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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Intercreditor Agreement

INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT | Document Parties: RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC | DOA HOLDING PROPERTIES, LLC | EQUITY INVESTMENT I, LLC | HIDDEN SPRINGS, LLC | HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC | HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL, LLC | PASSIVE ASSET TRANSACTIONS, LLC | Residential Funding Company, LLC | RESIDENTIAL FUNDING REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC | RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC | RFC ASSET HOLDINGS II, LLC | Second Priority Secured Parties | Specialized Products Group | Third Priority Secured Parties | US Bank National Association | Wells Fargo Bank, NA You are currently viewing:
This Intercreditor Agreement involves

RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC | DOA HOLDING PROPERTIES, LLC | EQUITY INVESTMENT I, LLC | HIDDEN SPRINGS, LLC | HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC | HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL, LLC | PASSIVE ASSET TRANSACTIONS, LLC | Residential Funding Company, LLC | RESIDENTIAL FUNDING REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC | RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC | RFC ASSET HOLDINGS II, LLC | Second Priority Secured Parties | Specialized Products Group | Third Priority Secured Parties | US Bank National Association | Wells Fargo Bank, NA

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Title: INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 8/8/2008

INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, Parties: residential capital  llc , doa holding properties  llc , equity investment i  llc , hidden springs  llc , homecomings financial real estate holdings  llc , homecomings financial  llc , passive asset transactions  llc , residential funding company  llc , residential funding real estate holdings  llc , residential mortgage real estate holdings  llc , rfc asset holdings ii  llc , second priority secured parties , specialized products group , third priority secured parties , us bank national association , wells fargo bank  na
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Exhibit 4.7

Execution Copy

INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

     This INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT , dated as of June 6, 2008, is among Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as First Priority Collateral Agent for the First Priority Secured Parties under the First Priority Documents referenced below (in such capacity, the “ First Priority Collateral Agent ”), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Second Priority Collateral Agent for the Second Priority Secured Parties under the Second Priority Documents referenced below (in such capacity, the “ Second Priority Collateral Agent ”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Third Priority Collateral Agent for the Third Priority Secured Parties under the Third Priority Documents referenced below (in such capacity, the “ Third Priority Collateral Agent ”; and together with the First Priority Collateral Agent and the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the “ Collateral Agents ”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Collateral Control Agent (as defined below); GMAC LLC, in its capacity as agent for the Lenders under the Loan Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, the “ Lender Agent ”); U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee under the 2010 Indenture referred to below (in its capacity as Trustee thereunder, the “ 2010 Trustee ”); U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee under the 2015 Indenture referred to below (in its capacity as Trustee thereunder, the “ 2015 Trustee ”); any Additional Third Priority Representative (as defined below); Residential Funding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ RFC ”), and GMAC Mortgage, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ GMAC Mortgage ”, and together with RFC, each a “ Borrower ” and together the “ Borrowers ”); Residential Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ ResCap ”); and the other undersigned Obligors.

W I T N E S S E T H :

      WHEREAS , the Borrowers, the Person or Persons from time to time parties thereto as lenders (the “ Lenders ”), the Lender Agent, and ResCap and the other “Guarantors” specified therein are entering into a Loan Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2008 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”);

     WHEREAS, the Obligors (as hereinafter defined) will grant to the First Priority Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the First Priority Secured Parties, security interests in the Collateral (as hereinafter defined) as security for payment and performance of the First Priority Claims (as hereinafter defined);

      WHEREAS , ResCap and the 2010 Trustee have entered into an Indenture, dated as of June 6, 2008 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2010 Indenture ”), governing the rights and duties of ResCap under its 8.50% Senior Secured Guaranteed Notes due 2010 (together with any additional notes issued under the 2010 Indenture, the “ 2010 Notes ”);

     WHEREAS, the Obligors will grant to the Second Priority Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Second Priority Secured Parties, security interests in the Collateral as security for payment and performance of the Second Priority Claims (as hereinafter defined);

 


 

      WHEREAS , ResCap and the 2015 Trustee have entered into an Indenture, dated as of June 6, 2008 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2015 Indenture ”), governing the rights and duties of ResCap under its 9.625% Junior Secured Guaranteed Notes due 2015 (together with any additional notes issued under the 2015 Indenture, the “ 2015 Notes ”);

      WHEREAS , the Obligors may incur Indebtedness under one or more Additional Pari Passu Third Priority Agreements following the date hereof; and

     WHEREAS, the Obligors will grant to the Third Priority Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Third Priority Secured Parties, security interests in the Collateral as security for payment and performance of the Third Priority Claims (as hereinafter defined);

      NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and obligations herein set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, and in reliance upon the representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

     Section 1. Definitions .

     1.1 Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of the terms indicated):

     “ 2010 Indenture ” is defined in the third recital .

     “ 2010 Noteholder Security Agreement ” means the Pledge and Security Agreement and Irrevocable Proxy, dated as of June 6, 2008, among ResCap, the Borrowers, certain of their affiliates, the Second Priority Collateral Agent and the 2010 Trustee, as the same may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

     “ 2010 Noteholders ” means the Persons holding 2010 Notes.

     “ 2010 Notes ” is defined in the third recital .

     “ 2010 Trustee ” shall include, in addition to the 2010 Trustee defined in the preamble , the then acting trustee under the 2010 Indenture and any successor thereto exercising substantially the same rights and powers.

     “ 2015 Indenture ” is defined in the fifth recital .

     “ 2015 Noteholder Security Agreement ” means the Pledge and Security Agreement and Irrevocable Proxy, dated as of June 6, 2008, among ResCap, the Borrowers, certain of their affiliates, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative from time to time party thereto as the same may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

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     “ 2015 Noteholders ” means the Persons holding 2015 Notes.

     “ 2015 Notes ” is defined in the fifth recital .

     “ 2015 Trustee ” shall include, in addition to the 2015 Trustee defined in the preamble , the then acting trustee under the 2015 Indenture and any successor thereto exercising substantially the same rights and powers.

     “ Additional Pari Passu Third Priority Agreement ” means any agreement other than the 2015 Indenture and the 2015 Notes pursuant to which any Indebtedness is incurred which is secured by the Liens of the Third Priority Collateral Documents; provided that (a) such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred under the terms of the First Priority Documents, the 2010 Indenture, the 2015 Indenture and each other Additional Pari Passu Third Priority Agreement then extant and (b) the Additional Third Priority Representative for the holders of such Indebtedness has executed a joinder agreement hereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agents agreeing on behalf of itself and the holders of such Indebtedness to be bound by the terms of this Agreement applicable to them as Third Priority Secured Parties.

