DATED AS OF THE 31ST DAY OF
MARCH, 2009
GREEN TREE SERVICING
LLC,
IRWIN UNION BANK AND TRUST
COMPANY
IRWIN HOME EQUITY
CORPORATION
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ARTICLE I PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE
ASSETS
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Section 1.02. Excluded Assets
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Section 1.03. Assumed
Liabilities
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Section 1.04. Subservicing Agreement
(Multi-Transaction); Servicing Agreement (Whole Loans)
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Section 1.05. Purchase Price
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Section 1.06. Contingent
Payments
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Section 1.07. Accrued Servicing Fees;
Unreimbursed Servicing Advances; Protective Advances
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Section 1.08. “As Is Where Is”
Transaction
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Section 2.01. Closing Dates
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Section 2.02. Deliveries by
Sellers
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Section 2.03. Deliveries by
Purchaser
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ARTICLE III CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO PLATFORM
CLOSING
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Section 3.01. Conditions Precedent to
Obligations of Sellers
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Section 3.02. Conditions Precedent to
Obligations of Purchaser
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLERS
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Section 4.01. Organization;
Power
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Section 4.02. Authorization and Validity of
Agreement
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Section 4.03. No Conflict or
Violation
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Section 4.04. Servicing Operations;
Compliance with Law
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Section 4.05. Licenses and
Permits
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Section 4.07. Title to the Servicing
Assets
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Section 4.08. Broker’s and
Finder’s Fees
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Section 4.10. Servicing Files and
Records
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Section 4.11. Certain Information and
Schedules
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Section 4.12. Conduct of
Business
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Section 4.13. [Intentionally left
blank]
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Section 4.14. Data File
Disclosure
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Section 4.15. No Powers of
Attorney
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Section 4.16. Investment Company
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Section 4.17. Excluded Amounts
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Section 4.18. Unreimbursed Servicing
Advances
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PLATFORM CLOSING DATE REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
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Section 4.20. Organization;
Power
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Section 4.21. Authorization and Validity of
Agreement
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Section 4.22. No Conflict or
Violation
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Section 4.23. Licenses and
Permits
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Section 4.25. Title to the Collections
Platform Assets
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Section 4.26. Broker’s and
Finder’s Fees
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Section 4.28. Powers of Attorney
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Section 4.29. Employee Benefits; Employment
Matters
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Section 4.30. Servicing Operations;
Compliance with Law
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Section 4.31. Existing Lease
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Section 4.32. [Intentionally Left
Blank]
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PURCHASER
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Section 5.01. Organization;
Power
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Section 5.02. Authorization and Validity of
Agreement
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Section 5.03. No Conflict or
Violation
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Section 5.04. Approvals and
Consents
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Section 5.05. Broker’s and
Finder’s Fees
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Section 5.06. Sufficient Funds to
Close
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Section 5.07. Due Diligence
Investigation
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ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
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Section 6.01. Access;
Cooperation
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Section 6.02. Updates to Disclosure
Schedules
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Section 6.03. Additional Notices and
Covenants
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Section 6.04. Employment Matters
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Section 6.05. Conduct of Servicing
Business
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Section 6.06. Negative Covenants of
Sellers
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Section 6.07. Negotiations
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Section 6.08. San Ramon, California
Servicing Facility
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Section 6.09. Insurance
Reimbursement
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Section 6.10. Requested Modifications of
Servicing Agreements (Securitization)
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Section 6.11. Compliance
Certifications
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Section 6.13. Further Actions
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Section 6.14. Further Assurances
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Section 6.15. Certain Litigation
Matters
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Section 6.16. Post Closing Data
Files
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Section 6.17. Delivery of Original
Servicing Agreements (Securitization)
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Section 6.18. Delivery of Post Closing
Excluded Amounts Statement
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Section 6.19. Administration
Agreements
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Section 6.20. Subservicing Agreement
(Multi-Transaction); Servicing Agreement (Whole Loans)
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Section 6.21. Amendments to Insurance
Agreements and Servicing Agreements (Securitization)
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ARTICLE VII TRANSFER OF SERVICING
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Section 7.01. Assumption of Servicing
Rights and Obligations
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Section 7.02. Payments Received and
Disbursements Made After Servicing Closing Date
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Section 7.03. Misapplied
Payments
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Section 7.04. Insurance Policies
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Section 7.05. Assignment and Assumption of
Servicing Rights and Obligations
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ARTICLE VIII INDEMNIFICATION;
SURVIVAL
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Section 8.01. Indemnification by
Sellers
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Section 8.02. Indemnification by
Purchaser
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Section 8.03. Indemnification Notice;
Litigation Notice
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Section 8.04. Defense of Third Person
Claims
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Section 8.05. Disagreement
Notice
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Section 8.06. Payment of Losses
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Section 8.07. Survival;
Limitations
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Section 8.08. Net Recovery
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Section 8.09. Sole Remedy
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Section 8.10. Tax Treatment of Indemnity
Payments
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Section 8.11. Credit Risk
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ARTICLE IX TERMINATION; PARTIAL PLATFORM
CLOSING
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Section 9.01. Events of
Termination
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Section 9.02. Effect of
Termination
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Section 9.03. Partial Platform
Closing
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ARTICLE X RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
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Section 10.01. Confidential
Information
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ARTICLE XI OTHER AGREEMENTS
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Section 11.01. Cooperation on Tax
Matters
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Section 11.02. Files and Records
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ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 13.01. Public
Announcements
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Section 13.02. Costs and
Expenses
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Section 13.03. Addresses for Notices,
Etc.
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Section 13.05. Construction
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Section 13.06. Severability
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Section 13.07. Entire Agreement and
Amendment
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Section 13.08. No Waiver; Cumulative
Remedies
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Section 13.09. Parties in
Interest
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Section 13.10. Successors and Assigns;
Assignment
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Section 13.11. Governing Law; Dispute
Resolution; Jurisdiction and Venue
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Section 13.12. Specific
Performance
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Section 13.13. Waiver of Jury
Trial
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Section 13.14. Counterparts;
Facsimile
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Section 13.15. Certain
Understandings
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THIS ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”), dated as of
March 31, 2009, is made and entered into by and among Green
Tree Servicing LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“
Purchaser ”), Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company, an
Indiana state-chartered bank (“ IUBT ”), and
Irwin Home Equity Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“
IHE ” and, collectively with IUBT, “
Sellers ” and each, a “ Seller
”).
WHEREAS ,
Sellers, through their national home mortgage line of business,
have historically been engaged in the business of originating,
securitizing and servicing mortgages and home equity loans and
lines of credit (the “ Business ”);
WHEREAS ,
IUBT, with respect to each Trust, is currently the Master Servicer
under each of the Servicing Agreements (Securitization), and IHE,
with respect to each Trust, is currently the Subservicer under each
of the Servicing Agreements (Securitization);
WHEREAS ,
(a) IUBT desires to resign as Master Servicer under each of
the Servicing Agreements (Securitization) and, in connection with
such resignation, to propose that Purchaser succeed it as Master
Servicer and be appointed as Master Servicer under the Servicing
Agreements (Securitization), (b) IHE desires to enter into the
Interim-Subservicing Agreement for the purpose of providing
subservicing duties until such time as the primary servicing
operations are physically transferred to Purchaser’s
servicing platform in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, and (c) IUBT and IHE, collectively, desire to
(i) sell and assign to Purchaser the Servicing Rights and
Obligations and all Files and Records relating to any item of the
Servicing Rights and Obligations (except to the extent required by
Law or Contract to be retained by Sellers), (ii) enter into
the Subservicing Agreement (Multi-Transaction) pursuant to which
Purchaser shall subservice, as Subservicer, servicing obligations
under the Servicing Agreements (Primary) on which the Sellers will
remain as primary servicer, (iii) enter into the Servicing
Agreement (Whole Loans) pursuant to which Purchaser will service
the Whole Loans and (iv) sell and assign to Purchaser the
Collections Platform Assets;
WHEREAS ,
concurrently with IUBT’s resignations as Master Servicer
under the Servicing Agreements (Securitization), Purchaser desires
to have the Indenture Trustee and Enhancer appoint it as Master
Servicer under each of the Servicing Agreements (Securitization),
and in connection with such appointment on the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth herein, Purchaser is willing to assume all
responsibilities, duties, liabilities and obligations of the Master
Servicer under the Servicing Agreements (Securitization) after the
Servicing Closing Date and to succeed to all rights in connection
therewith;
WHEREAS,
subject to the terms and conditions herein, Purchaser desires to
enter into the foregoing agreements and transactions;
and
WHEREAS ,
capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in Article XII ;
NOW,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
covenants and promises contained in this Agreement, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE ASSETS
(a) Upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and on
the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements herein contained, at the Servicing Closing, Purchaser
shall (and hereby does) purchase, acquire and accept from Sellers,
and Sellers shall (and hereby do) sell, transfer, assign, convey
and deliver to Purchaser, all of Sellers’ right, title and
interest in and to the following assets of Sellers (collectively,
the “ Servicing Assets ”), free and clear of all
Encumbrances other than restrictions expressly imposed under the
Servicing Agreements (Securitization):
(i) the Servicing
Rights and Obligations;
(ii) all Files and
Records relating to any item of the Servicing Rights and
Obligations, except to the extent required by Law or Contract to be
retained by Sellers; and
(iii) all
Proceedings existing on the Servicing Closing Date constituting
ordinary course collection litigation by any Seller as servicer in
respect of any loan serviced under the Servicing Agreements
(Securitization).
(b) Upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and on
the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements herein contained, at the Platform Closing, Purchaser
shall purchase, acquire and accept from Sellers, and Sellers shall
sell, transfer, assign, convey and deliver to Purchaser, all of
Sellers’ right, title and interest in and to the following
assets of Sellers (collectively, the “ Collections
Platform Assets ” and, together with the Servicing
Assets, the “ Assets ”), free and clear of all
Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances:
(i) those assets
of Sellers related to Sellers’ loan collections activities
which shall be listed on Section 1.01(b) of the
Platform Disclosure Schedules as and when identified by Purchaser
prior to the Platform Closing; and
(ii) all
Proceedings against any third Person to the extent relating to the
Collections Platform Assets and the Assumed Platform
Liabilities.
