval of a new property manager or the termination of a manager and appointment of a new property manager, and any new management agreement or amendment, modification or termination of any management agreement (in each case, if the lender is required to consent or approve such changes under the Mortgage Loan Documents);
(xi) any releases of any material amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit, in each case, held as performance escrows or reserves, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no lender discretion;
(xii) any acceptance of an assumption agreement releasing a borrower, guarantor or other obligor from liability under the Mortgage Loan other than pursuant to the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no lender discretion, or the approval of any replacement or additional guarantor under the Mortgage Loan Documents (in each case, if the lender is required to consent or approve such changes under the Mortgage Loan Documents);
(xiii) any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default;
(xiv) any modification, waiver, termination, renewal or amendment of any lease, the execution of any new lease or the granting of a subordination and nondisturbance or attornment agreement in connection with any lease, at the Mortgaged Property if it would be a Major Lease Document (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) (in each case, if the lender is required to consent or approve such changes under the Mortgage Loan Documents);
(xv) any determination by the Master Servicer to transfer the Mortgage Loan to the Special Servicer pursuant to clauses (b) or (g) of the definition of Specially Serviced Loan (as defined in the Lead PSA);
(xvi) any adoption or implementation of a budget submitted by the Mortgage Loan Borrower to the extent lender approval is required under the Mortgage Loan Documents;
(xvii) the voting on any plan of reorganization, restructuring or similar plan in the bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Borrower;
(xviii) the approval of any property improvement plans or other material alterations proposed for the Mortgaged Property to the extent lender approval is required under the Mortgage Loan Documents;
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(xix) any proposed material modification or waiver of the insurance requirements set forth in the Mortgage Loan Documents, other than pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no lender discretion;
(xx) any material change in the standards contained in the Mortgage Loan Documents for alterations, leasing, material agreement and budget approvals, if any, to the extent that the consent of the lender is required for any such matter;
(xxi) any filing of a bankruptcy or similar action against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or guarantor or the election of any action in a bankruptcy or Insolvency Proceeding to seek relief from the automatic stay or dismissal of a bankruptcy filing or voting for or opposing a plan of reorganization, seeking or opposing an order for adequate protection, adequate assurance, a § 363 sale, order shortening time or similar motion of procedure in an Insolvency Proceeding or making an § 1111(b)(2) election on behalf of the Noteholders;
(xxii) any waiver of a covenant of the Mortgage Loan Borrower relating to maintaining its status as a special purpose entity; or
(xxiii) if the Mortgaged Property is an REO Property, approval of operating and business plans.
“Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer appointed pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.
“Monetary Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(a).
“Monetary Default Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(a).
“Monthly Payment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or such analogous in the Servicing Agreement.
“Monthly Payment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Mortgage Loan Documents.
“Moody’s” shall mean Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in interest.
“Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.
“Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.
“Mortgage Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2020, between the Mortgage Loan Borrower, as borrower, and the Initial
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Noteholders, as lender, as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, subject to the terms hereof.
“Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.
“Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 18.
“Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, the Notes and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing and securing the Mortgage Loan.
“Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall mean the Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.
“Net Note Rate” shall mean with respect to any Note, the Interest Rate for such Note minus the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to such Note.
“Non-Controlling Note” shall mean the interest of each Non-Controlling Noteholder in its Note.
“Non-Controlling Noteholder” shall mean each Noteholder other than the Controlling Noteholder; provided that, if at any time a Non-Controlling Note (or, at any time a Non-Lead Note is included in a Securitization, the Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative) is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party, no Person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of such Non-Controlling Noteholder with respect to such Non-Controlling Note.
“Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit the Servicer on behalf of the Noteholders to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.
“Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the party acting as “asset representations reviewer” (within the meaning of Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB) under a Non-Lead Securitization.
“Non-Lead Certificate Administrator” shall mean the “certificate administrator” or such other analogous term under a Non-Lead Securitization.
“Non-Lead Depositor” shall mean the “depositor” under a Non-Lead Securitization.
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“Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean the applicable “master servicer” under a Non-Lead Securitization.
“Non-Lead Note” shall mean each Note other than the Lead Note.
“Non-Lead Noteholder” shall mean any Noteholder other than the Lead Noteholder.
“Non-Lead Operating Advisor” shall mean the “trust advisor”, “operating advisor” or such other analogous term under a Non-Lead Securitization.
“Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean any Securitization of an A Note in a Securitization Trust other than the Lead Securitization.
“Non-Lead Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of any Non-Lead Securitization.
“Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder” shall mean each Note A Holder other than the Lead Noteholder, provided that at any time an A Note that is not the Lead Note is included in a Securitization other than the Lead Securitization, references to the “Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder” herein shall mean the Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative under the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Noteholder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice. The Lead Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required at any time to deal with more than one party exercising the rights of a “Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder” herein or under the Servicing Agreement and, to the extent that the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement assigns such rights to more than one party, for purposes of this Agreement, the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall designate one party to deal with the Lead Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) and provide written notice of such designation to the Lead Noteholder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) (such party, the “Non-Lead Noteholder Representative”); provided that, in the absence of such designation and notice, the Lead Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be entitled to treat the last party as to which it has received written notice as having been designated as the Non-Lead Noteholder Representative with respect to such Non-Controlling Note for all purposes of this Agreement.
Prior to Securitization of any Non-Lead Pari Passu Note by the Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder (including any New Notes), all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to such Non-Lead Noteholder pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement by the Lead Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) only need to be delivered to each Non-Lead Noteholder Representative and, when so delivered to each Non-Lead Noteholder Representative, the Lead Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Servicing Agreement. Following Securitization of any Non-Lead Pari Passu Notes by the Non-Lead Noteholder, all notices, reports,
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information or other deliverables required to be delivered to such Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement by the Lead Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be delivered to the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and, when so delivered to the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer, the Lead Noteholder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Servicing Agreement.
“Non-Lead Noteholder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder”.
“Non-Lead Pari Passu Note” shall mean an A Note other than the Lead Note.
“Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the servicing agreement for the related Non-Lead Pari Passu Securitization.
“Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative” shall mean the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in a Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” pursuant to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or their duly appointed representative; provided that if 50% or more of the class of securities issued in any Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Noteholder” is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, no person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of the related Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative.
“Non-Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean each Securitization Trust into which any Non-Lead Pari Passu Note is deposited.
“Non-Lead Servicer” shall mean the Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Special Servicer, as applicable.
“Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall mean the “special servicer” under a Non-Lead Securitization.
“Non-Lead Trustee” shall mean the applicable “trustee” under a Non-Lead Securitization.
“Non-Monetary Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(c).
“Non-Monetary Default Cure Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(c).
“Non-Monetary Default Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11(c).
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“Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “Nonrecoverable Property Protection Advance” in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.
“Note” shall mean any A Note or Subordinate Note, as applicable.
“Note A Holder(s)” shall mean the Noteholder(s) of A Notes.
“Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 19(e).
“Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 21.
“Noteholder” shall mean with respect to any Note, the Initial Noteholder thereof, or any subsequent holder of such Note, together with its successors and assigns.
“Noteholder Purchase Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.
“Operating Advisor” shall mean the operating advisor appointed pursuant to the Lead PSA.
“Percentage Interest” with respect to any Note shall mean a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Principal Balance of such Note and the denominator of which is the sum of the Principal Balances of all Notes.
“Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof, or a successor in interest thereto or a Person Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with, any such Person, or any other a nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund or funds with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.
“Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 19(e).
“Prepayment Premium” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, any prepayment premium, spread maintenance premium, yield maintenance premium or similar fee required to be paid in connection with a prepayment of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents.
“Principal Balance” with respect to any Note as of any date of determination shall mean the initial principal balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon or reductions in such amount pursuant to Sections 3, 4 or 5, as applicable.
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“Prima Transferee” shall mean, with respect to the Subordinate Note, (i) Prima Capital Advisors LLC, PCSD PR CAP IV NR RETEN PRIVATE LIMITED, and any other Person for so long as such Person’s investment in the applicable Notes is managed by Prima Capital Advisors LLC and (ii) any trust advisor or collateral manager for any of the Persons described in the preceding subclause (i) should the Subordinate Note be subject to a securitization.
“Purchased Note” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.
“Purchasing Noteholder” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.
“Qualified Institutional Lender” shall mean a Prima Transferee, each of the Initial Noteholders (and any Affiliates and subsidiaries of such entity) and any other Person that is:
(a) an entity Controlled (as defined below) by, under common Control with or Controlling any Initial Noteholder or a Prima Transferee, or
(b) one or more of the following:
(i) a real estate investment bank, an insurance company, reinsurance trust, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or
(ii) an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
(iii) a Qualified Trustee (or in the case of a CLO, a single purpose bankruptcy remote entity which contemporaneously assigns or pledges its Note, or a participation interest therein (or any portion thereof) to a Qualified Trustee) in connection with (a) a securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized debt obligations (“CLO”) secured by, or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies which assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with such securitization (it being understood that with respect to any Rating Agency that assigned such a rating to the securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle, a Rating Agency Confirmation will not be required in connection with a transfer of such Note to such Securitization Vehicle); (2) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is not a CLO, the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle has a Required Special Servicer Rating or is otherwise acceptable to the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction
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or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager which is a Qualified Institutional Lender, are each a Qualified Institutional Lender under clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or
(iv) an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $250,000,000, in which (A) the applicable Noteholder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such investment vehicle and provided that at least 50% of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders (without regard to the capital surplus/equity and total asset requirements set forth below in the definition), or
(v) an entity substantially similar to any of the foregoing, and
(vi) in the case of any entity referred to in clause (b)(i), (b)(ii), (b)(iii)(a), (b)(iv)(B) or (b)(v) of this definition, (x) such entity has at least $100,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity (except with respect to a pension advisory firm, asset manager or similar fiduciary) and at least $250,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management) and which may include Qualified Uncalled Capital, and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto) or owning junior CMBS securities or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv) (B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity, or
(vii) a Person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender but is acting in an agency capacity for a syndicate of lenders where at least 51% of the lenders in such syndicate are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders under clauses (b)(i), (ii), (iv), (v) and (vi) above, or
(c) any entity Controlled (as defined below) by any of the entities described in clause (b) above or approved by the Rating Agencies hereunder as a Qualified Institutional Lender for purposes of this Agreement, or as to which the Rating Agencies have stated they would not review such entity in connection with the subject transfer.
For purposes of this definition only, “Control” means the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction
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of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise (“Controlled” and “Controlling” have the meaning correlative thereto).
“Qualified Uncalled Capital” means, with respect to a Person, the capital commitments in favor of such Person that are unencumbered, have not yet been called, and (a) are eligible to be called (i.e., such Person has the right to call such commitments under the investment fund constituent documents) without having to comply with or satisfy any conditions precedent (other than notification that the required portion of their commitments are being called) and (b) are made by institutional investors or “Accredited Investors” (as defined under US securities laws) and in the case of (a) and (b), that (i) are not subject to a bankruptcy proceeding and (ii) are not in default under a material provision of their respective subscription agreements.
“Qualified Trustee” means (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated either of the then in effect top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies.
“Rating Agencies” shall mean any of (a) S&P, (b) Xxxxx’x, (c) Fitch, (d) DBRS Morningstar, (e) KBRA or, (f) if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably designated by the Depositor or Non-Lead Depositor to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of any A Note; provided, however, that, at any time during which any A Note is an asset of one or more Securitizations, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged by the Depositor or Non-Lead Depositor, as applicable, from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of such Note.
“Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean, after a Securitization, the meaning given thereto or any analogous term in the Servicing Agreement including any deemed Rating Agency Confirmation.
“Recovered Costs” shall mean any amounts referred to in clauses (i)(d) and/or (i)(e) of the definition of “Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price” that, at the time of determination, had been previously paid or reimbursed to any Servicer from sources other than collections on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property (including, without limitation, from collections on or in respect of loans, if any, other than the Mortgage Loan).
“Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 19(e).
“Regulation AB” shall mean Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission
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or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.
“Relative Spread” with respect to any Note and any date of determination shall mean the ratio of the Interest Rate of such Note to the weighted average as of such date of determination (prior to taking into account any payments made on account of principal as of such date) of the Interest Rates on all the Notes based on their Principal Balances.
“REMIC” shall mean a real estate mortgage investment conduit within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code.
“REMIC Provisions” shall mean provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations (including any applicable proposed regulations) and rulings promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.
“Required Special Servicer Rating” shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) in the case of Fitch, a rating of “CSS3”, (ii) in the case of S&P, such special servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (iii) in the case of Xxxxx’x, such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Xxxxx’x within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Xxxxx’x has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans, (iv) in the case of DBRS Morningstar, DBRS Morningstar has not cited servicing concerns of the applicable replacement special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of the ratings of securities in any other CMBS transaction serviced by the applicable servicer prior to the time of determination, and (v) in the case of KBRA, KBRA has not cited servicing concerns of such special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination.