     “ Additional Third Priority Representative ” means, with respect to any Additional Pari Passu Third Priority Agreement, the Person appointed to act as trustee or agent for the holders of Indebtedness under such Additional Pari Passu Third Priority Agreement who has been designated as “Additional Third Priority Representative” for purposes of this Agreement by such holders.

     “ Agreement ” means this Intercreditor Agreement, as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

     “ Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. 101 et seq. ).

     “ BofA Account Control Agreements ” means (a) that certain Deposit Account Control Agreement dated as of June 6, 2008, among Residential Capital, LLC and certain of its Subsidiaries signatory thereto, the Collateral Control Agent and Bank of America, N.A.; and (b) that certain Collateral Account Control Agreement dated as of June 6, 2008, among Residential Capital, LLC and certain of its Subsidiaries signatory thereto, the Collateral Control Agent and Banc of America Securities LLC.

     “ Borrower ” is defined in the preamble .

     “ Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are required or authorized to be closed in New York, New York or Minneapolis, Minnesota.

     “ Collateral ” means any property, real, personal or mixed, of any Obligor in which the First Priority Collateral Agent or any First Priority Secured Party, the Second Priority Collateral Agent or any Second Priority Secured Party, or the Third Priority Collateral Agent or any Third Priority Secured Party has a security interest pursuant to any First Priority Collateral Document, Second Priority Collateral Document or Third Priority Collateral Document, as the case may be; provided that the “Collateral” shall not include (and the provisions of Section 2.3 , Section 4.2

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and the other provisions of this Agreement shall not apply to) any funds deposited with the 2010 Trustee, 2015 Trustee or any Additional Third Priority Representative in connection with (a) any legal or covenant defeasance of the 2010 Indenture, the 2015 Indenture or any Additional Pari Passu Third Priority Agreement pursuant to Sections 13.02 or 13.03 of the 2010 Indenture or 2015 Indenture or the corresponding sections of any Additional Pari Passu Third Priority Agreement or (b) any discharge of the 2010 Indenture, the 2015 Indenture or any Additional Pari Passu Third Priority Agreement pursuant to Article XI of the 2010 Indenture of 2015 Indenture or corresponding section or article of any Additional Pari Passu Third Priority Agreement, in each case so long as the deposit of such funds was not made in violation of the Loan Agreement (or, in the case of a discharge or defeasance of the 2015 Indenture or any Additional Pari Passu Third Priority Agreement, the 2010 Indenture).

     “ Collateral Agents ” is defined in the introductory paragraph hereto.

     “ Collateral Control Agent ” is defined in Section 5.5 .

     “ Collateral Disposition ” shall have the meaning given such term in the Loan Agreement as in effect on the date hereof or as amended or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the 2010 Indenture and 2015 Indenture.

     “ Collateral Documents ” means the First Priority Collateral Documents, the Second Priority Collateral Documents and the Third Priority Collateral Documents (and including, for sake of clarity, this Agreement).

     “ Comparable Noteholder Collateral Document ” means, (a) in relation to any Collateral subject to any Lien created under any First Priority Collateral Document, that Second Priority Collateral Document or Third Priority Collateral Document, as the case may be, which creates a Lien in the same Collateral, granted by the same Obligor, as applicable; and (b) in relation to any Collateral subject to any Lien created under any Second Priority Collateral Document, that Third Priority Collateral Document which creates a Lien in the same Collateral, granted by the same Obligor, as applicable.

     “ Conforming Plan of Reorganization ” means any Plan of Reorganization whose provisions are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

     “ DIP Financing ” is defined in Section 6.1 .

     “ Discharge of First Priority Claims ” means, except to the extent otherwise provided in Sections 5.6 and 6.5 or except to the extent the relevant Indebtedness described below is excluded from the definition of First Priority Claims, (a) payment in full in cash of (i) the principal of and interest (including interest accruing on or after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding, whether or not such interest would be allowed in such Insolvency Proceeding) and premium, if any, on all Indebtedness outstanding under the First Priority Documents and, with respect to letters of credit outstanding thereunder, if any, termination thereof or delivery of cash collateral or backstop letters of credit in respect thereof and for the full amount thereof in compliance with such First Priority Documents, in each case after or concurrently with termination of all commitments to extend credit thereunder and (ii) any other First Priority Claims that are due and payable or otherwise accrued and owing at or prior to the

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time such principal and interest are paid, in each case other than obligations that constitute Unasserted Contingent Obligations at the time such principal and interest is paid; and (b) delivery by the Lender Agent to the First Priority Collateral Agent (with copies to the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the Collateral Control Agent, the 2010 Trustee, the 2015 Trustee and each other Additional Third Priority Representative) of a written notice that the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred.

     “ Discharge of Second Priority Claims ” means, except to the extent otherwise provided in Sections 5.6 and 6.5 or except to the extent the relevant Indebtedness described below is excluded from the definition of Second Priority Claims, (a) payment in full in cash of (i) the principal of and interest (including interest accruing on or after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding, whether or not such interest would be allowed in such Insolvency Proceeding) and premium, if any, on all 2010 Notes and (ii) any other Second Priority Claims that are due and payable or otherwise accrued and owing at or prior to the time such principal and interest are paid, in each case other than obligations that constitute Unasserted Contingent Obligations at the time such principal and interest is paid; and (b) delivery by the 2010 Trustee to the Second Priority Collateral Agent (with copies to the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the Collateral Control Agent, the 2010 Trustee, the 2015 Trustee and each other Additional Third Priority Representative) of a written notice that the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred.

