ISDA® International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. NOVATION AGREEMENT dated as of 15 August 2007 among:
EXECUTION
COPY
International
Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
NOVATION
AGREEMENT
dated
as
of 15 August 2007 among:
Xxxxxx
Master Issuer PLC (the "Remaining
Party"),
The
Bank
of New York, London Branch (the "Security Trustee"),
Credit
Suisse (USA), Inc. (the "Transferor"),
and
Credit
Suisse, London Branch (the "Transferee").
The
Transferor and the Remaining Party have entered into three currency swap
transactions (each, an "Old
Transaction"),
each
evidenced by a confirmation dated 28 March 2007 between the Transferor, the
Remaining Party and the Security Trustee (each, an "Old
Confirmation")
and
subject to an ISDA Master Agreement dated 19 March 2007 between the Transferor,
the Remaining Party and the Security Trustee (each, an "Old
Agreement").
With
effect from and including 15 August 2007 (the "Novation Date")
the
Transferor wishes to transfer by novation to the Transferee, and the Transferee
wishes to accept the transfer by novation of, all the rights, liabilities,
duties and obligations of the Transferor under and in respect of each Old
Transaction, with the effect that the Remaining Party and the Transferee
enter
into a new transaction for each Old Transaction (each, a "New
Transaction")
and a
new ISDA Master Agreement (including a related ISDA Credit Support Annex)
in
respect of each such New Transaction (each, a “New
Agreement”).
The
terms of each New Transaction will be identical to those set out in the three
Confirmations attached in Annex I (each, a "New
Confirmation"),
and
the terms of each New Agreement will be in the form of the printed form of
the
1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency - Cross Border), as supplemented
by a
schedule in the form attached in Annex II (a), (b), or (c), as applicable,
and
the printed form of the 1995 ISDA Credit Support Annex (English Law), as
supplemented by a Paragraph 11 in the form attached in Annex II (d), (e),
or
(f), as applicable. Each New Confirmation and each New Agreement shall be
deemed
to have been entered into between the Remaining Party, the Security Trustee
and
the Transferee, and each New Confirmation shall be deemed to be subject to
the
New Agreement identified as relating to the corresponding Relevant
Notes.
The
Remaining Party wishes to accept the Transferee as its sole counterparty
with
respect to the New Transactions.
The
Transferor and the Remaining Party wish to have released and discharged,
as a
result and to the extent of the transfer described above, their respective
obligations under and in respect of the Old Transactions and the Old
Agreements.
Accordingly,
the parties agree as follows:
1. |
Definitions.
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Terms
defined in the ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency - Cross Border) as published
in 1992 by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., (the
"1992
ISDA Master Agreement")
are
used herein as so defined, unless otherwise provided herein.
2. |
Transfer,
Release, Discharge and Undertakings.
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With
effect from and including the Novation Date and in consideration of the mutual
representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Novation Agreement
and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of
which
are hereby acknowledged by each of the parties):
(a)
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the
Remaining Party, the Security Trustee and the Transferor are each
released
and discharged from further obligations to each other with respect
to each
Old Transaction and each Old Agreement and their respective rights
against
each other thereunder are cancelled, provided that such release
and
discharge shall not affect any rights, liabilities or obligations
of the
Remaining Party, the Security Trustee or the Transferor with respect
to
payments or other obligations due and payable or due to be performed
on or
prior to the Novation Date, and all such payments and obligations
shall be
paid or performed by the Remaining Party, the Security Trustee
or the
Transferor in accordance with the terms of each Old Transaction
and each
Old Agreement; and
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(b)
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in
respect of each New Transaction and each New Agreement, the Remaining
Party, the Security Trustee and the Transferee each undertakes
liabilities
and obligations towards the other and acquires rights against each
other
identical in their terms to each Old Transaction and each Old Agreement
(and, for the avoidance of doubt, as if the Transferee were the
Transferor
and with the Remaining Party remaining the Remaining Party and
the
Security Trustee remaining the Security Trustee, save for any rights,
liabilities or obligations of the Remaining Party, the Security
Trustee,
or the Transferor with respect to payments or other obligations
due and
payable or due to be performed on or prior to the Novation
Date.)
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3. |
Representations
and Warranties.
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(a) |
On
the date of this Novation Agreement and on the Novation
Date:
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(i) |
Each
of the parties (other than the Security Trustee) makes to each
of the
other parties those representations and warranties set forth in
Section
3(a) of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement with references in such
Section to
"this Agreement" or "any Credit Support Document" being deemed
references
to this Novation Agreement alone.
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(ii) |
The
Remaining Party and the Transferor each makes to the other, and
the
Remaining Party and the Transferee each makes to the other, the
representation set forth in Section 3(b) of the 1992 ISDA Master
Agreement, in each case with respect to each Old Agreement or each
New
Agreement, as the case may be, and taking into account the parties
entering into and performing their obligations under this Novation
Agreement.
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(iii) |
The
Transferor and the Remaining Party each represents and warrants
to each
other and to the Transferee that, as of the Novation Date, all
obligations
of the Transferor and the Remaining Party under or in respect of
each Old
Transaction that are required to be performed on or before the
Novation
Date have been fulfilled.
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(b) |
The
Transferor makes no representation or warranty and does not assume
any
responsibility with respect to the legality, validity, effectiveness,
adequacy or enforceability of any New Transaction or any New Agreement
or
any documents relating thereto and assumes no responsibility for
the
condition, financial or otherwise, of the Remaining Party, the
Security
Trustee, the Transferee or any other person or for the performance
and
observance by the Remaining Party, the Security Trustee, the Transferee
or
any other person of any obligation under any New Transaction or
any New
Agreement or any document relating thereto and any and all such
conditions
and warranties, whether express or implied by law or otherwise,
are hereby
excluded.
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4. |
Counterparts.
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This
Novation Agreement (and each amendment, modification and waiver in respect
of
it) may be executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile
transmission), each of which
will be deemed an original.
5. |
Costs
and Expenses.
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The
Transferor will pay all the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal
fees)
incurred by each of the Remaining Party, the Security Trustee, the Transferor
and the Transferee in connection with this Novation Agreement and as a result
of
the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Novation Agreement.
6. |
Amendments.
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No
amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this Novation Agreement will
be
effective unless in writing (including writing evidenced by a facsimile
transmission) and executed by each of the parties or confirmed by an exchange
of
telexes or electronic messages on an electronic messaging system.
7.
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(a)
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Governing
Law.
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This
Novation Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws
of England.
(b) |
Jurisdiction.
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The
terms
of Section 13(b) of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement shall apply to this Novation
Agreement with references in such Section to "this Agreement" being deemed
references to this Novation Agreement alone.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Novation Agreement on the
respective dates specified below with effect from and including the date
specified on the first page of this document.
Xxxxxx Master Issuer PLC | Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. | |||
By: | By: | |||
Name: |
Name: |
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Title: | Title: | |||
Date: | Date: |
The Bank of New York, London Branch | Credit Suisse, London Branch | |||
as Security Trustee | ||||
By: | By: | |||
Name: |
Name: |
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Title: | Title: | |||
Date: | Date: |
ANNEX
I
(Forms
of
3 Confirmations)
ANNEX
II
(Forms
of
3 Schedules, each deemed to be part of a 1992 ISDA Master Agreement
(Multicurrency -
Cross
Border) and a 1995 ISDA Credit Support Annex (English law))
Execution Copy
Series
1 Class A1
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Credit
Suisse, London Branch
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Date:
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15
August 2007
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To:
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Xxxxxx
Master Issuer PLC
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Abbey
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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0
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Regent's
Place
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London
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NW1
3AN
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Attention:
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Company
Secretary
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To:
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The
Bank of New York, London Branch
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00xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
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X00
0XX
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Attention:
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Global
Structured Finance - Corporate
Trustee
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Dear
Sirs
Confirmation
- Series 1 Class A1 Dollar to Sterling Currency Swap
The
purpose of this letter is to confirm the terms and conditions of the swap
transaction entered into between us on the Trade Date specified below (the
Swap
Transaction).
This
letter constitutes a Confirmation
as
referred to in the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency-Cross Border)
(Series 1 Class A1) and the Schedule thereto entered into between Credit Suisse,
London Branch, Xxxxxx Master Issuer PLC and The Bank of New York, London Branch
(the Master
Issuer Security Trustee)
on the
date hereof as amended and supplemented from time to time (the Agreement).
The
definitions and provisions contained in the 2000 ISDA Definitions as published
by the International Swaps & Derivatives Association, Inc. (the Definitions)
are
incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between
any of the following, the first listed shall govern: (a) this Confirmation,
(b)
the Master Definitions Schedule, and (c) the Definitions.
The
term
Transaction
as used
herein shall, for the purposes of the Definitions, have the same meaning as
Swap
Transaction.
1. |
The
following terms relate to all Transactions to which this
Confirmation
relates:
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Party
A:
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Credit
Suisse, London Branch
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Party
B:
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Xxxxxx
Master Issuer PLC
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Trade
Date:
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15
August 2007
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Effective
Date:
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28
March
2007
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Termination
Date:
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The
earlier of (a) the Party A Payment Date falling in March 2008 and
(b) the
date on which all of the Relevant Notes are redeemed in full.
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Dollar
Currency Swap Rate:
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1.94500 (USD
per GBP)
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Business
Days:
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London,
New York and TARGET
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Business
Day Convention:
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Modified
Following
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Calculation
Agent:
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Party
A
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Relevant
Notes:
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Series
1
Class A1 Master Issuer Notes (Issue Number 2007-1)
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Party A Floating Amounts: | ||
Party
A
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Currency
Amount:
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In
respect of each Party A Calculation Period, an amount in Dollars
equal to
the principal amount outstanding of the Relevant Notes on the first
day of
such Calculation Period (after taking into account any redemption
on such
day).
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Party
A
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Payment
Dates:
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The
15th day of each month from and including 15th April, 2007 up to
and
including the Termination Date, provided that, upon the occurrence
of a
Trigger Event or the enforcement of the Master Issuer Security
in
accordance with the Master Issuer Deed of Charge, the Party A Payment
Dates shall occur on the 15th day of each month until, and including,
the
next to occur after that time of the 15th day of January, the 15th
day of
April, the 15th day of July or the 15th day of October (that date,
the
Quarterly
Commencement Date)
and after such date the Party A Payment Date shall fall quarterly
on the
15th day of January, April, July and October in each year up to
and
including the Termination Date.
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Floating
Rate for Party A initial Calculation Period:
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Linear
Interpolation based on 2 week and 1 month USD-LIBOR-BBA is applicable,
except that references to "Telerate Page 3750" will be replaced
by
references to "Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page".
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2
Party
A
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Floating
Rate Option:
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USD-LIBOR-BBA
except that references to "Telerate Page 3750" will be replaced
by
references to "the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page".
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Designated
Maturity:
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1
month provided that, in respect of each Calculation Period commencing
on
or after the Quarterly Commencement Date, the Designated Maturity
shall be
3 months.
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Spread:
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Minus
0.02
per cent. per annum
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Rounding:
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Rounded
to the nearest cent
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Reset
Date:
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First
day of the relevant Calculation Period
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Party
A Floating Rate Day Count Fraction:
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Actual/360
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Party B Floating Amounts: | ||
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Party
B
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Currency
Amount:
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In
respect of each Party B Calculation Period, an amount in Sterling
equivalent to the Party A Currency Amount for the Party A Calculation
Period commencing on the first day of such Party B Calculation
Period,
converted by reference to the Dollar Currency Swap
Rate.
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Party
B
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Payment
Dates:
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15th
July, 2007, 15th October, 2007, 15th January, 2008 and the Termination
Date.
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Floating
Rate for Party B initial Calculation Period:
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Linear
Interpolation based on 3 month and 4 month GBP-LIBOR-BBA is applicable,
except that references to "Telerate Page 3750" will be replaced
by
references to "Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page".
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Party
B
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Floating
Rate Option:
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GBP-LIBOR-BBA
except that references to "Telerate Page 3750" will be replaced
by
references to "the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page".
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Designated
Maturity:
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3
months
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3
Spread:
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Minus
0.02190
per cent. per annum.
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Floating
Rate Day Count Fraction:
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Actual/365(Fixed)
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Rounding:
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Rounded
to the nearest xxxxx
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Reset
Date:
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First
day of the relevant Calculation Period
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Initial Exchange: | ||
Initial
Exchange Date:
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28
March
2007
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Party
A Initial
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Exchange
Amount:
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GBP
771,208,000
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Party
B Initial
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Exchange
Amount:
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USD
1,500,000,000
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Interim Exchange: | ||
Interim
Exchange Dates:
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Each
Party A Payment Date and Party B Payment Date (other than the Termination
Date) on which any of the Relevant Notes are redeemed in whole
or in
part.
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Party
A Interim
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Exchange
Amount:
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In
respect of each Interim Exchange Date, an amount in Dollars equal
to the
amount of the Relevant Notes redeemed on such Interim Exchange
Date.
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Party
B Interim
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Exchange
Amount:
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In
respect of each Interim Exchange Date, the Sterling equivalent
of the
Party A Interim Exchange Amount for such Interim Exchange Date
converted
by reference to the Dollar Currency Swap Rate.
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Final Exchange: | ||
Final
Exchange Date:
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Termination
Date
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Party
A Final
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Exchange
Amount:
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An
amount in Dollars equal to the principal amount outstanding of
the
Relevant Notes on the Final Exchange Date (before taking into account
any
redemption on such day).
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Party
B Final
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Exchange
Amount:
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The
Sterling equivalent of the Party A Final Exchange Amount for the
Final
Exchange Date converted by reference to the Dollar Currency Swap
Rate.
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2. |
Deferral
of Floating Amounts:
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If
any
payment of interest under the Relevant Notes is deferred in accordance with
the
terms and conditions of the Relevant Notes then a corresponding part of the
Party A Floating Amount and a pro rata part of the Party B Floating Amount
which, in each case, would otherwise be due in respect of the relevant Party
A
Payment Date and Party B Payment Date respectively, shall be
deferred.
On
any
subsequent occasion if any payment of interest under the Relevant Notes is
deferred (including any payment of a previous shortfall of interest under the
Relevant Notes or any payment of interest on such shortfall) in accordance
with
the terms and conditions of the Relevant Notes then all or a corresponding
part
of the Party A Floating Amount and a pro rata part of the Party B Floating
Amount shall be deferred.
Any
such
amount so deferred on the Party A Floating Amount shall be payable on the next
Party A Payment Date (together with an additional floating amount accrued
thereon at the applicable Party A Floating Rate) and the Party A Floating Amount
due on such date shall be deemed to include such amounts.
Any
such
amount so deferred on the Party B Floating Amount shall be payable on the next
Party B Payment Date (together with an additional floating amount accrued
thereon accrued at the applicable Party B Floating Rate) and the Party B
Floating Amount due on such date shall be deemed to include such amounts.
3. |
Additional
Termination Event:
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In
relation to Section 5(b)(v) of the Agreement and
the
relevant Additional Termination Event set out in the Schedule to the Agreement,
in the case of a redemption in full of the Relevant Notes pursuant to Condition
5.5 of the Terms and Conditions the following provisions apply:
(i)
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the
Early Termination Date shall be deemed to occur on the day which
is 2
Local Business Days prior to the Termination Date;
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(ii)
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notwithstanding
Section 6(c)(ii) of the Agreement:
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(a)
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Party
B shall pay the Party B Final Exchange Amount to Party A and Party
A shall
pay the Party A Final Exchange Amount to Party B, in each case, on
the
Termination Date; and
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(b)
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Party
A shall pay the Party A Floating Amount calculated in respect of
the final
Party A Calculation Period to Party B on the Termination Date;
and
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(c)
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Party
B shall pay the Party B Floating Amount calculated in respect of
the final
Party B Calculation Period to Party A on the Termination Date (the
amounts
referred to in (a), (b) and (c) together being, the "Scheduled Payments");
and
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5
(iii)
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for
the purposes of Section 6(e), the Market Quotation in respect of
this
Terminated Transaction shall be deemed to be the Market Quotation
determined in respect of a hypothetical Terminated Transaction having
the
same terms as this Terminated Transaction but using the anticipated
rate
of reduction in the Party A Currency Amount and Party B Currency
Amount as
if paragraph (ii)(a) above did not apply and as if the Termination
Date
were the Party A Payment Date falling in March 2008 less
the
Market Quotation determined in respect of a hypothetical Terminated
Transaction having the same terms as this Terminated Transaction
taking
paragraph (ii)(a) above and the actual Termination Date as determined
above into account.
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4. |
Account
Details:
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Payments
to Party A in USD:
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Bank:
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The
Bank of New York, New York
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Beneficiary
Account Number:
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000-0000-000
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Swift
Code:
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XXXXXX0X
XXX: 000000000
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Payments
to Party A in Sterling:
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Bank:
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HSBC
Bank Plc, London
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Beneficiary
Account Number:
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00000000
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Swift
Code:
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XXXXXX00
CHAPS: 400515
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Payments
to Party B in USD:
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Correspondent
Bank:
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Citibank,
N.A., New York
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ABA
No.:
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000000000
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Beneficiary
Bank:
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Citibank,
N.A., London
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Account
Number:
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00000000
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Sort
Code:
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18
50 04
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Beneficiary:
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Xxxxxx
Master Issuer PLC
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IBAN
No:
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GB
81 CITI 1850 0811 5917 11
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SWIFT
Code:
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XXXXXX0X
- Citibank London via Citibank New York, SWIFT code:
XXXXXX00
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Payments
to Party B in Sterling:
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Bank:
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Abbey
National plc
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Account
Number:
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900
35033
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6
Sort
Code:
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09-02-40
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Beneficiary:
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Xxxxxx
Master Issuer PLC
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SWIFT
BIC:
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XXXXXX0X
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5. |
Notice
Details:
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Party
A:
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Credit
Suisse, London Branch
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Address:
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Xxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
X00 0XX
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Xxxxxxx
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Facsimile
Number:
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00 0000 0000
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Attention:
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Head
of OTC Operations - Operations Department
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Party
B:
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Xxxxxx
Master Issuer PLC
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Address:
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c/o
Abbey National plc
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx'x
Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx
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Facsimile
Number:
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x00
(0) 00 0000 0000
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Attention:
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Company
Secretary
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With
a copy to:
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x/x
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx xxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx (XXX 129)
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000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Facsimile
Number:
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x00
(0) 0000 000 000
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Attention:
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Securitisation
Team, Retail Credit Risk
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With
a copy to the Issuer Security
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The
Bank of New York, London Branch
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Address:
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00xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
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X00
0XX
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Facsimile
Number:
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x00
(0) 00 0000 0000/6399
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Attention:
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Global
Structured Finance - Corporate
Trustee
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7
Yours
faithfully
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CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
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By:
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Name: |
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Title:
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Confirmed
as of the date first written:
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XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
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By:
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Name: |
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Title:
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THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON BRANCH
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By:
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Name: |
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Title:
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8
Execution Copy |
Series
1 Class
B1
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Credit
Suisse, London Branch
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Date:
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15
August 2007
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To: |
Xxxxxx Master Issuer PLC
Abbey
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
0
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Regent's
Place
London
NW1
3AN
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Attention: |
Company
Secretary
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To: |
The Bank of New York, London Branch
00xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X00
0XX
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Attention: |
Global
Structured Finance - Corporate Trustee
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Dear
Sirs
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Confirmation
- Series 1 Class B1 Dollar to Sterling Currency Swap
The
purpose of this letter is to confirm the terms and conditions of the swap
transaction entered into between us on the Trade Date specified below (the
Swap
Transaction).
This
letter constitutes a Confirmation
as
referred to in the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency-Cross Border)
(Series 1 Class B1) and the Schedule thereto entered into between Credit Suisse,
London Branch, Xxxxxx Master Issuer PLC and The Bank of New York, London Branch
(the Master
Issuer Security Trustee)
on the
date hereof as amended and supplemented from time to time (the Agreement).
The
definitions and provisions contained in the 2000 ISDA Definitions as published
by the International Swaps & Derivatives Association, Inc. (the Definitions)
are
incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between
any of the following, the first listed shall govern: (a) this Confirmation,
(b)
the Master Definitions Schedule, and (c) the Definitions.
The
term
Transaction
as used
herein shall, for the purposes of the Definitions, have the same meaning as
Swap
Transaction.
1. |
The
following terms relate to all Transactions to which this Confirmation
relates:
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Party A: | Credit Suisse, London Branch |
Party B: | Xxxxxx Master Issuer PLC |
Trade Date: | 15 August 2007 |
Effective Date: | 28 March 2007 |
Termination
Date:
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The
earlier of (a) the Party A Payment Date falling in July 2040 and
(b) the
date on which all of the Relevant Notes are redeemed in full.
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Dollar
Currency Swap Rate:
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1.94498 (USD
per GBP)
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Business Days: | London, New York and TARGET |
Business Day Convention: | Modified Following |
Calculation
Agent:
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Party
A
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Relevant
Notes:
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Series
1
Class B1 Master Issuer Notes (Issue Number
2007-1)
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Party
A
Floating Amounts:
Party A |
Currency
Amount:
|
In
respect of each Party A Calculation Period, an amount in Dollars
equal to
the principal amount outstanding of the Relevant Notes on the first
day of
such Calculation Period (after taking into account any redemption
on such
day).
|
Party A |
Payment
Dates:
|
15th
January, 15th April, 15th July and 15th October of each year commencing
on
15th July, 2007 up to and including the Termination
Date.
|
Floating Rate for Party A |
initial
Calculation Period:
|
Linear
Interpolation based on 3 month and 4 month USD-LIBOR-BBA is applicable,
except that references to "Telerate Page 3750" will be replaced by
references to "Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page".
|
Party A |
Floating
Rate Option:
|
USD-LIBOR-BBA
except that references to "Telerate Page 3750" will be replaced by
references to "Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page".
|
Designated Maturity: | 3 months |
2
Spread: | From and including the Effective Date to (and including) the Party A Payment Date falling in January 2011 plus 0.09 per cent. per annum and thereafter plus 0.18 per cent. per annum. |
Rounding: | Rounded to the nearest cent |
Reset
Date:
|
First
day of the relevant Calculation Period
|
Party A Floating Rate Day |
Count
Fraction:
|
Actual/360
|
Party
B
Floating Amounts:
Party
B
Currency Amount: | In respect of each Party B Calculation Period, an amount in Sterling equivalent to the Party A Currency Amount for the Party A Calculation Period commencing on the first day of such Party B Calculation Period, converted by reference to the Dollar Currency Swap Rate. |
Party B |
Payment
Dates:
|
15th
January, 15th April, 15th July and 15th October of each year commencing
on
15th July, 2007 up to and including the Termination
Date.
|
Floating Rate for Party B
initial
Calculation
|
Period:
|
Linear
Interpolation based on 3 month and 4 month GBP-LIBOR-BBA is applicable,
except that references to "Telerate Page 3750" will be replaced by
references to "Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page".
|
Party
B
Floating
Rate Option:
|
GBP-LIBOR-BBA
except that references to "Telerate Page 3750" will be replaced by
references to "Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page".
|
Designated
Maturity:
|
3
months
|
Spread:
|
From
and including the Effective Date to (and including) the Party B Payment
Date falling in January 2011 plus 0.11530
per
cent. per annum and thereafter plus 0.38060
per
cent. per annum.
|
Floating
Rate Day
Count
Fraction:
|
Actual/365(Fixed)
|
3
Rounding:
|
Rounded
to the nearest xxxxx
|
Reset
Date:
|
First
day of the relevant Calculation
Period
|
Initial
Exchange:
Initial
Exchange Date:
|
28
March 2007
|
Party
A
Initial
Exchange
Amount:
|
GBP
29,409,000
|
Party
B
Initial
Exchange
Amount:
|
USD
57,200,000
|
Interim
Exchange:
Interim
Exchange Dates:
|
Each
Party A Payment Date and Party B Payment Date (other than the Termination
Date) on which any of the Relevant Notes are redeemed in whole or
in
part.
|
Party
A
Interim
Exchange
Amount:
|
In
respect of each Interim Exchange Date, an amount in Dollars equal
to the
amount of the Relevant Notes redeemed on such Interim Exchange Date.
|
Party
B
Interim
Exchange
Amount:
|
In
respect of each Interim Exchange Date, the Sterling equivalent of
the
Party A Interim Exchange Amount for such Interim Exchange Date converted
by reference to the Dollar Currency Swap
Rate.
|
Final
Exchange:
Final
Exchange Date:
|
Termination
Date
|
Party
A
Final
Exchange
Amount:
|
An
amount in Dollars equal to the principal amount outstanding of the
Relevant Notes on the Final Exchange Date (before taking into account
any
redemption on such day).
|
Party B
Final
Exchange
Amount:
|
The
Sterling equivalent of the Party A Final Exchange Amount for the
Final
Exchange Date converted by reference to the Dollar Currency Swap
Rate.
|
4
2. |
Deferral
of Floating Amounts:
|
If
any
payment of interest under the Relevant Notes is deferred in accordance with
the
terms and conditions of the Relevant Notes then a corresponding part of the
Party A Floating Amount and a pro rata part of the Party B Floating Amount
which, in each case, would otherwise be due in respect of the relevant Party
A
Payment Date and Party B Payment Date respectively, shall be
deferred.
On
any
subsequent occasion if any payment of interest under the Relevant Notes is
deferred (including any payment of a previous shortfall of interest under the
Relevant Notes or any payment of interest on such shortfall) in accordance
with
the terms and conditions of the Relevant Notes then all or a corresponding
part
of the Party A Floating Amount and a pro rata part of the Party B Floating
Amount shall be deferred.
Any
such
amount so deferred on the Party A Floating Amount shall be payable on the next
Party A Payment Date (together with an additional floating amount accrued
thereon at the applicable Party A Floating Rate) and the Party A Floating Amount
due on such date shall be deemed to include such amounts.
Any
such
amount so deferred on the Party B Floating Amount shall be payable on the next
Party B Payment Date (together with an additional floating amount accrued
thereon accrued at the applicable Party B Floating Rate) and the Party B
Floating Amount due on such date shall be deemed to include such amounts.
3. |
Additional
Termination Event:
|
In
relation to Section 5(b)(v) of the Agreement and
the
relevant Additional Termination Event set out in the Schedule to the Agreement,
in the case of a redemption in full of the Relevant Notes pursuant to Condition
5.5 of the Terms and Conditions the following provisions apply:
(i)
|
the
Early Termination Date shall be deemed to occur on the day which
is 2
Local Business Days prior to the Termination Date;
|
(ii)
|
notwithstanding
Section 6(c)(ii) of the Agreement:
|
(a)
|
Party
B shall pay the Party B Final Exchange Amount to Party A and Party
A shall
pay the Party A Final Exchange Amount to Party B, in each case, on
the
Termination Date; and
|
(b)
|
Party
A shall pay the Party A Floating Amount calculated in respect of
the final
Party A Calculation Period to Party B on the Termination Date;
and
|
(c)
|
Party
B shall pay the Party B Floating Amount calculated in respect of
the final
Party B Calculation Period to Party A on the Termination Date (the
amounts
referred to in (a), (b) and (c) together being, the "Scheduled Payments");
and
|
(iii) |
for
the purposes of Section 6(e), the Market Quotation in respect of
this
Terminated Transaction shall be deemed to be the Market Quotation
determined in respect of a hypothetical Terminated Transaction having
the
same terms as this Terminated Transaction but using the anticipated
rate
of reduction in the Party A Currency Amount and Party B Currency
Amount as
if paragraph (ii)(a) above did not apply and as if the Termination
Date
were the Party A Payment Date falling in July 2040 less
the
Market Quotation determined in respect of a hypothetical Terminated
Transaction having the same terms as this Terminated Transaction
taking
paragraph (ii)(a) above and the actual Termination Date as determined
above into account.
|
5
4. |
Account
Details:
|
Payments
to Party A
in
USD:
|
Bank:
|
The
Bank of New York, New York
|
|
Beneficiary Account Number: | 000-0000-000 | ||
Swift Code: |
XXXXXX0X
XXX: 000000000
|
||
Payments
to Party A
in
Sterling:
|
Bank: |
HSBC
Bank Plc, London
|
|
Beneficiary Account Number: |
00000000
|
||
Swift Code: |
XXXXXX00
CHAPS: 400515
|
||
Payments
to Party B
in
USD:
|
Correspondent Bank: |
Citibank,
N.A., New York
|
|
ABA No.: |
000000000
|
||
Beneficiary Bank: |
Citibank,
N.A., London
|
||
Account Number: |
00000000
|
||
Sort Code: |
18
50 04
|
||
Beneficiary: |
Xxxxxx
Master Issuer PLC
|
||
IBAN No: |
GB
81 CITI 1850 0811 5917 11
|
||
SWIFT Code: |
XXXXXX0X
- Citibank London via Citibank New
York, SWIFT code: XXXXXX00
|
||
Payments
to Party B
in
Sterling:
|
Bank:
|
Abbey
National plc
|
|
Account Number: |
900
35033
|
||
Sort Code: |
09-02-40
|
||
Beneficiary: |
Xxxxxx
Master Issuer PLC
|
||
SWIFT BIC: |
XXXXXX0X
|
6
5. |
Notice
Details:
|
Party A: |
Credit
Suisse, London Branch
|
||
Address: |
One
Cabot Square
|
||
London
E14 4QJ
|
|||
Facsimile Number: |
x00
00 0000 0000
|
||
Attention: |
Head
of OTC Operations - Operations Department
|
||
Party B: |
Xxxxxx
Master Issuer PLC
|
||
Address: | c/o Abbey National plc
2
Triton Square
Regent's
Place
London
NW1
3AN
|
||
Facsimile Number: |
x00
(0) 00 0000 0000
|
||
Attention: |
Company
Secretary
|
||
With a copy to: | c/x Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
xxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxx (XXX 029)
201
Grafton Gate East
Xxxxxx
Keynes
MK9
1AN
|
||
Facsimile
Number:
|
x00
(0) 0000 000 000
|
||
Attention: |
Securitisation
Team, Retail Credit Risk
|
||
With
a copy to the
Issuer
Security Trustee:
|
The
Bank of New York, London Branch
|
||
Address: | 40th
Floor, One Canada Square
London
E14
5AL
|
||
Facsimile Number: |
x00
(0) 00 0000 0000/6399
|
||
Attention: |
Global
Structured Finance - Corporate Trustee
|
7
Yours
faithfully
|
|||
CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
|
|||
By: | |||
Name:
|
|||
Title:
|
|||
Confirmed
as of the date first written:
|
|||
XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
|
|||
By: | |||
Name: |
|||
Title:
|
|||
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON BRANCH
|
|||
By: | |||
Name: |
|||
Title:
|
8
Execution Copy |
Series
1 Class
C1
|
|
Credit
Suisse, London Branch
|
|
Date:
|
15 August 2007 |
To: |
Xxxxxx
Master Issuer PLC
|
Abbey
Naxxxxxx Xxxxx
0
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Regent's
Place
London
NW1
3AN
Attention: |
Company
Secretary
|
To: |
The
Bank of New York, London Branch
|
40xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X00
0XX
Attention: |
Global
Structured Finance - Corporate
Trustee
|
Dear
Sirs
Confirmation
- Series 1 Class C1 Dollar to Sterling Currency Swap
The
purpose of this letter is to confirm the terms and conditions of the swap
transaction entered into between us on the Trade Date specified below (the
Swap
Transaction).
This
letter constitutes a Confirmation
as
referred to in the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency-Cross Border)
(Series 1 Class C1) and the Schedule thereto entered into between Credit Suisse,
London Branch, Xxxxxx Master Issuer PLC and The Bank of New York, London Branch
(the Master
Issuer Security Trustee)
on the
date hereof as amended and supplemented from time to time (the Agreement).
The
definitions and provisions contained in the 2000 ISDA Definitions as published
by the International Swaps & Derivatives Association, Inc. (the Definitions)
are
incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between
any of the following, the first listed shall govern: (a) this Confirmation,
(b)
the Master Definitions Schedule, and (c) the Definitions.
The
term
Transaction
as used
herein shall, for the purposes of the Definitions, have the same meaning as
Swap
Transaction.