“Risk Retention Requirements” shall mean the credit risk retention requirements of Section 15G of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. §78o-11), as added by Section 941 of the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
“Risk Retention Rules” shall mean the joint final rule that was promulgated to implement the Risk Retention Requirements (which such joint final rule has been codified, inter alia, at 17 C.F.R. § 246), as such rule may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the adopting release (79 Fed. Reg. 77601 et seq.) or by the
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staff of any such agency, or as may be provided by any such agency or its staff from time to time, in each case, as effective from time to time as of the applicable compliance date specified therein.
“REO Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.
“S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and its successors in interest.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securitization” shall mean one or more sales by the holder of an A Note of all or a portion of such Note to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of such Note as part of a securitization of one or more mortgage loans.
“Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of the Lead Note or portion thereof is consummated.
“Securitization Trust” shall mean a trust formed pursuant to a Securitization pursuant to which an A Note is held.
“Selling Noteholder” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.
“Sequential Pay Event” shall mean any Event of Default with respect to an obligation to pay money due under the Mortgage Loan, any other Event of Default for which the Mortgage Loan is actually accelerated or any other Event of Default which causes the Mortgage Loan to become a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, or any bankruptcy or insolvency event that constitutes an Event of Default; provided, however, that unless the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement has notice or knowledge of such event at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the applicable distribution date, distributions will be made sequentially beginning on the subsequent distribution date; provided, further, that the aforementioned requirement of notice or knowledge will not apply in the case of distribution of the final proceeds of a liquidation or final disposition of the Mortgage Loan. A Sequential Pay Event shall no longer exist to the extent it has been cured (including any cure payment made by a Curing Noteholder in accordance with Section 11) and shall not be deemed to exist to the extent any Curing Noteholder is exercising its cure rights under Section 11 or the default that led to the occurrence of such Sequential Pay Event has otherwise been cured or waived.
“Servicer” shall mean (i) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, an interim servicer pursuant to the Interim Servicing Agreement, and (ii) on and after the Lead Securitization Date, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the context may require.
“Servicing Advances” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “Property Advances” in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement or Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
“Servicing Agreement” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the Interim Servicing Agreement, and, from and after the Lead
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Securitization Date, the Lead PSA, together with any amendment, restatement, supplement, replacement or modification thereto entered into in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof.
“Servicing Fee Rate” shall be the per annum rate at which servicing fees are payable in respect of the Mortgage Loan as set forth in the Servicing Agreement. For avoidance of doubt, the Servicing Fee Rate shall (a) not reflect any master servicing fees payable by any Note A and (b) shall be an amount equal to (1) 0.01% annually with respect to the Subordinate Note and (2) with respect to each Note A shall mean (x) a sub-servicing fee payable at a rate of 0.01% annually and (y) a primary servicing fee payable at a rate of 0.00125% annually.
“Servicing Standard” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.
“Servicing Transfer Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.
“Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer appointed pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement.
“Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.
“Subordinate Note” shall mean the Note that has a designation starting with “B”.
“Subordinate Noteholder” shall mean the Noteholder of the Subordinate Note.
“Substitute Servicing Agreement” means a servicing agreement that contains servicing provisions which are the same as or more favorable to the Non-Lead Noteholders and the Subordinate Noteholder, in substance, to those in the Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, all applicable provisions relating to delivery of information and reports necessary for any Non-Lead Securitization to comply with any applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) and all references herein to the “Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent servicing agreement; provided, however, that if a Non-Lead Note is in a Securitization, then a Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency with respect to such subsequent servicing agreement.
“Taxes” shall mean any income or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature, now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any department, agency, state or other political subdivision thereof or therein.
“Threshold Event Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5(g).
“Threshold Event Cure” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5(g).
“Transfer” shall mean any sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, syndication, participation, hypothecation, contribution, encumbrance or other disposition (either (i) directly or
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(ii) indirectly through entering into a derivatives contract or any other similar agreement, excluding a repurchase financing or a Pledge in accordance with Section 19(e)).
“Trustee” shall mean the trustee appointed pursuant to the Lead PSA.
“U.S. Person” shall mean a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, a trust in existence on August 20, 1996 that is eligible to elect to be treated as a U.S. Person).
“Withheld Amounts” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.
“Workout” shall mean any written modification, waiver, amendment, restructuring or workout of the Mortgage Loan or the Note entered into with the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the Servicing Agreement.
Section 2. Servicing. Each Noteholder acknowledges and agrees that, subject to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced pursuant to this Agreement and (i) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, under the Interim Servicing Agreement and (ii) after the Lead Securitization Date, the Servicing Agreement; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to advance monthly payments of principal or interest in respect of the Notes other than the Lead Note (and a Non-Lead Master Servicer may be required to advance monthly payments of principal and interest on a Non-Lead Pari Passu Note pursuant to the terms of the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) if such principal or interest is not paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower but shall be obligated to advance delinquent real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other expenses related to the maintenance of the Mortgaged Property and maintenance and enforcement of the lien of the Mortgage thereon, subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement (including a determination of recoverability thereunder). Each Noteholder acknowledges that each Note A Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include the related Note in a Securitization and agrees that it will reasonably cooperate with such other Noteholder, at such other Noteholder’s expense, to effect such Securitization. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Noteholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement by the Depositor, and the appointment of the Special Servicer as the initial Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement by the Depositor (subject to replacement by the Controlling Noteholder as provided herein) and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement. Each Noteholder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee in the Lead Securitization as such Noteholder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Noteholders set forth herein and
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in the Servicing Agreement). In no event shall the Servicing Agreement require any Servicer to enforce the rights of any Noteholder against any other Noteholder or limit any Servicer in enforcing the rights of one Noteholder against any other Noteholder; however, this statement shall not be construed to otherwise limit the rights of one Noteholder with respect to any other Noteholder. Each Servicer shall be required pursuant to the Servicing Agreement to service the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, this Agreement, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicing Agreement, any intercreditor agreement and applicable law, and shall not take any action or refrain from taking any action or follow any direction inconsistent with the foregoing.
(a) In no event shall any Subordinate Noteholder be entitled to exercise any rights of the “directing holder”, controlling or consulting class,” “controlling class representative” or any analogous class or holder under the Servicing Agreement except to the extent the Subordinate Noteholder is given such rights expressly under the terms of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement in its capacity as the Controlling Noteholder, and in no event may any such “directing holder”, controlling or consulting class or analogous class or holder under the Servicing Agreement have any of the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder except during a Control Appraisal Period.
(b) In no event may the Servicing Agreement change the interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to, any Subordinate Noteholder or materially increase any Subordinate Noteholder’s obligations or materially decrease any Subordinate Noteholder’s rights, remedies or protections hereunder or otherwise adversely affect any Subordinate Noteholder’s rights hereunder.
(c) The Master Servicer shall be the lead master servicer on the Mortgage Loan, and from time to time it (or the Trustee, to the extent provided in the Lead PSA) (i) shall be required to make Servicing Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan, subject to the terms of the Lead PSA and this Agreement, and (ii) may be required to make principal and interest Advances on the Lead Note, if and to the extent provided in the Lead PSA and this Agreement. The Master Servicer or Trustee shall be required to provide written notice to the Non-Lead Master Servicer and the Non-Lead Trustee of any principal and interest Advance it has made with respect to the Lead Note within two (2) Business Days of making such advance. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement for a Servicing Advance, first from funds on deposit in each of the Collection Account and the Companion Distribution Account that (in any case) represent amounts received on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan in the manner provided in the Lead PSA, and then, in the case of Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances, if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account and Companion Distribution Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Lead PSA and from general collections of the Non-Lead Securitization as provided below. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement for Advance Interest Amounts on a Servicing Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, in the manner and from the sources provided in the Lead PSA, including from general collections of the Lead Securitization and, in the case of Servicing Advances, from general collections of the Non-Lead Securitization as provided below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or any
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Advance Interest Amounts on a Servicing Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, the Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder (including from general collections or any other amounts from the Non-Lead Securitization Trust) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or Advance Interest Amounts. If the Master Servicer determines that a proposed principal and interest Advance with respect to the Lead Note or Property Protection Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding principal and interest Advance or Property Protection Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer shall provide the Non-Lead Master Servicer written notice of such determination promptly after such determination was made together with such reports that the Master Servicer delivered to the Special Servicer or Trustee in connection with notification of its determination of nonrecoverability.
In addition, the Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder (including, but not limited to, the Non-Lead Securitization Trust) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization for the Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder’s pro rata share of any additional trust fund expenses with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property, any other fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and allocable to the Note A Holders pursuant to this Agreement and as to which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor, as applicable, is entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the Lead PSA, and any fees, costs or expenses related to obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation and allocated to the Note A Holders, in each case to the extent amounts on deposit in the Companion Distribution Account that are allocated to the Non-Lead Pari Passu Note are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts (which such reimbursement shall be made, if the Non-Lead Pari Passu Note has been included in a Non-Lead Securitization, from general collections or any other amounts from such Non-Lead Securitization Trust). The Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder agrees to indemnify (i) (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the Indemnified Parties against any Indemnified Items to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the Companion Distribution Account that are allocated to the Non-Lead Pari Passu Note are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency (including, if the Non-Lead Pari Passu Note has been included in a Non-Lead Securitization, from general collections or any other amounts from such Non-Lead Securitization Trust).
The Non-Lead Master Servicer may be required to make principal and interest Advances on a Non-Lead Pari Passu Note, from time to time, subject to the terms of the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead PSA and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a principal and interest Advance to be made on the Lead Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Lead PSA. The Non-Lead Master Servicer and the Non-Lead Special Servicer and the Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a principal and interest Advance to be made on a Non-Lead Pari Passu Note based on the information that they have on
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hand and in accordance with the Non-Lead PSA. The Master Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, and the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the Non-Lead Trustee shall be required to notify each other servicer and trustee with respect to a Securitization of the amount of its principal and interest Advance within two (2) Business Days of making such advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable (with respect to the Lead Note) or the Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Non-Lead Special Servicer or the Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable (with respect to a Non-Lead Pari Passu Note), determines that a proposed principal and interest Advance, if made, would be non-recoverable or an outstanding principal and interest Advance is or would be non-recoverable, or if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, subsequently determines that a proposed Servicing Advance would be non-recoverable or an outstanding Servicing Advance is or would be non-recoverable, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee (as provided in the Lead PSA, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee) or the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the Non-Lead Trustee (as provided in the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Non-Lead Special Servicer or the Non-Lead Trustee) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Trustee, or the Non-Lead Master Servicer and the Non-Lead Trustee, as the case may be, within two (2) Business Days of making such determination. Each of the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Non-Lead Master Servicer and the Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, will only be entitled to reimbursement for a principal and interest Advance that becomes non-recoverable and advance interest thereon first from the Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account from amounts allocable to the Mortgage Loan for which such principal and interest Advance was made, and then, if funds are insufficient, (i) in the case of the Lead Note, from general collections of the Lead Securitization Trust, pursuant to the terms of the Lead PSA and (ii) in the case of the Non-Lead Pari Passu Note, from general collections of the Non-Lead Securitization Trust, as and to the extent provided in the Non-Lead PSA.
(d) At any time after the Securitization Date that the Lead Note is no longer subject to the provisions of the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Noteholder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced in accordance with the servicing provisions set forth in the Servicing Agreement or a Substitute Servicing Agreement as if such agreement was still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement shall have no further obligations to advance monthly payments of principal or interest; provided, further, however, that until a replacement servicing agreement is in place, the actual servicing of the Mortgage Loan may be performed by any nationally recognized commercial mortgage loan servicer appointed by Lead Noteholder and the special servicer appointed by the Controlling Noteholder and does not have to be performed by the service providers set forth under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that until a replacement servicing agreement has been entered into, if a Non-Lead Note becomes the subject of an Asset Review pursuant to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with such Asset Review by providing the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer with any documents reasonably requested by the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, but only to the extent (x) such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, and (y) the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer has not been able to obtain such documents from the related mortgage loan seller.
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(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any obligation of the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof shall be performed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as set forth in the Servicing Agreement.