     “ Facility Documents ” means the Loan Agreement (including the “Guarantees” provided for pursuant to Article XI thereof), the Security Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement) and the other Facility Documents (as defined in the Loan Agreement), and any other related document or instrument executed or delivered pursuant to any Facility Document at any time or otherwise evidencing any Loan Agreement Obligation, as any such document or instrument may from time to time be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

     “ First Priority Claims ” means (a) all Loan Agreement Obligations, and (b) all other Indebtedness or other obligations of the Borrowers or any other Obligor under the First Priority Documents; provided , however , that if the amount of Obligations constituting principal on outstanding Loans under the First Priority Documents is in excess of the Maximum First Priority Amount, then only that portion of such Obligations equal to the Maximum First Priority Amount shall be included in the First Priority Claims and interest and fees with respect to such Obligations shall only constitute First Priority Claims to the extent related to the principal amount of Obligations included in the First Priority Claims. First Priority Claims shall include all interest accrued or accruing (or which would, absent the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, accrue) after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding in accordance with and at the rate specified in the relevant First Priority Document whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such Insolvency Proceeding. For the avoidance of any doubt, First Priority Claims shall include the fees, expenses, disbursements and indemnities of the First Priority Collateral Agent and, until the Discharge of First Priority Claims, the Collateral Control Agent. To the extent any payment with respect to the First Priority Claims (whether by or on behalf of any Obligor, as proceeds of security, enforcement of any right of set-off or otherwise) is declared to be fraudulent or preferential in any respect, set aside or required to be paid to a debtor in possession, trustee, receiver or similar Person, then the obligation or part thereof

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originally intended to be satisfied shall be deemed to be reinstated and outstanding as if such payment had not occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing the Notes and related Obligations will not constitute First Priority Claims even if any proceeds of the Notes are used to repay Obligations under the Loan Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, any Obligation under a First Priority Document shall constitute a “First Priority Claim” if the Lender Agent or the relevant First Priority Secured Party or First Priority Secured Parties under such First Priority Document shall have received a written representation from each Borrower in or in connection with such First Priority Document that such Obligation constitutes a “First Priority Claim” under and as defined in the 2010 Indenture or 2015 Indenture (whether or not such Obligation is at any time determined not to have been permitted to be incurred under the Indenture).

     “ First Priority Collateral Agent ” shall include, in addition to the First Priority Collateral Agent defined in the preamble , any successor thereto appointed by the requisite First Priority Secured Parties exercising substantially the same rights and powers.

     “ First Priority Collateral Documents ” mean collectively, the First Priority Security Agreement and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted to secure (or perfect, preserve or maintain the security of) any First Priority Claim or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed.

     “ First Priority Documents ” means the Loan Agreement (including the “Guarantees” provided for pursuant to Article XI thereof), the First Priority Collateral Documents, the other Facility Documents, and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments providing for or evidencing any Loan Agreement Obligation, and any other related document or instrument executed or delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing at any time or otherwise evidencing any Obligation thereunder.

     “ First Priority Liens ” means all Liens that secure the First Priority Claims.

     “ First Priority Secured Parties ” means the “Lender Parties” as defined in the Loan Agreement; provided that the Collateral Control Agent shall cease to be a First Priority Secured Party upon the Discharge of First Priority Claims.

     “ First Priority Security Agreement ” means the Pledge and Security Agreement and Irrevocable Proxy, dated as of June 4, 2008, among ResCap, the Borrowers, certain of their affiliates and the First Priority Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

     “ Indebtedness ” has the meaning assigned thereto in the 2010 Indenture as in effect on the date hereof.

     “ Indenture ” means, as the context may require, either the 2010 Indenture or the 2015 Indenture.

     “ Insolvency Proceeding ” means (a) any voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code with respect to any Obligor as a debtor, (b) any other voluntary or involuntary insolvency, reorganization or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any receivership,

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liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding with respect to any Obligor as a debtor or with respect to any substantial part of their respective assets, (c) any liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or winding up of any Obligor, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, or (d) any assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshaling of assets and liabilities of any Obligor.

     “ Lenders ” is defined in the first recital ; provided that if there is only one Lender under the Loan Agreement, then reference to the Lenders hereunder shall be deemed to refer to that Lender.

     “ Lender Agent ” means, in addition to the Lender Agent defined in the preamble , the then acting agent for the Lenders under the Loan Agreement and any successor thereto exercising substantially the same rights and powers.

     “ Lien ” means, when used with respect to any Person, any interest in any property, asset or other right owned or being purchased or acquired by such Person which secures payment or performance of any obligation, and shall include any mortgage, lien, encumbrance, charge or other security interest of any kind, whether arising by contract, as a matter of law, by judicial process or otherwise.

     “ Loan Agreement ” is defined in the first recital ; provided that the term “ Loan Agreement ” shall (a) also include any renewal, extension, refunding, restructuring, replacement or refinancing thereof (whether with the original lenders or with an administrative agent or agents or other lenders, whether provided under the original Loan Agreement or any other credit or other agreement or indenture and whether entered into concurrently with or subsequent to the termination of the prior Loan Agreement), and (b) exclude the Notes and the Second Priority Documents and Third Priority Documents.

     “ Loan Agreement Obligations ” means all “Obligations” as defined in the Loan Agreement.

     “ Maximum First Priority Amount ” means $3,500,000,000 less (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness under the Loan Agreement permanently repaid with the Net Cash Proceeds from any Collateral Disposition and (b) any amount of principal on the loans made or reimbursement obligations in respect of drawings under letters of credit issued under the Loan Agreement repaid by virtue of any exercise of remedies by the First Priority Collateral Agent or the Lender Agent under the First Priority Collateral Documents or pursuant to Section 4.1 . For sake of clarity, it is understood that a repayment or prepayment of the Indebtedness under the Loan Agreement does not constitute a permanent repayment of thereof except to the extent that there is a related reduction in the “Commitment Amount” of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.10(c) of the Loan Agreement as a result of such repayment or prepayment.

     “ Maximum Second Priority Amount ” means $2,150.0 million (less the principal amount of any 2010 Notes issued following the date hereof, to the extent the issuance of such 2010 Notes violated the terms of (x) the 2015 Indenture as in effect on the date hereof or (y) the Loan Agreement as in effect at the time of such issuance) less any principal amount of prepayment, repayment or defeasance of the 2010 Notes (including, without limitation, any amount of

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principal on the 2010 Notes repaid by virtue of any exercise of remedies by the Second Priority Collateral Agent or 2010 Trustee under the Second Priority Collateral Documents or pursuant to Section 4.1 ).

     “ Net Cash Proceeds ” shall have the meaning given such term in the Loan Agreement as in effect on the date hereof or as amended or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the 2010 Indenture and 2015 Indenture.

     “ Non-Conforming Plan of Reorganization ” any Plan of Reorganization whose provisions are inconsistent with or in contravention of the provisions of this Agreement, including any plan of reorganization that purports to re-order (whether by subordination, invalidation, or otherwise) or otherwise disregard, in whole or part, the provisions of Section 2 (including the Lien priorities of Section 2.1 ), the provisions of Section 4 or the provisions of Section 6 .