1. |
The
following terms relate to all Transactions to which this Confirmation
relates:
|
Party
A:
|
Credit
Suisse, London Branch
|
Party B: |
Xxxxxx
Master Issuer PLC
|
Trade Date: |
15
August 2007
|
Effective Date: |
28
March 2007
|
Termination
Date:
|
The
earlier of (a) the Party A Payment Date falling in July 2040 and
(b) the
date on which all of the Relevant Notes are redeemed in
full.
|
Dollar
Currency Swap Rate:
|
1.94505 (USD
per GBP)
|
Business Days: |
London,
New York and TARGET
|
Business Day Convention: |
Modified
Following
|
Calculation
Agent:
|
Party
A
|
Relevant
Notes:
|
Series
1
Class C1 Master Issuer Notes (Issue Number
2007-1)
|
Party
A
Floating Amounts:
Party
A
Currency
Amount:
|
In
respect of each Party A Calculation Period, an amount in Dollars
equal to
the principal amount outstanding of the Relevant Notes on the first
day of
such Calculation Period (after taking into account any redemption
on such
day).
|
Party
A
Payment
Dates:
|
15th
January, 15th April, 15th July and 15th October of each year commencing
on
15th July, 2007 up to and including the Termination
Date.
|
Floating
Rate for Party A
initial
Calculation Period:
|
Linear
Interpolation based on 3 month and 4 month USD-LIBOR-BBA is applicable,
except that references to "Telerate Page 3750" will be replaced by
references to "Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page".
|
Party
A
Floating
Rate Option:
|
USD-LIBOR-BBA
except that references to "Telerate Page 3750" will be replaced by
references to "Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page".
|
Designated Maturity: |
3
months
|
2
Spread: |
From
and including the Effective Date to (and including) the Party A Payment
Date falling in January 2011 plus 0.28
per cent. per annum and thereafter plus 0.56
per cent. per annum.
|
Rounding: |
Rounded
to the nearest cent
|
Reset
Date:
|
First
day of the relevant Calculation
Period
|
Party
A
Floating Rate Day
Count
Fraction:
|
Actual/360
|
Party
B
Floating Amounts:
Party
B
Currency Amount: |
In
respect of each Party B Calculation Period, an amount in Sterling
equivalent to the Party A Currency Amount for the Party A Calculation
Period commencing on the first day of such Party B Calculation Period,
converted by reference to the Dollar Currency Swap
Rate.
|
Party
B
Payment
Dates:
|
15th
January, 15th April, 15th July and 15th October of each year commencing
on
15th July, 2007 up to and including the Termination
Date.
|
Floating
Rate for Party B
initial
Calculation
Period:
|
Linear
Interpolation based on 3 month and 4 month GBP-LIBOR-BBA is applicable,
except that references to "Telerate Page 3750" will be replaced by
references to "Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page".
|
Party
B
Floating
Rate Option:
|
GBP-LIBOR-BBA
except that references to "Telerate Page 3750" will be replaced by
references to "the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page".
|
Designated
Maturity:
|
3
months
|
Spread:
|
From
and including the Effective Date to (and including) the Party B Payment
Date falling in January 2011 plus 0.34340
per
cent. per annum and thereafter plus 0.83680
per
cent. per annum.
|
Floating
Rate Day
Count
Fraction:
|
Actual/365(Fixed)
|
3
Rounding:
|
Rounded
to the nearest xxxxx
|
Reset
Date:
|
First
day of the relevant Calculation
Period
|
Initial
Exchange:
Initial
Exchange Date:
|
28
March
2007
|
Party
A
Initial
Exchange
Amount:
|
GBP
15,578,000
|
Party
B
Initial
Exchange Amount: |
USD
30,300,000
|
Interim
Exchange:
Interim
Exchange Dates:
|
Each
Party A Payment Date and Party B Payment Date (other than the Termination
Date) on which any of the Relevant Notes are redeemed in whole or
in
part.
|
Party
A
Interim
Exchange
Amount:
|
In
respect of each Interim Exchange Date, an amount in Dollars equal
to the
amount of the Relevant Notes redeemed on such Interim Exchange Date.
|
Party
B
Interim
Exchange
Amount:
|
In
respect of each Interim Exchange Date, the Sterling equivalent of
the
Party A Interim Exchange Amount for such Interim Exchange Date converted
by reference to the Dollar Currency Swap
Rate.
|
Final
Exchange:
Final Exchange Date: |
Termination
Date
|
Party
A
Final
Exchange Amount: |
An
amount in Dollars equal to the principal amount outstanding of the
Relevant Notes on the Final Exchange Date (before taking into account
any
redemption on such day).
|
Party
B
Final
Exchange Amount: |
The
Sterling equivalent of the Party A Final Exchange Amount for the
Final
Exchange Date converted by reference to the Dollar Currency Swap
Rate.
|
4
2. |
Deferral
of Floating Amounts:
|
If
any
payment of interest under the Relevant Notes is deferred in accordance with
the
terms and conditions of the Relevant Notes then a corresponding part of the
Party A Floating Amount and a pro rata part of the Party B Floating Amount
which, in each case, would otherwise be due in respect of the relevant Party
A
Payment Date and Party B Payment Date respectively, shall be
deferred.
On
any
subsequent occasion if any payment of interest under the Relevant Notes is
deferred (including any payment of a previous shortfall of interest under the
Relevant Notes or any payment of interest on such shortfall) in accordance
with
the terms and conditions of the Relevant Notes then all or a corresponding
part
of the Party A Floating Amount and a pro rata part of the Party B Floating
Amount shall be deferred.
Any
such
amount so deferred on the Party A Floating Amount shall be payable on the next
Party A Payment Date (together with an additional floating amount accrued
thereon at the applicable Party A Floating Rate) and the Party A Floating Amount
due on such date shall be deemed to include such amounts.
Any
such
amount so deferred on the Party B Floating Amount shall be payable on the next
Party B Payment Date (together with an additional floating amount accrued
thereon accrued at the applicable Party B Floating Rate) and the Party B
Floating Amount due on such date shall be deemed to include such amounts.
3.
|
Additional
Termination Event:
|
In
relation to Section 5(b)(v) of the Agreement and the relevant Additional
Termination Event set out in the Schedule to the Agreement, in the case of
a
redemption in full of the Relevant Notes pursuant to Condition 5.5 of the Terms
and Conditions the following provisions apply:
(i) |
the
Early Termination Date shall be deemed to occur on the day which
is 2
Local Business Days prior to the Termination Date;
|
(ii) |
notwithstanding
Section 6(c)(ii) of the Agreement:
|
(a)
|
Party
B shall pay the Party B Final Exchange Amount to Party A and Party
A shall
pay the Party A Final Exchange Amount to Party B, in each case, on
the
Termination Date; and
|
(b)
|
Party
A shall pay the Party A Floating Amount calculated in respect of
the final
Party A Calculation Period to Party B on the Termination Date;
and
|
(c)
|
Party
B shall pay the Party B Floating Amount calculated in respect of
the final
Party B Calculation Period to Party A on the Termination Date (the
amounts
referred to in (a), (b) and (c) together being, the "Scheduled Payments");
and
|
(iii) |
for
the purposes of Section 6(e), the Market Quotation in respect of
this
Terminated Transaction shall be deemed to be the Market Quotation
determined in respect of a hypothetical Terminated Transaction having
the
same terms as this Terminated Transaction but using the anticipated
rate
of reduction in the Party A Currency Amount and Party B Currency
Amount as
if paragraph (ii)(a) above did not apply and as if the Termination
Date
were the Party A Payment Date falling in July 2040 less
the Market Quotation determined in respect of a hypothetical Terminated
Transaction having the same terms as this Terminated Transaction
taking
paragraph (ii)(a) above and the actual Termination Date as determined
above into account.
|
5
4. |
Account
Details:
|
Payments
to Party A
in
USD:
|
Bank:
|
The
Bank of New York, New York
|
Beneficiary Account Number: | 000-0000-000 |
Swift Code: | XXXXXX0X XXX: 000000000 |
Payments to Party A |
in Sterling: | Bank: | HSBC Bank Plc, London |
Beneficiary Account Number: | 00000000 |
Swift Code: | XXXXXX00 CHAPS: 400515 |
Payments to Party B |
in USD: | Correspondent Bank: | Citibank, N.A., New York |
ABA No.: | 000000000 |
Beneficiary Bank: | Citibank, N.A., London |
Account Number: | 00000000 |
Sort Code: | 18 50 04 |
Beneficiary: | Xxxxxx Master Issuer PLC |
IBAN No: | GB 81 CITI 1850 0811 5917 11 |
SWIFT Code: | XXXXXX0X - Citibank London via Citibank |
New York, SWIFT code: XXXXXX00 |
Payments to Party B | Bank: | Abbey National plc |
in Sterling: |
Account Number: | 900 35033 |
Sort Code: | 09-02-40 |
Beneficiary: | Xxxxxx Master Issuer PLC |
SWIFT BIC: | XXXXXX0X |
6
5. Notice
Details:
|
|
Party
A:
|
Credit
Suisse, London Branch
|
Address:
|
Onx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
|
Xxxxxx
X00 0XX
Xxxxxxx
|
|
Facsimile
Number:
|
x00
00 0000 0000
|
Attention:
|
Head
of OTC Operations - Operations Department
|
Party
B:
|
Xxxxxx
Master Issuer PLC
|
Address:
|
c/o
Abbey National plc
|
2
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
|
Xxxxxx'x
Xxxxx
|
|
Xxxxxx
|
|
XX0
0XX
|
|
Facsimile
Number:
|
x00
(0) 00 0000 0000
|
Attention:
|
Company
Secretary
|
With
a copy to:
|
c/x
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx xxx
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxx (XXX 029)
|
|
200
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
|
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
|
XX0
0XX
|
|
Facsimile
Number:
|
x00
(0) 0000 000 000
|
Attention:
|
Securitisation
Team, Retail Credit Risk
|
With
a copy to the
Issuer
Security
Trustee:
|
The
Bank of New York, London Branch
|
|
|
Address:
|
40xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
X00
0XX
|
7
Facsimile
Number:
|
x00
(0) 00 0000 0000/6399
|
Global
Structured Finance - Corporate
Trustee
|
8
Yours
faithfully
CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
By:
Name:
Title:
Confirmed
as of the date first written:
XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
By:
Name:
Title:
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON BRANCH
By:
Name:
Title:
9
Series
1 Class A1
|
|
CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON
BRANCH
|
and
|
XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
|
and
|
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON XXXXXX
|
12262-02377
ICM:4697817.4
Series
1 Class A1
SCHEDULE
TO THE MASTER AGREEMENT
dated
as
of 15 August 2007
BETWEEN:
(1) |
CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
(Party
A);
|
(2) |
XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
(Party
B);
and
|
(3) |
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON BRANCH
(the Master
Issuer Security Trustee,
which expression shall include its successors and assigns and which
has
agreed to become a party to this Agreement solely for the purpose
of
taking the benefit of or assuming the obligations under Part
5(2),
Part
5(12)
and Part
5(7.7)
of the Schedule to this Agreement).
|
PART
1
TERMINATION
PROVISIONS
1. |
Specified
Entity
means in relation to Party A for the purpose
of:
|
Section
5(a)(v), none;
Section
5(a)(vi), none;
Section
5(a)(vii), none;
Section
5(b)(iv), none,
and
in
relation to Party B for the purpose of:
Section
5(a)(v), none;
Section
5(a)(vi), none;
Section
5(a)(vii), none;
Section
5(b)(iv), none.
2. |
Specified
Transaction
will have the meaning specified in Section
14.
|
3. |
The
Cross
Default provisions
of Section 5(a)(vi) will not apply to Party A and will not apply
to Party
B.
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4. |
The
Credit
Event Upon Merger provisions
of Section 5(b)(iv) will not apply to Party A and will not apply
to Party
B.
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5. |
The
Automatic
Early Termination provision
of Section 6(a) will not apply to Party A and will not apply to Party
B.
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6. |
Payments
on Early Termination.
For the purposes of Section 6(e) and subject to Part 5(16) of this
Agreement:
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(a) |
Market
Quotation will apply.
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(b) |
The
Second Method will apply.
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7. |
Termination
Currency means Sterling.
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8. |
Additional
Termination Event will
apply. In addition to the Additional Termination Events set forth
in
Part
5(7.8)
of this Agreement, the following will each constitute an Additional
Termination Event:
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(a) |
the
Additional Tax Representation (as defined in Part
5(6)
of this Agreement) proves to have been incorrect or misleading in
any
material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made
or
repeated. For the purpose of the foregoing Additional Termination
Event,
Party A shall be the sole Affected Party and all Transactions shall
be
Affected Transactions.
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(b) |
The
Relevant Notes are redeemed in full in accordance with the provisions
of
Condition 5.5 (Optional Redemption for Tax and other Reasons) of
the Terms
and Conditions. In relation to the foregoing Additional Termination
Event,
for the purposes of Section 6(b)(iv) both parties shall be Affected
Parties and all Transactions shall be Affected Transactions and for
the
purposes of Section 6(e) Party B shall be the sole Affected
Party.
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2
PART
2
TAX
REPRESENTATIONS
1. |
Payer
Representations
|
For
the
purpose of Section 3(e) of this Agreement, Party A and Party B each make the
following representation:
It
is not
required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any
deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other
than interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e) of this Agreement) to be
made
by it to the other party under this Agreement. In making this representation,
it
may rely on (i) the accuracy of any representations made by the other party
pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement or the Additional Tax Representation,
(ii) the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii)
of this Agreement and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document provided
by
the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement
and
(iii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section
4(d) of this Agreement, provided that it will not be a breach of this
representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii) and the other party
does
not deliver a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) by reason of material
prejudice to its legal or commercial position.
2. |
Payee
Representations
|
For
the
purposes of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Party A and Party B make no
representations.
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PART
3
AGREEMENT
TO DELIVER DOCUMENTS
For
the
purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of this Agreement, each party agrees to
deliver the following documents, as applicable:
(a) |
Tax
forms, documents or certificates to be delivered are:
None.
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(b) |
Other
documents to be delivered are:
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Party
required to deliver Document
|
Form/Document/Certificate
|
Date
by which to be delivered
|
Covered
by Section 3(d) Representation
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Party
A and Party B
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Appropriate
evidence of its signatory's authority
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On
signing of this Agreement
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Yes
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Party
B
|
Certified
copy of board resolution and constitutional documents
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On
signing of this Agreement
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Yes
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Party
A
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Legal
opinion in form and substance satisfactory to Party B
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On
signing of this Agreement
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No
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Party
B
|
Legal
opinion in form and substance satisfactory to Party A
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On
signing of this Agreement
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No
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4
PART
4
MISCELLANEOUS
1. |
Addresses
for Notices
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For
the
purpose of Section 12(a) of this Agreement:
Address
for notices or communications to Party A:
Address: |
Credit
Suisse, London Branch
One
Caxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X00 0XX
Xxxxxxx
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Attention: |
Head
of OTC Operations - Operations
Department
|
Facsimile
No.:
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x00
00 0000 0000
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Address
for notices or communications to Party B:
Address: |
c/o
Abbey National plc
Abbey Naxxxxxx Xxxxx
0 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xegent's Place
London NW1
3AN
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Attention: |
Company
Secretary
|
Facsimile No.: |
x00
(0) 00 0000 0000
|
Copy: |
c/o
Abbey National plc
Abbey House (AAM129)
200 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx XX0
0XX
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Attention: |
Securitisation
Team, Retail Credit
Risk
|
Facsimile No.: |
x00
(0) 0000 000 000
|
With
a
copy to the Master Issuer Security Trustee:
Address: |
40xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X00 0XX
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Attention: |
Global
Structured Finance - Corporate
Trustee
|
Facsimile No.: |
x00(0)
00 0000 0000/6399
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2. |
Process
Agent
|
For
the
purpose of Section 13(c) of this Agreement:
Party
A
appoints as its Process Agent: None.
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Party
B
appoints as its Process Agent: None.
3. |
Offices
|
The
provisions of Section 10(a) will apply to this Agreement.
4. |
Multibranch
Party
|
For
the
purpose of Section 10(c) of this Agreement:
Party
A
is a Multibranch Party and will act through the following Offices:
London.
Party
B
is not a Multibranch Party.
5. |
Calculation
Agent
|
The
Calculation Agent is Party A.
6. |
Credit
Support Document
|
Details
of any Credit Support Document:
In
respect of Party A, the Credit Support Annex dated the date hereof between
Party
A and Party B and any Eligible Guarantee.
In
respect of Party B, none.
7. |
Credit
Support Provider
|
Credit
Support Provider means in relation to Party A, the guarantor under any Eligible
Guarantee.
Credit
Support Provider means in relation to Party B, none.
8. |
Governing
Law
|
This
Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
England and Wales.
9. |
Netting
of Payments
|
Subparagraph
(ii) of Section 2(c) of this Agreement will apply to Transactions entered into
under this Agreement.
10. |
Affiliate
will
have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement save
for the
purpose of section 3(c) Absence of Litigation, Party A shall be
deemed to
have no Affiliates.
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PART
5
OTHER
PROVISIONS
1. |
No
Set-off
|
1.1 |
All
payments under this Agreement will be made without set-off or
counterclaim, except as expressly provided for in Section 6 or
this
Schedule.
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1.2 |
Section
6(e) is amended by the deletion of the following
sentence:
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"The
amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date and
determined
pursuant to this Section will be subject to any Set-off."
2.
|
Security
Interest
|
Notwithstanding
Section 7, Party A hereby agrees and consents to the assignment by way of
security by Party B of its interests under this Agreement (without prejudice
to,
and after giving effect to, any contractual netting provision contained in
this
Agreement) to the Master Issuer Security Trustee (or any successor thereto
or
permitted transferee) pursuant to and in accordance with the Master Issuer
Deed
of Charge and acknowledges notice of such assignment. Each of the parties
hereby
confirms and agrees that the Master Issuer Security Trustee shall not be
liable
for any of the obligations of Party B hereunder.
3. |
Disapplication
of certain Events of
Default
|
Section
5(a)(v) will not apply in respect of Party A.
Sections
5(a)(ii), 5(a)(iii), 5(a)(iv), 5(a)(v), 5(a)(vii)(2), (4) (to
the
extent that it relates to actions taken by Party A or its
Affiliates),
(6),
(7) and (9), and 5(a)(viii) will not apply in respect of Party B.
Section
5(a)(vii)(8) will not apply to Party B to the extent that it relates to Sections
5(a)(vii)(2), (4) (to
the
extent that it relates to actions taken by Party A or its
Affiliates),
(6) and
(7).
4. |
Additional
conditions to application of certain Termination
Events
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The
Agreement is amended by deleting Section 6(b)(ii) in its entirety and replacing
it with the following:
"(ii)
Transfer
or Restructuring to Avoid Termination Event.
If
either an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(l) or a Tax Event occurs and there
is
only one Affected Party, or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened
Party is the Affected Party, the Affected Party will, as a condition to its
right to designate an Early Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv), within
20
days after it gives notice under Section 6(b)(i), (A) transfer all its rights
and obligations under this Agreement in respect of the Affected Transactions
to
another of its Offices or Affiliates so that such Termination Event ceases
to
exist, provided that, in case of an Illegality, the Affected Party will only
be
required to use all reasonable efforts (which will not require such party
to
incur a loss, excluding immaterial, incidental expenses) to cause such a
transfer or (B) (in relation to a Tax Event or a Tax Event Upon Merger only)
replace the Affected Transaction(s) with one or more transactions which will
put
the other party economically in the same position had the Tax Event or the
Tax
Event Upon Merger, as applicable, not occurred and so that such Termination
Event ceases to exist.
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If
the
Affected Party is not able to cause such a transfer or restructuring it
will
give notice to the other party to that effect within such 20 day period,
whereupon the other party may effect such a transfer or cause such a
restructuring within 30 days after the notice is given under Section
6(b)(i).
Any
transfer by a party under clause (A) of this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject
to
and conditional upon the prior written consent of the other party, which
consent
shall not be withheld if such other party's policies in effect at such time
would permit it to enter into transactions with the transferee on the terms
proposed. Any restructuring by a party under clause (B) of this Section 6(b)(ii)
will be subject to and conditional upon the confirmation from the Rating
Agencies that the restructuring will not adversely affect the then current
rating of the Relevant Notes and the prior written consent of the other party,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld."
5. |
Additional
Event of Default
|
The
following will constitute an additional Event of Default with respect to
Party
B:
"The
Note
Trustee serves a Note Enforcement Notice in relation to the Relevant Notes
pursuant to Condition 9 of the Terms and Conditions on Party B (in which
case
Party B shall be the Defaulting Party)."
6. |
Additional
Tax Representation
|
6.1 |
Party
A makes the following representation (the Additional
Tax Representation),
which representation shall be deemed to be repeated at all times
until the
end of each Transaction:
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(a) |
it
is resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes;
or
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(b) |
it
is party to each Transaction solely for the purposes of a trade
(or part
of a trade) carried on by it in the United Kingdom through a permanent
establishment and otherwise than as agent or nominee of another
person (as
those expressions are construed for the purposes of paragraph 31(6)(a)
and
(b) of Schedule 26 to the Finance Acx 0000, as amended or re-enacted
from
time to time); or
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(c)
|
it
is resident in a jurisdiction that has a double taxation convention
or
treaty with the United Kingdom which has effect by virtue of section
788
of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 and under which provision,
whether for relief or otherwise, in relation to interest (as defined
in
the relevant treaty or convention) is made and it is party to each
Transaction otherwise than as agent or nominee for another person
(as
those expressions are construed for the purposes of paragraphs
31(7) and
(8) of Schedule 26 to the Finance Acx 0000, as amended or re-enacted
from
time to time).
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6.2 |
Section
5(a)(iv) is amended with respect to Party A only by the insertion
of the
following after the words "Section 3(e) or
(f)":
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"or
Part
5(6)
of the
Schedule".
7. |
Rating
Events
|
7.1 |
Initial
S&P Rating Event
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In
the
event that the short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations
of
Party A (or its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support
Provider from time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated at least
as
high as "A-1+" by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The
XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. (S&P)
(an
Initial
S&P Rating Event),
then
Party A will, within 30 calendar days of the occurrence of such Initial S&P
Rating Event, on a reasonable efforts basis and at its own cost attempt either
to:
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(a) |
both:
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(i) |
provide
collateral under the provisions of the Credit Support Annex;
and
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(ii) |
provide
to Party B and S&P legal opinions satisfactory to S&P in relation
to the posting of collateral pursuant to the Credit Support Annex
if
required to do so by S&P at the time of such posting and obtain a
monthly verification of Party B's exposure by two independent third
parties that would be eligible and willing to be transferees of
Party A's
benefits and obligations under this Agreement (the Independent
Valuations) in
the event that the
short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party
A (or
its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support Provider
from
time to time in respect of Party A ceases to be rated at least
as high as
"A-2" or the long term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations
of
Party A (or its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit
Support
Provider from time to time in respect of Party A ceases to be rated
at
least as high as "BBB+" by S&P. Such Independent Valuations will take
place on the following basis: (A) without limiting Party A's obligation
to
obtain Independent Valuations valuations may only be obtained from
the
same entity or person up to four times in any 12 month period;
(B) for the
purposes of collateral posting in accordance with the Credit Support
Annex, Party B's exposure shall be deemed to be equal to the highest
of
the two Independent Valuations and shall be calculated in accordance
with
the Credit Support Annex; and (C) Party A shall provide S&P with the
two Independent Valuations and its calculations pursuant to the
Credit
Support Annex for the day on which the Independent Valuations are
obtained;
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(b) |
subject
to Part 5 (17) below, transfer all of its rights and obligations
with
respect of this Agreement to a replacement third party approved
by the
Master Issuer Security Trustee provided that either (1) such transfer
would maintain the ratings of the Relevant Notes by S&P at, or restore
the rating of the Relevant Notes by S&P to, the level it would have
been but for such Initial S&P Rating Event) or (2) such replacement
third party is agreed between Party A and S&P, provided that, in all
cases, such action does not result in any requirement for deduction
or
withholding for or on account of any
Tax;
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(c) |
obtain
a co-obligation or guarantee in respect of its rights and obligations
with
respect to this Agreement from a third party satisfactory to the
Master
Issuer Security Trustee (whose consent shall be given if S&P confirms
that such co-obligation or guarantee would maintain the rating
of the
Relevant Notes by S&P at, or restore the rating of the Relevant Notes
by S&P to, the level it would have been at immediately prior to such
Initial S&P Rating Event), provided that, in all cases, such action
does not result in any requirement for deduction or withholding
for or on
account of any Tax; or
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(d) |
take
such other action as Party A may agree with S&P,
provided that, in all cases, such action does not result in any
requirement for deduction or withholding for or on account of any
Tax.
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If
any of
subparagraphs 7.1(b),
7.1(c)
or
7.1(d)
above
are
satisfied at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as
appropriate) transferred by Party A pursuant to subparagraph 7.1(a)
will be
transferred by Party B to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer
any additional collateral in respect of such Initial S&P Rating
Event.
7.2 |
Subsequent
S&P Rating Event
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In
the
event that the rating of the long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt
obligations of Party A (or its successor or permitted transferee) or any
Credit
Support Provider from time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated
at
least as high as "BBB-" by S&P (such event, a Subsequent
S&P Rating Event),
then
Party A will within ten calendar days of the occurrence of such Subsequent
S&P Rating Event:
(a) |
at
its own cost and expense, use its best endeavours to take any of
the
actions set out in subparagraph 7.1(b)
or
7.1(c)
above
immediately upon the occurrence of such Subsequent S&P Rating Event or
take such other action as Party A may agree with S&P;
and
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(b) |
if,
at the time such Subsequent S&P Rating Event occurs, Party A has
provided collateral under the Credit Support Annex pursuant to
subparagraph 7.1(a)
above
following an Initial S&P Rating Event, continue to post collateral
notwithstanding the occurrence of such Subsequent S&P Rating Event
until such time as the action set out in subparagraph 7.2(a)
above
has been taken.
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If
the
action set out in subparagraph 7.2(a)
above
is taken
at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as appropriate)
transferred by Party A pursuant to subparagraph 7.1(a)
above
will be
transferred by Party B to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer
any additional collateral in respect of such Subsequent S&P Rating
Event.
7.3 |
Moody's
Definitions
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“Moody’s
Short-term Rating”
means
a
rating assigned by Moody’s under its short-term rating scale in respect of an
entity’s short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations.
“Relevant
Entities”
means
Party A and any guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee in respect of all of
Party
A’s present and future obligations under this Agreement.
An
entity
shall have the “First
Trigger Required Ratings”
(A)
where such entity is the subject of a Moody’s Short-term Rating, if such rating
is “Prime-1” and its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt or
counterparty obligations are rated “A2” or above by Moody’s and (B) where such
entity is not the subject of a Moody’s Short-term Rating, if its long-term,
unsecured and unsubordinated debt or counterparty obligations are rated “A1” or
above by Moody’s.
the
“Second
Rating Trigger Requirements”
shall
apply so long as no Relevant Entity has the Second Trigger Required
Ratings.
An
entity
shall have the “Second
Trigger Required Ratings”
(A)
where such entity is the subject of a Moody’s Short-term Rating, if such rating
is “Prime-2” or above and its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt or
counterparty obligations are rated “A3” or above by Moody’s and (B) where such
entity is not the subject of a Moody’s Short-term Rating, if its long-term,
unsecured and unsubordinated debt or counterparty obligations are rated “A3” or
above by Moody’s.
7.4 |
Subsequent
Xxxxx'x Rating Event
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So
long
as the Second Rating Trigger Requirements apply, Party A will at its own
cost
use commercially reasonable efforts to, as soon as reasonably practicable,
procure either (A) an Eligible Guarantee in respect of all of Party A’s present
and future obligations under this Agreement to be provided by a guarantor
with
the First Trigger Required Ratings and/or the Second Trigger Required Ratings
or
(B) a transfer in accordance with Part 5(17) below.
7.5 |
Fitch Rating Event
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In
the
event that:
(a) |
the
long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party
A (or
its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support Provider
from
time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated at least as
high as
"A+" (or its equivalent) by Fitch Ratings Ltd (Fitch);
or
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(b) |
the
short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party
A (or
its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support Provider
from
time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated at least as
high as
"F1" (or its equivalent) by Fitch,
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and
as a
result of such cessation, the then current rating of the Relevant Notes is
downgraded by Fitch or placed under credit watch for possible downgrade by
Fitch
(a Fitch
Rating Event)
then
Party A will, on a reasonable efforts basis within thirty days of the occurrence
of such Fitch Rating Event, at its own cost, either:
(i) |
provide
collateral under the Credit Support
Annex;
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(ii) |
transfer
all of its rights and obligations with respect to this Agreement
to a
replacement third party satisfactory to the Master Issuer Security
Trustee
(whose consent shall be given if Fitch confirms that such transfer
would
maintain the ratings of the Relevant Notes by Fitch at, or restore
the
rating of the Relevant Notes by Fitch to, the level at which it
was
immediately prior to such Fitch Rating Event), provided that, in
all
cases, such action does not result in any requirement for deduction
or
withholding for or on account of any
Tax;
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(iii) |
obtain
a co-obligation or guarantee of its rights and obligations with
respect to
this Agreement from a third party satisfactory to the Master Issuer
Security Trustee (whose consent shall be given if Fitch confirms
that such
co-obligation or guarantee would maintain the rating of the Relevant
Notes
by Fitch at, or restore the rating of the Relevant Notes by Fitch
to, the
level at which it was immediately prior to such Fitch Rating Event),
provided that, in all cases, such action does not result in any
requirement for deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax;
or
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(iv) |
take
such other action as Party A may agree with Fitch as will result
in the
rating of the Relevant Notes by Fitch following the taking of such
action
being maintained at, or restored to, the level at which it was
immediately
prior to such Fitch Rating Event, provided that, in all cases,
such action
does not result in any requirement for deduction or withholding
for or on
account of any Tax.
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If
any of
subparagraphs 7.5(ii),
7.5(iii)
or
7.5(iv)
above
are
satisfied at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as
appropriate) transferred by Party A pursuant to subparagraph 7.5(i)
above
will be
transferred to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer any
additional collateral in respect of such Fitch Rating Event.
7.6 |
First
Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event
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If:
(a) |
the
long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party
A (or
its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support Provider
from
time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated at least as
high as
"BBB+" (or its equivalent) by Fitch;
or
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(b) |
the
rating of the short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations
of
Party A (or its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit
Support
Provider from time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated
at
least as high as "F2" (or its equivalent) by
Fitch
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(each
a
First Subsequent
Fitch Rating Event),
Party
A
will at its own cost and expense use its best endeavours to:
(i) |
provide
collateral under the Credit Support Annex within 10 days of such
First
Subsequent Fitch Rating Event (provided that the xxxx-to-market
calculations and the correct and timely posting of collateral thereunder
are verified by an independent third party (with the costs of such
independent verification being borne by Party A));
or
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(ii) |
take
any of the actions set out in subparagraphs 7.5(ii),
7.5(iii)
or
7.5(iv)
above
within 30 days of the occurrence of such First Subsequent Fitch
Rating
Event.
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If
any of
the actions set out in subparagraph 7.6(ii)
above is taken at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as
appropriate) transferred by Party A pursuant to subparagraph 7.5(i)
or
subparagraph 7.6(i)
above
will be transferred to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer
any
additional collateral in respect of such First Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event.
7.7 |
Second
Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event
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If:
(a) |
the
long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party
A (or
its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support Provider
from
time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated at least as
high as
"BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch;
or
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(b) |
the
rating of the short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations
of
Party A (or its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit
Support
Provider from time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated
at
least as high as "F3" (or its equivalent) by
Fitch
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(each
a
Second
Subsequent Fitch Rating Event
and
together with the First Subsequent Fitch Rating Events the Subsequent
Fitch Rating Events
and each
a Subsequent
Fitch Rating Event),
Party
A
will:
(i) |
at
its own cost and expense, use its best endeavours to take any of
the
actions set out in subparagraphs 7.5(ii),
7.5(iii)
or
7.5(iv)
above
within 30 days of the occurrence of such Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event;
and
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(ii) |
if,
at the time such Second Subsequent Fitch Rating Event occurs, Party
A has
provided collateral under the Credit Support Annex pursuant to
subparagraph 7.5(i)
above
or
7.6(i) above following a Fitch Rating Event or a First Subsequent
Fitch
Rating Event, as the case may be, continue to post collateral
notwithstanding the occurrence of such Second Subsequent Fitch
Rating
Event (provided that the xxxx-to-market calculations and the correct
and
timely posting of collateral thereunder are verified by an independent
third party (with the costs of such independent verification being
borne
by Party A)) until such time as the action set out in subparagraph
7.7(i)
above
has been taken.
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If
any of
the actions set out in subparagraph 7.7(i)
above
is taken
at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as appropriate)
transferred by Party A pursuant to subparagraph 7.5(i),
subparagraph 7.6(i) or subparagraph 7.7(i)
above
will be
transferred to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer any
additional collateral in respect of such Second Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event.
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7.8 |
Implications
of Rating Events
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(a) |
If
Party A does not take any of the measures described in subparagraph
7.1
above
(and regardless of whether reasonable efforts have been used to
implement
any of those measures) such failure shall not be or give rise to
an Event
of Default but shall constitute an Additional Termination Event
with
respect to Party A which shall be deemed to have occurred on the
thirtieth
day following the Initial S&P Rating Event with Party A as the sole
Affected Party and all Transactions as Affected
Transactions.