(f) The Servicing Agreement shall contain provisions to the effect that:
(i) if an event of default under the Servicing Agreement has occurred (A) with respect to the Master Servicer under the Servicing Agreement that affects a Noteholder or any class of commercial mortgage securities backed by an A Note, and the Master Servicer is not otherwise terminated under the Servicing Agreement, then the Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholders shall be entitled to direct the Trustee to appoint a sub-servicer solely with respect to the Mortgage Loan (or if the Mortgage Loan is currently being sub-serviced, to replace the current sub-servicer, but only if such original sub-servicer is in default under the related sub-servicing agreement); and (B) the appointment (or replacement) of a sub-servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan, as contemplated in clause (A) above, will in any event be subject to written confirmation from each Rating Agency that such appointment would not, in and of itself, cause a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then-current ratings assigned to the securities issued in connection with any Securitization;
(ii) any payments received on the Mortgage Loan shall be paid by the Master Servicer (a) to each of the Noteholders (other than the Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholders) on the “master servicer remittance date” under the Servicing Agreement and (b) to the Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholders by the earlier of (x) the Master Servicer Remittance Date (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and (y) the Business Day following the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (such determination date, the “Non-Lead Securitization Determination Date”), in each case as long as the date on which remittance is required under this clause (viii) is at least one (1) Business Day after the scheduled monthly payment date under the Mortgage Loan Agreement;
(iii) each Non-Lead Noteholder shall be entitled to receive, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide access to, any information relating to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Borrower or the Mortgaged Property as such Non-Lead Noteholder may reasonably request and would be customarily in the possession of, or collected or known by, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage Loan and, in any event, all information that is required to be provided to holders of the securities issued by the Lead Securitization Trust that includes but is not limited to standard CREFC reports and Asset Status Reports, provided that if an interest in the requesting Noteholder or its related Note is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party, then such requesting Noteholder shall not be entitled to receive the Asset Status Report or any other information relating to the Special Servicer’s workout strategy or any “excluded information” or analogous term under the Servicing Agreement;
(iv) each Noteholder is an intended third party beneficiary in respect of the rights afforded it under the Servicing Agreement and may directly enforce such rights;
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(v) the Servicing Agreement may not be amended without the consent of each Non-Lead Noteholder if such amendment would be adverse (other than de minimus changes) to such Non-Lead Noteholder or would adversely adverse (other than de minimus changes) affect the Mortgage Loan or any Non-Lead Noteholder’s rights with respect thereto or would alter any term that is defined herein by reference to the Servicing Agreement in a manner that is adverse (other than de minimus changes) to a Non-Lead Noteholder;
(vi) the Special Servicer selected by the Controlling Noteholder shall be named as the Special Servicer for the Mortgage Loan by the earlier of (x) the closing of the Lead Securitization or (y) the Mortgage Loan becoming a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan under any other Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that such Special Servicer has the Required Special Servicer Rating of, or otherwise be acceptable to, each of the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization;
(vii) any matter affecting the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan that requires delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to the Servicing Agreement shall also require delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation for each Non-Lead Securitized Note and the applicable Rating Agencies.
(g) Each Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder agrees that, if its Non-Lead Pari Passu Note is included in a Securitization, it shall cause the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions to the effect that:
(i) such Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder shall be responsible for its pro rata share of any Servicing Advances (and advance interest thereon) and any additional trust fund expenses, but only to the extent that they relate to servicing and administration of the Notes and the Mortgaged Property, including without limitation, any unpaid special servicing fees, liquidation fees and workout fees relating to the Notes, and that in the event that the funds received with respect to the Notes are insufficient to cover such Servicing Advances or additional trust fund expenses, (A) the Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, or the Lead Securitization Trust, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder’s pro rata share of any such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances (together with advance interest thereon) and/or additional trust fund expenses (including compensation due to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the extent related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property), and (B) if the Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee to reimburse itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general account, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, may do so, and the Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for the Non-Lead Pari Passu
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Noteholder’s pro rata share of any such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances (together with advance interest thereon) and/or additional trust fund expenses (including compensation due to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the extent related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property);
(ii) each of the Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of such Indemnified Parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of Servicing Agreement and, in the case of the Lead Securitization Trust, to the extent of any additional trust fund expenses with respect to the Mortgage Loan) by the Non-Lead Securitization Trust, against any of the Indemnified Items to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the Companion Distribution Account that are allocated to the Non-Lead Pari Passu Note are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for the Non-Lead Pari Passu Note’s pro rata share of the insufficiency out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;
(iii) the Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Trustee or Non-Lead Certificate Administrator will be required to deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Subordinate Noteholder (i) promptly following the Non-Lead Securitization, notice of the deposit of the Non-Lead Pari Passu Note into a Securitization Trust (which notice may be (x) in the form of delivery (which may be by email) of a copy of the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or (y) by email notification together with contact information for the Non-Lead Trustee, the Non-Lead Certificate Administrator, the Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Non-Lead Special Servicer and the party designated to exercise the rights of the Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder as a “Non-Controlling Noteholder” or “Non-Controlling A Noteholder” under this Agreement), accompanied by a certified copy of the executed Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (ii) notice of any subsequent change in the identity of the Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Non-Lead Trustee or the party designated to exercise the rights of the Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder as a “Non-Controlling Noteholder” or “Non-Controlling A Noteholder” under this Agreement (together with the relevant contact information) (which may be in the form of email delivery of a copy of; and
(iv) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.
(h) Each Lead Noteholder shall:
(i) give each Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder notice of the Securitization of the Lead Note in writing (which may be by email) not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the applicable pricing date for the Lead Securitization, together with contact information for each of the parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; and
(ii) send to each Non-Lead Pari Passu Noteholder and the parties to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (that are not also party to the Lead
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Securitization Servicing Agreement) (x) on or promptly following the Lead Securitization Date (to the extent the applicable parties to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement have been engaged by the related Non-Lead Depositor on or prior to the Lead Securitization Date), a copy (in XXXXX-compatible format) of the execution version of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, (y) within (1) one Business Day after the date of any re-filing by the Depositor of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with the Commission to account for any changes thereto (other than a formal amendment thereto following the Lead Securitization Date), a copy (in XXXXX-compatible format) of the re-filed Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and (z) promptly following distribution thereof to the parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any changes made by the Depositor to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (other than a formal amendment thereto following the Lead Securitization Date).
(i) The Servicing Agreement shall provide that compensating interest payments as defined therein with respect to any A Notes will be allocated by the Master Servicer between the A Notes, pro rata, in accordance with their respective Principal Balances. The Master Servicer shall remit any compensating interest payment in respect of any Non-Lead Pari Passu Note to the applicable Non-Lead Noteholder.
(j) In the event any filing is required to be made by any Non-Lead Depositor under the related Servicing Agreement in order to comply with the Non-Lead Depositor’s requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the related Lead Noteholder (including the Depositor and Trustee) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to timely comply with any such filing.
(k) If a Non-Lead Note becomes the subject of an Asset Review pursuant to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with such Asset Review by providing such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer with any documents reasonably requested by such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, but only to the extent that such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, and are not in the possession of the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer (and the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer has informed such party that it has first requested, and not received, the documents from the master servicer, special servicer and custodian for the applicable Non-Lead Securitization).
(l) Promptly upon receipt thereof, the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall provide the Controlling Noteholder copies of each financial statement and any other reports or notices delivered to the Lead Noteholder (or any Servicer acting on its behalf) pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents. Subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, promptly upon receipt thereof so long as such Non-Lead Noteholder is not a Borrower Party, the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall also deliver to Controlling Noteholder copies of any other documents relating to the Mortgage Loan (to the extent in the Lead Noteholder’s or Servicer’s possession), including, without limitation, property inspection reports and loan servicing statements. Any copies of financial statements, reports or
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statements to be furnished by a Servicer under this Agreement may be furnished by hard copy or electronic means.
Section 3. Subordination of the Subordinate Note; Payments Prior to a Sequential Pay Event. The Subordinate Note and the rights of the Subordinate Noteholder to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to the Subordinate Note shall at all times be junior, subject and subordinate to the A Notes and the Note A Holders to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to such A Notes as set forth herein. If no Sequential Pay Event, as determined by the applicable Servicer, shall have occurred and be continuing, all amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof, whether received in the form of Monthly Payments, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements that are required to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent permitted by the REMIC Provisions), but excluding (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent, in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) to be held as reserves or escrows or received as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of Advances then due and payable or reimbursable to the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement and (y) all amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable to any Servicer (excluding master servicing fees, trustee fees, certificate administrator fees, operating advisor fees and asset representations reviewer fees, all of which shall be payable by each of the Note A Holders to such parties out of distributions made to them in respect of such A Note, respectively), with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Servicing Agreement (such amounts contemplated by clauses (x) and (y), “Withheld Amounts”), shall be distributed by the Master Servicer in the following order of priority without duplication (and payments shall be made at such times as are set forth in the Servicing Agreement):
(a) first, to each Note A Holder, pro rata (based on their respective entitlements to interest) in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the Principal Balance of such A Note at the Net Note Rate of such Note;
(b) second, to each Note A Holder, pro rata (based on the Principal Balance), in an amount equal to such A Note’s Percentage Interest in all principal payments received with respect to such Monthly Payment Date allocated as principal on the Mortgage Loan and payable to the Noteholders, until their respective Principal Balances have been reduced to zero;
(c) third, to each Note A Holder, pro rata (based on their respective entitlements) up to the amount of any unreimbursed out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid by such Note A Holder including any Recovered Costs not previously reimbursed by the Mortgage Loan Borrower (or paid or advanced by any Servicer on its behalf and not previously paid or reimbursed to such Servicer) with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement;
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(d) fourth, to each Note A Holder, pro rata (based on their respective entitlements) in an amount equal to the product of (i) the Percentage Interest of such Note multiplied by (ii) the Relative Spread of such Note and (iii) any Prepayment Premium to the extent paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower;
(e) fifth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(d) and, as a result of a Workout the aggregate Principal Balance of the A Notes has been reduced, such excess amount shall be paid to each Note A Holder pro rata (based on the Principal Balances of such Notes) in an aggregate amount up to the reduction, if any, of the Principal Balance of the each A Note as a result of such Workout, plus interest on such aggregate amount at the related Note A Rate;
(f) sixth, to the Subordinate Noteholder, in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the Principal Balance of the Subordinate Note at the Net Note Rate of such Note;
(g) seventh, to the Subordinate Noteholder in an amount equal to the Subordinate Note’s Percentage Interest in all principal payments received, with respect to such Monthly Payment Date allocated as principal on the Mortgage Loan and payable to the Noteholders remaining after giving effect to the allocation in clause (b) above, until their respective Principal Balances have been reduced to zero;
(h) eighth, to the Subordinate Noteholder in an amount equal to the product of (i) the Percentage Interest of such Note multiplied by (ii) the Relative Spread of such Note and (iii) any Prepayment Premium to the extent paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower;
(i) ninth, to the extent the Subordinate Noteholder has made any payments or advances to cure defaults pursuant to Section 11, to the Subordinate Noteholder to reimburse the such Noteholder for all such cure payments;
(j) tenth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(i) and, as a result of a Workout the aggregate Principal Balance of the Subordinate Note has been reduced, to the Subordinate Noteholder, in an amount up to the reduction, if any, of the Principal Balance of such Note as a result of such Workout, plus interest on such aggregate amount at the related Interest Rate of the Subordinate Note; and
(k) eleventh, if any excess amount is available to be distributed in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and not otherwise applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(j), any remaining amount shall be paid pro rata to the Noteholders in accordance with their respective initial Percentage Interests.
Section 4. Payments Following a Sequential Pay Event. Payments of interest and principal shall be made to the Noteholders in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement; provided, if a Sequential Pay Event, as determined by the applicable Servicer and as set forth in the Servicing Agreement, shall have occurred and be continuing, all amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof
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(including without limitation amounts received by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of Advances), whether received in the form of Monthly Payments, any proceeds from the sale or distribution of any REO Property, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements that are required to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent permitted by the REMIC Provisions), but excluding any Withheld Amounts, shall be distributed by the Master Servicer in the following order of priority without duplication (and payments shall be made at such times as are set forth in the Servicing Agreement):
(a) first, to each Note A Holder, pro rata (based on their respective entitlements to interest) in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the Principal Balance of such A Note at the Net Note Rate of such Note;
(b) second, to each Note A Holder, pro rata (based on the Principal Balances of such Notes) until their respective Principal Balances have been reduced to zero;
(c) third, to each Note A Holder, pro rata (based on their respective entitlements) up to the amount of any unreimbursed out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid by such Note A Holder including any Recovered Costs not previously reimbursed by the Mortgage Loan Borrower (or paid or advanced by any Servicer on its behalf and not previously paid or reimbursed to such Servicer) with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement;
(d) fourth, to each Note A Holder, pro rata (based on their respective entitlements) in an amount equal to the product of (i) the Percentage Interest of such Note multiplied by (ii) the Relative Spread of such Note and (iii) any Prepayment Premium to the extent paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower;
(e) fifth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(d) and, as a result of a Workout the aggregate Principal Balance of the A Notes has been reduced, such excess amount shall be paid to each Note A Holder pro rata (based on the Principal Balances of such Notes) in an aggregate amount up to the reduction, if any, of the Principal Balance of the each A Note as a result of such Workout, plus interest on such aggregate amount at the related Note A Rate;
(f) sixth, to the Subordinate Noteholder in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the Principal Balance of the Subordinate Note at the Net Note Rate of such Note;
(g) seventh, to the Subordinate Noteholder until its Principal Balance has been reduced to zero;
(h) eighth, to the Subordinate Noteholder in an amount equal to the product of (i) the Percentage Interest of such Note multiplied by (ii) the Relative Spread of such Note and (iii) any Prepayment Premium to the extent paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower;
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(i) ninth, to the extent the Subordinate Noteholder has made any payments or advances to cure defaults pursuant to Section 11, to the Subordinate Noteholder to reimburse the such Noteholder for all such cure payments;
(j) tenth, if the proceeds of any foreclosure sale or any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property exceed the amounts required to be applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(i) and, as a result of a Workout the aggregate Principal Balance of the Subordinate Note has been reduced, to the Subordinate Noteholder, in an amount up to the reduction, if any, of the Principal Balance of such Note as a result of such Workout, plus interest on such aggregate amount at the related Interest Rate of the Subordinate Note; and
(k) eleventh, if any excess amount is available to be distributed in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and not otherwise applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (a)-(j), any remaining amount shall be paid pro rata to the Noteholders in accordance with their respective initial Percentage Interests.