     “ Noteholders ” means, collectively, the 2010 Noteholders, the 2015 Noteholders and the holders of Indebtedness under any Additional Pari Passu Third Priority Agreement; and “ Noteholder ” means any of them.

     “ Notes ” means, collectively, the 2010 Notes and the 2015 Notes; and “ Note ” means any of them.

     “ Obligations ” means any and all obligations with respect to the payment of (a) any principal of or interest (including interest accruing on or after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceeding) or premium on any Indebtedness, including any reimbursement obligation in respect of any letter of credit, (b) any fees, indemnification obligations, damages, expense reimbursement obligations (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) or other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness and (c) any obligation to post cash collateral in respect of letters of credit and any other obligations.

     “ Obligors ” means ResCap, the Borrowers and each of their Subsidiaries that is obligated under any First Priority Document, Second Priority Document or Third Priority Document.

     “ Person ” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, association, governmental authority or unit, or any other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

     “ Plan of Reorganization ” means any plan of reorganization, plan of liquidation, agreement for composition, or other type of plan of arrangement proposed in or in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding.

     “ Recovery ” is defined in Section 6.5 .

     “ Relevant Directing Party ” means the following Person(s) who are entitled to instruct or direct the Collateral Control Agent: (a) (i) until the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred, the Lender Agent, (ii) following the Discharge of First Priority Claims and until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred, the 2010 Trustee, and (iii) thereafter, the 2015 Trustee or any Additional Third Priority Representative acting at the written direction of

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the holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Third Priority Claims; and (b) solely with respect to a release of Collateral pursuant to Section 12.11(b) of the Loan Agreement, an Obligor that delivers a Collateral Release Certificate in accordance with such Section.

     “ ResCap ” is defined in the preamble .

     “ Second Priority Claims ” means all Indebtedness, Obligations and other liabilities (contingent or otherwise) arising under or with respect to the Second Priority Documents or any of them; p rovided , however , that if the amount of Obligations constituting principal outstanding under the Second Priority Documents is in excess of the Maximum Second Priority Amount, then only that portion of such Obligations equal to the Maximum Second Priority Amount shall be included in the Second Priority Claims and interest and fees with respect to such Obligations shall only constitute Second Priority Claims to the extent related to the principal amount of Obligations included in the Second Priority Claims. Second Priority Claims shall include all interest accrued or accruing (or which would, absent the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, accrue) after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding in accordance with and at the rate specified in the relevant Second Priority Document whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim in such Insolvency Proceeding. For the avoidance of any doubt, Second Priority Claims shall include the fees, expenses, disbursements and indemnities of the Second Priority Collateral Agent and, following the Discharge of First Priority Claims and until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred, the Collateral Control Agent. To the extent any payment with respect to the Second Priority Claims (whether by or on behalf of any Obligor, as proceeds of security, enforcement of any right of set-off or otherwise) is declared to be fraudulent or preferential in any respect, set aside or required to be paid to a debtor in possession, trustee, receiver or similar Person, then the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be deemed to be reinstated and outstanding as if such payment had not occurred.

     “ Second Priority Collateral Agent ” shall include, in addition to the Second Priority Collateral Agent defined in the preamble , any successor thereto appointed by the requisite Second Priority Secured Parties exercising substantially the same rights and powers.

     “ Second Priority Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the 2010 Noteholder Security Agreement and any document or instrument executed and delivered pursuant to any Second Priority Document at any time or otherwise pursuant to which a Lien is granted by an Obligor to secure (or perfect, preserve or maintain the security of) the Second Priority Claims or under which rights or remedies with respect to any such Lien are governed, as the same may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

     “ Second Priority Documents ” means, collectively, the 2010 Indenture, the 2010 Notes, the Second Priority Collateral Documents and any other related document or instrument executed and delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing at any time or otherwise evidencing any Obligation thereunder, as the same may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

     “ Second Priority Liens ” means all Liens that secure the Second Priority Claims.

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     “ Second Priority Secured Parties ” means the Persons holding Second Priority Claims, including the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the 2010 Trustee and the 2010 Noteholders and, as appropriate, the Collateral Control Agent.

     “ Secured Parties ” means collectively, the First Priority Secured Parties, the Second Priority Secured Parties and the Third Priority Secured Parties.

     “ Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which such Person and/or its other Subsidiaries own, directly or indirectly, such number of outstanding shares or other ownership interests as have more than 50% of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity.

     “ Third Priority Claims ” means all Indebtedness, Obligations and other liabilities (contingent or otherwise) arising under or with respect to the Third Priority Documents or any of them. For the avoidance of any doubt, Third Priority Claims shall include the fees, expenses, disbursements and indemnities of the Third Priority Collateral Agent and, following the Discharge of First Priority Claims and the Discharge of Second Priority Claims, the Collateral Control Agent.

     “ Third Priority Collateral Agent ” shall include, in addition to the Third Priority Collateral Agent defined in the preamble , any successor thereto appointed by the requisite Third Priority Secured Parties exercising substantially the same rights and powers.

     “ Third Priority Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the 2015 Noteholder Security Agreement and any document or instrument executed and delivered pursuant to any Third Priority Document at any time or otherwise pursuant to which a Lien is granted by an Obligor to secure (or perfect, preserve or maintain the security of) the Third Priority Claims or under which rights or remedies with respect to any such Lien are governed, as the same may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

     “ Third Priority Documents ” means, collectively, the 2015 Indenture, the 2015 Notes, each Additional Pari Passu Third Priority Agreement, the Third Priority Collateral Documents and any other related document or instrument executed and delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing at any time or otherwise evidencing any Obligation thereunder, as the same may be amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

     “ Third Priority Liens ” means all Liens that secure the Third Priority Claims.

     “ Third Priority Secured Parties ” means the Persons holding Third Priority Claims, including the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the 2015 Trustee, the 2015 Noteholders, each Additional Third Priority Representative and the holders of Indebtedness under any Additional Pari Passu Third Priority Agreement and, following the Discharge of First Priority Claims and the Discharge of Second Priority Claims, the Collateral Control Agent.

     “ Trustee ” means either the 2010 Trustee or the 2015 Trustee, as the case may be.