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(b) |
If,
at the time a Subsequent S&P Rating Event occurs, Party A has provided
collateral under the Credit Support Annex pursuant to
subparagraph 7.1(a)
above
and fails to continue to post collateral pending compliance with
subparagraph 7.2(a)
above,
such failure will not be or give rise to an Event of Default but
will
constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to Party
A and
will be deemed to have occurred on the later of the tenth day following
such Subsequent S&P Rating Event and the thirtieth day following the
Initial S&P Rating Event with Party A as the sole Affected Party and
all Transactions as Affected Transactions. Further, an Additional
Termination Event with respect to Party A shall be deemed to have
occurred
if, even if Party A continues to post collateral as required by
subparagraph 7.2(b)
above,
and notwithstanding Section 5(a)(ii), Party A does not take the measure
described in subparagraph 7.2(a)
above
(and regardless of whether best endeavours have been used to implement
any
of those measures). Such Additional Termination Event will be deemed
to
have occurred on the thirtieth day following the Subsequent S&P Rating
Event with Party A as the sole Affected Party and all Transactions
as
Affected Transactions.
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(c) |
Any
failure by Party A to comply with or perform any obligation to
be complied
with or performed by Party A under the Credit Support Annex in
accordance
with the Moody’s provisions shall not be an Event of Default unless (A)
the Second Rating Trigger Requirements apply and at least 30 Local
Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Second Rating
Trigger
Requirements did not apply and (B) such failure is not remedied
on or
before the third Local Business Day after notice of such failure
is given
to Party A.
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(d) |
Each
of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event
with
Party A as Affected Party:
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First
Rating Trigger Collateral.
Party A
has failed to comply with or perform any obligation to be complied with or
performed by Party A in accordance with the Credit Support Annex and either
(A)
the Second Rating Trigger Requirements do not apply or (B) less than 30 Local
Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Second Rating Trigger
Requirements did not apply.
Second
Rating Trigger Replacement.
(A) The
Second Rating Trigger Requirements apply and 30 or more Local Business Days
have
elapsed since the last time the Second Rating Trigger Requirements did not
apply
and (B) (i) at least one Eligible Replacement has made a Firm Offer (which
remains capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance) to be the
transferee of a transfer to be made in accordance with Part 5(17) below and/or
(ii) at least one entity with the Second Trigger Required Ratings has made
a
Firm Offer (which remains capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance
by
the offeree) to provide an Eligible Guarantee in respect of all of Party
A’s
present and future obligations under this Agreement.
(e) |
If
Party A does not take any of the measures described in subparagraph
7.5
above
(and regardless of whether reasonable efforts have been used to
implement
any of those measures) such failure shall not be or give rise to
an Event
of Default but shall constitute an Additional Termination Event
with
respect to Party A which shall be deemed to have occurred on the
thirtieth
day following the Fitch Rating Event with Party A as the sole Affected
Party and all Transactions as Affected
Transactions.
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(f) |
If
Party A does not take any of the measures described in subparagraph
7.6
above (and regardless of whether reasonable efforts have been used
to
implement any of those measures) such failure shall not be or give
rise to
an Event of Default but shall constitute an Additional Termination
Event
with respect to Party A which shall be deemed to have occurred
on the
thirtieth day following the First Subsequent Fitch Rating Event
with Party
A as the sole Affected Party and all Transactions as Affected
Transactions.
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(g) |
If,
at the time a Second Subsequent Fitch Rating Event occurs, Party
A has
provided collateral under the Credit Support Annex pursuant to
subparagraph 7.5(i)
or
subparagraph 7.6(i) and fails to continue to post collateral pending
compliance with subparagraph 7.7(i) above, or fails promptly to
appoint an
independent verification agent, such failure will not be or give
rise to
an Event of Default but will constitute an Additional Termination
Event
with respect to Party A and will be deemed to have occurred on
the later
of the tenth day following such Second Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event and
the thirtieth day following any prior Fitch Rating Event or First
Subsequent Fitch Rating Event with Party A as the sole Affected
Party and
all Transactions as Affected Transactions. Further, an Additional
Termination Event with respect to Party A shall be deemed to have
occurred
if, even if Party A continues to post collateral as required by
subparagraph 7.7(ii) above, and notwithstanding Section 5(a)(ii),
Party A
does not take the measures described in subparagraph 7.7(i) above
(and
regardless of whether best endeavours have been used to implement
any of
those measures). Such Additional Termination Event will be deemed
to have
occurred on the thirtieth day following the Second Subsequent Fitch
Rating
Event with Party A as the sole Affected Party and all Transactions
as
Affected Transactions.
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Each
of
Party B and the Master Issuer Security Trustee shall use their reasonable
endeavours to co-operate with Party A in putting in place such credit support
documentation, including (without limitation) agreeing to such arrangements
in
such documentation as may satisfy S&P, Moody's and/or Fitch, as applicable,
with respect to the operation and management of the collateral and entering
into
such documents as may reasonably be requested by Party A in connection with
the
provision of such collateral or in connection with any of the other measures
which Party A may take under this Part
5(7)
following the rating events described herein.
8. |
Additional
Representations
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Section
3
is amended by the addition at the end thereof of the following additional
representations:
"(g) |
No
Agency
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It
is
entering into this Agreement and each Transaction as principal and not as
agent
of any person or entity."
9. |
Recording
of Conversations
|
Each
party to this Agreement acknowledges and agrees to the tape recording of
conversations between the parties to this Agreement.
10. |
Relationship
between the Parties
|
The
Agreement is amended by the insertion after Section 14 of an additional Section
15, reading in its entirety as follows:
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"15. |
Relationship
between the Parties
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Each
party will be deemed to represent to the other party on the date on which
it
enters into a Transaction that (absent a written agreement between the parties
that expressly imposes affirmative obligations to the contrary for that
Transaction):
(a) |
Non
Reliance
|
It
is
acting for its own account, and it has made its own independent decisions
to
enter into that Transaction and as to whether that Transaction is appropriate
or
proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers
as
it has deemed necessary. It is not relying on any communication (written
or
oral) of the other party as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter
into that Transaction; it being understood that information and explanations
related to the terms and conditions of a Transaction shall not be considered
investment advice or a recommendation to enter into that Transaction. It
has not
received from the other party any assurance or guarantee as to the expected
results of that Transaction.
(b) |
Assessment
and Understanding
|
It
is
capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or
through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the
terms, conditions and risks of that Transaction. It is also capable of assuming,
and assumes, the financial and other risks of that Transaction.
(c) |
Status
of Parties
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The
other
party is not acting as a fiduciary or an adviser for it in respect of that
Transaction."
11. |
Tax
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The
Agreement is amended by deleting Section 2(d) in its entirety and replacing
it
with the following:
"(d) |
Deduction
or Withholding for Tax
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(i) |
Requirement
to Withhold
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All
payments under this Agreement will be made without any deduction or withholding
for or on account of any Tax unless such deduction or withholding is required
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, if such deduction or withholding
is
required in order for the payer to obtain relief from Tax) by any applicable
law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority,
then in effect. If a party (X)
is so
required to deduct or withhold, then that party (the Deducting
Party):
(1) |
will
promptly notify the other party (Y)
of such requirement;
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(2) |
will
pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be
deducted or
withheld (including the full amount required to be deducted or
withheld
from any Gross Up Amount (as defined below) paid by the Deducting
Party to
Y under this Section 2(d)) promptly upon the earlier of determining
that
such deduction or withholding is required or receiving notice
that such
amount has been assessed against
Y;
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(3) |
will
promptly forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified copy),
or other
documentation reasonably acceptable to Y, evidencing such payment
to such
authorities; and
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(4) |
if
X is Party A, will promptly pay in addition to the payment to
which Party
B is otherwise entitled under this Agreement, such additional
amount (the
Gross
Up Amount)
as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received
by Party B
will equal the full amount which Party B would have received
had no such
deduction or withholding been
required.
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(ii) |
Liability
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If:
(1) |
X
is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice
of any
relevant governmental revenue authority, to make any deduction
or
withholding for or on account of any Tax in respect of payments
under this
Agreement;
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(2) |
X
does not so deduct or withhold;
and
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(3) |
a
liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly against
X,
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then,
except to the extent that Y has satisfied or then satisfies the liability
resulting from such Tax, (A) where X is Party B, Party A will promptly pay
to
Party B the amount of such liability (the Liability
Amount)
(including any related liability for interest and together with an amount
equal
to the Tax payable by Party B on receipt of such amount but only including
any
related liability for penalties if Party A has failed to comply with or perform
any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) and Party
B will
promptly pay to the relevant government revenue authority the amount of such
liability (including any related liability for interest and penalties) and
(B)
where X is Party A and Party A would have been required to pay a Gross Up
Amount
to Party B, Party A will promptly pay to the relevant government revenue
authority the amount of such liability (including any related liability for
interest and penalties).
(iii) |
Tax
Credit etc.
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Where
Party A pays an amount in accordance with Section 2(d)(i)(4), Party B undertakes
as follows:
(1) |
to
the extent that Party B obtains any credit, allowance, set-off
or
repayment in respect of Tax from the tax authorities of any jurisdiction
relating to any deduction or withholding giving rise to such
payment (a
Tax
Credit),
it shall pay to Party A, as soon as practical after receipt of
the same,
so much of the cash benefit (as calculated below) relating thereto
which
it has received as will leave Party B in substantially the same
(but in
any event no worse) position as Party B would have been in if
no such
deduction or withholding had been
required;
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(2) |
the
"cash benefit", in the case of a credit, allowance or set-off,
will be the
additional amount of Tax which would have been payable by Party
B in the
relevant jurisdiction referred to in (1) above but for the obtaining
by
Party B of the said Tax Credit and, in the case of a repayment,
will be
the amount of the repayment together with any related interest
or similar
payment obtained by Party B;
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(3) |
to
use all reasonable endeavours to obtain any Tax Credit as soon
as is
reasonably practicable and, upon request by Party A, to supply
Party A
with a reasonably detailed explanation of Party B's calculation
of the
amount of any such Tax Credit and of the date on which the same
is
received; and
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(4) |
to
ensure that any Tax Credit obtained is paid directly to Party
A, and not
applied in whole or part to pay any other Issuer Secured Creditor
or any
other party, both prior to and subsequent to any enforcement
of the
security constituted by the Master Issuer Deed of
Charge."
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12. |
Security,
Enforcement and Limited
Recourse
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12.1 |
Party
A agrees with Party B and the Master Issuer Security Trustee to
be bound
by the terms of the Master Issuer Deed of Charge and, in particular,
confirms that:
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(a) |
other
than pursuant to the Credit Support Annex as contemplated in Part
5(7) or
payment of any amount in respect of a cash benefit related to a
Tax Credit
under this Agreement, no sum shall be payable by or on behalf of
Party B
to it except in accordance with the provisions of the Master Issuer
Deed
of Charge; and
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(b) |
it
will not take any steps for the winding up, dissolution or reorganisation,
or for the appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative
receiver, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar officer
of Party B
or of any or all of its revenues and assets nor participate in
any ex
parte proceedings nor seek to enforce any judgment against Party
B,
subject to the provisions of the Master Issuer Deed of
Charge.
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12.2 |
In
relation to all sums due and payable by Party B to Party A (other
than the
return of collateral under the Credit Support Annex), Party A agrees
that
it shall have recourse only to Master Issuer Available Funds, but
always
subject to the order of priority of payments set out in the Master
Issuer
Cash Management Agreement and the Master Issuer Deed of
Charge.
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13. |
Condition
Precedent
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Section
2(a)(iii) is amended by the deletion of the words "a Potential Event of Default"
in respect of obligations of Party A only insofar as such Potential Event
of
Default relates to the potential service by the Master Issuer Security Trustee
on Party B of a Note Enforcement Notice pursuant to Condition 9 of the Terms
and
Conditions. For the avoidance of doubt, such amendment shall not apply in
any
other circumstances in respect of either party to this Agreement.
14. |
Representations
|
Section
3(b) is amended by the deletion of the words "or Potential Event of Default"
in
respect of obligations of Party B only insofar as such Potential Event of
Default relates to the potential service by the Master Issuer Security Trustee
on Party B of a Note Enforcement Notice pursuant to Condition 9 of the Terms
and
Conditions. For the avoidance of doubt, such amendment shall not apply in
any
other circumstances in respect of either party to this Agreement.
15. |
Additional
Definitions
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Words
and
expressions defined in the Amended and Restated Master Definitions and
Construction Schedule (the Master
Schedule)
and the
Master Issuer Master Definitions and Construction Schedule (the Issuer
Schedule) (together
the Master
Definitions Schedule)
each
signed for the purposes of identification on 27 March
2007
shall,
except so far as the context otherwise requires, have the same meaning in
this
Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the definitions in this
Agreement and in the Master Definitions Schedule, the definitions in this
Agreement will prevail. In the event of any inconsistency between the Master
Schedule and the Issuer Schedule, the Issuer Schedule will prevail. The rules
of
interpretation set out in the Master Definitions Schedule will apply to this
Agreement.
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16. |
Calculations
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Notwithstanding
Section 6 of this Agreement, so long as Party A is (A) the Affected Party
in
respect of an Additional Termination Event or (B) the Defaulting Party in
respect of any Event of Default, paragraphs (i) to (vi) below shall
apply:
(i)
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The
definition of "Market Quotation" shall be deleted in its entirety
and
replaced with the following:
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""Market
Quotation"
means,
with respect to one or more Terminated Transactions, a Firm Offer which is
(1)
made by a Reference Market-maker that is an Eligible Replacement, (2) for
an
amount, if any, that would be paid to Party B (expressed as a negative number)
or by Party B (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of an agreement
between Party B and such Reference Market-maker to enter into a transaction
(the
"Replacement Transaction") that would have the effect of preserving for such
party the economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether the underlying
obligation was absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each
applicable condition precedent) by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect
of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions that would,
but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have been
required after that date, (3) made on the basis that Unpaid Amounts in respect
of the Terminated Transaction or group of Transactions are to be excluded
but,
without limitation, any payment or delivery that would, but for the relevant
Early Termination Date, have been required (assuming satisfaction of each
applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date is to be
included and (4) made in respect of a Replacement Transaction with terms
substantially the same as those of this Agreement (save for the exclusion
of
provisions relating to Transactions that are not Terminated Transactions).
The
day and time as of which Firm Offers are to be obtained will be selected
in good
faith by Party B."
(ii)
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The
definition of "Settlement Amount" shall be deleted in its entirety
and
replaced with the following:
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""Settlement
Amount"
means,
with respect to any Early Termination Date, an amount (as determined by Party
B)
equal to the Termination Currency Equivalent of the amount (whether positive
or
negative) of any Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated Transaction
or
group of Terminated Transactions that is accepted by Party B so as to become
legally binding, provided that:
(1)
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If,
on the day falling ten Local Business Days after the day on which
the
Early Termination Date is designated or such later day as Party
B may
specify in writing to Party A (which in each case may not be later
than
the Early Termination Date) (such day the "Latest Settlement Amount
Determination Day"), no Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated
Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions has been accepted
by Party
B so as to become legally binding and one or more Market Quotations
have
been made and remain capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance,
the Settlement Amount shall equal the Termination Currency Equivalent
of
the amount (whether positive or negative) of the lowest of such
Market
Quotations (for the avoidance of doubt, the lowest of such Market
Quotations shall be the lowest Market Quotation of such Market
Quotations
expressed as a positive number or, if any of such Market Quotations
is
expressed as a negative number, the Market Quotation expressed
as a
negative number with the largest absolute value);
and
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(2)
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If,
on the Latest Settlement Amount Determination Day, no Market Quotation
for
the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions
is
accepted by Party B so as to become legally binding and no Market
Quotations have been made and remain capable of becoming legally
binding
upon acceptance, the Settlement Amount shall equal Party B's Loss
(whether
positive or negative and without reference to any Unpaid Amounts)
for the
relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions.
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(iii)
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For
the purpose of paragraph (4) of the definition of Market Quotation,
Party
B shall determine in its sole discretion, acting in a commercially
reasonable manner, whether a Firm Offer is made in respect of a
Replacement Transaction with commercial terms substantially the
same as
those of this Agreement (save for the exclusion of provisions relating
to
Transactions that are not Terminated
Transactions).
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(iv)
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At
any time on or before the Latest Settlement Amount Determination
Day at
which two or more Market Quotations remain capable of becoming
legally
binding upon acceptance, Party B shall be entitled to accept only
the
lowest of such Market Quotations(for the avoidance of doubt, the
lowest of
such Market Quotations shall be the lowest Market Quotation of
such Market
Quotations expressed as a positive number or, if any of such Market
Quotations is expressed as a negative number, the Market Quotation
expressed as a negative number with the largest absolute value).
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(v)
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If
Party B requests Party A in writing to obtain Market Quotations,
Party A
shall use its reasonable efforts to do so before the Latest Settlement
Amount Determination Day.
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(vi)
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If
the Settlement Amount is a negative number, Section 6(e)(i)(3)
of this
Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
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(a) |
"Second
Method and Market Quotation.
If Second Method and Market Quotation apply, (1) Party B shall
pay to
Party A an amount equal to the absolute value of the Settlement
Amount in
respect of the Terminated Transactions, (2) Party B shall pay to
Party A
the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing
to Party A
and (3) Party A shall pay to Party B the Termination Currency Equivalent
of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Party B, provided that (i) the amounts
payable under (2) and (3) shall be subject to Section 2(c) of this
Agreement and (ii) notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement,
Section 2(c) shall not apply in respect of any amount payable by
Party A
under (3)."
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17. |
Transfers
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Section
7
of this Agreement shall not apply to Party A, who shall be required to comply
with, and shall be bound by, the following:
Without
prejudice to Section 6(b)(ii), Party A may transfer all its interest and
obligations in and under this Agreement upon providing five Local Business
Days'
prior written notice to the Master Issuer Security Trustee, to any other
entity
(a Transferee)
provided that:
(a) |
(i)
the Transferee's short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations
are then rated not less than "A-1" by S&P and "F1" by Fitch (or its
equivalent by any substitute rating agency) or such Transferee's
obligations under this Agreement are guaranteed by an entity whose
short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations are then
rated
not less than "A-1" by S&P and "F1" by Fitch (or if the Transferee is
not rated by a Rating Agency, at such equivalent rating by another
internationally recognised rating agency as is acceptable to such
rating
agency) and (ii) the Transferee is an Eligible
Replacement;
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(b) |
as
of the date of such transfer, the Transferee will not, as a result
of such
transfer, be required to withhold or deduct for or on account of
any Tax
under this Agreement (unless the Transferee is required to pay
a Gross Up
Amount in respect of such Tax);
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(c) |
a
Termination Event or an Event of Default will not occur under this
Agreement as a result of such
transfer;
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(d) |
no
additional amount will be payable by Party B to Party A or the
Transferee
on the next succeeding Scheduled Payment Date as a result of such
transfer; and
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(e) |
(if
the Transferee is domiciled in a different jurisdiction from both
Party A
and Party B) S&P, Xxxxx'x and Fitch have provided prior written
notification that the then current ratings of the Relevant Notes
will not
be adversely affected.
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Following
such transfer all references to Party A shall be deemed to be references
to the
Transferee and the Transferee shall be deemed to have made each of the
representations made by Party A pursuant to this Agreement.
Save
as
otherwise provided for in this Agreement and notwithstanding Section 7, Party
A
shall not be permitted to transfer (by way of security or otherwise) this
Agreement or any interest or obligation in or under this Agreement without
the
prior written consent of the Master Issuer Security Trustee.
18. |
Notice
of Redemption of the Notes
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The
Master Issuer Security Trustee will notify Party A promptly following it
giving
or receiving any notice (including any Note Enforcement Notice) in connection
with any redemption, purchase and cancellation of all of the Relevant Notes
by
the Issuer.
19. |
Contracts
(Rights of Third Parties) Xxx
0000
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A
person
who is not a party to this Agreement will not have any right under the Contracts
(Rights of Third Parties) Xxx 0000 to enforce any of its terms but this will
not
affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available
apart
from that Act.
20. |
Scope
of Agreement
|
The
provisions of this Agreement shall not apply to any transactions other than
the
Credit Support Annex attached hereto and the Currency Swap Transaction in
respect of the Series and Class of Notes identified on the first page of
this
Schedule (the Relevant
Notes)
having
a Trade Date of 19 March
2007
and
entered into between Party A and Party B.
21. |
Rating
Agency Notifications
|
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be amended,
no
Early Termination Date shall be effectively designated by Party B, and no
transfer of any rights or obligations under this Agreement shall be made
unless
Xxxxx'x has been given prior written notice of such amendment, designation
or
transfer.
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22. |
Definitions
|
Eligible
Guarantee
means an
unconditional and irrevocable guarantee that is provided by a guarantor as
principal debtor rather than surety and is directly enforceable by Party
B,
where either (A) a reputable international law firm has given a legal opinion
confirming that none of the guarantor's payments to Party B under such guarantee
will be subject to withholding for Tax or (B) such guarantee provides that,
in
the event that any of such guarantor's payments to Party B are subject to
withholding for Tax, such guarantor is required to pay such additional amount
as
is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by Party B (free
and clear of any withholding tax) will equal the full amount Party B would
have
received had no such withholding been required.
Eligible
Replacement
means an
entity (A) with the Second Trigger Required Ratings or (B) whose present
and
future obligations owing to Party B are guaranteed pursuant to an Eligible
Guarantee provided by a guarantor with the Second Trigger Required
Ratings.
Firm
Offer
means an
offer which, when made, was capable of becoming legally binding upon
acceptance.
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SIGNATORIES
CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
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XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
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By:
Name:
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By:
Name:
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Title:
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Title:
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Date:
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Date:
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THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON BRANCH
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By:
Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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Series
1 Class B1
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CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
and
XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
and
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON
XXXXXX
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12262-02377
ICM:4697811.4
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Series
1 Class B1
SCHEDULE
TO THE MASTER AGREEMENT
dated
as
of 15 August 2007
BETWEEN:
(1) |
CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH (Party
A);
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(2) |
XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
(Party
B);
and
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(3) |
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON BRANCH
(the Master
Issuer Security Trustee,
which expression shall include its successors and assigns and which
has
agreed to become a party to this Agreement solely for the purpose
of
taking the benefit of or assuming the obligations under Part
5(2),
Part
5(12)
and Part
5(7.7)
of the Schedule to this
Agreement).
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PART
1
TERMINATION
PROVISIONS
1. |
Specified
Entity
means in relation to Party A for the purpose
of:
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Section
5(a)(v), none;
Section
5(a)(vi), none;
Section
5(a)(vii), none;
Section
5(b)(iv), none,
and
in
relation to Party B for the purpose of:
Section
5(a)(v), none;
Section
5(a)(vi), none;
Section
5(a)(vii), none;
Section
5(b)(iv), none.
2. |
Specified
Transaction
will have the meaning specified in Section
14.
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3. |
The
Cross
Default provisions
of Section 5(a)(vi) will not apply to Party A and will not apply
to Party
B.
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4. |
The
Credit
Event Upon Merger provisions
of Section 5(b)(iv) will not apply to Party A and will not apply
to Party
B.
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5. |
The
Automatic
Early Termination provision
of Section 6(a) will not apply to Party A and will not apply to
Party
B.
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6. |
Payments
on Early Termination.
For the purposes of Section 6(e) and subject to Part 5(16) of this
Agreement:
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(a) |
Market
Quotation will apply.
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(b) |
The
Second Method will apply.
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7. |
Termination
Currency means Sterling.
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8. |
Additional
Termination Event will
apply. In addition to the Additional Termination Events set forth
in
Part
5(7.8)
of this Agreement, the following will each constitute an Additional
Termination Event:
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(a) |
the
Additional Tax Representation (as defined in Part
5(6)
of this Agreement) proves to have been incorrect or misleading
in any
material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made
or
repeated. For the purpose of the foregoing Additional Termination
Event,
Party A shall be the sole Affected Party and all Transactions shall
be
Affected Transactions.
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(b) |
The
Relevant Notes are redeemed in full in accordance with the provisions
of
Condition 5.5 (Optional Redemption for Tax and other Reasons) of
the Terms
and Conditions. In relation to the foregoing Additional Termination
Event,
for the purposes of Section 6(b)(iv) both parties shall be Affected
Parties and all Transactions shall be Affected Transactions and
for the
purposes of Section 6(e) Party B shall be the sole Affected
Party.
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2
PART
2
TAX
REPRESENTATIONS
1. |
Payer
Representations
|
For
the
purpose of Section 3(e) of this Agreement, Party A and Party B each make the
following representation:
It
is not
required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any
deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other
than interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e) of this Agreement) to be
made
by it to the other party under this Agreement. In making this representation,
it
may rely on (i) the accuracy of any representations made by the other party
pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement or the Additional Tax Representation,
(ii) the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii)
of this Agreement and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document provided
by
the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement
and
(iii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section
4(d) of this Agreement, provided that it will not be a breach of this
representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii) and the other party
does
not deliver a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) by reason of material
prejudice to its legal or commercial position.
2. |
Payee
Representations
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For
the
purposes of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Party A and Party B make no
representations.
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PART
3
AGREEMENT
TO DELIVER DOCUMENTS
For
the
purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of this Agreement, each party agrees to
deliver the following documents, as applicable:
(a) |
Tax
forms, documents or certificates to be delivered are:
None.
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(b) |
Other
documents to be delivered
are:
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Party
required to deliver Document
|
Form/Document/
Certificate
|
Date
by which to be
delivered
|
Covered
by Section 3(d) Representation
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Party
A and Party B
|
Appropriate
evidence of its signatory's authority
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On
signing of this Agreement
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Yes
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Party
B
|
Certified
copy of board resolution and constitutional documents
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On
signing of this Agreement
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Yes
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Party
A
|
Legal
opinion in form and substance satisfactory to Party B
|
On
signing of this Agreement
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No
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Party
B
|
Legal
opinion in form and substance satisfactory to Party A
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On
signing of this Agreement
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No
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4
PART
4
MISCELLANEOUS
1. |
Addresses
for Notices
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For
the
purpose of Section 12(a) of this Agreement:
Address
for notices or communications to Party A:
Address: | Credit Suisse, London Branch
One
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X00 0XX
Xxxxxxx
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Attention: | Head of OTC Operations - Operations Department | |
Facsimile
No.:
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x00 00 0000 0000 |
Address
for notices or communications to Party B:
Address: | c/o Abbey National plc
Abbey
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
0
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Regent's
Place
London
NW1 3AN
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Attention: | Company Secretary | |
Facsimile No.: | x00 (0) 00 0000 0000 | |
Copy: | c/o Abbey National plc
Abbey
House (AAM129)
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx XX0 0XX
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Attention: | Securitisation Team, Retail Credit Risk | |
Facsimile No.: |
x00 (0) 0000 000
000
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With
a
copy to the Master Issuer Security Trustee:
Address: |
00xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X00 0XX
|
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Attention: |
Global
Structured Finance - Corporate Trustee
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Facsimile No.: | x00(0) 00 0000 0000/6399 |
2. |
Process
Agent
|
For
the
purpose of Section 13(c) of this Agreement:
Party
A
appoints as its Process Agent: None.
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Party
B
appoints as its Process Agent: None.
3. |
Offices
|
The
provisions of Section 10(a) will apply to this Agreement.
4. |
Multibranch
Party
|
For
the
purpose of Section 10(c) of this Agreement:
Party
A
is a Multibranch Party and will act through the following Offices:
London.
Party
B
is not a Multibranch Party.
5. |
Calculation
Agent
|
The
Calculation Agent is Party A.
6. |
Credit
Support Document
|
Details
of any Credit Support Document:
In
respect of Party A, the Credit Support Annex dated the date hereof between
Party
A and Party B and any Eligible Guarantee.
In
respect of Party B, none.
7. |
Credit
Support Provider
|
Credit
Support Provider means in relation to Party A, the guarantor under any Eligible
Guarantee.
Credit
Support Provider means in relation to Party B, none.
8. |
Governing
Law
|
This
Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
England and Wales.
9. |
Netting
of Payments
|
Subparagraph
(ii) of Section 2(c) of this Agreement will apply to Transactions entered into
under this Agreement.
10. |
Affiliate
will
have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement save
for the
purpose of section 3(c) Absence of Litigation, Party A shall be
deemed to
have no Affiliates.
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PART 5
OTHER
PROVISIONS
1. |
No
Set-off
|
1.1 |
All
payments under this Agreement will be made without set-off or
counterclaim, except as expressly provided for in Section 6 or
this
Schedule.
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1.2 |
Section
6(e) is amended by the deletion of the following
sentence:
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"The
amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date and determined
pursuant to this Section will be subject to any Set-off."
2. |
Security
Interest
|
Notwithstanding
Section 7, Party A hereby agrees and consents to the assignment by way of
security by Party B of its interests under this Agreement (without prejudice
to,
and after giving effect to, any contractual netting provision contained in
this
Agreement) to the Master Issuer Security Trustee (or any successor thereto
or
permitted transferee) pursuant to and in accordance with the Master Issuer
Deed
of Charge and acknowledges notice of such assignment. Each of the parties
hereby
confirms and agrees that the Master Issuer Security Trustee shall not be
liable
for any of the obligations of Party B hereunder.
3. |
Disapplication
of certain Events of
Default
|
Section
5(a)(v) will not apply in respect of Party A.
Sections
5(a)(ii), 5(a)(iii), 5(a)(iv), 5(a)(v), 5(a)(vii)(2), (4) (to
the
extent that it relates to actions taken by Party A or its
Affiliates),
(6),
(7) and (9), and 5(a)(viii) will not apply in respect of Party B.
Section
5(a)(vii)(8) will not apply to Party B to the extent that it relates to Sections
5(a)(vii)(2), (4) (to
the
extent that it relates to actions taken by Party A or its
Affiliates),
(6) and
(7).
4. |
Additional
conditions to application of certain Termination
Events
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The
Agreement is amended by deleting Section 6(b)(ii) in its entirety and replacing
it with the following:
"(ii)
Transfer
or Restructuring to Avoid Termination Event.
If
either an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(l) or a Tax Event occurs and there
is
only one Affected Party, or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened
Party is the Affected Party, the Affected Party will, as a condition to its
right to designate an Early Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv), within
20
days after it gives notice under Section 6(b)(i), (A) transfer all its rights
and obligations under this Agreement in respect of the Affected Transactions
to
another of its Offices or Affiliates so that such Termination Event ceases
to
exist, provided that, in case of an Illegality, the Affected Party will only
be
required to use all reasonable efforts (which will not require such party
to
incur a loss, excluding immaterial, incidental expenses) to cause such a
transfer or (B) (in relation to a Tax Event or a Tax Event Upon Merger only)
replace the Affected Transaction(s) with one or more transactions which will
put
the other party economically in the same position had the Tax Event or the
Tax
Event Upon Merger, as applicable, not occurred and so that such Termination
Event ceases to exist.
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If
the
Affected Party is not able to cause such a transfer or restructuring it will
give notice to the other party to that effect within such 20 day period,
whereupon the other party may effect such a transfer or cause such a
restructuring within 30 days after the notice is given under Section
6(b)(i).
Any
transfer by a party under clause (A) of this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject
to
and conditional upon the prior written consent of the other party, which
consent
shall not be withheld if such other party's policies in effect at such time
would permit it to enter into transactions with the transferee on the terms
proposed. Any restructuring by a party under clause (B) of this Section 6(b)(ii)
will be subject to and conditional upon the confirmation from the Rating
Agencies that the restructuring will not adversely affect the then current
rating of the Relevant Notes and the prior written consent of the other party,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld."
5. |
Additional
Event of Default
|
The
following will constitute an additional Event of Default with respect to
Party
B:
"The
Note
Trustee serves a Note Enforcement Notice in relation to the Relevant Notes
pursuant to Condition 9 of the Terms and Conditions on Party B (in which
case
Party B shall be the Defaulting Party)."
6. |
Additional
Tax Representation
|
6.1 |
Party
A makes the following representation (the Additional
Tax Representation),
which representation shall be deemed to be repeated at all times
until the
end of each Transaction:
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(a) |
it
is resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes;
or
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(b) |
it
is party to each Transaction solely for the purposes of a trade
(or part
of a trade) carried on by it in the United Kingdom through a permanent
establishment and otherwise than as agent or nominee of another
person (as
those expressions are construed for the purposes of paragraph 31(6)(a)
and
(b) of Schedule 26 to the Finance Xxx 0000, as amended or re-enacted
from
time to time); or
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(c)
|
it
is resident in a jurisdiction that has a double taxation convention
or
treaty with the United Kingdom which has effect by virtue of section
788
of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 and under which provision,
whether for relief or otherwise, in relation to interest (as defined
in
the relevant treaty or convention) is made and it is party to each
Transaction otherwise than as agent or nominee for another person
(as
those expressions are construed for the purposes of paragraphs
31(7) and
(8) of Schedule 26 to the Finance Xxx 0000, as amended or re-enacted
from
time to time).
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6.2 |
Section
5(a)(iv) is amended with respect to Party A only by the insertion
of the
following after the words "Section 3(e) or
(f)":
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"or
Part
5(6)
of the
Schedule".
