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PRIMARY SERVICING AGREEMENT
between
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
as Primary Servicer,
and
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Master Servicer,
Dated as of September 1, 2006
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Bear Xxxxxxx Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2006-PWR13
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms.............................................. 2
SECTION 1.02. General Interpretive Principles............................ 4
ARTICLE II
CONTRACT FOR PRIMARY SERVICING; DOCUMENTS
SECTION 2.01. Contract for Primary Servicing............................. 6
SECTION 2.02. Possession of Mortgage Loan Documents...................... 6
ARTICLE III
SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
SECTION 3.01. Primary Servicer to Service................................ 7
SECTION 3.02. Collections................................................ 7
SECTION 3.03. Escrow Funds............................................... 7
SECTION 3.04. Primary Certificate Account................................ 10
SECTION 3.05. Application of Funds in the Primary Certificate Account.... 12
SECTION 3.06. Certain Additional Servicing Duties........................ 14
SECTION 3.07. Maintenance of Hazard and Other Insurance.................. 14
SECTION 3.08. Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy
Maintained by the Primary Servicer......................... 16
SECTION 3.09. Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements;
Due-On-Encumbrance Clause.................................. 16
SECTION 3.10. Servicing Compensation..................................... 19
SECTION 3.11. Primary Servicer Reports; Account Statements............... 20
SECTION 3.12. Exchange Act Reporting and Regulation AB Compliance........ 22
SECTION 3.13. Operating Statement Analysis Reports Regarding the
Mortgaged Properties...................................... 22
SECTION 3.14. Inspections................................................ 22
SECTION 3.15. Modifications, Waivers, Amendments, Extensions and
Consents................................................... 23
SECTION 3.16. Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans.......................... 25
SECTION 3.17. Compliance with REMIC Provisions........................... 25
SECTION 3.18. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Primary
Servicer.................................................. 25
SECTION 3.19. Merger or Consolidation of the Primary Servicer............ 27
SECTION 3.20. Limitation on Liability of the Primary Servicer and
Others..................................................... 27
SECTION 3.21. Primary Servicer May Resign................................ 28
SECTION 3.22. Assignment of Servicing.................................... 28
SECTION 3.23. Indemnification............................................ 29
SECTION 3.24. Assumption or Termination by Trustee....................... 29
SECTION 3.25. Purchaser Termination of Agreement......................... 30
SECTION 3.26. Inspection Rights of Master Servicer....................... 30
ARTICLE IV
EXCHANGE ACT REPORTS; ANNUAL COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS
SECTION 4.01. Exchange Act Reports; Annual Compliance Documents.......... 31
ARTICLE V
DEFAULT
SECTION 5.01. Events of Default.......................................... 35
SECTION 5.02. Waiver of Defaults......................................... 38
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
SECTION 6.01. Termination................................................ 39
SECTION 6.02. Termination with Cause..................................... 39
SECTION 6.03. Resignation of the Master Servicer......................... 39
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 7.01. Successor to the Primary Servicer.......................... 40
SECTION 7.02. Records.................................................... 40
SECTION 7.03. Notices.................................................... 40
SECTION 7.04. Severability Clause........................................ 41
SECTION 7.05. Counterparts............................................... 41
SECTION 7.06. Governing Law.............................................. 41
SECTION 7.07. Protection of Confidential Information..................... 41
SECTION 7.08. Intention of the Parties................................... 41
SECTION 7.09. Beneficiaries.............................................. 41
SECTION 7.10. Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Agreement............ 42
SECTION 7.11. Waivers and Amendments..................................... 42
SECTION 7.12. Exhibits................................................... 42
SECTION 7.13. Reproduction of Documents.................................. 42
SECTION 7.14. Further Assurances......................................... 42
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT B PRIMARY SERVICER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT C MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT D FORM OF COVER PAGE FOR REPORT OR CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT E FORM OF QUARTERLY TAX MONITORING REPORT
EXHIBIT F FORM OF QUARTERLY INSURANCE MONITORING REPORT
EXHIBIT G FORM OF QUARTERLY UCC TRACKING REPORT
EXHIBIT H FORM OF INSPECTION REPORT
EXHIBIT I FORM OF CMSA STANDARD REPORTING PACKAGE
EXHIBIT J ITEMS REQUIRED FOR DEFEASANCE SUBMISSION TO MASTER SERVICER
EXHIBIT K FORM OF RESERVE ACCOUNT STATUS LIST
EXHIBIT L FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION SUBMISSION
EXHIBIT M FORM OF ADDITIONAL LIEN, MONETARY ENCUMBRANCE AND MEZZANINE
FINANCING SUBMISSION
EXHIBIT N FORM OF SNDA
EXHIBIT O FORM OF RESERVE REPORT
EXHIBIT P FORM OF REMITTANCE REPORT
EXHIBIT Q FEE ADDENDUM
EXHIBIT R TIMING ADDENDUM
EXHIBIT S FORM OF QUARTERLY SERVICING ACCOUNTS RECONCILIATION CERTIFICATION
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PRIMARY SERVICING AGREEMENT
This Primary Servicing Agreement (this "Agreement"), is dated and
effective as of September 1, 2006, by and between NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY, an Ohio Corporation having an office at Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0-00-00,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000, and each of its successors and assigns (the "Primary
Servicer"), and XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association under the laws of the United States having an office at Xxxxx Fargo
Center, 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000,
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing, and its successors and assigns, as
master servicer (the "Master Servicer").
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:
BEAR XXXXXXX COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., as depositor
(together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Depositor"),
PRUDENTIAL ASSET RESOURCES, INC., as a master servicer, XXXXX FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Master Servicer, LNR PARTNERS, INC., as general special
servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the
"Special Servicer"), XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as certificate
administrator (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the
"Certificate Administrator") and as tax administrator and LASALLE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as trustee (together with its successors and assigns in such
capacity, the "Trustee") have entered into that certain Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2006 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"
or "PSA"), which agreement provides, among other things, for the servicing and
administration of certain multifamily and commercial mortgage loans on behalf of
the Trustee; and
The Master Servicer desires to enter into a contract with the Primary
Servicer whereby the Primary Servicer shall primary service those mortgage loans
(such mortgage loans, the "Mortgage Loans") identified on the schedule attached
hereto as Exhibit C (the "Mortgage Loan Schedule"), on behalf of the Master
Servicer. References herein to the "Mortgage Loans" shall not be construed to
refer to any mortgage loans that are serviced under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement but are not identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter
set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Master Servicer and the Primary
Servicer hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms.
Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases,
unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings specified in this
Section 1.01. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
"ABS Issuing Entity" means each trust or entity that has issued
asset-backed securities that directly or indirectly evidence interests in or are
secured by a pledge of one or more mortgage loans serviced hereunder (regardless
of whether such mortgage loan constitutes a "Mortgage Loan" under the other
provisions of this Agreement), it being understood that the trust established
under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement constitutes an ABS Issuing Entity and
that there is no other ABS Issuing Entity for purposes of the Mortgage Loans
primary serviced under this Agreement.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory
paragraph hereof.
"Applicable Depositor" means the Depositor under the PWR13 Transaction
or the depositor with respect to an ABS Issuing Entity other than the PWR13
Trust.
"Certificate Administrator" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Preliminary Statement hereof.
"Certificateholders" shall mean the holders of the commercial mortgage
pass-through certificates issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
"Closing Date" shall mean September 27, 2006.
"CMSA Reports" shall mean the Comparative Financial Status Report,
Delinquent Loan Status Report, Servicer Watchlist, Loan Level Reserve Report,
NOI Adjustment Worksheet, Operating Statement Analysis Report, Loan Periodic
Update File, Property File, and Financial File, all as part of the standard
forms developed by the CMSA as they may be updated, modified or expanded from
time to time, the initial forms of which are set forth in Exhibit I attached
hereto, together with such additional CMSA reports as may be adopted by the CMSA
in the future from time to time.
"Depositor" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preliminary
Statement hereof.
"Form 8-K" means Form 8-K under the Exchange Act.
"Form 10-D" means Form 10-D under the Exchange Act.
"Form 10-K" means Form 10-K under the Exchange Act.
"Excess Servicing Fee" means for each calendar month, as to each
Mortgage Loan, an amount calculated as follows: the related Excess Servicing Fee
Rate applicable to such month (determined in the same manner as the applicable
mortgage rate determined for such Mortgage Loan for such month) multiplied by
the scheduled principal balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately before the Due
Date occurring in such month, but prorated for the number of days during the
calendar month for
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such Mortgage Loan for which interest actually accrues on such Mortgage Loan and
payable only from collections on such Mortgage Loan.
"Excess Servicing Fee Rate": The rate per annum with respect to each
Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C.
"Event of Default" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.01
hereof.
"Master Servicer" shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory
clause hereof.
"Mortgage Loan Schedule" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Preliminary Statement hereof.
"Mortgage Loans" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preliminary
Statement hereof.
"Nondisqualification Opinion" shall mean an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that a contemplated action or non-action, as the case may be, will not
result in an Adverse REMIC Event or an Adverse Grantor Trust Event.
"Originator" means any person (or group of affiliated persons) that
the Master Servicer notifies the Primary Servicer has, within the meaning of
Item 1110 of Regulation AB, originated, or is expected to originate, 10% or more
of the pool assets of an ABS Issuing Entity.
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement" or "PSA" shall have the meaning set
forth in the Preliminary Statement hereof.
"Primary Certificate Account Statement" shall have the meaning set
forth in clause Section 3.11(b).
"Primary Certificate Account" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.04(a) hereof.
"Primary Servicer Remittance Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.05(b) hereof.
"Primary Servicer Determination Date" shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 3.05(b) hereof.
"Primary Servicer Reporting Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.05(b) hereof.
"Primary Servicer" shall have the meaning set forth in the
introductory clause hereof.
"Primary Servicing Fee" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.10(a) hereof.
"Primary Servicing Fee Rate" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.10(a) hereof.
"PWR13 Transaction" means the transaction to which the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement relates.
"PWR13 Trust" means the ABS Issuing Entity to which the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement relates.
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"Rating Agency Confirmation" means, with respect to any action or
proposed action, written confirmation from each Rating Agency to the effect that
such assignment would not result in an Adverse Rating Event with respect to any
Class of Certificates.
"Regulations" means the rules, regulations and policy statements of
the SEC as in effect from time to time.
"Relevant Servicing Criteria" means the Servicing Criteria applicable
to the Primary Servicer, as set forth on Schedule VIII attached to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement.
"Reports" shall mean those reports expressly required to be delivered
pursuant to this Agreement. Reports shall include: (i) the reports required to
be delivered hereunder in the form attached hereto as Exhibits E, F, G, H, I, K,
L, M, N, O and P, or in any other form otherwise acceptable to the Master
Servicer; (ii) Primary Certificate Account Statements; and (iii) statements,
notices and reports required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 3.05, 3.06,
3.07, 3.08, 3.09, 3.11, 3.13 and 3.14 of this Agreement.
"Significant Obligor for Unrelated Loans" means, with respect to the
PWR13 Transaction, a person that is identified in the Prospectus Supplement as a
"significant obligor" for the ABS Issuing Entity within the meaning of Item
1101(k) of Regulation AB. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge
that the Pooling and Servicing Agreement entitles the parties to rely on the
Prospectus Supplement for purposes of identifying a "significant obligor" for
the ABS Issuing Entity and that the Prospectus Supplement does not identify any
Borrower under a Mortgage Loan primary serviced hereunder as a "significant
obligor" for the ABS Issuing Entity.
"Special Servicer" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preliminary
Statement hereof.
"Trustee" shall have the meaning set forth in the Preliminary
Statement hereof.
SECTION 1.02. General Interpretive Principles.
For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided
or unless the context otherwise requires:
(i) the terms defined in this Agreement include the plural as
well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to
include the other gender;
(ii) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to
time;
(iii) references herein to "Articles", "Sections", "Subsections",
"Paragraphs" and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to
designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other
subdivisions of this Agreement;
(iv) a reference to a Subsection without further reference to a
Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section
in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to
Paragraphs and other subdivisions;
(v) the words "herein", "hereof", "hereunder", "hereto", "hereby"
and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and
not to any particular provision; and
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(vi) the terms "include" and "including" shall mean without
limitation by reason of enumeration.
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ARTICLE II
CONTRACT FOR PRIMARY SERVICING; DOCUMENTS
SECTION 2.01. Contract for Primary Servicing.
The Master Servicer, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, does
hereby contract with the Primary Servicer, and the Primary Servicer, by
execution and delivery of this Agreement, does hereby contract with the Master
Servicer, subject to the terms of this Agreement, for the primary servicing of
the Mortgage Loans by the Primary Servicer, such primary servicing to commence
on the Closing Date. Simultaneously with such execution and delivery, the
parties hereby acknowledge the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, and the Primary
Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer an Officer's Certificate of the
Primary Servicer, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including all
attachments thereto.
SECTION 2.02. Possession of Mortgage Loan Documents.
On and after the Closing Date, the Primary Servicer shall hold such
Mortgage Loan Documents as are in the possession of the Primary Servicer in
trust, on behalf of the Master Servicer for the benefit of the Trustee and the
Certificateholders. The Primary Servicer's possession of any portion of the
Mortgage Loan Documents shall be at the will of the Master Servicer and the
Trustee for the sole purpose of facilitating the servicing or the supervision of
servicing of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement, and such retention
and possession by the Primary Servicer shall be in a custodial capacity only.
