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RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT
THIS RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), entered into as
of the 1st day of February 2002, by and between XXXXXX CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF
XXXXXX BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation ("Xxxxxx Capital"), and
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., a New York corporation (the "Servicer") having an
office at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, recites and provides
as follows:
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WHEREAS, Centre Capital Group, Inc. ("CCGI") acquired certain first lien,
fixed and adjustable rate, conventional mortgage loans on a servicing-retained
basis from the Servicer, which mortgage loans were either originated or acquired
by the Servicer.
WHEREAS, such mortgage loans are currently being serviced by the Servicer
for CCGI pursuant to a Master Servicing Agreement for Fixed and Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loans (the "Master Servicing Agreement"),dated as of March 17, 2000 and
annexed as Exhibit B hereto, by and between CCGI, as owner, and the Servicer, as
servicer.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties
Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2000 (the "Master Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement"), and annexed as Exhibit C hereto, Xxxxxx Capital has purchased or
received from CCGI all of CCGI's right, title and interest in and to certain of
the mortgage loans currently serviced under the Master Servicing Agreement
(hereinafter, the "Mortgage Loans") and assumed for the benefit of the Servicer
and the obligations of CCGI as owner under such Agreement.
WHEREAS, Xxxxxx Capital has conveyed certain of the Mortgage Loans, as
identified on Exhibit D hereto (the "Serviced Mortgage Loans"), to Structured
Asset Securities Corporation, a Delaware special purpose corporation ("SASCO"),
which in turn has conveyed the Serviced Mortgage Loans to JPMorgan Chase Bank
(the "Trustee"), pursuant to a trust agreement dated as of February 1, 2002 (the
"Trust Agreement"), among the Trustee, Aurora Loan Services Inc., as master
servicer ("Aurora," and, together with any successor Master Servicer appointed
pursuant to the provisions of the Trust Agreement, the "Master Servicer") and
SASCO.
WHEREAS, Xxxxxx Capital desires that the Servicer continue to service the
Serviced Mortgage Loans, and the Servicer has agreed to do so, subject to the
rights of Xxxxxx Capital (with the consent of the Master Servicer) to terminate
the rights and obligations of the Servicer hereunder at any time without cause
in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Master Servicing Agreement and to the
other conditions set forth herein.
WHEREAS, Xxxxxx Capital and the Servicer agree that the provisions of the
Master Servicing Agreement shall continue to apply to the Serviced Mortgage
Loans, but only to the extent provided herein and that this Agreement shall
constitute a Reconstitution Agreement (as such term is defined in the Master
Servicing Agreement) which shall govern the Serviced Mortgage Loans for so long
as such Serviced Mortgage Loans remain subject to the provisions of the Trust
Agreement
WHEREAS, the Master Servicer and any successor master servicer shall be
obligated, among other things, to supervise the servicing of the Serviced
Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trustee, and shall have the right under the
conditions specified herein to terminate for cause the rights and obligations of
the Servicer under this Agreement.
WHEREAS, Xxxxxx Capital and the Servicer intend that each of the Master
Servicer and the Trustee is an intended third party beneficiary of this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set
forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, Xxxxxx Capital and the Servicer hereby agree as
follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement,
including Exhibit A hereto and any provisions of the Master Servicing Agreement
incorporated by reference herein (regardless of whether such terms are defined
in the Master Servicing Agreement), shall have the meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Trust Agreement.
2. Servicing. The Servicer agrees, with respect to the Serviced Mortgage
Loans, to perform and observe the duties, responsibilities and obligations that
are to be performed and observed under the provisions of the Master Servicing
Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein and on Exhibit A hereto, and that
the provisions of the Master Servicing Agreement, as so modified, are and shall
be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if set forth herein in full.
3. Master Servicing; Termination of Servicer. The Servicer, including any
successor servicer hereunder, shall be subject to the supervision of the Master
Servicer, which Master Servicer shall be obligated to ensure that the Servicer
services the Serviced Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement. The Master Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee and the SASCO
2002-4H Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund") created pursuant to the Trust Agreement,
shall have the same rights as Xxxxxx Capital, as owner, under the Master
Servicing Agreement to enforce the obligations of the Servicer under the Master
Servicing Agreement and the term "Owner" as used in the Master Servicing
Agreement in connection with any rights of the Owner shall refer to the Trust
Fund or, as the context requires, the Master Servicer acting in its capacity as
agent for the Trust Fund, except as otherwise specified in Exhibit A hereto. The
Master Servicer shall be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of the
Servicer under this Agreement upon the failure of the Servicer to perform any of
its obligations under this Agreement, which failure results in an Event of
Default as provided in Article IX of the Master Servicing Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master
Servicer assume any of the obligations of Xxxxxx Capital under the Master
Servicing Agreement; and in connection with the performance of the Master
Servicer's duties hereunder, the parties and other signatories hereto agree that
the Master Servicer shall be entitled to all of the rights, protections and
limitations of liability afforded to the Master Servicer under the Trust
Agreement.
