STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-BC1 TERMS AGREEMENT
EXECUTION
STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-BC1
Dated: February 10, 2003
To:
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, as Depositor under the Trust Agreement dated as of January 1, 2003 (the “Trust Agreement”).
Re:
Underwriting Agreement Standard Terms dated as of April 16, 1996 (the “Standard Terms,” and together with this Terms Agreement, the “Agreement”).
Series Designation: Series 2003-BC1.
Terms of the Series 2003-BC1 Certificates: Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-BC1, Class A, Class M1, Class M2, Class B1, Class B2, Class D, Class P, Class X and Class R (the “Certificates”) will evidence, in the aggregate, the entire beneficial ownership interest in a trust fund (the “Trust Fund”). The primary assets of the Trust Fund consist of conventional, first lien, fixed and adjustable rate, fully amortizing and balloon, residential mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) having a Scheduled Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date of $222,997,907.07. Only the Class A, Class M1, Class M2, Class B1 and Class B2 (the “Offered Certificates”) are being sold pursuant to the terms hereof.
Registration Statement: File Number 333-92140.
Certificate Ratings: It is a condition to the issuance of the Class A Certificates that they be rated “Aaa” by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), and “AAA” by each of Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. (“S&P”) and Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch,” together with Moody’s and S&P, the “Rating Agencies”). It is a condition to the issuance of the Class M1 Certificates that they be rated “Aa2” by Moody’s and “AA” by S&P and Fitch. It is a condition to the issuance of the Class M2 Certificates that they be rated “A2” by Moody’s and “A” by each of S&P and Fitch. It is a condition to the issuance of the Class B1 Certificates that they be rated “Baa2” by Moody’s and “BBB” by Fitch. It is a condition to the issuance of the Class B2 Certificates that they be rated “Baa3” by Moody’s and “BBB-” by S&P and Fitch.
Terms of Sale of Offered Certificates: The Depositor agrees to sell to Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. (the “Underwriter”) and the Underwriter agrees to purchase from the Depositor, the Offered Certificates in the principal amounts and prices set forth beneath their respective names on Schedule 1 annexed hereto. The purchase price for the Offered Certificates shall be the Purchase Price Percentage set forth in Schedule 1 plus accrued interest at the initial interest rate per annum from and including the Cut-off Date up to, but not including, the Closing Date.
The Underwriters will offer the Offered Certificates to the public from time to time in negotiated transactions or otherwise at varying prices to be determined at the time of sale.
Cut-off Date: January 1, 2003.
Closing Date: 10:00 A.M., New York time, on or about February 10, 2003. On the Closing Date, the Depositor will deliver the Offered Certificates to the Underwriter against payment therefor for the account of the Underwriter.
Counsel: XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP will act as counsel for the Underwriter.
Closing; Notice Address: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Standard Terms, the Closing shall take place at the offices of counsel for the Representative, XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP, 0000 X Xxxxxx X.X., Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx XX 00000 and any notices delivered to each of the Underwriter, the Representative and the Depositor shall be delivered to it at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument along with all counterparts will become a binding agreement between the Depositor and the Underwriters in accordance with its terms.
XXXXXX BROTHERS INC.,
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Accepted:
STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES
CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Schedule 1
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc.
Initial Certificate | Purchase | ||
Principal (or Notional) | Certificate | Price | |
Class | Amount(1) | Interest Rate | Percentage |
Class A | $163,345,000 | (2) | 100.00% |
Class M1 | $ 16,168,000 | (2) | 100.00% |
Class M2 | $ 15,610,000 | (2) | 100.00% |
Class B1 | $ 12,822,000 | (2) | 100.00% |
Class B2 | $ 4,460,000 | (3) | 100.00% |
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(1)
These balances are approximate, as described in the prospectus supplement.
(2)
Interest will accrue on these certificates based on one-month LIBOR plus a specified margin, subject to limitation, as described in the prospectus supplement under “Description of the Certificates—Distributions of Interest.”
(3)
Interest will accrue on these certificates based on an interest rate equal to the lesser of (i) 9.00% and (ii) the net weighted average interest rate of the mortgage loans as described in the prospectus supplement under ‘‘Description of the Certificates—Distribution of Interest.’’