Section 5. Administration of the Mortgage Loan. (a) Subject to this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5(f) below) and the Servicing Agreement and consistent with the Servicing Standard, the Lead Noteholder (or any Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Noteholder) shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole authority to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, call or waive any Event of Default, accelerate the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action or other remedy and no other Noteholder shall have any voting, consent or other rights whatsoever with respect to the Lead Noteholder’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan except as set forth in this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement including the rights of the Subordinate Noteholder in its capacity as the Controlling Noteholder to consent to the Major Decisions set forth in this Agreement. Subject to this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5(f) below) and consistent with the Servicing Standard, each Non-Lead Noteholder and the Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it shall have no right to, and hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Lead Noteholder (or any Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Noteholder) the rights, if any, that such Non-Lead Noteholder or Subordinate Noteholder, as applicable, has to, (i) call or cause the Lead Noteholder to call an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (ii) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower, including, without limitation, filing or causing the Lead Noteholder to file any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Noteholder (or any Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Noteholder) shall not have any fiduciary duty to any Non-Lead Noteholder in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Noteholder from the obligation to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein).
Subject to Section 11 and Section 12 hereof, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, each Non-Lead Noteholder hereby acknowledges the right and obligation of the Lead Noteholder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Noteholder) to sell each Non-Lead Note together with the Lead Note as notes evidencing one whole loan in
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accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement. In connection with any such sale, the Special Servicer shall be required to sell each Non-Lead Note together with the Lead Note in the manner set forth in the Servicing Agreement and shall be required to require that all offers be submitted to the Trustee in writing and be accompanied by a refundable deposit of cash in an amount equal to 5% of the offer amount (subject to a cap of $2,500,000). Whether any cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Notes shall be determined by the Trustee; provided, that no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (i) it is the highest offer received and (ii) at least two bona fide other offers are received from independent third parties. In determining whether any offer received represents a fair price for such Notes, the Trustee shall be supplied with and shall rely on the most recent Appraisal or updated Appraisal conducted in accordance with the Servicing Agreement within the preceding nine (9) month period or, in the absence of any such Appraisal, on a new Appraisal. The Trustee shall select the Appraiser conducting any such new Appraisal. In determining whether any such offer constitutes a fair price for such Notes, the Trustee shall instruct the Appraiser to take into account (in addition to the results of any Appraisal or updated Appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to the Servicing Agreement), as applicable, among other factors, the period and amount of any delinquency on the affected A Notes, the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy. The Trustee may conclusively rely on the opinion of an Independent Appraiser or other Independent expert in real estate matters retained by the Trustee at the expense of the Noteholders in connection with making such determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Noteholder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Noteholder) shall not be permitted to sell the Non-Lead Notes if they become a Defaulted Mortgage Loan without the written consent of each Non-Lead Noteholder (provided that such consent is not required if such Non-Lead Noteholder is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to such Non-Lead Noteholder: (a) at least 15 Business Days’ prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Non-Lead Notes; (b) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale, (c) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicing File reasonably requested by the Non-Lead Noteholder that are material to the price of the Non-Lead Notes and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to the other offerors and the Controlling Class Representative) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided, that such Non-Lead Noteholder may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence. Subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, each of the Controlling Noteholder, the Controlling Class Representative, any other Noteholder (or any controlling class representative or directing holder on its behalf under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) shall be permitted to bid at any sale of the Non-Lead Note unless such Person is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an agent or Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower.
In addition, subject to Section 11 and Section 12 hereof, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer may, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Servicing Agreement and subject to the Servicing Standard, elect to sell the Subordinate Note, subject to the consent rights of the Noteholders thereof, together with the A Notes as notes evidencing one whole loan.
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Each Non-Lead Noteholder hereby appoints the Lead Noteholder as its agent, and grants to the Lead Noteholder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale its Non-Lead Note. Each Non-Lead Noteholder further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Noteholder, such Non-Lead Noteholder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of Lead Noteholder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Noteholder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following request, and shall deliver its original Non-Lead Note endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Noteholder in connection with the consummation of any such sale. For the avoidance of doubt, this paragraph is subject to the consent rights of the Subordinate Noteholder in the immediately preceding paragraph.
The authority and obligation of the Lead Noteholder to sell each Non-Lead Note, and the obligations of each Non-Lead Noteholder to execute and deliver instruments or deliver its Non-Lead Note upon request of the Lead Noteholder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which Lead Note is repurchased by the seller of such Lead Note from the trust fund established under the Lead Securitization Agreement in connection with a material breach of representation or warranty made by such seller as mortgage loan seller into such Lead Securitization with respect to Lead Note or material document defect with respect to the documents delivered by such seller with respect to the Lead Note upon the consummation of the Lead Securitization. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to grant to any Non-Lead Noteholder the benefit of any representation or warranty made by such seller or any document delivery obligation imposed on such seller under any mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement, instrument of transfer or other document or instrument that may be executed or delivered by such seller in connection with the Lead Securitization.
(b) The administration of the Mortgage Loan shall be governed by this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement. Each Noteholder agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement. The Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall service the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including without limitation, the rights of the Subordinate Noteholder set forth in Section 5(f) below and consistent with the Servicing Standard. Servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be carried out by the Master Servicer and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, by the Special Servicer, in each case pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and consistent with the Servicing Standard. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in accordance with the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Noteholder shall cause the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, taking into account the interests of each of the Noteholders as a collective whole (it being understood that the interests of the Subordinate Noteholder are subordinate to the interests of the Note A Holders, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including without limitation the rights of the Controlling Noteholder), and any Subordinate Noteholder who is not the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party shall be deemed a third party beneficiary of such provisions of the Servicing Agreement. The foregoing provisions of this Section 5(b) shall not limit or modify the rights of the Controlling Noteholder and/or the Junior Operating Advisor to exercise their respective rights specifically set forth under this Agreement.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 5(f) and 6), if the Lead Noteholder in connection with a Workout of the Mortgage Loan modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is decreased, (ii) the Interest Rate or scheduled amortization payments on such Mortgage Loan are reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on such Mortgage Loan are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment (other than an increase in the Interest Rate or increase in scheduled amortization payments) is made to any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan, all payments to the Note A Holders and Subordinate Noteholder pursuant to Section 3 and Section 4, as applicable, shall be made as though such Workout did not occur, with the payment terms of each Note A remaining the same as they are on the date hereof, the full economic effect of all waivers, reductions or deferrals of amounts due on the Mortgage Loan attributable to such Workout shall be borne first, by the Subordinate Noteholder and then, by the Note A Holders (pro rata based on the Principal Balances of their respective Notes), in that order, in each case up to the amount otherwise due on such Note(s). Subject to the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement (including without limitation Sections 5(f) and 6), in the case of any modification or amendment described above, the Lead Noteholder will have the sole authority and ability to revise the payment provisions set forth in Section 3 and Section 4 above in a manner that reflects the subordination of the Subordinate Note to the A Notes with respect to the loss that is the result of such amendment or modification, including: (i) the ability to increase the Percentage Interest of an A Note and to reduce the Percentage Interest of the Subordinate Note in a manner that reflects a loss in principal as a result of such amendment or modification and (ii) the ability to change the Interest Rate applicable to a Note in order to reflect a reduction in the Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loan but shall not be permitted to change the order of the clauses set forth in Sections 3 and 4 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Workout, modification or amendment of the Mortgage Loan extends the original maturity date of the Mortgage Loan, for purposes of this paragraph, the Balloon Payment will be deemed not to be due on the original maturity date of the Mortgage Loan but will be deemed due on the extended maturity date of the Mortgage Loan.
(d) All rights and obligations of the Lead Noteholder described hereunder may be exercised by the Servicers on behalf of the Lead Noteholder in accordance with the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. Each Non-Lead Noteholder shall be provided access to any website that an investor would be permitted to access in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Servicing Agreement, it being understood and agreed that each Non-Lead Noteholder is subject to any restrictions on the access to such websites contained in the Servicing Agreement.
(e) If any Note is included as an asset of a REMIC, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall each qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Noteholders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interests of the Noteholders therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which the Noteholders may have under the Mortgage
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Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three months after the earliest startup day of any REMIC which includes the Lead Note (or any portion thereof). The Noteholders agree that the provisions of this Section 5(e) shall be effected by compliance by the Lead Noteholder or its assignees with this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement or any other agreement which governs the administration of the Mortgage Loan or the Lead Noteholder’s interests therein. All costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 5(e), to the extent that such costs and expenses relate to administration of a REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under the REMIC Provisions or the actual payment of any REMIC tax or expense, shall be borne by each Noteholder with respect to the REMIC containing the Note owned by such Noteholder.
Anything herein or in the Servicing Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that a Note is included in a REMIC and the other Notes are not, the other Noteholders shall not be required to reimburse such Noteholder that deposited its Note in the REMIC or any other Person for payment of (i) any taxes imposed on such REMIC, (ii) any costs or expenses relating to the administration of such REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under such REMIC or (iii) any advances for any of the foregoing or any interest thereon or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, costs or expenses or advances, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to either such other Noteholder be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.
(f) (i) Subject to clauses (ii) or (iii) below, with respect to any consent, modification, amendment or waiver under or other action in respect of the Mortgage Loan (whether or not a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred and is continuing) that would constitute a Major Decision, the Servicer shall provide the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) with at least ten (10) Business Days (or, in the case of a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, 20 days) prior written notice requesting consent to the requested Major Decision (together with the related Major Decision Reporting Package (as defined in the Lead PSA)). The Servicer shall not take any action with respect to such Major Decision (or make a determination not to take action with respect to such Major Decision), unless and until the Servicer receives the written consent of the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) before implementing a decision with respect to such Major Decision.
If the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) has not received a response from the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) with respect to such Major Decision within five (5) Business Days after delivery of the notice of a Major Decision, the Lead Noteholder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall deliver an additional copy of the notice of a Major Decision in all caps bold 14-point font: “THIS IS A SECOND NOTICE. FAILURE TO RESPOND WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS OF THIS SECOND NOTICE WILL RESULT IN A LOSS OF YOUR RIGHT TO CONSENT WITH RESPECT TO THIS DECISION.” and if the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) fails to respond to the Lead Noteholder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) with respect to any such proposed action within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such second notice, the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor), as applicable, shall have no further consent rights
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with respect to the specific action set forth in such notice (provided, however, that such failure to reply shall not affect the rights of the Controlling Noteholder to consent to any future Major Decisions).. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a failure to take any such immediate action at such time would be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, the Servicer may take actions with respect to such Mortgaged Property before obtaining the consent of the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) if the Servicer reasonably determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that failure to take such immediate actions prior to such consent would materially and adversely affect the interest of the Noteholders as a collective whole, and the Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Noteholder. If such immediate action is taken, the Servicer shall promptly notify the Controlling Noteholder of the action so taken. The foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Noteholder (or a Servicer acting on its behalf) of its duties to comply with the Servicing Standard.
(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Noteholder (or any Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not follow any advice or consultation provided by the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) that would require or cause the Lead Noteholder (or any Servicer acting on its behalf) to violate any applicable law, including the REMIC Provisions, be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, require or cause the Lead Noteholder (or any Servicer acting on its behalf) to violate provisions of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, require or cause the Lead Noteholder (or any Servicer acting on its behalf) to violate the terms of the Mortgage Loan, or materially expand the scope of any Lead Noteholder’s (or any Servicer acting on its behalf) responsibilities under this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement.