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     “ Unasserted Contingent Obligations ” shall mean, at any time, Obligations for taxes, costs, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities (except for (a) the principal of and interest and premium (if any) on, and fees relating to, any Indebtedness and (b) contingent reimbursement obligations in respect of amounts that may be drawn under letters of credit) in respect of which no claim or demand for payment has been made (or, in the case of Obligations for indemnification, no notice for indemnification has been issued by the indemnitee) at such time.

     “ Uniform Commercial Code ” or “ UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar or equivalent legislation) as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

     “ Use of Cash Collateral ” is defined in Section 6.1 .

     “ Wachovia Account Control Agreements ” means those certain Deposit Account Control Agreements each dated on or near June 6, 2008, among the Collateral Control Agent, Wachovia Bank, National Association, and each of RFC, GMAC Mortgage, ResCap, Homecomings Financial, LLC, Residential Mortgage Real Estate Holdings, LLC, Residential Funding Real Estate Holdings LLC, Homecomings Financial Real Estate Holdings, LLC, Passive Asset Transactions, LLC, RFC Asset Holdings II, LLC, Developer of Hidden Springs, LLC, Equity Investments I, LLC, DOA Holding Properties, LLC, and GMAC Model Home Finance, LLC.

     1.2 Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “ include ”, “ includes ” and “ including ” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “ without limitation .” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, document or other writing herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, document or other writing as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns to the extent that such successors and assigns are permitted pursuant to the applicable agreement, (c) the words “ herein ”, “ hereof ” and “ hereunder ”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Exhibits or Sections shall be construed to refer to Exhibits or Sections of this Agreement, (e) the words “ asset ” and “ property ” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and general intangibles, (f) terms defined in the UCC but not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as are assigned thereto in the UCC, (g) reference to any law means such law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or re-enacted, in whole or in part, and in effect on the date hereof, including rules, regulations, enforcement procedures and any interpretation promulgated thereunder and (h) underscored references to Sections or clauses shall refer to those portions of this Agreement, and any underscored references to a clause shall, unless otherwise identified, refer to the appropriate clause within the same Section in which such reference occurs.

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     Section 2. Lien Priorities .

     2.1 Relative Priorities .

     (a) Irrespective of the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of any Lien granted to the First Priority Collateral Agent, the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, any First Priority Secured Party, any Second Priority Secured Party, any Third Priority Secured Party or any other Person on the Collateral (including, in each case, irrespective of whether any such Lien is granted, or secures obligations relating to the period, before or after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding) and notwithstanding (i) any provision of the UCC or any other applicable law or the Second Priority Documents or Third Priority Documents, or any defect or deficiency in, or failure to attach or perfect any aspect or portion of any First Priority Lien, to the contrary, (ii) the fact that any First Priority Lien may have been subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed or (iii) any other circumstance whatsoever, each of the Second Priority Collateral Agent and the 2010 Trustee, on behalf of itself and the other Second Priority Secured Parties, hereby agrees that: (A) any Lien on the Collateral securing the First Priority Claims now or hereafter held by the First Priority Secured Parties shall be senior in priority to any Lien on the Collateral securing the Second Priority Claims; and (B) any Lien on the Collateral now or hereafter securing any Second Priority Claim regardless of how or when acquired, whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be junior and subordinate in priority in all respects to all Liens on the Collateral securing the First Priority Claims. All Liens on the Collateral securing the First Priority Claims shall be and remain first in priority to all Liens on the Collateral securing the Second Priority Claims for all purposes, whether or not such First Priority Liens are subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of any Obligor.

     (b) Irrespective of the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of any Lien granted to the First Priority Collateral Agent, the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, any First Priority Secured Party, any Second Priority Secured Party, any Third Priority Secured Party or any other Person on the Collateral (including, in each case, irrespective of whether any such Lien is granted, or secures obligations relating to the period, before or after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding) and notwithstanding (i) any provision of the UCC or any other applicable law or the Third Priority Documents, or any defect or deficiency in, or failure to attach or perfect any aspect or portion of any First Priority Lien or any Second Priority Lien, to the contrary, (ii) the fact that any First Priority Lien or Second Priority Lien may have been subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed or (iii) any other circumstance whatsoever, each of the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, hereby agrees that: (A) (1) any Lien on the Collateral securing the First Priority Claims now or hereafter held by the First Priority Secured Parties shall be senior in priority to any Lien on the Collateral securing the Third Priority Claims or the Second Priority Claims and (2) any Lien on the Collateral securing the Second Priority Claims now or hereafter held by the Second Priority Secured Parties shall be prior to any Lien on the Collateral securing the Third Priority Claims (but junior in priority to the First Priority Liens); and (B) (1) any Lien on the Collateral now or hereafter securing any Third Priority Claim regardless of how or when acquired, whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be junior and subordinate in priority in all respects to all Liens on

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the Collateral securing the First Priority Claims and (2) any Lien on the Collateral now or hereafter securing the Third Priority Claims regardless of how or when acquired, whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be junior and subordinate in priority in all respects to all Liens on the Collateral securing the Second Priority Claims. All Liens on the Collateral securing the First Priority Claims and the Second Priority Claims shall be and remain prior to all Liens on the Collateral securing the Third Priority Claims for all purposes, whether or not such First Priority Liens or Second Priority Liens are subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of any Obligor.

     2.2 Prohibition on Contesting Liens . Each of the First Priority Collateral Agent, the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent, on behalf of itself and the other First Priority Secured Parties, the 2010 Trustee, on behalf of itself and the other Second Priority Secured Parties, and the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, agrees that it shall not (and hereby waives any right to) contest or support, directly or indirectly, any other Person in contesting, in any proceeding (including any Insolvency Proceeding), the priority, validity or enforceability of (a) the First Priority Claims or any Lien held by the First Priority Secured Parties in the Collateral securing the First Priority Claims; (b) the Second Priority Claims or any Liens by the Second Priority Secured Parties in the Collateral securing the Second Priority Claims; or (c) the Third Priority Claims or any Liens by the Third Priority Secured Parties in the Collateral securing the Third Priority Claims, as the case may be.