Section 1.02. Excluded Assets .
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Sellers shall not
hereby or otherwise sell, assign, transfer, set over, convey or
deliver to
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Purchaser, and Purchaser shall not
hereby or otherwise acquire from Sellers, any Excluded
Assets.
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Section 1.03. Assumed Liabilities
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(a) At the
Servicing Closing, subject to the terms and conditions of the
Appointment and Assumption Agreements, Purchaser shall assume and
agree to discharge only the Liabilities of the
“Servicer” or “Master Servicer” under the
Servicing Agreements (Securitization) to the extent arising after
the Servicing Closing Date (collectively, the “ Assumed
Servicing Liabilities ”).
(b) At the
Platform Closing, Purchaser shall assume and agree to discharge
only the following Liabilities of Sellers (collectively, the
“ Assumed Platform Liabilities ” and, together
with the Assumed Servicing Liabilities, the “ Assumed
Liabilities ”):
(i) all
Liabilities of Sellers related to future payment or performance
under any Contracts which may be listed on
Section 1.01(b) of the Platform Disclosure Schedules as
and when identified by Purchaser prior to the Platform Closing,
which shall be assigned to Purchaser as Collections Platform
Assets, which initially accrue or arise on or after the Platform
Closing Date;
(ii) any
claim or Liability relating to or arising out of a Transferred
Employee’s employment on or after the Platform Closing Date
and/or the terms and conditions thereto accruing on or after the
date on which such Transferred Employee’s employment with
Purchaser commences; and
(iii) any
Liability to the extent relating to any of the Collections Platform
Assets and arising at any time on or after the Platform Closing
Date.
(c) Purchaser
shall not hereby or otherwise assume, perform or be liable or
responsible in any respect for any Liabilities of Sellers or any of
their Affiliates, whether past, present or future, other than the
Assumed Liabilities.
(d) Purchaser
shall have no obligation to fund or liability with respect to HELOC
Draws, nor shall Purchaser have any obligation or liability with
respect to any equity or other interest in a Trust, to fund any
Variable Funding Note or Capped Funding Note. Sellers acknowledge
and agree that Sellers will remain solely liable for all
obligations to fund HELOC Draws on and after the Servicing Closing
Date pursuant to the terms and conditions of the relevant HELOC
Agreement, the relevant Servicing Agreements (Securitization) and
all applicable Laws. In furtherance of the foregoing, Sellers
acknowledge, affirm and agree to be bound, as “Seller,”
by the section entitled “Future Advances” in
Article II of each Servicing Agreement
(Securitization).
(e) Except for
Liabilities that Sellers retain for their acts as Master Servicer
on or prior to the Servicing Closing Date as provided herein,
Sellers and Purchaser acknowledge and agree that with respect to
any reference to duties and obligations of the “Master
Servicer” under the pertinent Basic Document (as defined in
the relevant indenture relating to each Trust), the retention and
continued performance by IUBT of
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such duties and
obligations following the Servicing Closing Date are solely related
to IUBT’s role as original sponsor of the securitization
transaction to which the applicable Servicing Agreement
(Securitization) relates and are being retained in order to
maintain the functioning of the securitization structure.
Therefore, notwithstanding IUBT’s responsibility for such
duties and obligations, they do not, and shall not be construed to,
provide IUBT with (i) any continuing legal, economic or other
beneficial interest in the Trust or the loans held therein (except
to the extent of IUBT’s interest in any such loans that
relate to funding obligations giving rise to, or that constitute,
Excluded Amounts), (ii) any control over such loans, or
(iii) any benefit whatsoever associated with such loans
(except to the extent of IUBT’s interest in any such loans
that relate to funding obligations giving rise to, or that
constitute, Excluded Amounts).
Section 1.04. Subservicing Agreement
(Multi-Transaction); Servicing Agreement (Whole
Loans).
(a) Upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the
Subservicing Agreement (Multi-Transaction) and on the basis of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
herein and therein, at the Platform Closing, Purchaser and Sellers
shall execute and deliver the Subservicing Agreement
(Multi-Transaction).
(b) Upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the
Servicing Agreement (Whole Loans) and on the basis of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
herein and therein, at the Platform Closing, Purchaser and Sellers
shall execute and deliver the Servicing Agreement (Whole
Loans).
Section 1.05. Purchase Price . The
aggregate consideration (the “ Purchase Price ”)
to be paid by Purchaser to Sellers for the Assets shall be payable
as follows: (a) Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000), payable in
full on the Servicing Closing Date by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account designated in writing by Sellers at
least two (2) Business Days prior to the Servicing Closing Date
(the “ Non-Contingent Payment ”) and (b)
following the Platform Closing Date, any Contingent Payments
payable by Purchaser pursuant to the terms and provisions of the
Subservicing Agreement (Multi-Transaction), as the same may be
amended from time to time, as described in
Section 1.06(a) ; provided that no such
Contingent Payments shall be payable by Purchaser unless and until
the Subservicing Agreement (Multi-Transaction) shall be duly
executed and delivered by all parties thereto in accordance with
the terms hereof and thereof.
Section 1.06. Contingent Payments
. Pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the Subservicing Agreement (Multi-Transaction) (it being
understood that this Section 1.06 provides a summary of
certain terms and provisions of the Subservicing Agreement
(Multi-Transaction), which summary is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the terms and provisions of such agreement, as the
same may be amended from time to time, and, in the event of a
conflict or inconsistency between this Section 1.06 and
the provisions of the Subservicing Agreement (Multi-Transaction),
the provisions of the Subservicing Agreement (Multi- Transaction)
shall govern and control), and subject to the provisos contained in
Section 1.05(b) hereof:
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(a) Unless and
until such payment obligation is earlier terminated or accelerated
pursuant to the terms of the Subservicing Agreement
(Multi-Transaction), during the three (3) year period
commencing on the Servicing Transfer Date (the “
Contingent Payout Period ”), Purchaser, on a monthly
basis, shall pay to Sellers an amount equal to (i) the
aggregate unpaid principal balance of those loans related to the
Servicing Agreements (Primary) listed on Exhibit B-1
attached hereto and incorporated herein, measured at the end of
each calendar month, multiplied by (ii) 0.30% (30 basis
points), and further multiplied by (iii) 1/12
(each payment a “ Contingent Payment ” and,
collectively, the “ Contingent Payments ”). Each
Contingent Payment shall be due and payable to Sellers on or before
the tenth (10 th )
Business Day of each month following the end of the month for which
the Contingent Payment is calculated; provided ,
however , in lieu of receiving any Contingent Payment from
Purchaser in cash, Sellers may, upon reasonable advance notice to
Purchaser, deduct the amount of such Contingent Payment from the
loan servicing fees payable by Sellers to Purchaser on a monthly
basis under the Subservicing Agreement (Multi-Transaction). If any
month during the Contingent Payout Period is a partial month, the
Contingent Payment payable by Purchaser to Seller and the loan
servicing fees payable by Sellers to Purchaser for such month shall
each be adjusted accordingly with the use of a stub period if
necessary.
(b) Neither
Sellers nor any successor-in-interest of Sellers shall be permitted
to terminate the Subservicing Agreement (Multi-Transaction) for any
reason other than for cause under the terms of the Subservicing
Agreement (Multi-Transaction). If prior to the three-year
anniversary of the Servicing Transfer Date (i) Purchaser is
terminated as a servicer or subservicer under the Subservicing
Agreement (Multi-Transaction) or the Servicing Agreements (Primary)
for any reason other than for cause under the terms of the
applicable agreement, (ii) the applicable Seller is terminated
as a servicer under any Servicing Agreement (Primary) for cause, or
(iii) the loans subject to the Servicing Agreements (Primary)
are deboarded for any reason other than a default by Purchaser
under the applicable agreement, then Sellers shall pay to Purchaser
a deboarding fee equal to $25 times the number of loans subject to
the termination of Purchaser on such termination date. In the event
that the Sellers terminate the Subservicing Agreement
(Multi-Transaction) for cause under the terms of such agreement,
neither Seller shall owe any termination fees or cost
reimbursements to Purchaser.
(c) Purchaser
shall not be permitted to terminate the Subservicing Agreement
(Multi-Transaction) for any reason other than for cause under the
terms of the Subservicing Agreement (Multi-Transaction), subject to
the Sellers’ right to cure, unless (i) Purchaser has
secured a replacement servicer, acceptable to all parties having a
right to approve such replacement servicer, under the applicable
servicing and related agreements associated with the loans subject
to the Servicing Agreements (Primary), and Purchaser has secured
payment of each of the Seller’s and Purchaser’s costs
of deboarding and boarding such loans at the replacement servicer,
and (ii) if such termination without cause occurs prior to the
three-year anniversary of the Servicing Transfer Date, Purchaser
pays the Sellers all of the Contingent Payments that the Sellers
would have earned during the remainder of the Contingent Payout
Period had the Subservicing Agreement (Multi-
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Transaction)
not been terminated by Purchaser without cause, pursuant to the
formula set forth in the Subservicing Agreement (Multi-Transaction)
for such purpose. In the event that Purchaser terminates the
Subservicing Agreement (Multi-Transaction) for cause under the
terms of such agreement, Purchaser shall not owe any termination
fees or cost reimbursements to Sellers, nor shall Purchaser be
obligated to pay Sellers any Contingent Payments following such
termination.
(d) In the event
of any third Person action that terminates either the
Sellers’ right to service or Purchaser’s right to
subservice the loans subject to the Servicing Agreements (Primary),
and such termination is without cause, then neither the Sellers nor
Purchaser shall owe any termination fees, deboarding fees, cost
reimbursement or other amounts to the other, nor shall Purchaser be
obligated to pay Sellers any Contingent Payment following such
third Person termination.
(e) Upon a
“change of control” as set forth in the Subservicing
Agreement (Multi-Transaction), Purchaser shall have the right to
purchase Sellers’ servicing rights and obligations under any
or all of the Servicing Agreements (Primary) and in connection
therewith, to terminate the Subservicing Agreement
(Multi-Transaction) as it relates, and all of Purchaser’s
Contingent Payment obligations and other obligations thereunder as
they relate, to such Servicing Agreements (Primary).