4. No Representations. Neither the Servicer nor the Master Servicer shall
be obligated or required to make any representations and warranties regarding
the characteristics of
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the Serviced Mortgage Loans in connection with the transactions contemplated by
the Trust Agreement and issuance of the Certificates issued pursuant thereto.
5. Notices. All notices and communications between or among the parties
hereto (including any third party beneficiary thereof) or required to be
provided to the Trustee shall be in writing and shall be deemed received or
given when mailed first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each other
party at its address specified below or, if sent by facsimile or electronic
mail, when facsimile or electronic confirmation of receipt by the recipient is
received by the sender of such notice. Each party may designate to the other
parties in writing, from time to time, other addresses to which notices and
communications hereunder shall be sent.
All notices required to be delivered to the Master Servicer under this
Agreement shall be delivered to the Master Servicer at the following address:
Aurora Loan Services Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: E. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Master Servicing, SASCO/ALS 2002-4H
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000
All remittances required to be made to the Master Servicer under this
Agreement shall be made on a scheduled/scheduled basis to the following wire
account:
JPMorgan Chase Bank
New York, New York
ABA#: 000-000-000
Account Name: Aurora Loan Services Inc., Master Servicing Payment
Clearing Account
Account No.: 066-611059
Beneficiary: Aurora Loan Services Inc.
For further credit to: SASCO/ALS 2002-4H
All notices required to be delivered to the Trustee hereunder shall be
delivered to the Trustee at the following address:
JPMorgan Chase Bank
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Corporate Trust Services Group
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
All notices required to be delivered to Xxxxxx Capital hereunder shall be
delivered to Xxxxxx Capital at the following address:
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Xxxxxx Capital, a Division of Xxxxxx
Brothers Holdings Inc.
3 World Financial Centre, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10038
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
E-mail: xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx
With a copy to:
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLP
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
All notices required to be delivered to the Servicer hereunder shall be
delivered to the address of its office as set forth in the first paragraph of
this Agreement, to the attention of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx; Telephone: (000) 000-0000;
Telecopier: (000) 000-0000.
6. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
NOTWITHSTANDING NEW YORK OR OTHER CHOICE OF LAW RULES TO THE CONTRARY.
7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original, but all of which counterparts shall together constitute but one and
the same instrument.
8. Reconstitution. Xxxxxx Capital and the Servicer agree that this
Agreement is a "Reconstitution Agreement" and that the date hereof is the
"Reconstitution Date," each as defined in the Master Servicing Agreement.
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Executed as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXX CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF
XXXXXX BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.,
as Owner
By:
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.,
as Servicer
By:
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
AURORA LOAN SERVICES INC.,
as Master Servicer
By:
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Name: E. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
as Trustee
By:
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
EXHIBIT A
Modifications to the Master Servicing Agreement
1. Unless otherwise specified herein, any provisions of the Master
Servicing Agreement, including definitions, relating to (i)
representations and warranties of the Owner and (ii) Whole-Loan
Transfers, Pass-Through Transfers, Acknowledgement Agreements, Closing
Dates, Cut-off Dates and First Remittance Dates shall be disregarded.
Unless otherwise specified herein, for purposes of this Agreement, the
exhibits to the Master Servicing Agreement and all references to such
exhibits shall also be disregarded.
2. The definition of "Custodial Agreement" in Article I is hereby amended
in its entirety to read as follows:
"Custodial Agreement" means the Trust Agreement.
3. The definition of "Custodian" in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
"Custodian" means Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A..
4. The definition of "Due Period" in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
"Due Period": With respect to each Remittance Date, the period
commencing on the second day of the month immediately preceding the
month of such Remittance Date and ending on the first day of the
month of such Remittance Date.
