SCHEDULE TO THE 1992 ISDA MASTER AGREEMENT dated as of April 30, 2007 between MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL SERVICES INC. a Delaware corporation (“Party A”) and DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY a national banking association, not individually, but solely...
EXECUTION
COPY
SCHEDULE
TO
THE
dated
as of April 30, 2007
between
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CAPITAL SERVICES INC.
a
Delaware corporation
(“Party
A”)
and
DEUTSCHE
BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
a
national banking association, not individually, but solely as Trustee on behalf
of the Supplemental Interest Trust (the “Trust”) with respect to Saxon Asset
Securities Trust 2007-2, Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2007-2
(“Party
B”)
Part
1.
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Termination
Provisions.
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(a)
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“Specified
Entity”
means in relation to Party A for the purpose
of:
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Section 5(a)(v),
None Specified
Section 5(a)(vi),
None Specified
Section 5(a)(vii),
None Specified
Section 5(b)(iv),
None Specified
and
in
relation to Party B for the purpose of:
Section 5(a)(v),
None Specified
Section 5(a)(vi),
None Specified
Section 5(a)(vii),
None Specified
Section 5(b)(iv),
None Specified
(b)
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Events
of Default.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the following
Events of Default shall apply to the specified
party:
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Party A
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Party B
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(i)
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Section
5(a)(i), Failure to Pay or Deliver
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Applicable
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Applicable
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(ii)
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Section
5(a)(ii), Breach of Agreement
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Applicable
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Not
Applicable
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(iii)
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Section
5(a)(iii), Credit Support Default
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Applicable
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Applicable
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(iv)
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Section
5(a)(iv), Misrepresentation
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Applicable
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Not
Applicable
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(v)
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Section
5(a)(v), Default Under Specified Transaction
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Not
Applicable
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Not
Applicable
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(vi)
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Section
5(a)(vi), Cross Default
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Applicable
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Not
Applicable
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(vii)
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Section
5(a)(vii), Bankruptcy
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Applicable
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Applicable
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(viii)
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Section
5(a)(viii), Merger Without Assumption
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Applicable
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Applicable
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provided,
however, that with respect to:
(i)
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Section
5(a)(iii)(1) (Credit Support Default), as it applies to Party B only,
shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“Failure
by Party B to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation
to be
complied with or performed by it in accordance with Paragraph 3(b)
of the
Credit Support Annex if such failure is continuing after any applicable
grace period has elapsed.”
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(ii)
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Section
5(a)(vi) (Cross Default), “Threshold Amount” means, with respect to Party
A, 3% of its Credit Support Provider’s (or the applicable Relevant
Entity’s) shareholder’s equity (as detailed in its Credit Support
Provider’s or the Relevant Entity’s most recent financial
statements).
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(iii)
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Section
5(a)(vii) (Bankruptcy), (i) clause (2) and (9) shall not be applicable
to
Party B; (ii) clause (4) shall not be applicable to Party B if the
proceeding or petition is instituted or presented by Party A or any
of its
Affiliates and is in breach of Party A’s agreement set forth in Part 5(j)
of this Schedule; (iii) the appointment of a trustee or other secured
party by Party B or the Certificateholders for the purpose of holding
all
or a substantial portion of the assets of Party B for the benefit
of the
Certificateholders or Party A does not qualify as the appointment
of a
trustee, custodian or similar official under clause (6); (iv) a security
interest granted by Party B to a trustee, collateral agent, custodian
or
other secured party, as applicable (the "Secured Party"), pursuant
to an
indenture, trust agreement, pooling and servicing agreement or other
customary securitization transaction document (the "Security Agreement"),
in property of Party B (the "Securitization Collateral") supporting
a
rated securitization transaction (the "Securitization"), and the
rights of
the Secured Party in and to the Securitization Collateral for the
benefit
of the investors in the Securitization and/or Party A, is not intended
to
constitute and shall not be treated as a secured party taking possession
of the assets of Party B for purposes of clause (7); (v) the words
“seeks
or” shall be deleted from clause (6); and (vi) clause (8) shall not apply
to Party B to the extent that clause (8) relates to clauses of Section
5(a)(vii) that are not applicable to Party B as a result of the
modifications set forth herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for
the
avoidance of doubt, the deletion of clause (9) is not intended to
render
clauses (1) through (8) inapplicable on the basis that Party B did
not
actively contest or oppose any of the acts referred to in such clauses
or,
in the case of clause (4), if a proceeding or petition referred to
therein
is instituted or presented against Party B, on the basis that Party
B
consented to or acquiesced in a judgment of bankruptcy or insolvency
or
the entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its
winding
up or liquidation as a result of such proceeding or
petition.
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(c)
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Termination
Events.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the following
Termination Events shall apply to the specified
party:
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Party A
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Party B
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(i)
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Section
5(b)(i), Illegality
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Applicable
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Applicable
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(ii)
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Section
5(b)(ii), Tax Event
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Applicable
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Applicable
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(iii)
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Section
5(b)(iii), Tax Event Upon Merger
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Applicable
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Applicable
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(iv)
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Section
5(b)(iv), Credit Event Upon Merger
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Not
Applicable
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Not
Applicable
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(v)
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Section
5(b)(v), Additional Termination Event
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Applicable
(as set forth in Part 1(g) below)
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Applicable
(as set forth in Part 1(g) below)
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provided,
however, that with respect to Section 5(b)(iii), Party A shall not be entitled
to designate an Early Termination Date by reason of a Tax Event Upon Merger
in
respect of which it is the Affected Party.
(d)
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The “Automatic
Early Termination”
provisions of Section 6(a) will not apply to Party A and will not
apply to Party B.
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(e)
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The
“Transfer
to Avoid Termination Event”
provisions of 6(b)(ii) will apply, provided that the words “or if a Tax
Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is the Affected Party,”
shall be deleted.
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(f)
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Payments
on Early Termination.
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(i)
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For
the purpose of Section 6(e), “Market
Quotation”
and “Second
Method”
will apply.
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(ii)
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Where
an Early Termination Date is designated as a result of an Event of
Default
with respect to which Party A is the Defaulting Party or a Termination
Event under Section 5(b)(iii), Section 5(b)(iv) or Section 5(b)(v)
with
respect to which Party A is the sole Affected Party, paragraphs (1)
through (8) below shall apply:
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(1)
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The
definition of “Market Quotation” shall be deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
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“‘Market
Quotation’
means,
with respect to one or more Terminated Transactions, a Firm Offer which is
(1)
made by an Eligible Replacement, (2) for an amount, if any, that would be paid
to Party B (expressed as a negative number) or by Party B (expressed as a
positive number) in consideration of an agreement between Party B and an
Eligible Replacement to enter into a transaction (the “Replacement
Transaction”)
that
would have the effect of preserving for such party the economic equivalent
of
any payment or delivery (whether the underlying obligation was absolute or
contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent)
by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of such Terminated Transactions
or group of Terminated Transactions that would, but for the occurrence of the
relevant Early Termination Date, have been required after that date, (3) made
on
the basis that Unpaid Amounts in respect of the Terminated Transaction or group
of Transactions are to be excluded but, without limitation, any payment or
delivery that would, but for the relevant Early Termination Date, have been
required (assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) after
that Early Termination Date is to be included and (4) made in respect of a
Replacement Transaction with terms substantially the same as those of this
Agreement (save for the exclusion of provisions relating to Transactions that
are not Terminated Transactions). Party A and Party B will request each Eligible
Replacement to provide a Firm Offer to the extent reasonably practicable as
of
the same day and time (without regard to different time zones). If no Firm
Offers are provided, it will be deemed that the Market Quotation in respect
of
such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions cannot be
determined.
(2)
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The
definition of “Settlement Amount” shall be deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:
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“Settlement
Amount”
means,
with respect to any Early Termination Date, an amount (as determined by Party
B
in accordance with clauses (a) and (b) below; provided, however, if Party B
fails to make such determination promptly, Party A shall have the right to
make
such determination) equal to:
(a) the
Termination Currency Equivalent of the amount (whether positive or negative)
for
each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which a
Market Quotation is determined. If more than one Market Quotation is capable
of
becoming legally binding upon acceptance, Party B shall accept the Market
Quotation that constitutes (1) the highest Market Quotation in the case of
a
payment by an Eligible Replacement to Party B or (2) the lowest Market Quotation
in the case of a payment by Party B to an Eligible Replacement; provided,
however, if Party B fails to make such determination promptly, Party A shall
have the right to make such determination. If only one Market Quotation is
provided, Party B shall accept the single Market Quotation. Party B shall be
obligated to accept the Market Quotation immediately upon determination so
as to
become legally binding; or
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(b) Party
B’s
Loss (whether positive or negative and without reference to any Unpaid Amounts)
for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which
a
Market Quotation cannot be determined.
(3)
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For
the purpose of paragraph (4) of the definition of Market Quotation,
Party
B shall make reasonable efforts to determine, acting in a commercially
reasonable manner, whether a Firm Offer is made in respect of a
Replacement Transaction with terms substantially the same as those
of this
Agreement (save for the exclusion of provisions relating to Transactions
that are not Terminated Transactions); provided, however, if Party
B fails
to make such determination promptly, Party A shall have the right
to make
such determination.
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(4)
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Party
B undertakes to use its reasonable efforts to obtain at least one
Market
Quotation on or before the later of (a) the Early Termination Date
or (b)
10 Business Days following the designation of the Early Termination
Date
(the “Latest
Settlement Amount Determination Day”).
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(5)
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Party
B will be deemed to have discharged its obligations under (4) above
if it
requests Party A to obtain Market Quotations, where such request
is made
in writing within two Business Days after the day on which the Early
Termination Date is designated.
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(6)
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If
Party B requests Party A in writing to obtain Market Quotations,
Party A
shall use its reasonable efforts to do so before the Latest Settlement
Amount Determination Day.
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(7)
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Party
A shall have the right to obtain Market Quotations, without prior
request
by Party B, before the Latest Settlement Amount Determination
Day.
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(8)
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If
the Settlement Amount is a negative number, Section 6(e)(i)(3) of
this
Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
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“Second
Method and Market Quotation.
If
Second Method and Market Quotation apply, (1) Party B shall pay to Party A
an
amount equal to the absolute value of the Settlement Amount in respect of the
Terminated Transactions, (2) Party B shall pay to Party A the Termination
Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Party A and (3) Party A
shall
pay to Party B the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing
to Party B, provided
that,
(i) the
amounts payable under (2) and (3) shall be subject to netting in accordance
with
Section 2(c) of this Agreement and (ii) notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, any amount payable by Party A under (3) due to a failure
by
Party A to make, when due, any payment under this Agreement, shall not be netted
against any amount payable by Party B under (1).”
(g)
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“Termination
Currency”
means U.S. Dollars.
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(h)
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Additional
Termination Event.
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(A)
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The
following Additional Termination Event will apply to Party A, with
Party A
as the sole Affected Party and all Transaction as Affected
Transactions.
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(i)
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Party
A fails to comply with the Rating Agency Downgrade provisions as
set forth
in Part 5(f) below; or
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(ii)
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A
Firm Offer is accepted by Party B pursuant to Part 5(f)(ii)(2)(B)
following a Xxxxx’x Second Tier Downgrade
Event.
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(B)
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The
following Additional Termination Events will apply to Party B, with
Party
B as the sole Affected Party and all Transaction as Affected
Transactions.
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(i)
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Upon
any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of any provision
of the
PSA (as defined below) without the consent of Party A that materially
and
adversely affects the rights or interests of Party
A.
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(ii)
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The
Servicer exercises its option to purchase the Mortgage Loans pursuant
to
Section 9.1 of the PSA.
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(iii)
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Upon
the irrevocable direction to dissolve or otherwise terminate the
Trust
following which all assets of the Trust will be liquidated and the
proceeds of such liquidation distributed to the
Certificateholders.
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Part
2.
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Tax
Representations.
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Party
A and Party B Payer Tax Representations.
(i)
For
the purpose of Section 3(e), each of Party A and Party B makes the following
representation:
It
is not
required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any
deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other
than interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii), or 6(e) of this Agreement) to be
made by it to the other party under this Agreement. In making this
representation, it may rely on (i) the accuracy of any representations made
by
the other party pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement, (ii) the
satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of
this
Agreement, and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document provided by the
other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement, and
(iii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section
4(d) of this Agreement, provided that it shall not be a breach of this
representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii) and the other party
does
not deliver a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) by reason of material
prejudice to its legal or commercial position.
(ii)
For
the purposes of Section 3(f), Party A makes the following
representation:
Party
A
is a U.S. corporation organized under the laws of Delaware.
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Part
3.
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Agreement
to Deliver Documents.
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For
the
purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii), each party agrees to deliver the following
documents, as applicable:
(a)
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Tax
forms, documents or certificates to be delivered are:
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Party
required to deliver document
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Form/Document/Certificate
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Date
by which to be delivered
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Party
A
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A
correct, complete and duly executed IRS Form W-9.
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(i)
Upon entering into this Agreement, (ii) promptly upon reasonable
demand by
Party B, and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously
provided by Party A has become obsolete or incorrect.
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Party
B
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(i)
A correct, complete and duly executed IRS Form W-9 (if the beneficial
interest in Party B is held by a single owner for federal income
tax
purposes, in the name of the sole owner and if the beneficial interest
in
Party B is held by more than a single owner for federal income tax
purposes, in the name of the Trust) (or any successor thereto) that
eliminates U.S. federal withholding and backup withholding tax on
payments
under this Agreement, (ii) if requested by Party A, a correct, complete
and duly executed Form W-8IMY, and (iii) a complete and executed
IRS Form
X-0, X-0XXX, X-0XXX, or W-8IMY (with attachments) (as appropriate)
from
each Certificateholder that is not an “exempt recipient” as that term is
defined in Treasury regulations section 1.6049-4(c)(ii), that eliminates
U.S. federal withholding and backup withholding tax on payments under
this
Agreement.