Upon request, the Primary Servicer shall reasonably promptly forward to the
Master Servicer copies of such documents then in the possession of the Primary
Servicer if not part of the Mortgage File forwarded to the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Primary Servicer shall be entitled to retain
in its possession at all times a photocopy of each of the Mortgage Loan
Documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Any portion of the Mortgage Loan
Documents retained by the Primary Servicer shall be identified to reflect
clearly the ownership of the Mortgage Loan by the Trustee, on behalf of the
Certificateholders. The Primary Servicer shall release from its custody any
Mortgage Loan Documents retained by it only in accordance with this Agreement
and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the
foregoing provisions of this Section 2.02 shall limit any obligation the Primary
Servicer may have, in its capacity as Pooled Mortgage Loan Seller, to deliver
the Mortgage Loan Documents related to any Mortgage Loan to the Trustee as
required by the Nationwide Pooled Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
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ARTICLE III
SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
SECTION 3.01. General Provisions.
(a) The Primary Servicer, as an independent contractor, shall perform
its servicing and administrative duties hereunder for and on behalf of the Trust
and for the benefit of the Certificateholders as a collective whole, in a manner
consistent with the Servicing Standard and the requirements, guidelines,
procedures and restrictions imposed upon the Master Servicer under the relevant
sections of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that nothing
herein contained shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee by the
Primary Servicer of the collectability of payments on the Mortgage Loans or
shall be construed to impair or adversely affect any rights or benefits provided
by this Agreement to the Primary Servicer. The addendum attached hereto as
Exhibit R which addresses certain timing and related matters (the "Timing
Addendum") is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. Any
conflict between the provisions of the main body of this Agreement and the
Timing Addendum shall be resolved in favor of the Timing Addendum.
(b) Under no circumstance shall the Primary Servicer make or have an
obligation to make any Advances.
(c) The relationship of the Primary Servicer to the Master Servicer
under this Agreement is intended by the parties to be that of an independent
contractor and not of a joint venturer, partner or agent.
SECTION 3.02. Collections.
The Primary Servicer shall make efforts consistent with the Servicing
Standard and the terms of this Agreement to collect all payments called for
under the terms and provisions of the applicable Mortgage Loans (other than
Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans). In addition, subject to the Servicing
Standard, the Primary Servicer shall not accept any prepayment of principal with
respect to any Mortgage Loan on any date other than the related Due Date unless
such payment is accompanied by a payment of the interest due with respect to
such Mortgage Loan up to the next succeeding Due Date or unless such prepayment
is permitted under the terms and provisions of the applicable Mortgage Loans on
a date other than a Due Date (other than Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans).
Furthermore, as provided in the Timing Addendum, if a borrower requests a
prepayment premium quote from the Primary Servicer, the Primary Servicer shall
forward to the Master Servicer its calculation of such prepayment amount and the
Master Servicer shall confirm such amount within two (2) Business Days its
receipt.
SECTION 3.03. Escrow Funds.
(a) Certain of the Mortgage Loans may provide for payment by the
Borrower to the Primary Servicer of amounts to be used for payment of Escrow
Payments for the account of the Borrower. The Primary Servicer shall deal with
such amounts in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the terms of the
Mortgage Loans and the other subsections of this Section 3.03, and the Primary
Servicer will be entitled to hold any Escrow Accounts relating to the Mortgage
Loans that it services in accordance with the requirements set forth in the
other subsections of this Section 3.03.
(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Primary Servicer shall open,
or cause to be opened, and shall thereafter maintain, or cause to be maintained,
one or more custodial accounts into which funds representing Escrow Payments
received pursuant to any Mortgage Loan are deposited, which
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accounts must be Eligible Accounts, in the name of "Nationwide Life Insurance
Company, as Primary Servicer for Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Master Servicer for LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for the
Holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., Commercial Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-PWR13" (each such account, an "Escrow
Account").
(c) On or prior to the date the Primary Servicer shall first deposit
Escrow Payments into an Escrow Account, the Primary Servicer shall give to the
Master Servicer prior written notice of the name and address of the depository
institution at which such Escrow Account is maintained and the account number of
such Escrow Account. The Primary Servicer shall take such actions as are
necessary to cause the depository institution holding the Escrow Account to hold
such account in the name of the Primary Servicer as provided in Section 3.03(b),
subject to the Primary Servicer's right to direct payments and investments and
its rights of withdrawal under this Agreement.
(d) The Primary Servicer shall segregate and hold all Escrow Payments
separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall
deposit such Escrow Payments into an Escrow Account within one (1) Business Day
after receipt. The Primary Servicer shall also deposit into each Escrow Account
any amounts representing losses on Permitted Investments pursuant to the
immediately succeeding paragraph and any Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation
Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds which are required to be applied to the
restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property pursuant to the related Mortgage
Loan. Each Escrow Account shall be maintained in accordance with the
requirements of the related Mortgage Loan and in accordance with the Servicing
Standard. Withdrawals from an Escrow Account may be made by the Primary Servicer
only for the following purposes:
(i) to effect timely payments of real estate taxes, assessments,
insurance premiums (including, premiums on any Environmental Insurance
Policy), ground rents (if applicable) and comparable items in respect of
the related Mortgaged Property;
(ii) to transfer funds to the Master Servicer's Collection
Account to reimburse the Master Servicer for any Servicing Advance made
thereby with respect to such Mortgage Loan to cover any of the items
described in the immediately preceding clause (i);
(iii) to refund to the related Borrower any sums as may be
determined to be overages;
(iv) to pay interest or other income, if required and as
described under subsection (e), to the related Borrower on balances in the
Escrow Account (or, if and to the extent not payable to the related
Borrower to pay such interest or other income to the Primary Servicer, to
the extent it is entitled thereto under subsection (e);
(v) to disburse Insurance Proceeds if required to be applied to
the repair or restoration of the related Mortgaged Property in accordance
with the related Mortgage Loan and the Servicing Standard;
(vi) to pay from time to time to the related Borrower any
interest or investment income earned on funds deposited in the Escrow
Account if such income is required to be paid to the related Borrower under
applicable law or by the terms of the Mortgage Loan, or otherwise to the
Primary Servicer;
(vii) to withdraw amounts deposited in such Escrow Account in
error; and
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(viii) to clear and terminate such Escrow Account upon the
termination of this Agreement or pay-off of the related Mortgage Loan.
(e) Subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, (i) the Primary
Servicer may direct any depository institution or trust company in which the
Escrow Accounts are maintained to invest the funds held therein in one or more
Permitted Investments; provided, however, that such funds shall be either (x)
immediately available or (y) available in accordance with a schedule which will
permit the Primary Servicer to meet the payment obligations for which the Escrow
Account was established; (ii) the Primary Servicer shall be entitled to all
income and gain realized from any such investment of funds as additional
servicing compensation; and (iii) the Primary Servicer shall deposit from its
own funds in the applicable Escrow Account the amount of any loss incurred in
respect of any such investment of funds immediately upon the realization of such
loss. The Primary Servicer shall not direct the investment of funds held in any
Escrow Account and retain the income and gain realized therefrom if the terms of
the related Mortgage Loan or applicable law permit the Borrower to be entitled
to the income and gain realized from the investment of funds deposited therein,
and the Primary Servicer shall not be required to invest amounts on deposit in
Escrow Accounts in Permitted Investments or Eligible Accounts to the extent that
the Primary Servicer is required by either law or under the terms of any
Mortgage Loan to deposit or invest (or the Borrower is entitled to direct the
deposit or investment of) such amounts in another type of investments or
accounts. In the event the Primary Servicer is not entitled to direct the
investment of such funds, (1) the Primary Servicer shall direct the depository
institution or trust company in which such Escrow Accounts are maintained to
invest the funds held therein in accordance with the Borrower's written
investment instructions, if the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or applicable
law require the Primary Servicer to invest such funds in accordance with the
Borrower's directions; and (2) in the absence of appropriate written
instructions from the Borrower, the Primary Servicer shall have no obligation
to, but may be entitled to, direct the investment of such funds; provided,
however, that in either event (i) such funds shall be either (y) immediately
available or (z) available in accordance with a schedule which will permit the
Primary Servicer to meet the payment obligations for which the Escrow Account
was established, and (ii) the Primary Servicer shall have no liability for any
loss in investments of such funds that are invested pursuant to written
instructions from the Borrower.
(f) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Primary Servicer shall
maintain accurate records with respect to each related Mortgaged Property
reflecting the status of taxes, assessments, ground rents (if applicable) and
other similar items that are or may become a lien on the related Mortgaged
Property and the status of insurance premiums payable with respect thereto. From
time to time, the Primary Servicer shall (i) obtain all bills for the payment of
such items (including renewal premiums), and (ii) except in the case of Mortgage
Loans under which Escrow Payments are not held by the Primary Servicer, effect
payment of all such bills, taxes and other assessments with respect to such
Mortgaged Properties prior to the applicable penalty or termination date, in
each case employing for such purpose Escrow Payments as allowed under the terms
of the related Mortgage Loan; provided that if such Mortgage Loan does not
require the related Borrower to escrow for the payment of real estate taxes,
assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents (if applicable) and similar items
or insurance premiums, the Primary Servicer shall, subject to and in accordance
with the Servicing Standard, use reasonable efforts to enforce the requirement
of the related Mortgage Loan Documents that the related Borrower make payments
in respect of such items at the time they first become due. Any late payment
penalties in connection with any such payment or disbursement to be made on
behalf of a Borrower shall be paid from the Primary Servicer's funds (without
right of reimbursement therefor) and not charged to the Borrower, unless the
late payment was due to the Borrower's error or omission.
(g) With respect to the Mortgage Loans, the Primary Servicer shall
give the Master Servicer ten (10) days prior written notice of the amount and
nature of any necessary payment which must be made for which there are
insufficient funds; provided, however, that, with respect to any payment
required to be made on an urgent or emergency basis such that the Primary
Servicer is unable to provide
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the Master Servicer with sufficient notice to enable the Master Servicer to make
such payments, the Primary Servicer shall make such payment. The Primary
Servicer shall be reimbursed by Master Servicer for any such payment within two
(2) Business Days of receipt of evidence of same. Notwithstanding any provision
contained in this Agreement to the contrary (with the exception of urgent or
emergency payments as set forth above), the Primary Servicer shall not be
responsible for making any Servicing Advances with respect to the Mortgage
Loans.
(h) In connection with such funds and all other funds (if any) held by
or maintained under the control of the Primary Servicer hereunder on behalf of
the Borrowers, the Primary Servicer shall analyze such funds (according to the
related Mortgage Loan Documents) not less frequently than annually; the Primary
Servicer shall pay or credit to the related Borrowers interest or income on such
funds to which they are entitled, all in accordance with the related Mortgage
Loan Documents and applicable state law; and the Primary Servicer shall return
the remainder of such funds to the Borrower within 30 days following the full
repayment of the related Mortgage Loan. Any such payments or disbursements made
on behalf of a Borrower shall be posted by the Primary Servicer to the Borrower
records maintained by the Primary Servicer, in each case within two Business
Days after the payment or disbursement.
(i) With respect to each Mortgage Loan that requires the related
Borrower to establish and maintain one or more lock-box, cash management or
similar accounts, the Primary Servicer shall establish and maintain, in
accordance with the Servicing Standard, such account(s) in accordance with the
terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents. No such lock-box account is
required to be an Eligible Account, unless the Mortgage Loan Documents otherwise
so require. The Primary Servicer shall apply the funds deposited in such
accounts in accordance with terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents, any
lock-box, cash management or similar agreement and the Servicing Standard.
SECTION 3.04. Primary Certificate Account.
(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Primary Servicer shall open,
or cause to be opened, and shall thereafter maintain, or cause to be maintained,
a separate account or accounts (such account or accounts, collectively, the
"Primary Certificate Account"), which accounts must be Eligible Accounts, in the
name of "Nationwide Life Insurance Company, as Primary Servicer for Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer for LaSalle Bank National
Association, as Trustee for the Holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Commercial Mortgage
Securities Inc., Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2006-PWR13".
(b) On or prior to the date the Primary Servicer shall first deposit
funds in a Primary Certificate Account, the Primary Servicer shall give to the
Master Servicer prior written notice of the name and address of the depository
institution(s) at which such accounts are maintained and the account number of
such accounts. The Primary Servicer shall take such actions as are necessary to
cause the depository institution holding the Primary Certificate Account to hold
such account in the name of the Primary Servicer as provided in Section 3.04(a),
subject to the Primary Servicer's right to direct payments and investments and
its rights of withdrawal under this Agreement.
(c) The Primary Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the
Primary Certificate Account, within one Business Day of receipt by or on its
behalf (in the case of payments by Borrowers or other collections on the
Mortgage Loans) or as otherwise required hereunder, the following payments and
collections received or made by or on behalf of the Primary Servicer subsequent
to the Closing Date (other than in respect of scheduled payments of principal
and interest due and payable on such Mortgage Loans on or before their
respective Cut-off Dates, which payments shall be retained by the Primary
Servicer, in its capacity as the related Pooled Mortgage Loan Seller):
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(i) Principal: all payments on account of principal, including
Principal Prepayments, the principal component of scheduled payments, and
any Late Collections in respect thereof on the Mortgage Loans;
(ii) Interest: all payments on account of interest on the
Mortgage Loans, including Default Interest and excess interest, on the
Mortgage Loans;
(iii) Liquidation Proceeds: all Liquidation Proceeds with respect
to the Mortgage Loans;
(iv) Insurance Proceeds: all insurance proceeds other than
proceeds to be applied to the restoration or repair of the property subject
to the related Mortgage or released to the related Borrower in accordance
with the Servicing Standard, which proceeds shall be deposited by the
Primary Servicer into an Escrow Account and not deposited in the Primary
Certificate Account;
(v) Condemnation Proceeds: all condemnation proceeds other than
proceeds to be applied to the restoration or repair of the property subject
to the related Mortgage or released to the related Borrower in accordance
with the Servicing Standard, which proceeds shall be deposited by the
Primary Servicer into an Escrow Account and not deposited in the Primary
Certificate Account;
(vi) Investment Losses: any amounts required to be deposited by
the Primary Servicer pursuant to Section 3.04(d) in connection with losses
realized on Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the Primary
Certificate Account;
(vii) Borrower Reimbursements: insofar as they do not constitute
Escrow Payments, any amounts relating to such Mortgage Loans paid by a
Borrower specifically to cover items for which a Servicing Advance has been
made or that represent a recovery of property protection expenses or other
lender expenses from a Borrower; and
(viii) Other: all other amounts, including late fees, Prepayment
Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges collected on or in respect of the
Mortgage Loans.