5. The definition of "Eligible Investments" in Article I is hereby amended
in its entirety to read as follows:
"Eligible Investments": Any one or more of the obligations and
securities listed below which investment provides for a date of
maturity not later than the Determination Date in each month:
(i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as
to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States of
America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of
America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States of America ("Direct Obligations");
(ii) federal funds, or demand and time deposits in,
certificates of deposits of, or bankers' acceptances issued by, any
depository institution or trust company (including U.S. subsidiaries
of foreign depositories and the Trustee or any agent of the Trustee,
acting in its respective commercial capacity) incorporated or
organized under the laws of the United States of America or any
state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal
or state
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banking authorities, so long as at the time of investment or
the contractual commitment providing for such investment the
commercial paper or other short-term debt obligations of such
depository institution or trust company (or, in the case of a
depository institution or trust company which is the principal
subsidiary of a holding company, the commercial paper or other
short-term debt or deposit obligations of such holding company or
deposit institution, as the case may be) have been rated by each
Rating Agency in its highest short-term rating category or one of
its two highest long-term rating categories;
(iii) repurchase agreements collateralized by Direct
Obligations or securities guaranteed by GNMA, Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx
Mac with any registered broker/dealer subject to Securities
Investors' Protection Corporation jurisdiction or any commercial
bank insured by the FDIC, if such broker/dealer or bank has an
uninsured, unsecured and unguaranteed obligation rated by each
Rating Agency in its highest short-term rating category;
(iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued
by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States
of America or any state thereof which have a credit rating from each
Rating Agency, at the time of investment or the contractual
commitment providing for such investment, at least equal to one of
the two highest long-term credit rating categories of each Rating
Agency; provided, however, that securities issued by any particular
corporation will not be Eligible Investments to the extent that
investment therein will cause the then outstanding principal amount
of securities issued by such corporation and held as part of the
Trust Fund to exceed 20% of the sum of the aggregate principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans; provided, further, that such
securities will not be Eligible Investments if they are published as
being under review with negative implications from either Rating
Agency;
(v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing
discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on
demand or on a specified date not more than 180 days after the date
of issuance thereof) rated by each Rating Agency in its highest
short-term rating category;
(vi) a Qualified GIC;
(vii) certificates or receipts representing direct ownership
interests in future interest or principal payments on obligations of
the United States of America or its agencies or instrumentalities
(which obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States of America) held by a custodian in safekeeping on
behalf of the holders of such receipts; and
(viii) any other demand, money market, common trust fund or
time deposit or obligation, or interest-bearing or other security or
investment, (A) rated in the highest rating category by each Rating
Agency or (B) that would not adversely affect the then current
rating by each Rating Agency of any of the Certificates. Such
investments in this subsection (viii) may include money market
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mutual funds or common trust funds, including any fund for which the
Trustee, the Master Servicer or an affiliate thereof serves as an
investment advisor, administrator, shareholder servicing agent,
and/or custodian or subcustodian, notwithstanding that (x) the
Trustee, the Master Servicer or an affiliate thereof charges and
collects fees and expenses from such funds for services rendered,
(y) the Trustee, the Master Servicer or an affiliate thereof charges
and collects fees and expenses for services rendered pursuant to
this Agreement, and (z) services performed for such funds and
pursuant to this Agreement may converge at any time, provided,
however, that no such instrument shall be an Eligible Investment if
such instrument evidences either (i) a right to receive only
interest payments with respect to the obligations underlying such
instrument, or (ii) both principal and interest payments derived
from obligations underlying such instrument and the principal and
interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to
maturity of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of
such underlying obligations.
6. The definition of "GNMA" is hereby added to Article I to immediately
follow the definition of "Xxxxxxx Mac":
"GNMA": The Government National Mortgage Association, or any
successor thereto.
7. The definition of "Monthly Advance" in Article I is hereby amended in
its entirety to read as follows:
"Monthly Advance" means with respect to each Remittance Date and
each Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to the Monthly Payment (with the
interest portion of such Monthly Payment adjusted to the Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate) that was due on the Mortgage Loan on the Due
Date in the related Due Period, and that (i) was delinquent at the
close of business on the related Determination Date and (ii) was not
the subject of a previous Monthly Advance, but only to the extent
that such amount is expected, in the reasonable judgment of the
Servicer, to be recoverable from collections or other recoveries in
respect of such Mortgage Loan.
8. The definition of "Mortgage Loan" in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
"Mortgage Loan": An individual servicing retained Mortgage Loan
which has been assigned by CCGI to Xxxxxx Capital pursuant to the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement and is subject to this Agreement
being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule to this Agreement,
which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage Loan
documents, the Monthly Reports, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition
Proceeds and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations
arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan.
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9. The definition of "Mortgage Loan Schedule" in Article I is hereby
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"Mortgage Loan Schedule": The schedule of Mortgage Loans setting
forth certain information with respect to the Mortgage Loans which
were acquired by Xxxxxx Capital pursuant to the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, which Mortgage Loan Schedule is attached as
Exhibit D to this Agreement.
10. The definition of "Opinion of Counsel" in Article I is hereby amended by
adding the following proviso at the end of such definition:
provided that any Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) qualification
of the Mortgage Loans in a REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC
Provisions, must be an opinion of counsel who (i) is in fact
independent of the Servicer and the Master Servicer of the Mortgage
Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or indirect financial
interest in the Servicer or the Master Servicer of the Mortgage
Loans or in an affiliate of either and (iii) is not connected with
the Servicer or the Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as an
officer, employee, director or person performing similar functions.
11. The definition of "Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount" in Article I is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
"Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount": With respect to any Mortgage
Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part
during any Due Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to
such Mortgage Loan prior to such Mortgage Loan's Due Date in such
Due Period, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee
for Principal Prepayments in full only) that would have accrued on
the amount of such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing
on the date as of which such Principal Prepayment was applied to
such Mortgage Loan and ending on the day immediately preceding such
Due Date, inclusive.