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In
each case (a) upon entering into this Agreement; (b) in the case
of a
W-8ECI, W-8IMY, and W-8BEN that does not include a U.S. taxpayer
identification number in line 6, before December 31 of each third
succeeding calendar year, (c) promptly upon reasonable demand by
Party A,
(d) promptly upon the ownership of beneficial interest in the Trust
changing between being held by a single owner to being held by more
than a
single owner or from being held by more than a single owner to being
held
by a single owner for federal tax purposes, and (e) promptly upon
actual
knowledge that any such Form previously provided by Party B has become
obsolete or incorrect.
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(b)
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Other
documents to be delivered are:-
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Party
required to deliver document
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Form/Document/Certificate
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Date
by which to be delivered
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Covered
by Section 3(d) Representation
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Party
A
and
Party
B
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Either
(1) a signature booklet containing secretary’s certificate and
resolutions (“authorizing
resolutions”)
authorizing the party to enter into derivatives transactions of the
type
contemplated by the parties or (2) a secretary’s certificate,
authorizing resolutions and incumbency certificate, in either case,
for
such party and any Credit Support Provider of such party reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to the other party.
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The
earlier of the fifth Business Day after the Trade Date of the first
Transaction or upon execution of this Agreement and as deemed necessary
for any further documentation.
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Yes
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Party
B
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An
executed copy of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (“PSA”),
dated as of April 1, 2007, among Saxon Asset Securities Company,
as
Depositor, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, and
Saxon
Mortgage Services, Inc., as Servicer.
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Upon
execution of this Agreement.
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Yes
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Party
A
and
Party
B
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A
duly executed copy of the Credit Support Document specified in Part
4 of
this Schedule.
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As
soon as practicable after the execution of this Agreement.
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No
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Party
A and Party B
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An
opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory in form and substance
to the
other party.
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As
soon as practicable after the execution of this Agreement.
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No
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Part
4.
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Miscellaneous
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(a)
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Addresses
for Notices.
For the purpose of
Section 12(a):-
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(i)
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Address
for notices or communications to Party
A:-
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XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CAPITAL SERVICES INC.
Transaction
Management Group
0000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
CHIEF
LEGAL OFFICER
Fax
No:
001
212
507 4622
(ii)
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Address
for notices or communications to Party
B:
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DEUTSCHE
BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
0000 Xxxx
Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
Trust
Administration - SX0702
Facsimile
No.: 000
000
0000
Telephone
No.: 000
000
0000
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(b)
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Notices.
Section 12(a) is amended by adding in the third line thereof after
the phrase “messaging system” and before the “)” the words, “; provided,
however, any such notice or other communication may be given by facsimile
transmission if telex is unavailable, no telex number is supplied
to the
party providing notice, or if answer back confirmation is not received
from the party to whom the telex is
sent.”
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(c)
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Process
Agent.
For the purpose of
Section 13(c):
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Party
A
appoints as its Process Agent: Not Applicable.
Party
B
appoints as its Process Agent: Not Applicable.
(d)
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Offices.
The provisions of Section 10(a) will not apply to Party A and to
Party B.
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(e)
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Multibranch
Party.
For the purpose of
Section 10(c):
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Party
A
is not a Multibranch Party.
Party
B
is not a Multibranch Party.
(f)
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“Calculation
Agent”
means Party A.
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(g)
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“Credit
Support Document”
means (a) with respect to Party A, (1) the Credit Support Annex between
Party A and Party B dated as of the date hereof (the “Credit
Support Annex”)
and (2) the guarantee of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx and (b) with respect to Party
B,
the Credit Support Annex.
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(h)
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Credit
Support Provider
means in relation to Party A: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, a Delaware
corporation.
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Credit
Support Provider
means in
relation to Party B: None
(i)
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction.
This Agreement, each Credit Support Document and each Confirmation
will be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of New
York without regard to conflict of law provisions thereof other than
New
York General Obligations Law Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402.
Section 13(b) is amended by: (1) deleting “non-” from the second
line of clause (i); and (2) deleting the final
paragraph.
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(j)
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Waiver
of Jury Trial.
Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, any
right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any Proceedings
relating to this Agreement or any Credit Support
Document.
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(k)
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Netting
of Payments.
Clause (ii) of Section 2(c) will apply to any amounts payable with
respect to Transactions from the date of this
Agreement.
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(l)
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“Affiliate”.
Party A and Party B shall be deemed not to have any Affiliates for
purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of
Section 6(b)(ii). For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to Party
A, such definition shall be understood to exclude Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Derivative Products Inc.
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(m)
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Additional
Definitions.
All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement
shall have the meanings given thereto in the
PSA.
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Part
5.
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Other
Provisions
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(a)
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Additional
Representations.
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(i)
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The
introductory clause of Section 3 of this Agreement is hereby amended
to read in its entirety as follows:
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“Each
party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed to
be
repeated by each party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into
and,
in the case of the representations in Section 3(f) and
Section 3(g)(4), at all times until the termination of this Agreement)
that:—”
(ii)
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Section 3
of this Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof
the
following subsection (g):
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“(g) Relationship
Between Parties.
(1) Nonreliance.
It is
not relying on any statement or representation of the other party regarding
a
Transaction (whether written or oral), other than the representations expressly
made in this Agreement or the Confirmation in respect of that
Transaction.
(2) Evaluation
and Understanding.
(i) Non-Reliance.
In the
case of Party A, it is acting for its own account, and in the case of Party
B,
the Trustee is acting on behalf of the Trust. Party A has made its own
independent decisions to enter into each Transaction under the Agreement and
as
to whether such Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its
own
judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary and,
with
respect to Party B, it has entered into each Transaction under the Agreement
as
directed under the PSA. It is not relying on any communication (written or
oral)
of the other party as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into
such Transaction; it being understood that information and explanations related
to the terms and conditions of a Transaction shall not be considered investment
advice or a recommendation to enter into that Transaction. No communication
(written or oral) received from the other party shall be deemed to be an
assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of each such
Transaction.
(ii) Assessment
and Understanding.
It is
capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or
through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the
terms, conditions and risks of that Transaction. It is also capable of assuming,
and assumes, the risks of that Transaction.
(iii) Status
of Parties.
The
other party is not acting as a fiduciary for or an adviser to it in respect
of
that Transaction.
(3) Purpose.
It is an
“eligible swap participant” as such term is defined in Section 35.1(b)(2)
of the regulations (17 C.F.R 35) promulgated under, and an “eligible contract
participant” as defined in Section 1a(12) of, the Commodity Exchange Act,
as amended, and it is entering into the Transaction for the purposes of managing
its borrowings or investments, hedging its underlying assets or liabilities
or
in connection with a line of business.
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(4) ERISA
Representation.
(i)
Party
A represents and warrants at all times hereunder that it is not a pension plan
or employee benefit plan and that it is not using assets of any such plan or
assets deemed to be assets of such a plan in connection with any Transaction
under this Agreement, and
(ii)
Party B represents and warrants at all times hereunder that (x) it is not a
pension plan or employee benefit plan, and (y) (1) that it is not acting on
behalf of any such plan or using assets of any such plan or assets deemed to
be
assets of any such plan in connection with any Transaction under this Agreement
or (2) any pension plan or employee benefits plan subject to the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”),
or
Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),
or
any person who is acting on behalf of such a plan or using assets of such plan
or assets deemed to be “plan assets” of such plan pursuant to U.S. Department of
Labor regulation section 2510.3-101, who purchases a certificate issued by
the
Trust while the Trust is in existence (i) shall represent or shall be deemed
to
represent that the purchase and holding of such certificate is in reliance
on at
least one of the Prohibited Transaction Class Exemptions of 00-00, 00-0, 00-00,
00-00 xx 00-00 xx (xx) shall provide an opinion of counsel which states that
such purchase and holding is permissible under applicable law and will not
result in a prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the
Code.”
(b)
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Set-off.
Subject
to Section 2(c), Paragraphs 8(a) and 8(b) of the Credit Support Annex
and
Part 1(f)(ii)(8) hereof, notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement or any other existing or future agreement, each party
irrevocably waives any and all rights it may have to set off, net,
recoup
or otherwise withhold, suspend or condition payment or performance
of any
obligation between it and the other party hereunder against any obligation
between it and the other party under any other agreements. Section
6(e) is
hereby amended by the deletion of the following sentence at the end
of the
first paragraph thereof: “The amount, if any, payable in respect of an
Early Termination Date and determined pursuant to this Section will
be
subject to any Set-off.”
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(c)
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Confirmations.
Party A will deliver to Party B a Confirmation relating to each
Transaction.
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(d)
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Form
of Agreement.
The parties hereby agree that the text of the body of this Agreement
is
intended to be the printed form of 1992 ISDA Master Agreement
(Multicurrency—Cross Border) as published and copyrighted by the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association,
Inc.
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(e)
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Transfer,
Termination, Amendment and
Assignment.
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(i)
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This
Agreement may not be amended unless prior written notice is given
to
Xxxxx’x and Rating Agency Confirmation from S&P is
obtained.
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(ii)
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, no Early Termination Date
shall be
effectively designated by Party B (other than an Early Termination
Date
designated under Part 5(f)(ii)(3)) unless Xxxxx’x has been given prior
written notice of such designation.
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(iii)
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Party
B may, with the prior written consent of Party A and subject prior
written
notice to Xxxxx’x and Rating Agency Confirmation from S&P, assign,
novate or transfer its rights and obligations under the Agreement
to a
third party. Notwithstanding Section 7 of this Agreement, Party A
may, at
its own discretion and at its own expense, subject to giving reasonable
notice of transfer to Xxxxx’x and subject to Rating Agency Confirmation
with respect to S&P, assign, novate or transfer its rights and
obligations under this Agreement (including any Transactions hereunder)
to
any third party including, without limitation, another of Party A’s
offices, branches or affiliates (the “Transferee”), provided
that:
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(1) such
third party agrees to be bound by, inter alia, the payment, transfer and
collateral terms of this Agreement (including any Transactions hereunder) and
substantially all other terms as the party which it replaces;
(2) such
third party is an Eligible Replacement;
(3) a
Termination Event or an Event of Default does not occur under this Agreement
as
a result of such transfer;
(4) if
the
Transferee is domiciled in a different jurisdiction from both Party A and Party
B, the rating of the Certificates assigned by S&P are not adversely
affected;
(5) as
of the
date of the transfer the Transferee will not, as a result of such transfer,
be
required to withhold or deduct on account of tax under this Agreement;
and
(6) as
of the
date of such transfer, neither the Transferee nor Party B will be required
to
withhold or deduct any increased amount on account of any Taxes under this
Agreement as a result of such transfer, unless, as of the date of such transfer,
(x) Party B is entitled to additional amounts under Section 2(d)(i)(4) on
account of any such Taxes required to be deducted or withheld by the Transferee
and (y) Party B is not required to pay Transferee additional amounts under
Section 2(d)(i)(4) on account of any such Taxes required to be deducted or
withheld by Party B.
Following
such transfer, all references herein to Party A shall be deemed to be
references
to the Transferee.
(f)
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Rating
Agency Downgrade.
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(i)
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Xxxxx’x
First Tier Downgrade. In
the event the Relevant Entity is downgraded below the Xxxxx’x First Tier
Required Swap Counterparty Ratings (a “Xxxxx’x
First Tier Downgrade Event”)
then, within 30 Business Days after the occurrence of such Xxxxx’x First
Tier Downgrade Event, Party A shall, at its option and at its own
expense,
either:
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(A)
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cause
an Eligible Replacement to replace Party A as party to this Agreement;
provided that if such Eligible Replacement or its Credit Support
Provider,
as applicable, is rated below the Xxxxx’x First Tier Required Swap
Counterparty Rating, such Eligible Replacement shall immediately
Transfer
Eligible Credit Support to Party B pursuant to the Credit Support
Annex;
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(B)
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obtain
an Eligible Guarantee in respect of Party A’s obligations under this
Agreement that is provided by an entity with the Xxxxx’x First Tier
Required Swap Counterparty Rating;
or
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(C)
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Transfer
Eligible Credit Support to Party B pursuant to the Credit Support
Annex.
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(ii)
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Xxxxx’x
Second Tier Downgrade. (1)
In the event that no Relevant Entity has the Xxxxx’x Second Tier Required
Swap Counterparty Rating (a “Xxxxx’x Second Tier Downgrade Event”) then,
Party A shall, at its option and at its own expense, use commercially
reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable
either:
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(A)
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cause
an Eligible Replacement to replace Party A as party to this Agreement;
or
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(B)
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obtain
an Eligible Guarantee in respect of Party A’s obligations under this
Agreement that is provided by an entity with the Xxxxx’x Second Tier
Required Swap Counterparty Rating.