The Special Servicer shall be required to provide copies to each Non-Controlling Noteholder of any notice, information and report that is required to be provided to the Controlling Noteholder pursuant to the Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions, or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report, within the same time frame such notice, information and report is required to be provided to the Controlling Noteholder, and at any time the Controlling Noteholder is the Lead Noteholder, the Special Servicer shall be required to consult with each Non-Lead Noteholder on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, any Non-Lead Noteholder requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Lead Noteholder; provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to any Non-Controlling A Noteholder by the Special Servicer of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and reports, the Special Servicer shall no longer be obligated to consult with such Non-Lead Noteholders, whether or not such Non-Lead Noteholders have responded within such ten (10) Business Day period.
The Noteholders acknowledge that the Lead PSA may contain certain provisions that give the Operating Advisor certain non-binding consultation rights with respect to Major Decisions related to compliance with the Risk Retention Rules applicable to the Lead Securitization.
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(g) The Subordinate Noteholder shall be entitled to avoid a Control Appraisal Period caused by application of an Appraisal Reduction Amount upon satisfaction of the following (which must be completed within thirty (30) days of the Servicer’s receipt of a third party Appraisal that indicates such Control Appraisal Period has occurred (which such Appraisal the Special Servicer will be required to deliver to the Subordinate Noteholder within two Business Days of receipt by the Special Servicer of such third party Appraisal) together with the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s, as applicable, calculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount applicable to the Subordinate Note: (i) the Subordinate Noteholder shall have delivered Threshold Event Collateral as a supplement to the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property, in the amount specified in clause (ii) below, to the Servicer, together with documentation acceptable to the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard to create and perfect a first priority security interest in favor of the Servicer on behalf of the Lead Noteholder in in such collateral (a) cash collateral for the benefit of, and acceptable to, the Servicer or (b) an unconditional and irrevocable standby letter of credit with the Lead Noteholder (or after the closing of the Lead Securitization, the Servicer or such other party as provided under the Servicing Agreement) as the beneficiary, issued by a bank or other financial institutions the long term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by S&P, “A-” by Fitch and “Aa3” by Xxxxx’x or the short term obligations of which are rated at least “A-1” by S&P, “F-1” by Fitch and “P-1” by Xxxxx’x, in each case ignoring any of the foregoing ratings requirements with respect to any rating agency that is not one of the Rating Agencies (either (a) or (b), the “Threshold Event Collateral”), and (ii) the Threshold Event Collateral shall be in an amount which, when added to the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property as determined pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, would cause the applicable Control Appraisal Period not to occur. If the requirements of this paragraph are satisfied by the Subordinate Noteholder (a “Threshold Event Cure”), no Control Appraisal Period caused by application of an Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to the Subordinate Noteholder. If a letter of credit is furnished as Threshold Event Collateral, the Subordinate Noteholder shall be required to renew such letter of credit not later than thirty (30) days prior to expiration thereof or to replace such letter of credit with a substitute letter of credit or other Threshold Event Collateral with an expiration date that is greater than forty-five (45) days from the date of substitution; provided, however, that, if a letter of credit is not renewed prior to thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of such letter of credit, the letter of credit shall provide that the Servicer may (and at the direction of the Subordinate Noteholder, shall) draw upon such letter of credit and hold the proceeds thereof as Threshold Event Collateral. If a letter of credit is furnished as Threshold Event Collateral, the Subordinate Noteholder shall be required to replace such letter of credit with other Threshold Event Collateral within 30 days if the credit ratings of the issuing entity are downgraded below the required ratings; provided, however, that, if such Threshold Event Collateral is not so replaced, the Servicer shall draw upon such letter of credit and hold the proceeds thereof as Threshold Event Collateral. The Threshold Event Cure shall continue until (i) the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property plus the value of the Threshold Event Collateral would not be sufficient to prevent the applicable Control Appraisal Period from occurring; (ii) the occurrence of a Final Recovery Determination or (iii) the return of the Threshold Event Collateral pursuant to the following sentence. If the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property, upon any redetermination thereof, is sufficient to avoid the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period without taking into consideration any, or some portion of, Threshold Event Collateral previously delivered by the Subordinate Noteholder, any or such portion of Threshold Event Collateral held by the Servicer shall promptly be returned to the Subordinate Noteholder (at
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their sole expense). Upon a Final Recovery Determination with respect to the Mortgage Loan, such Threshold Event Collateral shall be available to reimburse each Noteholder for any realized loss pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loan after application of the net proceeds of liquidation, not in excess of the aggregate Principal Balances of the Notes more senior to the Subordinate Noteholder, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the applicable Interest Rate and all other Additional Servicing Expenses reimbursable under this Agreement and under the Servicing Agreement (and excluding any Prepayment Premium or Default Interest with respect to such Notes) and to the extent not so utilized, such Threshold Event Collateral shall be returned to the Subordinate Noteholder. Any Threshold Event Collateral shall be treated as an “outside reserve fund” for purposes of the REMIC Provisions and such property (and the right to reimbursement of any amounts with respect thereto from a REMIC) shall be beneficially owned by the posting Noteholder who shall be taxed on all income with respect thereto. The entire amount of Threshold Event Collateral, without a haircut or other reduction, shall be considered in determining the sufficiency of such Threshold Event Collateral to avoid a Control Appraisal Period.
(h) The Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall obtain Appraisals that meet the requirements of, and at the times required pursuant to, the terms of the Servicing Agreement.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Servicing Agreement, if at any time the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party is a Noteholder (a “Borrower Party Noteholder”), then (i) such Borrower Party Noteholder shall not have any rights as a Controlling Noteholder or a Controlling Class Representative, (ii) such Borrower Party Noteholder shall have no right to appoint or terminate the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, (iii) such Borrower Party Noteholder shall have no right to consult with or advise the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, and shall have no right to review and approve or comment on any Asset Status Report and (iv) in each and every instance where, pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer must take into account the interests of each Noteholder (or words of similar import), such consideration shall be given to the Borrower Party Noteholder only in its capacity as a holder of the applicable Note.
Section 6. Appointment of Junior Operating Advisor. (a) The Controlling Noteholder shall have the right at any time to appoint a controlling noteholder representative to exercise its rights hereunder (the “Junior Operating Advisor”). The Controlling Noteholder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Junior Operating Advisor. When exercising its various rights under Section 5 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Controlling Noteholder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Junior Operating Advisor. The Junior Operating Advisor may be any Person (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower, its principal or any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower), including, without limitation, the Controlling Noteholder, any officer or employee of the Controlling Noteholder, any Affiliate of the Controlling Noteholder or any other unrelated third party. No such Junior Operating Advisor shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than the Controlling Noteholder). All actions that are permitted to be taken by the Controlling Noteholder under this Agreement may be taken by the Junior Operating Advisor acting on behalf of the Controlling Noteholder and other Noteholders (and any Servicer) will accept such actions of the Junior Operating Advisor as actions of the Controlling Noteholder. The Lead Noteholder (or any
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Servicer on its behalf) shall not be required to recognize any Person as a Junior Operating Advisor until the Controlling Noteholder have notified the Lead Noteholder (and any Servicer) of such appointment and, if the Junior Operating Advisor is not the same Person as the majority Controlling Noteholder, the Junior Operating Advisor provides the Lead Noteholder (and any Servicer) with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment, an address, any fax number and any email address for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses, telephone numbers, any fax numbers and any email addresses). The Controlling Noteholder shall promptly deliver such information to any Servicer. None of the Servicers, Operating Advisor and Trustee shall be required to recognize any person as a Junior Operating Advisor until they receive such information from the Controlling Noteholder. The Controlling Noteholder agree to inform each such Servicer or Trustee of the then-current Junior Operating Advisor.
(b) Neither the Junior Operating Advisor nor the Controlling Noteholder will have any liability to any other Noteholder or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, or for errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Noteholders agree that the Junior Operating Advisor and the Controlling Noteholder may take or refrain from taking actions that favor the interests of one Noteholder over any other Noteholder, and that the Junior Operating Advisor may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of a Noteholder and, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Junior Operating Advisor or such Controlling Noteholder, as the case may be, agree to take no action against the Junior Operating Advisor, such Controlling Noteholder or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that neither the Junior Operating Advisor nor such Controlling Noteholder will be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting solely in the interests of any Noteholder.
(c) If the Lead Noteholder is the Controlling Noteholder, the Subordinate Noteholder acknowledges and agrees all of the aforementioned rights and obligations of the Controlling Noteholder and the Junior Operating Advisor set forth in Sections 5(f) and 5(g) and this Section 6 shall be exercisable by the Lead Noteholder (or the applicable Person specified in the Servicing Agreement) to the extent set forth in the Servicing Agreement.
Section 7. Special Servicer. The Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor), at its expense (including, without limitation, the reasonable costs and expenses of counsel to any third parties and costs and expenses of the terminated Special Servicer), shall have the right, at any time from time to time, to appoint a replacement Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) shall be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, with or without cause, upon at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Special Servicer (provided, however, that the Controlling Noteholder and/or Junior Operating Advisor shall not be liable for any termination or similar fee in connection with the removal of the Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 7); such termination not be effective unless and
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until (A) each Rating Agency delivers a Rating Agency Confirmation (to the extent any portion of the Mortgage Loan has been securitized); (B) the initial or successor Special Servicer has assumed in writing (from and after the date such successor Special Servicer becomes the Special Servicer) all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement from and after the date it becomes the Special Servicer as they relate to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; and (C) the Trustee shall have received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee to the effect that (x) the designation of such replacement to serve as Special Servicer is in compliance with the Servicing Agreement, (y) such replacement will be bound by the terms of the Servicing Agreement with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (z) subject to customary qualifications and exceptions, the applicable Servicing Agreement will be enforceable against such replacement in accordance with its terms. The Lead Noteholder shall promptly provide copies to any terminated Special Servicer of the documents referred to in the preceding sentence. The Lead Noteholder will reasonably cooperate with the Controlling Noteholder in order to satisfy the foregoing conditions, including the Rating Agency Confirmation.
The Controlling Noteholder agrees and acknowledges that the Lead PSA may contain provisions such that any Special Servicer could be terminated under the Lead PSA based on a recommendation by the Operating Advisor if (A) the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (1) the Special Servicer has failed to comply with the Servicing Standard and (2) a replacement of the Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the holders of securities issued under the Lead PSA (as a collective whole) and (B) an affirmative vote of requisite certificateholders is obtained. The Controlling Noteholder will retain its right to remove and replace the Special Servicer, but the Controlling Noteholder may not restore a Special Servicer that has been removed in accordance with the preceding sentence.
Section 8. Payment Procedure. (a) The Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf), in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 or 4, as applicable, and subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, will deposit or cause to be deposited all payments allocable to the Notes to the Collection Account or Companion Distribution Account for the Notes established pursuant to the Servicing Agreement. The Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall establish a segregated sub-account for amounts due to the each Noteholder. The Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall deposit such amounts to the applicable account within two (2) Business Days following the Lead Noteholder’s (or the Servicer’s acting on its behalf) receipt of properly identified and available funds from or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower.
(b) If the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of a Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to such Noteholder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, a Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to such Noteholder and such Noteholder will promptly on demand by the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) repay to the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) any portion thereof that the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall have theretofore distributed to such Noteholder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Lead Noteholder shall
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have been required to pay to the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, any other Noteholder or such other Person with respect thereto.
(c) If, for any reason, the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) makes any payment to any other Noteholder before the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) has received the corresponding payment (it being understood that the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) is under no obligation to do so), and the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) does not receive the corresponding payment within three (3) Business Days of its payment to such other Noteholder, then such other Noteholder will, at the Lead Noteholder’s (or the Servicer’s on its behalf) request, promptly return that payment to the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf).
(d) Each Noteholder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it will promptly remit such excess to the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) subject to this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement and to be distributed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from any other Noteholder, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such other Noteholder, as applicable, under the Mortgage Loan, provided, that each Noteholder’s obligations under this Section 8 are separate and distinct obligations from one another and in no event shall the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) enforce the obligations of one Noteholder against another Noteholder. Each Noteholder’s obligations under this Section 8 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations.
Section 9. Limitation on Liability of the Noteholders. No Noteholder (including any Servicer on a Noteholder’s behalf, but only to the extent that the Servicing Agreement does not impose any other standard upon any Servicer, in which case the Servicing Agreement shall control) shall have any liability to any other Noteholder except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of such Noteholder.