12. The definition of "Qualified Depository" is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety to read as follows:
"Qualified Depository": Any of (i) a federal or state-chartered
depository institution the accounts of which are insured by the FDIC
and whose commercial paper, short-term debt obligations or other
short-term deposits are rated at least "A-1+" by Standard & Poor's
if the deposits are to be held in the account for less than 30 days,
or whose long-term unsecured debt obligations are rated at least
"AA-" by Standard & Poor's if the deposits are to be held in the
account for more than 30 days, or (ii) the corporate trust
department of a federal or state-chartered depository institution
subject to regulations regarding fiduciary funds on deposit similar
to Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 9.10(b),
which, in either case, has corporate trust powers, acting in its
fiduciary capacity, or (iii) Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, F.S.B., a federal
savings bank.
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13. The definition of "Qualified GIC" is hereby added to Article I to
immediately follow the definition of "Qualified Depository", to read as
follows:
"Qualified GIC": A guaranteed investment contract or surety bond
providing for the investment of funds in the Custodial Account and
insuring a minimum, fixed or floating rate of return on investments
of such funds, which contract or surety bond shall:
(a) be an obligation of an insurance company or other
corporation whose long-term debt is rated by each Rating Agency in
one of its two highest rating categories or, if such insurance
company has no long-term debt, whose claims paying ability is rated
by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories,
and whose short-term debt is rated by each Rating Agency in its
highest rating category;
(b) provide that the Servicer may exercise all of the rights
under such contract or surety bond without the necessity of taking
any action by any other Person;
(c) provide that if at any time the then current credit
standing of the obligor under such guaranteed investment contract is
such that continued investment pursuant to such contract of funds
would result in a downgrading of any rating of the Servicer, the
Servicer shall terminate such contract without penalty and be
entitled to the return of all funds previously invested thereunder,
together with accrued interest thereon at the interest rate provided
under such contract to the date of delivery of such funds to the
Trustee;
(d) provide that the Servicer's interest therein shall be
transferable to any successor Servicer or the Master Servicer
hereunder; and
(e) provide that the funds reinvested thereunder and accrued
interest thereon be returnable to the Custodial Account, as the case
may be, not later than the Business Day prior to any Determination
Date.
14. The definition of "Servicing Fee" in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
"Servicing Fee": An amount equal to one-twelfth the product of (a)
the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of
the Mortgage Loan. The Servicing Fee is payable solely from the
interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from
Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO
Disposition Proceeds) of such Monthly Payment collected by the
Servicer or as otherwise provided under this Agreement.
15. The parties hereto acknowledge that Section 2.02 (Books and Records) of
the Master Servicing Agreement shall be modified to indicate that the
Servicer shall prepare and execute at the direction of Xxxxxx Capital any
note endorsements in connection with transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the
Trust Fund as the Owner of the Mortgage Loans
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and that Xxxxxx Capital shall pay for any fees associated with the
preparation and execution of such note endorsements to the Trust Fund.
16. The parties hereto acknowledge that Section 2.03 (Commencement of
Servicing Responsibilities) shall be inapplicable to this Agreement.
17. The parties hereto acknowledge that Section 2.04 (Custodial Agreement)
shall be inapplicable to this Agreement, as superseded by the provisions
of the Custodial Agreement and the Trust Agreement.
18. Section 3.01 (Servicer to Service) is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety to read as follows:
Section 3.01 Servicer to Service.
From the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loans to
the related Closing Date, the Servicer shall have serviced the
related Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing
Practices. From and after the related Closing Date, the Servicer, as
an independent contractor, shall service and administer the Mortgage
Loans pursuant to this Agreement and shall have full power and
authority, acting alone, to do any and all things in connection with
such servicing and administration which the Servicer may deem
necessary or desirable, consistent with the terms of this Agreement
and with Accepted Servicing Practices.
Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer may
waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to
the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any
manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer's
reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification,
postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Owner,
provided, however, that (unless the Mortgagor is in default with
respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of
the Servicer, imminent and the Servicer has obtained the prior
written consent of the Owner) the Servicer shall not permit any
modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the
Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive the payment of principal or
interest, reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance
(except for actual payments of principal) or change the final
maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. With respect to a
Reconstitution Agreement, in the event of any such modification
which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any
Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately
preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such
principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the
Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section
3.04, the difference between (a) such month's principal and one
month's interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid
principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by
the Mortgagor. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Servicer shall
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continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and
deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, all instruments of
satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release,
discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If
reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the
Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary
or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and
administrative duties under this Agreement.
Promptly after the execution of any assumption, modification,
consolidation or extension of any Mortgage loan, the Servicer shall
forward to the Master Servicer copies of any documents evidencing
such assumption, modification, consolidation or extension.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the Servicer shall not make or permit any modification,
waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would
cause any REMIC created under the Trust Agreement to fail to qualify
as a REMIC or result in the imposition of any tax under Section
860F(a) or Section 860G(d) of the Code.