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(2)
If no
Eligible Replacement or Eligible Guarantee has been effected in accordance
with
Part 5(f)(ii)(1)(A) or (B) above within 30 Business Days of such Moody’s Second
Tier Downgrade Event then:
(A)
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Party
A shall Transfer Eligible Credit Support to Party B pursuant to the
Credit
Support Annex until such replacement or Eligible Guarantee takes
effect
or, if sooner, no Moody’s Second Tier Downgrade Event is occurring;
and
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(B)
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without
prejudice to Party A’s right to continue to seek an Eligible Replacement
or an Eligible Guarantee pursuant to Part 5(f)(ii)(1)(A) and (B),
Party B
shall also have the right (but not the obligation) on any Business
Day
thereafter to obtain Firm Offers (such day a “Firm
Offer Solicitation Date”)
by giving Party A written notice of its intention to seek Firm Offers
no
later than 12:00 p.m., New York time, on the Business Day prior to
the
Firm Offer Solicitation Date. Such notice shall indicate the day
and time
as of which each Eligible Replacement will be requested to provide
its
Firm Offer; provided that Eligible Replacements shall not provide
Firm
Offers prior to 12:00 p.m. New York time, on the Firm Offer Solicitation
Date. Party B shall undertake to use reasonable efforts to seek at
least 5
Firm Offers and Party B shall request each entity providing a Firm
Offer
to do so to the extent reasonably practicable as of the same day
and time
(without regard to different time zones). If more than one Firm Offer
remains capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance, Party
B shall
accept the Firm Offer that constitutes (1) the highest Firm Offer
in the
case of a payment by an Eligible Replacement to Party B or (2) the
lowest
Firm Offer in the case of a payment by Party B to an Eligible Replacement;
provided, however, if Party B fails to make such determination promptly,
Party A shall have the right to make such determination. If only
one Firm
Offer is provided, Party B shall accept the single Firm Offer. Party
B
shall be obligated to accept the Firm Offer upon determination; provided
however, prior to accepting such Firm Offer, Party B shall (1) on
a day
that is a Business Day, provide Party A with at least 24 hours prior
written notice of its intent to accept such Firm Offer (which acceptance,
in all cases, shall be on a Business Day) and (2) confirm that Party
A has
not identified an Eligible Replacement. If at anytime prior to Party
B’s
acceptance of a Firm Offer, Party A has identified an Eligible Replacement
then, in its sole discretion, Party A may transfer its rights and
obligations under this Agreement to such Eligible Replacement and
an Early
Termination Date will not occur. If a Firm Offer is accepted by Party
B,
then, notwithstanding Section 6 of the ISDA Master Agreement, an
Early
Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions will
occur
immediately upon such acceptance by Party B and the Settlement Amount
will
equal the Firm Offer so accepted by Party
B.
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(3)
Notwithstanding Part 5(f)(ii)(1) and (2) above, an Additional Termination Event
under this Part 5(f)(ii) shall only occur with Party A as the sole Affected
Party if:
(A)
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a
Moody’s Second Tier Downgrade Event has occurred and has been continuing
for 30 or more Business Days;
and
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(B)
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at
least one Eligible Replacement has made a Firm Offer in accordance
with
Part 5(f)(ii)(2)(B) above which remains capable of becoming legally
binding upon acceptance by the
offeree.
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(iii)
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S&P
First Tier Downgrade. In
the event the Relevant Entity is downgraded below the S&P First Tier
Required Swap Counterparty Rating (an “S&P
First Tier Downgrade Event”)
then, within 30 calendar days after the occurrence of such S&P First
Tier Downgrade Event, Party A shall, subject to Rating Agency
Confirmation, at its option and at its own expense,
either:
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(A)
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cause
an Eligible Replacement to replace Party A as party to this Agreement;
provided that if such Eligible Replacement or its Credit Support
Provider,
as applicable, is rated below the S&P First Tier Required Swap
Counterparty Rating, such Eligible Replacement shall immediately
Transfer
Eligible Credit Support to Party B pursuant to the Credit Support
Annex;
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(B)
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obtain
an Eligible Guarantee in respect of Party A’s obligations under this
Agreement that is provided by an entity with the S&P First Tier
Required Swap Counterparty Rating;
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(C)
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transfer
Eligible Credit Support to Party B pursuant to the Credit Support
Annex;
or
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(D)
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take
other steps, if any, to enable Party B to remedy a downgrade by S&P
below the S&P First Tier Required Swap Counterparty
Rating.
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(iv)
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S&P
Second Tier Downgrade. (1)
In the event that no Relevant Entity has the S&P Second Tier Required
Swap Counterparty Rating (an “S&P
Second Tier Downgrade Event”)
then, within 10 calendar days after such S&P Second Tier Downgrade
Event, Party A shall, subject to Rating Agency Confirmation, at its
option
and at its own expense, use commercially reasonable efforts to as
soon as
reasonably practicable either:
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(A)
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cause
an Eligible Replacement to replace Party A as party to this Agreement;
provided that if such Eligible Replacement or its Credit Support
Provider,
as applicable, is rated below the S&P First Tier Required Swap
Counterparty Rating, such Eligible Replacement shall immediately
Transfer
Eligible Credit Support to Party B pursuant to the Credit Support
Annex;
or
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(B)
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obtain
an Eligible Guarantee in respect of Party A’s obligations under this
Agreement that is provided by an entity with the S&P First Tier
Required Swap Counterparty Rating.
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(2)
Pending compliance with Part 5(f)(iv)(1)(A) or (B) Party A shall Transfer
Eligible Credit Support to Party B pursuant to the Credit Support Annex
immediately upon the occurrence of an S&P Second Tier Downgrade
Event.
(v)
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Failure
to act in accordance with this Part 5(f), including any failure by
Party A
to comply with or perform any obligation to be complied with or performed
by Party A under the Credit Support Annex, shall constitute an Additional
Termination Event with Party A as the sole Affected Party; provided
that,
failure by Party A to Transfer Eligible Credit Support to Party B
in
accordance with Part 5(f)(ii)(2) above shall constitute an Event
of
Default under Section 5(a)(iii)(“Credit Support Default”) if such failure
is not remedied on or before the third Business Day after notice
of such
failure is given to Party A.
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(vi)
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For
purposes of this Part 5(f), but subject to Part 5(f)(ii)(3), Party
A shall
be responsible for (1) posting collateral in accordance with such
Credit
Support Annex at its own cost; and (2) any cost incurred by it in
complying with its obligations.
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(g)
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Rating
Agency Downgrade Definitions.
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(i)
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For
purposes of this Agreement,
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“Eligible
Guarantee”
means an
unconditional and irrevocable guarantee, letter of credit or other arrangement
that is provided by a party as principal obligor rather than surety and is
directly enforceable by Party B.
“Eligible
Replacement”
means an
entity (1) with the Moody’s First Tier Required Swap Counterparty Ratings and/or
the Moody’s Second Tier Required Swap Counterparty Ratings or whose present and
future obligations owing to Party B are supported pursuant to an Eligible
Guarantee provided by a party with the Moody’s First Tier Required Swap
Counterparty Ratings and/or the Moody’s Second Tier Required Swap Counterparty
Ratings, and (2) with the S&P First Tier Required Swap Counterparty Ratings
and/or the S&P Second Tier Required Swap Counterparty Ratings or whose
present and future obligations owing to Party B are supported pursuant to an
Eligible Guarantee provided by a party with the S&P First Tier Required Swap
Counterparty Ratings; provided that no entity shall be an Eligible Replacement
unless (A) a legal opinion confirms that none of such Eligible Replacement’s
payments to Party B under this Agreement will be subject to deduction or
withholding for or on account of any Tax or (B) notwithstanding the definition
of “Indemnifiable Tax” in Section 14 of this Agreement, all Taxes in relation to
payments by such Eligible Replacement shall be Indemnifiable Taxes unless such
Taxes (x) are assessed directly against Party B and not by deduction or
withholding by such Eligible Replacement or (y) arise as a result of a Change
in
Tax Law (in which case such Tax shall be an Indemnifiable Tax only if such
Tax
satisfies the definition of Indemnifiable Tax provided in Section
14).
“Firm
Offer”
means
an offer which, when made, was capable of becoming legally binding upon
acceptance.
“Moody’s”
means
Xxxxx’x Investor Services, Inc. and any successor to its rating
business.
“Moody’s
First Tier Required Swap Counterparty Rating”
means
(i) if such counterparty or entity has only Long-Term Rating by Moody’s, a
Long-Term Rating of at least “A1” by Moody’s or (ii) if such counterparty or
entity has both a Long-Term Rating and a Short-Term Rating by Moody’s, a
Long-Term Rating of at least “A2” by Moody’s and a Short-Term Rating of at least
“P-1” by Moody’s.
“Moody’s
Second Tier Required Swap Counterparty Rating”
means
(i) if such counterparty or entity has only a Long-Term Rating by Moody’s, a
Long-Term Rating of at least “A3” by Moody’s or (ii) if such counterparty or
entity has both a Long-Term Rating and a Short-Term Rating by Moody’s, a
Long-Term Rating of at least “A3” by Moody’s and a Short-Term Rating of at least
“P-2” by Xxxxx’x.
“Rating
Agencies”
means
Moody’s and S&P.
“Rating
Agency Confirmation”
means,
with respect to any particular proposed act or omission to act hereunder, that
the party acting or failing to act must consult with S&P and receive from
S&P a prior written confirmation that the proposed action or inaction would
not cause a downgrade or withdrawal of the then current rating of the
Certificates; provided that S&P is then providing a rating of the
Certificates.
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“Relevant
Entity”
means
Party A, Party A’s Credit Support Provider and any principal obligor under an
Eligible Guarantee in respect of Party A’s obligations under this
Agreement.
“S&P”
means
Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc. and any successor to its rating business.
“S&P
First Tier Required Swap Counterparty Rating”
means
(i) a Short-Term Rating of at least “A-1” by S&P or (ii) if such
counterparty or entity does not have a Short-Term Rating by S&P, a Long-Term
Rating of at least “A+” by S&P.
“S&P
Second Tier Required Swap Counterparty Rating”
means
a
Short-Term Rating of at least “A-3” by S&P and a Long-Term Rating of at
least “BBB-” by S&P.
(h)
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Severability.
If
any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this Agreement, or
the
application thereof to any party or circumstance, shall be held to
be
invalid or unenforceable (in whole or in part) for any reason, the
remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and conditions hereof shall
continue in full force and effect as if this Agreement had been executed
with the invalid or unenforceable portion eliminated, so long as
this
Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material change,
the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter of
this
Agreement and the deletion of such portion of this Agreement will
not
substantially impair the respective benefits or expectations of the
parties; provided, however, that nothing in this provision shall
adversely
affect the rights of each party under this Agreement; and provided
further
that this severability provision shall not be applicable if any provision
of Section 1, 2, 5, 6, or 13 (or any definition or provision in
Section 14 to the extent it relates to, or is used in or connection
with any such Section) shall be so held to be invalid or unenforceable.
The parties shall endeavor to engage in good faith negotiations to
replace
any invalid or unenforceable term, provision, covenant or condition
with a
valid or enforceable term, provision, covenant or condition, the
economic
effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid
or
unenforceable term, provision, covenant or
condition.
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(i)
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Consent
to Recording.
Each party hereto consents to the monitoring or recording, at any
time and
from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications
between trading and marketing personnel of the parties, waives any
further
notice of such monitoring or recording, and agrees to notify its
officers
and employees of such monitoring or
recording.
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(j)
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Proceedings.
Party A shall not institute against or cause any other person to
institute
against, or join any other person in instituting against, the Trust
or
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not individually, but solely
as
Trustee, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency
or
liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any federal or
state
bankruptcy or similar law for a period of one year and one day (or,
if
longer, the applicable preference period) following payment in full
of the
Certificates; provided, however, that this shall not restrict or
prohibit
Party A from joining in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings or other analogous
proceedings under applicable laws.
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(k)
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Regulation
AB. Upon
request by the Depositor, Party A may, at its option, but is not
required
to, (A) (a) provide the financial information required by Item 1115(b)(1)
or (b)(2) of Regulation AB (as specified by the Depositor to Party
A) with
respect to Party A (or any guarantor of Party A if providing the
financial
data of a guarantor is permitted under Regulation AB) and any affiliated
entities providing derivative instruments to Party B (the “Company
Financial Information”), in a form appropriate for use in the Exchange Act
Reports and in an XXXXX-compatible form; (b) if applicable, cause
its
accountants to issue their consent to filing or incorporation by
reference
of such financial statements in the Exchange Act Reports of Party
B and
(c) within 5 Business Days of the release of any updated financial
information, provide current Company Financial Information as required
under Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB to the Depositor in an
XXXXX-compatible form and, if applicable, cause its accountants to
issue
their consent to filing or incorporation by reference of such financial
statements in the Exchange Act Reports of Party B or (B) assign this
Agreement at its own cost to another entity that has agreed to take
the
actions described in clause (A) of this sentence with respect to
itself
(and which has the Required Swap Counterparty Rating and the assignment
to
which would satisfy the Rating Agency Condition). For the avoidance
of
doubt, Party A is not required to take any action pursuant to this
paragraph and the failure of Party A to take any such action will
not
constitute an Event of Default under this
Agreement.
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As
used
in this Agreement the following words shall have the following
meanings:
“Commission”
shall
mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Depositor”
shall
mean Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2007-2.
“XXXXX”
shall
mean the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval
system.
“Exchange
Act”
shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder
“Exchange
Act Reports”
shall
mean all Distribution Reports on Form 10-D, Current Reports on Form 8-K and
Annual Reports on Form 10-K that are to be filed with respect to Party B
pursuant to the Exchange Act.
“Regulation
AB”
shall
mean the Asset Backed Securities Regulation AB, 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123,
as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification
and
interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release
(Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg.
1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be
provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.
(l)
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Trustee
Capacity. It
is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that insofar
as
this Agreement is executed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
(i)
this Agreement is executed and delivered by Deutsche Bank National
Trust
Company not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee under
the PSA
in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested
in it as
trustee thereunder, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings
and
agreements herein made on behalf of Party B is made and intended
not as
personal representations of the Trustee but is made and intended
for the
purpose of binding only the Trust, (iii) except as expressly required
by
the terms of the PSA, nothing herein contained shall be construed
as
creating any liability on Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed
or
implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly
waived by the parties who are signatories to this Agreement and by
any
person claiming by, through or under such parties, and (iv) under
no
circumstances shall Deutsche Bank National Trust Company in its individual
capacity be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness
or
expenses or be personally liable for the breach or failure of any
obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken
under
this Agreement.