Section 1.07. Accrued Servicing Fees;
Unreimbursed Servicing Advances; Protective Advances
.
(a) Sellers shall
hold in trust for the benefit of Purchaser, and shall pay to
Purchaser in immediately available funds as soon as practicable
following receipt, any and all payments and reimbursements in
respect of the Servicing Assets, including, without limitation,
Accrued Servicing Fees, received by Sellers after the Servicing
Closing Date to the extent attributable to any time after the
Servicing Closing Date. Purchaser shall hold in trust for the
benefit of Sellers, and shall pay to Sellers, or their designee, in
immediately available funds as soon as practicable following
receipt, any and all payments and reimbursements in respect of the
Servicing Assets, including, without limitation, Accrued Servicing
Fees, received by Purchaser after the Servicing Closing Date to the
extent attributable to any time on or before the Servicing Closing
Date. For purposes of allocating the Accrued Servicing Fees with
respect to any pre-Servicing Closing portion of any period that
includes but ends after the Servicing Closing Date (each, a “
Straddle Period ”), such allocation shall be
determined on a per-diem basis taking into account the number of
days in the Straddle Period through and including the Servicing
Closing Date and the number of days in the entire Straddle
Period.
(b) Any Advances
which were made by Sellers on or prior to the Servicing Closing
Date and remain outstanding following the Servicing Closing Date
that are collected by Purchaser (to the extent allowable by
applicable Law) after the Servicing Closing Date shall be
reimbursed to Sellers, or their designee, promptly following
collection by Purchaser of such Advances, and any Protective
Advances (as such term is defined in the Servicing Agreements
(Primary)) related to Servicing Agreements (Primary) which were
made by Sellers and remain outstanding on the Servicing
Transfer
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Date that are
collected by Purchaser (to the extent allowable by applicable Law)
after the Servicing Transfer Date shall be reimbursed to Sellers,
or their designee, promptly following the collection by Purchaser
of such Protective Advances; provided that the sources for
reimbursement of such Advances or Protective Advances, as the case
may be, shall be limited to the sources provided for in the
applicable Servicing Agreement (Securitization) or Servicing
Agreement (Primary), as applicable.
(c) Any Protective
Advances (as such term is defined in the Subservicing Agreement
(Multi-Transaction)) made by Purchaser pursuant to the Subservicing
Agreement (Multi-Transaction) will be reimbursed to Purchaser in
accordance with the terms and provisions of the Subservicing
Agreement (Multi-Transaction).
Section 1.08. “As Is Where Is”
Transaction . Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees
that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, except as
expressly set forth in this Agreement and the Related Agreements,
Sellers make no representations or warranties whatsoever, express
or implied, with respect to any matter relating to any of the
Assets. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, Sellers hereby
disclaim any warranty (express or implied) of merchantability or
fitness for any particular purpose as to any portion of the Assets.
Purchaser further acknowledges that Purchaser has conducted an
independent inspection and investigation of the condition of all
portions of the Assets and all other matters relating to or
affecting any of the Assets as Purchaser deemed necessary or
appropriate and that in proceeding with its acquisition of the
Assets, Purchaser is doing so based solely upon such independent
inspections and investigations. Accordingly, except as expressly
set forth in this Agreement, Purchaser will accept the Assets on
the applicable Closing Date “AS IS” and “WHERE
IS”.
Section 2.01. Closing Dates . The
closing of the transactions contemplated by
Section 1.01(a) and Section 1.03(a) of this
Agreement (the “ Servicing Closing ”), and the
passing of title to the Servicing Assets, is taking place at the
offices of Irwin Home Equity Corporation, at 12677 Alcosta
Boulevard, San Ramon, California 94583, at 11:59 p.m., Pacific
time, simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement by all
parties on March 31, 2009 (the “ Servicing Closing
Date ”). Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated
pursuant to Article IX hereof, the closing of the
transactions contemplated by Section 1.01(b) ,
Section 1.03(b) and Section 1.04 of this
Agreement (the “ Platform Closing ” and,
collectively with the Servicing Closing, the “
Closings ”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m., New
York, New York time, on the first Business Day of the calendar
month following the date on which the conditions set forth in
Section 3.01 and Section 3.02 shall have
been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their
nature are to be satisfied at the Platform Closing, but subject to
the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions), or at such other
time and/or on such other date as may be mutually agreed to by the
parties (the “ Platform Closing Date ” and,
together with the Servicing Closing Date, the “ Closing
Dates ”). The Platform Closing shall be deemed effective
as of 12:01 a.m., Pacific time, on the Platform Closing Date.
The Platform Closing shall take place at the offices of Irwin Home
Equity Corporation, at 12677 Alcosta Boulevard, San Ramon,
California 94583, or at such other place as may be mutually agreed
to by the parties. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that
all proceedings to be taken and all documents to be executed
and
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delivered by
all parties at the applicable Closing shall be deemed to have been
taken and executed simultaneously, and no proceedings shall be
deemed taken nor any documents executed or delivered until all have
been taken, executed and delivered.
Section 2.02. Deliveries by Sellers
.
(a) Servicing
Closing . At the Servicing Closing, Sellers shall deliver
possession of all of the Servicing Assets to Purchaser, and Sellers
shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) originals or copies, if
specified, of the following:
(i) to
Purchaser and to each applicable Indenture Trustee, each
Appointment and Assumption Agreement with respect to the Servicing
Agreements (Securitization) of each Trust, in each case duly
executed by each Seller that is a party thereto and each other
party thereto (other than Purchaser);
(ii) to
Purchaser and to each applicable Indenture Trustee, an Effective
Notice for each Appointment and Assumption Agreement identifying
the Servicing Closing Date as the effective date, in each case duly
executed by each Seller that is a party thereto and each other
party thereto (other than Purchaser);
(iii) to
Purchaser, the Interim-Subservicing Agreement, duly executed by
each Seller that is a party thereto and each other party thereto
(other than Purchaser);
(iv) to
Purchaser, the HELOC Funding Account Control Agreement, duly
executed by each Seller that is a party thereto and each other
party thereto (other than Purchaser);
(v) to
Purchaser, copies of each material consent, waiver, authorization
and approval necessary to permit the consummation of the sale of
the Servicing Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Servicing
Liabilities pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including
required consents and approvals listed on
Section 4.03(a) of the Servicing Disclosure Schedules
under the heading “Servicing Consents” (the “
Seller Servicing Material Consents ”);
(vi) to
Purchaser, copies of the Rating Letters delivered by each Rating
Agency to each applicable Trust, Indenture Trustee and
Enhancer;
(vii) to
Purchaser, a Certificate of Existence of each Seller issued by the
Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, dated within two
(2) Business Days of the Servicing Closing;
(viii) to
Purchaser, copies of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors
of each Seller authorizing and approving the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the Platform Closing Related Agreements to
which such Seller is a party and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and, in the case of
IUBT, a copy of the minutes of the Board of Directors of IUBT
wherein such approval is reflected (which minutes shall be in a
redacted form so as to only memorialize the discussions related to
such approval) and a statement of the vote recorded in
such
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minutes,
certified to be true, complete, correct and in full force and
effect by the Secretary of each Seller;
(ix) to
Purchaser, copies of the certified Articles of Incorporation of
each Seller, including all amendments thereto, certified as true,
complete and correct by the Secretary of such Seller, and a copy of
the Bylaws of each Seller, including all amendments thereto,
certified as true, complete and correct and in full force and
effect by the Secretary of such Seller;
(x) to
Purchaser, a certificate, dated as of the Servicing Closing Date,
duly executed by each Seller acknowledging delivery by Purchaser of
the items set forth in Section 2.03(a) of this
Agreement;
(xi) to
Purchaser, a copy (either in written or electronic form) of each
Servicing Agreement (Securitization), including all annexes,
exhibits and schedules thereto and, to the extent not included in
the foregoing, a list of all loans related to the Servicing
Agreements (Securitization);
(xii) to
Purchaser, evidence that Sellers have delivered an Opinion of
Counsel for each Trust requiring such an opinion with respect to
the appointment of the Purchaser as Master Servicer under each
Servicing Agreement (Securitization) with respect
thereto;
(xiii) to
Purchaser, evidence of the full release and discharge of all
Encumbrances on or relating to any of the Servicing Assets, or to
which any of the Servicing Assets is subject, other than
restrictions expressly imposed under the Servicing Agreements
(Securitization), each in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Purchaser;
(xiv) to
Purchaser, UCC-1 Financing Statements naming each Seller (as
applicable) as seller and Purchaser or its Affiliate(s) as
purchaser of the Servicing Assets governed by Article 9 of the
UCC in form sufficient for filing in the State of
Indiana;
(xv) to
Purchaser, the Closing Data Files for each Trust;
(xvi) to
Purchaser, an acknowledgement from the applicable Indenture Trustee
and Enhancer for each Trust stating whether each Trust is in the
Managed Amortization Period (as such term is defined in the related
Servicing Agreements (Securitization) for each Trust);
(xvii) to
Purchaser, a written waiver (which may be included in the relevant
Appointment and Assumption Agreement) duly executed by the
applicable Indenture Trustee and Enhancer of each Trust stating
that both the Indenture Trustee and Enhancer waive their right to
declare a Servicing Default pursuant to Section 7.01(c) of the
applicable Servicing Agreement (Securitization);
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(xviii) to
Purchaser, a certificate of non-foreign entity status under FIRPTA,
duly executed by each Seller;
(xix) to
Purchaser, a Limited Power of Attorney in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit I for each Servicing Agreement
(Securitization), duly executed by each Seller;
(xx) to
Purchaser, such other documents as Purchaser may reasonably request
for the purpose of otherwise facilitating the consummation or
performance of any of the transactions contemplated by
Section 1.01(a) and Section 1.03(a) of this
Agreement or any of the Servicing Closing Related
Agreements.