Notwithstanding the foregoing requirements, the Primary Servicer need
not deposit into its Collection Account any amount that the Primary Servicer
would be authorized to withdraw immediately from the Primary Certificate Account
and pay to itself as fees and compensation in accordance with the terms of
Section 3.05(a).
If the Primary Servicer deposits in any Primary Certificate Account
any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw
such amount from the Primary Certificate Account, any provision herein to the
contrary notwithstanding.
(d) Funds in the Primary Certificate Account may be invested and, if
invested, shall be invested by, and at the risk of, the Primary Servicer in
Permitted Investments selected by the Primary Servicer which shall mature,
unless payable on demand, not later than the Business Day immediately preceding
the next Primary Servicer Remittance Date, and any such Permitted Investment
shall not be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity unless payable on demand.
All such Permitted Investments shall be made in the name of "Nationwide Life
Insurance Company, as Primary Servicer for Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Master Servicer for LaSalle Bank National Association, as
Trustee for the Holders of the Bear Xxxxxxx Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc.,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through
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Certificates, Series 2006-PWR13." None of the Trustee, the Depositor, the
Borrowers or the Master Servicer shall be liable for any loss incurred on such
Permitted Investments.
(e) An amount equal to all income and gain realized from any such
Permitted Investment (to the extent not used to offset losses incurred with
respect to other Permitted Investments) shall be paid to the Primary Servicer as
additional servicing compensation and shall be subject to its withdrawal at any
time. The amount of any losses incurred with respect to any such Permitted
Investments shall be for the account of the Primary Servicer, which shall
deposit the amount of such loss (to the extent not offset by income from other
Permitted Investments to which the Primary Servicer is otherwise entitled) in
the Primary Certificate Account out of its own funds immediately as realized.
(f) If amounts on deposit in the Primary Certificate Account are at
any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Primary
Servicer shall: (x) consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder,
demand (or cause to be demanded) that payment thereon be made on the last day
such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount at least
equal to the lesser of (1) all amounts then payable thereunder and (2) the
amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and (y) demand (or cause to be
demanded) payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon any determination
by the Primary Servicer that such investment would not constitute a Permitted
Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the Primary Certificate
Account.
(g) Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, if any
default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or
if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted
Investment, the Trustee or the Master Servicer may take such action as may be
appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution
and prosecution of appropriate proceedings; provided, however, that if the
Primary Servicer shall have deposited in the Primary Certificate Account an
amount equal to all amounts due under any such Permitted Investment (net of
anticipated income or earnings thereon that would have been payable to the
Primary Servicer as additional servicing compensation), the Primary Servicer
shall have the sole right to enforce such payment or performance. Any costs
incurred by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Primary Servicer in taking
any enforcement action as described above shall be paid or reimbursed by the
Primary Servicer.
SECTION 3.05. Application of Funds in the Primary Certificate Account.
(a) The Primary Servicer shall, as described in clause (b) below, make
withdrawals from the Primary Certificate Account of amounts payable from the
Primary Certificate Account of the following amounts, from the amounts specified
for the following purposes:
(i) Primary Servicing Fees and Excess Servicing Fees: to pay to
itself the Primary Servicing Fee and the Excess Servicing Fee;
(ii) Fees: the Primary Servicer shall pay to itself, pursuant to
Section 3.10, any assumption fees, modification fees and extension fees
relating to Mortgage Loans which are not Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans,
all such fees as provided in Section 3.10, and other fees payable to the
Primary Servicer hereunder and not described above;
(iii) Investment Income: to pay to itself income and gain
realized on the investment of funds deposited in such Primary Certificate
Account relating to the Trust to which it is entitled as set forth herein;
(iv) Correction of Errors: to withdraw funds deposited in the
Primary Certificate Account in error;
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(v) Certificate Account: to make payment on each Primary Servicer
Remittance Date to the Master Servicer's Collection Account of the
remaining amounts in the Primary Certificate Account; and
(vi) Clear and Terminate: to clear and terminate the Primary
Certificate Account upon the termination of this Agreement.
(b) The Primary Servicer shall remit to the Master Servicer by wire
transfer of immediately available funds on the 5th Business Day prior to the
Distribution Date of each month (each, a "Primary Servicer Remittance Date") all
funds that were on deposit in the related Primary Certificate Account (less any
servicing fees and other servicing compensation that the Primary Servicer is
entitled to retain pursuant to this Agreement) as of the close of business on
the preceding Business Day (each, a "Primary Servicer Determination Date"), and
shall deliver to the Master Servicer a remittance report substantially in the
form of Exhibit P attached hereto (the "Remittance Report"). If any check or
other form of payment received by the Primary Servicer with respect to a
Mortgage Loan is returned for insufficient funds and the Primary Servicer had
previously remitted such payment to the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer
shall reimburse the Primary Servicer for such amount within five (5) Business
Days after receipt of notification of such insufficient funds by the Primary
Servicer. All payments in the nature of Principal Prepayments (and any related
interest payments, Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges) and
Balloon Payments shall be remitted to the Master Servicer within one (1)
Business Day of the related Principal Prepayment or Balloon Payment.
The Primary Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer on the 5th
Business Day prior to the Distribution Date of each month (each, a "Primary
Servicer Reporting Date") the Remittance Report reflecting all payments received
in respect of the Mortgage Loans from the day after the preceding Primary
Servicer Determination Date through the Primary Servicer Determination Date in
the then current month and the CMSA Reports substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit I (as such forms are modified from time to time by the CMSA or
its successor), with respect to the Primary Servicer's Mortgage Loans.
In addition:
(1) in the case of any Monthly Payment (other than a Balloon Payment)
received on a Primary Servicer Determination Date for a Collection Period, the
Primary Servicer shall (i) provide Master Servicer with immediate notice of
Primary Servicer's receipt of such payment and (ii) shall use its reasonable
best efforts to remit such payment to Master Servicer on the date of receipt
and, in any event, shall remit such payment to Master Servicer within one
Business Day following receipt and the Primary Servicer shall cause any
sub-servicer to remit to the Primary Servicer any such payments received by such
sub-servicer within three (3) Business Days of receipt;
(2) the Primary Servicer shall in any event provide Master Servicer
with immediate notice of Primary Servicer becoming aware that any Principal
Prepayment is to be made on a Determination Date;
(3) in the case of any Monthly Payment that is either due during a
Collection Period or due after a Collection Period but on or before a
Distribution Date and (in either case) is received after the end of such
Collection Period, the Primary Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to
remit such payment to Master Servicer on the date of receipt and in any event
shall remit such payment to Master Servicer within one Business Day following
receipt;
(4) the Primary Servicer shall use its reasonable best efforts to
remit to Master Servicer on the date of receipt of, and in any event shall remit
to Master Servicer within one Business Day
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following receipt of, any unscheduled payments or Balloon Payments that would
result in a Prepayment Interest Shortfall; and
(5) except as provided in paragraph (3) above, any Monthly Payment
received and collected during a Collection Period, but due on a Due Date
occurring after the end of such Collection Period, shall be remitted on the
Primary Servicer Remittance Date for the Collection Period in which such Due
Date occurs.
SECTION 3.06. Certain Additional Servicing Duties.
(a) With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is subject to an
Environmental Insurance Policy, for as long as it is not a Specially Serviced
Mortgage Loan, if the Primary Servicer has actual knowledge of any event giving
rise to a claim under an Environmental Insurance Policy, the Primary Servicer
shall notify the Master Servicer to such effect, and the Primary Servicer, after
consultation with the Master Servicer, shall take reasonable actions in
accordance with the Servicing Standard and the terms and conditions of such
Environmental Insurance Policy to make a claim thereunder and achieve the
payment of all amounts to which the Trust is entitled thereunder. Any legal fees
or other out-of-pocket costs incurred in accordance with the Servicing Standard
in connection with any such claim shall be reimbursed by Master Servicer within
five (5) Business Days upon receipt of evidence of any such costs.
(b) In connection with any extension of the Maturity Date of a
Mortgage Loan, the Primary Servicer shall give prompt written notice of such
extension to the insurer under the Environmental Insurance Policy and shall
execute such documents as are reasonably required by such insurer to procure an
extension of such policy (if available). The Primary Servicer shall provide
copies of such notice and documents to the Master Servicer.
(c) The Primary Servicer shall, as to each Mortgage Loan which is
secured by the interest of the related Borrower under a Ground Lease, in
accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Documents, promptly (and, in any
event, within 45 days) after the Closing Date notify the related ground lessor
of the transfer of such Mortgage Loan to the Trust pursuant to the Nationwide
Pooled Mortgage Loan Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and
directing such ground lessor to forward to the Master Servicer any notices of
default under the related Ground Lease. The Primary Servicer shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Master Service of a copy of the notice and
direction required above, as evidence of the Primary Servicer's compliance with
this subsection.
SECTION 3.07. Maintenance of Hazard and Other Insurance.
(a) Subject to the limitations set forth below, the Primary Servicer
shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the
related Borrower to maintain (including identifying the extent to which a
Borrower is maintaining insurance coverage and, if such Borrower does not so
maintain, the Primary Servicer will itself cause to be maintained with Qualified
Insurers having the Required Claims-Paying Ratings) for the related Mortgaged
Property (x) a fire and casualty extended coverage insurance policy, which does
not provide for reduction due to depreciation, in an amount that is at least
equal to the lesser of (i) the full replacement cost of improvements securing
such Mortgage Loan or (ii) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage
Loan, but, in any event, in an amount sufficient to avoid the application of any
co-insurance clause and (y) all other insurance coverage (including but not
limited to coverage for damage resulting from acts of terrorism) as is required
or that the lender is entitled to reasonably require, subject to applicable law,
under the related Mortgage Loan Documents; provided that the Primary Servicer
shall not be required to maintain any earthquake or environmental insurance
policy on any Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan unless such insurance
policy was in effect at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan
pursuant to the terms
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of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and is available at commercially
reasonable rates. In addition, if and to the extent that any Mortgage Loan
grants the lender thereunder any discretion (by way of consent, approval or
otherwise) as to the insurance provider from whom the related Borrower is to
obtain the requisite insurance coverage, the Primary Servicer shall (to the
extent consistent with the Servicing Standard) require the related Borrower to
obtain the requisite insurance coverage from Qualified Insurers that, in each
case, have the Required Claims-Paying Ratings at the time such insurance
coverage is obtained.
(b) In no event shall the Primary Servicer be required to cause the
Borrower under any Mortgage Loan to maintain, or itself obtain, insurance
coverage that the Primary Servicer has determined is either (i) not available at
any rate or (ii) not available at commercially reasonable rates and the related
hazards are not at the time commonly insured against for properties similar to
the related mortgaged property and located in or around the region in which the
related Mortgaged Property is located (in each case, as determined by the
applicable Primary Servicer, which shall be entitled to rely, at its own
expense, on insurance consultants in making such determination) (and provided
that any such determinations by the applicable Master Servicer must be made not
less frequently (but need not be made more frequently) than annually but in any
event shall be made at the approximate date on which the applicable Master
Servicer receives notice of the renewal, replacement or cancellation of
coverage). For any Mortgage Loan with a Stated Principal Balance in excess of
$2,500,000, the Primary Servicer shall obtain the approval or disapproval of the
Special Servicer in accordance with Section 3.07(a) of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement before making the determination as described in this Section 3.07(b).
The Primary Servicer shall be entitled to rely on the determination of the
Special Servicer made in connection with such approval or disapproval. In
addition, the Primary Servicer shall have no obligation beyond using its
reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Borrower
under any Mortgage Loan to maintain the insurance required to be maintained or
that the lender is entitled to reasonably require, subject to applicable law,
under the related Mortgage Loan Documents. Furthermore, the Primary Servicer
shall not be required in any event to maintain or obtain insurance coverage to
the extent the Trustee as mortgagee does not have an insurable interest. The
Primary Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer in the event it makes such
determination.
(c) The Primary Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer if the
Primary Servicer determines that the Borrower under any Mortgage Loan has failed
to maintain insurance required under (or that the Primary Servicer has required
pursuant to a provision that entitles the lender to reasonably require insurance
under) the related Mortgage Loan Documents and such failure materially and
adversely affects such Mortgage Loan and/or the interest of the Trust in the
related Mortgaged Property or if the Borrower under any Mortgage Loan has
notified the Primary Servicer in writing that the Borrower does not intend to
maintain such insurance.
(d) All such insurance policies maintained as described above shall
contain (if they insure against loss to property) a "standard" mortgagee clause,
with loss payable to the applicable Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee, in
the case of insurance maintained in respect of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, or
shall name the Trustee as the insured, with loss payable to the applicable
Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee, in the case of insurance maintained
in respect of an Administered REO Property. Any amounts collected by a Master
Servicer or a Special Servicer under any such policies (other than amounts to be
applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property or REO
Property or amounts to be released to the related Borrower, in each case in
accordance with the Servicing Standard) shall be deposited in the Primary
Certificate Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.05. Any cost
(such as insurance premiums and insurance broker fees but not internal costs and
expenses of obtaining such insurance) incurred by the Primary Servicer in
maintaining any such insurance shall not, for purposes hereof be added to unpaid
principal balance or Stated Principal Balance of the related Serviced Mortgage
Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit; provided,
however, that this sentence shall not limit the rights of the Primary Servicer
on behalf of the Trust to
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enforce any obligations of the related Borrower under such Mortgage Loan. Such
costs of maintaining insurance shall be paid by the Primary Servicer and
reimbursed by Master Servicer to the Primary Servicer within two (2) Business
Days upon receipt of evidence of any such costs.
SECTION 3.08. Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy
Maintained by the Primary Servicer.