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(m)
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“Indemnifiable
Tax”
Notwithstanding the definition of “Indemnifiable Tax” in Section 14 of
this Agreement, in relation to payments by Party A, no Tax shall
be an
Indemnifiable Tax.
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(n)
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If
Party A consolidates or amalgamates with, merges with or into, or
transfers all or substantially all its assets to, another entity,
where
such action does not constitute an event described in Section 5(a)(viii),
Party A shall either (A) provide a legal opinion that none of Party
A's
payments to Party
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B
under
this Agreement will be subject to deduction or withholding for or on account
of
any Tax or (B) notwithstanding the definition of “Indemnifiable Tax” in Section
14 of this Agreement, all Taxes in relation to payments by Party A shall be
Indemnifiable Taxes unless such Taxes (x) are assessed directly against Party
B
and not by deduction or withholding by such Eligible Replacement or (y) arise
as
a result of a Change in Tax Law (in which case such Tax shall be an
Indemnifiable Tax only if such Tax satisfies the definition of Indemnifiable
Tax
provided in Section 14).
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have executed this Schedule by their duly authorized officers as of
the
date hereof:
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CAPITAL SERVICES INC.
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DEUTSCHE
BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not individually, but solely as Trustee
on
behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to Saxon Asset
Securities Trust 2007-2, Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates,
Series
2007-2
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Vice President
Date: April 30, 2007
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Authorized signer
Date: April 30, 2007
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EXHIBIT
A
Credit
Support Annex
Exh.
A-1
EXECUTION
(Bilateral Form) |
(ISDA
Agreements
Subject to New York Law
Only)
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ISDA®
International
Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
CREDIT
SUPPORT ANNEX
to
the
Schedule to the Master Agreement
dated
as
of April 30, 2007
between
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CAPITAL SERVICES, INC.
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and
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DEUTSCHE
BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, a
national banking association, not individually, but solely as Trustee
on
behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust (the “Trust”) with respect to
Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2007-2, Mortgage Loan Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 2007-2
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(“Party
A”)
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(“Party
B”)
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This
Annex supplements, forms part of, and is subject to, the above-referenced
Agreement, is part of its Schedule and is a Credit Support Document under this
Agreement with respect to each party.
Accordingly,
the parties agree as follows:
Paragraph
1. Interpretation
(a) Definitions
and Inconsistency.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein or elsewhere in this Agreement
have the meanings specified pursuant to Paragraph 12, and all references in
this
Annex to Paragraphs are to Paragraphs of this Annex. In the event of any
inconsistency between this Annex and the other provisions of this Schedule,
this
Annex will prevail, and in the event of any inconsistency between Paragraph
13
and the other provisions of this Annex, Paragraph 13 will prevail.
(b) Secured
Party and Pledgor.
All
references in this Annex to the “Secured Party” will be to either party when
acting in that capacity and all corresponding references to the “Pledgor” will
be to the other party when acting in that capacity; provided, however, that
if
Other Posted Support is held by a party to this Annex, all references herein
to
that party as the Secured Party with respect to that Other Posted Support will
be to that party as the beneficiary thereof and will not subject that support
or
that party as the beneficiary thereof to provisions of law generally relating
to
security interests and secured parties.
Paragraph
2. Security Interest
Each
party, as the Pledgor, hereby pledges to the other party, as the Secured Party,
as security for its Obligations, and grants to the Secured Party a first
priority continuing security interest in, lien on and right of Set-off against
all Posted Collateral Transferred to or received by the Secured Party hereunder.
Upon the Transfer by the Secured Party to the Pledgor of Posted Collateral,
the
security interest and lien granted hereunder on that Posted Collateral will
be
released immediately and, to the extent possible, without any further action
by
either party.
Paragraph
3. Credit Support Obligations
(a) Delivery
Amount.
Subject
to Paragraphs 4 and 5, upon a demand made by the Secured Party on or promptly
following a Valuation Date, if the Delivery Amount for that Valuation Date
equals or exceeds the Pledgor’s Minimum Transfer Amount, then the Pledgor will
Transfer to the Secured Party Eligible Credit Support having a Value as of
the
date of Transfer at least equal to the applicable Delivery Amount (rounded
pursuant to Paragraph 13). Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, the
“Delivery
Amount”
applicable to the Pledgor for any Valuation Date will equal the amount by
which:
(i) the
Credit Support Amount
exceeds
(ii) the
Value
as of that Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
Party.
(b) Return
Amount.
Subject
to Paragraphs 4 and 5, upon a demand made by the Pledgor on or promptly
following a Valuation Date, if the Return Amount for that Valuation Date equals
or exceeds the Secured Party’s Minimum Transfer Amount, then the Secured Party
will Transfer to the Pledgor Posted Credit Support specified by the Pledgor
in
that demand having a Value as of the date of Transfer as close as practicable
to
the applicable Return Amount (rounded pursuant to Paragraph 13). Unless
otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, the “Return
Amount”
applicable to the Secured Party for any Valuation Date will equal the amount
by
which:
(i) the
Value
as of that Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured
Party
exceeds
(ii) the
Credit Support Amount.
“Credit
Support Amount”
means,
unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, for any Valuation Date (i) the
Secured Party’s Exposure for that Valuation Date plus (ii) the aggregate of all
Independent Amounts applicable to the Pledgor, if any, minus (iii) all
Independent Amounts applicable to the Secured Party, if any, minus (iv) the
Pledgor’s Threshold; provided, however, that the Credit Support Amount will be
deemed to be zero whenever the calculation of Credit Support Amount yields
a
number less than zero.
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Paragraph
4. Conditions Precedent, Transfer Timing, Calculations and
Substitutions
(a) Conditions
Precedent.
Each
Transfer obligation of the Pledgor under Paragraphs 3 and 5 and of the Secured
Party under Paragraphs 3, 4(d)(ii), 5 and 6(d) is subject to the conditions
precedent that:
(i) no
Event
of Default, Potential Event of Default or Specified Condition has occurred
and
is continuing with respect to the other party; and
(ii) no
Early
Termination Date for which any unsatisfied payment obligations exist has
occurred or been designated as the result of an Event of Default or Specified
Condition with respect to the other party.
(b) Transfer
Timing.
Subject
to Paragraphs 4(a) and 5 and unless otherwise specified, if a demand for the
Transfer of Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit Support is made by the
Notification Time, then the relevant Transfer will be made not later than the
close of business on the next Local Business Day; if a demand is made after
the
Notification Time, then the relevant Transfer will be made not later than the
close of business on the second Local Business Day thereafter.
(c) Calculations.
All
calculations of Value and Exposure for purposes of Paragraphs 3 and 6(d) will
be
made by the Valuation Agent as of the Valuation Time. The Valuation Agent will
notify each party (or the other party, if the Valuation Agent is a party) of
its
calculations not later than the Notification Time on the Local Business Day
following the applicable Valuation Date (or in the case of Paragraph 6(d),
following the date of calculation).
Substitutions.
(i) Unless
otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, upon notice to the Secured Party specifying
the items of Posted Credit Support to be exchanged, the Pledgor may, on any
Local Business Day, Transfer to the Secured Party substitute Eligible Credit
Support (the “Substitute
Credit Support”);
and
(ii) subject
to Paragraph 4(a), the Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor the items
of
Posted Credit Support specified by the Pledgor in its notice not later than
the
Local Business Day following the date on which the Secured Party receives the
Substitute Credit Support, unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13 (the
“Substitution
Date”);
provided, however, that the Secured Party will only be obligated to Transfer
Posted Credit Support with a Value as of the date of Transfer of that Posted
Credit Support equal to the Value as of that date of the Substitute Credit
Support.
Paragraph
5. Dispute Resolution
If
a
party (a “Disputing
Party”)
disputes (I) the Valuation Agent’s calculation of a Delivery Amount or a Return
Amount or (II) the Value of any Transfer of Eligible Credit Support or Posted
Credit Support, then (1) the Disputing Party will notify the other party and
the
Valuation Agent (if the Valuation Agent is not the other party) not later than
the close of business on the Local Business Day following (X) the date that
the
demand is made under Paragraph 3 in the case of (I) above or (Y) the date of
Transfer in the case of (II) above, (2) subject to Paragraph 4(a), the
appropriate party will Transfer the undisputed amount to the other party not
later than the close of business on the Local Business Day following (X) the
date that the demand is made under Paragraph 3 in the case of (I) above or
(Y)
the date of Transfer in the case of (II) above, (3) the parties will consult
with each other in an attempt to resolve the dispute and (4) if they fail to
resolve the dispute by the Resolution Time, then:
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(i) In
the
case of a dispute involving a Delivery Amount or Return Amount, unless otherwise
specified in Paragraph 13, the Valuation Agent will recalculate the Exposure
and
the Value as of the Recalculation Date by:
(A) utilizing
any calculations of Exposure for the Transactions (or Swap Transactions) that
the parties have agreed are not in dispute;
(B) calculating
the Exposure for the Transactions (or Swap Transactions) in dispute by seeking
four actual quotations at mid-market from Reference Market-makers for purposes
of calculating Market Quotation, and taking the arithmetic average of those
obtained; provided that if four quotations are not available for a particular
Transaction (or Swap Transaction), then fewer than four quotations may be used
for that Transaction (or Swap Transaction); and if no quotations are available
for a particular Transaction (or Swap Transaction), then the Valuation Agent’s
original calculations will be used for that Transaction (or Swap Transaction);
and
(C) utilizing
the procedures specified in Paragraph 13 for calculating the Value, if disputed,
of Posted Credit Support.
(ii) In
the
case of a dispute involving the Value of any Transfer of Eligible Credit Support
or Posted Credit Support, the Valuation Agent will recalculate the Value as
of
the date of Transfer pursuant to Paragraph 13.
Following
a recalculation pursuant to this Paragraph, the Valuation Agent will notify
each
party (or the other party, if the Valuation Agent is a party) not later than
the
Notification Time on the Local Business Day following the Resolution Time.
The
appropriate party will, upon demand following that notice by the Valuation
Agent
or a resolution pursuant to (3) above and subject to Paragraphs 4(a) and 4(b),
make the appropriate Transfer.
Paragraph
6. Holding and Using Posted Collateral
(a) Care
of Posted Collateral.
Without
limiting the Secured Party’s rights under Paragraph 6(c), the Secured Party will
exercise reasonable care to assure the safe custody of all Posted Collateral
to
the extent required by applicable law, and in any event the Secured Party will
be deemed to have exercised reasonable care if it exercises at least the same
degree of care as it would exercise with respect to its own property. Except
as
specified in the preceding sentence, the Secured Party will have no duty with
respect to Posted Collateral, including, without limitation, any duty to collect
any Distributions, or enforce or preserve any rights pertaining
thereto.
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(b) Eligibility
to Hold Posted Collateral; Custodians.
(i) General.
Subject
to the satisfaction of any conditions specified in Paragraph 13 for holding
Posted Collateral, the Secured Party will be entitled to hold Posted Collateral
or to appoint an agent (a “Custodian”) to hold Posted Collateral for the Secured
Party. Upon notice by the Secured Party to the Pledgor of the appointment of
a
Custodian, the Pledgor’s obligations to make any Transfer will be discharged by
making the Transfer to that Custodian. The holding of Posted Collateral by
a
Custodian will be deemed to be the holding of that Posted Collateral by the
Secured Party for which the Custodian is acting.
(ii) Failure
to Satisfy Conditions.
If the
Secured Party or its Custodian fails to satisfy any conditions for holding
Posted Collateral, then upon a demand made by the Pledgor, the Secured Party
will, not later than five Local Business Days after the demand, Transfer or
cause its Custodian to Transfer all Posted Collateral held by it to a Custodian
that satisfies those conditions or to the Secured Party if it satisfies those
conditions.
(iii) Liability.
The
Secured Party will be liable for the acts or omissions of its Custodian to
the
same extent that the Secured Party would be liable hereunder for its own acts
or
omissions.
(c) Use
of Posted Collateral.
Unless
otherwise specified in Paragraph 13 and without limiting the rights and
obligations of the parties under Paragraphs 3, 4(d)(ii), 5, 6(d) and 8, if
the
Secured Party is not a Defaulting Party or an Affected Party with respect to
a
Specified Condition and no Early Termination Date has occurred or been
designated as the result of an Event of Default or Specified Condition with
respect to the Secured Party, then the Secured Party will, notwithstanding
Section 9-207 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, have the right
to:
(i) sell,
pledge, rehypothecate, assign, invest, use, commingle or otherwise dispose
of,
or otherwise use in its business any Posted Collateral it holds, free from
any
claim or right of any nature whatsoever of the Pledgor, including any equity
or
right of redemption by the Pledgor; and
(ii) register
any Posted Collateral in the name of the Secured Party, its Custodian or a
nominee for either.
For
purposes of the obligation to Transfer Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit
Support pursuant to Paragraphs 3 and 5 and any rights or remedies authorized
under this Agreement, the Secured Party will be deemed to continue to hold
all
Posted Collateral and to receive Distributions made thereon, regardless of
whether the Secured Party has exercised any rights with respect to any Posted
Collateral pursuant to (i) or (ii) above.
(d) Distributions
and Interest Amount.
(i) Distributions.
Subject
to Paragraph 4(a), if the Secured Party receives or is deemed to receive
Distributions on a Local Business Day, it will Transfer to the Pledgor not
later
than the following Local Business Day any Distributions it receives or is deemed
to receive to the extent that a Delivery Amount would not be created or
increased by that Transfer, as calculated by the Valuation Agent (and the date
of calculation will be deemed to be a Valuation Date for this
purpose).