The Subordinate Noteholder acknowledges that, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and the obligation of the Lead Noteholder (including any Servicer) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, the Servicing Standard, the Lead Noteholder (including any Servicer) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that the Lead Noteholder may have under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of the Subordinate Noteholder and that the Lead Noteholder (including any Servicer) shall have no liability whatsoever to the Subordinate Noteholder in connection with the Lead Noteholder’s exercise of rights or any omission by the Lead Noteholder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, however, that such Servicer must act in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
The Subordinate Noteholder acknowledges that, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and the obligation of any Non-Lead Noteholder (including any Non-Lead Servicer) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, the Servicing Standard (as if such standard was applicable to any Non-Lead Noteholder as a “servicer” thereunder), each Non-Lead Noteholder
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(including any Non-Lead Servicer) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that such Non-Lead Noteholder may have under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of the Subordinate Noteholder and that any Non-Lead Noteholder (including any Non-Lead Servicer) shall have no liability whatsoever to the Subordinate Noteholder in connection with any Non-Lead Noteholder’s exercise of rights or any omission by a Non-Lead Noteholder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, however, that the Non-Lead Servicer must act in accordance with the servicing standard under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.
Each Noteholder acknowledges that, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, any other Noteholder may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that such Noteholder may have under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of each other Noteholder and that such Noteholder shall have no liability whatsoever to any other Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s exercise of rights or any omission by such Noteholder to exercise such rights; provided, however, that such Noteholder shall not be protected against any liability to any other Noteholder that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence.
Section 10. Bankruptcy. Subject to the provisions of Section 5(f) hereof and the Servicing Standard, each Noteholder hereby covenants and agrees that only the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) has the right to institute, file, commence, acquiesce, petition under Bankruptcy Code Section 303 or otherwise or join any Person in any such petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or seek to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or all or any part of its property or assets or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Subject to the provisions of Section 5(f) hereof and the Servicing Standard, each Noteholder further agrees that only the Lead Noteholder, as a creditor, can make any election, give any consent, commence any action or file any motion, claim, obligation, notice or application or take any other action in any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding. Subject to the provisions of Section 5(f), the Noteholders hereby appoint the Lead Noteholder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Noteholder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of exercising any and all rights and taking any and all actions available to the Subordinate Noteholder and the Controlling Noteholder in connection with any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, the right to file and/or prosecute any claim, vote to accept or reject a plan, to make any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to file a motion to modify, lift or terminate the automatic stay with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Noteholders, hereby agree that, upon the request of the Lead Noteholder but subject to the provisions of Section 5(f), each other Noteholder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Lead Noteholder all and every such further deeds, conveyances and instruments as the Lead Noteholder may reasonably request for the better assuring and evidencing of the foregoing appointment and grant. All actions taken by any Servicer in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding are subject to and must be in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
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Section 11. Cure Rights of Subordinate Noteholder. Subject to Section 11(a) below, in the event that the Mortgage Loan Borrower fails to make any payment of principal or interest on the Mortgage Loan by the end of the applicable grace period (the “Grace Period”) for such payment permitted under the applicable Mortgage Loan Documents (a “Monetary Default”), the Lead Noteholder shall provide written notice to the Subordinate Noteholder and the Junior Operating Advisor of such default (the “Monetary Default Notice”). The Subordinate Noteholder (the “Curing Noteholder”), shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cure such Monetary Default within seven (7) Business Days after receiving the Monetary Default Notice (the “Cure Period”) and at no other times. The Monetary Default Notice shall contain a statement that the Curing Noteholder’s failure to cure such Monetary Default within seven (7) Business Days after receiving such notice will result in the termination of the right to cure such Monetary Default. At the time a payment is made by the Curing Noteholder to cure a Monetary Default, such Curing Noteholder shall pay or reimburse each Note A Holder for all unreimbursed Advances (whether or not recoverable with respect to any Note), Advance Interest Amounts, any unpaid fees to any Servicer and any Additional Servicing Expenses. The Curing Noteholder shall not be required, in order to effect a cure hereunder, to pay any Default Interest or late charges under the Mortgage Loan Documents. So long as a Monetary Default exists for which a cure payment permitted hereunder is made, such Monetary Default shall not be treated as an Event of Default by the Lead Noteholder (including for purposes of (i) the definition of “Sequential Pay Event,” (ii) accelerating the Mortgage Loan, modifying, amending or waiving any provisions of the Mortgage Loan Documents or commencing proceedings for foreclosure or the taking of title by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or other similar legal proceedings with respect to the Mortgaged Property; or (iii) treating the Mortgage Loan as a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan); provided that such limitation shall not prevent the Lead Noteholder from collecting Default Interest or late charges from the Mortgage Loan Borrower to be applied in accordance with this Agreement. Any amounts advanced by a Noteholder on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower to effect any cure shall be reimbursable to such Noteholder under Section 3 or Section 4, as applicable.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 11(a), the Subordinate Noteholder’s right to cure under Section 11(a) shall be limited to a combined total of (i) six (6) cures of Monetary Defaults over the term of the Mortgage Loan, no more than four (4) of which may be consecutive, and (ii) four (4) cures of Non-Monetary Defaults over the term of the Mortgage Loan. Additional Cure Periods shall only be permitted with the consent of the Lead Noteholder.
(b) No action taken by the Subordinate Noteholder in accordance with this Agreement shall excuse performance by the Mortgage Loan Borrower of its obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents and the Note A Holders’ respective rights under the Mortgage Loan Documents shall not be waived or prejudiced by virtue of any Subordinate Noteholder’s actions under this Agreement. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Subordinate Noteholder shall be subrogated to the Note A Holders’ respective rights to any payment owing to such Note A Holders for which the Subordinate Noteholder makes a cure payment as permitted under this Section 11, but such subrogation rights may not be exercised against the Mortgage Loan Borrower until ninety-one (91) days after the Note is paid in full.
(c) If an Event of Default (other than a Monetary Default) occurs and is continuing under the Mortgage Loan Documents (a “Non-Monetary Default”), the Lead
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Noteholder shall provide notice of such Non-Monetary Default to the Subordinate Noteholder and the Junior Operating Advisor of such Non-Monetary Default (the “Non-Monetary Default Notice”) and the Curing Noteholder, acting unanimously, shall each have the right, but not the obligation, to cure such Non-Monetary Default until the later of (a) the expiration date of the cure period afforded to the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents, without regard for the date of receipt by such Curing Noteholders of the Non-Monetary Default Notice, and (b) the date which is thirty (30) days from the date of receipt by such Curing Noteholders of the Non-Monetary Default Notice related to such Non-Monetary Default; provided, however, if such Non-Monetary Default is susceptible of cure but cannot reasonably be cured within such period and if curative action was promptly commenced and is being diligently pursued by the Curing Noteholders, such Curing Noteholders) shall be given an additional period of time as is reasonably necessary to enable such Curing Noteholders in the exercise of due diligence to cure such Non-Monetary Default for so long as (i) the Controlling Noteholder diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure such Non-Monetary Default, (ii) such Curing Noteholder make all cure payments that it is permitted to make in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section 11(a) hereof, (iii) such additional period of time does not exceed ninety (90) days, (iv) such Non-Monetary Default is not caused by an Insolvency Proceeding or during such period of time that the Curing Noteholder has to cure a Non-Monetary Default in accordance with this Section 11(c) (the “Non-Monetary Default Cure Period”), an Insolvency Proceeding does not occur, and (v) during such Non-Monetary Default Cure Period, there is no material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property taken as whole, which cannot be cured by the Curing Noteholder within five (5) days of such notice of such material adverse effect. The Non-Monetary Default Notice shall contain a statement that the Curing Noteholder’s failure to cure such Non-Monetary Default within the applicable Non-Monetary Default Cure Period after receiving such notice will result in the termination of the right to cure such Non-Monetary Default. The Curing Noteholder shall not contact the Mortgage Loan Borrower in order to effect any cures under Section 11(a) or this Section 11(c) without the prior written consent of the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf), such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
Section 12. Purchase By Subordinate Noteholder. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, by written notice to the Note A Holders (a “Noteholder Purchase Notice”; the sender(s) of such notice, the “Purchasing Noteholder”; and each recipient of such notice, a “Selling Noteholder”), delivered at any time an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan or a Servicing Transfer Event (so long as an Event of Default has occurred or is imminent) has occurred and is continuing, to purchase, in immediately available funds, the A Notes (each A Note, a “Purchased Note”), in whole but not in part at the applicable Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price. If the Subordinate Noteholder elects to send a Noteholder Purchase Notice pursuant to this Section 12, it must purchase the applicable Purchased Note(s). Upon the delivery of the Noteholder Purchase Notice to the Selling Noteholder(s), the Selling Noteholder shall sell (and the Purchasing Noteholder shall purchase) the Purchased Note(s) at the applicable Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, on a date (the “Defaulted Note Purchase Date”) not less than ten (10) days and not more than sixty (60) days after the date of the Noteholder Purchase Notice, as shall be mutually established by the Purchasing Noteholder and the Selling Noteholder(s). If the Purchasing Noteholder timely exercises the purchase option, the period during which the Purchasing Noteholder is required to consummate such purchase shall be extended by an additional 30 days upon delivery to the applicable Note A Holder prior to the expiration of such initial period of a
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non-refundable (unless such Note A Holder does not or is unable to transfer the applicable Note A as provided above) cash deposit in an amount equal to 5% of the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, which cash deposit shall be applied to the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price at the closing of the purchase. The Noteholder Purchase Notice shall contain a statement that the Purchasing Noteholder’s failure to purchase the Purchased Note(s) on a Defaulted Note Purchase Date (other than as a result of any failure to consummate such purchase on the part of the Selling Noteholder or as a result of the conditions giving rise to such purchase ceasing to exist) will result in the termination of such right in respect of the Event of Default that caused such purchase right to be exercisable and not in respect of any other Event of Default. The Subordinate Noteholder agrees that the sale of any Purchased Notes to it shall comply with all requirements of the Servicing Agreement and that all costs and expenses related thereto shall be paid by the applicable Purchasing Noteholder. The Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price shall be calculated by the Selling Noteholder(s) (or the Servicer on its or their behalf) three (3) Business Days prior to the Defaulted Note Purchase Date (and such calculation shall be accompanied by a listing of all amounts included in the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price and reasonably detailed back-up documentation explaining how such price was determined), and shall, absent manifest error, be binding upon the Purchasing Noteholder. Concurrently with the payment to the Selling Noteholder(s) in immediately available funds of the Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, the Selling Noteholder(s) shall execute at the sole cost and expense of the Purchasing Noteholder in favor of the Purchasing Noteholder assignment documentation which will assign the Purchased Note(s) and the Mortgage Loan Documents without recourse, representations or warranties (except each Selling Noteholder will represent and warrant that it had good and marketable title to, was the sole owner and holder of, and had power and authority to deliver its Note and all of its right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loan Documents free and clear of all liens and encumbrances (other than the interest created by the Note(s) that are not the Purchased Note(s)). The right of the Subordinate Noteholder to purchase the A Notes as set forth above in this Section 12 shall automatically terminate upon a foreclosure sale, sale by power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure with respect to the Mortgaged Property (and the Lead Noteholder shall give the Subordinate Noteholder ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intent with respect to such action). Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if title to the Mortgaged Property is transferred to the Lead Noteholder (or a designee on its behalf), in a manner commonly known as “the borrower turning over the keys” and not otherwise in connection with a consummation by the Lead Noteholder of a foreclosure sale or sale by power of sale or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, less than 15 days after the acceleration of the Mortgage Loan, the Lead Noteholder shall notify the Subordinate Noteholder of such transfer and the Subordinate Noteholder shall have a 15 day period from the date of such notice from the Lead Noteholder to deliver the Noteholder Purchase Notice to the Lead Noteholder, in which case the Subordinate Noteholder shall be obligated to purchase the Mortgaged Property, in immediately available funds, within such 15 day period at the applicable Defaulted Mortgage Loan Purchase Price.
Section 13. Representations of the Subordinate Noteholder. The Subordinate Noteholder represents, solely as to itself and its Subordinate Note, and it is specifically understood and agreed, that it is acquiring such Note for its own account in the ordinary course of its business and none of the other Noteholders shall have any liability or responsibility to the Subordinate Noteholder except (i) as expressly provided herein or (ii) for actions that are taken or omitted to be taken by such other Noteholder that constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct or that
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constitute a breach of this Agreement. The Subordinate Noteholder represents and warrants solely as to itself that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene its charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon the Subordinate Noteholder, and that this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Subordinate Noteholder enforceable against the Subordinate Noteholder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law. The Subordinate Noteholder represents and warrants solely as to itself that it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and possesses of all licenses and authorizations necessary to perform its obligations hereunder. The Subordinate Noteholder represents and warrants as to itself that (a) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Subordinate Noteholder, (b) to the Subordinate Noteholder’s actual knowledge, all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Subordinate Noteholder have been obtained or made and (c) to the Subordinate Noteholder’s actual knowledge, there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against the Subordinate Noteholder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.