     2.3 No New Liens .

     So long as the Discharge of First Priority Claims has not occurred, the parties hereto agree that the Obligors shall not (a) grant or permit any additional Lien on any asset or property to secure any Third Priority Claim unless it has granted Liens on such asset or property to secure the First Priority Claims and the Second Priority Claims; (b) grant or permit on any Lien on any asset or property to secure any Second Priority Claim unless it has granted Liens on such asset or property to secure the First Priority Claims and the Third Priority Claims; or (c) grant or permit any additional Lien on any asset to secure any First Priority Claim unless it has granted a Lien on such asset to secure the Second Priority Claims and the Third Priority Claims. To the extent that the foregoing provisions are not complied with for any reason, without limiting any other rights and remedies available to the First Priority Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent and/or the First Priority Secured Parties, (A) each of the Second Priority Collateral Agent and the 2010 Trustee, on behalf of itself and the other Second Priority Secured Parties, agrees that any amount received by or distributed to any of them pursuant to or as a result of Liens granted in contravention of this Section 2.3 shall be subject to Section 4.2 and (B) each of the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, agrees that any amount received by or distributed to any of them pursuant to or as a result of Liens granted in contravention of this Section 2.3 shall be subject to Section 4.2 .

     2.4 Nature of First Priority Obligations . Each of the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the 2010 Trustee, on behalf of itself and the other Second Priority Secured Parties, and the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties,

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acknowledges that a portion of the First Priority Claims are revolving in nature and that the amount thereof that may be outstanding at any time or from time to time may be increased (subject to the limitation specified in the definition of First Priority Claims) or reduced and subsequently reborrowed without affecting the lien subordination or other provisions of this Agreement.

     Section 3. Enforcement .

     3.1 Exercise of Remedies .

     (a) (i) (A) So long as the Discharge of First Priority Claims has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Obligor, none of the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the other Second Priority Secured Parties or the other Third Priority Secured Parties will exercise or seek to exercise any rights or remedies (including the exercise of any right of setoff or any right under any lockbox agreement, account control agreement, landlord waiver or bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement to which the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, any such Second Priority Secured Party or any such Third Priority Secured Party is a party and including the exercise of any right to direct or provide direction or orders to the Collateral Control Agent or any account bank, securities intermediary or any other custodian as to the disposition of the asset or property on deposit in, carried in or otherwise credited to any deposit accounts or securities accounts), with respect to any Collateral (and hereby waive any right to), institute any action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies, including any action of foreclosure, or contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by the First Priority Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent or any other First Priority Secured Party, any exercise of any right under any control agreement in respect of a deposit account, securities account, security entitlement or other investment property constituting Collateral (including, without limitation, any right to direct or provide direction or orders to the Collateral Control Agent or any account bank, securities intermediary or other custodian as to the disposition of the asset or property on deposit in, carried in or otherwise credited to any deposit accounts or securities accounts), or any bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement to which the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, any other Second Priority Secured Party or any other Third Priority Secured Party is a party, or any other exercise by any such party, of any rights and remedies relating to the Collateral under the Second Priority Documents or the Third Priority Documents or otherwise, or object to the forbearance by the First Priority Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent or any First Priority Secured Party from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any right or remedy relating to the Collateral, in each case so long as the respective interests of the Second Priority Secured Parties and the Third Priority Secured Parties, as the case may be, attach to the proceeds thereof (if any) remaining after the Discharge of First Priority Claims subject to the relative priorities described in Section 2 , and (B) so long as the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Obligor, each of the Third Priority Collateral Agent and the other Third Priority Secured Parties will not exercise or seek to exercise any rights or remedies (including the exercise of any right of setoff or any right under any lockbox agreement, account control agreement, landlord waiver or bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement to which the Third Priority Collateral Agent or any other Third Priority Secured Party is a party and including

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the exercise of any right to direct or provide direction or orders to the Collateral Control Agent or any account bank, securities intermediary or any other custodian as to the disposition of the asset or property on deposit in, carried in or otherwise credited to any deposit accounts or securities accounts) with respect to any Collateral (and hereby waive any right to), institute any action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies, including any action of foreclosure, or contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by the Second Priority Collateral Agent or any other Second Priority Secured Party, any exercise of any right under any control agreement in respect of a deposit account, securities account, security entitlement or other investment property constituting Collateral (including, without limitation, any right to direct or provide direction or orders to the Collateral Control Agent or any account bank, securities intermediary or any other custodian as to the disposition of the asset or property on deposit in, carried in or otherwise credited to any deposit accounts or securities accounts), or any bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement to which the Third Priority Collateral Agent or any other Third Priority Secured Party is a party, or any other exercise by any such party, of any rights and remedies relating to the Collateral under the Third Priority Documents or otherwise, or object to the forbearance by the Second Priority Collateral Agent or any other Second Priority Secured Party from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any right or remedy relating to the Collateral, in each case so long as the respective interests of the Third Priority Secured Parties attach to the proceeds thereof (if any) remaining after the Discharge of Second Priority Claims subject to the relative priorities described in Section 2 ; and (ii) (A) so long as the Discharge of First Priority Claims has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Obligor, the First Priority Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent and the other First Priority Secured Parties shall have the exclusive right to enforce rights, exercise remedies (including the exercise of any right of setoff or any right under any lockbox agreement, account control agreement, landlord waiver or bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement to which the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, any other Second Priority Secured Party or any other Third Priority Secured Party is a party and including the exercise of any right to direct or provide direction or orders to the Collateral Control Agent or any account bank, securities intermediary or any other custodian as to the disposition of the asset or property on deposit in, carried in or otherwise credited to any deposit accounts or securities accounts), refrain from enforcing or exercising remedies, and make determinations regarding release or disposition of the Collateral without the consent of or any consultation with the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, any other Second Priority Secured Party or any other Third Priority Secured Party, and (B) following the Discharge of First Priority Claims and until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Obligor, the Second Priority Collateral Agent and the other Second Priority Secured Parties shall have the exclusive right to enforce rights, exercise remedies (including the exercise of any right of setoff or any right under any lockbox agreement, account control agreement, landlord waiver or bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement to which the Third Priority Collateral Agent or any other Third Priority Secured Party is a party and including the exercise of any right to direct or provide direction or orders to the Collateral Control Agent or any account bank, securities intermediary or any other custodian as to the disposition of the asset or property on deposit in, carried in or otherwise credited to any deposit accounts or securities accounts), refrain from enforcing or exercising remedies, and make determinations regarding release or disposition of the Collateral without the consent of or any

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consultation with the Third Priority Collateral Agent or any other Third Priority Secured Party; provided that with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, (1) in any Insolvency Proceeding commenced by or against any Obligor, any Second Priority Secured Party or Third Priority Secured Party may file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Second Priority Claims or the Third Priority Claims, as the case may be, (2) the Second Priority Collateral Agent or the Third Priority Collateral Agent may take any action not adverse to the Liens on the Collateral securing the First Priority Claims or the rights of the First Priority Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent or any other First Priority Secured Party to exercise remedies in respect thereof in order to establish, preserve, or perfect its rights in the Collateral and (3) any Second Priority Secured Party or Third Priority Secured Party shall be entitled to (u) file any necessary responsive or defensive pleading in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any Person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the Second Priority Claims or the Third Priority Claims, including without limitation any claim secured by the Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (v) file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Obligors arising under the Bankruptcy Code (including exercising the right, if any, to file an involuntary petition against any Obligor), any similar law or any applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (w) exercise any rights and remedies as an unsecured creditor against the Borrowers or any other Obligor in accordance with the Second Priority Documents or Third Priority Documents, as the case may be, and applicable law, (x) bid (but only for cash) for or purchase (but only for cash) Collateral at any private or judicial foreclosure upon such Collateral initiated by any secured party in respect thereof, (y) file any notice of or vote any claim in any Insolvency Proceeding of any Obligor but solely in accordance with Section 6.9 of this Agreement and (z) file any proof of claim and other filings, appear and be heard on any matter in connection therewith and make any arguments and motions that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, with respect to the Second Priority Claims or the Third Priority Claims, as the case may be, and the Collateral and (4) nothing herein shall be construed to limit or impair in any way the right of any Second Priority Secured Party or Third Priority Secured Party to receive any remaining Collateral and proceeds of Collateral after the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred (or, with respect to the Third Priority Secured Parties, after both the Discharge of First Priority Claims and the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred). In exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral, the First Priority Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent or the other First Priority Secured Parties may enforce the provisions of the First Priority Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion except that, following the Discharge of First Priority Claims and until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred, the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the 2010 Trustee or the other Second Priority Secured Parties may enforce the provisions of the Second Priority Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by the First Priority Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent and the other First Priority Secured Parties (or, following the Discharge of First Priority Claims and until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred, the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the 2010 Trustee or the other Second Priority Secured Parties) to sell or otherwise dispose of Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured

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party under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction and of a secured creditor under bankruptcy or similar laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

     (b) (i) Until the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred, each of the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the 2010 Trustee, on behalf of itself and the other Second Priority Secured Parties, and the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, agrees that it will not, in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including the exercise of any right of setoff or any right under any lockbox agreement, account control agreement, landlord waiver or bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement to which the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent or any other Second Priority Secured Party or Third Priority Secured Party is a party) with respect to any Collateral (but instead shall be deemed to have hereby irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally waived until after the Discharge of First Priority Claims any right to) take or receive any Collateral or any proceeds of Collateral unless and until the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred.

          (ii) Following the Discharge of First Priority Claims and until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred, each of the Third Priority Collateral Agent and the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, agrees that it will not, in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including the exercise of any right of setoff or any right under any lockbox agreement, account control agreement, landlord waiver or bailee’s letter or similar agreement or arrangement to which such Third Priority Collateral Agent or any other Third Priority Secured Party is a party and including the exercise of any right to direct or provide direction or orders to the Collateral Control Agent or any account bank, securities intermediary or any other custodian as to the disposition of the asset or property on deposit in, carried in or otherwise credited to any deposit accounts or securities accounts) with respect to any Collateral (but instead shall be deemed to have hereby irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally waived until after the Discharge of Second Priority Claims any right to) take or receive any Collateral or any proceeds of Collateral unless and until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred.

          (iii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) , (A) unless and until the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred, except as expressly provided in the proviso in clause (a) of Section 3.1 , the sole right of the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the other Second Priority Secured Parties and the other Third Priority Secured Parties as secured parties with respect to the Collateral is to hold a perfected Lien on the Collateral pursuant to the Second Priority Documents or Third Priority Documents, as the case may be, for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the proceeds thereof, if any, after the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred and (B) unless and until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred, except as expressly provided in the proviso in clause (a) of Section 3.1 , the sole right of the Third Priority Collateral Agent and the other Third Priority Secured Parties as secured parties with respect to the Collateral is to hold a perfected Lien on the Collateral pursuant to the Third Priority Documents for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the proceeds thereof, if any, after the Discharge of First Priority Claims and the Discharge of Second Priority Claims have both occurred.

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     (c) (i) Each of the Obligors agree that it will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy with respect to any Collateral by the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent or any other Second Priority Secured Party or Third Priority Secured Party, transfer, deliver or pay, as applicable, to the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent or any other Second Priority Secured Party or Third Priority Secured Party, any Collateral or any proceeds of Collateral unless and until the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred.

          (ii) Each of the Obligors agree that it will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy with respect to any Collateral by the Third Priority Collateral Agent or any other Third Priority Secured Party, transfer, deliver or pay, as applicable, to the Third Priority Collateral Agent or any other Third Priority Secured Party, any Collateral or any proceeds of Collateral unless and until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred.

     (d) (i) Each of the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the 2010 Trustee, on behalf of itself and the other Second Priority Secured Parties, and the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, agrees that the Second Priority Secured Parties and the Third Priority Secured Parties will not (and instead shall be deemed to have hereby irrevocably, absolutely, and unconditionally waived any right to) take any action (other than as provided in Section 3.1(a) ) that would hinder or cause to delay any exercise of remedies undertaken by the First Priority Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent or any other First Priority Secured Party under the First Priority Documents as secured parties in respect of any Collateral, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise.

          (ii) Each of the Third Priority Collateral Agent and the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, agrees that the Third Priority Secured Parties will not (and instead shall be deemed to have hereby irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally waived any right to) take any action (other than as provided in Section 3.1(a) ) that would hinder or cause to delay any exercise of remedies undertaken by the Second Priority Collateral Agent or any other Second Priority Secured Party under the Second Priority Documents as secured parties in respect of any Collateral, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise.

          (iii) Each of the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the 2010 Trustee, on behalf of itself and the other Second Priority Secured Parties, and the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, hereby irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally waives any and all rights it or the Second Priority Secured Parties or the Third Priority Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise (whether arising under the UCC or any other law) to object to the manner (including by judicial foreclosure, non-judicial foreclosure, strict foreclosure or otherwise) in which the First Priority Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent or the other holders of First Priority Claims seek to enforce the Liens granted in any of the Collateral except that there shall be no waiver of the obligation, if any, of the First Priority û

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Collateral Agent or the Lender Agent to dispose of the Collateral in a “commercially reasonable” manner within the meaning of any applicable UCC.