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(ii) Interest
Amount.
Unless
otherwise specified in Paragraph 13 and subject to Paragraph 4(a), in lieu
of
any interest, dividends or other amounts paid or deemed to have been paid with
respect to Posted Collateral in the form of Cash (all of which may be retained
by the Secured Party), the Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor at the
times specified in Paragraph 13 the Interest Amount to the extent that a
Delivery Amount would not be created or increased by that Transfer, as
calculated by the Valuation Agent (and the date of calculation will be deemed
to
be a Valuation Date for this purpose). The Interest Amount or portion thereof
not Transferred pursuant to this Paragraph will constitute Posted Collateral
in
the form of Cash and will be subject to the security interest granted under
Paragraph 2.
Paragraph
7. Events of Default
For
purposes of Section 5(a)(iii)(1) of this Agreement, an Event of Default will
exist with respect to a party if:
(i) that
party fails (or fails to cause its Custodian) to make, when due, any Transfer
of
Eligible Collateral, Posted Collateral or the Interest Amount, as applicable,
required to be made by it and that failure continues for two Local Business
Days
after notice of that failure is given to that party;
(ii) that
party fails to comply with any restriction or prohibition specified in this
Annex with respect to any of the rights specified in Paragraph 6(c) and that
failure continues for five Local Business Days after notice of that failure
is
given to that party; or
(iii) that
party fails to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation other than
those specified in Paragraphs 7(i) and 7(ii) and that failure continues for
30
days after notice of that failure is given to that party.
Paragraph
8. Certain Rights and Remedies
(a) Secured
Party’s Rights and Remedies.
If at
any time (1) an Event of Default or Specified Condition with respect to the
Pledgor has occurred and is continuing or (2) an Early Termination Date has
occurred or been designated as the result of an Event of Default or Specified
Condition with respect to the Pledgor, then, unless the Pledgor has paid in
full
all of its Obligations that are then due, the Secured Party may exercise one
or
more of the following rights and remedies:
(i) all
rights and remedies available to a secured party under applicable law with
respect to Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party;
(ii) any
other
rights and remedies available to the Secured Party under the terms of Other
Posted Support, if any;
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(iii) the
right
to Set-off any amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations
against any Posted Collateral or the Cash equivalent of any Posted Collateral
held by the Secured Party (or any obligation of the Secured Party to Transfer
that Posted Collateral); and
(iv) the
right
to liquidate any Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party through one or
more
public or private sales or other dispositions with such notice, if any, as
may
be required under applicable law, free from any claim or right of any nature
whatsoever of the Pledgor, including any equity or right of redemption by the
Pledgor (with the Secured Party having the right to purchase any or all of
the
Posted Collateral to be sold) and to apply the proceeds (or the Cash equivalent
thereof) from the liquidation of the Posted Collateral to any amounts payable
by
the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations in that order as the Secured Party
may elect.
Each
party acknowledges and agrees that Posted Collateral in the form of securities
may decline speedily in value and is of a type customarily sold on a recognized
market, and, accordingly, the Pledgor is not entitled to prior notice of any
sale of that Posted Collateral by the Secured Party, except any notice that
is
required under applicable law and cannot be waived.
(b) Pledgor’s
Rights and Remedies.
If at
any time an Early Termination Date has occurred or been designated as the result
of an Event of Default or Specified Condition with respect to the Secured Party,
then (except in the case of an Early Termination Date relating to less than
all
Transactions (or Swap Transactions) where the Secured Party has paid in full
all
of its obligations that are then due under Section 6(e) of this
Agreement):
(i) the
Pledgor may exercise all rights and remedies available to a pledgor under
applicable law with respect to Posted Collateral held by the Secured
Party;
(ii) the
Pledgor may exercise any other rights and remedies available to the Pledgor
under the terms of Other Posted Support, if any;
(iii) the
Secured Party will be obligated immediately to Transfer all Posted Collateral
and the Interest Amount to the Pledgor; and
(iv) to
the
extent that Posted Collateral or the Interest Amount is not so Transferred
pursuant to (iii) above, the Pledgor may:
(A) Set-off
any amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations against
any
Posted Collateral or the Cash equivalent of any Posted Collateral held by the
Secured Party (or any obligation of the Secured Party to Transfer that Posted
Collateral); and
(B) to
the
extent that the Pledgor does not Set-off under (iv)(A) above, withhold payment
of any remaining amounts payable by the Pledgor with respect to any Obligations,
up to the Value of any remaining Posted Collateral held by the Secured Party,
until that Posted Collateral is Transferred to the Pledgor.
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(c) Deficiencies
and Excess Proceeds.
The
Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor any proceeds and Posted Credit
Support remaining after liquidation, Set-off and/or application under Paragraphs
8(a) and 8(b) after satisfaction in full of all amounts payable by the Pledgor
with respect to any Obligations; the Pledgor in all events will remain liable
for any amounts remaining unpaid after any liquidation, Set-off and/or
application under Paragraphs 8(a) and 8(b).
(d) Final
Returns.
When no
amounts are or thereafter may become payable by the Pledgor with respect to
any
Obligations (except for any potential liability under Section 2(d) of this
Agreement), the Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor all Posted Credit
Support and the Interest Amount, if any.
Paragraph
9. Representations
Each
party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed to
be
repeated as of each date on which it, as the Pledgor, Transfers Eligible
Collateral) that:
(i) it
has
the power to grant a security interest in and lien on any Eligible Collateral
it
Transfers as the Pledgor and has taken all necessary actions to authorize the
granting of that security interest and lien;
(ii) it
is the
sole owner of or otherwise has the right to Transfer all Eligible Collateral
it
Transfers to the Secured Party hereunder, free and clear of any security
interest, lien, encumbrance or other restrictions other than the security
interest and lien granted under Paragraph 2,
(iii) upon
the
Transfer of any Eligible Collateral to the Secured Party under the terms of
this
Annex, the Secured Party will have a valid and perfected first priority security
interest therein (assuming that any central clearing corporation or any
third-party financial intermediary or other entity not within the control of
the
Pledgor involved in the Transfer of that Eligible Collateral gives the notices
and takes the action required of it under applicable law for perfection of
that
interest); and
(iv) the
performance by it of its obligations under this Annex will not result in the
creation of any security interest, lien or other encumbrance on any Posted
Collateral other than the security interest and lien granted under Paragraph
2.
Paragraph
10. Expenses
(a) General.
Except
as otherwise provided in Paragraphs 10(b) and 10(c), each party will pay its
own
costs and expenses in connection with performing its obligations under this
Annex and neither party will be liable for any costs and expenses incurred
by
the other party in connection herewith.
(b) Posted
Credit Support.
The
Pledgor will promptly pay when due all taxes, assessments or charges of any
nature that are imposed with respect to Posted Credit Support held by the
Secured Party upon becoming aware of the same, regardless of whether any portion
of that Posted Credit Support is subsequently disposed of under Paragraph 6(c),
except for those taxes, assessments and charges that result from the exercise
of
the Secured Party’s rights under Paragraph 6(c).
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(c) Liquidation/Application
of Posted Credit Support.
All
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Secured Party
or
the Pledgor in connection with the liquidation and/or application of any Posted
Credit Support under Paragraph 8 will be payable, on demand and pursuant to
the
Expenses Section of this Agreement, by the Defaulting Party or, if there is
no
Defaulting Party, equally by the parties.
Paragraph
11. Miscellaneous
(a) Default
Interest.
A
Secured Party that fails to make, when due, any Transfer of Posted Collateral
or
the Interest Amount will be obligated to pay the Pledgor (to the extent
permitted under applicable law) an amount equal to interest at the Default
Rate
multiplied by the Value of the items of property that were required to be
Transferred, from (and including) the date that Posted Collateral or Interest
Amount was required to be Transferred to (but excluding) the date of Transfer
of
that Posted Collateral or Interest Amount. This interest will be calculated
on
the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days
elapsed.
(b) Further
Assurances.
Promptly
following a demand made by a party, the other party will execute, deliver,
file
and record any financing statement, specific assignment or other document and
take any other action that may be necessary or desirable and reasonably
requested by that party to create, preserve, perfect or validate any security
interest or lien granted under Paragraph 2, to enable that party to exercise
or
enforce its rights under this Annex with respect to Posted Credit Support or
an
Interest Amount or to effect or document a release of a security interest on
Posted Collateral or an Interest Amount.
(c) Further
Protection.
The
Pledgor will promptly give notice to the Secured Party of, and defend against,
any suit, action, proceeding or lien that involves Posted Credit Support
Transferred by the Pledgor or that could adversely affect the security interest
and lien granted by it under Paragraph 2, unless that suit, action, proceeding
or lien results from the exercise of the Secured Party’s rights under Paragraph
6(c).
(d) Good
Faith and Commercially Reasonable Manner.
Performance of all obligations under this Annex, including, but not limited
to,
all calculations, valuations and determinations made by either party, will
be
made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
(e) Demands
and Notices.
All
demands and notices made by a party under this Annex will be made as specified
in the Notices Section of this Agreement, except as otherwise provided in
Paragraph 13.
(f) Specifications
of Certain Matters.
Anything
referred to in this Annex as being specified in Paragraph 13 also may be
specified in one or more Confirmations or other documents and this Annex will
be
construed accordingly.
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Paragraph
12. Definitions
As
used
in this Annex:
“Cash”
means
the lawful currency of the United States of America. “Credit
Support Amount”
has the
meaning specified in Paragraph 3. “Custodian”
has the
meaning specified in Paragraphs 6(b)(i) and 13. “Delivery
Amount”
has the
meaning specified in Paragraph 3(a). “Disputing
Party”
has the
meaning specified in Paragraph 5.
“Distributions”
means
with respect to Posted Collateral other than Cash, all principal, interest
and
other payments and distributions of cash or other property with respect thereto,
regardless of whether the Secured Party has disposed of that Posted Collateral
under Paragraph 6(c). Distributions will not include any item of property
acquired by the Secured Party upon any disposition or liquidation of Posted
Collateral or, with respect to any Posted Collateral in the form of Cash, any
distributions on that collateral, unless otherwise specified
herein.
“Eligible
Collateral”
means,
with respect to a party, the items, if any, specified as such for that party
in
Paragraph 13.
“Eligible
Credit Support”
means
Eligible Collateral and Other Eligible Support.
“Exposure”
means
for any Valuation Date or other date for which Exposure is calculated and
subject to Paragraph 5 in the case of a dispute, the amount, if any, that would
be payable to a party that is the Secured Party by the other party (expressed
as
a positive number) or by a party that is the Secured Party to the other party
(expressed as a negative number) pursuant to Section 6(e)(ii)(2)(A) of this
Agreement as if all Transactions (or Swap Transactions) were being terminated
as
of the relevant Valuation Time; provided, however, that Market Quotation will
be
determined by the Valuation Agent using its estimates at mid-market of the
amounts that would be paid for Replacement Transactions (as that term is defined
in the definition of “Market Quotation”).
“Independent
Amount”
means,
with respect to a party, the amount specified as such for that party in
Paragraph 13; if no amount is specified, zero.
“Interest
Amount”
means,
with respect to an Interest Period, the aggregate sum of the amounts of interest
calculated for each day in that Interest Period on the principal amount of
Posted Collateral in the form of Cash held by the Secured Party on that day,
determined by the Secured Party for each such day as follows:
(x)
the
amount of that Cash on that day; multiplied by
(y)
the
Interest Rate in effect for that day; divided by
(z)
360.
“Interest
Period”
means
the period from (and including) the last Local Business Day on which an Interest
Amount was Transferred (or, if no Interest Amount has yet been Transferred,
the
Local Business Day on which Posted Collateral in the form of Cash was
Transferred to or received by the Secured Party) to (but excluding) the Local
Business Day on which the current Interest Amount is to be
Transferred.
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“Interest
Rate”
means
the rate specified in Paragraph 13.
“Local
Business Day”
unless
otherwise specified in Paragraph 13, has the meaning specified in the
Definitions Section of this Agreement, except that references to a payment
in
clause (b) thereof will be deemed to include a Transfer under this
Annex.
“Minimum
Transfer Amount”
means,
with respect to a party, the amount specified as such for that party in
Paragraph 13; if no amount is specified, zero.
“Notification
Time”
has the
meaning specified in Paragraph 13.
“Obligations”
means,
with respect to a party, all present and future obligations of that party under
this Agreement and any additional obligations specified for that party in
Paragraph 13.
“Other
Eligible Support”
means,
with respect to a party, the items, if any, specified as such for that party
in
Paragraph 13.
“Other
Posted Support”
means
all Other Eligible Support Transferred to the Secured Party that remains in
effect for the benefit of that Secured Party.
“Pledgor”
means
either party, when that party (i) receives a demand for or is required to
Transfer Eligible Credit Support under Paragraph 3(a) or (ii) has Transferred
Eligible Credit Support under Paragraph 3(a).
“Posted
Collateral”
means
all Eligible Collateral, other property, Distributions, and all proceeds thereof
that have been Transferred to or received by the Secured Party under this Annex
and not Transferred to the Pledgor pursuant to Paragraph 3(b), 4(d)(ii) or
6(d)(i) or released by the Secured Party under Paragraph 8. Any Interest Amount
or portion thereof not Transferred pursuant to Paragraph 6(d)(ii) will
constitute Posted Collateral in the form of Cash.
“Posted
Credit Support”
means
Posted Collateral and Other Posted Support.
“Recalculation
Date”
means
the Valuation Date that gives rise to the dispute under Paragraph 5; provided,
however, that if a subsequent Valuation Date occurs under Paragraph 3 prior
to
the resolution of the dispute, then the “Recalculation Date” means the most
recent Valuation Date under Paragraph 3.