In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the
Servicer shall employ procedures (including collection procedures)
and exercise the same care that it customarily employs and exercises
in servicing and administering mortgage loans for its own account,
giving due consideration to Accepted Servicing Practices where such
practices do not conflict with the requirements of this Agreement,
and the Owner's reliance on the Servicer.
Absent written consultation and approval by the Owner, as
specified in this Section 3.01, the Servicer may take actions
relative to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans
that are consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.
19. The parties hereto acknowledge that references to the "Owner" in the
second and third paragraphs of Section 3.02 shall refer to the Master
Servicer, except that the expense of any environmental inspection or
review at the request of the Master Servicer shall be an expense of the
Trust Fund.
20. The parties hereto acknowledge that the (i) words "Countrywide Home
Loans, Inc. in trust for Centre Capital Group, Inc., owner of Fixed and
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors" (provided, in
the event that this Agreement is assigned to a third party, the
Custodial Account(s) shall be reestablished in trust for such Assignee)
in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh lines of the first paragraph of
Section 3.04 shall be changed to "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. in trust
for the SASCO 2002-4H Trust Fund" and (ii) reference to "Cut-off Date"
in the second paragraph of Section 3.04 shall mean the "close of
business on February 1, 2002."
21. Section 3.06 (Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account) is
hereby amended by changing the words "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. in
trust for Centre Capital Group,
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Inc., owner of Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, and various
Mortgagors" (provided, in the event that this Agreement is assigned to a
third party, the Custodial Account(s) shall be reestablished in trust for
such Assignee) appearing in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh lines of
the first paragraph thereof to "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. in trust for
the SASCO 2002-4H Trust Fund."
22. Section 3.18 (Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property) is hereby
amended by (i) replacing the reference to "one year" in the seventh line
of the second paragraph thereof with "three years" and (ii) adding two new
paragraphs after the second paragraph thereof to read as follows:
In the event that the Trust Fund acquires any REO Property in
connection with a default or imminent default on a Mortgage Loan, the
Servicer shall dispose of such REO Property not later than the end of the
third taxable year after the year of its acquisition by the Trust Fund
unless the Servicer has applied for and received a grant of extension from
the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that, under the REMIC
Provisions and any relevant proposed legislation and under applicable
state law, the applicable Trust REMIC may hold REO Property for a longer
period without adversely affecting the REMIC status of such REMIC or
causing the imposition of a federal or state tax upon such REMIC. If the
Servicer has received such an extension, then the Servicer shall continue
to attempt to sell the REO Property for its fair market value for such
period longer than three years as such extension permits (the "Extended
Period"). If the Servicer has not received such an extension and the
Servicer is unable to sell the REO Property within the period ending 3
months before the end of such third taxable year after its acquisition by
the Trust Fund or if the Servicer has received such an extension, and the
Servicer is unable to sell the REO Property within the period ending three
months before the close of the Extended Period, the Servicer shall, before
the end of the three year period or the Extended Period, as applicable,
(i) purchase such REO Property at a price equal to the REO Property's fair
market value or (ii) auction the REO Property to the highest bidder (which
may be the Servicer) in an auction reasonably designed to produce a fair
price prior to the expiration of the three-year period or the Extended
Period, as the case may be. The Trustee shall sign any document or take
any other action reasonably requested by the Servicer which would enable
the Servicer, on behalf of the Trust Fund, to request such grant of
extension.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, no REO
Property acquired by the Trust Fund shall be rented (or allowed to
continue to be rented) or otherwise used by or on behalf of the Trust Fund
in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that would: (i) cause such REO
Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning
of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code; or (ii) subject any Trust REMIC to the
imposition of any federal income taxes on the income earned from such REO
Property, including any taxes imposed by reason of Sections 860F or
860G(c) of the Code, unless the Servicer has agreed to indemnify and hold
harmless the Trust Fund with respect to the imposition of any such taxes.
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(iii) deleting the first sentence of the third paragraph thereof, and (iv)
replacing the words "one and a half" and "sentence" with "three" and
"paragraph", respectively, in the sixth and seventh lines of the third
paragraph thereto; and,
(v) by adding the following to the end of such Section:
Prior to acceptance by the Servicer of an offer to sell any REO
Property, the Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer of such offer in
writing which notification shall set forth all material terms of said
offer (each a "Notice of Sale"). The Master Servicer shall be deemed to
have approved the sale of any REO Property unless the Master Servicer
notifies the Servicer in writing, within five (5) days after its receipt
of the related Notice of Sale, that it disapproves of the related sale, in
which case the Servicer shall not proceed with such sale.
23. Section 4.02 (Statements to Owner) is hereby amended by (i) adding the
words "or, if such calendar day is not a Business Day, the immediately
preceding Business Day" after the words "tenth calendar day of each
month", (ii) changing the words "preceding Determination Date" to the
words "last calendar day of the preceding month" and (iii) adding the
following paragraph (d) to such Section to read as follows:
(d) The Monthly Remittance Advice shall also include on a
current and cumulative basis the amount of any (i) claims filed,
(ii) claim payments made, (iii) claims denied and (iv) policies
cancelled with respect to those Serviced Mortgage Loans covered by
any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy.