The Primary Servicer, at its expense, shall at all times during the
term of this Agreement keep in force with a Qualified Insurer having the
Required Claims-Paying Ratings (unless the Primary Servicer self insures as
provided below), a fidelity bond and a policy or policies of insurance covering
loss occasioned by the errors and omissions of its officers and employees in
connection with its servicing obligations hereunder. Such bond and such errors
and omissions policy shall each be in such form and amount as are consistent
with the Servicing Standard, include the Master Servicer as loss payee and
provide that it may not be canceled without ten days' prior written notice to
the Trustee. So long as the long-term unsecured debt obligations of the Primary
Servicer are rated not lower than "A" by Fitch and "A" by S&P, the Primary
Servicer may self-insure with respect to the fidelity bond and/or errors and
omissions coverage required as described above, in which case it shall not be
required to maintain an insurance policy with respect to such coverage. The
Primary Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer on an annual basis a
certificate of insurance evidencing its fidelity bond and errors and omissions
coverage as required by this section.
SECTION 3.09. Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption
Agreements; Due-On-Encumbrance Clause.
(a) General Acknowledgements. The parties acknowledge the provisions
of Section 3.08 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the provisions of the
Timing Addendum.
(b) Expressly-Permitted Assignments and Assumptions. In the event the
Primary Servicer receives a request from a Borrower pursuant to the provisions
of any Mortgage Loan (other than a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan) that
expressly permits, subject to any conditions set forth in the Mortgage Loan
Documents, for the assignment of the related Mortgaged Property to, and
assumption of such Mortgage Loan by, another Person, the Primary Servicer shall
obtain relevant information for purposes of evaluating such request and no
Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall have an obligation to review or
consent to such request. For the purpose of the foregoing sentence, the term
"expressly permits" shall mean that the Mortgage Loan Documents grant to the
Borrower the outright permission to assign the Mortgaged Property to and cause
the assumption of the Mortgage Loan by another Person if the conditions to the
transaction that are set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Documents do not
include the approval of the lender or the exercise of lender discretion (other
than confirming the satisfaction of the other conditions to the transaction set
forth in the related Mortgage Loan Documents that do not include any other
approval or exercise). In no event shall the Primary Servicer approve any
request for approval of an such assignment and assumption unless such approval
is consistent with the Servicing Standard and the additional conditions set
forth in subsection (d) are satisfied. Following any such approval, the Primary
Servicer shall comply with the processing and notice provisions of subsection
(i).
(c) Other Assignments and Assumptions. Other than with respect to the
assignment and assumptions referred to in subsection (b) above, if any Mortgage
Loan (other than a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan) contains a provision in the
nature of a "due-on-sale" clause, which by its terms (i) provides that such
Mortgage Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee's option) become due and payable
upon the sale of the related Mortgaged Property, or (ii) provides that such
Mortgage Loan may not be assumed without the consent of the related mortgagee in
connection with any such sale or other transfer or upon the satisfaction of
conditions, then, in connection with any such sale or assumption, the Primary
Servicer shall obtain the relevant information for purposes of evaluating such
sale or assumption and shall
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provide to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer a copy of its
recommendation with respect to such matter and the materials upon which such
recommendation is based (which information shall consist of the information to
be included in the Assignment and Assumption Submission to the Special Servicer,
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L). The Primary Servicer shall not
consent to such sale or assumption unless it obtains the consent or deemed
consent of the Special Servicer as provided in Section 3.08(a)(A) of the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement. In no event shall the Primary Servicer approve any such
request for approval of an such assignment and assumption unless such approval
is consistent with the Servicing Standard and the additional conditions set
forth in subsection (d) are satisfied. Following any such approval, the Primary
Servicer shall comply with the processing and notice provisions of subsection
(i).
(d) Additional Requirements for Assignments and Assumptions. In
addition to other conditions set forth in subsection (b) and subsection (c)
above, if the affected Mortgage Loan is a Pooled Mortgage Loan that (together
with all other Pooled Mortgage Loans, if any, that are in the same
Cross-Collateralized Group as such Pooled Mortgage Loan or have the same
Borrower as such Pooled Mortgage Loan or have Borrowers that are known to be
affiliated with the Borrower under such Pooled Mortgage Loan) is one of the ten
largest Pooled Mortgage Loans then in the Trust or has a Cut-off Date Principal
Balance in excess of $20,000,000, then, subject to the related Mortgage Loan
Documents and applicable law, the Primary Servicer shall not enter into an
assignment and assumption unless and until it has received written confirmation
from each Rating Agency that such action would not result in an Adverse Rating
Event with respect to any Class of Certificates.
(e) Secondary Financing. If the provisions of any Mortgage Loan (other
than a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan) permits the further encumbrance of the
related Mortgaged Property upon the satisfaction of specified conditions,
prohibits such a further encumbrance except upon the satisfaction of specified
conditions or fully prohibits such a further encumbrance, or provides that such
Mortgage Loan will (or, at the mortgagee's option, may) become due upon a
further encumbrance of the Mortgaged Property, and the related Borrower requests
approval for such a further encumbrance or enters into a further encumbrance in
violation of the related Mortgage Loan Documents, the Primary Servicer shall
obtain the relevant information and review and make a determination the Primary
Servicer shall promptly obtain relevant information for purposes of evaluating
any related waiver or consent. The Primary Servicer shall provide to the Master
Servicer and the Special Servicer a copy of its recommendation with respect to
such matter and the materials upon which such recommendation is based (which
information shall consist of the information to be included in the Additional
Lien, Monetary Encumbrance and Mezzanine Financing Submission Package to the
Master Servicer, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit M). The Primary Servicer
shall not consent to such further encumbrance unless it obtains the consent or
deemed consent of the Master Servicer (if the Special Servicer's consent is not
required under the PSA) or the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer
(if the Special Servicer's consent is required under the PSA). In no event shall
the Primary Servicer approve any request for approval of further encumbrance
unless such approval is consistent with the Servicing Standard and the
additional conditions set forth in subsection (f) are satisfied. Following the
consummation of any such approval, the Primary Servicer shall comply with the
processing and notice provisions of subsection (i).
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(f) Additional Requirements for Secondary Financing. In addition to
other conditions set forth in subsection (e), if the affected Mortgage Loan is a
Pooled Mortgage Loan that (a) represents 2% or more of the then aggregate
principal balance of all of the Pooled Mortgage Loans then in the Trust Fund,
(b) is one of the ten largest Pooled Mortgage Loans then in the Trust Fund by
principal balance, (c) has an aggregate loan-to-value ratio (including existing
and proposed additional debt) that is equal to or greater than 85% or (d) has an
aggregate debt service coverage ratio (including the debt service on the
existing and proposed additional debt) that is less than 1.2x, then, subject to
the related Mortgage Loan Documents and applicable law, the Primary Servicer
shall not approve a further encumbrance unless and until it has received written
confirmation from each Rating Agency that such action would not result in an
Adverse Rating Event with respect to any Class of Certificates.
(g) Transfers of Interests. The Primary Servicer shall have the right
to consent to any transfers of an interest of a Borrower to the extent such
transfer is allowed under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan, including any
consent to transfer to any subsidiary or Affiliate of the Borrower, to a Person
acquiring less than a majority interest in the Borrower or to an entity of which
the Borrower is the controlling beneficial owner. In no event shall the Primary
Servicer approve any request for approval of a Borrower interest unless such
approval is consistent with the Servicing Standard and the additional conditions
set forth in subsection (h) are satisfied. Following the consummation of any
such approval, the Primary Servicer shall comply with the processing and notice
provisions of subsection (i).
(h) Additional Requirements for Transfers of Borrower Interests. In
addition to other conditions set forth in subsection (g), if (i) the affected
Mortgage Loan is a Pooled Mortgage Loan that, together with all other Pooled
Mortgage Loans, if any, that are in the same Cross-Collateralized Group as such
Pooled Mortgage Loan or have the same Borrower as such Pooled Mortgage Loan or
have Borrowers that are known to be affiliated with the Borrower under such
Pooled Mortgage Loan, has a Stated Principal Balance that equals or exceeds 5%
of the then aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Pool or is one of
the then current top ten Pooled Mortgage Loans (by Stated Principal Balance) in
the Mortgage Pool or has a Cut-off Date Principal Balance in excess of
$20,000,000, and (ii) the transfer is of an interest in the Borrower greater
than 49%, then the applicable Master Servicer shall not consent to such transfer
unless and until it has received written confirmation from each Rating Agency
that such action would not result in an Adverse Rating Event with respect to any
Class of Certificates, the costs of which to be payable by the related Borrower
to the extent provided for in the Mortgage Loan Documents.
(i) Processing and Notices. Upon the satisfaction of the conditions to
approval of any proposed assignment and assumption, further encumbrance or
transfer of Borrower interest set forth above, the Primary Servicer shall
process the request of the related Borrower and shall be authorized to enter
into one or more instruments to effect such transaction. The Primary Servicer
shall notify the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and
the Special Servicer of any such transaction entered into pursuant to this
Section 3.09. Any related fees collected from a Borrower in connection with any
such transaction executed pursuant to this Section 3.09 shall be allocated and
payable to the Persons and in the amounts provided in Section 3.10.
(j) Direct Contact With Special Servicer. The Primary Servicer shall
be entitled to contact the Special Servicer directly in regard to any Borrower
request contemplated by this Section 3.15 if the Special Servicer is entitled to
grant or withhold consent to such request under the terms of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
(k) Not Applicable to Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in connection
with any Mortgage Loan that constitutes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the
Primary Servicer shall not have the authority to enter into, or the
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duty to make a recommendation with respect to, any waiver or consent otherwise
described in the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.09.
(l) Regarding Seller's Representation. The parties hereto acknowledge
that, if the representation set forth in the final sentence of paragraph 23 or
the final sentence of paragraph 29 of Exhibit C to the Nationwide Pooled
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement regarding the obligation of a Borrower to pay
the reasonable costs and expenses of obtaining any Rating Agency Confirmation in
connection with an assumption or defeasance of the related Mortgage Loan is
breached because the related Mortgage Loan Documents do not require the Borrower
to pay costs related thereto, then it shall be the sole obligation of the
related Pooled Mortgage Loan Seller to pay an amount equal to such insufficiency
to the extent the related Borrower is not required to pay such amount. The
Primary Servicer may not waive such payment by the Borrower or Pooled Mortgage
Loan Seller, as the case may be.
SECTION 3.10. Servicing Compensation.
(a) As compensation for its activities hereunder with respect to the
Mortgage Loans, the Primary Servicer shall be entitled to receive a primary
servicing fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan (the "Primary Servicing Fee").
As to each Mortgage Loan, the Primary Servicing Fee shall accrue from time to
time at the rate per annum as specified in Exhibit C hereof (the "Primary
Servicing Fee Rate") and shall be computed on the basis of the Scheduled
Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan and for the same period respecting which
any related interest payment due (or deemed to be due) on such Mortgage Loan is
computed. The Primary Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, on a loan-by-loan
basis. With respect to the Mortgage Loans, the Primary Servicer shall be
entitled to pay itself the Primary Servicing Fee from actual collections on the
respective Mortgage Loans.
(b) The Primary Servicer shall retain all rights to the Excess
Servicing Fee for the Mortgage Loans, even if (a) any Mortgage Loan or Mortgage
Loans become Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans; (b) the Primary Servicer's
servicing is terminated with respect to particular Mortgage Loans or (c) the
Primary Servicer is in default, is terminated or resigns under this Agreement.
If the Primary Servicer is unable to deduct the Excess Servicing Fee because it
no longer services a Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans or for any other reason
(other than transfer or assignment of the rights to the Excess Servicing Fee),
then the Master Servicer (and any successor) shall cause the Excess Servicing
Fee to be paid on the Mortgage Loans to the Primary Servicer, to the extent of
any amounts received by the Master Servicer.
(c) The Primary Servicer shall be entitled to receive as additional
primary servicing compensation ("Additional Primary Servicing Compensation"),
the percentage specified below of the income, fee or charge described below, in
each case only to the extent that such income, fee or charge is actually
collected by the Primary Servicer from the Borrower or earned and paid on any
account:
(i) 100% of the earnings on the earnings on the Escrow Accounts
(to the extent that the Primary Servicer is entitled thereto under Section
3.03(e)), the Primary Certificate Account (to the extent that the Primary
Servicer is entitled thereto under Section 3.04(e)) and, subject to the
related Mortgage Loan Documents and applicable law, any other accounts held
by the Primary Servicer hereunder.
(ii) 50% of any fee associated with a Borrower request including
but not limited to loan assumptions, modifications, waivers, consents and
extensions relating to transactions not requiring Special Servicer consent
pursuant to the PSA.
(iii) 25% of any fee associated with a Borrower request (other
than the non-refundable processing fee relating to assumptions and
transfers) including but not limited to loan
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assumptions, modifications, waivers, consents and extensions relating to
transactions requiring Special Servicer consent pursuant to the PSA.
In addition, the Primary Servicer shall be entitled to any
Borrower-paid administration fees associated with any Escrow Account maintained
by the Primary Servicer. The Primary Servicer shall also be entitled to that
portion of any late charges collected from or on behalf of any Borrower that
remains after application to any advance interest due to the Trust, on a
"loan-by-loan" basis, in the manner set forth in clause first and clause second
of Section 3.26(a) of the PSA, other than the portion thereof (if any) to which
the Special Servicer is entitled as set forth in clause third of Section 3.26(a)
of the PSA.
With respect to the Mortgage Loans, the Primary Servicer shall not be
entitled to Additional Primary Servicing Compensation in respect of interest or
other income on deposits in any account that is not maintained by the Primary
Servicer. The Primary Servicer shall not be entitled to any default interest,
prepayment premiums, yield maintenance charges or additional interest, including
excess interest collected on any Mortgage Loan.
Any fees, charges or miscellaneous collections not specified as
payable to the Primary Servicer above are payable to the Master Servicer.