(b) Platform
Closing . Subject to fulfillment or waiver of the conditions
set forth in Section 3.01 , at the Platform Closing,
Sellers shall deliver possession of all of the Collections Platform
Assets to Purchaser, and Sellers shall deliver (or cause to be
delivered) to Purchaser originals or copies, if specified, of the
following:
(i) the
Platform Bill of Sale, duly executed by each party thereto (other
than Purchaser);
(ii) the
Platform Assignment and Assumption Agreement, duly executed by each
party thereto (other than Purchaser);
(iii) the
Transitional Services Agreement, duly executed by each party
thereto (other than Purchaser);
(iv) the
original or a copy (either in written or electronic form) of each
Servicing Agreement (Primary);
(v) the
Subservicing Agreement (Multi-Transaction), duly executed by each
party thereto (other than Purchaser);
(vi) the
Servicing Agreement (Whole Loans), duly executed by each party
thereto (other than Purchaser);
(vii) the
Sublease or Lease, as the case may be, pursuant to
Section 6.08 below, duly executed by each party thereto
(other than Purchaser);
(viii) a
Certificate of Existence of each Seller issued by the Secretary of
State of the State of Indiana, dated within two (2) Business
Days of the Platform Closing;
(ix) copies
of each material consent, waiver, authorization and approval
necessary to permit the consummation of the Platform Closing
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and the entry into the
Platform Closing Related Agreements, including any consent of the
Landlord required in connection with the Lease or Sublease and any
consents or approvals which may be listed on
Section 4.22(a) of the Platform Disclosure Schedules
(the “ Seller Platform Material Consents ” and
together with the Seller Servicing Material Consents, the “
Seller Material Consents ”);
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(x) copies of
resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of each Seller
authorizing and approving the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Platform Closing Related Agreements to which such
Seller is a party and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, and, in the case of IUBT, a copy
of the minutes of the Board of Directors of IUBT wherein such
approval is reflected (which minutes shall be in a redacted form so
as to only memorialize the discussions related to such approval)
and a statement of the vote recorded in such minutes, certified to
be true, complete, correct and in full force and effect by the
Secretary of each Seller;
(xi) a
certificate, dated the Platform Closing Date, duly executed by an
officer of each Seller pursuant to Sections 3.02(b) and
3.02(c) of this Agreement;
(xii) a
certificate, dated as of the Platform Closing Date, duly executed
by each Seller acknowledging delivery by Purchaser of the items set
forth in Section 2.03(b) of this Agreement;
(xiii) evidence of
the full release and discharge of all Encumbrances on or relating
to any of the Collections Platform Assets, or to which any of the
Collections Platform Assets is subject, other than Permitted
Encumbrances, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Purchaser;
(xiv) UCC-1
Financing Statements naming each Seller (as applicable) as seller
and Purchaser or its Affiliate(s) as purchaser of the Collections
Platform Assets governed by Article 9 of the UCC in form
sufficient for filing in the State of Indiana; and
(xv) such other
documents as Purchaser may reasonably request for the purpose of
otherwise facilitating the consummation or performance of any of
the transactions contemplated by Section 1.01(b) ,
Section 1.03(b) and Section 1.04 of this
Agreement or any of the Platform Closing Related
Agreements.
Section 2.03. Deliveries by Purchaser
.
(a) Servicing
Closing . At the Servicing Closing, Purchaser shall deliver (or
cause to be delivered) to Sellers originals, or copies if
specified, of the following agreements, documents and other
items:
(i) the
Non-Contingent Payment, payable as provided in
Section 1.05(a) ;
(ii) the
Appointment and Assumption Agreements with respect each Servicing
Agreement (Securitization) of each Trust, in each case duly
executed by Purchaser;
(iii) the
Interim-Subservicing Agreement, duly executed by
Purchaser;
(iv) the HELOC
Funding Account Control Agreement, duly executed by
Purchaser;
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(v) copies of each
material consent, waiver, authorization and approval listed in
Section 5.04 of the Servicing Disclosure Schedules
under the heading of “Servicing Consents” (the “
Purchaser Material Consents ” and, together with the
Seller Material Consents the “ Material Consents
”);
(vi) copies of all
the resolutions adopted by the managing member of Purchaser
authorizing and approving the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and of the Servicing Closing Related Agreements to which
it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby, certified to be true, complete, correct and in
full force and effect by the Secretary of Purchaser;
(vii) a
Certificate of Good Standing of Purchaser issued by the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware, dated within two
(2) Business Days of the Servicing Closing;
(viii) true and
complete copies of the certified certificate of formation of
Purchaser, including all amendments thereto, certified as true,
complete and correct by the Secretary of Purchaser, and a copy of
the Operating Agreement of Purchaser, as amended through the
Servicing Closing Date, certified as true, complete and correct and
in full force and effect by the Secretary of Purchaser;
(ix) a certificate
executed by the Secretary of Purchaser acknowledging delivery by
Sellers of the items set forth in Section 2.02(a) of
this Agreement; and
(x) such other
documents as Sellers may reasonably request for the purpose of
otherwise facilitating the consummation or performance of any of
the transactions contemplated by Section 1.01(a) and
Section 1.03(a) of this Agreement or any of the
Servicing Closing Related Agreements.
(b) Platform
Closing . Subject to fulfillment or waiver of the conditions
set forth in Section 3.02 , at the Platform Closing,
Purchaser shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to Sellers
originals, or copies if specified, of the following agreements,
documents and other items:
(i) the Platform
Bill of Sale, duly executed by Purchaser;
(ii) the Platform
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, duly executed by
Purchaser;
(iii) the
Transitional Services Agreement, duly executed by
Purchaser;
(iv) the
Subservicing Agreement (Multi-Transaction), duly executed by
Purchaser;
(v) the Servicing
Agreement (Whole Loans), duly executed by Purchaser;
(vi) the Sublease
or Lease, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 6.08
below, duly executed by Purchaser;
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(vii) copies of
all the resolutions adopted by the managing member of Purchaser
authorizing and approving the execution and delivery of the
Platform Closing Related Agreements to which it is a party and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, certified to
be true, complete, correct and in full force and effect by the
Secretary of Purchaser;
(viii) a
Certificate of Good Standing of Purchaser issued by the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware, dated within two
(2) Business Days of the Platform Closing;
(ix) a certificate
executed by the Secretary of Purchaser acknowledging delivery by
Sellers of the items set forth in Section 2.02(b) of
this Agreement;
(x) a certificate,
dated the Platform Closing Date, duly executed by the an officer of
Purchaser pursuant to Sections 3.01(b) and
3.01(c) of this Agreement; and
(xi) such other
documents as Sellers may reasonably request for the purpose of
otherwise facilitating the consummation or performance of any of
the transactions contemplated by Section 1.01(b) ,
Section 1.03(b) and Section 1.04 of this
Agreement or any of the Platform Closing Related
Agreements.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO PLATFORM CLOSING
Section 3.01. Conditions Precedent to
Obligations of Sellers . The obligation of Sellers to
consummate the sale of the Collections Platform Assets hereunder
and the other transactions contemplated by the Platform Closing is
subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the Platform Closing, of
the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in
writing by Sellers (in their sole and absolute
discretion):
(a) Deliveries
by Purchaser . Purchaser shall have made delivery to Sellers of
the items specified in Section 2.03(b) .
(b)
Representations and Warranties of Purchaser . All
representations and warranties made by Purchaser in
Article V hereof shall be true and correct in all
material respects (except for those representations and warranties
qualified as to materiality, which shall be true and correct in all
respects) on and as of the Platform Closing Date as if made by
Purchaser on such date (except for those representations and
warranties which refer to facts existing at a specific date, which
shall be true and correct as of such date), and Sellers shall have
received a certificate to that effect from Purchaser dated as of
the Platform Closing Date.
(c) Performance
of the Obligations of Purchaser . Purchaser shall have
performed, complied with or fulfilled in all material respects all
of the covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions required
under this Agreement and each of the Platform Closing Related
Agreements to which it is a party, in each case to be performed,
complied with or fulfilled by Purchaser on or prior to the Platform
Closing Date, and
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Sellers shall
have received a certificate to that effect from Purchaser dated as
of the Platform Closing Date.
(d) Legal
Proceedings . Purchaser shall not be subject to any injunction,
preliminary restraining order or other similar decree of a court of
competent jurisdiction prohibiting the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Platform
Closing Related Agreements.
(e) No
Violation of Orders . There shall not be any preliminary or
permanent injunction or other order issued by any Governmental
Entity that declares this Agreement or any of the Platform Closing
Related Agreements invalid or unenforceable in any respect or
prevents or attempts to prevent the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(f) Required
Approvals . There shall have been received all consents and
approvals listed on Section 3.01(f) of the Platform
Disclosure Schedules.
(g)
Subservicing Agreement (Multi-Transaction); Servicing Agreement
(Whole Loans) . Each of the Subservicing Agreement
(Multi-Transaction) and the Servicing Agreement (Whole Loans) shall
have been executed by all requisite parties (other than Sellers),
each to be effective as of the Servicing Transfer Date, and all of
the conditions precedent set forth therein to be fulfilled by
Purchaser shall have been satisfied or waived.
(h) Facility
Lease . Either the Sublease or Lease, as the case may be,
pursuant to Section 6.08 below, shall have been duly
executed and delivered by all requisite parties (other than
Sellers), to be effective as of the Platform Closing
Date.
Section 3.02. Conditions Precedent to
Obligations of Purchaser . The obligation of Purchaser to
consummate the purchase of the Collections Platform Assets
hereunder and the other transactions contemplated by the Platform
Closing is subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the Platform
Closing, of the following conditions, any one or more of which may
be waived in writing by Purchaser (in its sole and absolute
discretion):
(a) Deliveries
by Sellers . Sellers shall have made delivery to Purchaser of
the items specified in Section 2.02(b) .
(b)
Representations and Warranties of Sellers . All
representations and warranties made by Sellers set forth in
Sections 4.20 — 4.33 , inclusive, of this
Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects
(except for those representations and warranties qualified as to
materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects) on
and as of the Platform Closing Date as if made by Sellers on and as
of such date (except for those representations and warranties which
refer to facts existing at a specific date, which shall be true and
correct as of such date), without giving effect to any Disclosure
Schedule Updates, and Purchaser shall have received a
certificate to that effect from Sellers dated as of the Platform
Closing Date.