24. Section 4.03 (Monthly Advances by Servicer) is hereby amended by adding
the following new sentence immediately following the first sentence of
such section:
Any amounts held for future distribution and so used to make
Monthly Advances shall be replaced by the Servicer by deposit in the
Custodial Account on or before any future Remittance Date if funds
in the Custodial Account on such Remittance Date shall be less than
payments to the Trust Fund required to be made on such Remittance
Date.
25. Section 5.01 (Servicing Compensation) is hereby amended by adding the
following sentences at the end of such Section:
The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by
it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall
not be entitled to reimbursement thereof except as specifically
provided for herein.
26. Section 5.06 (Annual Independent Public Accountants Servicing Report) is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Section 5.06 Annual Audit Report.
On or before July 31 of each year, beginning with July 31,
2002, Servicer shall, at its own expense, cause a firm of
independent public accountants (who
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may also render other services to Servicer), which is a member of
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, to furnish
to the Seller and Master Servicer (i) year-end audited (if
available) financial statements of the Servicer and (ii) a statement
to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and
records for the preceding fiscal year (or during the period from the
date of commencement of such Servicer's duties hereunder until the
end of such preceding fiscal year in the case of the first such
certificate) and that, on the basis of such examination conducted
substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation
Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm is of the opinion that
Servicer's overall servicing operations have been conducted in
compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage
Bankers except for such exceptions that, in the opinion of such
firm, the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers
requires it to report, in which case such exceptions shall be set
forth in such statement.
27. A new Section 5.07 is hereby added to the Master Servicing Agreement to
read as follows:
Section 5.07 Annual Officer's Certificate.
On or before July 31st of each year, beginning with July 31,
2002, the Servicer, at its own expense, will deliver to Xxxxxx
Capital and the Master Servicer a Servicing Officer's certificate
stating, as to each signer thereof, that (i) a review of the
activities of the Servicer during such preceding fiscal year and of
performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers'
supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based
on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under
this Agreement for such year, or, if there has been a default in the
fulfillment of all such obligations, specifying each such default
known to such officer and the nature and status thereof including
the steps being taken by the Servicer to remedy such default.
28. The second, third and fourth paragraphs of Section 6.02 (Remedies for
Breach of Representations and Warranties of the Servicer) are hereby
restated to read as follows:
Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice
to the Servicer of any breach of a representation or warranty set
forth in Section 6.01 which materially and adversely affects the
ability of the Servicer to perform its duties and obligations under
this Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affects the
value of the Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Property or the priority
of the security interest on such Mortgaged Property, the Servicer
shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such Breach in all
material respects and, if such Breach cannot be cured, the Servicer
shall, at the Trustee's option, assign the Servicer's rights and
obligations under this Agreement (or respecting the affected
Mortgage Loans) to a successor Servicer selected by the Trustee with
the prior consent and approval of the Master Servicer. Such
assignment shall be made in accordance with Section 10.01.
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In addition, the Servicer shall indemnify (from its own funds)
the Trustee, the Trust Fund and the Master Servicer and hold each of
them harmless against any costs resulting from any claim, demand,
defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a
Breach of the Servicer's representations and warranties contained in
this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the remedies set
forth in this Section 6.02 constitute the sole remedies of the
Master Servicer, the Trust Fund and the Trustee respecting a breach
of the foregoing representations and warranties.
Any cause of action against the Servicer relating to or
arising out of the Breach of any representations and warranties made
in Section 6.01 shall accrue upon (i) discovery of such Breach by
the Servicer or notice thereof by the Trustee or Master Servicer to
the Servicer, (ii) failure by the Servicer to cure such breach
within the applicable cure period, and (iii) demand upon the
Servicer by the Trustee or the Master Servicer for compliance with
this Agreement.
29. The parties hereto acknowledge that Section 6.03 (Representations and
Warranties of the Owner), Section 6.04 (Remedies for Breach of
Representations and Warranties of Owner) Section 7.01 (Removal of Mortgage
Loans from Inclusion Under the Agreement Upon a Pass-Through Transfer or a
Whole Loan Transfer on One or More Reconstituted Dates) and Section 7.02
(Owner's Repurchase and Indemnification Obligation) are inapplicable to
this Agreement.