(d) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section 3.10, the
Primary Servicer shall not be entitled to any Additional Primary Servicing
Compensation with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has become a Specially
Serviced Mortgage Loan (other than interest and investment income earned on
funds in accounts maintained by the Primary Servicer) or with respect to which
the Primary Servicer has been terminated as Primary Servicer hereunder;
provided, however, the Primary Servicer shall be entitled to the Excess
Servicing Fee. The Primary Servicer shall be required to pay out of its own
funds, without reimbursement therefor, all overhead and general and
administrative expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing
activities hereunder, including costs for office space, office equipment,
supplies and related expenses, employee salaries and related expenses and
similar internal costs and expenses.
(e) The fee addendum hereto as Exhibit Q (the "Fee Addendum") is
hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. Any conflict
between the provisions of this Agreement and the Fee Addendum shall be resolved
in favor of the Fee Addendum.
(f) The Primary Servicer shall be entitled to withdraw from the
Primary Certificate Account and pay to itself the Primary Servicing Fee, the
Excess Servicing Fee and Additional Primary Servicing Compensation on the
related Primary Servicer Remittance Date but only from the sources of funds from
which such payment may be made as specified hereunder and the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 3.11. Primary Servicer Reports; Account Statements.
(a) For each Primary Servicer Reporting Date, the Primary Servicer
shall deliver to the Master Servicer, no later than 2:00 p.m., New York City
time, on the related Primary Servicer Reporting Date, the Remittance Report with
respect to such Primary Servicer Reporting Date including any information
regarding payoffs and prepayments made pursuant to Section 3.05(b) above. The
Primary Servicer shall also be required to provide a Remittance Report within
one (1) Business Day of a remittance of a Principal Prepayment or Balloon
Payment pursuant to Section 3.05(b). Any payments or information received by the
Primary Servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be
forwarded promptly to the Master Servicer.
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(b) The Primary Servicer shall give notice to the Master Servicer of
the location of the Primary Certificate Account as of the Closing Date and
notice to the Master Servicer and the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement of the new location of its Collection Account prior to any change
thereof. The Primary Servicer shall execute and deliver to the Master Servicer a
certification substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit S hereto no later
than the 25th calendar day of each January, April, July and October, commencing
in October 2006 (the date of such delivery, in each case, a "Reconciliation
Certification Date"), with respect to the three consecutive calendar months
immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Reconciliation
Certification Date falls.
(c) The Primary Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Master Servicer the following CMSA Reports (or in any other form as provided to
the Primary Servicer) with respect to the Mortgage Loans providing the required
information as of the related Primary Servicer Determination Date upon the
following schedule: (i) a Comparative Financial Status Report not later than
each Primary Servicer Reporting Date, commencing in October 2006; (ii) an
Operating Statement Analysis Report, the Financial File and an NOI Adjustment
Worksheet in accordance with Section 3.13 of this Agreement; (iii) a Servicer
Watch List in accordance with and subject to the terms of Section 3.11(d) below
on each Primary Servicer Reporting Date, commencing in October 2006; (iv) a Loan
Periodic Update File not later than each Primary Servicer Reporting Date,
commencing in October 2006; (vi) a Property File not later than each Primary
Servicer Reporting Date, commencing in October 2006; (vii) a Delinquent Loan
Status Report not later than each Primary Servicer Reporting Date (commencing in
October 2006) and (viii) a Loan Level Reserve Report not later than each Primary
Servicer Reporting Date (commencing in October 2006).
(d) For each Distribution Date, the Primary Servicer shall deliver to
the Master Servicer(and solely with respect to a Serviced Loan Pair, the holder
of the related Serviced Non-Pooled Mortgage Loan), not later than the Primary
Servicer Reporting Date, a Servicer Watch List.
(e) To the extent that the Master Servicer is required to deliver
additional information under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the
matters that are within the servicing responsibilities of the Primary Servicer
hereunder, the Primary Servicer shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the
Servicing Standard to supply such additional information to the Master Servicer.
(f) The Primary Servicer shall prepare reports on the status of real
estate taxes, the status of insurance and the status of UCC financing statements
for the Mortgage Loans in the forms and setting forth the information as more
particularly described and set forth on Exhibits E, F and G, respectively, in
each January, April, July and October of each year and deliver such reports to
the Master Servicer not later than the Primary Servicer Reporting Date occurring
in each such month.
(g) The Primary Servicer shall promptly notify the Master Servicer of
any significant events which become known to Primary Servicer affecting the
Mortgage Loans, the related Borrower or related Mortgaged Property, such as a
payment default, a bankruptcy, a judicial lien or casualty event, and the
Primary Servicer shall also promptly advise the Master Servicer of all material
collection and customer service issues and, if requested, shall furnish the
Master Servicer with copies of any correspondence or other documents in the
possession of the Primary Servicer related to any such matter. If litigation is
instituted with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the Primary Servicer, if aware of
such litigation, shall notify the Master Servicer immediately as to the status
of the litigation related to such Mortgage Loan and shall, when reasonably
required or requested by the Master Servicer, provide to the Master Servicer
copies of all pertinent information in the Primary Servicer's possession related
to such litigation, including, without limitation, copies of related servicing
documents.
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SECTION 3.12. Exchange Act Reporting and Regulation AB Compliance.
The Primary Servicer shall comply with all applicable terms and
conditions of Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 3.13. Operating Statement Analysis Reports Regarding the
Mortgaged Properties.
The Primary Servicer, at its own expense and at all times prior to a
Mortgage Loan becoming a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, shall (a) within 90
days after the end of each of the first three calendar quarters (in each year)
for the trailing 12 months, quarterly or year to date information received,
commencing, with respect to the quarter ending on September 30, 2006 (that is,
initial reports shall not be due in September 2006 but shall reflect financial
information that relates to the trailing 12 months, quarterly or year to date
information as of September 30, 2006), deliver to the Master Servicer an
Operating Statement Analysis Report and a Financial File for each Mortgaged
Property in electronic format, prepared using the quarterly, year-to-date or
trailing 12-month operating statements and rent rolls received from the related
Borrower, if any, and (b) not later than the May 15 of each year, beginning in
2007 for year-end 2006, deliver to the Master Servicer, an Operating Statement
Analysis Report, a Financial File and an NOI Adjustment Worksheet for each
Mortgage Loan in electronic format, based on the most recently available year
end financial statements and most recently available rent rolls of each
applicable Borrower (to the extent provided to the Primary Servicer by or on
behalf of each Borrower). As and to the extent reasonably requested by the
Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, the Primary Servicer shall make inquiry
of any Borrower with respect to such information or as regards the performance
of the related Mortgaged Property in general. The related rent rolls, operating
statements, financial statements and inspections collected with respect to the
Mortgaged Properties shall be delivered by the Primary Servicer to the Master
Servicer within 25 days following receipt thereof. The items described in clause
(a) and clause (b) above shall be prepared using normalized financial statements
and rent rolls; provided, however, that, until such time as CMSA shall adopt a
standard that requires the use of normalized quarterly operating statements and
rent rolls, the Primary Servicer shall be permitted to use the non-normalized
quarterly operating statements and rent rolls in the preparation of the items
described in clause (a) above. In addition, to the extent that the Primary
Servicer receives any annual financial statements for the year-ended December
31, 2005, the Primary Servicer shall forward copies of such financial statements
to the Controlling Class Representative.
SECTION 3.14. Inspections.
The Primary Servicer shall, at its own expense, inspect or cause to be
inspected each Mortgaged Property other than Mortgaged Properties related to
Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans, every calendar year beginning in 2007, or
every second calendar year beginning in 2007 if the Principal Balance of the
related Mortgage Loan is under $2,000,000; provided that with respect to any
Mortgage Loan (other than a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan) has been placed on
the Servicer Watchlist, the Primary Servicer, at its own expense, shall, at the
request of the Controlling Class Representative, inspect or cause to be
inspected the related Mortgaged Property every calendar year beginning in 2007
so long as such Mortgage Loan continues to be on the CMSA Servicer Watch List;
and provided, further, that Primary Servicer will not be obligated to inspect
any particular Mortgaged Property during any one-year or two-year, as
applicable, period contemplated above in this sentence, if the Special Servicer
has already done so during that period pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement. The Primary Servicer shall cause to be prepared an Inspection Report,
in the form set forth in Exhibit H attached hereto, relating to each inspection.
The Primary Servicer shall forward three (3) copies of the applicable Inspection
Report to the Master Servicer within twenty (20) days of the related inspection.
After a Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Primary
Servicer will have no obligations under this Section. However, once a Specially
Serviced Mortgage Loan is rehabilitated and becomes a Corrected Mortgage
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Loan, the provisions of this Section 3.14 shall once again apply to the Primary
Servicer with respect to such Corrected Mortgage Loan.
SECTION 3.15. Modifications, Waivers, Amendments, Extensions and
Consents.
(a) General Acknowledgements. The parties acknowledge the provisions
of Section 3.20 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the provisions of the
Timing Addendum.
(b) Authorizations. The Primary Servicer shall be authorized to enter
into approvals of (A) new leases, (B) subordination and nondisturbance
agreements, (C) partial releases of real estate collateral, (D) grants of
easements, (E) condemnation proceedings and related releases of collateral, (F)
releases of funds from a reserve, (G) approvals of payoff amounts, and/or (H)
releases of letters of credit; provided, however, that:
(i) if this Agreement (including the Timing Addendum) expressly
authorizes the Primary Servicer to enter into such approval without the
consent of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, then (A) the
Primary Servicer shall have determined that such approval is consistent
with the Servicing Standard and (B) the Primary Servicer shall have
satisfied the provisions of subsection (c); and
(ii) if this Agreement (including the Timing Addendum) does not
expressly authorize the Primary Servicer to enter into such approval
without the consent of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, then:
(A) the Primary Servicer shall have promptly provided to the Master
Servicer or (but only if the Special Servicer's consent or deemed consent
would be required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) to the Special
Servicer a notice of the Borrower's request for such approval, the Primary
Servicer's recommendations and analysis and all information reasonably
available to the Primary Servicer that the Master Servicer or the Special
Servicer, as applicable, may reasonably request; (B) the Primary Servicer
shall have obtained the consent or deemed consent of the Master Servicer or
the Special Servicer, as contemplated by the Timing Addendum and (solely in
the case of the Special Servicer) by Section 3.20(a)(i) of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement; and (C) the Primary Servicer shall have satisfied the
provisions of subsection (c).
(c) Additional Requirements. In addition to other conditions set forth
in subsection (c) and/or subsection (d), the Primary Servicer shall not enter
into any modification, waiver, amendment or consent with respect to a Mortgage
Loan or any instrument of satisfaction or cancellation, or of full release or
discharge with respect to any Mortgage Loan, unless the Primary Servicer
complies with the following provisions:
(i) Fees and Expenses. Subject to applicable law, the related
Mortgage Loan Documents and the Servicing Standard, the Primary Servicer
shall not enter into any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of
any Mortgage Loan unless all related fees and expenses are paid by the
Borrower.
(ii) Rating Agency Confirmations and Related Expenses. In no
event shall the Primary Servicer be permitted to waive any provision of the
Mortgage Loan Documents that require a Rating Agency Confirmation as a
condition to any action proposed by the related Borrower, or any obligation
of a Borrower to pay all or any portion of any fee payable in connection
with obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation, in each case unless the Master
Servicer would be permitted to grant such waiver under the terms of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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(iii) Written Instruments. All modifications, amendments,
material waivers and other material actions entered into or taken in
respect of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Section 3.15 (other than
waivers of default interest and late charges, for which the consent of the
Master Servicer is required below), and all material consents, shall be in
writing. The Primary Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer, each Rating
Agency, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Controlling
Class Representative, in writing, of the consummation of any such material
modification, waiver, amendment or other action or consent and the date
thereof, and shall deliver to the Trustee or the related Custodian for
deposit in the related Mortgage File (with a copy to the Special Servicer),
an original counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification,
waiver, amendment or other action or consent, promptly (and in any event
within ten Business Days) following the execution thereof. In addition,
following the execution of any modification, waiver or amendment agreed to
by the Primary Servicer under Section 3.15(b), the Primary Servicer shall
deliver to the Master Servicer an Officer's Certificate certifying that all
of the requirements of Section 3.15(b) have been satisfied; provided that,
if such modification, waiver or amendment involves an extension of the
maturity of any Mortgage Loan, such Officer's Certificate shall be so
delivered before the modification, waiver or amendment is agreed to.
(iv) No Adverse Tax Event. The Primary Servicer shall not enter
into any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of, or take any of
the other acts referenced in this Section 3.15 with respect to, any
Mortgage Loan that would result in an Adverse REMIC Event with respect to
any REMIC Pool or an Adverse Grantor Trust Event with respect to any
Grantor Trust Pool (the Primary Servicer shall not be liable for decisions
made under this subsection which were made in good faith and it may rely on
Opinions of Counsel in making such decisions).
(v) Default Interest and Late Fees. Notwithstanding Section 3.02
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any provision of this Agreement,
the Primary Servicer shall not waive any late fees or default interest
without the prior written consent of the Master Servicer.
(d) Direct Contact With Special Servicer. The Primary Servicer shall
be entitled to contact the Special Servicer directly in regard to any Borrower
request for an approval contemplated by this Section 3.15 if the Special
Servicer is entitled to grant or withhold consent to such request under the
terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
(e) Not Applicable to Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in connection
with any Mortgage Loan that constitutes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the
Primary Servicer shall not have the authority to enter into, or the duty to make
a recommendation with respect to, any modification, waiver, amendment or consent
otherwise described in the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.15.
(f) Other Modifications, Waivers, Amendments and Consents. Except as
authorized under Section 3.08 or this Section 3.15, the Primary Servicer shall
not enter into any modification, waiver, amendment or consent with respect to
any Mortgage Loan or any instrument of satisfaction or cancellation, or of full
release or discharge with respect to any Mortgage Loan.
