LIFE SETTLEMENT POLICIES ORIGINATION AGREEMENT
This Life
Settlement Policies Origination Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as
of February 10, 2009, by and between Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Inc., (the “Purchaser”),
a Delaware corporation, and Life Settlements International, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “Provider”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Provider certain in-force life
insurance polices (the “Policies”), subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Provider desires to sell to the Purchaser the Policies, subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
AGREEMENT:
1.
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Definitions.
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1.1
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For
all purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings set forth
below:
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“Affiliate” means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person controlling or controlled by or
under common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this
definition, “control,” when used with respect to a specific Person, means the
power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or
indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise; and the term “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative
to the foregoing.
“Broker” means any
viatical or life settlement broker, duly licensed as such where required under
applicable law, or other Person authorized by a Seller and permitted under
applicable law to represent or otherwise act as the agent of such Seller in
connection with the purchase of a Policy.
“Business Day” means a
day other than a Saturday or Sunday on which commercial banks in the City of New
York are not authorized or required to be closed for business.
“Change of
Ownership/Beneficiary Form” means, with respect to each Policy, a change
of ownership form/change of beneficiary form executed by the related
Seller.
“Conveyed Property”
shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1 hereof.
“Disbursement
Schedule” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.2(d)
hereof, and the form of Disbursement Schedule is attached hereto as Exhibit
“A.”
“Draw Account” means
an account established and maintained by the Purchaser at the Escrow Agent or
any other account designated by the Purchaser to be used to fund purchases of
Policies pursuant to Section 7.4.
“Escrow Agent” means
the Person chosen by the Provider and the Purchaser to serve in the capacity as
escrow agent under the Escrow Agreement.
“Escrow Agreement”
means the Seller’s Escrow Agreement and any such other escrow agreement
established by the Provider and/or the Purchaser to effectuate the sale and
purchase of each Policy.
“Escrow Date” means,
with respect to any Policy, the date on which the Escrow Agent is to withdraw
funds in an amount equal to the related Gross Acquisitions Costs from the Draw
Account and deposits such funds into the related Seller’s Escrow Account
pursuant to the Disbursement Schedule.
“Escrow Release Date”
means, with respect to any Policy, the date on which the Escrow Agent releases
funds from the Seller’s Escrow Account in accordance with the Seller’s Escrow
Agreement, which date will be no later than the Business Day following the day
on which the Escrow Agent receives written confirmation that the Issuing
Insurance Company has processed the Change of Ownership/Beneficiary
Forms.
“Gross Acquisition
Costs” means, with respect to any Policy an amount equal to the sum of
(a) the Purchase Price, (b) the Origination Fee and (c) any related escrow
expenses, costs or fees.
“Insolvency Event”
means with respect to any Person either:
(a) a
case or other proceeding shall be commenced, without the application or consent
of such Person, in any court, seeking the liquidation, reorganization, debt
arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of
such Person, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator,
assignee, sequestrator or the like for such Person or all or substantially all
of its assets, or any similar action with respect to such Person under any law
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, dissolution, winding up or
composition or adjustment of debts, and such case or proceeding shall continue
undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of 60 consecutive days; or
an order for relief in respect of such Person shall be entered in an involuntary
case under the federal bankruptcy laws or other similar laws now or hereafter in
effect; or
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(b) such
Person shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding under any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution or other
similar law now or hereafter in effect, or shall consent to the appointment of
or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian,
sequestrator (or other similar official) for, such Person or for any substantial
part of its property, or shall make any general assignment for the benefit of
creditors, or shall fail to, or admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts
generally as they become due, or, if a corporation or similar entity, its board
of directors or managers shall vote to implement any of the
foregoing.
“Insured” with respect
to any Policy means each natural person whose life is insured by such
Policy.
“Issuing Insurance
Company” means, with respect to any Policy, the insurance company that is
obligated to pay the related Net Death Benefit upon the death of the related
Insured or any other benefit provided by the terms of such Policy (or the
successor to such obligation).