The Subordinate Noteholder acknowledges that no other Noteholder owes the Subordinate Noteholder any fiduciary duty with respect to any action taken under the Mortgage Loan Documents and, except as provided herein, need not consult with the Subordinate Noteholder with respect to any action taken by such other Noteholder, as applicable, in connection with the Mortgage Loan.
The Subordinate Noteholder expressly and irrevocably waives for itself and any Person claiming through or under the Subordinate Noteholder any and all rights that it may have under Section 1315 of the New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law or the provisions of any similar law which purports to give a junior loan noteholder the right to initiate any loan enforcement or foreclosure proceedings.
Section 14. Representations of each Initial Noteholder. Each Initial Noteholder represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene such Noteholder’s charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Noteholder and that this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Noteholder as applicable enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. Each Initial Noteholder represents and warrants that it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and possession of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its respective business. Each Initial Noteholder represents and warrants that (a) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Noteholder, (b) to such Noteholder’s actual knowledge, all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Noteholder have been obtained or made and (c) to such Noteholder’s actual knowledge, there is no pending action, suit or proceeding,
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arbitration or governmental investigation against such Noteholder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.Each Initial Noteholder acknowledges that no other Noteholder owes such Noteholder any fiduciary duty with respect to any action taken under the Mortgage Loan Documents and, except as provided herein or in the Servicing Agreement, need not consult with such Noteholder with respect to any action taken by such Noteholder in connection with the Mortgage Loan.
Section 15. Independent Analysis of the Subordinate Noteholder. The Subordinate Noteholder acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Initial Noteholder, except with respect to the representations and warranties provided by an Initial Noteholder herein and in any documents or instruments executed and delivered by the such Initial Noteholder in connection herewith (including the representations and warranties provided in the agreement pursuant to which it acquired its Subordinate Note), and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to purchase the Subordinate Note and the Subordinate Noteholder accepts responsibility therefor. The Subordinate Noteholder hereby acknowledges that, other than the representations and warranties provided herein and in such other documents or instruments, no Initial Noteholder has made any representations or warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loan, subject to such representations and warranties as provided by such Initial Noteholder herein and in such other documents and instruments, and that no Initial Noteholder shall have any responsibility for (i) the collectibility of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the validity, enforceability or legal effect of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents or the title insurance policy or policies or any survey furnished or to be furnished to an Initial Noteholder in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, (iii) the validity, sufficiency or effectiveness of the lien created or to be created by the Mortgage Loan Documents, or (iv) the financial condition of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Subordinate Noteholder assumes all risk of loss in connection with its Note except as specifically set forth herein.Section 00.Xx Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the relationship created hereby between or among any of the Noteholders as a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. None of the Noteholders shall have any obligation whatsoever to offer to any other Noteholder the opportunity to purchase a Note interest in any future loans originated by such Noteholder or its Affiliates, and if such Noteholder chooses to offer to any other Noteholder the opportunity to purchase a Note interest in any future mortgage loans originated by the such Noteholder or their respective Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as the offering Noteholder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. No Noteholder shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from any other Noteholder an interest in any future loans originated by such Noteholder or their respective Affiliates.
Section 17. Not a Security. No Subordinate Note shall be deemed to be a security within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Section 18. Other Business Activities of the Noteholders. Each Noteholder acknowledges that each other Noteholder or its Affiliates may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, (i) (a) the Mortgage Loan Borrower or (b) any direct or indirect parent of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or (c) any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or (d) any Affiliate of any direct or indirect parent of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, (ii) any entity that is a holder of debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests
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in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate of the holder of such debt, or (iii) any entity that is a holder of a preferred equity interest in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate of a holder of such preferred equity (each, a “Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party”), and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.
Section 19. Sale of the Notes. (a) The Subordinate Noteholder agrees that it will not Transfer all or any portion of its Note except in accordance with this Section 19. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Noteholder or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its interest in its Note to any Person, provided that any such Transfer shall be made in accordance with the terms of this Section 19. The Subordinate Noteholder shall have the right to Transfer its entire Note or any portion thereof exceeding 49%, (i) to a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided, that promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or the Subordinate Noteholder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender, and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 20 and provided further, that such transfer would not cause such Note to be held by more than five persons nor cause there to be no one person owning a majority of such Note and (ii) to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, provided that with respect to this clause (ii), the Subordinate Noteholder obtains (1) prior to the Lead Securitization Date, the consent of the Lead Noteholder and each other Note A Holder, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and (2) after the Lead Securitization Date, Rating Agency Confirmation (and for avoidance of doubt, no consent of the Lead Noteholder or other Note A Holders shall be required after the closing of the Lead Securitization); provided that in each of case (1) and (2), (x) promptly after the Transfer each Note A Holder is provided with a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 20 and (y) such transfer would not cause the subject Note to be held by more than five persons; and provided further, however, that if such transfer would cause there to be no one person owning a majority of the subject Note, then such transfer will not be permitted unless persons owning a majority of the subject Note designate one of such persons to act on behalf of such persons owning such majority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the Lead Noteholder’s prior consent, which may be withheld in the Lead Noteholder’s sole and absolute discretion, the Subordinate Noteholder shall not Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The Subordinate Noteholder agrees it will pay the expenses of the Lead Noteholder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) and the Non-Lead Noteholders (including all expenses of the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer) in connection with any such Transfer.
(b) All Transfers under Section 19(a) shall be made upon written notice to the Note A Holders not later than the date of such Transfer, and each transferee shall (i) execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all or a ratable portion, as the case may be, of the obligations of the applicable Subordinate Noteholder hereunder with respect to its Note from and after the date of such assignment (or, in the case, of a pledge, collateral assignment or other encumbrance made in accordance with Section 19(e) by the Subordinate Noteholder of its Note solely as security for a loan to the Subordinate Noteholder made by a third-
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party lender whereby the Subordinate Noteholder remains fully liable under this Agreement, on or before the date on which such third-party lender succeeds to the rights of the Subordinate Noteholder by foreclosure or otherwise, such third-party lender executes an agreement that such lender shall be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the obligations of the Subordinate Noteholder hereunder) and (ii) agree in writing to be bound by the Servicing Agreement, unless the Servicing Agreement is not then in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in which event the parties will enter into or agree to be bound by any replacement servicing agreement therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. Upon the consummation of a Transfer of all or any portion of a Subordinate Note in accordance with this Agreement, the transferring Person shall be released from all liability arising under this Agreement with respect to the Subordinate Note (or the portion thereof that was the subject of such Transfer), for the period after the effective date of such Transfer (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing release shall not apply in the case of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in the subject Subordinate Note as described in clause (c) below). In connection with any such permitted transfer of a portion of a Subordinate Note and for all purposes of this Agreement, each Note A Holder need only recognize the majority holder of the Subordinate Note for purposes of notices, consents and other communications between such Note A Holders, as applicable, and such majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note shall be the only Person authorized hereunder to exercise any rights of the Subordinate Noteholder under this Agreement; provided, however, the majority holder of the subject Subordinate Note may from time to time designate any other Person as an additional party entitled to receive notices, consents and other communications and/or to exercise rights on behalf of the Subordinate Noteholder hereunder by delivering written notice thereof to each Note A Holder, and, from and after delivery of such notice, such designee shall be so authorized hereunder and shall be the only party entitled to receive such notices, consents and such other communications and/or to exercise such rights.
(c) In the case of any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of a participation interest in a Note, (i) such Noteholder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Noteholder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the other Noteholders and any Persons acting on their behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Noteholder in connection with such Noteholder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, and (iv) all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Noteholder had not sold such participation interest; provided, however, that if the applicable participant is a Qualified Institutional Lender (and delivers to the other Noteholders a certification from an authorized officer confirming its status as a Qualified Institutional Lender), such Noteholder, by written notice to the other Noteholders, may delegate to such participant such Noteholder’s right to exercise the rights of the Controlling Noteholder hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that upon the occurrence of a Control Appraisal Period, the aforesaid delegation of rights shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to the Subordinate Note.
(d) Each of the Note A Holders shall have the right to Transfer all or any portion of its Note without the prior consent of any other Noteholder (i) with respect to each A Note prior to an Event of Default, to any party other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and (ii) after an Event of Default, to any party, including the Mortgage Loan Borrower and any Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party; provided, however,
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that following such Transfer of any A Note, the Mortgage Loan continues to be serviced in its entirety pursuant to the Servicing Agreement by a Servicer unaffiliated with Mortgage Loan Borrower.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Noteholder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Noteholder and that is (x) either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency or (y) to any Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Home Loan Bank to secure any obligation of such Noteholder to such bank and such pledge shall be enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 19(e), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Noteholder or any person which Controls such Noteholder that is secured by such Noteholder’s interest in the applicable Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without (a) prior to the first Securitization of any Note, the consent of each other Noteholder and (b) after the closing of the first Securitization of any Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Noteholder to each other Noteholder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Noteholder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Noteholder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Noteholder in respect of its obligations to each other Noteholder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement (to the extent the pledging Noteholder has the right to consent to such amendment, modification, waiver or termination) shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Noteholder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Noteholder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Noteholder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Noteholder; (v) that such other Noteholder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Noteholder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Noteholder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Noteholder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Noteholder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Noteholder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Noteholder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Noteholder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Noteholder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Noteholder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Noteholder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Noteholder on account of any Noteholder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or any such other Noteholder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise
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fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Noteholder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Noteholders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Noteholder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Noteholder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 19(e) shall remain effective as to any Noteholder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Noteholder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.
(f) Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Noteholder then such Noteholder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Noteholder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note will require a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;
(ii) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and conduit manager (if Xxxxx’x rates the Securitization) will be a Qualified Institutional Lender;
(iii) Such Noteholder will pledge (or sell, transfer or assign as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in the applicable Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;
(iv) The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit will agree that, if such Noteholder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Noteholder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Noteholder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and
(v) Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not, without obtaining the consent of each other Noteholder, have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Noteholder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.
Section 20. Registration of Transfer. In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding (x) any participant and (y) any Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee
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assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Noteholder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 19, from and after the date of such assignment. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a Trustee shall not be required to execute an assignment and assumption agreement in connection with any Transfer of a Note if the obligations are assumed pursuant to the Servicing Agreement. In connection with a Transfer of a Note, the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 19 and this Section 20. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Noteholder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Agent and any other Noteholder against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Upon a Securitization of the Lead Note, the Certificate Administrator shall automatically become and be the Agent.
Section 21. Registration of the Notes. The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial Note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, in the form of a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 20, and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Note owing to each such Noteholder, shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement, except in the case of the Initial Noteholders who may hold their Notes through a nominee. Upon request of a Noteholder, the Agent shall provide such party with the names and addresses of the Noteholders. To the extent another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, the Noteholders hereby designate such person as its agent under this Section 21 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register. The parties intend for the Notes to be in registered form for federal income tax purposes under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.
Section 22. Statement of Intent. The Agent and each Noteholder intend that the Notes be classified, and the arrangement hereby be maintained, in a manner consistent with rules applicable to a grantor trust under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code that is a fixed investment trust within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §301.7701-4(c), and the parties will not take any action inconsistent with such classification. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of this Agreement to create a partnership, joint venture, “taxable mortgage pool” or association taxable as a corporation among the parties.
Section 23. No Pledge. This Agreement shall not be deemed to represent a pledge of any interest in the Mortgage Loan by the Noteholders. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, no Non-Lead Noteholder shall have any interest in any property taken as security for the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that if any such property or the proceeds of any sale, lease or other disposition thereof shall be received, then each Non-Lead Noteholder shall be entitled to receive its share of such application in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and/or the Servicing Agreement.
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Section 24. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 25. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;
(b) CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;
(c) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND
(d) AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO XXX IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
Section 26. Modifications; Amendment. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by each Noteholder. Additionally, for as long as any Note is contained in a Securitization Trust, the Noteholders shall not amend or modify this Agreement without first receiving a Rating Agency Confirmation; provided that no such confirmation from the Rating Agencies shall be required in connection with a modification or amendment (i) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Servicing Agreement, (ii) entered into pursuant to Section 38 of this Agreement or (iii) to correct or
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supplement any provision herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions of this Agreement.
Section 27. Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as provided herein, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto. Subject to Section 19, each Noteholder may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the applicable Noteholder hereunder, including, without limitation, the right to make further assignments and grant additional Notes.
Section 28. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and the words “executed,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import as used above and elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this transaction shall include, in addition to manually executed signatures, images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf”, “tif” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, any electronic sound, symbol, or process, attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.
Section 29. Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.
Section 30. Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
Section 31. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.