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SECTION 3.16. Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans.
(a) The Primary Servicer shall send a written notice to the Master
Servicer within one (1) Business Day after becoming aware of a Servicing
Transfer Event with respect to a Mortgage Loan, which notice shall identify the
applicable Mortgage Loan and set forth in reasonable detail the nature and
relevant facts of such Servicing Transfer Event and whether such Mortgage Loan
is covered by an Environmental Insurance Policy (and, for purposes of stating
whether such Mortgage Loan is covered by an Environmental Insurance Policy, the
Primary Servicer may rely on the Mortgage Loan Schedule). If the Master Servicer
recommends to approve such a transfer, it shall provide to the Special Servicer
and the Primary Servicer a copy of its recommendation. The Primary Servicer
shall, at that time, copy and provide its Mortgage Loan file and all related
documents to the Master Servicer, who will then forward such copies to the
Special Servicer.
(b) Prior to the transfer of the servicing of any Specially Serviced
Mortgage Loan to the Special Servicer, the Primary Servicer shall, if so
directed by the Master Servicer, notify the related Borrower of such transfer in
accordance with the Servicing Standard with a copy of that letter being sent
concurrently to the Master Servicer. The form and substance of such notice shall
be reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall
send a copy of such notice, along with the Mortgage Loan file if received from
the Primary Servicer, to the Special Servicer.
(c) The Primary Servicer shall continue to service and administer the
Mortgage Loans which have become and continue to be Specially Serviced Mortgage
Loans only to the extent that the duties or authorizations are not transferred
to the Special Servicer pursuant to the PSA. The Primary Servicer shall notify
the Master Servicer within one (1) Business Day of its receipt of any
collections from any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan.
SECTION 3.17. Compliance with REMIC Provisions.
The Primary Servicer shall act in accordance with this Agreement, the
PSA and the REMIC Provisions and related provisions of the Code in order to
maintain the status of the REMICs created under the PSA and the Code. In
maintaining the status of such REMICs, the Primary Servicer shall take no action
or cause any REMIC Pool to take any action that could (i) endanger the status of
any REMIC Pool as a REMIC under the Code or (ii) result in the imposition of a
tax upon any REMIC Pool (including, but not limited to, the tax on prohibited
transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code or on prohibited
contributions pursuant to Section 860G(d)) unless the Master Servicer shall have
received a Nondisqualification Opinion (at the expense of the party seeking to
take such action) to the effect that the contemplated action will not endanger
such status or result in the imposition of such tax. If any tax is imposed on
any REMIC Pool, including "prohibited transactions" taxes as defined in Section
860F(a)(2) of the Code, any tax on "net income from foreclosure property" as
defined in Section 860G(c) of the Code, any taxes on contributions to any REMIC
Pool after the Startup Day pursuant to Section 860G(d) of the Code, and any
other tax imposed by the Code or any applicable provisions of state or local tax
laws, then such tax, together with all incidental costs and expenses (including
penalties and reasonable attorneys' fees), shall be charged to and paid by the
Primary Servicer if such tax arises out of or results from a breach of any of
its obligations under this Article III.
SECTION 3.18. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Primary
Servicer.
(a) The Primary Servicer hereby represents and warrants to and
covenants with the Master Servicer, as of the date hereof:
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(i) the Primary Servicer is duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Ohio, and
shall be and thereafter remain, in compliance with the laws of each State
in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to
perform its obligations under this Agreement, except where the failure to
so qualify or comply would not adversely affect the Primary Servicer's
ability to perform its obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement;
(ii) the Primary Servicer has the full power and authority to
execute, deliver, perform, and to enter into and consummate all
transactions and obligations contemplated by this Agreement. The Primary
Servicer has duly and validly authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and this Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Primary Servicer. This Agreement evidences the valid and
binding obligation of the Primary Servicer enforceable against the Primary
Servicer in accordance with its terms subject, as to enforcement of
remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium,
receivership and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally
as from time to time in effect, and to general principles of equity
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law);
(iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the fulfillment
of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement will not
(1) result in a breach of any term or provision of its articles of
incorporation or (2) conflict with, result in a breach, violation or
acceleration of, or result in a default under, the terms of any other
material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it may
be bound, or any law, governmental rule, regulation, or judgment, decree or
order applicable to it of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency
or governmental body having jurisdiction over it, which materially and
adversely affects its ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement;
(iv) no litigation is pending or, to the Primary Servicer's
knowledge, threatened, against it, that would materially and adversely
affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or its
ability to service the Mortgage Loans or to perform any of its other
obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof;
(v) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by it of, or compliance by it with, this Agreement, or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or if any such
consent, approval, authorization or order is required, it has obtained the
same or will obtain the same prior to the time necessary to perform its
obligations under this Agreement, and, except to the extent in the case of
performance, that its failure to be qualified as a foreign corporation or
licensed in one or more states is not necessary for the performance by it
of its obligations hereunder;
(vi) the Primary Servicer has errors and omissions insurance
coverage which is in full force and effect; and
(vii) the performance of the services by the Primary Servicer
contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of
the Primary Servicer and the Primary Servicer possesses all licenses,
permits and other authorizations necessary to perform its duties hereunder.
(b) It is understood that the representations and warranties set forth
in this Section 3.18 shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
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(c) Any cause of action against the Primary Servicer arising out of
the breach of any representations and warranties made in this Section shall
accrue upon the giving of written notice of such breach by any of the Primary
Servicer or the Master Servicer. The Primary Servicer shall give prompt notice
to the Master Servicer of the occurrence, or the failure to occur, of any event
that, with notice or the passage of time or both, would cause any representation
or warranty in this Section to be untrue or inaccurate in any respect.
SECTION 3.19. Merger or Consolidation of the Primary Servicer.
(a) Subject to the following paragraph, the Primary Servicer will keep
in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the
laws of the state of its organization except as permitted herein and will obtain
and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign entity in each
jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the
validity and enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and
to perform its duties under this Agreement.
(b) The Primary Servicer may be merged or consolidated with or into
any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, in
which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the
Primary Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of
the Primary Servicer, shall be the successor of the Primary Servicer hereunder,
without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding;
provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person to the Primary
Servicer shall be qualified to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with
this Agreement and the PSA.
SECTION 3.20. Limitation on Liability of the Primary Servicer and
Others.
(a) Neither the Primary Servicer nor any of the directors, officers,
employees or agents of the Primary Servicer shall be under any liability to the
Master Servicer for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any
action in good faith, or using reasonable business judgment, consistent with the
Servicing Standard; provided that this provision shall not protect the Primary
Servicer or any such person against any breach of a representation or warranty
contained herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in its performance of duties under
the Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations and duties
hereunder. The Primary Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of
the Primary Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima
facie properly executed and submitted by any Person (including, without
limitation, the Special Servicer) respecting any matters arising hereunder or
under the PSA. The Primary Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear
in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties
to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement; provided that
the Primary Servicer shall undertake any such action if instructed to do so by
the Master Servicer. In such event, all legal expenses and costs of such action
shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance or otherwise in the
manner provided in the PSA.
(b) In addition, the Primary Servicer shall have no liability with
respect to, and shall be entitled to conclusively rely on as to the truth of the
statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed in any certificates or
opinions furnished to the Primary Servicer and conforming to the requirements of
this Agreement and the PSA. Subject to the Servicing Standard, the Primary
Servicer shall have the right to rely on information provided to it by the
Special Servicer, any sub-servicer and Borrowers, and will have no duty to
investigate or verify the accuracy thereof, but, for the avoidance of doubt,
this statement shall not be construed to limit subsection (c). Neither the
Primary Servicer, nor any director, officer, employee, agent or Affiliate, shall
be personally liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by any
officer, unless it shall be proved that the Primary Servicer or such officer was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts. Neither the Primary Servicer nor
any director, officer, employee, agent
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or Affiliate, shall be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or
omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the
discretion, rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement.
(c) The Primary Servicer may enter into sub-servicing agreements with
sub-servicers for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement or any other provisions of any
sub-servicing agreement, the Primary Servicer shall remain obligated and liable
to the Master Servicer for servicing and administering of the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the applicable provisions
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the same extent as if the Primary
Servicer was alone servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans; provided,
however, that any decision or recommendation involving the exercise of a Primary
Servicer's discretion as a "lender" under any loan document with respect to a
Mortgage Loan shall be exercised only by the Primary Servicer and may not be
delegated to a sub servicer. The Primary Servicer shall maintain and perform
policies and procedures to monitor such subcontractors' performance of the
services for which they are employed. The Primary Servicer represents and agrees
that, with respect to each sub-servicer with which the Primary Servicer has
entered into a sub-servicing agreement as of or before the Closing Date, one of
the following statements is true: (A) such sub-servicer does not, in light of
the nature of the services performed and the terms and conditions of the
sub-servicing agreement, constitute an entity for which a document described in
Item 1122(a), 1122(b) or 1123 under Regulation AB could be required now or in
the future; (B) the Primary Servicer has contractually obligated such
sub-servicer, at all times during such entity's tenure as sub-servicer, to
deliver (annually not later than the date when the Primary Servicer is required
to deliver analogous documents hereunder) to the Master Servicer, or to the
Primary Servicer (which shall cause same to be delivered to the Master
Servicer), the documents described in Items 1122(a), 1122(b) and 1123 under
Regulation AB (even if not actually then required under Regulation AB); or (C)
such sub-servicer is initially an entity described in clause (A), but the terms
of the related sub-servicing agreement provide for a subsequent increase in such
sub-servicer's sub-servicing rights and duties that would cause such entity no
longer to be an entity described in clause (A) above, but, from and after the
date when this occurs, such sub-servicer will be an entity described in clause
(B) above under the terms of such sub-servicing agreement. The Primary Servicer
shall not enter into or amend a sub-servicing agreement after the Closing Date,
unless the statement made in clause (A), clause (B) or clause (C) would be true
upon the execution of such sub-servicing agreement or amendment. Following
reasonable request of the Master Servicer, the Primary Servicer shall provide a
current list of sub-servicers who are described by clause (A), clause (B) and
clause (C).
SECTION 3.21. Primary Servicer May Resign.
The Primary Servicer may resign from the obligations and duties hereby
imposed on it at any time. No such resignation shall be effective until a
successor primary servicer (which may include the Master Servicer and that, if
not the Master Servicer, must be acceptable to the Master Servicer) has fully
assumed in writing all the obligations of the Primary Servicer under this
Agreement.
SECTION 3.22. Assignment of Servicing.
With respect to the responsibility of the Primary Servicer to service
the Mortgage Loans hereunder, the Primary Servicer acknowledges that the Master
Servicer has acted in reliance upon the Primary Servicer's independent status,
the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plant, personnel, records and
procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance
thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 3.22, the
Primary Servicer shall not assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder;
provided, however, that, the Primary Servicer may transfer its rights, interest
and obligations under this Agreement if (i) the Primary Servicer causes to be
delivered to the Master Servicer a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to
such assignment, and, if the Trust is then subject
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to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, the Master Servicer and
the Depositor have consented in writing to such transfer, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld, or (ii) the Master Servicer and the Depositor have
consented in writing to such transfer, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. No such assignment shall be effective unless the transferee shall have
assumed in writing all of the Primary Servicer's obligations and duties
hereunder.
SECTION 3.23. Indemnification.
(a) The Master Servicer and the Primary Servicer each agrees to and
hereby does indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, in the case of the
Primary Servicer, and the Primary Servicer, in the case of the Master Servicer
(including any of their partners, directors, officers, employees or agents) from
and against any and all liability, claim, loss, cost, penalty, expense or damage
of the Master Servicer, in the case of the Primary Servicer, and the Primary
Servicer, in the case of the Master Servicer (including any of their partners,
directors, officers, employees or agents) resulting in any way from either the
failure of the indemnitor to observe or perform any of its covenants or
agreements contained in this Agreement or the breach by the indemnitor of a
representation or warranty contained in this Agreement. For the avoidance of
doubt, neither the Master Servicer nor the Primary Servicer shall have any
liability under the immediately preceding sentence for any loss that is caused
by any action that is required to be taken by the Master Servicer under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement or by the Primary Servicer under this Agreement
or the Master Servicer's failure or the Primary Servicer's failure to take any
action that the Master Servicer or the Primary Servicer is required to refrain
from taking under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or this Agreement,
respectively. Each indemnified party hereunder shall give prompt written notice
from time to time to the applicable indemnifying party or parties of material
developments in matters which may give rise to liability of such indemnifying
parties hereunder; provided, however, that failure to give such notice shall not
relieve the indemnifying party of any liability except to the extent of actual
prejudice. The indemnifying party shall assume the defense of any such claim
(with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Primary Servicer) and pay all
expenses in connection therewith, without right of reimbursement. Each
indemnified party hereunder shall give prompt written notice from time to time
to the applicable indemnifying party or parties of material developments in
matters which may give rise to liability of such indemnifying parties hereunder;
provided, however, that failure to give such notice shall not relieve the
indemnifying party of any liability except to the extent of actual prejudice.
The Primary Servicer shall indemnify the Depositor for any breaches of the last
sentence of Section 3.20(c) on the same terms and conditions.
(b) The Master Servicer agrees to use reasonable efforts to pursue the
Trust Fund for indemnification against any loss, liability or expense suffered
by the Primary Servicer in connection with the Primary Servicing of the Mortgage
Loans as to which the Pooling and Servicing Agreement grants to the Master
Servicer or its agents a right to indemnification from the Trust Fund. The
Master Servicer further agrees to remit promptly to the Primary Servicer any
proceeds deemed due to the Primary Servicer recovered by the Master Servicer,
net of expenses incurred by (and not otherwise reimbursed to) the Master
Servicer in pursuing such indemnification. The Master Servicer's obligations
under this Section shall be conditioned on (i) its receipt of written notice
from the Primary Servicer specifying its loss, liability or expense, and (ii)
the continued cooperation by the Primary Servicer with the Master Servicer in
pursuing such indemnification.