“Resolution
Time”
has the
meaning specified in Paragraph 13.
“Return
Amount”
has the
meaning specified in Paragraph 3(b).
“Secured
Party”
means
either party, when that party (i) makes a demand for or is entitled to receive
Eligible Credit Support under Paragraph 3(a) or (ii) holds or is deemed to
hold
Posted Credit Support.
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“Specified
Condition”
means,
with respect to a party, any event specified as such for that party in Paragraph
13.
“Substitute
Credit Support”
has the
meaning specified in Paragraph 4(d)(i).
“Substitution
Date”
has the
meaning specified in Paragraph 4(d)(ii).
“Threshold”
means,
with respect to a party, the amount specified as such for that party in
Paragraph 13; if no amount is specified, zero.
“Transfer” means,
with respect to any Eligible Credit Support, Posted Credit Support or Interest
Amount, and in accordance with the instructions of the Secured Party, Pledgor
or
Custodian, as applicable:
(i) in
the
case of Cash, payment or delivery by wire transfer into one or more bank
accounts specified by the recipient;
(ii) in
the
case of certificated securities that cannot be paid or delivered by book-entry,
payment or delivery in appropriate physical form to the recipient or its account
accompanied by any duly executed instruments of transfer, assignments in blank,
transfer tax stamps and any other documents necessary to constitute a legally
valid transfer to the recipient;
(iii) in
the
case of securities that can be paid or delivered by book-entry, the giving
of
written instructions to the relevant depository institution or other entity
specified by the recipient, together with a written copy thereof to the
recipient, sufficient if complied with to result in a legally effective transfer
of the relevant interest to the recipient; and
(iv) in
the
case of Other Eligible Support or Other Posted Support, as specified in
Paragraph 13.
“Valuation
Agent”
has the
meaning specified in Paragraph 13.
“Valuation
Date”
means
each date specified in or otherwise determined pursuant to Paragraph
13.
“Valuation
Percentage”
means,
for any item of Eligible Collateral, the percentage specified in Paragraph
13.
“Valuation
time”
has the
meaning specified in Paragraph 13.
“Value”
means
for any Valuation Date or other date for which Value is calculated and subject
to Paragraph 5 in the case of a dispute, with respect to:
(i) Eligible
Collateral or Posted Collateral that is:
(A) Cash,
the
Amount thereof, and
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(B) a
security, the bid price obtained by the Valuation Agent multiplied by the
applicable Valuation Percentage, if any;
(ii) Posted
Collateral that consists of items that are not specified as Eligible Collateral,
zero; and
(iii) Other
Eligible Support and Other Posted Support, as specified in Paragraph
13.
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EXECUTION
COPY
Paragraph
13. Elections
and Variables
(a)
|
Security
Interest for “Obligations”.
The term “Obligations”
as used in this Annex includes the following additional obligations
with
respect to Party A and Party B:
None.
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(b)
|
Credit
Support Obligations.
|
(i)
|
“Delivery
Amount”
and “Return
Amount” each
has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3; provided that, in the
event that
Party A elects or is required to post collateral pursuant to a
ratings
downgrade by S&P and Xxxxx’x, (1) the Delivery Amount shall be
calculated by reference to the requirements set forth by the rating
agency
that would result in Party A transferring the greater amount of
Eligible
Credit Support and (2) the Return Amount shall be calculated by
reference
to the requirements set forth by the rating agency that would result
in
Party B transferring the least amount of Posted Credit Support.
“Credit
Support Amount”
has the meaning specified below:
|
(A)
|
in
the event Party A elects or is required to post collateral pursuant
to
Part 5(f)(iii) or (iv) of the Schedule due to a ratings downgrade
or
withdrawal by S&P, “Credit
Support Amount”
shall have the meaning specified in Table 1 attached hereto;
and
|
(B)
|
in
the event Party A elects to post collateral pursuant to Part 5(f)(i)
of
the Schedule due to a ratings downgrade by Xxxxx’x below the Xxxxx’x First
Tier Required Swap Counterparty Rating, “Credit
Support Amount”
shall have the meaning specified in Table 2A or Table 2B, as applicable,
attached hereto; and
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(C)
|
in
the event Party A is required to post collateral pursuant to Part
5(f)(ii)
of the Schedule due to a ratings downgrade or withdrawal by Xxxxx’x below
the Xxxxx’x Second Tier Required Swap Counterparty Rating, “Credit
Support Amount”
shall have the meaning specified in Table 3A or 3B, as applicable,
attached hereto.
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In
the
event Party A or its Credit Support Provider does not have a Long-Term Rating
of
at least “BBB+” from S&P, the Valuation Agent shall verify its calculation
of the Secured Party’s Exposure on a quarterly basis by seeking two quotations
from Reference Market-makers. If two Reference Market-makers are not available
to provide a quotation, then fewer than two Reference Market-makers may be
used
for such purpose. If no Reference Market-makers are available, then the
Valuation Agent’s estimates at mid-market will be used. The Valuation Agent may
not obtain the quotations referred to above from the same person in excess
of
four times during any 12 month period. Where more than one quotation is
obtained, the quotation representing the greatest amount of Exposure shall
be
used by the Valuation Agent. In the event the verification procedures set
forth
above indicate that there is a deficiency in the amount of Eligible Collateral
that has been Transferred to the Secured Party, the Pledgor shall Transfer
the
amount of Eligible Collateral necessary to cure such deficiency to the Secured
Party within three Local Business Days. The Valuation Agent shall provide
to S&P its calculations of the Secured Party’s Exposure for that Valuation
Date. The Valuation Agent shall also provide to S&P any external marks
received pursuant to this paragraph.
(ii)
|
Eligible
Collateral.
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(A)
|
In
the event Party A elects or is required to post collateral pursuant
to
Part 5(f) of the Schedule due to a ratings downgrade or withdrawal
by
S&P, the items specified in Table 4 attached hereto will qualify
as
“Eligible
Collateral” for
Party A.
|
(B)
|
In
the event Party A elects to post collateral pursuant to Part 5(f)(i)
of
the Schedule due to a ratings downgrade by Xxxxx’x below the Xxxxx’x First
Tier Required Swap Counterparty Rating, the items specified in
Table 5
attached hereto will qualify as “Eligible
Collateral” for
Party A.
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(C)
|
In
the event Party A is required to post collateral pursuant to Part
5(f)(ii)
of the Schedule due to a ratings downgrade or withdrawal by Xxxxx’x below
the Xxxxx’x Second Tier Required Swap Counterparty Rating, the items
specified in Table 6 attached hereto will qualify as “Eligible
Collateral” for
Party A.
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(iii)
|
Other
Eligible Support:
Not applicable.
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(iv)
|
Thresholds.
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(A)
|
“Independent
Amount”
means, with respect to Party A, not applicable in the event Party A
elects or is required to post collateral pursuant to Part 5(f)
of the
Schedule due to a ratings downgrade or withdrawal by S&P or Xxxxx’x.
|
“Independent
Amount”
means,
with respect to Party B, zero.
(B) |
“Threshold”
means with, respect to Party A, not
applicable in the event Party A elects or is required to post collateral
pursuant to Part 5(f) of the Schedule due to a ratings downgrade
or
withdrawal by S&P or Xxxxx’x.
|
“Threshold”
means
with respect to Party B: Infinite.
“Minimum
Transfer Amount”
means
with respect to Party A: USD 50,000; and with respect to Party B: USD 50,000;
provided, however, that if such party is a Defaulting Party at the time,
“Minimum
Transfer Amount”
shall
mean zero with respect to such party.
(C)
|
Rounding.
The Delivery Amount will be rounded up to the nearest multiple
of $1000
and the Return Amount will be rounded down to the nearest multiple
of
$1000.
|
(v)
|
“Exposure”
has the meaning specified in Paragraph 12, except that after the
word
“Agreement” in the fourth line thereof the words “(assuming, for this
purpose only, that Part 1(f)(ii) of the Schedule is deleted)” shall be
inserted.
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(c)
|
Valuation
and Timing.
|
(i)
|
“Valuation
Agent”
means Party A.
|
(ii)
|
“Valuation
Date”
means (A) each and every Wednesday commencing on the first such date
following the date hereof or if any Wednesday is not a Local Business
Day,
the next succeeding Local Business Day and (B) any other Local
Business Day on which notice is made before 12:00 noon, New York
time on
the immediately preceding Local Business
Day.
|
(iii)
|
“Valuation
Time” means
the close of business in New York on the New York Banking Day before
the
Valuation Date or date of calculation, as applicable, or any time
on the
Valuation Date or date of calculation, as applicable; provided
that the calculations of Value and Exposure will be made as of
approximately the same time on the same
date.
|
(iv)
|
“Notification
Time”
means 1:00 p.m., New York time, on a Local Business Day.
|
(v)
|
The
Valuation Agent’s calculations pursuant to the terms hereof shall be made
in accordance with standard market practice, using commonly accepted
third
party sources that comply with S&P’s criteria (e.g. Bloomberg, Bridge
Information Services, Reuters and
Telerate).
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(d)
|
Conditions
Precedent and Secured Party’s Rights and
Remedies.
The following Termination Events will be a “Specified
Condition”
for the party specified (that party being the Affected Party of
the
Termination Event occurs with respect to that party): Not
Applicable.
|
(e)
|
Substitution.
|
(i)
|
“Substitution
Date” has
the meaning specified in Paragraph
4(d)(ii).
|
(ii)
|
Consent.
The Pledgor need not obtain the Secured Party's consent for any
substitution pursuant to Paragraph
4(d).
|
(f)
|
Dispute
Resolution.
|
(i)
|
“Resolution
Time” means
1:00 p.m., New York time, on the Local Business Day following the
date on
which the notice of the dispute is given under Paragraph
5.
|
(ii)
|
Value.
For the purpose of Paragraphs 5(i)(C) and 5(ii), the Value of Posted
Credit Support or of any Transfer of Eligible Credit Support or
Posted
Credit Support, as the case may be, will be calculated by the Valuation
Agent in accordance with standard market practice using third party
sources (such as, by way of example only, Bloomberg or Reuters)
where
available.
|
(iii)
|
Alternative.
The provisions of Paragraph 5 will
apply.
|
(g)
|
Holding
and Using Posted Collateral.
|
(i)
|
Eligibility
to Hold Posted Collateral; Custodian.
|
Party B
and its Custodian will be entitled to hold Posted Collateral pursuant to
Paragraph 6(b); provided
that the
following conditions applicable to it are satisfied:
(A)
|
Party B
is not a Defaulting Party.
|
(B)
|
Posted
Collateral may be held only in the following jurisdictions: the
United
States of America.
|
(C)
|
Party
B’s Custodian (or its parent) shall have a Long Term Rating by S&P of
at least “A” and a Short Term Rating by S&P of at least “A-1” by
S&P.
|
Initially,
the Custodian
for
Party B is the Trustee.
(ii)
|
Use
of Posted Collateral.
The provisions of Paragraph 6(c) will apply.
|
(h)
|
Distributions
and Interest Amount.
|
(i)
|
“Interest
Rate”.
The “Interest
Rate”
shall be the rate actually earned by Party B on Posted Collateral
in the
form of Cash.
|
(ii)
|
Transfer
of Interest Amount.
The Transfer of the Interest Amount will be made on the last Local
Business Day of each calendar month and on any Local Business Day
that
Posted Collateral in the form of Cash is Transferred to the Pledgor
pursuant to Paragraph 3(b).
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(iii)
|
Alternative
to Interest Amount.
The provisions of Paragraph 6(d)(ii) will
apply.
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(i)
|
Additional
Representation(s).
None.
|
(j)
|
Other
Eligible Support and Other Posted Support.“Value”
and “Transfer” with
respect to Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support each
means: Not
applicable.
|
(k)
|
Demands
and Notices.
|
(i)
|
All
demands, specifications and notices to Party A under this Annex will
be made to:
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Capital Services Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxxx
XXX
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
FID
Collateral Manager
Telephone
No.: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile
No.: (000) 000-0000
Email:
xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
and
all
demands, specifications and notices to Party B under this Annex will be
to:
Deutsche
Bank National Trust Company, as trustee of the Trust
0000
Xxxx
Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
Trust Administration - SX0702
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
;
provided
that any
demand, specification or notice may be made by telephone (“Telephone
Notice”)
between employees of each party if such Telephone Notice is confirmed by
a
subsequent written instruction (which may be delivered via facsimile or email)
by the close of business on the same day that such Telephone Notice is
given.
(ii)
|
Demand
for Collateral.
Without prejudice to any provision of this Agreement, if a Delivery
Amount
for a Valuation Date equals or exceeds the Pledgor’s Minimum Transfer
Amount, then the Pledgor will, without prior demand by the Secured
Party,
Transfer to the Secured Party Eligible Credit Support in accordance
with
Paragraph 3(a).
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(l)
|
Addresses
for Transfers.
|
Party A:
Cash:CITIBANK,
New York
ABA
No.:
021
000
089
Account
No.: 4072
-
4601
Treasury
Securities
and
Agency Notes: Bank
of
New York, New York/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
ABA
No.:
000000000
Other
Forms of Eligible Collateral: As provided by Party A.