7. |
Rating
Events
|
7.1 |
Initial
S&P Rating Event
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In
the
event that the short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations
of
Party A (or its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support
Provider from time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated at least
as
high as "A-1+" by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The
XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. (S&P)
(an
Initial
S&P Rating Event),
then
Party A will, within 30 calendar days of the occurrence of such Initial S&P
Rating Event, on a reasonable efforts basis and at its own cost attempt either
to:
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(a) |
both:
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(i) |
provide
collateral under the provisions of the Credit Support Annex;
and
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(ii) |
provide
to Party B and S&P legal opinions satisfactory to S&P in relation
to the posting of collateral pursuant to the Credit Support Annex
if
required to do so by S&P at the time of such posting and obtain a
monthly verification of Party B's exposure by two independent third
parties that would be eligible and willing to be transferees of
Party A's
benefits and obligations under this Agreement (the Independent
Valuations) in
the event that the
short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party
A (or
its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support Provider
from
time to time in respect of Party A ceases to be rated at least
as high as
"A-2" or the long term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations
of
Party A (or its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit
Support
Provider from time to time in respect of Party A ceases to be rated
at
least as high as "BBB+" by S&P. Such Independent Valuations will take
place on the following basis: (A) without limiting Party A's obligation
to
obtain Independent Valuations valuations may only be obtained from
the
same entity or person up to four times in any 12 month period;
(B) for the
purposes of collateral posting in accordance with the Credit Support
Annex, Party B's exposure shall be deemed to be equal to the highest
of
the two Independent Valuations and shall be calculated in accordance
with
the Credit Support Annex; and (C) Party A shall provide S&P with the
two Independent Valuations and its calculations pursuant to the
Credit
Support Annex for the day on which the Independent Valuations are
obtained;
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(b) |
subject
to Part 5 (17) below, transfer all of its rights and obligations
with
respect of this Agreement to a replacement third party approved
by the
Master Issuer Security Trustee provided that either (1) such transfer
would maintain the ratings of the Relevant Notes by S&P at, or restore
the rating of the Relevant Notes by S&P to, the level it would have
been but for such Initial S&P Rating Event) or (2) such replacement
third party is agreed between Party A and S&P, provided that, in all
cases, such action does not result in any requirement for deduction
or
withholding for or on account of any
Tax;
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(c) |
obtain
a co-obligation or guarantee in respect of its rights and obligations
with
respect to this Agreement from a third party satisfactory to the
Master
Issuer Security Trustee (whose consent shall be given if S&P confirms
that such co-obligation or guarantee would maintain the rating
of the
Relevant Notes by S&P at, or restore the rating of the Relevant Notes
by S&P to, the level it would have been at immediately prior to such
Initial S&P Rating Event), provided that, in all cases, such action
does not result in any requirement for deduction or withholding
for or on
account of any Tax; or
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(d) |
take
such other action as Party A may agree with S&P,
provided that, in all cases, such action does not result in any
requirement for deduction or withholding for or on account of any
Tax.
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If
any of
subparagraphs 7.1(b),
7.1(c)
or
7.1(d)
above
are
satisfied at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as
appropriate) transferred by Party A pursuant to subparagraph 7.1(a)
will be
transferred by Party B to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer
any additional collateral in respect of such Initial S&P Rating
Event.
7.2 |
Subsequent
S&P Rating Event
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In
the
event that the rating of the long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt
obligations of Party A (or its successor or permitted transferee) or any
Credit
Support Provider from time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated
at
least as high as "BBB-" by S&P (such event, a Subsequent
S&P Rating Event),
then
Party A will within ten calendar days of the occurrence of such Subsequent
S&P Rating Event:
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(a) |
at
its own cost and expense, use its best endeavours to take any of
the
actions set out in subparagraph 7.1(b)
or
7.1(c)
above
immediately upon the occurrence of such Subsequent S&P Rating Event or
take such other action as Party A may agree with S&P;
and
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(b) |
if,
at the time such Subsequent S&P Rating Event occurs, Party A has
provided collateral under the Credit Support Annex pursuant to
subparagraph 7.1(a)
above
following an Initial S&P Rating Event, continue to post collateral
notwithstanding the occurrence of such Subsequent S&P Rating Event
until such time as the action set out in subparagraph 7.2(a)
above
has been taken.
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If
the
action set out in subparagraph 7.2(a)
above
is taken
at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as appropriate)
transferred by Party A pursuant to subparagraph 7.1(a)
above
will be
transferred by Party B to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer
any additional collateral in respect of such Subsequent S&P Rating
Event.
7.3 |
Xxxxx'x
Definitions
|
“Xxxxx’x
Short-term Rating”
means
a
rating assigned by Xxxxx’x under its short-term rating scale in respect of an
entity’s short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations.
“Relevant
Entities”
means
Party A and any guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee in respect of all of
Party
A’s present and future obligations under this Agreement.
An
entity
shall have the “First
Trigger Required Ratings”
(A)
where such entity is the subject of a Xxxxx’x Short-term Rating, if such rating
is “Prime-1” and its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt or
counterparty obligations are rated “A2” or above by Xxxxx’x and (B) where such
entity is not the subject of a Xxxxx’x Short-term Rating, if its long-term,
unsecured and unsubordinated debt or counterparty obligations are rated “A1” or
above by Xxxxx’x.
the
“Second
Rating Trigger Requirements”
shall
apply so long as no Relevant Entity has the Second Trigger Required
Ratings.
An
entity
shall have the “Second
Trigger Required Ratings”
(A)
where such entity is the subject of a Xxxxx’x Short-term Rating, if such rating
is “Prime-2” or above and its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt or
counterparty obligations are rated “A3” or above by Xxxxx’x and (B) where such
entity is not the subject of a Xxxxx’x Short-term Rating, if its long-term,
unsecured and unsubordinated debt or counterparty obligations are rated “A3” or
above by Xxxxx’x.
7.4 |
Subsequent
Xxxxx'x Rating Event
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So
long
as the Second Rating Trigger Requirements apply, Party A will at its own
cost
use commercially reasonable efforts to, as soon as reasonably practicable,
procure either (A) an Eligible Guarantee in respect of all of Party A’s present
and future obligations under this Agreement to be provided by a guarantor
with
the First Trigger Required Ratings and/or the Second Trigger Required Ratings
or
(B) a transfer in accordance with Part 5(17) below.
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7.5 |
Fitch Rating Event
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In
the
event that:
(a) |
the
long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party
A (or
its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support Provider
from
time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated at least as
high as
"A+" (or its equivalent) by Fitch Ratings Ltd (Fitch);
or
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(b) |
the
short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party
A (or
its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support Provider
from
time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated at least as
high as
"F1" (or its equivalent) by Fitch,
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and
as a
result of such cessation, the then current rating of the Relevant Notes is
downgraded by Fitch or placed under credit watch for possible downgrade by
Fitch
(a Fitch
Rating Event)
then
Party A will, on a reasonable efforts basis within thirty days of the occurrence
of such Fitch Rating Event, at its own cost, either:
(i) |
provide
collateral under the Credit Support
Annex;
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(ii) |
transfer
all of its rights and obligations with respect to this Agreement
to a
replacement third party satisfactory to the Master Issuer Security
Trustee
(whose consent shall be given if Fitch confirms that such transfer
would
maintain the ratings of the Relevant Notes by Fitch at, or restore
the
rating of the Relevant Notes by Fitch to, the level at which it
was
immediately prior to such Fitch Rating Event), provided that, in
all
cases, such action does not result in any requirement for deduction
or
withholding for or on account of any
Tax;
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(iii) |
obtain
a co-obligation or guarantee of its rights and obligations with
respect to
this Agreement from a third party satisfactory to the Master Issuer
Security Trustee (whose consent shall be given if Fitch confirms
that such
co-obligation or guarantee would maintain the rating of the Relevant
Notes
by Fitch at, or restore the rating of the Relevant Notes by Fitch
to, the
level at which it was immediately prior to such Fitch Rating Event),
provided that, in all cases, such action does not result in any
requirement for deduction or withholding for or on account of any
Tax;
or
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(iv) |
take
such other action as Party A may agree with Fitch as will result
in the
rating of the Relevant Notes by Fitch following the taking of such
action
being maintained at, or restored to, the level at which it was
immediately
prior to such Fitch Rating Event, provided that, in all cases,
such action
does not result in any requirement for deduction or withholding
for or on
account of any Tax.
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If
any of
subparagraphs 7.5(ii),
7.5(iii)
or
7.5(iv)
above
are
satisfied at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as
appropriate) transferred by Party A pursuant to subparagraph 7.5(i)
above
will be
transferred to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer any
additional collateral in respect of such Fitch Rating Event.
7.6 |
First
Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event
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If:
(a) |
the
long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party
A (or
its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support Provider
from
time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated at least as
high as
"BBB+" (or its equivalent) by Fitch;
or
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(b) |
the
rating of the short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations
of
Party A (or its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit
Support
Provider from time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated
at
least as high as "F2" (or its equivalent) by
Fitch
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(each
a
First Subsequent
Fitch Rating Event),
Party
A
will at its own cost and expense use its best endeavours to:
(i) |
provide
collateral under the Credit Support Annex within 10 days of such
First
Subsequent Fitch Rating Event (provided that the xxxx-to-market
calculations and the correct and timely posting of collateral thereunder
are verified by an independent third party (with the costs of such
independent verification being borne by Party A));
or
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(ii) |
take
any of the actions set out in subparagraphs 7.5(ii),
7.5(iii)
or
7.5(iv)
above
within 30 days of the occurrence of such First Subsequent Fitch
Rating
Event.
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If
any of
the actions set out in subparagraph 7.6(ii)
above is taken at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as
appropriate) transferred by Party A pursuant to subparagraph 7.5(i)
or
subparagraph 7.6(i)
above
will be transferred to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer
any
additional collateral in respect of such First Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event.
7.7 |
Second
Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event
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If:
(a) |
the
long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party
A (or
its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support Provider
from
time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated at least as
high as
"BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch;
or
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(b) |
the
rating of the short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations
of
Party A (or its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit
Support
Provider from time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated
at
least as high as "F3" (or its equivalent) by
Fitch
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(each
a
Second
Subsequent Fitch Rating Event
and
together with the First Subsequent Fitch Rating Events the Subsequent
Fitch Rating Events
and each
a Subsequent
Fitch Rating Event),
Party
A
will:
(i) |
at
its own cost and expense, use its best endeavours to take any of
the
actions set out in subparagraphs 7.5(ii),
7.5(iii)
or
7.5(iv)
above
within 30 days of the occurrence of such Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event;
and
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(ii) |
if,
at the time such Second Subsequent Fitch Rating Event occurs, Party
A has
provided collateral under the Credit Support Annex pursuant to
subparagraph 7.5(i)
above
or
7.6(i) above following a Fitch Rating Event or a First Subsequent
Fitch
Rating Event, as the case may be, continue to post collateral
notwithstanding the occurrence of such Second Subsequent Fitch
Rating
Event (provided that the xxxx-to-market calculations and the correct
and
timely posting of collateral thereunder are verified by an independent
third party (with the costs of such independent verification being
borne
by Party A)) until such time as the action set out in subparagraph
7.7(i)
above
has been taken.
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If
any of
the actions set out in subparagraph 7.7(i)
above
is taken
at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as appropriate)
transferred by Party A pursuant to subparagraph 7.5(i),
subparagraph 7.6(i) or subparagraph 7.7(i)
above
will be
transferred to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer any
additional collateral in respect of such Second Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event.
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7.8 |
Implications
of Rating Events
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(a) |
If
Party A does not take any of the measures described in subparagraph
7.1
above
(and regardless of whether reasonable efforts have been used to
implement
any of those measures) such failure shall not be or give rise to
an Event
of Default but shall constitute an Additional Termination Event
with
respect to Party A which shall be deemed to have occurred on the
thirtieth
day following the Initial S&P Rating Event with Party A as the sole
Affected Party and all Transactions as Affected
Transactions.
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(b) |
If,
at the time a Subsequent S&P Rating Event occurs, Party A has provided
collateral under the Credit Support Annex pursuant to
subparagraph 7.1(a)
above
and fails to continue to post collateral pending compliance with
subparagraph 7.2(a)
above,
such failure will not be or give rise to an Event of Default but
will
constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to Party
A and
will be deemed to have occurred on the later of the tenth day following
such Subsequent S&P Rating Event and the thirtieth day following the
Initial S&P Rating Event with Party A as the sole Affected Party and
all Transactions as Affected Transactions. Further, an Additional
Termination Event with respect to Party A shall be deemed to have
occurred
if, even if Party A continues to post collateral as required by
subparagraph 7.2(b)
above,
and notwithstanding Section 5(a)(ii), Party A does not take the
measure
described in subparagraph 7.2(a)
above
(and regardless of whether best endeavours have been used to implement
any
of those measures). Such Additional Termination Event will be deemed
to
have occurred on the thirtieth day following the Subsequent S&P Rating
Event with Party A as the sole Affected Party and all Transactions
as
Affected Transactions.
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(c) |
Any
failure by Party A to comply with or perform any obligation to
be complied
with or performed by Party A under the Credit Support Annex in
accordance
with the Xxxxx’x provisions shall not be an Event of Default unless (A)
the Second Rating Trigger Requirements apply and at least 30 Local
Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Second Rating
Trigger
Requirements did not apply and (B) such failure is not remedied
on or
before the third Local Business Day after notice of such failure
is given
to Party A.
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(d) |
Each
of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event
with
Party A as Affected Party:
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First
Rating Trigger Collateral.
Party A
has failed to comply with or perform any obligation to be complied with or
performed by Party A in accordance with the Credit Support Annex and either
(A)
the Second Rating Trigger Requirements do not apply or (B) less than 30 Local
Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Second Rating Trigger
Requirements did not apply.
Second
Rating Trigger Replacement.
(A) The
Second Rating Trigger Requirements apply and 30 or more Local Business Days
have
elapsed since the last time the Second Rating Trigger Requirements did not
apply
and (B) (i) at least one Eligible Replacement has made a Firm Offer (which
remains capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance) to be the
transferee of a transfer to be made in accordance with Part 5(17) below and/or
(ii) at least one entity with the Second Trigger Required Ratings has made
a
Firm Offer (which remains capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance
by
the offeree) to provide an Eligible Guarantee in respect of all of Party
A’s
present and future obligations under this Agreement.
(e) |
If
Party A does not take any of the measures described in subparagraph
7.5
above
(and regardless of whether reasonable efforts have been used to
implement
any of those measures) such failure shall not be or give rise to
an Event
of Default but shall constitute an Additional Termination Event
with
respect to Party A which shall be deemed to have occurred on the
thirtieth
day following the Fitch Rating Event with Party A as the sole Affected
Party and all Transactions as Affected
Transactions.
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(f) |
If
Party A does not take any of the measures described in subparagraph
7.6
above (and regardless of whether reasonable efforts have been used
to
implement any of those measures) such failure shall not be or give
rise to
an Event of Default but shall constitute an Additional Termination
Event
with respect to Party A which shall be deemed to have occurred
on the
thirtieth day following the First Subsequent Fitch Rating Event
with Party
A as the sole Affected Party and all Transactions as Affected
Transactions.
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(g) |
If,
at the time a Second Subsequent Fitch Rating Event occurs, Party
A has
provided collateral under the Credit Support Annex pursuant to
subparagraph 7.5(i)
or
subparagraph 7.6(i) and fails to continue to post collateral pending
compliance with subparagraph 7.7(i) above, or fails promptly to
appoint an
independent verification agent, such failure will not be or give
rise to
an Event of Default but will constitute an Additional Termination
Event
with respect to Party A and will be deemed to have occurred on
the later
of the tenth day following such Second Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event and
the thirtieth day following any prior Fitch Rating Event or First
Subsequent Fitch Rating Event with Party A as the sole Affected
Party and
all Transactions as Affected Transactions. Further, an Additional
Termination Event with respect to Party A shall be deemed to have
occurred
if, even if Party A continues to post collateral as required by
subparagraph 7.7(ii) above, and notwithstanding Section 5(a)(ii),
Party A
does not take the measures described in subparagraph 7.7(i) above
(and
regardless of whether best endeavours have been used to implement
any of
those measures). Such Additional Termination Event will be deemed
to have
occurred on the thirtieth day following the Second Subsequent Fitch
Rating
Event with Party A as the sole Affected Party and all Transactions
as
Affected Transactions.
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Each
of
Party B and the Master Issuer Security Trustee shall use their reasonable
endeavours to co-operate with Party A in putting in place such credit support
documentation, including (without limitation) agreeing to such arrangements
in
such documentation as may satisfy S&P, Xxxxx'x and/or Fitch, as applicable,
with respect to the operation and management of the collateral and entering
into
such documents as may reasonably be requested by Party A in connection with
the
provision of such collateral or in connection with any of the other measures
which Party A may take under this Part
5(7)
following the rating events described herein.
8. |
Additional
Representations
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Section
3
is amended by the addition at the end thereof of the following additional
representations:
(g) |
No
Agency
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It
is
entering into this Agreement and each Transaction as principal and not as
agent
of any person or entity."
9. |
Recording
of Conversations
|
Each
party to this Agreement acknowledges and agrees to the tape recording of
conversations between the parties to this Agreement.
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10. |
Relationship
between the Parties
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The
Agreement is amended by the insertion after Section 14 of an additional Section
15, reading in its entirety as follows:
"15. |
Relationship
between the Parties
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Each
party will be deemed to represent to the other party on the date on which
it
enters into a Transaction that (absent a written agreement between the parties
that expressly imposes affirmative obligations to the contrary for that
Transaction):
(a) |
Non
Reliance
|
It
is
acting for its own account, and it has made its own independent decisions
to
enter into that Transaction and as to whether that Transaction is appropriate
or
proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers
as
it has deemed necessary. It is not relying on any communication (written
or
oral) of the other party as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter
into that Transaction; it being understood that information and explanations
related to the terms and conditions of a Transaction shall not be considered
investment advice or a recommendation to enter into that Transaction. It
has not
received from the other party any assurance or guarantee as to the expected
results of that Transaction.
(b) |
Assessment
and Understanding
|
It
is
capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or
through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the
terms, conditions and risks of that Transaction. It is also capable of assuming,
and assumes, the financial and other risks of that Transaction.
(c) |
Status
of Parties
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The
other
party is not acting as a fiduciary or an adviser for it in respect of that
Transaction."
11. |
Tax
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The
Agreement is amended by deleting Section 2(d) in its entirety and replacing
it
with the following:
"(d) |
Deduction
or Withholding for Tax
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(i) |
Requirement
to Withhold
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All
payments under this Agreement will be made without any deduction or withholding
for or on account of any Tax unless such deduction or withholding is required
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, if such deduction or withholding
is
required in order for the payer to obtain relief from Tax) by any applicable
law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority,
then in effect. If a party (X)
is so
required to deduct or withhold, then that party (the Deducting
Party):
(1) |
will
promptly notify the other party (Y)
of such requirement;
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(2) |
will
pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be
deducted or
withheld (including the full amount required to be deducted or
withheld
from any Gross Up Amount (as defined below) paid by the Deducting
Party to
Y under this Section 2(d)) promptly upon the earlier of determining
that
such deduction or withholding is required or receiving notice
that such
amount has been assessed against
Y;
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(3) |
will
promptly forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified copy),
or other
documentation reasonably acceptable to Y, evidencing such payment
to such
authorities; and
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(4) |
if
X is Party A, will promptly pay in addition to the payment to
which Party
B is otherwise entitled under this Agreement, such additional
amount (the
Gross
Up Amount)
as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received
by Party B
will equal the full amount which Party B would have received
had no such
deduction or withholding been
required.
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(ii) |
Liability
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If:
(1) |
X
is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice
of any
relevant governmental revenue authority, to make any deduction
or
withholding for or on account of any Tax in respect of payments
under this
Agreement;
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(2) |
X
does not so deduct or withhold;
and
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(3) |
a
liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly against
X,
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then,
except to the extent that Y has satisfied or then satisfies the liability
resulting from such Tax, (A) where X is Party B, Party A will promptly pay
to
Party B the amount of such liability (the Liability
Amount)
(including any related liability for interest and together with an amount
equal
to the Tax payable by Party B on receipt of such amount but only including
any
related liability for penalties if Party A has failed to comply with or perform
any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) and Party
B will
promptly pay to the relevant government revenue authority the amount of such
liability (including any related liability for interest and penalties) and
(B)
where X is Party A and Party A would have been required to pay a Gross Up
Amount
to Party B, Party A will promptly pay to the relevant government revenue
authority the amount of such liability (including any related liability for
interest and penalties).
(iii) |
Tax
Credit etc.
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Where
Party A pays an amount in accordance with Section 2(d)(i)(4), Party B undertakes
as follows:
(1) |
to
the extent that Party B obtains any credit, allowance, set-off
or
repayment in respect of Tax from the tax authorities of any jurisdiction
relating to any deduction or withholding giving rise to such
payment (a
Tax
Credit),
it shall pay to Party A, as soon as practical after receipt of
the same,
so much of the cash benefit (as calculated below) relating thereto
which
it has received as will leave Party B in substantially the same
(but in
any event no worse) position as Party B would have been in if
no such
deduction or withholding had been
required;
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(2) |
the
"cash benefit", in the case of a credit, allowance or set-off,
will be the
additional amount of Tax which would have been payable by Party
B in the
relevant jurisdiction referred to in (1) above but for the obtaining
by
Party B of the said Tax Credit and, in the case of a repayment,
will be
the amount of the repayment together with any related interest
or similar
payment obtained by Party B;
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(3) |
to
use all reasonable endeavours to obtain any Tax Credit as soon
as is
reasonably practicable and, upon request by Party A, to supply
Party A
with a reasonably detailed explanation of Party B's calculation
of the
amount of any such Tax Credit and of the date on which the same
is
received; and
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(4) |
to
ensure that any Tax Credit obtained is paid directly to Party
A, and not
applied in whole or part to pay any other Issuer Secured Creditor
or any
other party, both prior to and subsequent to any enforcement
of the
security constituted by the Master Issuer Deed of
Charge."
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12. |
Security,
Enforcement and Limited
Recourse
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12.1 |
Party
A agrees with Party B and the Master Issuer Security Trustee to
be bound
by the terms of the Master Issuer Deed of Charge and, in particular,
confirms that:
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(a) |
other
than pursuant to the Credit Support Annex as contemplated in Part
5(7) or
payment of any amount in respect of a cash benefit related to a
Tax Credit
under this Agreement, no sum shall be payable by or on behalf of
Party B
to it except in accordance with the provisions of the Master Issuer
Deed
of Charge; and
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(b) |
it
will not take any steps for the winding up, dissolution or reorganisation,
or for the appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative
receiver, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar officer
of Party B
or of any or all of its revenues and assets nor participate in
any ex
parte proceedings nor seek to enforce any judgment against Party
B,
subject to the provisions of the Master Issuer Deed of
Charge.
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12.2 |
In
relation to all sums due and payable by Party B to Party A (other
than the
return of collateral under the Credit Support Annex), Party A agrees
that
it shall have recourse only to Master Issuer Available Funds, but
always
subject to the order of priority of payments set out in the Master
Issuer
Cash Management Agreement and the Master Issuer Deed of
Charge.
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13. |
Condition
Precedent
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Section
2(a)(iii) is amended by the deletion of the words "a Potential Event of Default"
in respect of obligations of Party A only insofar as such Potential Event
of
Default relates to the potential service by the Master Issuer Security Trustee
on Party B of a Note Enforcement Notice pursuant to Condition 9 of the Terms
and
Conditions. For the avoidance of doubt, such amendment shall not apply in
any
other circumstances in respect of either party to this Agreement.
14. |
Representations
|
Section
3(b) is amended by the deletion of the words "or Potential Event of Default"
in
respect of obligations of Party B only insofar as such Potential Event of
Default relates to the potential service by the Master Issuer Security Trustee
on Party B of a Note Enforcement Notice pursuant to Condition 9 of the Terms
and
Conditions. For the avoidance of doubt, such amendment shall not apply in
any
other circumstances in respect of either party to this Agreement.
15. |
Additional
Definitions
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Words
and
expressions defined in the Amended and Restated Master Definitions and
Construction Schedule (the Master
Schedule)
and the
Master Issuer Master Definitions and Construction Schedule (the Issuer
Schedule) (together
the Master
Definitions Schedule)
each
signed for the purposes of identification on 27 March
2007
shall,
except so far as the context otherwise requires, have the same meaning in
this
Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the definitions in this
Agreement and in the Master Definitions Schedule, the definitions in this
Agreement will prevail. In the event of any inconsistency between the Master
Schedule and the Issuer Schedule, the Issuer Schedule will prevail. The rules
of
interpretation set out in the Master Definitions Schedule will apply to this
Agreement.
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16. |
Calculations
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Notwithstanding
Section 6 of this Agreement, so long as Party A is (A) the Affected Party
in
respect of an Additional Termination Event or (B) the Defaulting Party in
respect of any Event of Default, paragraphs (i) to (vi) below shall
apply:
(i)
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The
definition of "Market Quotation" shall be deleted in its entirety
and
replaced with the following:
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""Market
Quotation"
means,
with respect to one or more Terminated Transactions, a Firm Offer which is
(1)
made by a Reference Market-maker that is an Eligible Replacement, (2) for
an
amount, if any, that would be paid to Party B (expressed as a negative number)
or by Party B (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of an agreement
between Party B and such Reference Market-maker to enter into a transaction
(the
"Replacement Transaction") that would have the effect of preserving for such
party the economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether the underlying
obligation was absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each
applicable condition precedent) by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect
of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions that would,
but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have been
required after that date, (3) made on the basis that Unpaid Amounts in respect
of the Terminated Transaction or group of Transactions are to be excluded
but,
without limitation, any payment or delivery that would, but for the relevant
Early Termination Date, have been required (assuming satisfaction of each
applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date is to be
included and (4) made in respect of a Replacement Transaction with terms
substantially the same as those of this Agreement (save for the exclusion
of
provisions relating to Transactions that are not Terminated Transactions).
The
day and time as of which Firm Offers are to be obtained will be selected
in good
faith by Party B."
(ii)
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The
definition of "Settlement Amount" shall be deleted in its entirety
and
replaced with the following:
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""Settlement
Amount"
means,
with respect to any Early Termination Date, an amount (as determined by Party
B)
equal to the Termination Currency Equivalent of the amount (whether positive
or
negative) of any Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated Transaction
or
group of Terminated Transactions that is accepted by Party B so as to become
legally binding, provided that:
(1)
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If,
on the day falling ten Local Business Days after the day on which
the
Early Termination Date is designated or such later day as Party
B may
specify in writing to Party A (which in each case may not be later
than
the Early Termination Date) (such day the "Latest Settlement Amount
Determination Day"), no Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated
Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions has been accepted
by Party
B so as to become legally binding and one or more Market Quotations
have
been made and remain capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance,
the Settlement Amount shall equal the Termination Currency Equivalent
of
the amount (whether positive or negative) of the lowest of such
Market
Quotations (for the avoidance of doubt, the lowest of such Market
Quotations shall be the lowest Market Quotation of such Market
Quotations
expressed as a positive number or, if any of such Market Quotations
is
expressed as a negative number, the Market Quotation expressed
as a
negative number with the largest absolute value);
and
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(2)
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If,
on the Latest Settlement Amount Determination Day, no Market Quotation
for
the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions
is
accepted by Party B so as to become legally binding and no Market
Quotations have been made and remain capable of becoming legally
binding
upon acceptance, the Settlement Amount shall equal Party B's Loss
(whether
positive or negative and without reference to any Unpaid Amounts)
for the
relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions.
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(iii)
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For
the purpose of paragraph (4) of the definition of Market Quotation,
Party
B shall determine in its sole discretion, acting in a commercially
reasonable manner, whether a Firm Offer is made in respect of a
Replacement Transaction with commercial terms substantially the
same as
those of this Agreement (save for the exclusion of provisions relating
to
Transactions that are not Terminated
Transactions).
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(iv)
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At
any time on or before the Latest Settlement Amount Determination
Day at
which two or more Market Quotations remain capable of becoming
legally
binding upon acceptance, Party B shall be entitled to accept only
the
lowest of such Market Quotations(for the avoidance of doubt, the
lowest of
such Market Quotations shall be the lowest Market Quotation of
such Market
Quotations expressed as a positive number or, if any of such Market
Quotations is expressed as a negative number, the Market Quotation
expressed as a negative number with the largest absolute value).
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(v)
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If
Party B requests Party A in writing to obtain Market Quotations,
Party A
shall use its reasonable efforts to do so before the Latest Settlement
Amount Determination Day.
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(vi)
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If
the Settlement Amount is a negative number, Section 6(e)(i)(3)
of this
Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
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(a) |
"Second
Method and Market Quotation.
If Second Method and Market Quotation apply, (1) Party B shall
pay to
Party A an amount equal to the absolute value of the Settlement
Amount in
respect of the Terminated Transactions, (2) Party B shall pay to
Party A
the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing
to Party A
and (3) Party A shall pay to Party B the Termination Currency Equivalent
of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Party B, provided that (i) the amounts
payable under (2) and (3) shall be subject to Section 2(c) of this
Agreement and (ii) notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement,
Section 2(c) shall not apply in respect of any amount payable by
Party A
under (3)."
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17. |
Transfers
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Section
7
of this Agreement shall not apply to Party A, who shall be required to comply
with, and shall be bound by, the following:
Without
prejudice to Section 6(b)(ii), Party A may transfer all its interest and
obligations in and under this Agreement upon providing five Local Business
Days'
prior written notice to the Master Issuer Security Trustee, to any other
entity
(a Transferee)
provided that:
(a) |
(i)
the Transferee's short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations
are then rated not less than "A-1" by S&P and "F1" by Fitch (or its
equivalent by any substitute rating agency) or such Transferee's
obligations under this Agreement are guaranteed by an entity whose
short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations are then
rated
not less than "A-1" by S&P and "F1" by Fitch (or if the Transferee is
not rated by a Rating Agency, at such equivalent rating by another
internationally recognised rating agency as is acceptable to such
rating
agency) and (ii) the Transferee is an Eligible
Replacement;
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(b) |
as
of the date of such transfer, the Transferee will not, as a result
of such
transfer, be required to withhold or deduct for or on account of
any Tax
under this Agreement (unless the Transferee is required to pay
a Gross Up
Amount in respect of such Tax);
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(c) |
a
Termination Event or an Event of Default will not occur under this
Agreement as a result of such
transfer;
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(d) |
no
additional amount will be payable by Party B to Party A or the
Transferee
on the next succeeding Scheduled Payment Date as a result of such
transfer; and
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(e) |
(if
the Transferee is domiciled in a different jurisdiction from both
Party A
and Party B) S&P, Xxxxx'x and Fitch have provided prior written
notification that the then current ratings of the Relevant Notes
will not
be adversely affected.
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Following
such transfer all references to Party A shall be deemed to be references
to the
Transferee and the Transferee shall be deemed to have made each of the
representations made by Party A pursuant to this Agreement.
Save
as
otherwise provided for in this Agreement and notwithstanding Section 7, Party
A
shall not be permitted to transfer (by way of security or otherwise) this
Agreement or any interest or obligation in or under this Agreement without
the
prior written consent of the Master Issuer Security Trustee.
18. |
Notice
of Redemption of the Notes
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The
Master Issuer Security Trustee will notify Party A promptly following it
giving
or receiving any notice (including any Note Enforcement Notice) in connection
with any redemption, purchase and cancellation of all of the Relevant Notes
by
the Issuer.
19. |
Contracts
(Rights of Third Parties) Xxx
0000
|
A
person
who is not a party to this Agreement will not have any right under the Contracts
(Rights of Third Parties) Xxx 0000 to enforce any of its terms but this will
not
affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available
apart
from that Act.
20. |
Scope
of Agreement
|
The
provisions of this Agreement shall not apply to any transactions other than
the
Credit Support Annex attached hereto and the Currency Swap Transaction in
respect of the Series and Class of Notes identified on the first page of
this
Schedule (the Relevant
Notes)
having
a Trade Date of 19 March
2007
and
entered into between Party A and Party B.
21. |
Rating
Agency Notifications
|
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be amended,
no
Early Termination Date shall be effectively designated by Party B, and no
transfer of any rights or obligations under this Agreement shall be made
unless
Xxxxx'x has been given prior written notice of such amendment, designation
or
transfer.
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22. |
Definitions
|
Eligible
Guarantee
means an
unconditional and irrevocable guarantee that is provided by a guarantor as
principal debtor rather than surety and is directly enforceable by Party
B,
where either (A) a reputable international law firm has given a legal opinion
confirming that none of the guarantor's payments to Party B under such guarantee
will be subject to withholding for Tax or (B) such guarantee provides that,
in
the event that any of such guarantor's payments to Party B are subject to
withholding for Tax, such guarantor is required to pay such additional amount
as
is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by Party B (free
and clear of any withholding tax) will equal the full amount Party B would
have
received had no such withholding been required.
Eligible
Replacement
means an
entity (A) with the Second Trigger Required Ratings or (B) whose present
and
future obligations owing to Party B are guaranteed pursuant to an Eligible
Guarantee provided by a guarantor with the Second Trigger Required
Ratings.
Firm
Offer
means an
offer which, when made, was capable of becoming legally binding upon
acceptance.
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SIGNATORIES
CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
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XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
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By:
Name:
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By:
Name:
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Title:
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Title:
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Date:
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Date:
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THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON BRANCH
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By:
Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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Series
1
Class C1
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CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
and
XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
and
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON XXXXXX
Series
1 Class C1
SCHEDULE
TO THE MASTER AGREEMENT
dated
as
of 15 August 2007
BETWEEN:
(1) |
CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
(Party
A);
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(2) |
XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
(Party
B);
and
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(3) |
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON BRANCH
(the Master
Issuer Security Trustee,
which expression shall include its successors and assigns and which
has
agreed to become a party to this Agreement solely for the purpose
of
taking the benefit of or assuming the obligations under Part
5(2),
Part
5(12)
and Part
5(7.7)
of the Schedule to this Agreement).
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PART
1
TERMINATION
PROVISIONS
1. |
Specified
Entity
means in relation to Party A for the purpose
of:
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Section
5(a)(v), none;
Section
5(a)(vi), none;
Section
5(a)(vii), none;
Section
5(b)(iv), none,
and
in
relation to Party B for the purpose of:
Section
5(a)(v), none;
Section
5(a)(vi), none;
Section
5(a)(vii), none;
Section
5(b)(iv), none.
2. |
Specified
Transaction
will have the meaning specified in Section
14.
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3. |
The
Cross
Default provisions
of Section 5(a)(vi) will not apply to Party A and will not apply
to Party
B.
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4. |
The
Credit
Event Upon Merger provisions
of Section 5(b)(iv) will not apply to Party A and will not apply
to Party
B.
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5. |
The
Automatic
Early Termination provision
of Section 6(a) will not apply to Party A and will not apply to
Party
B.
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6. |
Payments
on Early Termination.
For the purposes of Section 6(e) and subject to Part 5(16) of this
Agreement:
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(a) |
Market
Quotation will apply.
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(b) |
The
Second Method will apply.
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7. |
Termination
Currency means Sterling.
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8. |
Additional
Termination Event will
apply. In addition to the Additional Termination Events set forth
in
Part
5(7.8)
of this Agreement, the following will each constitute an Additional
Termination Event:
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(a) |
the
Additional Tax Representation (as defined in Part
5(6)
of this Agreement) proves to have been incorrect or misleading
in any
material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made
or
repeated. For the purpose of the foregoing Additional Termination
Event,
Party A shall be the sole Affected Party and all Transactions shall
be
Affected Transactions.
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(b) |
The
Relevant Notes are redeemed in full in accordance with the provisions
of
Condition 5.5 (Optional Redemption for Tax and other Reasons) of
the Terms
and Conditions. In relation to the foregoing Additional Termination
Event,
for the purposes of Section 6(b)(iv) both parties shall be Affected
Parties and all Transactions shall be Affected Transactions and
for the
purposes of Section 6(e) Party B shall be the sole Affected
Party.
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2
PART
2
TAX
REPRESENTATIONS
1. |
Payer
Representations
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For
the
purpose of Section 3(e) of this Agreement, Party A and Party B each make
the
following representation:
It
is not
required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant
governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any
deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other
than interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e) of this Agreement) to
be made
by it to the other party under this Agreement. In making this representation,
it
may rely on (i) the accuracy of any representations made by the other party
pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement or the Additional Tax Representation,
(ii) the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii)
of this Agreement and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document provided
by
the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement
and
(iii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section
4(d) of this Agreement, provided that it will not be a breach of this
representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii) and the other party
does
not deliver a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) by reason of material
prejudice to its legal or commercial position.
2. |
Payee
Representations
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For
the
purposes of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Party A and Party B make no
representations.
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PART
3
AGREEMENT
TO DELIVER DOCUMENTS
For
the
purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of this Agreement, each party agrees
to
deliver the following documents, as applicable:
(a) |
Tax
forms, documents or certificates to be delivered are:
None.
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(b) |
Other
documents to be delivered are:
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Party
required to
deliver
Document
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Form/Document/
Certificate
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Date
by which to be
delivered
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Covered
by Section
3(d) Representation
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Party
A and Party B
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Appropriate
evidence of its signatory's authority
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On
signing of this Agreement
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Yes
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Party
B
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Certified
copy of board resolution and constitutional documents
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On
signing of this Agreement
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Yes
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Party
A
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Legal
opinion in form and substance satisfactory to Party B
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On
signing of this Agreement
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No
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Party
B
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Legal
opinion in form and substance satisfactory to Party A
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On
signing of this Agreement
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No
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4
PART
4
MISCELLANEOUS
1. |
Addresses
for Notices
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For
the
purpose of Section 12(a) of this Agreement:
Address
for notices or communications to Party A:
Address: |
Credit
Suisse, London Branch
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One
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X00 0XX
Xxxxxxx
Attention: |
Head
of OTC Operations - Operations
Department
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Facsimile No.: |
x00
00 0000 0000
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Address
for notices or communications to Party B:
Address: |
c/o
Abbey National plc
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Abbey
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
0
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Regent's
Place
London
NW1 3AN
Attention: |
Company
Secretary
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Facsimile No.: |
x00
(0) 00 0000 0000
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Copy: |
c/o
Abbey National plc
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Abbey
House (AAM129)
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx XX0 0XX
Attention: |
Securitisation
Team, Retail Credit Risk
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Facsimile No.: |
x00
(0) 0000 000 000
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With
a
copy to the Master Issuer Security Trustee:
Address: |
00xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
X00 0XX
Attention: |
Global
Structured Finance - Corporate
Trustee
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Facsimile No.: |
x00(0)
00 0000 0000/6399
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2. |
Process
Agent
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For
the
purpose of Section 13(c) of this Agreement:
Party
A
appoints as its Process Agent: None.
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Party
B
appoints as its Process Agent: None.
3. |
Offices
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The
provisions of Section 10(a) will apply to this Agreement.
4. |
Multibranch
Party
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For
the
purpose of Section 10(c) of this Agreement:
Party
A
is a Multibranch Party and will act through the following Offices:
London.
Party
B
is not a Multibranch Party.
5. |
Calculation
Agent
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The
Calculation Agent is Party A.
6. |
Credit
Support Document
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Details
of any Credit Support Document:
In
respect of Party A, the Credit Support Annex dated the date hereof between
Party
A and Party B and any Eligible Guarantee.
In
respect of Party B, none.
7. |
Credit
Support Provider
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Credit
Support Provider means in relation to Party A, the guarantor under any Eligible
Guarantee.
Credit
Support Provider means in relation to Party B, none.
8. |
Governing
Law
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This
Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
England and Wales.
9. |
Netting
of Payments
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Subparagraph
(ii) of Section 2(c) of this Agreement will apply to Transactions entered
into
under this Agreement.
10. |
Affiliate
will
have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement save
for the
purpose of section 3(c) Absence of Litigation, Party A shall be
deemed to
have no Affiliates.
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PART
5
OTHER
PROVISIONS
1. |
No
Set-off
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1.1 |
All
payments under this Agreement will be made without set-off or
counterclaim, except as expressly provided for in Section 6 or
this
Schedule.
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1.2 |
Section
6(e) is amended by the deletion of the following
sentence:
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"The
amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date and determined
pursuant to this Section will be subject to any Set-off."
2. |
Security
Interest
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Notwithstanding
Section 7, Party A hereby agrees and consents to the assignment by way of
security by Party B of its interests under this Agreement (without prejudice
to,
and after giving effect to, any contractual netting provision contained in
this
Agreement) to the Master Issuer Security Trustee (or any successor thereto
or
permitted transferee) pursuant to and in accordance with the Master Issuer
Deed
of Charge and acknowledges notice of such assignment. Each of the parties
hereby
confirms and agrees that the Master Issuer Security Trustee shall not be
liable
for any of the obligations of Party B hereunder.
3. |
Disapplication
of certain Events of
Default
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Section
5(a)(v) will not apply in respect of Party A.
Sections
5(a)(ii), 5(a)(iii), 5(a)(iv), 5(a)(v), 5(a)(vii)(2), (4) (to
the
extent that it relates to actions taken by Party A or its
Affiliates),
(6),
(7) and (9), and 5(a)(viii) will not apply in respect of Party B.
Section
5(a)(vii)(8) will not apply to Party B to the extent that it relates to Sections
5(a)(vii)(2), (4) (to
the
extent that it relates to actions taken by Party A or its
Affiliates),
(6) and
(7).
4. |
Additional
conditions to application of certain Termination
Events
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The
Agreement is amended by deleting Section 6(b)(ii) in its entirety and replacing
it with the following:
"(ii) Transfer
or Restructuring to Avoid Termination Event.
If
either an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(l) or a Tax Event occurs and there
is
only one Affected Party, or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened
Party is the Affected Party, the Affected Party will, as a condition to its
right to designate an Early Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv), within
20
days after it gives notice under Section 6(b)(i), (A) transfer all its rights
and obligations under this Agreement in respect of the Affected Transactions
to
another of its Offices or Affiliates so that such Termination Event ceases
to
exist, provided that, in case of an Illegality, the Affected Party will only
be
required to use all reasonable efforts (which will not require such party
to
incur a loss, excluding immaterial, incidental expenses) to cause such a
transfer or (B) (in relation to a Tax Event or a Tax Event Upon Merger only)
replace the Affected Transaction(s) with one or more transactions which will
put
the other party economically in the same position had the Tax Event or the
Tax
Event Upon Merger, as applicable, not occurred and so that such Termination
Event ceases to exist.
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If
the
Affected Party is not able to cause such a transfer or restructuring it will
give notice to the other party to that effect within such 20 day period,
whereupon the other party may effect such a transfer or cause such a
restructuring within 30 days after the notice is given under Section
6(b)(i).
Any
transfer by a party under clause (A) of this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject
to
and conditional upon the prior written consent of the other party, which
consent
shall not be withheld if such other party's policies in effect at such time
would permit it to enter into transactions with the transferee on the terms
proposed. Any restructuring by a party under clause (B) of this Section 6(b)(ii)
will be subject to and conditional upon the confirmation from the Rating
Agencies that the restructuring will not adversely affect the then current
rating of the Relevant Notes and the prior written consent of the other party,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld."
5. |
Additional
Event of Default
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The
following will constitute an additional Event of Default with respect to
Party
B:
"The
Note
Trustee serves a Note Enforcement Notice in relation to the Relevant Notes
pursuant to Condition 9 of the Terms and Conditions on Party B (in which
case
Party B shall be the Defaulting Party)."
6. |
Additional
Tax Representation
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6.1 |
Party
A makes the following representation (the Additional
Tax Representation),
which representation shall be deemed to be repeated at all times
until the
end of each Transaction:
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(a) |
it
is resident in the United Kingdom for United Kingdom tax purposes;
or
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(b) |
it
is party to each Transaction solely for the purposes of a trade
(or part
of a trade) carried on by it in the United Kingdom through a permanent
establishment and otherwise than as agent or nominee of another
person (as
those expressions are construed for the purposes of paragraph 31(6)(a)
and
(b) of Schedule 26 to the Finance Xxx 0000, as amended or re-enacted
from
time to time); or
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(c)
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it
is resident in a jurisdiction that has a double taxation convention
or
treaty with the United Kingdom which has effect by virtue of section
788
of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 and under which provision,
whether for relief or otherwise, in relation to interest (as defined
in
the relevant treaty or convention) is made and it is party to each
Transaction otherwise than as agent or nominee for another person
(as
those expressions are construed for the purposes of paragraphs
31(7) and
(8) of Schedule 26 to the Finance Xxx 0000, as amended or re-enacted
from
time to time).
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6.2 |
Section
5(a)(iv) is amended with respect to Party A only by the insertion
of the
following after the words "Section 3(e) or
(f)":
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"or
Part
5(6)
of the
Schedule".
7. |
Rating
Events
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7.1 |
Initial
S&P Rating Event
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In
the
event that the short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations
of
Party A (or its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support
Provider from time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated at least
as
high as "A-1+" by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The
XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. (S&P)
(an
Initial
S&P Rating Event),
then
Party A will, within 30 calendar days of the occurrence of such Initial S&P
Rating Event, on a reasonable efforts basis and at its own cost attempt either
to:
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(a) |
both:
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(i) |
provide
collateral under the provisions of the Credit Support Annex;
and
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(ii) |
provide
to Party B and S&P legal opinions satisfactory to S&P in relation
to the posting of collateral pursuant to the Credit Support Annex
if
required to do so by S&P at the time of such posting and obtain a
monthly verification of Party B's exposure by two independent third
parties that would be eligible and willing to be transferees of
Party A's
benefits and obligations under this Agreement (the Independent
Valuations) in
the event that the
short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party
A (or
its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support Provider
from
time to time in respect of Party A ceases to be rated at least
as high as
"A-2" or the long term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations
of
Party A (or its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit
Support
Provider from time to time in respect of Party A ceases to be rated
at
least as high as "BBB+" by S&P. Such Independent Valuations will take
place on the following basis: (A) without limiting Party A's obligation
to
obtain Independent Valuations valuations may only be obtained from
the
same entity or person up to four times in any 12 month period;
(B) for the
purposes of collateral posting in accordance with the Credit Support
Annex, Party B's exposure shall be deemed to be equal to the highest
of
the two Independent Valuations and shall be calculated in accordance
with
the Credit Support Annex; and (C) Party A shall provide S&P with the
two Independent Valuations and its calculations pursuant to the
Credit
Support Annex for the day on which the Independent Valuations are
obtained;
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(b) |
subject
to Part 5 (17) below, transfer all of its rights and obligations
with
respect of this Agreement to a replacement third party approved
by the
Master Issuer Security Trustee provided that either (1) such transfer
would maintain the ratings of the Relevant Notes by S&P at, or restore
the rating of the Relevant Notes by S&P to, the level it would have
been but for such Initial S&P Rating Event) or (2) such replacement
third party is agreed between Party A and S&P, provided that, in all
cases, such action does not result in any requirement for deduction
or
withholding for or on account of any
Tax;
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(c) |
obtain
a co-obligation or guarantee in respect of its rights and obligations
with
respect to this Agreement from a third party satisfactory to the
Master
Issuer Security Trustee (whose consent shall be given if S&P confirms
that such co-obligation or guarantee would maintain the rating
of the
Relevant Notes by S&P at, or restore the rating of the Relevant Notes
by S&P to, the level it would have been at immediately prior to such
Initial S&P Rating Event), provided that, in all cases, such action
does not result in any requirement for deduction or withholding
for or on
account of any Tax; or
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(d) |
take
such other action as Party A may agree with S&P,
provided that, in all cases, such action does not result in any
requirement for deduction or withholding for or on account of any
Tax.
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If
any of
subparagraphs 7.1(b),
7.1(c)
or
7.1(d)
above
are
satisfied at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as
appropriate) transferred by Party A pursuant to subparagraph 7.1(a)
will be
transferred by Party B to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer
any additional collateral in respect of such Initial S&P Rating
Event.
7.2 |
Subsequent
S&P Rating Event
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In
the
event that the rating of the long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt
obligations of Party A (or its successor or permitted transferee) or any
Credit
Support Provider from time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated
at
least as high as "BBB-" by S&P (such event, a Subsequent
S&P Rating Event),
then
Party A will within ten calendar days of the occurrence of such Subsequent
S&P Rating Event:
(a) |
at
its own cost and expense, use its best endeavours to take any of
the
actions set out in subparagraph 7.1(b)
or
7.1(c)
above
immediately upon the occurrence of such Subsequent S&P Rating Event or
take such other action as Party A may agree with S&P;
and
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(b) |
if,
at the time such Subsequent S&P Rating Event occurs, Party A has
provided collateral under the Credit Support Annex pursuant to
subparagraph 7.1(a)
above
following an Initial S&P Rating Event, continue to post collateral
notwithstanding the occurrence of such Subsequent S&P Rating Event
until such time as the action set out in subparagraph 7.2(a)
above
has been taken.
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If
the
action set out in subparagraph 7.2(a)
above
is taken
at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as appropriate)
transferred by Party A pursuant to subparagraph 7.1(a)
above
will be
transferred by Party B to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer
any additional collateral in respect of such Subsequent S&P Rating
Event.
7.3 |
Moody's
Definitions
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“Moody’s
Short-term Rating”
means
a
rating assigned by Moody’s under its short-term rating scale in respect of an
entity’s short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations.
“Relevant
Entities”
means
Party A and any guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee in respect of all of
Party
A’s present and future obligations under this Agreement.
An
entity
shall have the “First
Trigger Required Ratings”
(A)
where such entity is the subject of a Moody’s Short-term Rating, if such rating
is “Prime-1” and its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt or
counterparty obligations are rated “A2” or above by Moody’s and (B) where such
entity is not the subject of a Moody’s Short-term Rating, if its long-term,
unsecured and unsubordinated debt or counterparty obligations are rated “A1” or
above by Moody’s.
the
“Second
Rating Trigger Requirements”
shall
apply so long as no Relevant Entity has the Second Trigger Required
Ratings.
An
entity
shall have the “Second
Trigger Required Ratings”
(A)
where such entity is the subject of a Moody’s Short-term Rating, if such rating
is “Prime-2” or above and its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt or
counterparty obligations are rated “A3” or above by Moody’s and (B) where such
entity is not the subject of a Moody’s Short-term Rating, if its long-term,
unsecured and unsubordinated debt or counterparty obligations are rated “A3” or
above by Moody’s.
7.4 |
Subsequent
Xxxxx'x Rating Event
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So
long
as the Second Rating Trigger Requirements apply, Party A will at its own
cost
use commercially reasonable efforts to, as soon as reasonably practicable,
procure either (A) an Eligible Guarantee in respect of all of Party A’s present
and future obligations under this Agreement to be provided by a guarantor
with
the First Trigger Required Ratings and/or the Second Trigger Required Ratings
or
(B) a transfer in accordance with Part 5(17) below.
7.5 |
Fitch Rating Event
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In
the
event that:
(a) |
the
long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party
A (or
its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support Provider
from
time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated at least as
high as
"A+" (or its equivalent) by Fitch Ratings Ltd (Fitch);
or
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(b) |
the
short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party
A (or
its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support Provider
from
time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated at least as
high as
"F1" (or its equivalent) by Fitch,
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and
as a
result of such cessation, the then current rating of the Relevant Notes is
downgraded by Fitch or placed under credit watch for possible downgrade by
Fitch
(a Fitch
Rating Event)
then
Party A will, on a reasonable efforts basis within thirty days of the occurrence
of such Fitch Rating Event, at its own cost, either:
(i) |
provide
collateral under the Credit Support
Annex;
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(ii) |
transfer
all of its rights and obligations with respect to this Agreement
to a
replacement third party satisfactory to the Master Issuer Security
Trustee
(whose consent shall be given if Fitch confirms that such transfer
would
maintain the ratings of the Relevant Notes by Fitch at, or restore
the
rating of the Relevant Notes by Fitch to, the level at which it
was
immediately prior to such Fitch Rating Event), provided that, in
all
cases, such action does not result in any requirement for deduction
or
withholding for or on account of any
Tax;
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(iii) |
obtain
a co-obligation or guarantee of its rights and obligations with
respect to
this Agreement from a third party satisfactory to the Master Issuer
Security Trustee (whose consent shall be given if Fitch confirms
that such
co-obligation or guarantee would maintain the rating of the Relevant
Notes
by Fitch at, or restore the rating of the Relevant Notes by Fitch
to, the
level at which it was immediately prior to such Fitch Rating Event),
provided that, in all cases, such action does not result in any
requirement for deduction or withholding for or on account of any
Tax;
or
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(iv) |
take
such other action as Party A may agree with Fitch as will result
in the
rating of the Relevant Notes by Fitch following the taking of such
action
being maintained at, or restored to, the level at which it was
immediately
prior to such Fitch Rating Event, provided that, in all cases,
such action
does not result in any requirement for deduction or withholding
for or on
account of any Tax.
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If
any of
subparagraphs 7.5(ii),
7.5(iii)
or
7.5(iv)
above
are
satisfied at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as
appropriate) transferred by Party A pursuant to subparagraph 7.5(i)
above
will be
transferred to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer any
additional collateral in respect of such Fitch Rating Event.
7.6 |
First
Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event
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If:
(a) |
the
long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party
A (or
its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support Provider
from
time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated at least as
high as
"BBB+" (or its equivalent) by Fitch;
or
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(b) |
the
rating of the short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations
of
Party A (or its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit
Support
Provider from time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated
at
least as high as "F2" (or its equivalent) by
Fitch
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(each
a
First Subsequent
Fitch Rating Event),
Party
A
will at its own cost and expense use its best endeavours to:
(i) |
provide
collateral under the Credit Support Annex within 10 days of such
First
Subsequent Fitch Rating Event (provided that the xxxx-to-market
calculations and the correct and timely posting of collateral thereunder
are verified by an independent third party (with the costs of such
independent verification being borne by Party A));
or
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(ii) |
take
any of the actions set out in subparagraphs 7.5(ii),
7.5(iii)
or
7.5(iv)
above
within 30 days of the occurrence of such First Subsequent Fitch
Rating
Event.
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If
any of
the actions set out in subparagraph 7.6(ii)
above is taken at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as
appropriate) transferred by Party A pursuant to subparagraph 7.5(i)
or
subparagraph 7.6(i)
above
will be transferred to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer
any
additional collateral in respect of such First Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event.
7.7 |
Second
Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event
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If:
(a) |
the
long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party
A (or
its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit Support Provider
from
time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated at least as
high as
"BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Fitch;
or
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(b) |
the
rating of the short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations
of
Party A (or its successor or permitted transferee) or any Credit
Support
Provider from time to time in respect of Party A cease to be rated
at
least as high as "F3" (or its equivalent) by
Fitch
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(each
a
Second
Subsequent Fitch Rating Event
and
together with the First Subsequent Fitch Rating Events the Subsequent
Fitch Rating Events
and each
a Subsequent
Fitch Rating Event),
Party
A
will:
(i) |
at
its own cost and expense, use its best endeavours to take any of
the
actions set out in subparagraphs 7.5(ii),
7.5(iii)
or
7.5(iv)
above
within 30 days of the occurrence of such Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event;
and
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(ii) |
if,
at the time such Second Subsequent Fitch Rating Event occurs, Party
A has
provided collateral under the Credit Support Annex pursuant to
subparagraph 7.5(i)
above
or
7.6(i) above following a Fitch Rating Event or a First Subsequent
Fitch
Rating Event, as the case may be, continue to post collateral
notwithstanding the occurrence of such Second Subsequent Fitch
Rating
Event (provided that the xxxx-to-market calculations and the correct
and
timely posting of collateral thereunder are verified by an independent
third party (with the costs of such independent verification being
borne
by Party A)) until such time as the action set out in subparagraph
7.7(i)
above
has been taken.
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If
any of
the actions set out in subparagraph 7.7(i)
above
is taken
at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as appropriate)
transferred by Party A pursuant to subparagraph 7.5(i),
subparagraph 7.6(i) or subparagraph 7.7(i)
above
will be
transferred to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer any
additional collateral in respect of such Second Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event.
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7.8 |
Implications
of Rating Events
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(a) |
If
Party A does not take any of the measures described in subparagraph
7.1
above
(and regardless of whether reasonable efforts have been used to
implement
any of those measures) such failure shall not be or give rise to
an Event
of Default but shall constitute an Additional Termination Event
with
respect to Party A which shall be deemed to have occurred on the
thirtieth
day following the Initial S&P Rating Event with Party A as the sole
Affected Party and all Transactions as Affected
Transactions.
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(b) |
If,
at the time a Subsequent S&P Rating Event occurs, Party A has provided
collateral under the Credit Support Annex pursuant to
subparagraph 7.1(a)
above
and fails to continue to post collateral pending compliance with
subparagraph 7.2(a)
above,
such failure will not be or give rise to an Event of Default but
will
constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to Party
A and
will be deemed to have occurred on the later of the tenth day following
such Subsequent S&P Rating Event and the thirtieth day following the
Initial S&P Rating Event with Party A as the sole Affected Party and
all Transactions as Affected Transactions. Further, an Additional
Termination Event with respect to Party A shall be deemed to have
occurred
if, even if Party A continues to post collateral as required by
subparagraph 7.2(b)
above,
and notwithstanding Section 5(a)(ii), Party A does not take the
measure
described in subparagraph 7.2(a)
above
(and regardless of whether best endeavours have been used to implement
any
of those measures). Such Additional Termination Event will be deemed
to
have occurred on the thirtieth day following the Subsequent S&P Rating
Event with Party A as the sole Affected Party and all Transactions
as
Affected Transactions.
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(c) |
Any
failure by Party A to comply with or perform any obligation to
be complied
with or performed by Party A under the Credit Support Annex in
accordance
with the Moody’s provisions shall not be an Event of Default unless (A)
the Second Rating Trigger Requirements apply and at least 30 Local
Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Second Rating
Trigger
Requirements did not apply and (B) such failure is not remedied
on or
before the third Local Business Day after notice of such failure
is given
to Party A.
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(d) |
Each
of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event
with
Party A as Affected Party:
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First
Rating Trigger Collateral.
Party A
has failed to comply with or perform any obligation to be complied with or
performed by Party A in accordance with the Credit Support Annex and either
(A)
the Second Rating Trigger Requirements do not apply or (B) less than 30 Local
Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Second Rating Trigger
Requirements did not apply.
Second
Rating Trigger Replacement.
(A) The
Second Rating Trigger Requirements apply and 30 or more Local Business Days
have
elapsed since the last time the Second Rating Trigger Requirements did not
apply
and (B) (i) at least one Eligible Replacement has made a Firm Offer (which
remains capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance) to be the
transferee of a transfer to be made in accordance with Part 5(17) below and/or
(ii) at least one entity with the Second Trigger Required Ratings has made
a
Firm Offer (which remains capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance
by
the offeree) to provide an Eligible Guarantee in respect of all of Party
A’s
present and future obligations under this Agreement.
(e) |
If
Party A does not take any of the measures described in subparagraph
7.5
above
(and regardless of whether reasonable efforts have been used to
implement
any of those measures) such failure shall not be or give rise to
an Event
of Default but shall constitute an Additional Termination Event
with
respect to Party A which shall be deemed to have occurred on the
thirtieth
day following the Fitch Rating Event with Party A as the sole Affected
Party and all Transactions as Affected
Transactions.
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(f) |
If
Party A does not take any of the measures described in subparagraph
7.6
above (and regardless of whether reasonable efforts have been used
to
implement any of those measures) such failure shall not be or give
rise to
an Event of Default but shall constitute an Additional Termination
Event
with respect to Party A which shall be deemed to have occurred
on the
thirtieth day following the First Subsequent Fitch Rating Event
with Party
A as the sole Affected Party and all Transactions as Affected
Transactions.
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(g) |
If,
at the time a Second Subsequent Fitch Rating Event occurs, Party
A has
provided collateral under the Credit Support Annex pursuant to
subparagraph 7.5(i)
or
subparagraph 7.6(i) and fails to continue to post collateral pending
compliance with subparagraph 7.7(i) above, or fails promptly to
appoint an
independent verification agent, such failure will not be or give
rise to
an Event of Default but will constitute an Additional Termination
Event
with respect to Party A and will be deemed to have occurred on
the later
of the tenth day following such Second Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event and
the thirtieth day following any prior Fitch Rating Event or First
Subsequent Fitch Rating Event with Party A as the sole Affected
Party and
all Transactions as Affected Transactions. Further, an Additional
Termination Event with respect to Party A shall be deemed to have
occurred
if, even if Party A continues to post collateral as required by
subparagraph 7.7(ii) above, and notwithstanding Section 5(a)(ii),
Party A
does not take the measures described in subparagraph 7.7(i) above
(and
regardless of whether best endeavours have been used to implement
any of
those measures). Such Additional Termination Event will be deemed
to have
occurred on the thirtieth day following the Second Subsequent Fitch
Rating
Event with Party A as the sole Affected Party and all Transactions
as
Affected Transactions.
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Each
of
Party B and the Master Issuer Security Trustee shall use their reasonable
endeavours to co-operate with Party A in putting in place such credit support
documentation, including (without limitation) agreeing to such arrangements
in
such documentation as may satisfy S&P, Moody's and/or Fitch, as applicable,
with respect to the operation and management of the collateral and entering
into
such documents as may reasonably be requested by Party A in connection with
the
provision of such collateral or in connection with any of the other measures
which Party A may take under this Part
5(7)
following the rating events described herein.
8. |
Additional
Representations
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Section
3
is amended by the addition at the end thereof of the following additional
representations:
"(g) |
No
Agency
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It
is
entering into this Agreement and each Transaction as principal and not as
agent
of any person or entity."
9. |
Recording
of Conversations
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Each
party to this Agreement acknowledges and agrees to the tape recording of
conversations between the parties to this Agreement.
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10. |
Relationship
between the Parties
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The
Agreement is amended by the insertion after Section 14 of an additional Section
15, reading in its entirety as follows:
"15. |
Relationship
between the Parties
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Each
party will be deemed to represent to the other party on the date on which
it
enters into a Transaction that (absent a written agreement between the parties
that expressly imposes affirmative obligations to the contrary for that
Transaction):
(a) |
Non
Reliance
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It
is
acting for its own account, and it has made its own independent decisions
to
enter into that Transaction and as to whether that Transaction is appropriate
or
proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers
as
it has deemed necessary. It is not relying on any communication (written
or
oral) of the other party as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter
into that Transaction; it being understood that information and explanations
related to the terms and conditions of a Transaction shall not be considered
investment advice or a recommendation to enter into that Transaction. It
has not
received from the other party any assurance or guarantee as to the expected
results of that Transaction.
(b) |
Assessment
and Understanding
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It
is
capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or
through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the
terms, conditions and risks of that Transaction. It is also capable of assuming,
and assumes, the financial and other risks of that Transaction.
(c) |
Status
of Parties
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The
other
party is not acting as a fiduciary or an adviser for it in respect of that
Transaction."
11. |
Tax
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The
Agreement is amended by deleting Section 2(d) in its entirety and replacing
it
with the following:
"(d) |
Deduction
or Withholding for Tax
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(i) |
Requirement
to Withhold
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All
payments under this Agreement will be made without any deduction or withholding
for or on account of any Tax unless such deduction or withholding is required
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, if such deduction or withholding
is
required in order for the payer to obtain relief from Tax) by any applicable
law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority,
then in effect. If a party (X)
is so
required to deduct or withhold, then that party (the Deducting
Party):
(1) |
will
promptly notify the other party (Y)
of such requirement;
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(2) |
will
pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be
deducted or
withheld (including the full amount required to be deducted or
withheld
from any Gross Up Amount (as defined below) paid by the Deducting
Party to
Y under this Section 2(d)) promptly upon the earlier of determining
that
such deduction or withholding is required or receiving notice that
such
amount has been assessed against Y;
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(3) |
will
promptly forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified copy),
or other
documentation reasonably acceptable to Y, evidencing such payment
to such
authorities; and
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(4) |
if
X is Party A, will promptly pay in addition to the payment to which
Party
B is otherwise entitled under this Agreement, such additional amount
(the
Gross
Up Amount)
as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received
by Party B
will equal the full amount which Party B would have received had
no such
deduction or withholding been
required.
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(ii) |
Liability
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If:
(1) |
X
is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice
of any
relevant governmental revenue authority, to make any deduction
or
withholding for or on account of any Tax in respect of payments
under this
Agreement;
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(2) |
X
does not so deduct or withhold; and
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(3) |
a
liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly against
X,
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then,
except to the extent that Y has satisfied or then satisfies the liability
resulting from such Tax, (A) where X is Party B, Party A will promptly pay
to
Party B the amount of such liability (the Liability
Amount)
(including any related liability for interest and together with an amount
equal
to the Tax payable by Party B on receipt of such amount but only including
any
related liability for penalties if Party A has failed to comply with or perform
any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) and Party
B will
promptly pay to the relevant government revenue authority the amount of such
liability (including any related liability for interest and penalties) and
(B)
where X is Party A and Party A would have been required to pay a Gross Up
Amount
to Party B, Party A will promptly pay to the relevant government revenue
authority the amount of such liability (including any related liability for
interest and penalties).
(iii) |
Tax
Credit etc.
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Where
Party A pays an amount in accordance with Section 2(d)(i)(4), Party B undertakes
as follows:
(1) |
to
the extent that Party B obtains any credit, allowance, set-off
or
repayment in respect of Tax from the tax authorities of any jurisdiction
relating to any deduction or withholding giving rise to such payment
(a
Tax
Credit),
it shall pay to Party A, as soon as practical after receipt of
the same,
so much of the cash benefit (as calculated below) relating thereto
which
it has received as will leave Party B in substantially the same
(but in
any event no worse) position as Party B would have been in if no
such
deduction or withholding had been
required;
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(2) |
the
"cash benefit", in the case of a credit, allowance or set-off,
will be the
additional amount of Tax which would have been payable by Party
B in the
relevant jurisdiction referred to in (1) above but for the obtaining
by
Party B of the said Tax Credit and, in the case of a repayment,
will be
the amount of the repayment together with any related interest
or similar
payment obtained by Party B;
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(3) |
to
use all reasonable endeavours to obtain any Tax Credit as soon
as is
reasonably practicable and, upon request by Party A, to supply
Party A
with a reasonably detailed explanation of Party B's calculation
of the
amount of any such Tax Credit and of the date on which the same
is
received; and
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(4) |
to
ensure that any Tax Credit obtained is paid directly to Party A,
and not
applied in whole or part to pay any other Issuer Secured Creditor
or any
other party, both prior to and subsequent to any enforcement of
the
security constituted by the Master Issuer Deed of
Charge."
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12. |
Security,
Enforcement and Limited
Recourse
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12.1 |
Party
A agrees with Party B and the Master Issuer Security Trustee to
be bound
by the terms of the Master Issuer Deed of Charge and, in particular,
confirms that:
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(a) |
other
than pursuant to the Credit Support Annex as contemplated in Part
5(7) or
payment of any amount in respect of a cash benefit related to a
Tax Credit
under this Agreement, no sum shall be payable by or on behalf of
Party B
to it except in accordance with the provisions of the Master Issuer
Deed
of Charge; and
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(b) |
it
will not take any steps for the winding up, dissolution or reorganisation,
or for the appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative
receiver, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar officer
of Party B
or of any or all of its revenues and assets nor participate in
any ex
parte proceedings nor seek to enforce any judgment against Party
B,
subject to the provisions of the Master Issuer Deed of
Charge.
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12.2 |
In
relation to all sums due and payable by Party B to Party A (other
than the
return of collateral under the Credit Support Annex), Party A agrees
that
it shall have recourse only to Master Issuer Available Funds, but
always
subject to the order of priority of payments set out in the Master
Issuer
Cash Management Agreement and the Master Issuer Deed of
Charge.
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13. |
Condition
Precedent
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Section
2(a)(iii) is amended by the deletion of the words "a Potential Event of Default"
in respect of obligations of Party A only insofar as such Potential Event
of
Default relates to the potential service by the Master Issuer Security Trustee
on Party B of a Note Enforcement Notice pursuant to Condition 9 of the Terms
and
Conditions. For the avoidance of doubt, such amendment shall not apply in
any
other circumstances in respect of either party to this Agreement.
14. |
Representations
|
Section
3(b) is amended by the deletion of the words "or Potential Event of Default"
in
respect of obligations of Party B only insofar as such Potential Event of
Default relates to the potential service by the Master Issuer Security Trustee
on Party B of a Note Enforcement Notice pursuant to Condition 9 of the Terms
and
Conditions. For the avoidance of doubt, such amendment shall not apply in
any
other circumstances in respect of either party to this Agreement.
15. |
Additional
Definitions
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Words
and
expressions defined in the Amended and Restated Master Definitions and
Construction Schedule (the Master
Schedule)
and the
Master Issuer Master Definitions and Construction Schedule (the Issuer
Schedule) (together
the Master
Definitions Schedule)
each
signed for the purposes of identification on 27 March
2007
shall,
except so far as the context otherwise requires, have the same meaning in
this
Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the definitions in this
Agreement and in the Master Definitions Schedule, the definitions in this
Agreement will prevail. In the event of any inconsistency between the Master
Schedule and the Issuer Schedule, the Issuer Schedule will prevail. The rules
of
interpretation set out in the Master Definitions Schedule will apply to this
Agreement.
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16. |
Calculations
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Notwithstanding
Section 6 of this Agreement, so long as Party A is (A) the Affected Party
in
respect of an Additional Termination Event or (B) the Defaulting Party in
respect of any Event of Default, paragraphs (i) to (vi) below shall
apply:
(i)
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The
definition of "Market Quotation" shall be deleted in its entirety
and
replaced with the following:
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""Market
Quotation"
means,
with respect to one or more Terminated Transactions, a Firm Offer which is
(1)
made by a Reference Market-maker that is an Eligible Replacement, (2) for
an
amount, if any, that would be paid to Party B (expressed as a negative number)
or by Party B (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of an agreement
between Party B and such Reference Market-maker to enter into a transaction
(the
"Replacement Transaction") that would have the effect of preserving for such
party the economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether the underlying
obligation was absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each
applicable condition precedent) by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect
of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions that would,
but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have been
required after that date, (3) made on the basis that Unpaid Amounts in respect
of the Terminated Transaction or group of Transactions are to be excluded
but,
without limitation, any payment or delivery that would, but for the relevant
Early Termination Date, have been required (assuming satisfaction of each
applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date is to be
included and (4) made in respect of a Replacement Transaction with terms
substantially the same as those of this Agreement (save for the exclusion
of
provisions relating to Transactions that are not Terminated Transactions).
The
day and time as of which Firm Offers are to be obtained will be selected
in good
faith by Party B."
(ii)
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The
definition of "Settlement Amount" shall be deleted in its entirety
and
replaced with the following:
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""Settlement
Amount"
means,
with respect to any Early Termination Date, an amount (as determined by Party
B)
equal to the Termination Currency Equivalent of the amount (whether positive
or
negative) of any Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated Transaction
or
group of Terminated Transactions that is accepted by Party B so as to become
legally binding, provided that:
(1)
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If,
on the day falling ten Local Business Days after the day on which
the
Early Termination Date is designated or such later day as Party
B may
specify in writing to Party A (which in each case may not be later
than
the Early Termination Date) (such day the "Latest Settlement Amount
Determination Day"), no Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated
Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions has been accepted
by Party
B so as to become legally binding and one or more Market Quotations
have
been made and remain capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance,
the Settlement Amount shall equal the Termination Currency Equivalent
of
the amount (whether positive or negative) of the lowest of such
Market
Quotations (for the avoidance of doubt, the lowest of such Market
Quotations shall be the lowest Market Quotation of such Market
Quotations
expressed as a positive number or, if any of such Market Quotations
is
expressed as a negative number, the Market Quotation expressed
as a
negative number with the largest absolute value);
and
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(2)
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If,
on the Latest Settlement Amount Determination Day, no Market Quotation
for
the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions
is
accepted by Party B so as to become legally binding and no Market
Quotations have been made and remain capable of becoming legally
binding
upon acceptance, the Settlement Amount shall equal Party B's Loss
(whether
positive or negative and without reference to any Unpaid Amounts)
for the
relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions.
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(iii)
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For
the purpose of paragraph (4) of the definition of Market Quotation,
Party
B shall determine in its sole discretion, acting in a commercially
reasonable manner, whether a Firm Offer is made in respect of a
Replacement Transaction with commercial terms substantially the
same as
those of this Agreement (save for the exclusion of provisions relating
to
Transactions that are not Terminated
Transactions).
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(iv)
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At
any time on or before the Latest Settlement Amount Determination
Day at
which two or more Market Quotations remain capable of becoming
legally
binding upon acceptance, Party B shall be entitled to accept only
the
lowest of such Market Quotations(for the avoidance of doubt, the
lowest of
such Market Quotations shall be the lowest Market Quotation of
such Market
Quotations expressed as a positive number or, if any of such Market
Quotations is expressed as a negative number, the Market Quotation
expressed as a negative number with the largest absolute value).
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(v)
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If
Party B requests Party A in writing to obtain Market Quotations,
Party A
shall use its reasonable efforts to do so before the Latest Settlement
Amount Determination Day.
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(vi)
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If
the Settlement Amount is a negative number, Section 6(e)(i)(3)
of this
Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
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(a) |
"Second
Method and Market Quotation.
If Second Method and Market Quotation apply, (1) Party B shall
pay to
Party A an amount equal to the absolute value of the Settlement
Amount in
respect of the Terminated Transactions, (2) Party B shall pay to
Party A
the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing
to Party A
and (3) Party A shall pay to Party B the Termination Currency Equivalent
of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Party B, provided that (i) the amounts
payable under (2) and (3) shall be subject to Section 2(c) of this
Agreement and (ii) notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement,
Section 2(c) shall not apply in respect of any amount payable by
Party A
under (3)."
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17. |
Transfers
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Section
7
of this Agreement shall not apply to Party A, who shall be required to comply
with, and shall be bound by, the following:
Without
prejudice to Section 6(b)(ii), Party A may transfer all its interest and
obligations in and under this Agreement upon providing five Local Business
Days'
prior written notice to the Master Issuer Security Trustee, to any other
entity
(a Transferee)
provided that:
(a) |
(i)
the Transferee's short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations
are then rated not less than "A-1" by S&P and "F1" by Fitch (or its
equivalent by any substitute rating agency) or such Transferee's
obligations under this Agreement are guaranteed by an entity whose
short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations are then
rated
not less than "A-1" by S&P and "F1" by Fitch (or if the Transferee is
not rated by a Rating Agency, at such equivalent rating by another
internationally recognised rating agency as is acceptable to such
rating
agency) and (ii) the Transferee is an Eligible
Replacement;
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(b) |
as
of the date of such transfer, the Transferee will not, as a result
of such
transfer, be required to withhold or deduct for or on account of
any Tax
under this Agreement (unless the Transferee is required to pay
a Gross Up
Amount in respect of such Tax);
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(c) |
a
Termination Event or an Event of Default will not occur under this
Agreement as a result of such
transfer;
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(d) |
no
additional amount will be payable by Party B to Party A or the
Transferee
on the next succeeding Scheduled Payment Date as a result of such
transfer; and
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(e) |
(if
the Transferee is domiciled in a different jurisdiction from both
Party A
and Party B) S&P, Xxxxx'x and Fitch have provided prior written
notification that the then current ratings of the Relevant Notes
will not
be adversely affected.
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Following
such transfer all references to Party A shall be deemed to be references
to the
Transferee and the Transferee shall be deemed to have made each of the
representations made by Party A pursuant to this Agreement.
Save
as
otherwise provided for in this Agreement and notwithstanding Section 7, Party
A
shall not be permitted to transfer (by way of security or otherwise) this
Agreement or any interest or obligation in or under this Agreement without
the
prior written consent of the Master Issuer Security Trustee.
18. |
Notice
of Redemption of the Notes
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The
Master Issuer Security Trustee will notify Party A promptly following it
giving
or receiving any notice (including any Note Enforcement Notice) in connection
with any redemption, purchase and cancellation of all of the Relevant Notes
by
the Issuer.
19. |
Contracts
(Rights of Third Parties) Xxx
0000
|
A
person
who is not a party to this Agreement will not have any right under the Contracts
(Rights of Third Parties) Xxx 0000 to enforce any of its terms but this will
not
affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available
apart
from that Act.
20. |
Scope
of Agreement
|
The
provisions of this Agreement shall not apply to any transactions other than
the
Credit Support Annex attached hereto and the Currency Swap Transaction in
respect of the Series and Class of Notes identified on the first page of
this
Schedule (the Relevant
Notes)
having
a Trade Date of 19 March
2007
and
entered into between Party A and Party B.
21. |
Rating
Agency Notifications
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be amended,
no
Early Termination Date shall be effectively designated by Party B, and no
transfer of any rights or obligations under this Agreement shall be made
unless
Xxxxx'x has been given prior written notice of such amendment, designation
or
transfer.
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22. |
Definitions
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Eligible
Guarantee
means an
unconditional and irrevocable guarantee that is provided by a guarantor as
principal debtor rather than surety and is directly enforceable by Party
B,
where either (A) a reputable international law firm has given a legal opinion
confirming that none of the guarantor's payments to Party B under such guarantee
will be subject to withholding for Tax or (B) such guarantee provides that,
in
the event that any of such guarantor's payments to Party B are subject to
withholding for Tax, such guarantor is required to pay such additional amount
as
is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by Party B (free
and clear of any withholding tax) will equal the full amount Party B would
have
received had no such withholding been required.
Eligible
Replacement
means an
entity (A) with the Second Trigger Required Ratings or (B) whose present
and
future obligations owing to Party B are guaranteed pursuant to an Eligible
Guarantee provided by a guarantor with the Second Trigger Required
Ratings.
Firm
Offer
means an
offer which, when made, was capable of becoming legally binding upon
acceptance.
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SIGNATORIES
CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
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XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
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By:
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By:
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Name:
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Name:
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Title:
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Title:
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Date:
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Date:
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THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON BRANCH
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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22
CREDIT
SUPPORT ANNEX
Elections
and Variables dated as of 15 August 2007
Between
CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
("Party
A")
and
XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
("Party
B")
and
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON BRANCH
(the
"Master Issuer Security Trustee")
Paragraph
11. Elections and Variables
(a) |
Base
Currency and Eligible Currency.
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(i) |
"Base
Currency" means
GBP.
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(ii) |
"Eligible
Currency" means
the Base Currency and U.S. Dollars.
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It
is
agreed by the parties that where the Credit Support Amount is transferred in
a
currency other than the Base Currency, the Valuation Percentage specified in
Paragraph 11(b)(ii) in relation to S&P and Fitch shall be reduced by a
percentage agreed by the parties and approved by the relevant Rating Agency
("Additional
Valuation Percentage").
(b) |
Credit
Support Obligations.
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(i) |
Delivery
Amount, Return Amount and Credit Support
Amount.
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(A) |
"Delivery
Amount"
has the meaning specified in Paragraph 2(a), as amended (I) by deleting
the words "upon a demand made by the Transferee on or promptly following
a
Valuation Date" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "not later
than
the close of business on each Valuation Date" and (II) by deleting
in its
entirety the sentence beginning "Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph
11(b)" and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
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"The
"Delivery
Amount"
applicable to the Transferor for any Valuation Date will equal the greatest
of:
(1) |
the
amount by which (a) the Credit Support Amount (determined according
to the
Fitch Criteria) exceeds (b) the Value (determined using the Fitch
Valuation Percentages in Paragraph 11(b)(ii)) as of such Valuation
Date of
the Transferor’s Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior
Delivery Amount and to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer
of
which, in each case, has not yet been completed and for which the
relevant
Settlement Day falls on or after such Valuation
Date);
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(2) |
the
amount by which (a) the Credit Support Amount (determined according
to the
Xxxxx’x Criteria) exceeds (b) the Value (determined using the applicable
Xxxxx’x Valuation Percentages in Appendix A) as of such Valuation Date
of
the Transferor’s Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior
Delivery Amount and to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer
of
which, in each case, has not yet been completed and for which the
relevant
Settlement Day falls on or after such Valuation Date);
and
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1
(3) |
the
amount by which (a) the Credit Support Amount (determined according
to the
S&P Criteria) exceeds (b) the Value (determined using the S&P’s
Valuation Percentages in Paragraph 11(b)(ii)) as of such Valuation
Date of
the Transferor’s Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior
Delivery Amount and to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer
of
which, in each case, has not yet been completed and for which the
relevant
Settlement Day falls on or after such Valuation
Date).”
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Provided
that, in respect of any Valuation Date, the Value of the Eligible Credit Support
to be transferred under Paragraph 2(a) shall be calculated using the applicable
Valuation Percentages for the rating agency whose criteria have resulted in
the
greatest amount under (1), (2) and (3) of this Paragraph
11(b)(i)(A).
Provided
further that if , in respect of any Valuation Date, the Delivery Amount is
greater than zero, the Transferor will transfer to the Transferee sufficient
Eligible Credit Support to ensure that, immediately following such transfer,
none of the amounts calculated under (1), (2) and (3) of this Paragraph
11(b)(i)(A) shall be greater than zero.
(B) |
"Return
Amount"
has the meaning as specified in Paragraph 2(b) as amended by deleting
in
its entirety the sentence beginning "Unless otherwise specified in
Paragraph 11(b)" and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
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"The
"Return
Amount"
applicable to the Transferee for any Valuation Date will equal the least
of:
(1) |
the
amount by which (a) the Value (determined using the Fitch Valuation
Percentages in Paragraph 11(b)(ii)) as of such Valuation Date of
the
Transferor’s Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior
Delivery Amount and to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer
of
which, in each case, has not yet been completed and for which the
relevant
Settlement Day falls on or after such Valuation Date) exceeds (b)
the
Credit Support Amount (determined according to the Fitch Criteria),
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(2) |
the
amount by which (a) the Value (determined using the Xxxxx’x Valuation
Percentages in Appendix A) as of such Valuation Date of the Transferor’s
Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior Delivery Amount
and
to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer of which, in each
case,
has not yet been completed and for which the relevant Settlement
Day falls
on or after such Valuation Date) exceeds (b) the Credit Support Amount
(determined according to the Xxxxx’x Criteria);
and
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(3) |
the
amount by which (a) the Value (determined using the S&P’s Valuation
Percentages in Paragraph 11(b)(ii)) as of such Valuation Date of
the
Transferor’s Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior
Delivery Amount and to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer
of
which, in each case, has not yet been completed and for which the
relevant
Settlement Day falls on or after such Valuation Date) exceeds (b)
the
Credit Support Amount (determined according to the S&P
Criteria).”
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Provided
that, in respect of any Valuation Date, the Value of the Eligible Credit Support
to be transferred under Paragraph 2(b) shall be calculated using the applicable
Valuation Percentages for the rating agency whose criteria have resulted in
the
lowest amount under (1), (2) and (3) of this Paragraph 11(b)(i)(B).
Provided
further that in no event shall the Transferee be required to transfer any
Equivalent Credit Support under Paragraph 2(b) if, immediately following such
transfer, any of the amounts calculated under (1), (2) and (3) of Paragraph
11(b)(i)(A) (Delivery Amount) would be greater than zero.
(C) |
"Credit
Support Amount"
has the meaning specified under the relevant definition of Ratings
Criteria.
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(ii) |
Eligible
Credit Support. On
any date:
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(A)
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for
the purpose of Xxxxx’x the collateral specified in Appendix A will qualify
as "Eligible
Credit Support"
for Party A and Valuation Percentages shall apply as set out in such
table; and
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(B)
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for
the purpose of Fitch the following items will qualify as "Eligible
Credit Support"
for Party A:
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Eligible
Credit Support
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Valuation
Percentage
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(A)
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cash
in an Eligible Currency
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100%
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(B)
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negotiable
debt obligations issued after 18 July 1984 by the U.S. Treasury
Department
having a residual maturity on such date of less than 1 year (with
local
and foreign currency issuer ratings of AAA by S&P or
above).
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For
the purposes of S&P 98.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable (the "Advance
Rate")
under the heading "Notes Rating/AAA" in the table entitled "Advance
Rates
(%)" in Appendix 3 to Fitch's Structured Finance Report entitled
"Counterparty Risk in Structured Finance Transactions: Swap Criteria"
dated 13 September 2004 (the "Fitch Report").
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(C)
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negotiable
debt obligations issued after 18 July 1984 by the U.S. Treasury
Department
having a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater than
1 year
but less than 5 years (with local and foreign currency issuer ratings
of
AAA by S&P or above).
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For
the purposes of S&P when residual maturity is less than 3 years in
such circumstances, 97.1%, and when residual maturity is less than
5 years
in such circumstances, 91.2%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate,
if applicable.
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(D)
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negotiable
debt obligations issued after 18 July 1984 by the U.S. Treasury
Department
having a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater than
5 years
but less than 10 years (with local and foreign currency issuer
ratings of
AAA by S&P or above).
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For
the purposes of S&P when residual maturity is less than 7 years in
such circumstances, 87.5%, and when residual maturity is less than
10
years in such circumstances 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the
Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(E)
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negotiable
debt obligations of the Federal Republic of Germany (with local
and
foreign currency issuer ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual
maturity of less than 10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(F)
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negotiable
debt obligations of the Republic of France (with local and foreign
currency issuer ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual
maturity of less than 10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(G)
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negotiable
debt obligations of Belgium (with local and foreign currency issuer
ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual maturity of less than
10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(H)
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negotiable
debt obligations of the United Kingdom (with local and foreign
currency
issuer ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual maturity of less
than 10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(I)
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negotiable
debt obligations of Switzerland (with local and foreign currency
issuer
ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual maturity of less than
10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(J)
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negotiable
debt obligations of Italy (with local and foreign currency issuer
ratings
of AA by S&P or above) with a residual maturity of less than 10
years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(K)
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negotiable
debt obligations of the Netherlands (with local and foreign currency
issuer ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual maturity of less
than 10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(L)
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negotiable
senior debt obligations of the US Government National Mortgage
Association, the US Federal National Mortgage Association, the
US Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the US Student Loans Marketing
Association
or a US Federal Home Loan Bank (all entities rated AAA by S&P or
above) with a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater
than 1
year but less than 3 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 97.1%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(M)
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negotiable
senior debt obligations of the US Government National Mortgage
Association, the US Federal National Mortgage Association, the
US Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the US Student Loans Marketing
Association
or a US Federal Home Loan Bank (all entities rated AAA by S&P or
above) with a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater
than 3
years but less than 5 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 94.3%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(N)
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negotiable
senior debt obligations of the US Government National Mortgage
Association, the US Federal National Mortgage Association, the
US Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the US Student Loans Marketing
Association
or a US Federal Home Loan Bank (all entities rated AAA by S&P or
above) with a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater
than 5
years but less than 7 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 91.5%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(O)
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negotiable
senior debt obligations of the US Government National Mortgage
Association, the US Federal National Mortgage Association, the
US Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the US Student Loans Marketing
Association
or a US Federal Home Loan Bank (all entities rated AAA by S&P or
above) with a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater
than 7
years but less than 10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 89.3%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if
applicable.
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(iii) |
Thresholds.
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(A) |
"Independent
Amount"
means, for Party A and Party B, with respect to each Transaction,
zero.
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(B) |
"Threshold"
means, for Party A: infinity, unless (1) any of an Initial S&P Rating
Event, a Subsequent S&P Rating Event, a Fitch Rating Event, a First
Subsequent Fitch Rating Event or a Second Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event
has occurred and is continuing and Party A has not taken alternative
action as contemplated by Part 5 of the Schedule to the Agreement
or (2)
no Relevant Entity has the First Trigger Required Ratings and either
(a)
no Relevant Entity has had the First Trigger Required Ratings since
this
Credit Support Annex was executed or (b) at least 30 Local Business
Days
have elapsed since the last time a Relevant Entity had the First
Trigger
Required Ratings, in which case the Threshold for Party A shall be
zero;
and
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"Threshold"
means,
for Party B: infinity
(C) |
"Minimum
Transfer Amount"
means, with respect to Party A, and Party B, GBP 50,000; provided,
that if
(1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing in respect
of which
Party A is the Defaulting Party, or (2) an Additional Termination
Event
has occurred in respect of which Party A is an Affected Party, the
Minimum
Transfer Amount with respect to Party A shall be
zero.
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(D) |
"Rounding".
The Delivery Amount will be rounded up to the nearest integral multiple
of
GBP 10,000 and the Return Amount will be rounded down to the nearest
integral multiple of GBP 10,000, subject to the maximum Return Amount
being equal to the Credit Support
Balance.
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(c) |
Valuation
and Timing.
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(i) |
"Valuation
Agent" means
Party A in all circumstances.
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(ii) |
"Valuation
Date" means
the first Business Day of each calendar week; provided that if such
day is
not a Local Business Day then the Valuation Date shall be the preceding
day that is a Local Business Day and provided that for so long as
the
Second Rating Trigger Requirements apply, Valuation Date shall mean
each
Local Business Day.
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(iii) |
"Valuation
Time" means
the close of business on the Local Business Day immediately preceding
the
Valuation Date or date of calculation, as applicable; provided that
the
calculations of Value and Exposure will be made as of approximately
the
same time on the same date.
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(iv) |
"Notification
Time" means
by 5.00p.m., London time, on a Local Business
Day.
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(d) |
Exchange
Date.
"Exchange Date" has the meaning specified in Paragraph
3(c)(ii).
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(e) |
Dispute
Resolution.
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(i) |
"Resolution
Time" means
2.00 p.m., London time, on the Local Business Day following the date
on
which notice is given that gives rise to a dispute under Paragraph
4.
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(ii) |
"Value". For
the purpose of Paragraphs 4(a)(4)(i)(C) and 4(a)(4)(ii), the Value
of the
outstanding Credit Support Balance or of any transfer of Eligible
Credit
Support or Equivalent Credit Support, as the case may be, will be
calculated as follows:
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For
Eligible Credit Support comprised in a Credit Support Balance that
is:
(A) |
an
amount of cash, the Base Currency Equivalent of such amount;
and
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(B) |
a
security, the sum of (a)(x) the last bid price on such date for such
securities on the principal national securities exchange on which
such
securities are listed, multiplied by the applicable Valuation Percentage;
or (y) where any securities are not listed on a national securities
exchange, the bid price for such securities quoted as at the close
of
business on such date by any principal market maker (which shall
not be,
and shall be independent from, the Valuation Agent) for such securities
chosen by the Valuation Agent, multiplied by the applicable Valuation
Percentage; or (z) if no such bid price is listed or quoted for such
date,
the last bid price listed or quoted (as the case may be), as of the
day
next preceding such date on which such prices were available, multiplied
by the applicable Valuation percentage; plus (b) the accrued interest
where applicable on such securities (except to the extent that such
interest shall have been paid to the Transferor pursuant to Paragraph
5(c)(ii) or included in the applicable price referred to in subparagraph
(a) above) as of such date.
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(iii) |
"Alternative". The
provisions of Paragraph 4 will
apply.
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(f) |
Distribution
and Interest Amount.
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(i) |
Interest
Rate. The
"Interest
Rate"
will be, with respect to the Base Currency, such rate as may be agreed
between the parties from time to time, and subject to confirmation
from
Moody's that it shall not affect the then current ratings of the
Series 1
Class A1
Master Issuer Notes. In the event that the parties agree that Eligible
Credit Support may include currencies other than the Base Currency,
the
"Interest
Rate"
with respect to each such currency shall be such rate as may be agreed
between the parties at the time that it is agreed that Eligible Credit
Support may include such currency and subject to confirmation from
Moody's
that it shall not affect the then current ratings of the Series 1
Class
A1
Master Issuer Notes.
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(ii) |
Transfer
of Interest Amount.
The transfer of the Interest Amount will be made on the first Local
Business Day following the end of each calendar month to the extent
that
Party B has earned and received such amount of interest and that
a
Delivery Amount would not be created or increased by that transfer,
and on
any other Local Business Day on which Equivalent Credit Support is
transferred to the Transferor pursuant to Paragraph 2(b), provided
that
Party B shall only be obliged to transfer any Interest Amount to
Party A
to the extent that it has received such
amount.
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(iii) |
Alternative
to Interest Amount.
The provisions of Paragraph 5(c)(ii) will apply. For the purposes
of
calculating the Interest Amount the amount of interest calculated
for each
day of the Interest Period shall, with respect to any Eligible Currency,
be compounded daily.
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(iv) |
Interest
Amount.
The definition of "Interest
Amount"
shall be deleted and replaced with the
following:
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"Interest
Amount"
means,
with respect to an Interest Period and each portion of the Credit Support
Balance comprised of cash in an Eligible Currency, the sum of the amounts of
interest determined for each day in that Interest Period by the Valuation Agent
as follows:
(x) |
the
amount of such currency comprised in the Credit Support Balance at
the
close of business for general dealings in the relevant currency on
such
day (or, if such day is not a Local Business Day, on the immediately
preceding Local Business Day); multiplied
by
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(y) |
the
relevant Interest Rate; divided by
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(z) |
360
(or in the case of Pounds Sterling,
365).
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(v) |
"Distributions" means,
with respect to any Eligible Credit Support comprised in the Credit
Support Balance consisting of securities, all principal, interest
and
other payments and distributions of cash or other property which
a holder
of securities of the same type, nominal value, description and amount
as
such Eligible Credit Support would have received from time to
time.
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(vi) |
"Distributions
Date"
means, with respect to any Eligible Credit Support comprised in the
Credit
Support Balance other than cash, each date on which a holder of such
Eligible Credit Support would have received Distributions or, if
that date
is not a Local Business Day, the next following Local Business
Day.
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(g) |
Addresses
for Transfers.
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Party
A:
Details to be obtained from:
Credit
Suisse, London Branch
One
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X00 0XX
Xxxxxxx
7
Attention:
Head
of
OTC Operations - Operations Department
Facsimile
No.: x00
00
0000 0000
Party
B:
Details to be obtained from: Xxxxxx
Master Issuer plc,
c/o
Abbey
National plc
0
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx'x
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
XX0 0XX
Collateral
calls / queries should be addressed
to: Xxxxxx
Master Issuer plc,
c/o
Abbey
National plc
0
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx'x
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
XX0 0XX
Attention: Company
Secretary
Facsimile
No.: x00
(0)
00 0000 0000
With
a
copy to: Xxxxxx
Master Issuer plc,
c/o
Abbey
National plc
Abbey
House (AAM 129)
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx XX0 0XX
Attention: Securitisation
Team, Retail Credit Risk
Facsimile
No.: x00
(0)
0000 000 000
(h) |
Other
Provisions.
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(i) |
Transfer
Timing
|
1) |
The
final paragraph of Paragraph 3(a) shall be deleted and replaced with
the
following:
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"Subject
to Paragraph 4, and unless otherwise specified, any transfer of Eligible Credit
Support or Equivalent Credit Support (whether by the Transferor pursuant to
Paragraph 2(a) or by the Transferee pursuant to Paragraph 2(b)) shall be made
not later than the close of business on the Settlement Day."
2) |
The
definition of Settlement Day shall be deleted and replaced with the
following:
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"Settlement
Day"
means
the next Local Business Day after the Demand Date
3) |
For
the purposes of this Paragraph
11(h)(i):
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"Demand
Date"
means,
with respect to a transfer by a party:
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(i) |
in
the case of a transfer pursuant to Xxxxxxxxx 0, Xxxxxxxxx 3 or Paragraph
4(a)(2), the relevant Valuation Date (and for the avoidance of doubt,
for
the purposes of Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 4(a)(2), the Transferor
will be
deemed to receive notice of the demand by the Transferee to make
a
transfer of Eligible Credit Support);
and
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(ii) |
in
the case of a transfer pursuant to Paragraph 3(c)(ii)(A), the date
on
which the Transferee has given its consent to the proposed
exchange.
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For
the
avoidance of doubt, on each Demand Date the Transferor shall deliver to the
Transferee and the Note Trustee a statement showing the amount of Eligible
Credit Support to be delivered.
(ii) |
Costs
of Transfer on
Exchange
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Notwithstanding
Paragraph 8, the Transferor will be responsible for, and will reimburse the
Transferee for, all transfer and other taxes and other costs involved in the
transfer of Eligible Credit Support from the Transferor to the Transferee or
in
the transfer of Equivalent Credit Support from the Transferee to the Transferor
hereto.
(iii) |
Cumulative
Rights
|
The
rights, powers and remedies of the Transferee under this Annex shall be in
addition to all rights, powers and remedies given to the Transferee by this
Agreement or by virtue of any statute or rule of law, all of which rights,
powers and remedies shall be cumulative and may be exercised successively or
concurrently without impairing the rights of the Transferee in the Credit
Support Balance created pursuant to this Annex.
(iv) |
Single
Transferor and Single
Transferee
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Party
A
and Party B agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Annex,
(including, without limitation, the recital hereto, Paragraph 2 or the
definitions in Paragraph 10), (a) the term "Transferee"
as used
in this Annex means only Party B, (b) the term "Transferor"
as used
in this Annex means only Party A, (c) only Party A will be required to make
Transfers of Eligible Credit Support hereunder; and (d) in the calculation
of
any Credit Support Amount, where the Transferee's Exposure would be expressed
as
a negative number, such Exposure shall be deemed to be zero.
(v) |
Ratings
Criteria
|
"Ratings
Criteria"
means,
the criteria used by S&P (as set out in S&P's Structured Finance reports
entitled "Standard & Poor's Global Interest Rate and Currency Swap
Counterparty Rating Criteria Expanded" dated 17 December 2003 and "Global
Interest Rate and Currency Swaps: Calculating the Collateral Required Amount"
dated 26 February
2004) ("S&P
Criteria"),
the
criteria used by Moody's (as set out below ("Moody's
Criteria")
and/or
the criteria used by Fitch (as set out in Fitch's Structured Finance Report
entitled "Counterparty Risk in Structured Finance Transactions: Swap Criteria"
dated 13 September 2004) ("Fitch
Criteria")
for
the purposes of determining the amount of Eligible Credit Support Party A is
required to transfer hereunder following a credit ratings downgrade where Party
A has opted to transfer Eligible Credit Support in support of its obligations
under this Agreement pursuant to Part 5(7) of this Agreement.