“Lien” means any
interest in property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person,
whether such interest is based on the common law, statute or contract, including
but not limited to a security interest lien arising from a mortgage,
encumbrance, judgment, pledge, conditional sale or trust receipt for a lease,
consignment or bailment for security purposes, but, with respect to a Policy,
does not include the interest of the Issuing Insurance Company therein if such
interest arises solely from or with respect to a related Policy
Loan.
“Net Death Benefit”
means, with respect to any Policy, as of any date of determination, the death
benefit payable under such Policy net of any Policy Loan (and accrued Policy
Loan interest not yet paid on or capitalized into any related Policy Loan) as of
such date of determination.
“Origination Fee”
means an amount equal to the difference between (a) the Gross Acquisition Price
agreed to by the Purchaser and (b) the Purchase Price.
“Origination Period”
means the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the date that is 30
days from the date that either party sends written notice of such party’s desire
to terminate this Agreement.
“Person” means any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association,
Governmental Authority or any other entity.
“Policy Loan” means,
with respect to any Policy, any loan or other cash advances against the cash
value of such Policy, pursuant to the terns and conditions of such
Policy.
“Purchase Price” means
the amount that the Provider specifies in the Sale Documentation Package will be
paid to the related Seller upon the release of funds from the Seller’s Escrow
Account on the related Escrow Release Date as payment in full for such Seller’s
sale to the Provider of the related Policy plus any broker’s commission payable
to the Seller’s authorized broker.
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“Rescission Date”
means, with respect to any Policy, the Business Day following the last day of
the Rescission Period, as specified in the related Sale Documentation
Package.
“Rescission Period”
means, with respect to any Policy, the period during which any statutorily or
contractually created right of rescission of the related Underlying Sale
Agreement inures to the benefit of the Seller of such Policy until such right
terminates, as specified in the related Underlying Sale Agreement.
“Sale Documentation
Package” with respect to each Policy means all of the following
documents, agreements and instruments, each substantially in the form specified
in the Underlying Sale Agreement, or forms otherwise approved by the
Provider:
(a) one
of the following: (i) the original life insurance policy, (ii) an official copy
of the life insurance policy provided by the Issuing Insurance Company, (iii) a
certificate of insurance or (iv) a lost policy certificate issued by the
applicable Issuing Insurance Company;
(b) schedule
of estimated premiums (in a policy illustration or otherwise) prepared by the
Provider;
(c) the
Underlying Sale Agreement executed by the related Seller and the
Provider;
(d) a
Change of Ownership/Beneficiary Form executed by the related
Seller;
(e) the
Escrow Agreement; and
(f) the
certificate of each retained medical underwriter delivered and such certificate
specifying the applicable mortality rating, with reasonably detailed information
regarding its derivation, supplied thereby.
“Seller” means a
Person that sells to the Provider a Policy pursuant to an Underlying Sale
Agreement.
“Seller’s Escrow
Account” means one or more separate accounts established by the Escrow
Agent in the name of the Provider, and designated by the Escrow Agent as a
Seller’s Escrow Account.
“Transaction
Documents” means this Agreement, each Underlying Sale Agreement and each
related Escrow Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented
or modified from time to time and all other instruments, financing statements,
documents and agreements executed in connection with any of the
foregoing.
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“Underlying Sale
Agreement” means, with respect to any Policy, the purchase agreement
executed by a Seller and the Provider pursuant to which the Provider purchases
the Policy.
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Purchase
and Sale of Policies.