SECTION 3.24. Assumption or Termination by Trustee.
If the Master Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the Master
Servicer, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including, without
limitation, by reason of an Event of Default and its termination thereunder),
the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee or its designee) shall
assume the terminated Master Servicer's obligations or responsibilities under
this Agreement, provided
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that the Primary Servicer is not in default under this Agreement, as a condition
precedent to its becoming successor Master Servicer.
SECTION 3.25. Purchaser Termination of Agreement.
Any purchaser of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement may terminate this Agreement with respect to such purchased Mortgage
Loan at its option and without penalty.
SECTION 3.26. Inspection Rights of Master Servicer.
The Primary Servicer shall afford the Master Servicer and the Trustee,
upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, reasonable access to
all records, information, books and documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans,
and all accounts, insurance policies and other relevant matters relating to this
Agreement, and access to Servicing Officers of the Primary Servicer responsible
for its obligations hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, the Master
Servicer may visit the offices of the Primary Servicer no more than once
annually (including visits under similar primary servicing agreements between
the Master Servicer and the Primary Servicer for commercial mortgage loans) for
the purpose of reviewing the Primary Servicer's compliance with this Agreement
and such similar agreements, upon reasonable notice and during normal business
hours, and Primary Servicer will cooperate with Master Servicer to provide
Master Servicer with the information that Master Servicer reasonably requests to
permit such review. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph
shall require the Primary Servicer to (i) certify or verify the accurateness or
completeness of any information provided to the Primary Servicer by third
parties, (ii) to certify information other than to the Primary Servicer's
knowledge and in accordance with the Primary Servicer's responsibilities
hereunder or under any other applicable servicing agreement or (iii) with
respect to completeness of information and reports, to certify anything other
than that all fields of information called for in written reports prepared by
the Primary Servicer have been completed except as they have been left blank on
their face.
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ARTICLE IV
EXCHANGE ACT REPORTS; ANNUAL COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS
SECTION 4.01. Exchange Act Reports; Annual Compliance Documents.
(a) Regulation AB Compliance. The Primary Servicer shall comply with
the reporting, certification and other requirements contemplated to be complied
with by a "Reporting Servicer", a "Primary Servicer", a "Servicing Function
Participant" or an "Additional Servicer" under Article XI of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement (whether or not the Primary Servicer's activities satisfy
the percentage requirement set forth in the definition of "Servicing Function
Participant" under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (or, implicitly, in the
definitions of "Reporting Servicer" or "Primary Servicer" under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement) or the definitional requirements of "Additional Servicer"
under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
(b) Filing Obligations - General. The Primary Servicer shall cooperate
with the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and any
other Applicable Depositor in connection with the satisfaction of the Trust's
(or another ABS Issuing Entity's) reporting requirements under the Exchange Act.
(c) Certain Reports, Certifications and Compliance Information.
(i) Sub-servicers. With respect to all sub-servicers, other than
sub-servicers who are contractually obligated to deliver analogous annual
compliance documents for the relevant period (as contemplated by the last
two sentences of Section 3.20), the compliance documents required to be
delivered by the Primary Servicer as contemplated by Sections 11.11
(compliance statement), Section 11.12 ( annual report on assessment of
compliance) and Section 11.13 (registered public accounting firm
attestation report) of the PSA shall be rendered as if all activities
performed by sub-servicers had been performed directly by the Primary
Servicer.
(ii) Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Back-Up Certification. In furtherance of the
second sentence of Section 11.06 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
simultaneously with its delivery of the Primary Servicer Form 10-K
Information Report, the Primary Servicer shall execute and deliver to or as
directed by the Master Servicer and/or the Depositor a backup
certification, which shall be in the precise form attached as Exhibit M-2
to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
(iii) Annual Compliance Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, at
all times during the term of this Agreement, the Primary Servicer shall
deliver an annual compliance statement pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation
AB (as contemplated by Section 11.11 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement), an annual report on assessment of compliance with Servicing
Criteria pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB (as contemplated by Section
11.12 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and a registered public
accounting firm attestation report pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB
(as contemplated by Section 11.13 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement),
in each case regardless of the number and percentage of Mortgage Loans
serviced at any time by the Primary Servicer and as if the Trust is at all
times subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act
(notwithstanding that the Trust may otherwise have ceased at any time to be
subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act).
(d) Forms of Reports. Each report and certification delivered by the
Primary Servicer shall appear under a cover substantially in the form attached
to the PSA as Exhibit Q thereto.
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Each report, certification and statement that is delivered or rendered by the
Primary Servicer itself shall be signed by the senior officer of the Primary
Servicer in charge of the servicing function of the Primary Servicer. In no
event shall any statement or legend (whether such statement is included in,
accompanies or is referred to in a report or certification hereunder) that
purports to disclaim liability for any report or certification, or any portion
thereof, have any force or effect to the extent that such limitation on
liability would not be given effect under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act
or the Regulations if a similar statement or legend were made by or on behalf of
the applicable ABS Issuing Entity, the Master Servicer or the Depositor in a
report or certification filed with the SEC or otherwise pursuant to the
Regulations. The preceding statement shall not be construed to allow any
limitation on liability that is not otherwise contemplated under this Section.
The Primary Servicer shall deliver or caused to be delivered to the Master
Servicer a copy of each notice, report, certification or other document
delivered by or on behalf of the Primary Servicer to any Person (other than the
Master Servicer) under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, in
each case simultaneously with the delivery thereof to such Person.
(e) Evidence of Engagement of Accounting Firm. Not later than November
1 of each calendar year, the Primary Servicer shall deliver to the Master
Servicer evidence (reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer) of the
Primary Servicer's engagement of an accounting firm to perform the report
described in Section 11.13 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In addition,
such firm either shall be a "big four" accounting firm or subject to the
reasonable approval of the Master Servicer.
(f) Development of Applicable Servicing Criteria. If the Master
Servicer determines that any Relevant Servicing Criteria are not applicable to
the Primary Servicer and the Master Servicer so requests, the Primary Servicer
shall cooperate with a Master Servicer in developing a subset of the Relevant
Servicing Criteria that are applicable to the Primary Servicer based on the
activities it performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions
taken as a whole involving the Primary Servicer and that are backed by the same
asset type backing the Certificates.
(g) Reliance on Information. For purposes of its obligations under
this Section, the Primary Servicer shall be entitled to rely on the following
information to the extent that such information relates to mortgage loans that
are not serviced under this Agreement: (i) the final prospectus supplement
prepared by the Depositor with respect to the offering of the securities issued
by the ABS Issuing Entity, (ii) any reports delivered from time to time by the
Master Servicer, the master servicer for the ABS Issuing Entity (if such party
is not the Master Servicer), the trustee for the ABS Issuing Entity and/or the
paying agent, certificate administrator or other similar party for the ABS
Issuing Entity and (iii) information provided by the Depositor.
(h) Servicing Transfers. Notwithstanding any resignation, removal or
termination of the Primary Servicer, or any assignment of the obligations of the
Primary Servicer, pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement, the
Primary Servicer shall remain obligated to comply from time to time with the
reporting and certification obligations that would have been applicable under
Section 4.01(a) and/or Section 4.01(c)(ii) in the absence of such resignation,
removal, termination or assignment, but only to the extent related to the time
period prior to the effective date of such resignation, removal termination or
assignment. Without limiting the generality of the preceding statement, if the
Primary Servicer voluntarily assigns its obligations under this Agreement
pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement (or with the consent of the
Master Servicer), then the successor Primary Servicer shall be obligated to
cause the predecessor Primary Servicer to perform the surviving reporting and
certification obligations set forth above and the failure to do so will
constitute an "event of default" on the part of the successor Primary Servicer.
(i) Acknowledgments. The parties acknowledge that the terms and
conditions of this Agreement may result in the commencement of one or more
reporting and/or certification obligations
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on a date that is subsequent to the date of this Agreement. The parties
acknowledge that the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to
require the Primary Servicer to sign any Form 8-K, Form 10-D or Form 10-K to be
filed with respect to the ABS Issuing Entity with the SEC (except to the extent,
if any, that the Regulations require such signature).
(j) Certain Determinations. Insofar as the determination of any
reporting or certification obligation hereunder depends on an interpretation of
the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the Regulations, then, as between the
Primary Servicer on the one hand, and the Master Servicer or the Applicable
Depositor (pursuant to such agreements as they may enter into between each other
in their respective sole discretion), on the other, the determination of the
Master Servicer or the Applicable Depositor shall be conclusive and binding in
the absence of manifest error. The Primary Servicer shall be entitled to rely on
any such determination that is made by the Master Servicer or the Applicable
Depositor. In the event that the Primary Servicer initiates legal proceedings
asserting an interpretation that differs from any such determination of the
Master Servicer or the Applicable Depositor, then the Primary Servicer shall
comply with such determination of the Master Servicer or the Applicable
Depositor unless and until a final, nonappealable judgment is rendered in
connection with such proceedings, in which case such final, nonappealable
judgment shall control. If the Primary Servicer receives notice of
interpretations hereunder from the Master Servicer and the Applicable Depositor
that conflict with each other, the Primary Servicer shall promptly notify the
Master Servicer and the Applicable Depositor, in which case the Primary Servicer
shall comply with the interpretation described in the applicable notice from the
Master Servicer.
(k) Specific Regulatory Determinations. Notwithstanding any contrary
provisions set forth in this Agreement, if the SEC or its staff issues any
order, no-action letter or staff interpretation that relates specifically to
asset-backed securities issuers or transactions established by the Applicable
Depositor and/or its affiliates or specifically to the applicable ABS Issuing
Entity, then, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, the Primary
Servicer shall comply with such order, no-action letter or staff interpretation
insofar as such order, no-action letter or staff interpretation, or the
interpretations reflected therein, does or would (if implemented) effect the
reporting and certification obligations of the Primary Servicer hereunder. The
compliance obligation otherwise described in the preceding sentence shall not be
required unless there shall have been delivered to the Primary Servicer a notice
of such order, no-action letter or staff interpretation, which notice attaches a
copy of the applicable order, no-action letter or staff interpretation or
relevant excerpts thereof.
(l) Indemnification. The Primary Servicer shall indemnify and hold
harmless each of the Master Servicer, any master servicer for an ABS Issuing
Entity other than the PWR13 Trust, and each Certification Party (each such
person, an "Indemnified Person") against any losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and expenses and related costs,
judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person
arising out of (i) a breach of the Primary Servicer's representations and
warranties under the third-to-last sentence of Section 3.20(c), (ii) any failure
on the part of the Primary Servicer to perform any of its obligations under this
Section 4.01 or the next-to-last last sentence of Section 3.20(c) or (iii)
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Primary Servicer
in the performance of such obligations. The Primary Servicer shall have no
obligation to indemnify any Indemnified Person for an inaccuracy in the
Performance Certification of any other Person.
If the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraph is
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Person, then the
Primary Servicer shall contribute to the amount paid or payable to the
Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of
the Indemnified Person in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative fault of the Indemnified Person on the one hand and the Primary
Servicer on the other in connection with any breach,
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failure, negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct described in clause (i),
(ii) or (iii) of the preceding paragraph.
The foregoing shall be in addition to any remedy that an Indemnified
Person may otherwise have.
The Master Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Primary
Servicer against out-of-pocket liabilities, costs, fees and expenses, including
reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by the Primary Servicer arising out
of (i) any interpretational determination made by the Master Servicer pursuant
to Section 4.01(j) that conflicts with the interpretational determination made
by the Primary Servicer pursuant to Section 4.01(j), provided that a final,
nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction agrees with or
otherwise confirms the Primary Servicer's determination of the Primary
Servicers' reporting or certification obligations or (ii) any termination of the
Primary Servicer that is made, or claimed or purported to be made, under Section
5.01(a)(viii) in circumstances in which the standards and conditions for
termination set forth in such Section 5.01(a)(viii) were not actually satisfied.
If the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraph is
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Primary Servicer, then the
Master Servicer shall contribute to the amount paid or payable to the Primary
Servicer as a result of the liabilities, costs, fees and expenses in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Primary
Servicer on the one hand and the Master Servicer on the other in connection with
any improper determination or wrongful termination described in clause (i) or
(ii) of the preceding paragraph.
The foregoing shall be in addition to any remedy that the Primary
Servicer may otherwise have.
(m) No Delegation. The Primary Servicer shall not delegate or
subcontract any of its duties under this Section 4.01 under any circumstances,
notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement that otherwise authorizes the
Primary Servicer to delegate its obligations under this Agreement.
(n) Disclosure. The Primary Servicer hereby consents to the filing
with the SEC, and the unrestricted disclosure to the public, of this Agreement,
any amendment to this Agreement and any and all reports and certifications
delivered under this Agreement.
(o) Changes in Law. In the event that the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act or the Regulations are amended to impose additional or more stringent
reporting and/or certification obligations with respect to any ABS Issuing
Entity, which additional or more stringent reporting and/or certification
obligations are not otherwise effective pursuant to the other provisions of this
Agreement, the Primary Servicer shall negotiate in good faith with the Master
Servicer for an amendment to this Section 4.01 to result in compliance with such
law or regulation as so amended (if applicable to the Primary Servicer). In the
event that the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the Regulations are amended
to reduce reporting and/or certification obligations with respect to any ABS
Issuing Entity, the Master Servicer shall negotiate in good faith with the
Primary Servicer for an amendment to this Section 4.01 to result in compliance
with such law or regulation as so amended.
(p) Beneficiaries. This Section shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Master Servicer and the Depositor; and, with respect to
subsection (l), each person or entity referred to therein.
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ARTICLE V
DEFAULT
SECTION 5.01. Events of Default.