30. Section 7.03 (Indemnification; Third Party Claims) is hereby amended in
its entirety to read as follows:
The Servicer shall indemnify the Trust Fund, the Trustee and
the Master Servicer and hold each of them harmless against any and
all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures,
reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments,
and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of such parties may
sustain in any way related to the failure of the Servicer to perform
its duties and service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with
the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer immediately shall notify
Xxxxxx Capital, the Master Servicer and the Trustee or any other
relevant party if a claim is made by a third party with respect to
this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the prior written
consent of the indemnified party) the defense of any such claim and
pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees,
and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which
may be entered against it or any of such parties in respect of such
claim. The Servicer shall follow any written instructions received
from the Trustee in connection with such claim. The Trustee from the
assets of the Trust Fund promptly shall reimburse the Servicer for
all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the preceding sentence except
when the claim is in any way related to the Servicer's
indemnification pursuant to Section 6.02, or the failure of the
Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in strict
compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
The Trust Fund shall indemnify the Servicer and hold it
harmless against
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any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures,
reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments,
and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Servicer may sustain
in any way related to the failure of the Trustee or the Master
Servicer to perform its duties in compliance with the terms of this
Agreement.
In the event a dispute arises between an indemnified party and
the Servicer with respect to any of the rights and obligations of
the parties pursuant to this Agreement and such dispute is
adjudicated in a court of law, by an arbitration panel or any other
judicial process, then the losing party shall indemnify and
reimburse the winning party for all attorney's fees and other costs
and expenses related to the adjudication of said dispute.
31. Section 8.02 is hereby amended by changing the word "Owner" to "Trustee"
where it appears in the proviso to the third sentence thereof and the word
"Owner" to "Trust Fund" in the fourth sentence of such Section.
32. The first paragraph of Section 8.03 (Limitation on Resignation and
Assignment by Servicer) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
The Servicer shall neither assign this Agreement or the
servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or
any portion hereof (to other than a third party in the case of
outsourcing routine tasks such as taxes, insurance and property
inspection, in which case the Servicer shall fully liable for such
tasks as if the Servicer performed them itself) or sell or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets
without the prior written consent of the Trustee and the Master
Servicer, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the
reasonable discretion of such parties, provided, however, that the
Servicer may assign its rights and obligations hereunder without
prior written consent of the Trustee and the Master Servicer to any
entity that is directly owned or controlled by the Servicer, and the
Servicer guarantees the performance of such entity hereunder. In the
event of such assignment by the Servicer, the Servicer shall provide
the Trustee and the Master Servicer with a written statement
guaranteeing the successor entity's performance of the Servicer's
obligations under the Agreement.
References to "Owner" in the second and third paragraph of Section 8.03
shall refer to the "Master Servicer acting at the direction, or with the prior
consent of, the Trustee".
33. Section 9.01 is hereby amended by changing the references to "Owner" in
the third and fourth paragraph of such section to "Master Servicer."
34. Section 9.02 (Termination Without Cause) is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
Section 9.02 Termination Without Cause.
This Agreement shall terminate upon: (i) the later of (a) the
distribution of
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the final payment or liquidation proceeds on the last Mortgage Loan
to the Owner (or advances by the Servicer for the same), and (b) the
disposition of all REO Property acquired upon foreclosure of the
last Mortgage Loan and the remittance of all funds due hereunder, or
(ii) mutual consent of the Servicer, Xxxxxx Capital and the Master
Servicer in writing or (iii) at the sole option of the Xxxxxx
Capital, without cause, upon 30 days written notice. Any such notice
of termination shall be in writing and delivered to the Servicer by
registered mail to the address set forth at the beginning of this
Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Servicer shall
comply with the termination procedures set forth in Sections 10.01
and 10.03 hereof and the procedures set forth below, provided that,
in the event Xxxxxx Capital terminates this Agreement without cause
in accordance with subclause (iii) above, Xxxxxx Capital shall pay
the Servicer a termination fee equal to 2.0% of the aggregate unpaid
balance of the Mortgage Loans as of such termination date.
In connection with any such termination referred to in clause
(ii) or (iii) above, Xxxxxx Capital will be responsible for
reimbursing the Servicer for all unreimbursed out-of-pocket
Servicing Advances within 15 Business Days following the date of
termination and other reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket costs
associated with any transfer of servicing.
Notwithstanding and in addition to the foregoing, in the event
that (i) a Mortgage Loan becomes delinquent for a period of 90 days
or more (a "Delinquent Mortgage Loan") or (ii) a Mortgage Loan
becomes an REO Property, Xxxxxx Capital may at its election
terminate this Agreement (a) with respect to such Delinquent
Mortgage Loan or (b) REO Property, in each case, upon 15 days'
written notice to the Servicer. In the event of such election,
Xxxxxx Capital shall reimburse the Servicer for all unreimbursed
out-of-pocket Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances on the date of
termination and other reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket costs
associated with any transfer of servicing, including, but not
limited to, costs associated with the transfer of the related files
to the Owner's designee.
35. Section 10.01 (Successor to the Servicer) is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
Simultaneously with the termination of the Servicer's
responsibilities and duties under this Agreement (a) pursuant to
Sections 6.02, 7.03, 8.03, 9.01 or 9.02, the Master Servicer shall,
in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement (i) succeed
to and assume all of the Servicer's responsibilities, rights, duties
and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor
servicer meeting the eligibility requirements of this Agreement set
forth in Sections 8.01(i) and (ii) and which shall succeed to all
rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and
liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement with the
termination of the Servicer's responsibilities, duties and
liabilities under this Agreement. Any successor to the Servicer that
is not at that time a Servicer of other mortgage loans for the Trust
Fund shall be subject to the approval of the Master Servicer, Xxxxxx
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Capital, the Trustee and each Rating Agency (as such term is defined
in the Trust Agreement). Unless the successor servicer is at that
time a Servicer of other mortgage loans for the Trust Fund, each
Rating Agency must deliver to the Trustee a letter to the effect
that such transfer of servicing will not result in a qualification,
withdrawal or downgrade of the then-current rating of any of the
Certificates. In connection with such appointment and assumption,
the Master Servicer or the Depositor, as applicable, may make such
arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments
on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree;
provided, however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of
that permitted the Servicer under this Agreement. In the event that
the Servicer's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this
Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned
sections, the Servicer shall discharge such duties and
responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires
knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with
the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to
exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever
that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of
its successor. The resignation or removal of the Servicer pursuant
to the aforementioned sections shall not become effective until a
successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section 10.01 and
shall in no event relieve the Servicer of the representations and
warranties made pursuant to Section 6.01 and the remedies available
to the Trustee under Sections 6.02 and 7.03, it being understood and
agreed that the provisions of such Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 7.03
shall be applicable to the Servicer notwithstanding any such
resignation or termination of the Servicer, or the termination of
this Agreement.
Within a reasonable period of time, but in no event longer
than 30 days of the appointment of a successor entity, the Servicer
shall prepare, execute and deliver to the successor entity any and
all documents and other instruments, place in such successor's
possession all Servicing Files, and do or cause to be done all other
acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of
such notice of termination. The Servicer shall cooperate with the
Trustee and the Master Servicer, as applicable, and such successor
in effecting the termination of the Servicer's responsibilities and
rights hereunder and the transfer of servicing responsibilities to
the successor Servicer, including without limitation, the transfer
to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which
shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the Custodial
Account or any Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to
the Mortgage Loans.
Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the Trustee, the Servicer and the Master
Servicer an instrument (i) accepting such appointment, wherein the
successor shall make the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 6.01 and (ii) an assumption of the due and punctual
performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be
performed and observed by the Servicer under this Agreement,
whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the
rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and
liabilities of the Servicer, with like effect as if originally named
as a party to this Agreement. Any termination or resignation of
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the Servicer or termination of this Agreement pursuant to Sections
10.01 shall not affect any claims that the Master Servicer or the
Trustee may have against the Servicer arising out of the Servicer's
actions or failure to act prior to any such termination or
resignation.
The Servicer shall deliver (i) within three (3) Business Days
to the successor Servicer the funds in the Custodial Account and
Escrow Account and (ii) within 30 Business Days all Mortgage Loan
Documents and related documents and statements held by it hereunder
and the Servicer shall account for all funds and shall execute and
deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably
be required to more fully and definitively vest in the successor all
such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and
liabilities of the Servicer.
Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the
Servicer shall notify the Trustee and Master Servicer of such
appointment in accordance with the notice procedures set forth
herein.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all reasonable
costs and expenses incurred in connection with any transfer of
servicing hereunder as a result of a termination of the Servicer for
cause pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Agreement, including, without
limitation, the costs and expenses of the Master Servicer or any
other Person in appointing a successor servicer, or of the Master
Servicer in assuming the responsibilities of the Servicer hereunder,
or of transferring the Servicing Files and the other necessary data
to the successor servicer shall be paid by the terminated, removed
or resigning Servicer from its own funds without reimbursement.
36. The parties hereto acknowledge that Section 10.02 (Closing), Section 10.03
(Closing Documents), Section 10.07 (Notices) and Section 10.16 (Exhibits)
are inapplicable to this Agreement.
37. Intended Third Party Beneficiaries. Notwithstanding any provision
herein to the contrary, the parties to this Agreement agree that it is
appropriate, in furtherance of the intent of such parties as set forth
herein, that the Master Servicer and the Trustee receive the benefit of
the provisions of this Agreement as intended third party beneficiaries
of this Agreement to the extent of such provisions. The Servicer shall
have the same obligations to the Master Servicer and the Trustee as if
they were parties to this Agreement, and the Master Servicer and the
Trustee shall have the same rights and remedies to enforce the
provisions of this Agreement as if they were parties to this
Agreement. The Servicer shall only take direction from the Master
Servicer (if direction by the Master Servicer is required under this
Agreement) unless otherwise directed by this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights and obligations of the Master
Servicer and the Trustee hereunder (other than the right to
indemnification) shall terminate upon termination of the Trust
Agreement and of the Trust Fund pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
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EXHIBIT B
Master Servicing Agreement
[See Item #99.22]
EXHIBIT C
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement
[See Item #99.12]
EXHIBIT D
Mortgage Loan Schedule
[Intentionally Omitted]