Party B:
Cash:
Deutsche
Bank
ABA
No.:
000000000
Account
No.: 00000000
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Account
Name: NYLTD
Funds Control - Stars West
Ref:
Saxon
Asset Securities Trust 2007-2
DTC
Eligible Securities: As provided by Party B
(m)
|
Other
Provisions.
|
(i)
|
Notwithstanding
any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, no full
or partial
failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of
Party A or Party B, any right, remedy, power or privilege
permitted hereunder shall operate in any way as a waiver thereof
by such
party, including without limitation any failure to exercise or
any delay
in exercising to any or to the full extent of such party's rights
with
respect to transfer timing pursuant to Paragraph 4(b), regardless
of the
frequency of such failure or delay.
|
(ii)
|
In
all cases, in order to facilitate calculation of the Delivery Amount
and
the Return Amount for a particular Valuation Date in accordance
with
Paragraph 3 of this Annex:
|
(A)
|
Eligible
Collateral;
|
(B)
|
Exposure;
and
|
(C)
|
Posted
Collateral
|
shall
each be expressed in US Dollars. If any of these items are expressed in a
currency other than US Dollars, then they shall be converted into US Dollar
amounts at the spot exchange rate determined by the Valuation Agent on that
Valuation Date.
(iii)
|
Form
of Annex.
The parties hereby agree that the text of the body of this Annex
is
intended to be the printed form of 1994 ISDA Credit Support Annex
(Bilateral Form - ISDA Agreements Subject to New York Law Only
version) as
published and copyrighted by the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc.
|
(n)
|
Agreement
as to Single Secured Party and Pledgor.
Party A and Party B agree that, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the recital to this Annex, Paragraph 1(b) or Paragraph
2 or
the definitions of Paragraph 12, (a) the term “Secured
Party”
as used in this Annex shall mean only Party B, (b) the term
“Pledgor”
as used in this Annex shall mean only Party A, (c) only
Party A makes the pledge and grant in Paragraph 2, the
acknowledgement in the final sentence of Paragraph 8(a) and the
representations in paragraph 9 and (d) only Party A will be
required to make Transfers of Eligible Credit Support
hereunder.
|
(o)
|
Events
of Default.
Paragraph 7(ii) and (iii) will not apply to Party
B.
|
(p)
|
Expenses.
For the avoidance of doubt, Party A shall be responsible for posting
collateral in accordance with this Credit Support Annex at its
own cost
and any cost incurred by it in complying with its obligations
hereunder.
|
(q)
|
Additional
Definitions
|
“Agency
Notes”
means
U.S. Dollar-denominated fixed rate, non-amortising, non-mortgage-backed,
senior
debt securities of fixed maturity, rated Aaa by Xxxxx'x and AAA by S&P
issued by any of the Federal Home Loan Banks (including their consolidated
obligations issued through the Office of Finance of the Federal Home Loan
Bank
System), the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation or the Federal Farm Credit Bank.
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“Commercial
Paper” means
U.S. Dollar-denominated, coupon-bearing, commercial paper issued by a
corporation, finance company, partnership or limited liability
company.
“Treasury
Securities”
means
U.S. Dollar-denominated, coupon-bearing, senior debt securities of the United
States of America issued by the U.S. Treasury Department and backed by the
full
faith and credit of the United States of America.
(r)
|
Trustee
Capacity.
It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that
insofar
as this Annex is executed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
(i) this Annex is executed and delivered by Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee
under
the PSA in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and
invested
in it as trustee thereunder, (ii) each of the representations,
undertakings and agreements herein made on behalf of the Trust
is made and
intended not as personal representations of the Trustee but is
made and
intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust, (iii) except
as
expressly required by the terms of the PSA, nothing herein contained
shall
be construed as creating any liability on Deutsche Bank National
Trust
Company, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either
expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any,
being
expressly waived by the parties who are signatories to this Agreement
and
by any person claiming by, through or under such parties, and
(iv) under no circumstances shall Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company in its individual capacity be personally liable for the
payment of
any indebtedness or expenses or be personally liable for the breach
or
failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant
made or
undertaken under this Annex.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have executed this Credit Support Annex by their duly authorized
officers as of the date hereof.
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CAPITAL SERVICES INC.
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Vice President
Date: Xxxxx 00, 0000
XXXXXXXX
BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
not
individually, but solely as Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest
Trust
with respect to Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2007-2, Mortgage Loan Asset
Certificates, Series 2007-2
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Authorized signer
Date: April 30, 2007
TABLE
1
CREDIT
SUPPORT AMOUNT
DOWNGRADE
BY S&P
In
the
event Party A elects or is required to post collateral pursuant to Part 5(f)
of
the Schedule due to a ratings downgrade or withdrawal by S&P:
“Credit
Support Amount”
means,
with respect to a Valuation Date, an amount equal to the greater of (1) the
sum of (a) the MTM and (b) the Volatility Buffer multiplied by the
Notional Amount * 10 and (2) zero.
“MTM”
means
the Secured Party’s Exposure for that Valuation Date.
“Volatility
Buffer”
means
(a) if, on the date of determination, Party A has a short-term credit
rating of “A-2” by S&P and the Termination Date of the Transaction will
occur in less than 5 years, 3.25%, (b) if, on the date of determination,
Party A has a short-term credit rating of “A-2” by S&P and the
Termination Date of the Transaction will occur in less than 10 years but
more
than 5 years, 4.00%, (c) if, on the date of determination, Party A has
a short-term credit rating of “A-3” by S&P and the Termination Date of the
Transaction will occur in less than 5 years, 4.00%, (d) if, on the date of
determination, Party A has a short-term credit rating of “A-3” by S&P
and the Termination Date of the Transaction will occur in less than 10 years
but
more than 5 years, 5.00%, (e) if, on the date of determination,
Party A has a long-term credit rating of “BB+” or lower by S&P and the
Termination Date of the Transaction will occur in less than 5 years, 4.50%,
or
(f) if, on the date of determination, Party A has a long-term credit
rating of “BB+” or lower by S&P and the Termination Date of the Transaction
will occur in less than 10 years but more than 5 years, 6.75%.
TABLE
2A
CREDIT
SUPPORT AMOUNT
DOWNGRADE
BY XXXXX’X BELOW XXXXX’X FIRST TIER REQUIRED
SWAP
COUNTERPARTY RATING
In
the
event Party A elects to post collateral pursuant to Part 5(f)(i) of the Schedule
due to a ratings downgrade by Xxxxx’x below the Xxxxx’x First Tier Required Swap
Counterparty Rating:
“Credit
Support Amount”
means,
with respect to a Valuation Date, an amount equal to either:
(A)
The
greater of (1) zero and (2) the sum of (a) the MTM and (b) the lesser of
(x) 25
multiplied by DV01 and (y) 4% multiplied by the Notional Amount * 10;
or
(B)
The
greater of (1) zero and (2) the sum of (a) the MTM and (b) the Notional Amount
*
10 multiplied by the amount specified in Table 2B attached hereto.
Party
A
shall, in its sole discretion, have the option to determine the Credit Support
Amount based upon either (A) or (B) above.
“DV01”
means
an estimate (as determined by the Valuation Agent in good faith and in a
commercially reasonable manner) of the change in the Secured Party’s Exposure
resulting from a one basis point change in the swap curve.
“MTM”
means
the Secured Party’s Exposure for that Valuation Date.
TABLE
2B
Weighted
Average
Life
of Hedge
in
Years
|
|
1
|
0.25%
|
2
|
0.50%
|
3
|
0.70%
|
4
|
1.00%
|
5
|
1.20%
|
6
|
1.40%
|
7
|
1.60%
|
8
|
1.80%
|
9
|
2.00%
|
10
|
2.20%
|
11
|
2.30%
|
12
|
2.50%
|
13
|
2.70%
|
14
|
2.80%
|
15
|
3.00%
|
16
|
3.20%
|
17
|
3.30%
|
18
|
3.50%
|
19
|
3.60%
|
20
|
3.70%
|
21
|
3.90%
|
22
|
4.00%
|
23
|
4.00%
|
24
|
4.00%
|
25
|
4.00%
|
26
|
4.00%
|
27
|
4.00%
|
28
|
4.00%
|
29
|
4.00%
|
30
|
4.00%
|
TABLE
3A
CREDIT
SUPPORT AMOUNT
DOWNGRADE
BY XXXXX’X BELOW XXXXX’X SECOND TIER REQUIRED
SWAP
COUNTERPARTY RATING
In
the
event Party A is required to post collateral pursuant to Part 5(f)(ii) of
the
Schedule due to a ratings downgrade by Xxxxx’x below the Xxxxx’x Second Tier
Required Swap Counterparty Rating:
“Credit
Support Amount”
means,
with respect to a Valuation Date, an amount equal to either:
(A)
The
greatest of (1) zero, (2) the amount payable by Party A in respect of the
next
Floating Rate Payer Payment Date, and (3) the sum of (a) the MTM and (b)
the
lesser of (x) 60 multiplied by DV01 and (y) 9% multiplied by the Notional
Amount
* 10; or
(B)
The
greatest of (1) zero, (2) the amount payable by Party A in respect of the
next
Floating Rate Payer Payment Date, and (3) the sum of (a) the MTM and (b)
the
Notional Amount * 10 multiplied by the amount specified in Table 3B attached
hereto.
Party
A
shall, in its sole discretion, have the option to determine the Credit Support
Amount based upon either (A) or (B) above.
“DV01”
means
an estimate (as determined by the Valuation Agent in good faith and in a
commercially reasonable manner) of the change in the Secured Party’s Exposure
resulting from a one basis point change in the swap curve.
“MTM”
means
the Secured Party’s Exposure for that Valuation Date.
TABLE
3B
Weighted
Average
Life
of Hedge
in
Years
|
|
1
|
0.60%
|
2
|
1.20%
|
3
|
1.70%
|
4
|
2.30%
|
5
|
2.80%
|
6
|
3.30%
|
7
|
3.80%
|
8
|
4.30%
|
9
|
4.80%
|
10
|
5.30%
|
11
|
5.60%
|
12
|
6.00%
|
13
|
6.40%
|
14
|
6.80%
|
15
|
7.20%
|
16
|
7.60%
|
17
|
7.90%
|
18
|
8.30%
|
19
|
8.60%
|
20
|
9.00%
|
21
|
9.00%
|
22
|
9.00%
|
23
|
9.00%
|
24
|
9.00%
|
25
|
9.00%
|
26
|
9.00%
|
27
|
9.00%
|
28
|
9.00%
|
29
|
9.00%
|
30
|
9.00%
|
TABLE
4
ELIGIBLE
COLLATERAL
S&P
Eligible
Collateral
|
Party A
|
Valuation
Percentage
|
|||
(A)
|
Cash
|
X
|
100.0%
|
||
(B)
|
Treasury
Securities with a remaining maturity of 52 weeks or less
|
X
|
98.5%
|
||
(C)
|
Treasury
Securities with a remaining maturity of more than 52 weeks but
no more
than 5 years
|
X
|
93.6%
|
||
(D)
|
Treasury
Securities with a remaining maturity of more than 5 years but no
more than
10 years
|
X
|
89.9%
|
||
(E)
|
Treasury
Securities with a remaining maturity of more than 10 years but
no more
than 30 years
|
X
|
83.9%
|
||
(F)
|
Agency
Notes with a remaining maturity of no more than 15 years
|
X
|
81.3%
|
||
(G)
|
Agency
Notes with a remaining maturity of more than 15 years but no more
than 30
years
|
X
|
74.8%
|
||
(H)
|
Commercial
Paper rated “A-1+” by S&P and “P-1” by Xxxxx’x, with a remaining
maturity of 180 days or less
|
X
|
98.0%
|
||
(I)
|
Commercial
Paper rated “A-1” by S&P and P-1 by Xxxxx’x, with a remaining maturity
of 180 days or less
|
X
|
97.0%
|
||
(J)
|
Commercial
Paper rated “A-1” by S&P and “P-1” by Xxxxx’x, with a remaining
maturity of more than 180 days or but no more than 360
days
|
X
|
94.0%
|
Notwithstanding
the above, Commercial Paper will qualify as Eligible Collateral for Party
A only
if the aggregate amount of Commercial Paper Transferred as Eligible Collateral
under this Annex constitutes the obligations of 10 or more
issuers.
TABLE
5
ELIGIBLE
COLLATERAL
DOWNGRADE
BY XXXXX’X BELOW XXXXX’X FIRST TIER REQUIRED
SWAP
COUNTERPARTY RATING
Eligible
Collateral
|
Valuation
Percentage
|
|
U.S.
Dollar Cash
|
100%
|
|
EURO
Cash
|
97%
|
|
Sterling
Cash
|
97%
|
|
Fixed-Rate
Negotiable Treasury Debt Issued by The U.S. Treasury Department
with
Remaining Maturity
|
||
<
1 Year
|
100%
|
|
1
to 2 Years
|
100%
|
|
2
to 3 Years
|
100%
|
|
3
to 5 Years
|
100%
|
|
5
to 7 Years
|
100%
|
|
7
to 10 Years
|
100%
|
|
10
to 20 Years
|
100%
|
|
>
20 Years
|
100%
|
|
Floating-Rate
Negotiable Treasury Debt issued by The U.S. Treasury
Department
|
||
All
Maturities
|
100%
|
|
Fixed-Rate
U.S. Agency Debentures with Remaining Maturity
|
||
<
1 Year
|
100%
|
|
1
to 2 Years
|
100%
|
|
2
to 3 Years
|
100%
|
|
3
to 5 Years
|
100%
|
|
5
to 7 Years
|
100%
|
|
7
to 10 Years
|
100%
|
|
10
to 20 Years
|
100%
|
|
>
20 Years
|
100%
|
|
Floating-Rate
U.S. Agency Debentures -
|
||
All
Maturities
|
100%
|
|
Fixed-Rate
Euro-Zone Government Bonds Rated Aa3
or
Above with Remaining Maturity
|
||
<
1 Year
|
97%
|
|
1
to 2 Years
|
97%
|
|
2
to 3 Years
|
97%
|
|
3
to 5 Years
|
97%
|
|
5
to 7 Years
|
97%
|
|
7
to 10 Years
|
97%
|
|
10
to 20 Years
|
97%
|
|
>
20 Years
|
97%
|
|
Floating-Rate
Euro-Zone Government Bonds Rated Aa3
or
Above
|
||
All
Maturities
|
97%
|
Eligible
Collateral
|
Valuation
Percentage
|
|
Fixed-Rate
United Kingdom Gilts with Remaining Maturity
|
||
<
1 Year
|
97%
|
|
1
to 2 Years
|
97%
|
|
2
to 3 Years
|
97%
|
|
3
to 5 Years
|
97%
|
|
5
to 7 Years
|
97%
|
|
7
to 10 Years
|
97%
|
|
10
to 20 Years
|
97%
|
|
>
20 Years
|
97%
|
|
Floating-Rate
United Kingdom Gilts
|
||
All
Maturities
|
97%
|
TABLE
6
ELIGIBLE
COLLATERAL
DOWNGRADE
BY XXXXX’X BELOW XXXXX’X SECOND TIER REQUIRED
SWAP
COUNTERPARTY RATING
Eligible
Collateral
|
Valuation
Percentage
|
|
U.S.