(a) "Event of Default," wherever used in this Agreement with respect
to the Primary Servicer, means any of the following events:
(i) any failure by the Primary Servicer to deposit into the
Primary Certificate Account, or to deposit into, or to remit to the Master
Servicer for deposit into, the Master Servicer's Collection Account, or to
remit to the Special Servicer on a timely basis, any amount required to be
so deposited or remitted under this Agreement or the failure by the Primary
Servicer to notify the Master Servicer of material information it has
actual knowledge of which would require the Master Servicer to make a
Servicing Advance and such failure to notify causes the Master Servicer to
trigger an Event of Default as defined in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement; or
(ii) except in the case of Section 5.01(a)(iii), any failure on
the part of the Primary Servicer to duly observe or perform in any respect
any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Primary
Servicer contained in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a
period of fifteen (15) days after the date on which written notice of such
failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the
Primary Servicer by the Master Servicer; or
(iii) any failure by the Primary Servicer to comply with one or
more provisions of Section 4.01 or the last sentence of Section 3.20(c);
provided, however, that all of the following provisions shall apply:
(A) to the extent the Master Servicer determines, in its
reasonable discretion, following consultation with the
Applicable Depositor, that the Primary Servicer is in good
faith attempting to remedy such failure and no Certification
Party will be materially and adversely affected by giving
the Primary Servicer an opportunity to cure such failure,
the Master Servicer may, following consultation with the
Applicable Depositor, give the Primary Servicer such
opportunity;
(B) the period of time to cure such failure may not exceed three
(3) days;
(C) no such cure period shall apply if such failure to perform
on the part of the Primary Servicer would result in either
failure by the Master Servicer (or the master servicer in an
Other Securitization) to submit to the Depositor (or another
Applicable Depositor, as applicable), or failure by the
Depositor (or another Applicable Depositor) to submit to the
SEC, timely, complete and accurate reports of the type
described in Article XII of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement;
(D) unless the Master Servicer otherwise consents, the cure
period described in this Section 5.01(a)(iii) shall end on
the earlier of (I) the date on which the Master Servicer has
delivered (or would be required to deliver) a report or
certification to the Applicable Depositor or to the SEC,
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report is or would be inaccurate, incomplete or unable to be
rendered as a result of such failure of the Primary Servicer
and (II) the date on which the Applicable Depositor has
delivered (or would be required to deliver) a report or
certification to the SEC, which report is or would be
inaccurate, incomplete or unable to be rendered as a result
of such failure of the Primary Servicer; and
(E) if, following the Primary Servicer's failure to comply with
any of its obligations under Section 4.01(a) and/or Section
4.01(c) hereof on or prior to the dates by which such
obligations are to be performed pursuant to, and as set
forth in, such Sections, (x) the Primary Servicer
subsequently complies with such obligations before the
Master Servicer gives written notice to the Primary Servicer
that it is terminated in accordance with this Section
5.01(a)(iii) and Section 5.01(b), (y) the Primary Servicer's
failure to comply does not result in an Event of Default on
the part of the Master Servicer under Section 7.01(a)(vi) or
Section 7.01(a)(xiv) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
(z) the Primary Servicer's failure to comply does not cause
the Certificate Administrator to fail in its obligations to
timely file the related Form 8-K, Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as
the case may be, by the related 8-K Filing Deadline, 10-D
Filing Deadline or 10-K Filing Deadline, then such failure
of the Primary Servicer to so comply shall cease to be a
Primary Servicer Default under this Section 5.01(a)(iii) on
the date on which such Form 8-K, Form 10-D or Form 10-K is
so filed; or
(iv) any breach on the part of the Primary Servicer of any
representation or warranty under this Agreement which materially and
adversely affects the interests of the Master Servicer or any Class of
Certificateholders and which continues unremedied for a period of thirty
(30) days after the date on which notice of such breach, requiring the same
to be remedied, shall have been given to the Primary Servicer by the Master
Servicer; or
(v) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory
authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under
any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
law for the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or
similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt,
marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the
winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against
the Primary Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force
undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or
(vi) the Primary Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a
conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any
bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and
liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Primary Servicer
or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
(vii) the Primary Servicer shall admit in writing its inability
to pay its debts generally as they become due, file or consent to the
filing of a petition to take advantage of any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of
its creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations, or take any
corporate action in furtherance of the foregoing; or
(viii) any compliance assessment delivered by the Primary
Servicer, or any attestation thereof by an accounting firm, includes an
exception or variance from the criteria
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assessed therein that the Master Servicer determines, in its reasonable and
good faith judgment, is a material exception or variance from the servicing
criteria addressed therein or from the established practices of prudent
institutional servicers of commercial mortgage loans held by securitization
vehicles; or
(ix) (A) a Servicing Officer of the Primary Servicer receives
actual knowledge that Fitch has (i) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its
rating or ratings of one or more Classes of Certificates (and such
qualification, downgrade or withdrawal shall not have been reversed by
Fitch within 60 days of the date thereof), or (ii) placed one or more
Classes of Certificates on "watch status" in contemplation of a rating
downgrade or withdrawal (and such "watch status" placement shall not have
been withdrawn by Fitch within 60 days of the date that such Servicing
Officer of the Primary Servicer having obtained such actual knowledge) and,
in the case of either of clauses (i) or (ii), citing servicing concerns
with the Primary Servicer as the sole or material factor in such rating
action or (B) both (i) a Servicing Officer of the Primary Servicer receives
notice from Fitch or S&P to the effect that the continuation of the Primary
Servicer in its capacity as such would result in the downgrade or
withdrawal of any rating then assigned by Fitch or S&P, as the case may be,
to any Class of Certificates and (ii) such notice is not withdrawn,
terminated or rescinded within 90 days following the Primary Servicer's
receipt of such notice.
The Primary Servicer agrees to give prompt written notice to the
Master Servicer and the Depositor (and any other Applicable Depositor) upon the
occurrence of any Event of Default.
(b) If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, then, and
in each and every such case, so long as such Event of Default shall not have
been remedied, the Master Servicer may terminate, by notice in writing to the
Primary Servicer, all of the rights and obligations of the Primary Servicer as
Primary Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the
proceeds thereof. From and after the receipt by the Primary Servicer of such
written notice, all authority and power of the Primary Servicer under this
Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass
to and be vested in the Master Servicer pursuant to and under this Section, and,
without limitation, the Master Servicer, after such termination of the Primary
Servicer's rights hereunder, is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and
deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Primary Servicer, as
attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and
to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect
the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and
endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or
otherwise. The Primary Servicer agrees that if it is terminated pursuant to this
Section, it shall promptly (and in any event no later than ten (10) Business
Days subsequent to its receipt of the notice of termination) provide the Master
Servicer with all documents and records (including, without limitation, those in
electronic form) reasonably requested by it to enable it to assume the Primary
Servicer's functions hereunder, and shall cooperate with the Master Servicer in
effecting the termination of the Primary Servicer's responsibilities and rights
hereunder and the assumption by a successor of the Primary Servicer's
obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer within one
Business Day to the Master Servicer for administration by it of all cash amounts
received by the Primary Servicer which shall at the time be or should have been
credited by the Primary Servicer to the related Primary Certificate Account, the
Master Servicer's Collection Account, and any Escrow Accounts, or thereafter be
received with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Notwithstanding other provisions of
this paragraph, the Primary Servicer shall continue to be entitled to receive
the payment of all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement on or
prior to the date of such termination, whether in respect of Servicing Advances
or otherwise, and it and its partners, directors, officers, employees and agents
shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.20 of this Agreement
notwithstanding any such termination. The rights of the Master Servicer to
terminate the Primary Servicer upon the occurrence of an Event of
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Default as set forth above shall be in addition to any other rights the Master
Servicer may have at law or in equity.
SECTION 5.02. Waiver of Defaults
The Master Servicer may waive any default by the Primary Servicer in
the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such
waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every
purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent
expressly so waived.
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ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
SECTION 6.01. Termination.
(a) Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, the obligations
and responsibilities of the Primary Servicer shall terminate: (i) upon the later
of the final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan and the
remittance of all funds due hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans; (ii)
by mutual consent of the Primary Servicer and the Master Servicer in writing;
(iii) pursuant to Section 6.02 below; (iv) upon termination of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement; or (v) pursuant to Section 3.25 hereof with respect to such
Mortgage Loan. Should the Master Servicer be terminated under the PSA, any
successor Master Servicer shall assume the terminated Master Servicer's
obligations and responsibilities under the PSA and under this Agreement,
provided that the Primary Servicer is not in default under this Agreement, as a
condition precedent to its becoming successor Master Servicer.
(b) The Primary Servicer shall be entitled to all fees, compensation
and interest and earnings due to the Primary Servicer on the Mortgage Loans
accrued through the date of termination of its obligations and rights under this
Agreement; provided, however, that the Primary Servicer shall continue to
collect the Excess Servicing Fee after termination in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement.
SECTION 6.02. Termination with Cause.
The Master Servicer may, at its sole option, terminate any rights that
the Primary Servicer may have hereunder with respect to any or all of the
Mortgage Loans, as provided in Section 6.01 of this Agreement upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, after the expiration of the applicable notice
and cure periods, if any, granted to Primary Servicer. Any notice of termination
shall be in writing and delivered to the Primary Servicer as provided in Section
7.03 of this Agreement.
SECTION 6.03. Resignation of the Master Servicer.
The Master Servicer shall not resign from the duties and obligations
imposed hereunder, except in connection with a resignation of its duties under
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is effected pursuant to and in
accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In the case of any such
resignation, the resigning Master Servicer shall cause the proposed successor
Master Servicer to agree, in writing, to be bound by all of the duties and
obligations of the Master Servicer under the terms of this Agreement, without
modification, except for modifications which do not adversely affect the rights
of the Primary Servicer hereunder.
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ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 7.01. Successor to the Primary Servicer.
Concurrently with the resignation or termination of the Primary
Servicer's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Sections
3.21, 6.01 or 6.02, the Master Servicer shall (i) succeed to and assume all of
the Primary Servicer's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under
this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor which shall succeed to all rights
and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Primary
Servicer under this Agreement accruing following the termination of the Primary
Servicer's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement.
SECTION 7.02. Records.
With respect to the Mortgage Loans, the Primary Servicer shall, upon
the reasonable request of the Master Servicer, make available its records
relevant to the performance of the Primary Servicer's obligations hereunder.
SECTION 7.03. Notices.
All demands, notices, consents and communications hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered
or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by recognized overnight
courier, to the following addresses:
(i) if to the Master Servicer:
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association,
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing
With a copy to:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, national Association,
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
(ii) if to the Primary Servicer:
Nationwide Life Insurance Company
Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Loan Servicing
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by
like notice.
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SECTION 7.04. Severability Clause.
Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement
which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not
invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To
the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision
of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If
the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this
Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be
conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good faith, to
develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly as possible the same
as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such invalidity.
SECTION 7.05. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION 7.06. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties
hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York, without regard to conflict of laws principles applied in the State of New
York.
SECTION 7.07. Protection of Confidential Information.
The Primary Servicer shall keep confidential and shall not divulge to
any party other than the Master Servicer, the Depositor or the Trustee, without
the Master Servicer's prior written consent, any information pertaining to the
Mortgage Loans or any borrower thereunder, except to the extent that it is
appropriate for the Primary Servicer to do so in working with legal counsel,
auditors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies or in accordance
with this Agreement. In addition, the Master Servicer shall keep confidential
and shall not divulge to any party other than the Depositor or the Trustee,
without the Primary Servicer's written consent, any information which it obtains
in its capacity as Master Servicer with regard to the Primary Servicer.
SECTION 7.08. Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties this Agreement constitutes a
contract for servicing the Mortgage Loans. Accordingly, the parties hereby
acknowledge that the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders, remains the
sole and absolute beneficial owner of the mortgage loans (including the Mortgage
Loans) and all rights related thereto.
SECTION 7.09. Beneficiaries.
The parties hereto agree that the Trustee is an intended third-party
beneficiary of this Agreement to the extent necessary to obtain the benefits of
the performance of the obligations to the Trustee of each party hereto and that
the Depositor and other persons identified in Section 4.1 are intended is third
party beneficiaries of this Agreement to the extent of the rights afforded to
them hereunder. However, none of the Depositor, the Trust Fund, the Trustee
(except to the extent the Trustee or its designee assumes the obligations of the
Master Servicer hereunder), any successor Master Servicer
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(unless and to the extent that the successor Master Servicer is a party to this
Agreement), as the case may be, or any Certificateholder shall have any duties
or any liabilities arising hereunder.
SECTION 7.10. Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Agreement.
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Primary Servicer and the Master Servicer and the respective
successors and permitted assigns of the Primary Servicer and the Master
Servicer.
SECTION 7.11. Waivers and Amendments.
No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified
unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against
whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may
only be amended with the consent of the Primary Servicer and the Master
Servicer. No amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that purports to
change the rights or obligations of the Primary Servicer hereunder shall be
effective against the Primary Servicer without the consent of the Primary
Servicer. For so long as any ABS Issuing Entity is subject to the reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act, the parties hereto may not amend or modify any
provision of Section 4.01, Section 5.01(a)(iii), the last sentence of Section
3.20(c), the last two sentences of Section 3.26 or this sentence without the
Depositor's prior written consent.
SECTION 7.12. Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part hereof and are an integral
part of this Agreement.
SECTION 7.13. Reproduction of Documents.
The provisions with respect to reproduction of documents set forth in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference,
provided that references therein to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall,
for purposes of this Agreement, be deemed to be references to this Agreement.
SECTION 7.14. Further Assurances.
With respect to the Mortgage Loans, the Primary Servicer and the
Master Servicer each agree to execute and deliver to the other such reasonable
and appropriate additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be
necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Primary Servicer and the Master Servicer have
caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto
duly authorized as of the date first above written.
NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Primary Servicer
By:
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Name:
Title:
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Master Servicer
By:
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Name:
Title:
