SEQUOIA MORTGAGE TRUST 2007-3 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.2
EXECUTION
Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates
July
25,
2007
The
Firm
or Firms
of
Underwriters named
on
the
signature page hereof
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Sequoia
Residential Funding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Depositor”) and an
indirect wholly-owned limited purpose subsidiary of Redwood Trust, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (“Redwood Trust”), proposes to cause Sequoia Mortgage Trust
2007-3 (the “Issuing Entity”), a common law trust governed by New York law, to
issue and sell to you (each, an “Underwriter”) its Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Class 1-A1, Class 1-A2, Class 1-AR, Class 1-XA, Class 1-XB, Class
2A-A1, Class 2A-A2, Class 2-AR, Class 2B-A1, Class 2B-A2, Class 2C-A1, Class
2C-A2, Class 1B-1, Class 1B-2, Class 1B-3, Class 2B-1, Class 2B-2 and Class
2B-3
Certificates (collectively, the “Publicly-Offered Certificates”) having the
characteristics set forth in the Final Prospectus, evidencing beneficial
ownership interests in the Issuing Entity, the assets of which will consist
primarily of four pools: (1) one pool of adjustable rate, fully amortizing
mortgage loans secured by first liens on one-to- four family residential
properties, (2) one pool of hybrid, fully amortizing mortgage loans secured
by
first liens on one-to-four family residential properties and bearing interest
at
a fixed rate for an initial 5-year period and at an adjustable rate thereafter,
(3) one pool of hybrid, fully amortizing mortgage loans secured by first liens
on one-to-four family residential properties and bearing interest at a fixed
rate for an initial 7-year period and at an adjustable rate thereafter and
(4)
one pool of hybrid, fully amortizing mortgage loans secured by first liens
on
one-to-four family residential properties and bearing interest at a fixed rate
for an initial 10-year period and at an adjustable rate thereafter
(collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”). Simultaneously with the issuance and sale
of the Publicly-Offered Certificates, the Class 1B-4, Class 1B-5, Class 1B-6,
Class 2B-4, Class 2B-5 and Class 2B-6, Class 1-LTR and Class 2-LTR Certificates
(together with the Publicly-Offered Certificates, the “Certificates”) are being
issued. The Mortgage Loans will have the characteristics described in the Final
Prospectus, subject to the variances, ranges, minimums and maximums set forth
in
the Final Prospectus.
The
Issuing Entity will be formed, and the Certificates will be issued, pursuant
to
a pooling and servicing agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”) dated
as of July 1, 2007, by and among the Depositor, HSBC Bank USA, National
Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., in the
capacities of master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”),
securities administrator (in such capacity, the “Securities Administrator”), and
acknowledged by RWT Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned
subsidiary of Redwood Trust, as seller (the “Seller”). On or about July 27, 2007
(the “Closing Date”), the Seller will assign all of its right, title and
interest in the Mortgage Loans to the Depositor pursuant to a mortgage loan
purchase and sale agreement, dated as of July 1, 2007 (the “Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement”), between the Seller, as seller, and the Depositor, as
purchaser. Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loans
will, in turn, be assigned by the Depositor to the Trustee for the benefit
of
the Certificateholders, together with all principal and interest collections
received with respect to the Mortgage Loans after July 1, 2007 (the “Cut-off
Date”). The Trustee will concurrently with such assignment, authenticate and
deliver the Certificates to the Depositor, and the Depositor will sell the
Publicly-Offered Certificates to the Underwriters. In addition, pursuant to
various assignment, assumption and recognition agreements (collectively, the
“Assignment Agreements”), (i) the Seller will assign its rights under various
underlying mortgage loan purchase and servicing agreements relating to the
Mortgage Loans entered into by the Seller (collectively, the “Underlying
Purchase and Servicing Agreements”), to the Depositor and (ii) the
Depositor will, in turn, assign its rights under the Underlying Purchase and
Servicing Agreements to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders.
The Master Servicer will monitor the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the
servicers pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
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The
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the
Assignment Agreements and this Agreement are sometimes referred to herein
collectively as the “Transaction Documents.” Capitalized terms shall have the
respective meanings set forth in this Agreement (or by reference to Section
10
hereof) or, if not defined therein, as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
1. Representations
and Warranties.
The
Seller, the Depositor and Redwood Trust, jointly and severally represent and
warrant to, and agree with, each Underwriter that:
(i) A
registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-132123) relating to mortgage
pass-through certificates has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”) and has become effective under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such registration statement as of
its effective date, and each amendment thereto and any document incorporated
by
reference therein and any prospectus included or deemed or retroactively deemed
to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 430B, as of the date of
this
Agreement, is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement.” The
Registration Statement meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x)
under the Securities Act. As of the Closing Date, no stop order suspending
the
effectiveness of such Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings
for that purpose have been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Seller, the
Depositor or Redwood Trust, threatened by the Commission. The Depositor proposes
to prepare and file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the
Securities Act a final prospectus dated July 26, 2006 (the “Base Prospectus”) to
be supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated the date hereof relating to
the
Publicly-Offered Certificates in the form filed after the date of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 424(b) that discloses the public offering price and other
final terms of the Publicly-Offered Certificates (together with any revision,
amendment or supplement, the “Prospectus Supplement”). The Prospectus
Supplement, together with the Base Prospectus, including the documents
incorporated therein as of the time of such filing is hereinafter referred
to as
the “Final Prospectus.” In connection with the offering of the Publicly-Offered
Certificates, the Depositor has also prepared a preliminary prospectus
supplement dated June 29, 2007, which constitutes a statutory prospectus to
be
retroactively included in the Registration Statement and has been or will be
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act
(the
“Preliminary Prospectus Supplement” and together with the Base Prospectus, the
“Preliminary Prospectus”). The Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus
separately, are referred to herein as a “Prospectus.” Any reference herein to
the Registration Statement or a Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and
include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12
of
Form S-3 which were filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), on or before the date on which the Registration Statement,
as amended, became effective, or the issue date of the Preliminary Prospectus,
or the date on which the Final Prospectus is filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under
the Securities Act, as the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms
“amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement
and each Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any document
incorporated by reference therein which is filed under the Exchange Act after
the date on which the Registration Statement became effective, the issue date
of
the Preliminary Prospectus or the date on which a Final Prospectus is filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, as the case may
be.
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(ii) Each
of
(A) The Registration Statement, as of its effective date, (B) the Preliminary
Prospectus, taken together with the static pool information set forth in or
referred to under the caption “Static Pool Information” in the Preliminary
Prospectus but deemed to be excluded from the Registration Statement and the
Preliminary Prospectus pursuant to Item 1105(d) of Regulation AB (the
“Designated Static Pool Information”), as of its issue date, and (C) the Final
Prospectus, taken together with the Designated Static Pool Information set
forth
in or referred to under the caption “Static Pool Information” in such Final
Prospectus, as of its issue date, as revised, amended or supplemented and filed
with the Commission prior to the termination of the offering of the
Publicly-Offered Certificates, will conform in all material respects to the
requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations (the
“Regulations”) of the Commission thereunder applicable to such documents as of
their respective dates, and the Registration Statement, the Designated Static
Pool Information and the Final Prospectus as revised, amended or supplemented
and filed with the Commission as of the Closing Date will conform in all
material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Regulations
of the Commission applicable to such documents as of the Closing Date. None
of
(A) the Registration Statement, at the time it became effective and as of the
Closing Date, (B) the Preliminary Prospectus, taken together with the Designated
Static Pool Information, as of its issue date, or (C) the Final Prospectus,
taken together with the Designated Static Pool Information, as of its issue
date, as of the date of any Contract of Sale, and as of the Closing Date,
contained or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided,
however,
that
the Seller, the Depositor and Redwood Trust make no representations, warranties
or agreements as to the information contained in a Prospectus or any revision
or
amendment thereof or supplement thereto (in the case of the Final Prospectus)
in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Depositor by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for use in connection
with the preparation of a Prospectus or any revision or amendment thereof or
supplement thereto (in the case of the Final Prospectus), such information
being
defined as the “Underwriter Information” in Section 10 hereof.
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If,
subsequent to the date of this Agreement, the Depositor and the Underwriters
determine that such information included an untrue statement of material fact
or
omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading and terminate their old Contracts of Sale and enter into new
Contracts of Sale with investors in the Publicly-Offered Certificates, then
the
Preliminary Prospectus and the Designated Static Pool Information will refer
to
the information agreed upon in writing by the Depositor and the Underwriters
and
conveyed to purchasers at the time of entry into the first such new Contract
of
Sale, including any information that corrects such material misstatements or
omissions (“Corrective Information”) and the date of each affected Contract of
Sale will refer to the time and date agreed upon by the Depositor and the
Underwriters.
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(iii) The
conditions to the use by the Depositor of a registration statement on Form
S-3
under the Securities Act, as set forth in the General Instructions to Form
S-3,
have been satisfied with respect to the Registration Statement. There are no
contracts or documents of the Depositor which are required to be filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement pursuant to the Securities Act or the
Regulations of the Commission thereunder which have not been so
filed.
(iv) (A)
At
the time of the filing of the Registration Statement and (B) at the date of
this
Agreement, the Depositor was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined
in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
(v) As
of the
date hereof, as of the date of any Contract of Sale (if dated prior to the
date
hereof) and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer
and sale of the Publicly-Offered Certificates, the Preliminary Prospectus issued
at or prior to the date hereof, any Issuer Information or the Seller Mortgage
Loan Information (each as defined below) contained in a Free Writing Prospectus
did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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(vi) The
Publicly-Offered Certificates conform in all material respects to the
description thereof contained in the Final Prospectus. The issuance of the
Publicly-Offered Certificates has been authorized, and on the Closing Date
the
Publicly-Offered Certificates will have been duly and validly executed,
authenticated and delivered in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and delivered to the Underwriters for the account of the Underwriters
against payment therefor as provided herein, and such Certificates will be
duly
and validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the benefits afforded by
the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Each Publicly-Offered Certificate of the Class
(or if applicable, Classes) or type indicated to be “mortgage related
securities” under the heading “Summary of Terms — Legal Investment” in the
Prospectus Supplement will, when issued, be a “mortgage related security” as
such term is defined in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act.
(vii) This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the
Seller, the Depositor and Redwood Trust, and as of the Closing Date, each of
the
other Transaction Documents to which the Seller, the Depositor or Redwood Trust
is a party will have been, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Seller, the Depositor or Redwood Trust, as applicable, and will conform in
all
material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Final Prospectus
and, assuming the valid execution and delivery thereof by the other parties
thereto, each Transaction Document to which Redwood Trust, the Seller or the
Depositor is a party will constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of
the
Seller, the Depositor or Redwood Trust, as applicable, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and
by general principles of equity.
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(viii) Each
of
the Seller, the Depositor and Redwood Trust has been duly incorporated and
is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of its
respective State of incorporation, and each of the Seller, the Depositor and
Redwood Trust is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and
is
in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where the character of
its
respective properties or the nature of its respective activities makes such
qualification necessary, except such jurisdictions, if any, in which the failure
to be so qualified will not have a material adverse effect on the condition
(financial or otherwise), earnings, regulatory affairs, business affairs,
business prospects or properties of Redwood Trust, the Seller or the Depositor;
each of Redwood Trust, the Seller and the Depositor holds all material licenses,
certificates and permits from all governmental authorities necessary for the
conduct of its respective business as described in the Final Prospectus; and
each of the Seller, the Depositor and Redwood Trust has the corporate power
and
authority to own its respective properties and conduct its respective business
as described in the Final Prospectus and to enter into and perform its
respective obligations under each Transaction Document to which it is a
party.
(ix) Neither
the issuance, delivery or sale of the Publicly-Offered Certificates, nor the
consummation of any other of the transactions contemplated herein, nor the
execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Seller, the Depositor
or Redwood Trust, as applicable, and compliance with the provisions of the
Transaction Documents, does or will conflict with or result in the breach of
any
material term or provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of
the
Seller, the Depositor, or Redwood Trust, and none of the Seller, the Depositor
or Redwood Trust is in breach or violation of or in default (nor has an event
occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default)
under the terms of (i) any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust,
note, agreement or other evidence of indebtedness or other agreement, obligation
or instrument to which the Seller, the Depositor or Redwood Trust is a party
or
by which it or its respective properties are bound, or (ii) any law, decree,
order, rule or regulation applicable to the Seller, the Depositor or Redwood
Trust of any court or supervisory, regulatory, administrative or governmental
agency, body or authority, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Seller,
the Depositor or Redwood Trust, or its respective properties, the default,
breach or violation of which would have a material adverse effect on the
Depositor, Redwood Trust, the Issuing Entity or the Certificates or on the
ability of the Seller, the Depositor or Redwood Trust to perform its respective
obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party; and none
of
the delivery of the Certificates, the consummation of any other of the
transactions contemplated herein, or the compliance with the provisions of
the
Transaction Documents will result in such a default, breach or violation or
which would have such a material adverse effect.
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(x) No
filing
or registration with, notice to, or consent, approval, authorization or order
or
other action of any court or governmental authority or agency is required for
the consummation by the Seller, the Depositor or Redwood Trust of the
transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to which it is a party
(other than as required under “blue sky” or state securities laws, as to which
no representations and warranties are made by the Seller, the Depositor or
Redwood Trust), except such as have been, or will have been prior to the Closing
Date, obtained under the Securities Act, and such recordations of the assignment
of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee (to the extent such recordations are
required pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) that have not yet
been
completed.
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(xi) There
is
no action, order, suit or proceeding before or by any court, administrative
or
governmental agency now pending to which the Seller, the Depositor or Redwood
Trust is a party, or to the best knowledge of each of the Seller, the Depositor
or Redwood Trust, threatened against the Seller, the Depositor or Redwood Trust,
which could reasonably result individually or in the aggregate in any material
adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, regulatory
affairs, business affairs, business prospects or properties of the Seller,
the
Depositor or Redwood Trust or could reasonably interfere with or materially
and
adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents.
(xii) At
the
time of execution and delivery of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement between
the Seller and the Depositor, the Seller will own the Mortgage Loans being
sold
to the Depositor pursuant thereto, free and clear of any lien, mortgage, pledge,
charge, encumbrance, adverse claim or other security interest (collectively
“Liens”), except to the extent permitted by the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement, and will not have assigned to any person other than the Depositor
any
of its right, title or interest in the Mortgage Loans.
(xiii) Immediately
prior to the assignment of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the Trustee
as
contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Depositor (i) will
have good title to and be the sole owner of, each such Mortgage Loan free and
clear of any Lien, (ii) will not have assigned to any Person any of its
rights, title or interest in and to such Mortgage Loans or in the Underlying
Purchase and Servicing Agreements and (iii) will have the power and
authority to sell such Mortgage Loans to the Trustee, and upon execution and
delivery of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Trustee, the Trustee
will
have acquired all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to such
Mortgage Loans.
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(xiv) Any
taxes, fees and other governmental charges in connection with the execution,
delivery and issuance of the Transaction Documents and the Certificates have
been or will be paid by the Seller, the Depositor or Redwood Trust at or prior
to the Closing Date, except (if applicable) for fees for recording assignments
of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement that have not yet been completed, which fees will be paid by or on
behalf of Redwood Trust.
(xv) The
Mortgage Loans conform in all material respects to the description thereof
contained in the Final Prospectus.
(xvi) Neither
the Depositor nor the Issuing Entity is, and neither the issuance and sale
of
the Certificates nor the activities of the Issuing Entity pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement will cause the Depositor or the Issuing Entity
to be, an “investment company” or under the interest of an “investment company”
as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the
“Investment Company Act”).
(xvii) None
of
the Seller, the Depositor or Redwood Trust is doing business with
Cuba.
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(xviii) As
of the
date of delivery, any Seller Mortgage Loan Information provided to the
Underwriters is true and correct in all material respects, or if there is any
material error in any Seller Mortgage Loan Information, the Depositor or the
Seller has promptly provided corrected information to the Underwriters.
2. Purchase
and Sale.
Subject
to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and
warranties set forth herein, the Depositor agrees to sell, and each Underwriter
agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Depositor, each Class
of
Publicly-Offered Certificates to be purchased by such Underwriter, in the
respective initial Class Principal Amounts, and at the respective purchase
price
for each Underwriter, as set forth on Schedule 1 annexed hereto (including
accrued interest from and including the Cut-off Date to, but not including,
the
Closing Date, except in the case of the Class 1-A1, Class 1-A2, Class 1-B1
and
Class 1-B2 Certificates).
3. Delivery
and Payment.
The
Publicly-Offered Certificates shall be delivered at the office, on the date
and
at the time specified in the Final Prospectus, which place, date and time may
be
changed by agreement between the Underwriters and the Depositor. Delivery of
the
Publicly-Offered Certificates shall be made to each of the Underwriters as
against their respective payment of the purchase price therefor to or upon
the
order of the Issuing Entity in immediately available federal funds. The
Publicly-Offered Certificates shall be registered in such names and in such
denominations as required by book-entry registration not less than two full
business days prior to the Closing Date. The Depositor agrees to cause the
Publicly-Offered Certificates to be made available for inspection, checking
and
packaging in New York, New York on the business day prior to the Closing
Date.
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4. Offering
Procedures.
It is
understood that the Underwriters propose to offer the Publicly-Offered
Certificates for sale as set forth in the Final Prospectus and that you will
not
offer, sell or otherwise distribute the Publicly-Offered Certificates (except
for the sale thereof in exempt transactions) in any state in which the
Publicly-Offered Certificates are not exempt from registration under “blue sky”
or state securities laws (except where the Publicly-Offered Certificates will
have been qualified for offering and sale at your direction under such “blue
sky” or state securities laws).
Neither
the Depositor nor any Underwriter will disseminate to any potential investor
information relating to the Publicly-Offered Certificates that constitutes
a
“written communication” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act,
other than the Preliminary Term Sheet, each Prospectus and, in the case of
the
Underwriters, Derived Information or Custom Loan Information, unless (i) if
an
Underwriter seeks to disseminate such information, such Underwriter has obtained
the prior consent of the Depositor, or (ii) if the Depositor seeks to
disseminate such information, the Depositor has notified the
Underwriters.
An
Underwriter may convey Derived Information or Custom Loan Information to a
potential investor prior to entering into a Contract of Sale with such investor;
provided,
however,
that
Derived Information shall not be distributed in a manner reasonably designed
to
lead to its broad unrestricted dissemination within the meaning of Rule 433(d)
under the Securities Act. Each Underwriter shall deliver to the Depositor and
its counsel a copy, in electronic form, of each Free Writing Prospectus
disseminated by such Underwriter that is required to be filed with the
Commission, not later than one business day prior to the date on which such
Free
Writing Prospectus is required under the Regulations to be so filed. Each
Underwriter will comply with the requirements of Rule 433(g) applicable to
any
Free Writing Prospectus, including document retention and
record-keeping.
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The
Depositor represents that it has treated and agrees that it will treat each
Free
Writing Prospectus as an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule
433, and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433
applicable to any Free Writing Prospectus, including timely Commission filing
where required, legending and record-keeping.
Neither
the Depositor nor any Underwriter shall disseminate or file with the Commission
any information relating to Publicly-Offered Certificates in reliance on Rule
167 or 426 under the Securities Act, nor shall any Underwriter disseminate
any
Free Writing Prospectus in a manner reasonably designed to lead to its broad
unrestricted dissemination within the meaning of Rule 433(d) under the
Securities Act.
Prior
to
or simultaneously with entering into a Contract of Sale, each Underwriter shall
deliver to the related purchaser a copy of the Final Prospectus, or if prior
to
the date hereof, a copy of the Preliminary Prospectus, in the form that such
Underwriter and the Depositor have agreed most recently prior thereto shall
be
used for offers and sales of the Publicly-Offered Certificates. Each
confirmation of sale with respect to the Publicly-Offered Certificates delivered
by an Underwriter shall, if such confirmation of sale is not preceded or
accompanied by delivery of the Final Prospectus, include a legend to the
following effect, or a similar legend, in compliance with Rule 173 under the
Securities Act:
Rule
173 notice: This security was sold pursuant to an effective registration
statement that is on file with the SEC. You may request a copy of the Prospectus
at xxx.xxx.xxx,
or by calling 0-000-000-0000.
5. Agreements.
The
Depositor agrees with each Underwriter that:
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(i) The
Depositor will cause the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus to
be
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act
not
later than 9:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Closing Date, will promptly advise
each Underwriter when such Prospectus has been so filed, and, prior to the
termination of the offering of the Publicly-Offered Certificates, will also
promptly advise each Underwriter (i) when any amendment to the Registration
Statement has become effective or any revision of or supplement to the Final
Prospectus has been so filed (unless such amendment, revision or supplement
does
not relate to the Publicly-Offered Certificates or the Issuing Entity), (ii)
of
any request by the Commission for any amendment of the Registration Statement
or
any Final Prospectus or for any additional information (unless such amendment
or
request for additional information does not relate to the Publicly-Offered
Certificates or the Issuing Entity), (iii) of any written notification received
by the Depositor of the suspension of qualification of the Publicly-Offered
Certificates for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening
of
any proceeding for such purpose and (iv) of the issuance by the Commission
of
any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or
the
institution or, to the knowledge of the Depositor, the threatening of any
proceeding for that purpose. The Depositor will use its best efforts to prevent
the issuance of any such stop order and, if issued, to obtain as soon as
possible the withdrawal thereof. The Depositor will not file prior to the
termination of such offering any amendment to the Registration Statement or
any
revision of or supplement to the Final Prospectus (other than any such
amendment, revision or supplement which does not relate to Publicly-Offered
Certificates or the Issuing Entity) which shall be disapproved by the
Underwriters after reasonable notice and review of such filing.
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(ii) If,
at
any time when a prospectus relating to the Publicly-Offered Certificates is
required to be delivered under the Securities Act, (i) any event occurs as
a
result of which the Final Prospectus (including in each case, the Designated
Static Pool Information) or the Preliminary Prospectus (if used by the
Underwriters to enter into a Contract of Sale) as then amended or supplemented
would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made not misleading, or (ii) it shall be
necessary to revise, amend or supplement the Final Prospectus to comply with
the
Securities Act or the Regulations of the Commission thereunder, the Depositor
promptly will notify each Underwriter and will, upon the request of any
Underwriter, or may, after consultation with each Underwriter, prepare and
file
with the Commission a revision, amendment or supplement which will correct
such
statement or omission or effect such compliance, and furnish without charge
to
each Underwriter as many copies as such Underwriter may from time to time
reasonably request of an amended Final Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus
(if used by the Underwriters to enter into a Contract of Sale) or a supplement
to the Final Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus (if used by the
Underwriters to enter into a Contract of Sale) which will correct such statement
or omission or effect such compliance.
(iii) The
Depositor will furnish to each Underwriter and counsel to the Underwriters,
without charge, conformed copies of the Registration Statement (including
exhibits thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus relating to the
Publicly-Offered Certificates is required under the Securities Act, as many
copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and any revisions
or
amendments thereof or supplements thereto as may be reasonably
requested.
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(iv) The
Depositor will, as between itself and the Underwriters, pay all expenses
incidental to the performance of the obligations of the Depositor, the Seller
or
Redwood Trust under this Agreement, including without limitation (i) expenses
of
preparing, printing and reproducing the Registration Statement, the Preliminary
Prospectus, the Final Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectuses, the Transaction
Documents and the Certificates, (ii) the cost of delivering the Publicly-Offered
Certificates to the Underwriters, (iii) the fees charged by securities rating
agencies for rating the Publicly-Offered Certificates, (iv) all transfer taxes,
if any, with respect to the sale and delivery of the Publicly-Offered
Certificates to the Underwriters, (v) any expenses for the qualification of
the
Publicly-Offered Certificates under
“blue sky” or state securities laws, including filing fees and the fees and
disbursements of counsel for such Underwriter in connection therewith and in
connection with the preparation of any Blue Sky Survey, (vi) all other
costs and expenses incidental to the performance by the Depositor, the Seller
or
Redwood Trust of their respective obligations hereunder which are not otherwise
specifically provided for in this subsection, (vii) the fees of any counsel
to
the Underwriters, including the fees incurred in connection with the review
of
the Transaction Documents and the preparation of the Underwriting Agreement
and
the legal opinions and (viii) the fees of any accountants in connection with
preparation of any comfort letters in connection with a Prospectus or with
respect to Designated Static Pool Information. In addition, it is understood
that, except as provided in this paragraph (iv) and in Section 9 hereof, the
Underwriters will pay all the following additional expenses: (i) any transfer
taxes on resale of any of the Publicly-Offered Certificates by them and (ii)
any
advertising expenses connected with any offers that such Underwriters may
make.
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(v) So
long
as any Publicly-Offered Certificates are outstanding, upon request of any
Underwriter, the Depositor will furnish, or will cause to be furnished, to
such
Underwriter, as soon as available, a copy of (i) the annual statement of
compliance prepared by the Master Servicer and the servicers pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Assignment Agreements, respectively,
(ii)
each report regarding the Publicly-Offered Certificates filed with the
Commission under the Exchange Act or mailed to the holders of the
Publicly-Offered Certificates and (iii) from time to time, such other
information concerning the Publicly-Offered Certificates which may be furnished
by the Depositor or the Trustee without undue expense and without violation
of
applicable law.
(vi) [Reserved]
(vii) For
a
period ending on the Closing Date, the Depositor shall not offer or sell, or
announce the offering of, or cause any trust created by the Depositor to offer
or sell, or announce the offering of, any mortgage pass-through certificates
or
other similar mortgage-related securities, without the prior written consent
of
the Underwriters.
(viii) The
Depositor has prepared the Preliminary Prospectus described in Section 1(i)
relating to the Publicly-Offered Certificates, in a form consented to by the
Underwriters, and has filed or will file the Preliminary Prospectus within
the
period required by Rule 424(b).
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(ix) All
written and graphic communications relating to the Publicly-Offered Certificates
used prior to the availability of a Prospectus will comply with the requirements
of Rule 433, including the inclusion of the legend required by Rule
433(c)(2).
Redwood
Trust covenants with each Underwriter and with the Depositor that it shall
notify you and the Depositor of the occurrence of any material events respecting
the activities, affairs or condition, financial or otherwise, of Redwood Trust
and its subsidiaries and, if as a result of any such event it is necessary
to
amend or supplement any Prospectus in order to make such Prospectus not
misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is
delivered to a purchaser, Redwood Trust will forthwith supply such information
to the Depositor as shall be necessary for the Depositor to prepare an amendment
or supplement to such Prospectus so that, as so amended or supplemented, such
Prospectus (including in each case, the Designated Static Pool Information)
will
not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, not
misleading.
6. Conditions
to the Obligations of Underwriters.
The
obligation of each Underwriter to purchase the Publicly-Offered Certificates
to
be purchased by it as set forth on Schedule 1 annexed hereto shall be subject
to
the accuracy in all material respects of the representations and warranties
on
the part of the Seller, the Depositor and Redwood Trust contained herein as
of
the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements
of
the Seller, the Depositor and Redwood Trust made in any officer’s certificate
pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance in all material respects
by the Seller, the Depositor and Redwood Trust of its obligations hereunder
and
to the following additional conditions:
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No
stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have
been
issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted and be
pending or shall have been threatened, any requests for additional information
on the part of the Commission (to be included in the Registration Statement
or
in a Prospectus or otherwise) shall have been complied with to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Underwriters, and the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final
Prospectus shall have been filed or transmitted for filing with the Commission
not later than the time the same is required to be filed or transmitted for
filing pursuant to the Regulations of the Commission.
Each
of
the Depositor and the Seller shall have furnished to the Underwriters a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by the Chairman of the Board or
the
President and the principal financial or accounting officer of such entity,
to
the effect that each signer of such certificate has carefully examined the
Registration Statement, the Final Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus, the
Designated Static Pool Information and this Agreement and that:
(i) The
representations and warranties made by such entity herein are true and correct
in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect
as
if made on the Closing Date, and such entity has complied with all agreements
and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at
or
prior to the Closing Date;
(ii) No
stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been
issued, and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted and are pending
or, to the knowledge of such officer, have been threatened as of the Closing
Date;
(iii) Nothing
has come to the attention of such officer that would lead such officer to
believe that the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus (including
in
each case, the Designated Static Pool Information) contains any untrue statement
of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading; and
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(iv) Nothing
has come to the attention of such officer that would lead such officer to
believe that any Seller Mortgage Loan Information contains any untrue statement
of a material fact or, in conjunction with the Preliminary Prospectus or the
Final Prospectus (including in each case, the Designated Static Pool
Information), omits any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
Redwood
Trust shall have furnished to the Underwriters a certificate, dated the Closing
Date, of Redwood Trust, signed by the Chairman of the Board or President and
the
principal financial or accounting officer of Redwood Trust, to the effect that
each signer of such certificate has carefully examined the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus, the Designated
Static Pool Information and this Agreement and that:
(v) The
representations and warranties of Redwood Trust herein are true and correct
in
all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as
if
made on the Closing Date, and Redwood Trust has complied with all agreements
and
satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or
prior to the Closing Date;
(vi) No
stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been
issued, and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted and are pending
or, to the knowledge of such officer, have been threatened as of the Closing
Date; and
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(vii) Nothing
has come to the attention of such officer that would lead such officer to
believe that the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus (including
in
each case, the Designated Static Pool Information) contains any untrue statement
of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading.
Each
of
the Depositor and the Seller shall have furnished to you an opinion, dated
the
Closing Date, of Xxxxx & Xxxxx, special counsel to the Depositor and the
Seller, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters and counsel
to
the Underwriters, to the effect that:
(viii) Such
entity has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in
good
standing under the laws of the State of its incorporation and is duly qualified
to do business in, and is in good standing as a foreign corporation under the
laws of, each jurisdiction where the character of its properties or the nature
of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except such jurisdictions,
if any, in which the failure to be so qualified will not have a material adverse
effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, regulatory affairs,
business affairs, business prospects or properties of such entity; and such
entity holds all material licenses, certificates and permits from all
governmental authorities necessary for the conduct of its business as described
in the Final Prospectus;
(ix) No
filing
or registration with, notice to, or consent, approval, authorization, order
or
other action of any governmental agency or body or any court is required for
the
consummation by such entity of the transactions contemplated by the terms of
the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party except such as may be required
under the “blue sky” or state securities laws of any jurisdiction in connection
with the offering, sale or acquisition of the Publicly-Offered Certificates,
any
recordations of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee (to the extent such
recordations are required pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)
that
have not yet been completed and such other approvals as have been
obtained;
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(x) The
issuance, delivery and sale of the Publicly-Offered Certificates to be purchased
by the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement, the execution and delivery
of
the Transaction Documents by such entity and the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by the terms of the Transaction Documents do not
conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any material term or
provision of, or constitute a default under, the certificate of incorporation
or
by-laws of such entity, or any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of
trust, note, agreement or other evidence of indebtedness or other agreement,
obligation or instrument to which such entity is a party or by which it or
its
property is bound, or any statute or any law, decree, order, rule or regulation
applicable to such entity of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency
or governmental body having jurisdiction over such entity or its
properties;
(xi) There
are
no legal or governmental actions, investigations or proceedings pending to
which
such entity is a party, or, to the best knowledge of such counsel, threatened
against the such entity, (A) asserting the invalidity of any Transaction
Document or the Certificates, (B) seeking to prevent the issuance of the
Certificates or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by
any
Transaction Document, (C) which might materially and adversely affect the
performance by such entity of its respective obligations under, or the validity
or enforceability of, any Transaction Document or the Certificates or (D)
seeking to affect adversely the Federal income tax attributes of the
Publicly-Offered Certificates as described in the Final Prospectus under the
heading “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences” or the state income tax
attributes of the Publicly-Offered Certificates as described in the Final
Prospectus under the heading “State Tax Considerations;”
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(xii) The
Registration Statement and any amendments thereto have become effective under
the Securities Act; to the best knowledge of such counsel, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued
and
not withdrawn, no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or
threatened and not terminated; and the Registration Statement and each
Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto (in the case of the
Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus), as of their respective
effective or issue dates (other than the financial and statistical information
contained therein as to which such counsel need express no opinion), complied
as
to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act and the respective rules and regulations thereunder;
(xiii) To
the
best knowledge of such counsel, there are no material contracts, indentures
or
other documents of a character required to be described or referred to in the
Registration Statement or any Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the
Registration Statement other than those described or referred to therein or
filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits thereto;
(xiv) Each
Transaction Document to which such entity is a party has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by such entity and constitutes a valid, legal and binding
agreement of such entity enforceable against such entity in accordance with
its
terms, subject, as to enforceability to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to
general principles of equity regardless of whether enforcement is sought in
a
proceeding in equity or at law;
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(xv) The
direction by the Depositor to the Trustee to execute, authenticate and deliver
the Publicly-Offered Certificates has been duly authorized by the Depositor,
and
the Publicly-Offered Certificates, when authenticated by the Trustee in the
manner anticipated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and delivered and
paid
for by you as provided in this Agreement, will be validly issued and outstanding
and entitled to the benefits of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement;
(xvi) The
Publicly-Offered Certificates and the Transaction Documents conform in all
material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Final
Prospectus;
(xvii) The
statements in the Final Prospectus under the headings “Certain Legal Aspects of
the Loans” and “Legal Investment,” to the extent that they constitute matters of
law or legal conclusions with respect thereto, have been reviewed by such
counsel and are correct in all material respects;
(xviii) The
Publicly-Offered Certificates indicated under the heading “Summary of Terms —
Legal Investment” in the Final Prospectus to be “mortgage related securities”
will be mortgage related securities, as defined in Section 3(a)(41) of the
Exchange Act, so long as such Publicly-Offered Certificates are rated in one
of
the two highest rating categories by at least one nationally recognized
statistical rating organization; and
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(xix) The
Pooling and Servicing Agreement is not required to be qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and neither the Depositor nor the Issuing
Entity is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the 1940
Act.
Such
opinion of counsel shall also include negative assurances with respect to the
Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus.
Such
opinion may express its reliance as to factual matters on the representations
and warranties made by, and on certificates or other documents furnished by
officers of, the parties to the Transaction Documents. Such opinion may assume
the due authorization, execution and delivery of the instruments and documents
referred to therein by the parties thereto other than the Seller, the Depositor
and Redwood Trust. Such opinion may be qualified as an opinion only on the
laws
of the States of New York, California and Delaware and the federal law of the
United States. To the extent that such firm relies upon the opinion of other
counsel in rendering any portion of its opinion, the opinion of such other
counsel shall be attached to and delivered with the opinion of such firm that
is
delivered to you.
The
Depositor shall have furnished to the Underwriters an opinion, dated the Closing
Date, of Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx LLP, special tax counsel to the Depositor, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters and counsel to the Underwriters,
to the effect that:
(xx) the
statements in the Final Prospectus under the heading “Material Federal Income
Tax Consequences,” as supplemented or modified by the statements in the
Prospectus Supplement under the heading “Federal Income Tax Consequences,” to
the extent that they constitute matters of law or legal conclusions with respect
to Federal income tax matters, are correct in all material
respects;
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(xxi) each
segregated asset pool for which the Pooling and Servicing Agreement directs
the
Trustee to make a REMIC election will qualify as a REMIC within the meaning
of
Section 860D of the Code;
(xxii) the
Reserve Fund is an “outside reserve fund” that is beneficially owned by the
owners of the Class 1-XA and Class 1-XB Certificates, as applicable;
and
(xxiii) the
rights of the owners of the Class 1-A1, Class 1-A2, Class 1-B1 and Class 1-B2
Certificates with respect to the Reserve Fund represent, for federal income
tax
purposes, contractual rights that are separate from their regular interests
within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(i)
Redwood
Trust shall have furnished to the Underwriters an opinion, dated the Closing
Date, of Xxxxx & Xxxxx, special counsel to Redwood Trust, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Underwriters and counsel to the Underwriters,
to
the effect that:
(xxiv) Redwood
Trust has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in
good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland and is duly qualified
to
do business in, and is in good standing as a foreign corporation under the
laws
of, each jurisdiction where the character of its properties or the nature of
its
activities makes such qualification necessary, except such jurisdictions, if
any, in which the failure to be so qualified will not have a material adverse
effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, regulatory affairs,
business affairs, business prospects or properties of Redwood Trust; and Redwood
Trust holds all material licenses, certificates and permits from all
governmental authorities necessary for the conduct of its business as described
in the Final Prospectus;
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(xxv) Each
Transaction Document to which Redwood Trust is a party has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by Redwood Trust and constitutes a valid, legal and
binding agreement of Redwood Trust, enforceable against Redwood Trust in
accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(xxvi) No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the consummation by Redwood Trust of the transactions
contemplated by the terms of the Transaction Documents to which Redwood Trust
is
a party except such as may be required under the “blue sky” or state securities
laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the offering, sale or acquisition
of
the Publicly-Offered Certificates, any recordations of the assignment of the
Mortgage Loans to the Trustee (to the extent such recordations are required
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) that have not yet been
completed and such other approvals as have been obtained;
(xxvii) The
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the terms of the
Transaction Documents to which Redwood Trust is a party do not conflict with
or
result in a breach or violation of any material term or provision of, or
constitute a default under, the charter or by-laws of Redwood Trust, or, to
the
best knowledge of such counsel, any indenture or other agreement or instrument
to which Redwood Trust is a party or by which it is bound, or any statute or
regulation applicable to Redwood Trust or any order of any court, regulatory
body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over
Redwood Trust; and
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(xxviii) There
are
no legal or governmental actions, investigations or proceedings pending to
which
Redwood Trust is a party, or, to the best knowledge of such counsel, threatened
against Redwood Trust, (A) asserting the invalidity of any Transaction Document
to which Redwood Trust is a party or (B) which might materially and adversely
affect the performance by Redwood Trust of its obligations under, or the
validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document to which Redwood Trust
is
a party.
Such
opinion may express its reliance as to factual matters on the representations
and warranties made by, and on certificates or other documents furnished by
officers of, the parties to the Transaction Documents. Such opinion may assume
the due authorization, execution and delivery of the instruments and documents
referred to therein by the parties thereto other than Redwood Trust, the Seller
and the Depositor. Such opinion may be qualified as an opinion only on the
laws
of the States of Maryland, New York and California and the federal law of the
United States. To the extent that such counsel relies upon the opinion of other
counsel in rendering any portion of its opinion, the opinion of such other
counsel shall be attached to and delivered with the opinion of such counsel
that
is delivered to the Underwriters.
The
Trustee shall have furnished to the Underwriters an opinion, dated the Closing
Date, of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP, counsel to the Trustee, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters and counsel to the Underwriters,
to the effect that:
(xxix) The
Trustee has been duly organized and is validly existing as a national banking
association duly organized under the laws of the United States of America,
and
is duly qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the character of
its
properties or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary,
except such jurisdictions, if any, in which the failure to be so qualified
will
not have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
earnings, regulatory affairs, business affairs, business prospects or properties
of the Trustee; and the Trustee holds all material licenses, certificates and
permits from all governmental authorities necessary for the conduct of its
business as described in the Final Prospectus;
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(xxx) The
Pooling and Servicing Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Trustee and constitutes a valid, legal and binding agreement of the
Trustee, enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with its terms, subject,
as to enforceability to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or
other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general
principles of equity regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding
in equity or at law;
(xxxi) No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the consummation by the Trustee of the transactions
contemplated by the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, except any
such as may be required under the “blue sky” or state securities laws of any
jurisdiction in connection with the offering, sale or acquisition of the
Publicly-Offered Certificates, any recordations of the assignment of the
Mortgage Loans to the Trustee (to the extent such recordations are required
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) that have not yet been
completed and such other approvals as have been obtained; and
(xxxii) The
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement do not conflict with or result in a breach or violation
of
any material term or provision of, or constitute a default under, the charter
or
by-laws of the Trustee, or, to the best knowledge of such counsel, any indenture
or other agreement or instrument to which the Trustee is a party or by which
it
is bound, or any statute or regulation applicable to the Trustee or any order
of
any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
jurisdiction over the Trustee.
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Such
opinion may express its reliance as to factual matters on the representations
and warranties made by, and on certificates or other documents furnished by
officers of, the parties to the Transaction Documents. Such opinion may assume
the due authorization, execution and delivery of the instruments and documents
referred to therein by the parties thereto other than the Trustee. Such opinion
may be qualified as an opinion only on the laws of the States of New York and
Delaware and the federal law of the United States. To the extent that such
counsel relies upon the opinion of other counsel in rendering any portion of
its
opinion, the opinion of such other counsel shall be attached to and delivered
with the opinion of such counsel that is delivered to the
Underwriters.
The
Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator shall have furnished to the
Underwriters an opinion, dated the Closing Date, of in-house counsel to the
Master Servicer and Hunton & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel to such parties, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters and counsel to the Underwriters,
to the effect that:
(xxxiii) Each
of
the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator has been duly organized
and
is validly existing as a national banking association under the laws of the
United States of America, and is duly qualified to do business in each
jurisdiction where the character of its properties or the nature of its
activities makes such qualification necessary, except such jurisdictions, if
any, in which the failure to be so qualified will not have a material adverse
effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, regulatory affairs,
business affairs, business prospects or properties of the such party; and such
party holds all material licenses, certificates and permits from all
governmental authorities necessary for the conduct of its business as described
in the Final Prospectus;
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(xxxiv) The
Pooling and Servicing Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by each of the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator and constitutes
a valid, legal and binding agreement of the such party, enforceable against
such
party in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(xxxv) No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the consummation by any of the Master Servicer or the
Securities Administrator of the transactions contemplated by the terms of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(xxxvi) The
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the terms of the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement do not conflict with or result in a breach or violation
of any material term or provision of, or constitute a default under, the charter
or by-laws of any of the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator or,
to
the best knowledge of such counsel, any indenture or other agreement or
instrument to which such party is a party or by which it is bound, or any
statute or regulation applicable to such party or any order of any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction
over such party; and
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(xxxvii) There
are
no legal or governmental actions, investigations or proceedings pending to
which
any of the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator is a party, or,
to
the best knowledge of such counsel, threatened against the such party, (A)
asserting the invalidity of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (B) which
might materially and adversely affect the performance by such party of its
obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
Such
opinion may express its reliance as to factual matters on the representations
and warranties made by, and on certificates or other documents furnished by
officers of, the parties to the Transaction Documents. Such opinion may assume
the due authorization, execution and delivery of the instruments and documents
referred to therein by the parties thereto other than the Master Servicer or
Securities Administrator. Such opinion may be qualified as an opinion only
on
the laws of the States of New York and Delaware and the federal law of the
United States. To the extent that such counsel relies upon the opinion of other
counsel in rendering any portion of its opinion, the opinion of such other
counsel shall be attached to and delivered with the opinion of such counsel
that
is delivered to the Underwriters.
The
Underwriters shall have received copies of any opinions of counsel delivered
to
the rating agencies set forth in the Final Prospectus as rating the
Publicly-Offered Certificates, including, but not limited to, any “true sale,”
“non-consolidation” or “perfection” opinions. Any such opinions shall be dated
the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters or accompanied by reliance
letters addressed to the Underwriters.
The
Underwriters shall have received from their counsel such opinion or opinions,
dated the Closing Date, with respect to the issuance and sale of the
Publicly-Offered Certificates, the Registration Statement and each Prospectus,
and such other related matters as you may reasonably require, including a
negative assurance letter with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus or the
Final Prospectus.
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The
Depositor’s independent accountants, Deloitte & Touche LLP shall have
furnished to the Underwriters a letter or letters addressed to the Underwriters
and dated as of or prior to the date of first use of the Preliminary Prospectus
or the Final Prospectus in the form and reflecting the performance of the
procedures previously agreed to by the Depositor and the
Underwriters.
Subsequent
to the date hereof, there shall not have occurred any change, or any development
involving a prospective change in or affecting the earnings, business or
properties of Redwood Trust, the Depositor or the Seller which, in your
judgment, materially impairs the investment quality of the Publicly-Offered
Certificates so as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the
public offering or the delivery of the Publicly-Offered Certificates as
contemplated by the Final Prospectus.
The
Publicly-Offered Certificates shall be rated not lower than the required ratings
set forth under the heading “Ratings” in the Final Prospectus, such ratings
shall not have been rescinded and no public announcement shall have been made
that any such required rating of the Publicly-Offered Certificates has been
placed under review (otherwise than for possible upgrading).
The
Depositor shall have furnished to the Underwriters such further information,
certificates and documents as the Underwriters may reasonably have requested,
and all proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and all documents incident hereto shall be in all material respects
satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriters and their
counsel.
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If
any of
the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when
and as provided in this Agreement, this Agreement and all obligations of an
Underwriter hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing
Date by such Underwriter. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the
Depositor in writing, or by telephone or telegraph confirmed in
writing.
7. Termination.
This
Agreement shall be subject to termination in your absolute discretion, by notice
given to the Depositor if, subsequent to the date hereof, (i) trading generally
shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by, as the case may
be,
any of the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq
National Market, the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade, (ii) trading of any securities of
Redwood Trust or the Depositor shall have been suspended on any exchange or
in
any over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in securities
settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have
occurred, (iv) any moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been
declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall have
occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial
markets or any calamity or crisis that, in your judgment, is material and
adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this
clause (v), makes it, in your judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed
with the offer, sale or delivery of the Publicly-Offered Certificates on the
terms and in the manner contemplated in the Final Prospectus.
8. Representations
and Indemnities to Survive.
The
respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other
statements of the Depositor, the Seller and Redwood Trust and their respective
officers and of each Underwriter set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement
will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made
by or
on behalf of any Underwriter or the Depositor, the Seller or Redwood Trust,
and
will survive delivery of and payment for the Publicly-Offered Certificates.
The
provisions of Sections 5(a)(iv), 9, 11 and 12 hereof shall survive the
termination or cancellation of this Agreement.
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9. Reimbursement
of Underwriter Expenses.
If for
any reason, other than default by any Underwriter in its obligation to purchase
the Publicly-Offered Certificates or termination by any Underwriter pursuant
to
Section 7 hereof, the Publicly-Offered Certificates are not delivered as
provided herein, the Depositor, the Seller and Redwood Trust jointly and
severally agree to reimburse each Underwriter for all damages, losses and
out-of-pocket expenses of such Underwriter, including reasonable fees and
disbursements of its counsel, reasonably incurred by such Underwriter in making
preparations for the purchase, sale and delivery of the Publicly-Offered
Certificates, but the Depositor, the Seller and Redwood Trust shall then be
under no further liability to any Underwriter with respect to the
Publicly-Offered Certificates, except as provided in Sections 5(a)(iv), 8,
11 or
12 hereof.
10. Certain
Definitions.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective
meanings set forth below:
Custom
Loan Information:
Such
information regarding the Mortgage Loans as is disseminated by any Underwriter
to a potential investor, exclusive of any Seller Mortgage Loan Information
(in
the form provided by the Depositor) and information included in the Preliminary
Term Sheet.
Contract
of Sale:
A valid
contract, whether oral or written, by which a third party becomes committed
to
purchase any Publicly-Offered Certificates from any Underwriter and such
Underwriter becomes committed to sell such Publicly-Offered Certificates to
such
third party; provided that "Contract of Sale" excludes any action by such third
party and such Underwriter prior to such commitments.
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Derived
Information:
Such
information regarding the Publicly-Offered Certificates as is disseminated
by
any Underwriter to a potential investor, which information is prepared on the
basis of or derived from Seller Mortgage Loan Information (e.g., tables and/or
charts displaying with respect to any Class or Classes of Publicly-Offered
Certificates, any of the following: yield, average life, duration, expected
maturity, interest rate sensitivity, loss sensitivity) from, but does not
include (i) Issuer Information, (ii) information contained in the Registration
Statement, any Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of them, taking
into account information incorporated therein by reference or (iii) Seller
Mortgage Loan Information.
Free
Writing Prospectus:
The
Preliminary Term Sheet and any Custom Loan Information, Derived Information
or
other information relating to the Publicly-Offered Certificates disseminated
by
the Depositor (with prior notification to the Underwriters pursuant to Section
4) or by any Underwriter (with the prior consent of the Depositor pursuant
to
Section 4), that constitutes a “free writing prospectus” within the meaning of
Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
Issuer
Information:
Such
information as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act and information
that is based on or derived from such information, but excluding Derived
Information or Custom Loan Information.
Preliminary
Term Sheet:
Collectively, the preliminary term sheet dated June 28, 2007 relating to Group
1
of certain classes of the Publicly-Offered Certificates and the preliminary
term
sheet dated June 28, 2007 relating to Group 2 of certain classes of the
Publicly-Offered Certificates.
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Seller
Mortgage Loan Information:
Information relating to the Mortgage Loans furnished by or on behalf of the
Depositor or the Seller to the Underwriters.
Spread:
The
excess, if any, of (i) the purchase prices paid by investors to an Underwriter
for the Publicly-Offered Certificates over
(ii)
the purchase price paid by such Underwriter to the Depositor for the
Publicly-Offered Certificates purchased
by such Underwriter.
Underwriter
Information:
The
only written information furnished by or on behalf of an Underwriter to the
Depositor specifically for use in connection with the preparation of the
Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus, such
information being specified on Exhibit A attached hereto.
11. Indemnification.
(a) The
Depositor, the Seller and Redwood Trust jointly and severally agree to indemnify
and hold harmless each Underwriter and each person who controls an Underwriter
within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act against
any
and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which
they
may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal
or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or in
any
revision or amendment thereof or supplement thereto, (ii) the omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated in
the
Registration Statement or necessary to make the statements therein, in the
light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (iii) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
the
Preliminary Prospectus (expressly including any information relating to a
servicer or an originator), taken together with the Designated Static Pool
Information, (iv) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact required to be stated in the Preliminary Prospectus (expressly including
any information relating to a servicer or an originator), taken together with
the Designated Static Pool Information, or necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading, (v) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the Final Prospectus (expressly including any information
relating to a servicer or an originator), taken together with the Designated
Static Pool Information, or in any revision or amendment thereof or supplement
thereto, (vi) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Final Prospectus
(expressly including any information relating to a servicer or an originator)
or
the Designated Static Pool Information, or in any revision or amendment thereof
or supplement thereto, a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, (vii) any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Free Writing
Prospectus, or (viii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated in a Free Writing Prospectus or necessary
to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading, and further agree to promptly reimburse each such
indemnified party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it
or
him, as incurred, in connection with investigating or defending or preparing
to
defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided,
however,
that
none of the Depositor, the Seller or Redwood Trust shall be liable to a
particular Underwriter or any person who controls such Underwriter to the extent
that any misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission
(i) was made in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus, any Free
Writing Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Designated Static Pool
Information, as applicable, pursuant to Underwriter Information, Derived
Information or Custom Loan Information disseminated by such Underwriter (unless
such misstatement or alleged misstatement or omission or alleged omission
resulted from an error or material omission in the Seller Mortgage Loan
Information) or (ii) was corrected (with such correction timely delivered to
the
Underwriter) at least one business day prior to the written confirmation of
such
sale and such correction did not materially and adversely affect the marketing
or pricing of the Publicly-Offered Certificates and such Underwriter did not
deliver, at or prior to the written confirmation of such sale, a copy of the
Final Prospectus as then revised, amended or supplemented in any case where
such
delivery is required by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, if the Depositor
has previously furnished copies thereof to the Underwriters in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement. This agreement as to indemnity will be in addition
to any liability that the Depositor, the Seller or Redwood Trust may otherwise
have.
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Each
Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor,
Redwood Trust and the Seller, the officers of the Depositor who signed the
Registration Statement or any amendment thereof, the directors of the Depositor,
and each person who controls the Depositor, Redwood Trust or the Seller within
the meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent
as the foregoing indemnities from the Depositor, the Seller and Redwood Trust
to
each Underwriter; provided,
however,
that an
Underwriter will be liable in any such case only to the extent that such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made
in reliance upon and in conformity with Underwriter Information, Derived
Information or Custom Loan Information, as applicable, furnished by that
particular Underwriter to the Depositor or to a prospective investor, except
to
the extent that any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement therein or
omission therefrom (or is alleged to have resulted) directly from an error
in
the Seller Mortgage Loan Information that was used in the preparation of either
(x) any Underwriter Information, Derived Information or Custom Loan Information
(or amendment or supplement thereof) or (y) any written or electronic materials
furnished to prospective investors on which the Underwriter Information (or
amendments or supplements) were based. This agreement as to indemnity will
be in
addition to any liability that any Underwriter may otherwise
have.
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Promptly
after receipt of notice of the commencement of any action by an indemnified
party under this Section 11, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect
thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 11,
notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof;
provided,
however,
that
the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the
indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any indemnified
party, unless the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced by such failure
to
notify and in
any event shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which
it
may have to any indemnified party other than under this Section 11.
In case
any such action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall
be
entitled to participate therein, and to the extent that it may elect by written
notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid
notice from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel
satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided,
however,
that if
the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party (including impleaded parties)
and
the indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there
may
be legal defenses available to it or them and/or other indemnified parties
that
are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party,
the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to elect separate counsel
to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of
such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of
notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election
so
to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party
of
counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
the
defense thereof, unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate
counsel in connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with
the proviso to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that
the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one
separate counsel (in addition to local counsel) for each of, and approved by,
the Underwriters in the case of paragraph (a) of this Section 11, representing
the related indemnified parties under such paragraph (a) who are parties to
such
action), (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel
satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within
a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the
indemnifying party has authorized the employment of counsel for the indemnified
party at the expense of the indemnifying party; and except that, if clause
(i)
or (iii) is applicable, such liability shall only be in respect of the counsel
referred to in such clause (i) or (iii). No indemnifying party shall, without
the consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending
or
threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could
have
been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified
party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such
indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter
of
such proceeding.
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12. Contribution.
If the
indemnification provided for in Section 11 is unavailable or insufficient to
hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 11, then each indemnifying
party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party
as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in Section
11 above in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by the Depositor, the Seller and Redwood Trust on the one hand and
the
Underwriter on the other from the offering of the Publicly-Offered
Certificates or
(ii)
if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable
law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative
benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the
Depositor, the Seller and Redwood Trust on the one hand and the Underwriter
on
the other in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged statements
or alleged omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative
benefits received by the Depositor, the Seller and Redwood Trust on the one
hand
and the Underwriters on the other shall be in such proportion so that the
Underwriters are responsible for an amount equal to the Spread, and the
Depositor, the Seller and Redwood Trust are responsible for the balance. The
relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether
the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omissions
or
alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by
the
Depositor, the Seller or Redwood Trust or by the Underwriters and the parties’
relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct
or
prevent such untrue statement or omission. The amount paid by an indemnified
party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to
in
the first sentence of this Section 12 shall be deemed to include any legal
or
other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection
with
investigating or defending any action or claim which is the subject of this
Section 12. An Underwriter shall not be required to contribute any amount in
excess of (x) the Spread of such Underwriter, over (y) the amount of any damages
which the applicable Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason
of
such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. The
obligation of any Underwriter to contribute under this Section 12 is several
in
proportion to the portion of the Spread applicable to it. No person guilty
of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
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13. Successors.
This
Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto
and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person will have
any
right or obligation hereunder.
14. Applicable
Law.
This
Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the
State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed therein,
without reference to its conflict of law provisions (other than Section 5-1401
of the General Obligations Law), and the obligations, rights and remedies of
the
parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.
15. No
Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.
The
Depositor acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the purchase and sale of the
Publicly-Offered Certificates pursuant to this Agreement, including the
determination of the public offering price of the Publicly-Offered Certificates
and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial
transaction between the Depositor, on the one hand, and the several
Underwriters, on the other hand, and the Depositor is capable of evaluating
and
understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) in connection with each
transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction
each
Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the
financial advisor, agent or fiduciary of the Depositor or its affiliates,
stockholders, creditors or employees or any other party; (iii) no Underwriter
has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility
in
favor of the Depositor with respect to any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter
has advised or is currently advising the Depositor on other matters) or any
other obligation to the Depositor except the obligations expressly set forth
in
this Agreement; (iv) the several Underwriters and their respective affiliates
may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that
differ from those of the Depositor and that the several Underwriters have no
obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency
or fiduciary relationship; and (v) the Underwriters have not provided any legal,
accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated
hereby and the Depositor has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory
and
tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.
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This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written
or
oral) between the Depositor and the several Underwriters, or any of them, with
respect to the subject matter hereof. The Depositor hereby waives and releases,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Depositor may have
against the several Underwriters with respect to any breach or alleged breach
of
agency or fiduciary duty.
16. The
Depositor acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters are acting solely in
the
capacity of an arm's length contractual counterparty to the Depositor with
respect to the offering of Publicly-Offered Certificates contemplated
hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering)
and
not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Depositor
or
any other person. In addition, neither the Representative nor any other
Underwriter is advising the Depositor or any other person as to any legal,
tax,
investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Depositor
shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters, and the
Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Depositor with
respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Depositor, the
transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions
will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not
be on
behalf of the Xxxxxxxxx
00
00. Miscellaneous.
Time
shall be of the essence of this Agreement. This Agreement, together with any
contemporaneous written agreements and any prior written agreements (to the
extent not superseded by this Agreement) that relate to the offering of the
Publicly-Offered Certificates, represents the entire agreement between
Depositor, the Seller and Redwood Trust, on the one hand, and the Underwriters,
on the other, with respect to the preparation of the Preliminary Prospectus,
the
Final Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus, the conduct of the offering
and the purchase and sale of the Publicly-Offered Certificates. Neither this
Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated
except by a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of such change,
waiver, discharge or termination is sought. This Agreement may be signed in
any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
18. Notices.
All
communications hereunder shall be in writing and effective only on receipt
and,
if sent to an Underwriter, shall be delivered to the address specified on the
signature page hereof; provided, that in the case of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co.
Incorporated, a copy of any such communication shall also be delivered to 0000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, attention of Xxx Xxx, Esq. If such notice
is
sent to the Depositor, the Seller or Redwood Trust, it shall be delivered to
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, attention of Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Vice President.
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*
*
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If
the
foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement please sign
and return to the undersigned a counterpart hereof, whereupon this Agreement
and
your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement by and among the Depositor,
the Seller, Redwood Trust and each Underwriter relating to the Publicly-Offered
Certificates.
Very
truly yours,
REDWOOD
TRUST, INC.
By:
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
RWT
HOLDINGS, INC.,
as
Seller
By:
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
SEQUOIA
RESIDENTIAL FUNDING, INC.,
as
Depositor
By:
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
The
foregoing Agreement
is
hereby
confirmed and accepted by:
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED
By:
Name:
Title:
Address:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated
0000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
WACHOVIA
CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
Address:
One Wachovia Center
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
GREENWICH
CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
Address:
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Schedule
1 - Schedule of Publicly-Offered Certificates
Class
|
Original
Class
Principal
or Notional
Amount(1)
|
Class
Interest Rate(2)
|
Purchase
Price
Percentage(3)
|
Original
Amount to be purchased by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co.
Incorporated
|
Original
Amount to be purchased by Wachovia Capital Markets,
LLC
|
Original
Amount to be purchased by Greenwich
Capital Markets, Inc.
|
|||||||||||||
1-A1
|
$
|
417,157,000
|
Adjustable
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
166,862,800
|
$
|
125,147,100
|
$
|
125,147,100
|
||||||||
1-A2
|
$
|
15,875,000
|
Adjustable
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
6,350,000
|
$
|
4,762,500
|
$
|
4,762,500
|
||||||||
1-AR
|
$
|
100
|
Variable
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
1-XA
|
$
|
432,032,000
|
Variable
|
1.27678
|
%
|
$
|
173,212,800
|
$
|
129,909,600
|
$
|
129,909,600
|
||||||||
1-XB
|
$
|
4,850,000
|
Variable
|
1.38364
|
%
|
$
|
1,940,000
|
$
|
1,455,000
|
$
|
1,455,000
|
||||||||
1-B1
|
$
|
3,086,000
|
Adjustable
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
1,234,400
|
$
|
925,800
|
$
|
925,800
|
||||||||
1-B2
|
$
|
1,764,000
|
Adjustable
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
705,600
|
$
|
529,200
|
$
|
529,200
|
||||||||
1-B3
|
$
|
662,000
|
Variable
|
95.19824000
|
%
|
$
|
264,800
|
$
|
198,600
|
$
|
198,600
|
||||||||
2A-A1
|
$
|
130,048,000
|
Variable
|
99.33203125
|
%
|
$
|
52,019,200
|
$
|
39,014,400
|
$
|
39,014,400
|
||||||||
2A-A2
|
$
|
5,655,000
|
Variable
|
99.01953125
|
%
|
$
|
2,262,000
|
$
|
1,696,500
|
$
|
1,696,500
|
||||||||
2-AR
|
$
|
100
|
Variable
|
100.00
|
%
|
$
|
31,074,400
|
$
|
23,305,800
|
$
|
23,305,800
|
||||||||
2B-A1
|
$
|
77,686,000
|
Variable
|
99.6640625
|
%
|
$
|
1,351,200
|
$
|
1,013,400
|
$
|
1,013,400
|
||||||||
2B-A2
|
$
|
3,378,000
|
Variable
|
99.1484375
|
%
|
$
|
29,500,800
|
$
|
22,125,600
|
$
|
22,125,600
|
||||||||
2C-A1
|
$
|
73,752,000
|
Variable
|
99.359375
|
%
|
$
|
1,282,800
|
$
|
962,100
|
$
|
962,100
|
||||||||
2C-A2
|
$
|
3,207,000
|
Variable
|
98.984375
|
%
|
$
|
100
|
ំ
|
ំ
|
||||||||||
2-B1
|
$
|
5,202,000
|
Variable
|
97.65234375
|
%
|
$
|
2,080,800
|
$
|
1,560,600
|
$
|
1,560,600
|
||||||||
2-B2
|
$
|
2,448,000
|
Variable
|
96.86328125
|
%
|
$
|
979,200
|
$
|
734,400
|
$
|
734,400
|
||||||||
2-B3
|
$
|
1,529,000
|
Variable
|
92.91641
|
%
|
$
|
611,600
|
$
|
458,700
|
$
|
458,700
|
__________
(1) These
balances are approximate, as described in the Final Prospectus.
(2) These
Publicly-Offered Certificates
will
accrue interest based on adjustable rates based on the value of the one-month
LIBOR index, or at variable interest rates, as described in the Final
Prospectus.
(3) The
total underwriting fees/discounts payable to Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated shall
be $469,148.19; the
total
underwriting fees/discounts payable to Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC shall
be
$302,109.38;
and the
total underwriting fees/discounts payable to Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.
shall be $302,109.38.
EXHIBIT
A
The
following constitutes Underwriter Information for purposes of Section 10 of
this
Agreement:
The
information set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the
Prospectus Supplement (i) in the first and second sentences of the paragraph
immediately preceding the penultimate paragraph on the cover page thereof and
(ii) in the first and second paragraphs (including the table contained therein)
under the caption “Method of Distribution” therein.