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2.1
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General. Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, during the term of this
Agreement, the Provider agrees to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser
agrees to purchase from the
Provider:
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(a)
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all
right, title and interest of the Provider in and to the Policies offered
by the Provider to the Purchaser pursuant to Section 6.1 and irrevocably
sold by the respective Seller to the Provider, and as to which ownership
of such Policies has been transferred to the Purchaser, and all proceeds
thereof, including, without limitation, the right to collect Net Death
Benefits from the related Issuing Insurance Companies, the right to
proceed against any state guarantee fund and other property and interests
in property related thereto, including, without limitation, all monies due
and to become due in respect to any of the foregoing (whether in respect
of principal, interest, fees, expenses, indemnities, rescission payments
or otherwise);
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(b)
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all
right, title and interest of the Provider in the related Sale
Documentation Packages;
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(c)
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all
of the Provider’s rights, remedies, powers and privileges with respect to
such Policies, including, without limitation, the right to enforce against
the related Seller any obligations that arise under each of the related
Underlying Sale Agreements (and all proceeds from such enforcement);
and
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(d)
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all
proceeds of the foregoing (the amounts described in clauses (a) through
(c) referred to collectively herein as the “Conveyed
Property”). Each sale pursuant to this Section 2.1 shall be
without any recourse to the Provider by the
Purchaser.
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2.2
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Purchase Obligation;
Closing Mechanics.
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(a)
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Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, with respect to each Policy
in connection with which the Provider is engaged by Purchaser to purchase
as a licensed provider in the state in which the Seller is a resident, the
Purchaser shall fund the Gross Acquisition Costs of such Policy by
depositing, prior to the Escrow Date, funds equal to the amount of such
Gross Acquisition Cost into the Draw Account or such other escrow account
established by the Purchaser for the purpose of funding the purchase
transaction..
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(b)
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With
respect to any Policy as to which the Provider has made a purchase offer
to the related Seller with the expectation that the Purchaser will
purchase such Policy from the Provider in accordance with this Agreement
and such Seller has accepted such Purchase Offer, the Provider shall, upon
execution of the related Underlying Sale Agreement and the Escrow
Agreement, review the Sale Documentation Package to determine that all
documents and information contained in such Sale Documentation Package
have been properly completed and
executed.
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(c)
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Upon
determination by the Provider that such Sale Documentation Package has
been properly completed and executed, the Provider (i) shall deliver to
the Purchaser a copy of the Sale Documentation Package, including such
executed Underlying Sale Agreement and Escrow Agreement and (ii) instruct
the Seller to cause the originals of the Change of Ownership/Beneficiary
Form, executed by such Seller and, if applicable, by the related Insured
or beneficiary, to be delivered to the Escrow
Agent.
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(d)
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In
addition to the Sale Documentation Package, the Provider shall also
complete and deliver a disbursement schedule (a “Disbursement Schedule”),
the form of which is attached as Exhibit “A” hereto, to the Purchaser and
the Escrow Agent which shall specify (i) the Gross Acquisition Costs for
such Policy, (ii) the Escrow Date as the second (2nd)
Business Day following the receipt by the Escrow Agent of an original
executed Change of Ownership/Beneficiary Form from the Seller and (iii)
the applicable wiring instructions for the Seller’s Escrow Account to
which the Gross Acquisition Costs shall be deposited on the related Escrow
Date.
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(e)
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Upon
receipt of an original Change of Ownership/Beneficiary Form from the
Seller, the Escrow Agent shall notify and send a copy of such Change of
Ownership/Beneficiary Form to the Provider. Upon receiving such
copy of the Change of Ownership/Beneficiary Form from such Seller or the
Escrow Agent, the Provider shall review such Change of
Ownership/Beneficiary Form to determine whether it has been properly
completed. If the Provider determines that such Change of
Ownership/Beneficiary Form has not been properly completed, the Provider
shall instruct the related Seller to send a properly completed original
Change of Ownership/Beneficiary Form to the Escrow Agent, with a copy
thereof to the Provider. If the Provider determines that such
Change of Ownership/Beneficiary Form has been properly completed, the
Provider shall (i) send written authorization to the Escrow Agent to
forward the original of such Change of Ownership/Beneficiary Form to the
related Issuing Insurance Company, with a copy thereof to the Purchaser,
and (ii) instruct the Escrow Agent to forward to the Provider and the
Purchaser any written notice the Escrow Agent receives from such Issuing
Insurance Company confirming the processing of such Change of
Ownership/Beneficiary Form.