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(c) Performance
of the Obligations of Sellers . Each Seller shall have
performed, complied with or fulfilled in all material respects all
covenants, agreements, obligations and conditions required by this
Agreement and each of the Platform Closing Related Agreements to
which such Seller is a party, in each case to be performed,
complied with or fulfilled by such Seller on or prior to the
Platform Closing Date, and Purchaser shall have received a
certificate to that effect from Sellers dated as of the Platform
Closing Date.
(d) Legal
Proceedings . Neither Seller shall be subject to any
injunction, preliminary restraining order or other similar decree
of a court of competent jurisdiction prohibiting the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the
Platform Closing Related Agreements. Since the date of this
Agreement, there shall not have been commenced against either
Seller, or against any Affiliate of either Seller, any Proceeding
(i) involving any challenge to, or seeking damages or other
relief in connection with, any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, or (ii) that may have the effect of
preventing, delaying, making illegal, imposing limitations or
conditions on or otherwise interfering with any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) No
Violation of Orders . There shall be no preliminary or
permanent injunction or other order issued by any Governmental
Entity which declares this Agreement or any of the Platform Closing
Related Agreements invalid or unenforceable in any respect or
prevents or attempts to prevent the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(f) Required
Approvals . There shall have been received all consents and
approvals necessary to permit the consummation of the Platform
Closing pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and the entry into
the Platform Closing Related Agreements, including, without
limitation, the Seller Platform Material Consents.
(g) No Platform
Material Adverse Effect or Subservicing Material Adverse Effect
. During the period from the date hereof to the Platform Closing
Date, there shall not have been a Platform Material Adverse Effect
or a Subservicing Material Adverse Effect.
(h)
Subservicing Agreement (Multi-Transaction); Servicing Agreement
(Whole Loans) . Each of the Subservicing Agreement
(Multi-Transaction) and the Servicing Agreement (Whole Loans) shall
have been executed by all requisite parties (other than Purchaser),
each to be effective as of the Servicing Transfer Date, and all of
the conditions precedent set forth therein to be fulfilled by
Sellers shall have been satisfied or waived.
(i) Facility
Lease . Either the Sublease or Lease, as the case may be,
pursuant to Section 6.08 below, shall have been duly
executed and delivered by all requisite parties (other than
Purchaser) to be effective as of the Platform Closing Date, and,
(i) in the event Purchaser elects to enter into the Sublease,
(x) all third party consents (including, without limitation,
Landlord’s consent to the Sublease) which may be required
as
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conditions
precedent to the effectiveness of the Sublease pursuant to the
terms thereof shall have been delivered at Sellers’ sole cost
and expense in accordance with the terms of the Sublease and
(y) Purchaser shall have obtained a recognition,
non-disturbance or similar type agreement containing commercially
reasonable terms and provisions from Landlord with respect to the
Sublease and (ii) in the event Purchaser elects to enter into
the Lease, to the extent necessary, the Existing Lease shall have
been amended, at Sellers’ sole cost and expense, so that
Landlord shall have recaptured the portion of Sellers’
existing leasehold premises at the San Ramon Facility located at
12667 Alcosta Boulevard, Building AA, which shall have been demised
to Purchaser pursuant to the terms of the Lease.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
Sellers hereby
jointly and severally represent and warrant to Purchaser, subject
to such exceptions as are specifically disclosed in the Disclosure
Schedules delivered by Sellers concurrently with the execution of
this Agreement (the “ Servicing Disclosure Schedules
”), on the date hereof (the Servicing Closing Date), as set
forth in Sections 4.01 — 4.19 , inclusive, as
follows:
Section 4.01. Organization; Power
. IUBT is a banking corporation duly organized and validly
existing under the Laws of the State of Indiana, for which all
reports required to be filed with the Indiana Secretary of State
have been filed, and for which no articles of dissolution have been
filed with the Indiana Secretary of State. IHE is a corporation
duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the State of
Indiana, for which all reports required to be filed with the
Indiana Secretary of State have been filed, and for which no
articles of dissolution have been filed with the Indiana Secretary
of State. Each Seller has all corporate power and authority
necessary to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to
own, lease and operate and to carry on its business as currently
conducted. Each Seller is duly qualified or authorized as a foreign
corporation to transact business, and is validly existing and in
good standing, in each jurisdiction in which the character of the
business transacted by it or the properties owned or leased by it
requires such qualification or authorization, or in which the
failure to so qualify or be authorized would not reasonably be
expected to have a Servicing Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.02. Authorization and Validity
of Agreement . The execution, delivery and performance by
each Seller of this Agreement and any and all Servicing Closing
Related Agreements to which such Seller is a party has been
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such
Seller. This Agreement, each of the Servicing Closing Related
Agreements and each of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby has been approved by the Board of Directors of each Seller,
which approval has been reflected in the minutes of the Board of
Directors of each Seller. Each Seller has the corporate power and
authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and
each of the Servicing Closing Related Agreements to which it is a
party, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and each of the Servicing Closing Related Agreements to
which it is a party, to perform all of its obligations under this
Agreement and each of the Servicing Closing Related Agreements to
which it is a party and to comply with and fulfill the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and each of the Servicing Closing
Related Agreements to which it is a party. This Agreement and each
of the
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Servicing
Closing Related Agreements to which it is a party have been duly
executed and delivered by each Seller and constitute such
Seller’s legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable
against such Seller in accordance with their respective terms and
conditions, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or
by general principles of equity.
Section 4.03. No Conflict or Violation
.
(a) The execution,
delivery and performance by each Seller of this Agreement and each
Servicing Closing Related Agreement to which such Seller is a
party, and the consummation by each Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and shall not:
(i) violate or
conflict with any provision of the Articles of Incorporation,
Bylaws or other Governing Documents of such Seller; and
(ii)
(A) violate in any respect any provision of Law applicable to
such Seller or any of such Seller’s properties or assets;
(B) except as set forth on Section 4.03(a) of the
Servicing Disclosure Schedules, with or without the giving of due
notice or lapse of time or both, violate or conflict with, or
result in a breach or termination of any provision of, or
constitute a default under, or accelerate or permit the
acceleration of the performance required by the terms of, any
Contract, Servicing License and Permit, consent order or other
instrument or obligation to which such Seller is a party, or by
which such Seller’s assets or properties may be bound,
including any formal or informal enforcement order with the FDIC or
any other bank regulator, result in the imposition of any
Encumbrance on any of the Assets, or cause the maturity of any
material liability, obligation or debt of such Seller secured by
any of the Assets to be accelerated or increased (with or without
due notice or lapse of time or both), except for such violations,
breaches, defaults or Encumbrances which would not reasonably be
expected to materially and adversely affect the Assets; or
(C) except as set forth on Section 4.03(a) of the
Servicing Disclosure Schedules, require any notice to, or filing,
registration, qualification or declaration with, or consent,
authorization, approval, waiver, license, order, or designation
from any Governmental Entity or any other Person, including the
FDIC or any other bank regulator.
(b) No Takeover
Statute is applicable to this Agreement or any Servicing Closing
Related Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby.
Section 4.04. Servicing Operations;
Compliance with Law.
(a) A true and
correct copy of each Servicing Agreement (Securitization) has been
provided to Purchaser, and none of the Servicing Agreements
(Securitization) has been modified, waived or amended in any
respect.
(b) Each Seller
has performed in all material respects all of its respective
obligations under each Servicing Agreement (Securitization) that
were required to be performed by it on or prior to the Servicing
Closing Date.
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(c) Except as set
forth on Section 4.04(c) of the Servicing Disclosure
Schedules, no Servicer Default under any of the Servicing
Agreements (Securitization), and no material breach or default by
any Seller or any of its Affiliates or, to the Knowledge of each
Seller, any other Person under any Servicing Agreements
(Securitization) has occurred and is continuing, and, to the
Knowledge of each Seller, no event that, with notice or the passage
of time, would reasonably be expected to result in such a Servicer
Default or material breach or default has occurred or is
continuing.
(d) Each report
and officer’s certification prepared by Sellers pursuant to
each Servicing Agreement (Securitization) is true and correct in
all material respects.
(e) To each
Seller’s Knowledge, each loan subject to the Servicing
Agreements (Securitization) was originated in compliance with all
applicable Laws in all material respects.
(f) Each Seller
and each of its Affiliates has at all times performed its duties
under each Servicing Agreement (Securitization) to which it is a
party and has conducted and is conducting the Business (as it
relates to the Servicing Agreements (Securitization)) in compliance
with all applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the
Finance Laws and insurance Laws, in all material respects. Each of
the representations and warranties contained in each Servicing
Agreement (Securitization) made by the applicable Seller party
thereto was true and correct when made.
(g) The Servicing
Agreements (Securitization) set forth all of the provisions with
respect to fees and other income and set forth all of the other
terms and conditions of the Sellers’ rights and obligations
relating to the Servicing Rights and Obligations.
(h) The Servicing
Agreements (Securitization) are in full force and effect, are
valid, binding and enforceable agreements of the parties thereto
and, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereunder will be enforceable by Purchaser.
(i) None of the
other parties to the Servicing Agreements (Securitization) or
security or debt holders of the Trusts have provided written notice
to any Seller that such party will be terminating, modifying or
amending a Servicing Agreement (Securitization) (or otherwise
seeking to terminate, modify or amend such Seller’s benefits
or rights under, any of the Servicing Agreements (Securitization),
and no Seller has any Knowledge to the contrary.
Section 4.05. Licenses and Permits
. Sellers have obtained and maintained in full force and effect
all Servicing Licenses and Permits that are necessary in order for
the Sellers to perform their obligations under each Servicing
Agreement (Securitization), as presently conducted. Sellers are in
compliance in all material respects with all terms, conditions and
requirements of all Servicing Licenses and Permits, and no
Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of any Seller,
threatened relating to the revocation or limitation of any
Servicing Licenses and Permits.