Section 32. Withholding Taxes. (a) If the Lead Noteholder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other
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amounts payable to any Subordinate Noteholder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of the Subordinate Noteholder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, the Lead Noteholder, or the Servicer on its behalf, shall be entitled to do so with respect to the Subordinate Noteholder’s interest in such payment (all amounts so withheld being deemed paid to the Subordinate Noteholder), provided that the Lead Noteholder shall furnish the Subordinate Noteholder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting the Subordinate Noteholder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which the Subordinate Noteholder is subject to tax.
(b) The Subordinate Noteholder shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Noteholder against and hold the Lead Noteholder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees, expenses and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Noteholder (or the Servicer on its behalf) to withhold Taxes from payment made to the Subordinate Noteholder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by the Subordinate Noteholder to the Lead Noteholder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Noteholder to withhold Taxes from payments made to the Subordinate Noteholder, it being expressly understood and agreed that (i) the Lead Noteholder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same and (ii) the Subordinate Noteholder shall, upon request of the Lead Noteholder, at its sole cost and expense, defend any claim or action relating to the foregoing indemnification using counsel selected by the Lead Securitization.
(c) Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement, and from time to time as reasonably requested by the Lead Noteholder or Servicer during the term of this Agreement, the Subordinate Noteholder shall deliver to the Lead Noteholder or Servicer, as applicable, evidence satisfactory to the Lead Noteholder substantiating whether the Subordinate Noteholder is a Non-Exempt Person and whether the Lead Noteholder is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement, it being acknowledged by the parties hereto that delivery of a certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D shall be satisfactory evidence that the Subordinate Noteholder is not a Non-Exempt Person. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if the Subordinate Noteholder (or, if the Subordinate Noteholder is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the owner of the Subordinate Noteholder) is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Noteholder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if the Subordinate Noteholder (or, if the Subordinate Noteholder is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the owner of the Subordinate Noteholder) is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, the Subordinate Noteholder shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Noteholder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments), Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, or applicable successor forms, as may be
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required from time to time, duly executed by the Subordinate Noteholder; provided that the Subordinate Noteholder, without request, shall deliver a new, appropriately completed Form W-8 if the Subordinate Noteholder’s current Form W-8 “expires” or if there is a “change in circumstances” that makes any of the information on the current Form W-8 incorrect (both within the meaning of the instructions to such Form W-8). The Lead Noteholder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder to any Subordinate Noteholder in respect of its Note or otherwise until the Subordinate Noteholder shall have furnished to the Lead Noteholder the requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.
Section 33. Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. The originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than the Notes) will be held by the Lead Noteholder (or a custodian acting on behalf of the Lead Noteholder) who shall act as secured party under the Mortgage Loan Documents on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon the Lead Securitization, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than the Notes) shall be held by the Custodian (as defined in the Servicing Agreement). Each Note shall be held by the respective Noteholder or a custodian appointed by such Noteholder.
Section 34. Notices. All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission (during business hours) if a party has provided a facsimile number, (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iv) sent by electronic mail containing language requesting the recipient to confirm receipt thereof if a party has provided an electronic mail address and only if such electronic mail is promptly followed by a written notice or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.
All notices and reports (including, without limitation, Asset Status Reports) required to be delivered hereunder by the Lead Noteholder (or any Servicer on its behalf) to the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor), or by the Controlling Noteholder (or its Junior Operating Advisor) to the Lead Noteholder (or any Servicer on its behalf), shall also be delivered by the applicable party to each other Noteholder.
Section 35. Broker. Each Noteholder represents to each other Noteholder that no broker was responsible for bringing about this transaction.
Section 36. Certain Matters Affecting the Agent. (a) The Noteholders hereby appoint the Agent to act on their behalf, and the Agent shall act on behalf of the Noteholders;
(b) The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 20;
(c) The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;
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(d) The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Noteholders pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;
(e) The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Securities Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;
(f) The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 20; and
(g) The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder.
Section 37. Termination of Agent. The Agent may be terminated at any time upon ten (10) days prior written notice from the Lead Noteholder. In the event that the Agent is terminated pursuant to this Section 37, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination.
The Agent may resign at any time upon notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Noteholders, has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. JPMorgan Bank, National Association, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations to a Servicer, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Noteholder. JPMorgan Bank, National Association, as Initial Agent, shall promptly and diligently attempt to cause such Servicer to act as successor Agent, and, if such Servicer declines to act in such capacity, shall promptly and diligently attempt to cause a similar servicer to act as successor Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Noteholders hereby agree that, simultaneously with the closing of the Lead Securitization, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place of the Initial Agent or any successor thereto prior to such Securitization without any further notice or other action. The termination or resignation of the Certificate Administrator, as Certificate Administrator under the Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Certificate Administrator as Agent under this Agreement.
Section 38. Resizing. In connection with the Mortgage Loan, each Noteholder agrees, subject to clause (iii) below, that if a Note A Holder determines that it is advantageous to resize its Note by causing the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute amended and restated or additional pari passu notes (in either case, “New Notes”) reallocating the principal of such Note to such New Notes, each Noteholder other than the resizing Noteholder shall cooperate with the resizing Noteholder to effect such resizing at such resizing Noteholder’s expense; provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following the
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creation thereof is no greater than the principal balance of such Note or Notes immediately prior to the creation of the New Notes, (ii) the weighted average Interest Rate of all outstanding New Notes following the creation thereof is the same as the Interest Rate of the related Note or Notes immediately prior to the creation of the New Notes, and (iii) no such resizing shall (x) change the interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to, any other Noteholder, or priority of such payments, or (y) increase any other Noteholder’s obligations or decrease any other Noteholder’s rights, remedies or protections. In connection with any resizing of an A Note, the related Noteholder may allocate its rights hereunder among the New Notes in any manner in its sole discretion.
Section 39. Conflict. To the extent of any inconsistency between the Servicing Agreement, on one hand, and this Agreement, on the other, this Agreement shall control.
Section 40. Cooperation in Securitization. (a) Each Noteholder acknowledges that any Note A Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization. In connection with a Securitization of an A Note, at the request of the related Noteholder, each other Noteholder shall use commercially reasonable efforts, at the requesting Noteholder’s expense, to satisfy, and to cooperate with the requesting Noteholder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to satisfy, the market standards to which the requesting Noteholder customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies in connection with the Securitization, including, entering into (or consenting to, as applicable) any modifications to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents and to cooperate with the requesting Noteholder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute such modifications to the Mortgage Loan Documents, in any such case, as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to effect the Securitization; provided, however, that either in connection with the Securitization or otherwise at any time prior to the Securitization no other Noteholder shall be required to modify or amend this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Documents (or consent to such modification, as applicable) in connection therewith, if such modification or amendment would (i) change the interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to or priority of any payments to be made to, such Noteholder, (ii) increase such Noteholder’s obligations or decrease such Noteholder’s rights, remedies or protections hereunder or under any Mortgage Loan Document, or (iii) otherwise adversely (other than de minimus changes) affect the rights and interests of such Noteholder. In connection with any such Securitization of an A Note, each other Noteholder agrees to provide for inclusion in any disclosure document relating to the related Securitization such customary non-confidential information concerning such Noteholder as the requesting Noteholder reasonably determines to be necessary to satisfy its disclosure obligations in connection with its Securitization. Each Noteholder covenants and agrees that if it is not the requesting Noteholder, it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the requests of each Rating Agency and the requesting Noteholder in connection with the preparation of any offering documents in connection with the Securitization, and to review and respond reasonably promptly with respect to any information relating to it in any Securitization document, all at the cost and expense of the requesting Noteholder. Each Noteholder acknowledges that the information provided by it to the requesting Noteholder pursuant to this Section 40 may be incorporated into the offering documents for a Securitization. A requesting Note A Holder and each Rating Agency shall be entitled to rely on the information supplied by each other Noteholder pursuant to this Section 40.
(b) Each Note A Holder securitizing its Note may, at its election, deliver to each other Noteholder drafts of the preliminary and final Securitization offering memoranda, prospectus, preliminary prospectus and any other disclosure documents and (in the case of the
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Lead Securitization) the Servicing Agreement simultaneously with distributions of any such documents to the general working group of the related Securitization. Each other Noteholder may, at its election, review and comment thereon insofar as it relates to such other Noteholder and/or its Note, and, if such other Noteholder elects to review and comment, such other Noteholder shall review and comment thereon as soon as possible (but in no event later than (i) in the case of the first draft thereof, two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof and (ii) in the case of each subsequent draft thereof, the deadline provided to the general working group of the related Securitization for review and comment), and if such other Noteholder fails to respond within such time, such other Noteholder shall be deemed to have elected to not comment thereon (but no failure to comment shall constitute a waiver of such other Noteholder’s rights hereunder or under the Mortgage Loan Documents). In the event of any disagreement between any such other Noteholder with respect to the preliminary and final offering memoranda, prospectus, free writing prospectus or any other disclosure documents the requesting Noteholder’s determination shall control (the parties acknowledging that no inaccuracy in such documents shall in any respect prejudice any such other Noteholder’s rights hereunder or under the Mortgage Loan Documents). No such other Noteholder shall have any obligation or liability with respect to any such offering documents other than the accuracy of any comments it elects to make regarding itself.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of Note A Holder acknowledges and agrees that (i) no other Noteholder shall be required to incur any out-of-pocket expenses in connection with their respective Securitizations of an A Note, and (ii) any such other Noteholder shall only be required to disclose such customary non-confidential information reasonably determined by the requesting Note A Holder to be necessary to satisfy its disclosure obligations in connection with its Securitization.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Initial Noteholders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
| JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Initial JPM Note A Holder and Initial Agent | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
| Title: Executive Director | ||
| JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Initial JPM Subordinate Noteholder | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
| Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
| Title: Executive Director | ||
EXHIBIT A
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
A. Description of Mortgage Loan:
| Mortgage Loan: | Loan Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2020, between JPM, as lender, and 1547 CSR – Pittock Block, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as borrower |
| Date of the Mortgage Loan and Notes: | December 30, 2020 |
| Initial Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: | $163,470,000 |
| Location of Mortgaged Property: | 000 X.X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 |
| Maturity Date: | January 1, 2031 |
B. Description of Note Interests: Each Note shall have the Initial Principal Balance, Percentage Interest and initial rate of interest set forth in the table below.
|
Note Designation |
Initial |
Percentage Interest |
Original Principal Balance |
| Note A-1 | 3.299404% | 37.32% | $61,000,000 |
| Note A-2 | 3.299404% | 27.53% | $45,000,000 |
| Note A-3 | 3.299404% | 21.41% | $35,000,000 |
| Note B | 5.850000% | 13.75% | $22,470,000 |
| A-1 |
EXHIBIT B
Initial JPM Note A Holder:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
E-mail: xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy to:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
SPG Middle Office/CIB
4 Chase Metrotech Center, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11245-0001
Attention: Xxxxx X. Alto
E-mail: xxxxx.x.xxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
and
Cadwalader, Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Email: xxxx.xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
Initial JPM Subordinate Noteholder:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
E-mail: xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
with a copy to:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
SPG Middle Office/CIB
4 Chase Metrotech Center, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11245-0001
Attention: Xxxxx X. Alto
E-mail: xxxxx.x.xxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
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and
Cadwalader, Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Email: xxxx.xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx
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EXHIBIT C
PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS
| 1. | Xxxxxxxxx Partners |
| 2. | DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners |
| 3. | iStar Financial Inc. |
| 4. | Capital Trust, Inc. |
| 5. | Lend-Lease Real Estate Investments |
| 6. | Archon Capital, L.P. |
| 7. | Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P. |
| 8. | The Blackstone Group International Ltd. |
| 9. | Apollo Real Estate Advisors |
| 10. | Colony Capital, Inc. |
| 11. | Praedium Group |
| 12. | X.X. Xxxxxxx Companies |
| 13. | Fortress Investment Group, LLC |
| 14. | Xxxxxxxx Opportunity Fund |
| 15. | Clarion Partners |
| 16. | Xxxxxx Street Capital, LLC |
| 17. | Starwood Financial Trust |
| 18. | BlackRock, Inc. |
| 19. | Rialto Capital Management, LLC |
| 20. | Raith Capital Partners, LLC |
| 21. | Rialto Capital Advisors LLC |
| 22. | Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America |
| 23. | Prima Capital Advisors LLC |
| 24. | Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC |
| 25. | Metropolitan Life Insurance Company |
| 26. | New York Life Insurance Company |
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EXHIBIT D
PORTFOLIO INTEREST CERTIFICATION
Reference is hereby made to the Agreement Between Noteholders, dated as of February 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”), by and between JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as initial owner of Note X-0, Xxxx X-0, and Note A-3, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as initial owner of Note B, and each lender from time to time party thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 32 (Withholding Taxes) of the Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the promissory note evidencing Note B in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Mortgage Loan Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Mortgage Loan Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Master Servicer and the Mortgage Loan Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN-E.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.
[NAME OF LENDER]
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| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
Date: ________ __, 20[ ]
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