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2.3
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Intent of the
Parties. It is the intention of the Provider and the
Purchaser that the conveyance, transfer and assignment of each Policy
contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute a sale of such Policy from
the Provider to the Purchaser and that all of the Provider’s beneficial
interest in and title to each Policy shall not be part of the Provider’s
estate in the event of the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against
the Provider under any bankruptcy law. As a precautionary
measure, in the event that notwithstanding the contrary intention of the
Provider and the Purchaser, the sale by the Provider to the Purchaser of
the Policies is re-characterized as a loan, the parties intend that this
Agreement constitute a security agreement under applicable law, and the
Provider hereby grants to the Purchaser a first priority perfected
security interest in, to and under each Policy and all related Conveyed
Property and all proceeds of any of the same for the purpose of securing
payment and performance of the Provider’s obligations under this Agreement
and the repayment of amounts owed to the Purchaser from the Provider under
this Agreement, and the Provider agrees to take all actions reasonably
necessary to convey a perfected, first priority security interest in the
Policies to the Purchaser.
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2.4
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Cooperation. The
Provider and Purchaser agree to cooperate with each other to effectuate
the transactions contemplated hereunder and to execute and deliver any and
all instruments and documents required to be executed in connection with
the closing process or to otherwise consummate the purchase of Policies
hereunder.
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3.
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Representations and Warranties
of Provider. The Provider represents and warrants to the
Purchaser as follows:
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3.1
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Organization and Good
Standing. The Provider is a limited liability company,
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Delaware and in the states in which it conducts
business.
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Power and
Authority. The Provider has full power, authority and
right to execute and deliver this Agreement, and has full power and
authority to perform its obligations hereunder, and has taken all
necessary action to authorize and has duly authorized the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the performance of such
obligations.
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Binding
Obligation. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligations of the Provider enforceable against the Provider
in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of
equity.
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3.4
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Representations and
Warranties Relating to the Policies. With respect to the
Policies, as of the date of the closing of the purchase of each Policy,
(a) there are no current federal, state or local tax or other liens, of
which Provider has actual knowledge, against the Policies; (b) to the best
of the Provider’s actual knowledge, the Policies are not the subject of
any lawsuit or other dispute or claim regarding the validity or
enforceability of the Policy; (c) to the best of the Provider’s actual
knowledge, no formal or informal claim has been made which disputes the
existence; amount; owner; or beneficiary of the Policy; (d) to the best of
the Provider’s actual knowledge, the Policy was not issued pursuant to an
agreement or other arrangement whereby the premiums required to be paid on
the Policy were paid by a third party pursuant to a recourse or
non-recourse premium financing program; (e) to the best of the
Provider’s actual knowledge, each original Policy owner had, on the date
the Policy was issued, an insurable interest in the life of the insured
under such Policy
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4.
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Representations and Warranties
of Purchaser. The Purchaser represents and warrants to
the Provider and any of its successor and assignees as follows, as of the
date hereof and as of each Escrow Release
Date:
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4.1
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Organization and Good
Standing. The Purchaser is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and
has organizational power and authority to own its properties and to
conduct its business as such properties shall then be owned and such
business is then conducted.
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4.2
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Power and
Authority. The Purchaser has full power, authority and
right to execute and deliver this Agreement, and has full power and
authority to perform its obligations hereunder, including the power and
authority to purchase the Policies and related Conveyed Property to be
purchased, and has taken all necessary action to authorize and has duly
authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement.
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4.3
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Binding
Obligation. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser
in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of
equity.
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4.4
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Policies. The
Purchaser is not acquiring an interest in Policies based upon any
representation, oral or written, by the Provider, including, without
limitation, any representation or warranty with respect to the future
value of, or income from, the Policies but rather upon its independent
examination and judgment. The Policies were not offered to the
Purchaser by means of any publicly disseminated advertisements or sales
literature, nor is the Purchaser aware of any offers made to other persons
or entities by such means. The Provider makes no representation
or warranty to the Purchaser as to (a) the fitness of any Policy for any
particular use or business purpose of the Purchaser, (b) the accuracy of
any assessment of life expectancy or the mortality rating provided by any
medical underwriter, or the appropriateness of the methodology used by any
medical underwriter to assess a life expectancy or assign a mortality
rating, (c) the accuracy of any mortality table, or (d) the amount the
Purchaser ultimately may recover as proceeds of any Policy or the timing
of its receipt of any such amounts.
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4.5
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No
Disputes. To the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, none
of the Policies the purchase of which is being funded on such Escrow Date
(A) has been satisfied or terminated, or (B) is the subject of any pending
suit, action, investigation, proceeding, dispute (pending or threatened),
setoff, counterclaim, subordination, recoupment defense, abatement,
suspension, deferment or deductible (except for loans, withdrawals or
other advances made on or prior to the Escrow Date against the cash
surrender value of such Policy, pursuant to the terms and conditions of
such Policy and indicated in the Sale Documentation Package) that would
have an adverse effect on the interests of the owner of such
Policy.
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4.6
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Compliance with Law
and Regulations. The Purchaser is in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable United States federal, state and
local laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, all
federal and state securities laws, and no such federal, state or local
laws, rules or regulations prohibit either the purchase of such Policies
by the Provider or one or more transfers of the ownership of or beneficial
interest in such Policies by the Provider to the
Purchaser.
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Securities
Laws. The Purchaser is an “accredited investor” or
“Qualified Institutional Buyer” as such term is defined in the United
States Securities Act of 1933. The Purchaser (A) may purchase
and hold the Polices, (B) may resell the Policies or interests therein and
(C) may issue securities or other instruments or certificates representing
interests in Policies or payable from the proceeds thereof, in each case
only in a manner that either satisfies the requirements of, or is exempt
from registration under, the United States Securities Act of 1933 and the
“blue sky” or securities laws of any applicable state, and comparable
registration requirements of any applicable non-U.S. securities
laws.
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4.8
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Patriot
Act. Neither Purchaser nor any Affiliate or Person
affiliated with the Purchaser or that makes funds available to Purchaser
or any Affiliate of the Purchaser in order to allow the
Purchaser to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby or for the purpose of funding the
investment in the Purchaser is: (A) a person listed in the
Annex to Executive Order No. 13224 (2001) issued by the President of the
United States (Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting
Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support
Terrorism), (B) named on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons maintained by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control
(C) a non-U.S. shell bank (D) a senior non-U.S. political figure or an
immediate family member or close associate of such figure, or (E)
otherwise prohibited from investing in the Purchaser pursuant to
applicable U.S. anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist and asset control
laws, regulations, rules or orders.
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5.
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Origination
Fees.
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5.1
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In
connection with the Origination of one or more Policies, the Purchaser
shall pay the Provider the related Origination Fees, in each case on the
later of the related Escrow Release Date and the expiration of any
applicable statutory rescission period permitting the Seller to rescind
the sale of the Policy.
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6.
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Origination
and Funding Procedures
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6.1
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Draw
Account. The Purchaser shall establish and maintain the
Draw Account and cause funds equal to the Gross Acquisition Costs to be
deposited therein prior to the Escrow
Date.
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6.2
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Funding of Policy
Purchases. On each Escrow Date, the Purchaser shall
withdraw from the Draw Account and deposit the specified Gross Acquisition
Costs for the specified Policy into the Seller’s Escrow Account as set
forth in the Disbursement Schedule. Pursuant to the related
Escrow Agreement, the Escrow Agent shall withdraw, on the related Escrow
Release Date, from the Seller’s Escrow Account and pay the applicable
amounts set forth in Disbursement Schedule (i) to the Seller on the Escrow
Release Date and (ii) to the Broker on the later of (a) the Escrow Release
Date the related Rescission Date, if
applicable.
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6.3
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Escrow
Agent. The Provider and the Purchaser shall cause the
Escrow Agent to (a) establish a Seller’s Escrow Account in connection with
the sale of a Policy in compliance with applicable law, (b) enter into an
Escrow Agreement with respect to the sale and purchase of a Policy, in
form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Escrow Agent and in
compliance with applicable law, (c) deposit in the applicable Seller’s
Escrow Account funds sent by the Purchaser to the Escrow Agent
representing the Gross Acquisition Costs, and (d) hold and disburse funds
from each Seller’s Escrow Account in accordance with the terms of the
related Escrow Agreement and the related Disbursement
Schedule. Without limiting the foregoing, if the Escrow Agent
is notified by the Provider or otherwise determines that any Escrow
Release Date will not occur, then the Provider and the Purchaser shall
cause the Escrow Agent, within three (3) Business Days of such notice or
determination, to deliver to the Purchaser the amounts on deposit in the
related Seller’s Escrow Account.
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7.
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ADDITIONAL
COVENANT.
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7.1
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The
Purchaser will not sell, transfer, convey or assign any Policy to any
Person except in compliance with applicable law, and each such transfer,
sale, conveyance or assignment of a Policy will be effectuated (A) in
accordance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations
governing the Underlying Sale Agreement under which the Provider purchased
such Policy and (B) pursuant to a document or instrument in which the
transferee provides a covenant identical to this Section 9.1 (except that
such covenant shall name the parties to such document or
instrument).
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8.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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8.1
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General
Duty. Each party hereto agrees that (i) each of the
Transaction Documents and its contents, (ii) each Sales Documentation
Package and its contents, (iii) all medical and personal information
concerning the Insureds, and (iv) the identity of and information
concerning payments to brokers or other similar parties involved in any
Origination comprise the “Confidential
Information.”
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8.2
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Reasonable
Precautions. Each party hereto shall take such
precautions as may be lawful and reasonably necessary to restrain its
officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives from disclosure
of Confidential Information to any other Person; provided, that
Confidential Information may be disclosed (a) to the extent that such
Confidential Information has become publicly known other than as a result
of a breach by the Purchaser, (b) to advisors of such party or such
purchaser or potential purchaser that (i) execute a written agreement for
the benefit of the other party that such advisor will comply in all
respects with the provisions of Sections 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 to same extent
applicable to such party or (ii) are attorneys or accountants who are
obligated under applicable law or codes of professional responsibility to
maintain the confidentiality of any Confidential Information received by
them, (c) to the extent ordered to produce such Confidential Information
by a court or other governmental authority having appropriate jurisdiction
over such party and the Confidential Information, but only if (to the
extent lawful) such party promptly supplies notice to the other party of
such order and the specific Confidential Information identified therein
and (to the extent known by such party and lawful) the basis and purpose
of such order, so that the other party may, at its sole cost and expense,
contest such order and (d) to the extent necessary or appropriate in
support of any claim or motion before any court of competent jurisdiction
within the United States in an action including the parties to this
Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, provided that
such party has petitioned the court to treat such Confidential Information
confidentially to the greatest extent permissible under law and in the
context of such dispute.
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Termination.
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9.1
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Termination. This
Agreement will terminate at the end of the Origination Period and also may
be terminated on any date by mutual written agreement of the Purchaser and
the Provider.
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9.2
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Termination by the
Purchaser.
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(a)
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The
Purchaser may terminate this Agreement by delivery thereby of a written
notice to the Provider of such termination upon the occurrence
of:
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(i)
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a
change in any applicable law or regulation that causes it to be illegal
for the Purchaser to continue to perform its material obligations under
this Agreement;
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(ii)
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the
occurrence and continuance of an Insolvency Event with respect to the
Provider not directly caused by an Affiliate thereof;
or
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the
occurrence of a material breach of any representation, warranty or
covenant of the Provider hereunder and, to the extent such breach is
capable of being cured, such breach continues uncured for more than 45
Business Days from the date notice thereof was first delivered to the
Provider.
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9.3
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Termination by the
Provider.
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(a)
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The
Provider may terminate this Agreement by delivery thereby of a written
notice to the Purchaser of such termination upon the occurrence
of:
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(i)
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a
change in any applicable law or regulation that causes it to be illegal
for the Provider to continue to perform its material obligations under
this Agreement;
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(ii)
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the
occurrence and continuance of an Insolvency Event with respect to the
Purchaser not directly caused by an Affiliate thereof;
or
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(iii)
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the
occurrence of a material breach of any representation, warranty or
covenant of the Purchaser hereunder and, to the extent such breach is
capable of being cured, such breach continues uncured for more than 45
Business Days from the date notice thereof was first delivered to the
Purchaser.
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10.
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Miscellaneous.
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10.1
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This
Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto and
supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous agreements, arrangements or
understandings (whether written or oral) between the parties relating to
the subject matter hereof. No representation, inducement,
promise or agreement, oral or otherwise, made by any party hereto which is
not embodied or referred to herein is or therein shall be of any force or
effect.
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10.2
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No
amendment, supplement, modification, waiver or termination of this
Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be
bound thereby. No waiver of any of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other
provision or breach of this Agreement, whether or not similar, unless
otherwise expressly provided.
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10.3
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Any
provision in this Agreement that is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be inoperable, unenforceable or invalid shall be
inoperable, unenforceable or invalid without affecting the operation,
enforceability or validity of the remaining provisions
hereof. Each of the provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed to be severable from the other provisions of this
Agreement.
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10.4
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This
Agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to the internal
laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of law
principles thereof.
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10.5
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Each
of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the
jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District
of New York in New York, New York in connection with any suit, action or
other proceeding arising out of the terms of this Agreement, and hereby
unconditionally and irrevocably waives any objection to venue in New York,
New York, and agrees that service of any summons, complaint, notice or
other process relating to such suit, action or other proceeding may be
effected in the manner provided by Section 7.6 herein. Each of
the parties hereto unconditionally and irrevocably waives any right such
party may have to seek a jury trial in any such action, suit or other
proceeding. To the extent that any party hereto has or
hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from
any legal process with respect to itself or its property, such party
hereby waives (to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law) such
immunity in respect of its obligations
hereunder.
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10.6
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All
notices and other communications required or permitted to be given
hereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given (i)
upon delivery, when delivered personally against receipt therefor, (ii)
upon delivery when sent by certified mail, postage prepaid and return
receipt requested to the respective addresses of the parties hereto set
forth below, (iii) upon transmission, when transmitted by facsimile or
other electronic transmission method, provided that receipt is confirmed
and notice is sent by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt
requested, or (iv) upon delivery, when sent by Federal Express or other
nationally recognized overnight delivery service to the respective
addresses of the parties hereto set forth
below.
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If
to Seller:
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Life
Settlements International, LLC
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to Purchaser:
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Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X.X. Xxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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10.7
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This
Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the prior written
consent of the other party. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon each of the successors and permitted
assigns of the parties hereto.
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10.8
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This
Agreement may be executed and delivered in counterparts electronically or
by telecopy, each of which shall be deemed an original, but such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
Agreement. The Section headings in this Agreement are inserted
for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part
hereof.
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10.9
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Each
of the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that they have had adequate
opportunity to participate in the drafting and negotiation of this
Agreement and that, therefore, no part of this Agreement shall be
construed against any party by reason of such party having caused this
Agreement to be drafted.
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[Signature
Page Immediately Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have executed this Agreement as of the date(s) set forth
below.
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