Moody's
Criteria
"Credit
Support Amount"
shall
be:
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(1) |
for
so long as (A) the Second Rating Trigger Requirements do not apply
or (B)
less than 30 Local Business Days have elapsed since the last time
the
Second Rating Trigger Requirements did not apply, the greater
of:
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(i) |
zero;
and
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(ii) |
the
sum of (x) the Transferee’s Exposure and (y) the aggregate of the
Additional First Trigger Collateral Amounts for all Transactions
(other
than the Transaction constituted by this Annex),
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(where
“Additional
First Trigger Collateral Amount”
means,
for each Transaction, the lesser of:
(a) the
sum
of (x) the Party A Currency Amount for such Transaction multiplied by 0.02
and
(y) DV01 for such Transaction multiplied by 20; and
(b) the
Party
A Currency Amount for such Transaction multiplied by 0.05.
minus
the
Threshold in respect of Party A
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for
so long as the Second Rating Trigger Requirements do apply and 30
or more
Local Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Second Rating
Trigger Requirements did not apply, with respect to a Valuation Date,
the
greater of:
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(i) |
zero;
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(ii) |
the
aggregate amount of the Next Payments for all Next Payment Dates;
and
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(iii) |
the
sum of (x) the Transferee’s Exposure and (y) the aggregate of the
Additional Second Trigger Collateral Amounts for all Transactions
(other
than the Transaction constituted by this Annex),
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where,
“Additional
Second Trigger Collateral Amount”
means,
for each Transaction, the lesser of:
(a) the
sum
of (x) Party A Currency Amount for such Transaction multiplied by 0.06 and
(y)
DV01 for such Transaction multiplied by 30; and
(b) the
Party
A Currency Amount for such Transaction multiplied by 0.11.
For
the
purpose of this definition, “DV01”
means
with respect to a Transaction and any date of determination, the estimated
change in the Transferee's Exposure with respect to such Transaction that would
result from a one basis point change in the relevant swap curve on such date,
as
determined by the Valuation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable
manner. The Valuation Agent shall, upon request of Party B, provide to Party
B a
statement showing in reasonable detail such calculation;
“Next
Payment”
means,
in respect of each Next Payment Date, the greater of (i) the amount of any
payments due to be made by Party A under Section 2(a) on such Next Payment
Date
less any payments due to be made by Party B under Section 2(a) on such Next
Payment Date (in each case, after giving effect to any applicable netting under
Section 2(c)) and (ii) zero.
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“Next
Payment Date”
means
each date on which the next scheduled payment under any Transaction is due
to be
paid.
Fitch
Criteria
"Credit
Support Amount"
shall
mean at any time for the purposes of the Fitch Criteria with respect to a
Transferor on a Valuation Date (i) at any time that the Threshold for Party
A is
infinity, zero and (ii) at any time that the Threshold for Party A is zero,
the
result of the following formula:
max
[MV
plus
VC x 105
per cent multiplied
by
N;
0]
where:
"max"
means
maximum;
"MV"
means
the Transferee's Exposure;
"VC"
means
the applicable volatility cushion at that time determined by reference to the
table headed "Volatility Cushion (%)" appearing at the end of Appendix 2 to
the
Fitch Criteria (and for such purpose calculating the relevant Weighted Average
Life assuming a zero prepayment rate and zero default rate in relation to the
mortgages beneficially owned by Party B), if applicable; and
"N"
means
the aggregate Currency Amounts applicable to Party A in respect of all
Transactions under this Agreement (other than the Transaction constituted by
this Annex) outstanding at that time.
S&P
Criteria
"Credit
Support Amount"
shall
mean (i) at any time that the Threshold for Party A is infinity, zero and (ii)
at any time that the Threshold for Party A is zero, an amount determined in
accordance with the S&P Criteria.
(vi) |
Calculations.
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Paragraph
3(b) of this Annex shall be amended by inserting the words "and shall provide
each party (or the other party, if the Valuation Agent is a party) with a
description in reasonable detail of how such calculations were made, upon
request" after the word "calculations" in the third line thereof.
(vii) |
Independent
Party.
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If
Party
A is at any time rated below "A3" or "Prime-2" by Moody's or below "BBB+" or
"F2" by Fitch, Party A shall (i) on a weekly basis (on the same date that the
Valuation Agent makes its calculation), obtain a calculation from a party which
is independent to Party A's trading desk (or the equivalent) (for example the
middle office or market risk department of Party A, Party A's auditors or a
consulting firm in derivative products appointed by Party A) to validate the
calculation of any calculation by Party A's trading desk (or the equivalent);
and (ii) upon the written request of Moody's or Fitch, on a monthly basis,
use
its best efforts to seek two quotations from Reference Market-makers; provided
that if 2 Reference Market-makers are not available to provide a quotation,
then
fewer than 2 Reference Market-makers may be used for such purpose, and if no
Reference Market-makers are available, the Master Issuer Security Trustee will
determine an alternative source, for the purpose of calculations. Where more
than one quotation is obtained, the quotation representing the greatest amount
of Exposure of the Transferee shall be used by the Valuation
Agent."
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Definitions.
As
used in this Annex, the following terms shall
mean:
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"Fitch"
means
Fitch Ratings Ltd and includes any successors thereto;
"Moody's"
means
Xxxxx'x Investors Service Limited and includes any successors thereto;
"S&P"
means
Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the
parties have signed this Annex as of the date first above written.
CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
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MASTER ISSUER PLC
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APPENDIX
A
Moody's
Eligible Collateral and Valuation Percentages
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FIRST
TRIGGER
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SECOND
TRIGGER
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INSTRUMENT
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Sterling
Cash
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100
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%
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100
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%
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EURO
Cash
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98
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%
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97
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%
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U.S.
Dollar Cash
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97
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%
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95
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%
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Fixed-Rate
Negotiable Treasury Debt Issued by The U.S. Treasury Department
with
Remaining Maturity
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<
1 Year
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97
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%
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95
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%
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1
to 2 years
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97
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%
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94
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%
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2
to 3 years
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97
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%
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93
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%
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3
to 5 years
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97
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%
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92
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%
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5
to 7 years
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97
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%
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91
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%
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7
to 10 years
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97
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%
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89
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%
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10
to 20 years
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97
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%
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86
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%
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>
20 years
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97
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%
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84
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%
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Floating-Rate
Negotiable Treasury Debt Issued by The U.S. Treasury
Department
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All
Maturities
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97
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%
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94
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%
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Fixed-Rate
U.S. Agency Debentures with Remaining Maturity
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<
1 Year
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97
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%
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94
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%
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1
to 2 years
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97
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%
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94
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%
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2
to 3 years
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97
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%
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93
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%
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3
to 5 years
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97
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%
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91
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%
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5
to 7 years
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97
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%
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90
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%
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7
to 10 years
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97
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%
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88
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%
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10
to 20 years
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97
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%
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85
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%
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>
20 years
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97
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%
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83
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%
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Floating-Rate
U.S. Agency Debentures
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All
Maturities
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97
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%
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93
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%
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Fixed-Rate
Euro-Zone Government Bonds Rated Aa3
or
Above with Remaining Maturity
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<
1 Year
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98
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%
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97
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%
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1
to 2 years
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98
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%
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96
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%
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2
to 3 years
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98
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%
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95
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%
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3
to 5 years
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98
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%
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93
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%
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5
to 7 years
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98
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%
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92
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%
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7
to 10 years
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98
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%
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91
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%
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10
to 20 years
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98
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%
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86
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%
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>
20 years
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98
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%
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84
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%
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Floating-Rate
Euro-Zone Government Bonds Rated Aa3
or
Above
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All
Maturities
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98
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%
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96
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%
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Fixed-Rate
United Kingdom Gilts with Remaining Maturity
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<
1 Year
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100
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%
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99
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%
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1
to 2 years
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100
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%
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98
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%
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2
to 3 years
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100
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%
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97
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%
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3
to 5 years
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100
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%
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96
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%
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5
to 7 years
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100
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%
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95
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%
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7
to 10 years
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100
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%
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94
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%
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10
to 20 years
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100
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%
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90
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%
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>
20 years
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100
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%
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88
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%
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Floating-Rate
United Kingdom Gilts
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All
Maturities
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100
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%
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99
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%
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All
other instruments
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zero
or such other percentage in respect of which Moody’s has delivered a
writted ratings affirmation in relation to the most senior rated
notes
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zero
or such other percentage in respect of which Moody’s has delivered a
writted ratings affirmation in relation to the most senior rated
notes
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For
the
purpose of the table above, the column headed “First Trigger” applies for so
long as (A) the Second Rating Trigger Requirements do not apply or (B) less
than
30 Local Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Second Rating
Trigger Requirements did not apply and the column headed “Second Trigger”
applies at any other time.
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CREDIT
SUPPORT ANNEX
Elections
and Variables dated as of 15 August 2007
Between
CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
("Party
A")
and
XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
("Party
B")
and
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON BRANCH
(the
"Master Issuer Security Trustee")
Paragraph
11. Elections and Variables
(a) |
Base
Currency and Eligible Currency.
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(i) |
"Base
Currency" means
GBP.
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(ii) |
"Eligible
Currency" means
the Base Currency and U.S. Dollars.
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It
is
agreed by the parties that where the Credit Support Amount is transferred in
a
currency other than the Base Currency, the Valuation Percentage specified in
Paragraph 11(b)(ii) in relation to S&P and Fitch shall be reduced by a
percentage agreed by the parties and approved by the relevant Rating Agency
("Additional
Valuation Percentage").
(b) |
Credit
Support Obligations.
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(i) |
Delivery
Amount, Return Amount and Credit Support
Amount.
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(A) |
"Delivery
Amount"
has the meaning specified in Paragraph 2(a), as amended (I) by deleting
the words "upon a demand made by the Transferee on or promptly following
a
Valuation Date" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "not later
than
the close of business on each Valuation Date" and (II) by deleting
in its
entirety the sentence beginning "Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph
11(b)" and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
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"The
"Delivery
Amount"
applicable to the Transferor for any Valuation Date will equal the greatest
of:
(1) |
the
amount by which (a) the Credit Support Amount (determined according
to the
Fitch Criteria) exceeds (b) the Value (determined using the Fitch
Valuation Percentages in Paragraph 11(b)(ii)) as of such Valuation
Date of
the Transferor’s Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior
Delivery Amount and to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer
of
which, in each case, has not yet been completed and for which the
relevant
Settlement Day falls on or after such Valuation
Date);
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(2) |
the
amount by which (a) the Credit Support Amount (determined according
to the
Xxxxx’x Criteria) exceeds (b) the Value (determined using the applicable
Xxxxx’x Valuation Percentages in Appendix A) as of such Valuation Date
of
the Transferor’s Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior
Delivery Amount and to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer
of
which, in each case, has not yet been completed and for which the
relevant
Settlement Day falls on or after such Valuation Date);
and
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(3) |
the
amount by which (a) the Credit Support Amount (determined according
to the
S&P Criteria) exceeds (b) the Value (determined using the S&P’s
Valuation Percentages in Paragraph 11(b)(ii)) as of such Valuation
Date of
the Transferor’s Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior
Delivery Amount and to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer
of
which, in each case, has not yet been completed and for which the
relevant
Settlement Day falls on or after such Valuation
Date).”
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Provided
that, in respect of any Valuation Date, the Value of the Eligible Credit Support
to be transferred under Paragraph 2(a) shall be calculated using the applicable
Valuation Percentages for the rating agency whose criteria have resulted in
the
greatest amount under (1), (2) and (3) of this Paragraph
11(b)(i)(A).
Provided
further that if , in respect of any Valuation Date, the Delivery Amount is
greater than zero, the Transferor will transfer to the Transferee sufficient
Eligible Credit Support to ensure that, immediately following such transfer,
none of the amounts calculated under (1), (2) and (3) of this Paragraph
11(b)(i)(A) shall be greater than zero.
(B) |
"Return
Amount"
has the meaning as specified in Paragraph 2(b) as amended by deleting
in
its entirety the sentence beginning "Unless otherwise specified in
Paragraph 11(b)" and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
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"The
"Return
Amount"
applicable to the Transferee for any Valuation Date will equal the least
of:
(1) |
the
amount by which (a) the Value (determined using the Fitch Valuation
Percentages in Paragraph 11(b)(ii)) as of such Valuation Date of
the
Transferor’s Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior
Delivery Amount and to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer
of
which, in each case, has not yet been completed and for which the
relevant
Settlement Day falls on or after such Valuation Date) exceeds (b)
the
Credit Support Amount (determined according to the Fitch Criteria),
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(2) |
the
amount by which (a) the Value (determined using the Moody’s Valuation
Percentages in Appendix A) as of such Valuation Date of the Transferor’s
Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior Delivery
Amount and
to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer of which, in each
case,
has not yet been completed and for which the relevant Settlement
Day falls
on or after such Valuation Date) exceeds (b) the Credit Support
Amount
(determined according to the Xxxxx’x Criteria);
and
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(3) |
the
amount by which (a) the Value (determined using the S&P’s Valuation
Percentages in Paragraph 11(b)(ii)) as of such Valuation Date of
the
Transferor’s Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior
Delivery Amount and to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer
of
which, in each case, has not yet been completed and for which the
relevant
Settlement Day falls on or after such Valuation Date) exceeds (b)
the
Credit Support Amount (determined according to the S&P
Criteria).”
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2
Provided
that, in respect of any Valuation Date, the Value of the Eligible Credit Support
to be transferred under Paragraph 2(b) shall be calculated using the applicable
Valuation Percentages for the rating agency whose criteria have resulted in
the
lowest amount under (1), (2) and (3) of this Paragraph 11(b)(i)(B).
Provided
further that in no event shall the Transferee be required to transfer any
Equivalent Credit Support under Paragraph 2(b) if, immediately following such
transfer, any of the amounts calculated under (1), (2) and (3) of Paragraph
11(b)(i)(A) (Delivery Amount) would be greater than zero.
(C) |
"Credit
Support Amount"
has the meaning specified under the relevant definition of Ratings
Criteria.
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(ii) |
Eligible
Credit Support. On
any date:
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(A) |
for
the purpose of Moody’s the collateral specified in Appendix A will qualify
as "Eligible
Credit Support"
for Party A and Valuation Percentages shall apply as set out in such
table; and
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(B) | for the purpose of Fitch the following items will qualify as "Eligible Credit Support" for Party A: |
Eligible
Credit Support
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Valuation
Percentage
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(A)
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cash
in an Eligible Currency
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100%
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(B)
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negotiable
debt obligations issued after 18 July 1984 by the U.S. Treasury Department
having a residual maturity on such date of less than 1 year (with
local
and foreign currency issuer ratings of AAA by S&P or
above).
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For
the purposes of S&P 98.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable (the "Advance
Rate")
under the heading "Notes Rating/AAA" in the table entitled "Advance
Rates
(%)" in Appendix 3 to Fitch's Structured Finance Report entitled
"Counterparty Risk in Structured Finance Transactions: Swap Criteria"
dated 13 September 2004 (the "Fitch Report").
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(C)
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negotiable
debt obligations issued after 18 July 1984 by the U.S. Treasury Department
having a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater than
1 year
but less than 5 years (with local and foreign currency issuer ratings
of
AAA by S&P or above).
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For
the purposes of S&P when residual maturity is less than 3 years in
such circumstances, 97.1%, and when residual maturity is less than
5 years
in such circumstances, 91.2%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate,
if applicable.
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(D)
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negotiable
debt obligations issued after 18 July 1984 by the U.S. Treasury Department
having a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater than
5 years
but less than 10 years (with local and foreign currency issuer ratings
of
AAA by S&P or above).
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For
the purposes of S&P when residual maturity is less than 7 years in
such circumstances, 87.5%, and when residual maturity is less than
10
years in such circumstances 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the
Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(E)
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negotiable
debt obligations of the Federal Republic of Germany (with local and
foreign currency issuer ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual
maturity of less than 10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(F)
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negotiable
debt obligations of the Republic of France (with local and foreign
currency issuer ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual
maturity of less than 10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(G)
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negotiable
debt obligations of Belgium (with local and foreign currency issuer
ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual maturity of less than
10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(H)
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negotiable
debt obligations of the United Kingdom (with local and foreign currency
issuer ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual maturity of less
than 10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(I)
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negotiable
debt obligations of Switzerland (with local and foreign currency
issuer
ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual maturity of less than
10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(J)
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negotiable
debt obligations of Italy (with local and foreign currency issuer
ratings
of AA by S&P or above) with a residual maturity of less than 10
years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(K)
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negotiable
debt obligations of the Netherlands (with local and foreign currency
issuer ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual maturity of less
than 10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(L)
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negotiable
senior debt obligations of the US Government National Mortgage
Association, the US Federal National Mortgage Association, the US
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the US Student Loans Marketing Association
or a US Federal Home Loan Bank (all entities rated AAA by S&P or
above) with a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater
than 1
year but less than 3 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 97.1%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(M)
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negotiable
senior debt obligations of the US Government National Mortgage
Association, the US Federal National Mortgage Association, the US
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the US Student Loans Marketing Association
or a US Federal Home Loan Bank (all entities rated AAA by S&P or
above) with a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater
than 3
years but less than 5 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 94.3%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(N)
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negotiable
senior debt obligations of the US Government National Mortgage
Association, the US Federal National Mortgage Association, the US
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the US Student Loans Marketing Association
or a US Federal Home Loan Bank (all entities rated AAA by S&P or
above) with a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater
than 5
years but less than 7 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 91.5%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(O)
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negotiable
senior debt obligations of the US Government National Mortgage
Association, the US Federal National Mortgage Association, the US
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the US Student Loans Marketing Association
or a US Federal Home Loan Bank (all entities rated AAA by S&P or
above) with a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater
than 7
years but less than 10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 89.3%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(iii) |
Thresholds.
|
(A) |
"Independent
Amount"
means, for Party A and Party B, with respect to each Transaction,
zero.
|
(B) |
"Threshold"
means, for Party A: infinity, unless (1) any of an Initial S&P Rating
Event, a Subsequent S&P Rating Event, a Fitch Rating Event, a First
Subsequent Fitch Rating Event or a Second Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event
has occurred and is continuing and Party A has not taken alternative
action as contemplated by Part 5 of the Schedule to the Agreement
or (2)
no Relevant Entity has the First Trigger Required Ratings and either
(a)
no Relevant Entity has had the First Trigger Required Ratings since
this
Credit Support Annex was executed or (b) at least 30 Local Business
Days
have elapsed since the last time a Relevant Entity had the First
Trigger
Required Ratings, in which case the Threshold for Party A shall
be zero;
and
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"Threshold"
means,
for Party B: infinity
(C) |
"Minimum
Transfer Amount"
means, with respect to Party A, and Party B, GBP 50,000; provided,
that if
(1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing in respect
of which
Party A is the Defaulting Party, or (2) an Additional Termination
Event
has occurred in respect of which Party A is an Affected Party,
the Minimum
Transfer Amount with respect to Party A shall be
zero.
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(D) |
"Rounding".
The Delivery Amount will be rounded up to the nearest integral
multiple of
GBP 10,000 and the Return Amount will be rounded down to the nearest
integral multiple of GBP 10,000, subject to the maximum Return
Amount
being equal to the Credit Support
Balance.
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(c) |
Valuation
and Timing.
|
(i) |
"Valuation
Agent" means
Party A in all circumstances.
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(ii) |
"Valuation
Date" means
the first Business Day of each calendar week; provided that if
such day is
not a Local Business Day then the Valuation Date shall be the preceding
day that is a Local Business Day and provided that for so long
as the
Second Rating Trigger Requirements apply, Valuation Date shall
mean each
Local Business Day.
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(iii) |
"Valuation
Time" means
the close of business on the Local Business Day immediately preceding
the
Valuation Date or date of calculation, as applicable; provided
that the
calculations of Value and Exposure will be made as of approximately
the
same time on the same date.
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(iv) |
"Notification
Time" means
by 5.00p.m., London time, on a Local Business
Day.
|
(d) |
Exchange
Date.
"Exchange Date" has the meaning specified in Paragraph
3(c)(ii).
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(e) |
Dispute
Resolution.
|
(i) |
"Resolution
Time" means
2.00 p.m., London time, on the Local Business Day following the
date on
which notice is given that gives rise to a dispute under Paragraph
4.
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(ii) |
"Value". For
the purpose of Paragraphs 4(a)(4)(i)(C) and 4(a)(4)(ii), the Value
of the
outstanding Credit Support Balance or of any transfer of Eligible
Credit
Support or Equivalent Credit Support, as the case may be, will
be
calculated as follows:
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For
Eligible Credit Support comprised in a Credit Support Balance that
is:
(A) |
an
amount of cash, the Base Currency Equivalent of such amount;
and
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(B) |
a
security, the sum of (a)(x) the last bid price on such date for
such
securities on the principal national securities exchange on which
such
securities are listed, multiplied by the applicable Valuation Percentage;
or (y) where any securities are not listed on a national securities
exchange, the bid price for such securities quoted as at the close
of
business on such date by any principal market maker (which shall
not be,
and shall be independent from, the Valuation Agent) for such securities
chosen by the Valuation Agent, multiplied by the applicable Valuation
Percentage; or (z) if no such bid price is listed or quoted for
such date,
the last bid price listed or quoted (as the case may be), as of
the day
next preceding such date on which such prices were available, multiplied
by the applicable Valuation percentage; plus (b) the accrued interest
where applicable on such securities (except to the extent that
such
interest shall have been paid to the Transferor pursuant to Paragraph
5(c)(ii) or included in the applicable price referred to in subparagraph
(a) above) as of such date.
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(iii) |
"Alternative". The
provisions of Paragraph 4 will
apply.
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(f) |
Distribution
and Interest Amount.
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(i) |
Interest
Rate. The
"Interest
Rate"
will be, with respect to the Base Currency, such rate as may be
agreed
between the parties from time to time, and subject to confirmation
from
Moody's that it shall not affect the then current ratings of the
Series 1
Class B1
Master Issuer Notes. In the event that the parties agree that Eligible
Credit Support may include currencies other than the Base Currency,
the
"Interest
Rate"
with respect to each such currency shall be such rate as may be
agreed
between the parties at the time that it is agreed that Eligible
Credit
Support may include such currency and subject to confirmation from
Moody's
that it shall not affect the then current ratings of the Series
1 Class
B1
Master Issuer Notes.
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(ii) |
Transfer
of Interest Amount.
The transfer of the Interest Amount will be made on the first Local
Business Day following the end of each calendar month to the extent
that
Party B has earned and received such amount of interest and that
a
Delivery Amount would not be created or increased by that transfer,
and on
any other Local Business Day on which Equivalent Credit Support
is
transferred to the Transferor pursuant to Paragraph 2(b), provided
that
Party B shall only be obliged to transfer any Interest Amount to
Party A
to the extent that it has received such
amount.
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(iii) |
Alternative
to Interest Amount.
The provisions of Paragraph 5(c)(ii) will apply. For the purposes
of
calculating the Interest Amount the amount of interest calculated
for each
day of the Interest Period shall, with respect to any Eligible
Currency,
be compounded daily.
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(iv) |
Interest
Amount.
The definition of "Interest
Amount"
shall be deleted and replaced with the
following:
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"Interest
Amount"
means,
with respect to an Interest Period and each portion of the Credit Support
Balance comprised of cash in an Eligible Currency, the sum of the amounts of
interest determined for each day in that Interest Period by the Valuation Agent
as follows:
(x) |
the
amount of such currency comprised in the Credit Support Balance
at the
close of business for general dealings in the relevant currency
on such
day (or, if such day is not a Local Business Day, on the immediately
preceding Local Business Day); multiplied
by
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(y) |
the
relevant Interest Rate; divided by
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(z) |
360
(or in the case of Pounds Sterling,
365).
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(v) |
"Distributions" means,
with respect to any Eligible Credit Support comprised in the Credit
Support Balance consisting of securities, all principal, interest
and
other payments and distributions of cash or other property which
a holder
of securities of the same type, nominal value, description and
amount as
such Eligible Credit Support would have received from time to
time.
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(vi) |
"Distributions
Date"
means, with respect to any Eligible Credit Support comprised in
the Credit
Support Balance other than cash, each date on which a holder of
such
Eligible Credit Support would have received Distributions or, if
that date
is not a Local Business Day, the next following Local Business
Day.
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(g) |
Addresses
for Transfers.
|
Party
A:
Details to be obtained from:
Credit
Suisse, London Branch
One
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X00 0XX
Xxxxxxx
7
Attention:
Head
of
OTC Operations - Operations Department
Facsimile
No.: x00
00
0000 0000
Party
B: Details to be obtained from:
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Xxxxxx Master Issuer plc, |
c/o
Abbey National plc
0
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx'x
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
XX0 0XX
|
Collateral calls / queries should be addressed to: | Xxxxxx Master Issuer plc, |
c/o
Abbey National plc
0
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx'x
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
XX0 0XX
|
Attention:
Company
Secretary
Facsimile
No.: x00
(0)
00 0000 0000
With a copy to: |
Xxxxxx
Master Issuer plc,
|
c/o
Abbey National plc
|
|
Abbey
House (AAM 129)
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx XX0 0XX
|
Attention:
Securitisation
Team, Retail Credit Risk
Facsimile
No.: x00
(0)
0000 000 000
(h) |
Other
Provisions.
|
(i) |
Transfer
Timing
|
1) |
The
final paragraph of Paragraph 3(a) shall be deleted and replaced with
the
following:
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"Subject
to Paragraph 4, and unless otherwise specified, any transfer of Eligible Credit
Support or Equivalent Credit Support (whether by the Transferor pursuant to
Paragraph 2(a) or by the Transferee pursuant to Paragraph 2(b)) shall be made
not later than the close of business on the Settlement Day."
2) |
The
definition of Settlement Day shall be deleted and replaced with the
following:
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"Settlement
Day"
means
the next Local Business Day after the Demand Date
3) |
For
the purposes of this Paragraph
11(h)(i):
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"Demand
Date"
means,
with respect to a transfer by a party:
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(i) |
in
the case of a transfer pursuant to Xxxxxxxxx 0, Xxxxxxxxx 3 or
Paragraph
4(a)(2), the relevant Valuation Date (and for the avoidance of
doubt, for
the purposes of Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 4(a)(2), the Transferor
will be
deemed to receive notice of the demand by the Transferee to make
a
transfer of Eligible Credit Support);
and
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(ii) |
in
the case of a transfer pursuant to Paragraph 3(c)(ii)(A), the
date on
which the Transferee has given its consent to the proposed
exchange.
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For
the
avoidance of doubt, on each Demand Date the Transferor shall deliver to the
Transferee and the Note Trustee a statement showing the amount of Eligible
Credit Support to be delivered.
(ii) |
Costs
of Transfer on
Exchange
|
Notwithstanding
Paragraph 8, the Transferor will be responsible for, and will reimburse the
Transferee for, all transfer and other taxes and other costs involved in the
transfer of Eligible Credit Support from the Transferor to the Transferee or
in
the transfer of Equivalent Credit Support from the Transferee to the Transferor
hereto.
(iii) |
Cumulative
Rights
|
The
rights, powers and remedies of the Transferee under this Annex shall be in
addition to all rights, powers and remedies given to the Transferee by this
Agreement or by virtue of any statute or rule of law, all of which rights,
powers and remedies shall be cumulative and may be exercised successively or
concurrently without impairing the rights of the Transferee in the Credit
Support Balance created pursuant to this Annex.
(iv) |
Single
Transferor and Single
Transferee
|
Party
A
and Party B agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Annex,
(including, without limitation, the recital hereto, Paragraph 2 or the
definitions in Paragraph 10), (a) the term "Transferee"
as used
in this Annex means only Party B, (b) the term "Transferor"
as used
in this Annex means only Party A, (c) only Party A will be required to make
Transfers of Eligible Credit Support hereunder; and (d) in the calculation
of
any Credit Support Amount, where the Transferee's Exposure would be expressed
as
a negative number, such Exposure shall be deemed to be zero.
(v) |
Ratings
Criteria
|
"Ratings
Criteria"
means,
the criteria used by S&P (as set out in S&P's Structured Finance reports
entitled "Standard & Poor's Global Interest Rate and Currency Swap
Counterparty Rating Criteria Expanded" dated 17 December 2003 and "Global
Interest Rate and Currency Swaps: Calculating the Collateral Required Amount"
dated 26 February
2004) ("S&P
Criteria"),
the
criteria used by Moody's (as set out below ("Moody's
Criteria")
and/or
the criteria used by Fitch (as set out in Fitch's Structured Finance Report
entitled "Counterparty Risk in Structured Finance Transactions: Swap Criteria"
dated 13 September 2004) ("Fitch
Criteria")
for
the purposes of determining the amount of Eligible Credit Support Party A is
required to transfer hereunder following a credit ratings downgrade where Party
A has opted to transfer Eligible Credit Support in support of its obligations
under this Agreement pursuant to Part 5(7) of this Agreement.
Moody's
Criteria
"Credit
Support Amount"
shall
be:
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(1) |
for
so long as (A) the Second Rating Trigger Requirements do not
apply or (B)
less than 30 Local Business Days have elapsed since the last
time the
Second Rating Trigger Requirements did not apply, the greater
of:
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(i) |
zero;
and
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(ii) |
the
sum of (x) the Transferee’s Exposure and (y) the aggregate of the
Additional First Trigger Collateral Amounts for all Transactions
(other
than the Transaction constituted by this Annex),
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(where
“Additional
First Trigger Collateral Amount”
means,
for each Transaction, the lesser of:
(a)
the
sum
of (x) the Party A Currency Amount for such Transaction multiplied by 0.02
and
(y) DV01 for such Transaction multiplied by 20; and
(b)the
Party
A Currency Amount for such Transaction multiplied by 0.05.
minus
the
Threshold in respect of Party A
(2) |
for
so long as the Second Rating Trigger Requirements do apply and
30 or more
Local Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Second
Rating
Trigger Requirements did not apply, with respect to a Valuation
Date, the
greater of:
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(i) |
zero;
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(ii) |
the
aggregate amount of the Next Payments for all Next Payment Dates;
and
|
(iii) |
the
sum of (x) the Transferee’s Exposure and (y) the aggregate of the
Additional Second Trigger Collateral Amounts for all Transactions
(other
than the Transaction constituted by this Annex),
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where,
“Additional
Second Trigger Collateral Amount”
means,
for each Transaction, the lesser of:
(a)the
sum
of (x) Party A Currency Amount for such Transaction multiplied by 0.06 and
(y)
DV01 for such Transaction multiplied by 30; and
(b)the
Party
A Currency Amount for such Transaction multiplied by 0.11.
For
the
purpose of this definition, “DV01”
means
with respect to a Transaction and any date of determination, the estimated
change in the Transferee's Exposure with respect to such Transaction that would
result from a one basis point change in the relevant swap curve on such date,
as
determined by the Valuation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable
manner. The Valuation Agent shall, upon request of Party B, provide to Party
B a
statement showing in reasonable detail such calculation;
“Next
Payment”
means,
in respect of each Next Payment Date, the greater of (i) the amount of any
payments due to be made by Party A under Section 2(a) on such Next Payment
Date
less any payments due to be made by Party B under Section 2(a) on such Next
Payment Date (in each case, after giving effect to any applicable netting under
Section 2(c)) and (ii) zero.
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“Next
Payment Date”
means
each date on which the next scheduled payment under any Transaction is due
to be
paid.
Fitch
Criteria
"Credit
Support Amount"
shall
mean at any time for the purposes of the Fitch Criteria with respect to a
Transferor on a Valuation Date (i) at any time that the Threshold for Party
A is
infinity, zero and (ii) at any time that the Threshold for Party A is zero,
the
result of the following formula:
max
[MV
plus
VC x 105
per cent multiplied
by
N;
0]
where:
"max"
means
maximum;
"MV"
means
the Transferee's Exposure;
"VC"
means
the applicable volatility cushion at that time determined by reference to the
table headed "Volatility Cushion (%)" appearing at the end of Appendix 2 to
the
Fitch Criteria (and for such purpose calculating the relevant Weighted Average
Life assuming a zero prepayment rate and zero default rate in relation to the
mortgages beneficially owned by Party B), if applicable; and
"N"
means
the aggregate Currency Amounts applicable to Party A in respect of all
Transactions under this Agreement (other than the Transaction constituted by
this Annex) outstanding at that time.
S&P
Criteria
"Credit
Support Amount"
shall
mean (i) at any time that the Threshold for Party A is infinity, zero and (ii)
at any time that the Threshold for Party A is zero, an amount determined in
accordance with the S&P Criteria.
(vi) |
Calculations.
|
Paragraph
3(b) of this Annex shall be amended by inserting the words "and shall provide
each party (or the other party, if the Valuation Agent is a party) with a
description in reasonable detail of how such calculations were made, upon
request" after the word "calculations" in the third line thereof.
(vii) |
Independent
Party.
|
If
Party
A is at any time rated below "A3" or "Prime-2" by Moody's or below "BBB+" or
"F2" by Fitch, Party A shall (i) on a weekly basis (on the same date that the
Valuation Agent makes its calculation), obtain a calculation from a party which
is independent to Party A's trading desk (or the equivalent) (for example the
middle office or market risk department of Party A, Party A's auditors or a
consulting firm in derivative products appointed by Party A) to validate the
calculation of any calculation by Party A's trading desk (or the equivalent);
and (ii) upon the written request of Moody's or Fitch, on a monthly basis,
use
its best efforts to seek two quotations from Reference Market-makers; provided
that if 2 Reference Market-makers are not available to provide a quotation,
then
fewer than 2 Reference Market-makers may be used for such purpose, and if no
Reference Market-makers are available, the Master Issuer Security Trustee will
determine an alternative source, for the purpose of calculations. Where more
than one quotation is obtained, the quotation representing the greatest amount
of Exposure of the Transferee shall be used by the Valuation
Agent."
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(viii) |
Definitions.
As
used in this Annex, the following terms shall
mean:
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"Fitch"
means
Fitch Ratings Ltd and includes any successors thereto;
"Moody's"
means
Xxxxx'x Investors Service Limited and includes any successors thereto;
"S&P"
means
Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the
parties have signed this Annex as of the date first above written.
CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
|
XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
|
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By:
Title:
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By:
Title:
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Date:
|
Date:
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By:
Title:
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By:
Title:
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Date:
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Date:
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THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON BRANCH
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By:
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Title:
Date:
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By:
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Title:
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Date:
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13
Series
1 Class B1
|
APPENDIX
A
Moody's
Eligible Collateral and Valuation Percentages
FIRST
TRIGGER
|
SECOND
TRIGGER
|
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INSTRUMENT
|
||||||
Sterling
Cash
|
100%
|
100%
|
||||
EURO
Cash
|
98%
|
97%
|
||||
U.S.
Dollar Cash
|
97%
|
95%
|
||||
Fixed-Rate
Negotiable Treasury Debt Issued by The U.S. Treasury Department with
Remaining Maturity
|
||||||
<
1 Year
1
to 2 years
2
to 3 years
3
to 5 years
5
to 7 years
7
to 10 years
10
to 20 years
>
20 years
|
|
97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
|
95%
94%
93%
92%
91%
89%
86%
84%
|
|||
Floating-Rate
Negotiable Treasury Debt Issued by The U.S. Treasury
Department
|
||||||
All
Maturities
|
97%
|
94%
|
||||
Fixed-Rate
U.S. Agency Debentures with Remaining Maturity
|
||||||
<
1 Year
1
to 2 years
2
to 3 years
3
to 5 years
5
to 7 years
7
to 10 years
10
to 20 years
>
20 years
|
|
97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
|
94%
94%
93%
91%
90%
88%
85%
83%
|
|
||
Floating-Rate
U.S. Agency Debentures
|
||||||
All
Maturities
|
97%
|
93%
|
||||
Fixed-Rate
Euro-Zone Government Bonds Rated Aa3
or
Above with Remaining Maturity
|
||||||
<
1 Year
1
to 2 years
2
to 3 years
3
to 5 years
5
to 7 years
7
to 10 years
10
to 20 years
>
20 years
|
|
98%
98%
98%
98%
98%
98%
98%
98%
|
97%
96%
95%
93%
92%
91%
86%
84%
|
|
||
Floating-Rate
Euro-Zone Government Bonds Rated Aa3
or
Above
|
||||||
All
Maturities
|
98%
|
96%
|
||||
Fixed-Rate
United Kingdom Gilts with Remaining Maturity
|
||||||
<
1 Year
1
to 2 years
2
to 3 years
3
to 5 years
5
to 7 years
7
to 10 years
10
to 20 years
>
20 years
|
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
|
99%
98%
97%
96%
95%
94%
90%
88%
|
|
|||
Floating-Rate
United Kingdom Gilts
|
||||||
All
Maturities
|
100%
|
99%
|
||||
All
other instruments
|
zero
or such other percentage in respect of which Moody’s has delivered a
writted ratings affirmation in relation to the most senior rated
notes
|
zero
or such other percentage in respect of which Moody’s has delivered a
writted ratings affirmation in relation to the most senior rated
notes
|
For
the
purpose of the table above, the column headed “First Trigger” applies for so
long as (A) the Second Rating Trigger Requirements do not apply or (B) less
than
30 Local Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Second Rating
Trigger Requirements did not apply and the column headed “Second Trigger”
applies at any other time.
1
Series
1 Class C1
|
CREDIT
SUPPORT ANNEX
Elections
and Variables dated as of 15 August 2007
Between
CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
("Party
A")
and
XXXXXX
MASTER ISSUER PLC
("Party
B")
and
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON BRANCH
(the
"Master Issuer Security Trustee")
Paragraph
11. Elections and Variables
(a)
|
Base
Currency and Eligible Currency.
|
(i) |
"Base
Currency" means
GBP.
|
(ii) |
"Eligible
Currency" means
the Base Currency and U.S. Dollars.
|
It
is
agreed by the parties that where the Credit Support Amount is transferred in
a
currency other than the Base Currency, the Valuation Percentage specified in
Paragraph 11(b)(ii) in relation to S&P and Fitch shall be reduced by a
percentage agreed by the parties and approved by the relevant Rating Agency
("Additional
Valuation Percentage").
(b)
|
Credit
Support Obligations.
|
(i) |
Delivery
Amount, Return Amount and Credit Support
Amount.
|
(A)
|
"Delivery
Amount"
has the meaning specified in Paragraph 2(a), as amended (I) by deleting
the words "upon a demand made by the Transferee on or promptly following
a
Valuation Date" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "not later
than
the close of business on each Valuation Date" and (II) by deleting
in its
entirety the sentence beginning "Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph
11(b)" and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
|
"The
"Delivery
Amount"
applicable to the Transferor for any Valuation Date will equal the greatest
of:
(1) |
the
amount by which (a) the Credit Support Amount (determined according
to the
Fitch Criteria) exceeds (b) the Value (determined using the Fitch
Valuation Percentages in Paragraph 11(b)(ii)) as of such Valuation
Date of
the Transferor’s Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior
Delivery Amount and to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer
of
which, in each case, has not yet been completed and for which the
relevant
Settlement Day falls on or after such Valuation
Date);
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(2) |
the
amount by which (a) the Credit Support Amount (determined according
to the
Xxxxx’x Criteria) exceeds (b) the Value (determined using the applicable
Xxxxx’x Valuation Percentages in Appendix A) as of such Valuation Date
of
the Transferor’s Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior
Delivery Amount and to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer
of
which, in each case, has not yet been completed and for which the
relevant
Settlement Day falls on or after such Valuation Date);
and
|
1
(3) |
the
amount by which (a) the Credit Support Amount (determined according
to the
S&P Criteria) exceeds (b) the Value (determined using the S&P’s
Valuation Percentages in Paragraph 11(b)(ii)) as of such Valuation
Date of
the Transferor’s Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior
Delivery Amount and to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer
of
which, in each case, has not yet been completed and for which the
relevant
Settlement Day falls on or after such Valuation
Date).”
|
Provided
that, in respect of any Valuation Date, the Value of the Eligible Credit Support
to be transferred under Paragraph 2(a) shall be calculated using the applicable
Valuation Percentages for the rating agency whose criteria have resulted in
the
greatest amount under (1), (2) and (3) of this Paragraph
11(b)(i)(A).
Provided
further that if , in respect of any Valuation Date, the Delivery Amount is
greater than zero, the Transferor will transfer to the Transferee sufficient
Eligible Credit Support to ensure that, immediately following such transfer,
none of the amounts calculated under (1), (2) and (3) of this Paragraph
11(b)(i)(A) shall be greater than zero.
(B)
|
"Return
Amount"
has the meaning as specified in Paragraph 2(b) as amended by deleting
in
its entirety the sentence beginning "Unless otherwise specified in
Paragraph 11(b)" and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
|
"The
"Return
Amount"
applicable to the Transferee for any Valuation Date will equal the least
of:
(1) |
the
amount by which (a) the Value (determined using the Fitch Valuation
Percentages in Paragraph 11(b)(ii)) as of such Valuation Date of
the
Transferor’s Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior
Delivery Amount and to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer
of
which, in each case, has not yet been completed and for which the
relevant
Settlement Day falls on or after such Valuation Date) exceeds (b)
the
Credit Support Amount (determined according to the Fitch Criteria),
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(2) |
the
amount by which (a) the Value (determined using the Moody’s Valuation
Percentages in Appendix A) as of such Valuation Date of the Transferor’s
Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior Delivery Amount
and
to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer of which, in each
case,
has not yet been completed and for which the relevant Settlement
Day falls
on or after such Valuation Date) exceeds (b) the Credit Support Amount
(determined according to the Xxxxx’x Criteria);
and
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(3) |
the
amount by which (a) the Value (determined using the S&P’s Valuation
Percentages in Paragraph 11(b)(ii)) as of such Valuation Date of
the
Transferor’s Credit Support Balance (adjusted to include any prior
Delivery Amount and to exclude any prior Return Amount, the transfer
of
which, in each case, has not yet been completed and for which the
relevant
Settlement Day falls on or after such Valuation Date) exceeds (b)
the
Credit Support Amount (determined according to the S&P
Criteria).”
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Provided
that, in respect of any Valuation Date, the Value of the Eligible Credit Support
to be transferred under Paragraph 2(b) shall be calculated using the applicable
Valuation Percentages for the rating agency whose criteria have resulted in
the
lowest amount under (1), (2) and (3) of this Paragraph 11(b)(i)(B).
Provided
further that in no event shall the Transferee be required to transfer any
Equivalent Credit Support under Paragraph 2(b) if, immediately following such
transfer, any of the amounts calculated under (1), (2) and (3) of Paragraph
11(b)(i)(A) (Delivery Amount) would be greater than zero.
(C)
|
"Credit
Support Amount"
has the meaning specified under the relevant definition of Ratings
Criteria.
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(ii) |
Eligible
Credit Support. On
any date:
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(A)
|
for
the purpose of Moody’s the collateral specified in Appendix A will qualify
as "Eligible
Credit Support"
for Party A and Valuation Percentages shall apply as set out in such
table; and
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(B)
|
for
the purpose of Fitch the following items will qualify as "Eligible
Credit Support"
for Party A:
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Eligible
Credit Support
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Valuation
Percentage
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(A)
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cash
in an Eligible Currency
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100%
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(B)
|
negotiable
debt obligations issued after 18 July 1984 by the U.S. Treasury Department
having a residual maturity on such date of less than 1 year (with
local
and foreign currency issuer ratings of AAA by S&P or
above).
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For
the purposes of S&P 98.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable (the "Advance
Rate")
under the heading "Notes Rating/AAA" in the table entitled "Advance
Rates
(%)" in Appendix 3 to Fitch's Structured Finance Report entitled
"Counterparty Risk in Structured Finance Transactions: Swap Criteria"
dated 13 September 2004 (the "Fitch Report").
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(C)
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negotiable
debt obligations issued after 18 July 1984 by the U.S. Treasury Department
having a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater than
1 year
but less than 5 years (with local and foreign currency issuer ratings
of
AAA by S&P or above).
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For
the purposes of S&P when residual maturity is less than 3 years in
such circumstances, 97.1%, and when residual maturity is less than
5 years
in such circumstances, 91.2%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate,
if applicable.
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(D)
|
negotiable
debt obligations issued after 18 July 1984 by the U.S. Treasury Department
having a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater than
5 years
but less than 10 years (with local and foreign currency issuer ratings
of
AAA by S&P or above).
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For
the purposes of S&P when residual maturity is less than 7 years in
such circumstances, 87.5%, and when residual maturity is less than
10
years in such circumstances 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the
Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(E)
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negotiable
debt obligations of the Federal Republic of Germany (with local and
foreign currency issuer ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual
maturity of less than 10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(F)
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negotiable
debt obligations of the Republic of France (with local and foreign
currency issuer ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual
maturity of less than 10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(G)
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negotiable
debt obligations of Belgium (with local and foreign currency issuer
ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual maturity of less than
10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(H)
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negotiable
debt obligations of the United Kingdom (with local and foreign currency
issuer ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual maturity of less
than 10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(I)
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negotiable
debt obligations of Switzerland (with local and foreign currency
issuer
ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual maturity of less than
10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
|
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(J)
|
negotiable
debt obligations of Italy (with local and foreign currency issuer
ratings
of AA by S&P or above) with a residual maturity of less than 10
years.
|
For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
|
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(K)
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negotiable
debt obligations of the Netherlands (with local and foreign currency
issuer ratings of AA by S&P or above) with a residual maturity of less
than 10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 83.8%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(L)
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negotiable
senior debt obligations of the US Government National Mortgage
Association, the US Federal National Mortgage Association, the US
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the US Student Loans Marketing Association
or a US Federal Home Loan Bank (all entities rated AAA by S&P or
above) with a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater
than 1
year but less than 3 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 97.1%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(M)
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negotiable
senior debt obligations of the US Government National Mortgage
Association, the US Federal National Mortgage Association, the US
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the US Student Loans Marketing Association
or a US Federal Home Loan Bank (all entities rated AAA by S&P or
above) with a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater
than 3
years but less than 5 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 94.3%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(N)
|
negotiable
senior debt obligations of the US Government National Mortgage
Association, the US Federal National Mortgage Association, the US
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the US Student Loans Marketing Association
or a US Federal Home Loan Bank (all entities rated AAA by S&P or
above) with a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater
than 5
years but less than 7 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 91.5%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
|
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(O)
|
negotiable
senior debt obligations of the US Government National Mortgage
Association, the US Federal National Mortgage Association, the US
Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the US Student Loans Marketing Association
or a US Federal Home Loan Bank (all entities rated AAA by S&P or
above) with a residual maturity on such date equal to or greater
than 7
years but less than 10 years.
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For
the purposes of S&P 89.3%; for the purposes of Fitch, the Advance
Rate, if applicable.
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(iii) |
Thresholds.
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(A)
|
"Independent
Amount"
means, for Party A and Party B, with respect to each Transaction,
zero.
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(B)
|
"Threshold"
means, for Party A: infinity, unless (1) any of an Initial S&P Rating
Event, a Subsequent S&P Rating Event, a Fitch Rating Event, a First
Subsequent Fitch Rating Event or a Second Subsequent Fitch Rating
Event
has occurred and is continuing and Party A has not taken alternative
action as contemplated by Part 5 of the Schedule to the Agreement
or (2)
no Relevant Entity has the First Trigger Required Ratings and either
(a)
no Relevant Entity has had the First Trigger Required Ratings since
this
Credit Support Annex was executed or (b) at least 30 Local Business
Days
have elapsed since the last time a Relevant Entity had the First
Trigger
Required Ratings, in which case the Threshold for Party A shall be
zero;
and
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"Threshold"
means,
for Party B: infinity
(C)
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"Minimum
Transfer Amount"
means, with respect to Party A, and Party B, GBP 50,000; provided,
that if
(1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing in respect
of which
Party A is the Defaulting Party, or (2) an Additional Termination
Event
has occurred in respect of which Party A is an Affected Party, the
Minimum
Transfer Amount with respect to Party A shall be
zero.
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(D)
|
"Rounding".
The Delivery Amount will be rounded up to the nearest integral multiple
of
GBP 10,000 and the Return Amount will be rounded down to the nearest
integral multiple of GBP 10,000, subject to the maximum Return Amount
being equal to the Credit Support
Balance.
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(c)
|
Valuation
and Timing.
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(i) |
"Valuation
Agent" means
Party A in all circumstances.
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(ii) |
"Valuation
Date" means
the first Business Day of each calendar week; provided that if such
day is
not a Local Business Day then the Valuation Date shall be the preceding
day that is a Local Business Day and provided that for so long as
the
Second Rating Trigger Requirements apply, Valuation Date shall mean
each
Local Business Day.
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(iii) |
"Valuation
Time" means
the close of business on the Local Business Day immediately preceding
the
Valuation Date or date of calculation, as applicable; provided that
the
calculations of Value and Exposure will be made as of approximately
the
same time on the same date.
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(iv) |
"Notification
Time" means
by 5.00p.m., London time, on a Local Business
Day.
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(d)
|
Exchange
Date.
"Exchange Date" has the meaning specified in Paragraph
3(c)(ii).
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(e)
|
Dispute
Resolution.
|
(i) |
"Resolution
Time" means
2.00 p.m., London time, on the Local Business Day following the date
on
which notice is given that gives rise to a dispute under Paragraph
4.
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(ii) |
"Value". For
the purpose of Paragraphs 4(a)(4)(i)(C) and 4(a)(4)(ii), the Value
of the
outstanding Credit Support Balance or of any transfer of Eligible
Credit
Support or Equivalent Credit Support, as the case may be, will be
calculated as follows:
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For
Eligible Credit Support comprised in a Credit Support Balance that
is:
(A)
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an
amount of cash, the Base Currency Equivalent of such amount;
and
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(B)
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a
security, the sum of (a)(x) the last bid price on such date for such
securities on the principal national securities exchange on which
such
securities are listed, multiplied by the applicable Valuation Percentage;
or (y) where any securities are not listed on a national securities
exchange, the bid price for such securities quoted as at the close
of
business on such date by any principal market maker (which shall
not be,
and shall be independent from, the Valuation Agent) for such securities
chosen by the Valuation Agent, multiplied by the applicable Valuation
Percentage; or (z) if no such bid price is listed or quoted for such
date,
the last bid price listed or quoted (as the case may be), as of the
day
next preceding such date on which such prices were available, multiplied
by the applicable Valuation percentage; plus (b) the accrued interest
where applicable on such securities (except to the extent that such
interest shall have been paid to the Transferor pursuant to Paragraph
5(c)(ii) or included in the applicable price referred to in subparagraph
(a) above) as of such date.
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(iii) |
"Alternative". The
provisions of Paragraph 4 will
apply.
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(f)
|
Distribution
and Interest Amount.
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(i) |
Interest
Rate. The
"Interest
Rate"
will be, with respect to the Base Currency, such rate as may be agreed
between the parties from time to time, and subject to confirmation
from
Moody's that it shall not affect the then current ratings of the
Series 1
Class C1
Master Issuer Notes. In the event that the parties agree that Eligible
Credit Support may include currencies other than the Base Currency,
the
"Interest
Rate"
with respect to each such currency shall be such rate as may be agreed
between the parties at the time that it is agreed that Eligible Credit
Support may include such currency and subject to confirmation from
Moody's
that it shall not affect the then current ratings of the Series 1
Class
C1
Master Issuer Notes.
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(ii) |
Transfer
of Interest Amount.
The transfer of the Interest Amount will be made on the first Local
Business Day following the end of each calendar month to the extent
that
Party B has earned and received such amount of interest and that
a
Delivery Amount would not be created or increased by that transfer,
and on
any other Local Business Day on which Equivalent Credit Support is
transferred to the Transferor pursuant to Paragraph 2(b), provided
that
Party B shall only be obliged to transfer any Interest Amount to
Party A
to the extent that it has received such
amount.
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(iii) |
Alternative
to Interest Amount.
The provisions of Paragraph 5(c)(ii) will apply. For the purposes
of
calculating the Interest Amount the amount of interest calculated
for each
day of the Interest Period shall, with respect to any Eligible Currency,
be compounded daily.
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(iv) |
Interest
Amount.
The definition of "Interest
Amount"
shall be deleted and replaced with the
following:
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"Interest
Amount"
means,
with respect to an Interest Period and each portion of the Credit Support
Balance comprised of cash in an Eligible Currency, the sum of the amounts of
interest determined for each day in that Interest Period by the Valuation Agent
as follows:
(x) |
the
amount of such currency comprised in the Credit Support Balance at
the
close of business for general dealings in the relevant currency on
such
day (or, if such day is not a Local Business Day, on the immediately
preceding Local Business Day); multiplied
by
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(y) |
the
relevant Interest Rate; divided by
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(z) |
360
(or in the case of Pounds Sterling,
365).
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(v) |
"Distributions" means,
with respect to any Eligible Credit Support comprised in the Credit
Support Balance consisting of securities, all principal, interest
and
other payments and distributions of cash or other property which
a holder
of securities of the same type, nominal value, description and amount
as
such Eligible Credit Support would have received from time to
time.
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(vi) |
"Distributions
Date"
means, with respect to any Eligible Credit Support comprised in the
Credit
Support Balance other than cash, each date on which a holder of such
Eligible Credit Support would have received Distributions or, if
that date
is not a Local Business Day, the next following Local Business
Day.
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(g)
|
Addresses
for Transfers.
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Party
A:
Details to be obtained from:
Credit
Suisse, London Branch
One
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X00 0XX
Xxxxxxx
7
Attention: |
Head
of OTC Operations - Operations Department
|
Facsimile |
No.: x00
00 0000 0000
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Party B: Details to be obtained from: |
Xxxxxx
Master Issuer plc,
|
c/o
Abbey
National plc
0
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx'x
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
XX0 0XX
Collateral calls / queries should be addressed to: |
Xxxxxx
Master Issuer plc,
|
c/o
Abbey
National plc
0
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx'x
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
XX0 0XX
Attention: |
Company
Secretary
|
Facsimile No.: |
x00
(0) 00 0000 0000
|
With a copy to: |
Xxxxxx
Master Issuer plc,
|
c/o
Abbey
National plc
Abbey
House (AAM 129)
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx XX0 0XX
Attention: |
Securitisation
Team, Retail Credit Risk
|
Facsimile No.: |
x00
(0) 0000 000 000
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(h)
|
Other
Provisions.
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(i) |
Transfer
Timing
|
1) |
The
final paragraph of Paragraph 3(a) shall be deleted and replaced with
the
following:
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"Subject
to Paragraph 4, and unless otherwise specified, any transfer of Eligible Credit
Support or Equivalent Credit Support (whether by the Transferor pursuant to
Paragraph 2(a) or by the Transferee pursuant to Paragraph 2(b)) shall be made
not later than the close of business on the Settlement Day."
2) |
The
definition of Settlement Day shall be deleted and replaced with the
following:
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"Settlement
Day"
means
the next Local Business Day after the Demand Date
3) |
For
the purposes of this Paragraph
11(h)(i):
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"Demand
Date"
means,
with respect to a transfer by a party:
(i) |
in
the case of a transfer pursuant to Xxxxxxxxx 0, Xxxxxxxxx 3 or Paragraph
4(a)(2), the relevant Valuation Date (and for the avoidance of doubt,
for
the purposes of Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 4(a)(2), the Transferor
will be
deemed to receive notice of the demand by the Transferee to make
a
transfer of Eligible Credit Support);
and
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(ii) |
in
the case of a transfer pursuant to Paragraph 3(c)(ii)(A), the date
on
which the Transferee has given its consent to the proposed
exchange.
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For
the
avoidance of doubt, on each Demand Date the Transferor shall deliver to the
Transferee and the Note Trustee a statement showing the amount of Eligible
Credit Support to be delivered.
(ii) |
Costs
of Transfer on
Exchange
|
Notwithstanding
Paragraph 8, the Transferor will be responsible for, and will reimburse the
Transferee for, all transfer and other taxes and other costs involved in the
transfer of Eligible Credit Support from the Transferor to the Transferee or
in
the transfer of Equivalent Credit Support from the Transferee to the Transferor
hereto.
(iii) |
Cumulative
Rights
|
The
rights, powers and remedies of the Transferee under this Annex shall be in
addition to all rights, powers and remedies given to the Transferee by this
Agreement or by virtue of any statute or rule of law, all of which rights,
powers and remedies shall be cumulative and may be exercised successively or
concurrently without impairing the rights of the Transferee in the Credit
Support Balance created pursuant to this Annex.
(iv) |
Single
Transferor and Single
Transferee
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Party
A
and Party B agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Annex,
(including, without limitation, the recital hereto, Paragraph 2 or the
definitions in Paragraph 10), (a) the term "Transferee"
as used
in this Annex means only Party B, (b) the term "Transferor"
as used
in this Annex means only Party A, (c) only Party A will be required to make
Transfers of Eligible Credit Support hereunder; and (d) in the calculation
of
any Credit Support Amount, where the Transferee's Exposure would be expressed
as
a negative number, such Exposure shall be deemed to be zero.
(v) |
Ratings
Criteria
|
"Ratings
Criteria"
means,
the criteria used by S&P (as set out in S&P's Structured Finance reports
entitled "Standard & Poor's Global Interest Rate and Currency Swap
Counterparty Rating Criteria Expanded" dated 17 December 2003 and "Global
Interest Rate and Currency Swaps: Calculating the Collateral Required Amount"
dated 26 February
2004) ("S&P
Criteria"),
the
criteria used by Moody's (as set out below ("Moody's
Criteria")
and/or
the criteria used by Fitch (as set out in Fitch's Structured Finance Report
entitled "Counterparty Risk in Structured Finance Transactions: Swap Criteria"
dated 13 September 2004) ("Fitch
Criteria")
for
the purposes of determining the amount of Eligible Credit Support Party A is
required to transfer hereunder following a credit ratings downgrade where Party
A has opted to transfer Eligible Credit Support in support of its obligations
under this Agreement pursuant to Part 5(7) of this Agreement.
Moody's
Criteria
"Credit
Support Amount"
shall
be:
(1) |
for
so long as (A) the Second Rating Trigger Requirements do not apply
or (B)
less than 30 Local Business Days have elapsed since the last time
the
Second Rating Trigger Requirements did not apply, the greater
of:
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(i) |
zero;
and
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(ii) |
the
sum of (x) the Transferee’s Exposure and (y) the aggregate of the
Additional First Trigger Collateral Amounts for all Transactions
(other
than the Transaction constituted by this Annex),
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(where
“Additional
First Trigger Collateral Amount”
means,
for each Transaction, the lesser of:
(a) the
sum
of (x) the Party A Currency Amount for such Transaction multiplied by 0.02
and
(y) DV01 for such Transaction multiplied by 20; and
(b) the
Party
A Currency Amount for such Transaction multiplied by 0.05.
minus
the
Threshold in respect of Party A
(2) |
for
so long as the Second Rating Trigger Requirements do apply and 30
or more
Local Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Second Rating
Trigger Requirements did not apply, with respect to a Valuation Date,
the
greater of:
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(i) |
zero;
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(ii) |
the
aggregate amount of the Next Payments for all Next Payment Dates;
and
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(iii) |
the
sum of (x) the Transferee’s Exposure and (y) the aggregate of the
Additional Second Trigger Collateral Amounts for all Transactions
(other
than the Transaction constituted by this Annex),
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where,
“Additional
Second Trigger Collateral Amount”
means,
for each Transaction, the lesser of:
(a) the
sum
of (x) Party A Currency Amount for such Transaction multiplied by 0.06 and
(y)
DV01 for such Transaction multiplied by 30; and
(b) the
Party
A Currency Amount for such Transaction multiplied by 0.11.
For
the
purpose of this definition, “DV01”
means
with respect to a Transaction and any date of determination, the estimated
change in the Transferee's Exposure with respect to such Transaction that would
result from a one basis point change in the relevant swap curve on such date,
as
determined by the Valuation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable
manner. The Valuation Agent shall, upon request of Party B, provide to Party
B a
statement showing in reasonable detail such calculation;
“Next
Payment”
means,
in respect of each Next Payment Date, the greater of (i) the amount of any
payments due to be made by Party A under Section 2(a) on such Next Payment
Date
less any payments due to be made by Party B under Section 2(a) on such Next
Payment Date (in each case, after giving effect to any applicable netting under
Section 2(c)) and (ii) zero.
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“Next
Payment Date”
means
each date on which the next scheduled payment under any Transaction is due
to be
paid.
Fitch
Criteria
"Credit
Support Amount"
shall
mean at any time for the purposes of the Fitch Criteria with respect to a
Transferor on a Valuation Date (i) at any time that the Threshold for Party
A is
infinity, zero and (ii) at any time that the Threshold for Party A is zero,
the
result of the following formula:
max
[MV
plus
VC x 105
per cent multiplied
by
N;
0]
where:
"max"
means
maximum;
"MV"
means
the Transferee's Exposure;
"VC"
means
the applicable volatility cushion at that time determined by reference to the
table headed "Volatility Cushion (%)" appearing at the end of Appendix 2 to
the
Fitch Criteria (and for such purpose calculating the relevant Weighted Average
Life assuming a zero prepayment rate and zero default rate in relation to the
mortgages beneficially owned by Party B), if applicable; and
"N"
means
the aggregate Currency Amounts applicable to Party A in respect of all
Transactions under this Agreement (other than the Transaction constituted by
this Annex) outstanding at that time.
S&P
Criteria
"Credit
Support Amount"
shall
mean (i) at any time that the Threshold for Party A is infinity, zero and (ii)
at any time that the Threshold for Party A is zero, an amount determined in
accordance with the S&P Criteria.
(vi) |
Calculations.
|
Paragraph
3(b) of this Annex shall be amended by inserting the words "and shall provide
each party (or the other party, if the Valuation Agent is a party) with a
description in reasonable detail of how such calculations were made, upon
request" after the word "calculations" in the third line thereof.
(vii) |
Independent
Party.
|
If
Party
A is at any time rated below "A3" or "Prime-2" by Moody's or below "BBB+" or
"F2" by Fitch, Party A shall (i) on a weekly basis (on the same date that the
Valuation Agent makes its calculation), obtain a calculation from a party which
is independent to Party A's trading desk (or the equivalent) (for example the
middle office or market risk department of Party A, Party A's auditors or a
consulting firm in derivative products appointed by Party A) to validate the
calculation of any calculation by Party A's trading desk (or the equivalent);
and (ii) upon the written request of Moody's or Fitch, on a monthly basis,
use
its best efforts to seek two quotations from Reference Market-makers; provided
that if 2 Reference Market-makers are not available to provide a quotation,
then
fewer than 2 Reference Market-makers may be used for such purpose, and if no
Reference Market-makers are available, the Master Issuer Security Trustee will
determine an alternative source, for the purpose of calculations. Where more
than one quotation is obtained, the quotation representing the greatest amount
of Exposure of the Transferee shall be used by the Valuation
Agent."
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(viii) |
Definitions.
As
used in this Annex, the following terms shall
mean:
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"Fitch"
means
Fitch Ratings Ltd and includes any successors thereto;
"Moody's"
means
Xxxxx'x Investors Service Limited and includes any successors thereto;
"S&P"
means
Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the
parties have signed this Annex as of the date first above written.
CREDIT
SUISSE, LONDON BRANCH
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MASTER ISSUER PLC
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By:
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Date:
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Date:
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13
APPENDIX
A
Moody's
Eligible Collateral and Valuation Percentages
FIRST
TRIGGER
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SECOND
TRIGGER
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INSTRUMENT
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Sterling
Cash
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100%
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100%
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EURO
Cash
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98%
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97%
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U.S.
Dollar Cash
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97%
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95%
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Fixed-Rate
Negotiable Treasury Debt Issued by The U.S. Treasury Department with
Remaining Maturity
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<
1 Year
1
to 2 years
2
to 3 years
3
to 5 years
5
to 7 years
7
to 10 years
10
to 20 years
>
20 years
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97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
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95%
94%
93%
92%
91%
89%
86%
84%
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Floating-Rate
Negotiable Treasury Debt Issued by The U.S. Treasury
Department
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All
Maturities
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97%
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94%
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Fixed-Rate
U.S. Agency Debentures with Remaining Maturity
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<
1 Year
1
to 2 years
2
to 3 years
3
to 5 years
5
to 7 years
7
to 10 years
10
to 20 years
>
20 years
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97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
97%
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94%
94%
93%
91%
90%
88%
85%
83%
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Floating-Rate
U.S. Agency Debentures
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All
Maturities
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97%
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93%
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Fixed-Rate
Euro-Zone Government Bonds Rated Aa3
or
Above with Remaining Maturity
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<
1 Year
1
to 2 years
2
to 3 years
3
to 5 years
5
to 7 years
7
to 10 years
10
to 20 years
>
20 years
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98%
98%
98%
98%
98%
98%
98%
98%
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97%
96%
95%
93%
92%
91%
86%
84%
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Floating-Rate
Euro-Zone Government Bonds Rated Aa3
or
Above
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All
Maturities
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98%
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96%
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1
Fixed-Rate
United Kingdom Gilts with Remaining Maturity
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<
1 Year
1
to 2 years
2
to 3 years
3
to 5 years
5
to 7 years
7
to 10 years
10
to 20 years
>
20 years
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100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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99%
98%
97%
96%
95%
94%
90%
88%
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Floating-Rate
United Kingdom Gilts
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All
Maturities
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100%
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99%
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All
other instruments
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zero
or such other percentage in respect of which Moody’s has delivered a
writted ratings affirmation in relation to the most senior rated
notes
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zero
or such other percentage in respect of which Moody’s has delivered a
writted ratings affirmation in relation to the most senior rated
notes
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For
the
purpose of the table above, the column headed “First Trigger” applies for so
long as (A) the Second Rating Trigger Requirements do not apply or (B) less
than
30 Local Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Second Rating
Trigger Requirements did not apply and the column headed “Second Trigger”
applies at any other time.
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