Dollar Cash
|
100%
|
|
EURO
Cash
|
93%
|
|
Sterling
Cash
|
94%
|
|
Fixed-Rate
Negotiable Treasury Debt Issued by The U.S. Treasury Department
with
Remaining Maturity
|
||
<
1 Year
|
100%
|
|
1
to 2 Years
|
99%
|
|
2
to 3 Years
|
98%
|
|
3
to 5 Years
|
97%
|
|
5
to 7 Years
|
95%
|
|
7
to 10 Years
|
94%
|
|
10
to 20 Years
|
89%
|
|
>
20 Years
|
87%
|
|
Floating-Rate
Negotiable Treasury Debt issued by The U.S. Treasury
Department
|
||
All
Maturities
|
99%
|
|
Fixed-Rate
U.S. Agency Debentures with Remaining Maturity
|
||
<
1 Year
|
99%
|
|
1
to 2 Years
|
98%
|
|
2
to 3 Years
|
97%
|
|
3
to 5 Years
|
96%
|
|
5
to 7 Years
|
94%
|
|
7
to 10 Years
|
93%
|
|
10
to 20 Years
|
88%
|
|
>
20 Years
|
86%
|
|
Floating-Rate
U.S. Agency Debentures -
|
||
All
Maturities
|
98%
|
|
Fixed-Rate
Euro-Zone Government Bonds Rated Aa3
or
Above with Remaining Maturity
|
||
<
1 Year
|
93%
|
|
1
to 2 Years
|
92%
|
|
2
to 3 Years
|
91%
|
|
3
to 5 Years
|
89%
|
|
5
to 7 Years
|
87%
|
|
7
to 10 Years
|
86%
|
|
10
to 20 Years
|
82%
|
|
>
20 Years
|
80%
|
|
Floating-Rate
Euro-Zone Government Bonds Rated Aa3
or
Above
|
||
All
Maturities
|
92%
|
Eligible
Collateral
|
Valuation
Percentage
|
|
Fixed-Rate
United Kingdom Gilts with Remaining Maturity
|
||
<
1 Year
|
93%
|
|
1
to 2 Years
|
92%
|
|
2
to 3 Years
|
91%
|
|
3
to 5 Years
|
90%
|
|
5
to 7 Years
|
89%
|
|
7
to 10 Years
|
88%
|
|
10
to 20 Years
|
84%
|
|
>
20 Years
|
82%
|
|
Floating-Rate
United Kingdom Gilts
|
||
All
Maturities
|
93%
|
|
EXECUTION
COPY
|
DATE:
|
April
30, 2007
|
TO:
|
Deutsche
Bank National Trust Company, not individually, but solely as
Trustee on
behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to Saxon
Asset
Securities Trust 2007-2, Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates,
Series
2007-2
|
ATTENTION:
|
Trust
Administration - SX0702
|
TELEPHONE:
|
(000)
000-0000
|
FACSIMILE:
|
(000)
000-0000
|
FROM:
|
New
York Derivative Client Services Group
|
TELEPHONE:
|
(000)
000-0000
|
FACSIMILE:
|
(000)
000-0000
|
SUBJECT:
|
Fixed
Income Derivatives Confirmation
|
REFERENCE
NUMBER:
|
AACPU
|
The
purpose of this letter agreement (this “Confirmation”)
is to
confirm the terms and conditions of the Swap Transaction entered into on
the
Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”)
between Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Capital Services Inc. (“Party
A”)
and
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not individually, but solely as Trustee
on
behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust (the “Trustee”)
under
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated and effective as of April 1,
2007,
among Saxon Asset Securities Company, as Depositor, Deutsche Bank National
Trust
Company, as Trustee, and Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., as Servicer (the
“PSA”)
for
the Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2007-2, Mortgage Loan Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 2007-2 (“Party
B”).
The
definitions and provisions contained in the 2000 ISDA Definitions (the
“Definitions”),
as
published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.,
are
incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency
between
the Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will govern. Terms
capitalized but not defined in this Confirmation (including the Definitions)
have the meanings attributed to them in the PSA.
This
Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in, and supplements,
forms part of and is subject to, the ISDA Master Agreement dated as of
April 30,
2007, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the “Agreement”),
between Party A and Party B. All provisions contained in the Agreement
govern
this Confirmation except as expressly modified below.
1.
|
The
terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation
relates are
as follows:
|
Notional
Amount:
|
With
respect to any Calculation Period, the notional amount set forth
for such
Calculation Period in Schedule I attached
hereto.
|
Trade
Date:
|
April
19, 2007
|
Effective
Date:
|
Xxxxx
00, 0000
|
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Date:
|
January
25, 2012, which for the purpose of the final Fixed Rate Payer
II
Calculation Period is subject to No Adjustment, and for the purpose
of the
final Floating Rate Payer Calculation Period is subject to adjustment
in
accordance with the Business Day
Convention.
|
1
|
Fixed
Amounts I:
Fixed
Rate I Payer:
|
Party
A
|
Fixed
Rate I Payer Payment Dates:
|
April
30, 2007
|
Fixed
Amount I:
|
USD
1,000,000
|
Fixed
Amounts II:
Fixed
Rate II Payer:
|
Party
B
|
Fixed
Rate II Payer Payment Dates:
|
The
25th
calendar day of each month during the Term of this Transaction,
commencing
April 25, 2008, subject to adjustment in accordance with the
Business Day
Convention.
|
Fixed
Rate II Payer Period End
Dates:
|
The
25th
calendar day of each month during the Term of this Transaction,
commencing
April 25, 2008, subject to No
Adjustment.
|
Fixed
Rate II:
|
4.910%
|
Fixed
Amount II:
|
To
be determined in accordance with the following
formula:
|
Fixed
Rate II * Notional Amount * Fixed Rate Day Count Fraction.
Fixed
Rate Day Count Fraction:
|
30/360
|
Floating
Amounts:
Floating
Rate Payer:
|
Party
A
|
Floating
Rate Payer Payment
Dates:
|
The
25th
calendar day of each month during the Term of this Transaction,
commencing
April 25, 2008, subject to adjustment in accordance with the
Business Day
Convention.
|
Floating
Rate Payer Period End
Dates:
|
The
25th
calendar day of each month during the Term of this Transaction,
commencing
April 25, 2008, subject to adjustment in accordance with the
Business Day
Convention.
|
Floating
Rate Option:
|
USD-LIBOR-BBA
|
Floating
Amount:
|
To
be determined in accordance with the following
formula:
|
2
|
Floating
Rate * Notional Amount * Floating Rate Day Count Fraction.
Designated
Maturity:
|
One
month
|
Floating
Rate Day Count Fraction:
|
Actual/360
|
Reset
Dates:
|
The
first day of each Calculation
Period.
|
Compounding:
|
Inapplicable
|
Business
Days:
|
New
York and Los Angeles
|
Business
Day Convention:
|
Following
|
2.
|
Account
Details and Settlement Information:
|
Payments
to Party A:
Citibank,
New York
ABA
No.:
021 000 089
Account
No.: 4072-4601
Account
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Capital Services Inc.
Payments
to Party B:
Deutsche
Bank
ABA
No.:
000000000
Account
No: 00000000
Acct
Name: NYLTD Funds Control - Stars West
Ref:
Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2007-2 (swap)
3.
|
Trustee
Capacity. It
is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that
insofar as
this Confirmation is executed by Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company (i)
this Confirmation is executed and delivered by Deutsche Bank
National
Trust Company not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee
on
behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust under the PSA in the
exercise of
the powers and authority conferred and invested in it as trustee
thereunder, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and
agreements
herein made on behalf of Party B is made and intended not as
personal
representations of the Trustee but is made and intended for the
purpose of
binding only the Supplemental Interest Trust, (iii) except as
expressly
required by the terms of the PSA, nothing herein contained shall
be
construed as creating any liability on Deutsche Bank National
Trust
Company, individually or personally, to perform any covenant
either
expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if
any, being
expressly waived by the parties who are signatories to this Agreement
and
by any person claiming by, through or under such parties, and
(iv) under
no circumstances shall Deutsche Bank National Trust Company in
its
individual capacity be personally liable for the payment of any
indebtedness or expenses or be personally liable for the breach
or failure
of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made
or undertaken
under this Confirmation.
|
3
|
We
are
very pleased to have entered into this Transaction with you and we look
forward
to completing other transactions with you in the near future.
Very
truly yours,
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CAPITAL SERVICES INC.
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President
Party
B,
acting through its duly authorized signatory, hereby agrees to, accepts
and
confirms the terms of the foregoing as of the Trade Date.
DEUTSCHE
BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
not
individually, but solely as Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest
Trust
with respect to Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2007-2, Mortgage Loan Asset
Backed
Certificates, Series 2007-2
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Authorized signer
4
|
SCHEDULE
I
Line
|
Calculation
Period
|
Notional
Amount
($)
|
|||
1
|
Effective
Date
|
4/25/2008
|
550,925,553.08
|
||
2
|
4/25/2008
|
5/25/2008
|
528,961,753.21
|
||
3
|
5/25/2008
|
6/25/2008
|
507,471,838.93
|
||
4
|
6/25/2008
|
7/25/2008
|
486,632,188.91
|
||
5
|
7/25/2008
|
8/25/2008
|
466,575,606.28
|
||
6
|
8/25/2008
|
9/25/2008
|
447,351,364.83
|
||
7
|
9/25/2008
|
10/25/2008
|
428,927,317.67
|
||
8
|
10/25/2008
|
11/25/2008
|
411,269,831.00
|
||
9
|
11/25/2008
|
12/25/2008
|
394,346,697.44
|
||
10
|
12/25/2008
|
1/25/2009
|
377,763,371.09
|
||
11
|
1/25/2009
|
2/25/2009
|
358,309,053.53
|
||
12
|
2/25/2009
|
3/25/2009
|
294,661,700.54
|
||
13
|
3/25/2009
|
4/25/2009
|
268,874,649.98
|
||
14
|
4/25/2009
|
5/25/2009
|
257,560,607.36
|
||
15
|
5/25/2009
|
6/25/2009
|
247,226,960.75
|
||
16
|
6/25/2009
|
7/25/2009
|
237,119,000.77
|
||
17
|
7/25/2009
|
8/25/2009
|
225,525,390.12
|
||
18
|
8/25/2009
|
9/25/2009
|
190,444,025.39
|
||
19
|
9/25/2009
|
10/25/2009
|
175,546,179.11
|
||
20
|
10/25/2009
|
11/25/2009
|
168,399,049.83
|
||
21
|
11/25/2009
|
12/25/2009
|
161,596,319.36
|
||
22
|
12/25/2009
|
1/25/2010
|
154,591,897.16
|
||
23
|
1/25/2010
|
2/25/2010
|
146,157,915.19
|
||
24
|
2/25/2010
|
3/25/2010
|
118,179,132.14
|
||
25
|
3/25/2010
|
4/25/2010
|
103,926,619.79
|
||
26
|
4/25/2010
|
5/25/2010
|
98,978,743.69
|
||
27
|
5/25/2010
|
6/25/2010
|
95,194,824.57
|
||
28
|
6/25/2010
|
7/25/2010
|
91,335,478.80
|
||
29
|
7/25/2010
|
8/25/2010
|
87,040,386.33
|
||
30
|
8/25/2010
|
9/25/2010
|
76,478,893.29
|
||
31
|
9/25/2010
|
10/25/2010
|
69,788,255.30
|
||
32
|
10/25/2010
|
11/25/2010
|
66,765,020.61
|
||
33
|
11/25/2010
|
12/25/2010
|
64,347,314.65
|
||
34
|
12/25/2010
|
1/25/2011
|
61,945,159.31
|
||
35
|
1/25/2011
|
2/25/2011
|
59,439,452.02
|
||
36
|
2/25/2011
|
3/25/2011
|
54,927,894.94
|
||
37
|
3/25/2011
|
4/25/2011
|
51,715,071.78
|
||
38
|
4/25/2011
|
5/25/2011
|
49,732,491.28
|
||
39
|
5/25/2011
|
6/25/2011
|
47,993,421.65
|
||
40
|
6/25/2011
|
7/25/2011
|
46,314,590.49
|
||
41
|
7/25/2011
|
8/25/2011
|
44,693,931.79
|
||
42
|
8/25/2011
|
9/25/2011
|
43,129,449.60
|
||
43
|
9/25/2011
|
10/25/2011
|
41,619,215.72
|
||
44
|
10/25/2011
|
11/25/2011
|
40,161,367.39
|
||
45
|
11/25/2011
|
12/25/2011
|
38,754,105.11
|
||
46
|
12/25/2011
|
Termination
Date
|
37,395,691.73
|
I-1