Section 4.06. Litigation . Except
as set forth on Section 4.06 of the
Servicing
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Disclosure
Schedules, there are no investigations, governmental audits or
Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of any Seller, threatened
against any Seller or any its Affiliates or any of their respective
properties, including the Servicing Assets, or with respect to this
Agreement or any of the Servicing Closing Related Agreements, that
has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Servicing
Material Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of each Seller, no event
has occurred and no circumstance exists with respect to actions or
omissions of any Seller or any of its Affiliates under the
Servicing Agreements (Securitization) that would reasonably be
expected to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement
of such a Proceeding. There are no unsatisfied judgments of any
kind against any of the Servicing Assets, and no Seller is subject
to any judgment, order, decree, rule or regulation of any court or
Governmental Entity that has had or could reasonably be expected to
have a Servicing Material Adverse Effect. Section 4.06
of the Servicing Disclosure Schedules sets forth all material
investigations, governmental audits or Proceedings pending, or to
the Knowledge of any Seller, threatened against IHE or any of its
properties, including any class actions.
Section 4.07. Title to the Servicing
Assets . Sellers have good, valid and marketable title in
and to, and the power and authority to sell, assign, transfer, set
over, convey and deliver to Purchaser as contemplated hereby, all
of the Servicing Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances, other
than restrictions expressly imposed under the Servicing Agreements
(Securitization). Each of the Servicing Assets, to the extent it is
governed by or subject to Article 9 of the UCC, is either an
“account” or a “payment intangible” or an
“instrument” or a “certificated security”
under Article 9 of the UCC, as applicable.
Section 4.08. Broker’s and
Finder’s Fees . Except as set forth on Section
4.08 of the Servicing Disclosure Schedules, no broker, finder
or other Person is entitled to any commission or finder’s fee
in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement as a result of any actions or commitments of
Sellers or any of their Affiliates.
Section 4.09. Solvency . No Seller
nor any of such Seller’s Affiliates is, or immediately after
giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the Servicing Closing Related Agreements (including, but not
limited to, the purchase and sale of the Servicing Assets) will be,
“insolvent” within the meaning of section 101(32) of
title 11 of the United States Code or any applicable state
fraudulent conveyance or transfer Law or otherwise generally unable
to meet it financial obligations as they mature. In entering into
this Agreement and the Servicing Closing Related Agreements and
consummating the transactions contemplated herein and therein, no
Seller is intending to hinder, delay or defraud any present or
future creditor of such Seller.
Section 4.10. Servicing Files and
Records . Sellers have kept and maintained in all material
respects complete and accurate Files and Records in connection with
the Servicing Agreements (Securitization).
Section 4.11. Certain Information and
Schedules .
(a)
Section 4.11(a) of the Servicing Disclosure Schedules
sets forth, as of February 28, 2009 and with respect to each
Trust, the sum of (A) the Servicing Fee that would be payable
to IUBT, as Master Servicer, and IHE, as Subservicer under the
related
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Servicing
Agreements (Securitization), for the Collection Period ending
immediately before such date and (B) all additional
compensation to which any Seller is entitled pursuant to the
Servicing Agreements (Securitization) for the period described in
clause (A) of this sentence.
(b)
Section 4.11(b) of the Servicing Disclosure Schedules
sets forth each Force-Placed Premium paid (or in the case of a
blanket policy, allocated) by IUBT, as Master Servicer, and IHE, as
Subservicer, prior to February 28, 2009, which has been earned
but not reimbursed to it as of such date by the related Trust and
the aggregate amount.
Section 4.12. Conduct of Business
. Except as set forth on Section 4.12 of the Servicing
Disclosure Schedules, since January 1, 2008, each Seller has
conducted that portion of its business that is applicable to the
Servicing Agreements (Securitization) in substantially the same
manner, including, without limitation, consistently with and no
less stringently than such Seller’s collection and servicing
criteria and other written policies in effect and carried out by
such Seller as of such date.
Section 4.13. [Intentionally left
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Section 4.14. Data File Disclosure
. All fields set forth on Section 4.14 of the Servicing
Disclosure Schedules contained in any Closing Data Files or Post
Closing Data Files delivered by any Sellers or their Affiliates
pursuant to this Agreement will be complete, true and correct in
all material respects (i) in the case of Closing Data Files
delivered pursuant to Section 2.02(a)(xv) hereof, as of
a time as close as reasonably practicable to 5:00 p.m. (New York,
New York time) on the day prior to the last day of the Collection
Period immediately preceding the Servicing Closing Date and
(ii) in the case of Post Closing Data Files delivered pursuant
to Section 6.16 hereof, as of 11:59 p.m. (New
York, New York time) on the day immediately preceding the Servicing
Closing Date.
Section 4.15. No Powers of
Attorney . After the Servicing Closing Date, no Seller or
any of its Affiliates will have any powers of attorney or
comparable delegations of authority outstanding with respect to the
Servicing Rights and Obligations or the Servicing Agreements
(Securitization) other than (a) any powers of attorney
delivered to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, the Servicing
Closing Related Agreements and the Platform Closing Related
Agreements, and (b) any powers of attorney delivered to each
Trust under the related Servicing Agreements
(Securitization).
Section 4.16. Investment Company .
No Seller nor any of such Seller’s Affiliates is, or after
giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the Servicing Closing Related Documents (including, but not limited
to, the purchase and sale of the Servicing Assets), will be
required to register as an “investment company” or a
company “controlled by” an “investment
company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended.
Section 4.17. Excluded Amounts .
With respect to each Excluded Amount, Section 4.17 of
the Servicing Disclosure Schedules accurately identifies the
related serviced loan and the current outstanding principal balance
of such Excluded Amount as of February 28, 2009. The
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information set
forth in Section 4.17 of the Servicing Disclosure
Schedules is, and the information contained in any Post Closing
Excluded Amounts Statement delivered by any Seller to Purchaser
pursuant to Section 6.18 will be, complete, true and
correct in all material respects.
Section 4.18. Unreimbursed Servicing
Advances . With respect to each Unreimbursed Servicing
Advance outstanding as of the date hereof, Section 4.18
of the Servicing Disclosure Schedules accurately identifies the
related Trust or applicable Servicing Agreement (Securitization),
the related serviced loan, the date such Unreimbursed Servicing
Advance was made and the current outstanding principal balance of
such Unreimbursed Servicing Advance. Each Unreimbursed Servicing
Advance set forth on Section 4.18 of the Servicing
Disclosure Schedules represents amounts that may be collected or
reimbursed under applicable Law.
Section 4.19. Disclaimer . Except
as expressly set forth in this Article IV and any
representations and warranties expressly made by Sellers in the
Related Agreements to which Sellers are a party, Sellers make no
representation or warranty, express or implied, at Law or in
equity, and any such other representations and warranties are
hereby expressly disclaimed, including any implied representation
or warranty as to condition, merchantability, suitability or
fitness for particular purpose. Purchaser hereby acknowledges
and agrees to such disclaimer and that, except as specifically set
forth in this Article IV , Purchaser is purchasing the
Servicing Assets on an “ as is, where is ”
basis.
PLATFORM CLOSING DATE
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
In addition,
Sellers hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to
Purchaser, subject to such exceptions as are specifically disclosed
in the Disclosure Schedules delivered by Sellers concurrently with
the execution of this Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the
“ Platform Disclosure Schedules ” and, together
with the Servicing Disclosure Schedules, the “ Disclosure
Schedules ”), on the date hereof and on the Platform
Closing Date, as set forth in Sections 4.20 —
4.33 , inclusive, as follows:
Section 4.20. Organization; Power
. IUBT is a banking corporation duly organized and validly
existing under the Laws of the State of Indiana, for which all
reports required to be filed with the Indiana Secretary of State
have been filed, and for which no articles of dissolution have been
filed with the Indiana Secretary of State. IHE is a corporation
duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the State of
Indiana, for which all reports required to be filed with the
Indiana Secretary of State have been filed, and for which no
articles of dissolution have been filed with the Indiana Secretary
of State. Each Seller has all corporate power and authority
necessary to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to
own, lease and operate and to carry on its business as currently
conducted. Each Seller is duly qualified or authorized as a foreign
corporation to transact business, and is validly existing and in
good standing, in each jurisdiction in which the character of the
business transacted by it or the properties owned or leased by it
requires such qualification or authorization, or in which the
failure to so qualify or be authorized would not reasonably be
expected to have a Platform Material Adverse Effect or a
Subservicing Material Adverse Effect.
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Section 4.21. Authorization and Validity
of Agreement . The execution, delivery and performance by
each Seller of this Agreement and the execution, delivery and
performance by each Seller on the Platform Closing Date of any and
all Platform Closing Related Agreements to which such Seller is a
party has been authorized by all necessary corporate action on the
part of such Seller. This Agreement, each of the Platform Closing
Related Agreements and each of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby has been approved by the Board of Directors of each
Seller, which approval has been reflected in the minutes of the
Board of Directors of each Seller. Each Seller has the corporate
power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this
Agreement and each of the Platform Closing Related Agreements to
which it is a party, to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and each of the Platform Closing Related Agreements
to which it is a party, to perform all of its obligations under
this Agreement and each of the Platform Closing Related Agreements
to which it is a party and to comply with and fulfill the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and each of the Platform Closing
Related Agreements to which it is a party. With respect to each
Seller, this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered and constitutes, and each of the Platform Closing Related
Agreements to which such Seller is a party, when duly executed and
delivered by such Seller in accordance with this Agreement, will
constitute, such Seller’s legal, valid and binding
obligation, enforceable against such Seller in accordance with its
terms and conditions, except as enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally or by general principles of equity.
Section 4.22. No Conflict or Violation
.
(a) The execution,
delivery and performance by each Seller of this Agreement and each
Platform Closing Related Agreement to which such Seller is a party,
and the consummation by such Seller of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby do not and shall not:
(i) violate or
conflict with any provision of the Articles of Incorporation,
Bylaws or other Governing Documents of such Seller; and
(ii)
(A) violate in any respect any provision of Law applicable to
such Seller or any of such Seller’s properties or assets;
(B) except as set forth on Section 4.22(a) of the
Platform Disclosure Schedules, with or without the giving of due
notice or lapse of time or both, violate or conflict with, or
result in a breach or termination of any provision of, or
constitute a default under, or accelerate or permit the
acceleration of the performance required by the terms of, any
Contract, Platform License and Permit, Subservicing License and
Permit, consent order or other instrument or obligation to which
such Seller is a party, or by which such Seller’s assets or
properties may be bound, including any formal or informal
enforcement order with the FDIC or any other bank regulator, result
in the imposition of any Encumbrance on any of the Assets, or cause
the maturity of any material liability, obligation or debt of such
Seller secured by any of the Assets to be accelerated or increased
(with or without due notice or lapse of time or both), except for
such violations, breaches, defaults or Encumbrances which would not
reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the
Assets; or (C) except as set forth on
Section 4.22(a) of the Platform Disclosure Schedules,
require
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any notice to,
or filing, registration, qualification or declaration with, or
consent, authorization, approval, waiver, license, order, or
designation from any Governmental Entity or any other Person,
including the FDIC or any other bank regulator.
(b) No Takeover
Statute is applicable to this Agreement or any Platform Closing
Related Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby.
Section 4.23. Licenses and Permits
. Sellers have obtained and maintained in full force and effect
all Subservicing Licenses and Permits that are necessary in order
for the Sellers to perform their obligations under the Servicing
Agreements (Primary), as presently conducted. Sellers are in
compliance in all material respects with all terms, conditions and
requirements of all Subservicing Licenses and Permits and Platform
Licenses and Permits, and no Proceeding is pending or, to the
Knowledge of each Seller, threatened relating to the revocation or
limitation of any Subservicing Licenses and Permits or Platform
Licenses and Permits.
Section 4.24. Litigation . Except
as set forth on Section 4.24 of the Platform Disclosure
Schedules, there are no investigations, governmental audits or
Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of each Seller, threatened
against any Seller or any its Affiliates or any of their respective
properties, including the Collections Platform Assets, or with
respect to this Agreement or any of the Platform Closing Related
Agreements that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a
Platform Material Adverse Effect or Subservicing Material Adverse
Effect, as applicable. To the Knowledge of each Seller, no event
has occurred and no circumstance exists with respect to actions or
omissions of any Seller or any of its Affiliates under the
Servicing Agreements (Primary) that would give rise to or serve as
a basis for the commencement of such action. There are no
unsatisfied judgments of any kind against any of the Collections
Platform Assets, and no Seller is subject to any judgment, order,
decree, rule or regulation of any court or Governmental Entity that
has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Platform Material
Adverse Effect or a Subservicing Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.24 of the Platform Disclosure Schedules sets
forth all material investigations, governmental audits or
Proceedings pending, or to the Knowledge of any Seller, threatened
against IHE or any of its properties, including any class
actions.
Section 4.25. Title to the Collections
Platform Assets . Sellers have good, valid and marketable
title in and to, and the power and authority to sell, assign,
transfer, set over, convey and deliver to Purchaser as contemplated
hereby, all of the Collections Platform Assets, free and clear of
all Encumbrances, except for the Permitted Encumbrances. Each of
the Collections Platform Assets, to the extent it is governed by or
subject to Article 9 of the UCC, is either an
“account” or a “payment intangible” or an
“instrument” or a “certificated security”
under Article 9 of the UCC, as applicable.
Section 4.26. Broker’s and
Finder’s Fees . Except as set forth on Section
4.26 of the Platform Disclosure Schedules, no broker, finder or
other Person is entitled to any commission or finder’s fee in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement as a result of any actions or commitments of Sellers
or any of their Affiliates.
Section 4.27. Solvency . No Seller
nor any of such Seller’s Affiliates is, or immediately after
giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the
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Platform
Closing Related Agreements (including, but not limited to, the
purchase and sale of the Collections Platform Assets) will be,
“insolvent” within the meaning of section 101(32) of
title 11 of the United States Code or any applicable state
fraudulent conveyance or transfer Law or otherwise generally unable
to meet its financial obligations as they mature. In entering into
this Agreement and the Platform Closing Related Agreements and
consummating the transactions contemplated herein and therein, no
Seller is intending to hinder, delay or defraud any present or
future creditor of such Seller.
Section 4.28. Powers of Attorney .
On and after the Servicing Transfer Date, no Seller or any of its
Affiliates will have any powers of attorney or comparable
delegations of authority outstanding with respect to the Whole
Loans or servicing rights under the Servicing Agreement (Whole
Loans) other than any powers of attorney delivered to Purchaser
pursuant to this Agreement, the Servicing Closing Related
Agreements, the Platform Closing Related Agreements and powers of
attorney for IUBT as the owner of the Whole Loans.
Section 4.29. Employee Benefits;
Employment Matters .
(a) The Sellers
have provided to Purchaser a complete and accurate list (such list,
as updated pursuant to Section 6.04 , the “
Employee List ”) of (i) each Subject Employee,
and (ii) each such Subject Employee’s base compensation,
incentive compensation opportunity, 2007 and 2008 bonuses,
severance entitlements and current benefits.
(b)
Section 4.29 (b) of the Platform Disclosure Schedules
contains a true and complete list of each Employee Benefit Plan
currently maintained, sponsored in whole or in part, or contributed
to by any Seller or any of its Affiliates for the benefit of any
Subject Employee (collectively, the “ Seller Benefit
Plans ”). The Sellers have made available to Purchaser a
true, accurate and complete copy of each Seller Benefit
Plan.
(c) Purchaser will
not, as a result of its purchase of the Assets or its assumption of
the Assumed Liabilities, be subject to any Liability (including any
termination liability) pursuant to, or arising under, Title IV of
ERISA or otherwise with respect to any Seller Benefit Plan
(including any multiemployer plan) maintained, sponsored, or
contributed to by any Seller or any of its ERISA Affiliates or as
to which any Seller or any of it Affiliates has any such
liability.
(d) Each Seller
Benefit Plan has been operated and administered in all material
respects in accordance with its terms and applicable Law, including
but not limited to ERISA and the Code.
(e) Each Seller
Benefit Plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code
has received a determination letter from the IRS stating that it
qualifies under Section 401(a) of the Code, and its trust is exempt
from United States taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code, and
nothing has occurred since the date of such determination letter
that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to result in the loss of such qualification or exempt
status.
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(f) Neither any
Seller nor any of its Affiliates is a party to any collective
bargaining agreement or other labor union contract applicable to
any Subject Employee, nor does any Seller have any Knowledge of any
activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any such
Subject Employees.
(g) Each Seller
and its Affiliates are in compliance, in all material respects,
with all applicable Laws relating to employment and employment
practices, wages, hours, overtime, and terms and conditions of
employment, in each case relating to any Subject
Employee.
Section 4.30. Servicing Operations;
Compliance with Law .
(a) A true and
correct copy of each Servicing Agreement (Primary) has been
provided to Purchaser, and none of the Servicing Agreements
(Primary) has been modified, waived or amended in any
respect.
(b) Each Seller
has performed in all material respects all of its respective
obligations under each Servicing Agreement (Primary) that were
required to be performed by it on or prior to the Platform Closing
Date.
(c) No Servicer
Default under any of the Servicing Agreements (Primary), and no
material breach or default by any Seller or any of its Affiliates
or, to the Knowledge of any Seller, any other Person under any
Servicing Agreement (Primary) has occurred and is continuing, and
no event that, with notice or the passage of time, would reasonably
be expected to result in such a Servicer Default or material breach
or default has occurred or is continuing.
(d) Each report
and officer’s certification prepared by Sellers pursuant to
each Servicing Agreement (Primary) is true and correct in all
material respects.
(e) To each
Seller’s Knowledge, each loan subject to the Servicing
Agreements (Primary) was originated in compliance with all
applicable Laws in all material respects.
(f) Each Seller
has at all times performed its duties under each Servicing
Agreement (Primary) to which it is a party in compliance with all
applicable Laws in all material respects.
(g) The Servicing
Agreements (Primary) set forth all of the provisions with respect
to fees and other income and set forth all of the other terms and
conditions of the Sellers’ rights and obligations relating to
the loans serviced thereunder.
(h) The Servicing
Agreements (Primary) are in full force and effect, are valid,
binding and enforceable agreements of the parties thereto and, upon
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will be
enforceable by Purchaser.
(i) None of the
other parties to the Servicing Agreements (Primary) have provided
written notice to any Seller that such party will be terminating,
modifying or
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amending a
Servicing Agreement (Primary) or otherwise seeking to terminate,
modify or amend such Seller’s benefits or rights under, any
of the Servicing Agreements (Primary), and no Seller has any
knowledge to the contrary.
(j) Each Seller
and each of its Affiliates have conducted and are conducting the
Business (as it relates to the Servicing Agreements (Primary) and
the Whole Loans) in material compliance with all applicable Laws,
including, without limitation, the Finance Laws and insurance Laws.
Each of the representations and warranties contained in each
Servicing Agreement (Primary) made by the applicable Seller party
thereto was true and correct when made. There are no Proceedings
pending or, to the Knowledge of each Seller, threatened alleging
any violation of any such applicable Laws which would result in a
Subservicing Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.31. Existing Lease . The
Existing Lease is in full force and effect, is a legal, valid and
binding obligation on the parties thereto, and there exists no
default or event of default, or event or circumstance which, with
the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute
a default or event of default under the Existing Lease.
Section 4.32. [Intentionally Left
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Section 4.33. Disclaimer . Except
as expressly set forth in this Article IV and any
representations and warranties expressly made by Sellers in the
Related Agreements to which Sellers are a party, Sellers make no
representation or warranty, express or implied, at Law or in
equity, and any such other representations and warranties are
hereby expressly disclaimed, including any implied representation
or warranty as to condition, merchantability, suitability or
fitness for particular purpose. Purchaser hereby acknowledges
and agrees to such disclaimer and that, except as specifically set
forth in this Article IV , Purchaser is purchasing the
Collections Platform Assets on an “ as is, where is
” basis.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PURCHASER
Purchaser hereby
represents and warrants to Sellers on the date hereof (the
Servicing Closing Date) and the Platform Closing Date as
follows:
Section 5.01. Organization; Power
. Purchaser is a limited liability company duly organized,
validly existing, and in good standing under the Laws of the State
of Delaware and has all requisite limited liability company power
and authority necessary to own its properties and assets and to
conduct its business as it is now conducted.
Section 5.02. Authorization and Validity
of Agreement . Purchaser has all requisite limited
liability company power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and each of the Related Agreements to which it is a party and to
perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and, when duly executed and delivered,
each of the Related Agreements to which it is a party, and the
performance of the obligations of Purchaser hereunder and
thereunder, have been duly authorized by all necessary limited
liability company action of Purchaser, and no other limited
liability company proceedings on the part of Purchaser are
necessary to authorize the execution, delivery or
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performance of
this Agreement and each of the Related Agreements to which it is a
party. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
Purchaser and constitutes, and each of the Related Agreements to
which Purchaser is a party, when duly executed and delivered by
Purchaser, will constitute, Purchaser’s valid and binding
obligation, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with their
respective terms and conditions, except as enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of
equity.
Section 5.03. No Conflict or Violation
. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and, when duly executed and delivered, each of the Related
Agreements to which it is a party, by Purchaser do not and shall
not (a) violate or conflict with any provision of its
certificate of formation, operating agreement or other Governing
Documents of Purchaser, (b) violate any applicable provision
of Law by which Purchaser or any of its properties or assets is
bound or (c) violate or result in a material breach of, or
constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a material
default under, any Contract to which Purchaser is a party or by
which it is bound or to which any of its properties or assets is
subject.
Section 5.04. Approvals and Consents
. The execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of this
Agreement and each of the Related Agreements to which it is a party
do not require Purchaser to obtain the consent or approval of, or
to make any filing with, any Governmental Entity or any other
Person except (a) as listed on Section 5.04 of the
Servicing Disclosure Schedules (which information shall be provided
by Purchaser to Sellers), and (b) such consents, approvals and
filings, the failure to obtain or make would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially and
adversely affect the rights of Sellers hereunder or the ability of
Purchaser to perform its obligations hereunder.
Section 5.05. Broker’s and
Finder’s Fees . No broker, finder or other Person is
entitled to any commission or finder’s fee in connection with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
as a result of any actions or commitments of Purchaser or its
Affiliates.
Section 5.06. Sufficient Funds to
Close . At the applicable Closing or when otherwise due,
Purchaser shall have the financial capability to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Purchaser
understands that under the terms of this Agreement, except as set
forth herein or in any of the Related Agreements, its obligations
hereunder are not in any way contingent, or otherwise subject to
(a) the consummation of any financing arrangements or
obtaining any financing or (b) the availability of any
financing.
Section 5.07. Due Diligence
Investigation . Purchaser acknowledges that it is a
sophisticated institutional investor with knowledge of and
experience in assets of a type similar to the Assets and it has had
the opportunity to conduct its due diligence investigation with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Purchaser acknowledges that it has had full access to the
electronic data room prepared by Seller in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.08. Disclaimer . Except
as expressly set forth in this Article V and any
representations and warranties expressly made by Purchaser in the
Related Agreements to which
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it is a party,
Purchaser makes no representation or warranty, express or implied,
at Law or in equity, and any such other representations and
warranties are hereby expressly disclaimed. Sellers hereby
acknowledge and agree to such disclaimer.
ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
Section 6.01. Access; Cooperation
. Each Seller shall cooperate in good faith and provide all
information Purchaser reasonably requests in order to complete the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Between the date
hereof and the Platform Closing Date, each Seller shall
(a) provide Purchaser, its Affiliates, and their respective
Personnel, accountants, legal counsel and representatives
(collectively, the “ Purchaser Group ”) the
right, upon reasonable advance written notice, during normal
business hours, to access the books and records (including all
electronic files in whatever medium or form), and to make copies
thereof, and to enter upon its offices in order to inspect its
records and business operations relating to the Collections
Platform Assets, and (b) furnish to Purchaser such additional
information concerning the Collections Platform Assets as shall be
reasonably requested; provided , however , that such
rights of access are to be exercised in a manner that does not
unreasonably interfere with the operations of such Seller. The
Purchaser Group shall hold any information it receives pursuant to
this Section 6.01 as confidential and acknowledges and
agrees not to use any such information except in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and if the
transactions contemplated by the Platform Closing are not
consummated as a result of the termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Article IX or for any reason whatsoever,
the Purchaser Group shall immediately return all such information
(and all copies thereof in any format) to Sellers.
Section 6.02. Updates to Disclosure
Schedules . Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser, as soon as
practicable after discovery thereof, but not later than one
(1) Business Day prior to the Platform Closing Date, written
notice of supplemental information (other than historical financial
statements of Sellers) updating the information set forth in the
representations and warranties of Sellers set forth in
Sections 4.20 — 4.33 , inclusive, of
Article IV of this Agreement (the “ Disclosure
Schedule Updates ”). No Disclosure
Schedule Updates delivered to Purchaser pursuant to this
Section 6.02 shall have the effect of
(a) modifying in any respect any of the representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Sellers under this
Agreement or (b) curing in any respect any breach by any
Seller of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements
under this Agreement.
Section 6.03. Additional Notices and
Covenants . Between the date hereof and the Platform
Closing Date, each party shall give all notices to any Governmental
Entities and other third parties and take such other action
required to be given or taken by it in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Platform Closing.
Section 6.04. Employment Matters
.
(a) Sellers shall
deliver an updated Employee List to Purchaser in the event that (i)
the employment with IHE of any Subject Employee is terminated, or
(ii) any individual who is not listed on the Employee List
becomes a Subject Employee. Prior to the Platform Closing,
Purchaser may, at its sole discretion, extend offers of
employment
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to all or any
portion of the Subject Employees; provided , however
, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser hereby agrees to
extend offers of employment to at least twenty-five (25) of
the Subject Employees effective as of the Platform Closing. All
offers of employment to be made by Purchaser pursuant to this
Section 6.04(a) shall be made contingent upon and
effective as of the Platform Closing. The individuals who accept
such offers of employment from Purchaser are hereafter collectively
referred to as the “ Transferred Employees .” To
the extent requested by Purchaser, Sellers shall provide Purchaser
with reasonable access to each Subject Employee listed on the
Employee List between the date hereof and the Platform Closing
Date, and neither IUBT or IHE nor any of their Affiliates shall
directly or indirectly interfere with any attempt by Purchaser to
make an offer of employment to any such Subject Employee or
otherwise take any action which might reasonably be expected to
cause such Subject Employee to disfavor or decline any such offer
of employment. The terms of the Transferred Employees’
employment shall be upon such terms and conditions as Purchaser, in
its sole discretion, shall determine. Except as described in the
next sentence of this Section 6.04(a) , the employment
of each Transferred Employee with Sellers shall be terminated, and
the employment of each such Transferred Employee with Purchaser
shall commence, immediately upon the Platform Closing Date. In the
case of any employee who is absent from active employment and
receiving workers’ compensation benefits or any such
individual on short term disability or approved leave of absence,
and who accepts Purchaser’s offer of employment prior to the
Platform Closing, the employment of such individual with Purchaser
shall commence upon the date of his or her return to active work,
and such employee shall become a Transferred Employee as of such
date. In the event that the employment of any Transferred Employee
with the Purchaser is terminated by the Purchaser without cause
(other than on account of death or disability) within one
(1) year following the Platform Closing Date, Purchaser shall
provide such Transferred Employee with an amount at least equal to
the cash severance that would have been paid to such Transferred
Employee by the Sellers had such termination occurred immediately
prior to the Platform Closing Date.
(b) Where
applicable, Purchaser agrees to credit each Transferred Employee
for his or her years of service with any Seller and its Affiliates
before the Platform Closing Date for all purposes under each
employee benefit plan to be provided by Purchaser to such
Transferred Employee, to the same extent such service was
recognized under a similar plan of either Seller or its Affiliates
immediately prior to the Platform Closing Date, except where such
service credit would result in a duplication of accrual of
benefits. For purposes of this Section 6.04(b) ,
“employee benefit plans” means any defined contribution
pension plans (i.e., 401(k) savings plan), health insurance
benefits (medical and dental), disability benefits, severance
benefits, personal time-off and vacation, but explicitly excludes
any defined benefit pension plans and any post- retirement welfare
benefits plans and arrangements. Section 6.04(b) of the
Platform Disclosure Schedules sets forth the years of service
credited under each Seller Benefit Plan to each Subject Employee.
For the avoidance of doubt, Sellers shall remain Liable for the
payments of any accrued but unused vacation days not taken by a
Transferred Employee prior to the Platform Closing Date and, shall,
promptly following the Platform Closing Date, pay to each
Transferred Employee all wages, salaries, bonuses (if any)
and
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other
compensation accrued prior to the Platform Closing Date with
respect to service completed prior to the Platform Closing
Date.
Section 6.05. Conduct of Servicing
Business . Except as otherwise required or permitted
hereunder, Sellers jointly and severally covenant and agree with
Purchaser that, during the period beginning on the date hereof and
ending on the Servicing Transfer Date, unless Sellers obtain the
prior written consent of Purchaser (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), each Seller shall
diligently conduct that portion of the Business that is applicable
to the Servicing Agreements (Primary) in substantially the same
manner in which it is conducted on the date hereof, including,
without limitation, consistently with practices no less stringent
than Sellers’ current collection and servicing criteria and
other written policies and otherwise in accordance with
commercially reasonable and prudent servicing, underwriting and
collection practices and shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to preserve the present business organization applicable to the
Servicing Agreements (Primary).
Section 6.06. Negative Covenants of
Sellers.
(a) Unless such
Seller obtains the prior written consent of Purchaser, each Seller
shall not and shall cause its Affiliates not to do any of the
following during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending
on the Platform Closing Date:
(i) amend its
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws in any manner that would
adversely affect its ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated by the Platform Closing, including entry into the
Platform Closing Related Agreements;
(ii) permit its
corporate existence or any Platform License and Permit to be
suspended, lapsed,
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