          (iv) Each of the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, hereby irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally waives any and all rights it or the Third Priority Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise (whether arising under the UCC or any other law) to object to the manner (including by judicial foreclosure, non-judicial foreclosure, strict foreclosure, or otherwise) in which the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the 2010 Trustee or the other holders of Second Priority Claims seek to enforce the Liens granted in any of the Collateral except that there shall be no waiver of the obligation, if any, of the Second Priority Collateral Agent or the 2010 Trustee to dispose of the Collateral in a “commercially reasonable” manner within the meaning of any applicable UCC.

     (e) (i) Each of the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the 2010 Trustee, on behalf of itself and the other Second Priority Secured Parties, and the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, hereby acknowledges and agrees that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in the Second Priority Collateral Documents or any other Second Priority Noteholder Document (other than this Agreement) or in the Third Priority Collateral Documents or any other Third Priority Document (other than this Agreement) is intended to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of the First Priority Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent or the First Priority Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral as set forth in this Agreement and the First Priority Documents.

          (ii) Each of the Third Priority Collateral Agent and the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, hereby acknowledges and agrees that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in the Third Priority Collateral Documents or any other Third Priority Document (other than this Agreement) is intended to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of the Second Priority Collateral Agent or any other Second Priority Secured Party with respect to the Collateral as set forth in this Agreement and the Second Priority Documents.

     3.2 Cooperation . Subject to the proviso in Section 3.1(a) , (a) each of the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the 2010 Trustee, on behalf of itself and the other Second Priority Secured Parties, and the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, agrees that, unless and until the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred, it will not, and shall be deemed to have waived any right to, commence, or join with any Person in commencing any enforcement, collection, execution, levy or foreclosure action or proceeding with respect to any Lien held by it under any Second Priority Document or Third Priority Document, as the case may be; and (b) each of the Third Priority Collateral Agent and the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, agrees that, unless and until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred, it will not, and shall be deemed to have waived any right to, commence, or join with any Person in commencing any enforcement, collection, execution, levy or foreclosure action or proceeding with respect to any Lien held by it under any Third Priority Document.

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     3.3 Notices of Default . Each Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent, each Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative will provide such information as it may have to the others as the others may from time to time reasonably request concerning the status of the exercise of any enforcement action against the Collateral, and each Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent, each Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative shall be available on a reasonable basis during normal business hours to review with each other alternatives available in exercising such rights; provided that the failure of any of them to do any of the foregoing shall not affect the relative priorities of the First Priority Liens, the Second Priority Liens or the Third Priority Liens as provided herein or the validity or effectiveness of any notice or demand as against any Obligor. The Obligors hereby consent and agree to each Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent, each Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, providing any such information to the other and to such actions by any of them and waives any right or claim against any of them arising as a result of such information or actions.

     Section 4. Payments .

     4.1 Application of Proceeds .

     (a) As long as the Discharge of First Priority Claims has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Obligor, the cash proceeds of Collateral received in connection with the sale or other disposition of, or collection on, such Collateral upon the exercise of remedies, shall, after payment of all outstanding fees, expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), disbursements and indemnities of the First Priority Collateral Agent and the Collateral Control Agent, be delivered by the First Priority Collateral Agent or the Collateral Control Agent to the Lender Agent for application against the First Priority Claims in such order as the Lender Agent may determine in its sole discretion until the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred. Upon the Discharge of First Priority Claims, (i) the Lender Agent shall promptly deliver to the First Priority Collateral Agent (with copies to the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the Collateral Control Agent, the 2010 Trustee, the 2015 Trustee and each other Additional Third Priority Representative) a written notice stating that the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred and (ii) promptly following receipt of such notice in clause (i) , the First Priority Collateral Agent or Lender Agent as applicable shall deliver at the joint and several cost of the Obligors to the Second Priority Collateral Agent for distribution to the 2010 Trustee for the benefit of the Second Priority Secured Parties (or, following the Discharge of Second Priority Claims, shall deliver to the Third Priority Collateral Agent for distribution to the 2015 Trustee and the Additional Third Party Representatives for the benefit of the Third Priority Secured Parties in accordance with the 2015 Noteholder Security Agreement) any proceeds of Collateral held by it in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsement or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

     (b) Following the Discharge of First Priority Claims and until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Obligor, the cash proceeds of Collateral received in connection with the sale or other disposition of, or collection on, such Collateral upon the exercise of remedies, shall, after payment of all outstanding fees, expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), disbursements and indemnities of the Second Priority Collateral Agent and

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the Collateral Control Agent, be delivered by the Second Priority Collateral Agent or Collateral Control Agent to the 2010 Trustee for application against the Second Priority Claims in such order as is specified in the 2010 Indenture until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred. Upon the Discharge of Second Priority Claims, (i) the 2010 Trustee shall promptly deliver to the Second Priority Collateral Agent (with copies to the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the Collateral Control Agent, the 2015 Trustee and each other Additional Third Priority Representative) a written notice stating that the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred and (ii) promptly following receipt of such notice in clause (i) , the Second Priority Collateral Agent shall deliver at the joint and several cost of the Obligors to the Third Priority Collateral Agent any proceeds of Collateral held by it in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsement or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

     4.2 Payments Over .

     (a) So long as the Discharge of First Priority Claims has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Obligor, any Collateral or proceeds thereof (including assets or proceeds subject to Liens referred to in the final sentence of Section 2.3(a) ) received by the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, any other Second Priority Secured Party or any other Third Priority Secured Party in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including set-off) relating to the Collateral in contravention of this Agreement or any distribution received on account of or by virtue of any Lien on the Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding (including any distribution on account of or otherwise by virtue of any Lien on the Collateral under any Plan of Reorganization) shall, upon receiving appropriate written direction from the Lender Agent, be segregated and held in trust and forthwith paid over to the First Priority Collateral Agent for the benefit of the First Priority Secured Parties in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsement, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. The First Priority Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to make any such endorsement as agent for the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent or any other Second Priority Secured Party or Third Priority Secured Party. This authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred.

     (b) Following the Discharge of First Priority Claims and until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or against any Obligor, any Collateral or proceeds thereof (including assets or proceeds subject to Liens referred to in the final sentence of Section 2.3(b) ) received by the Third Priority Collateral Agent or any other Third Priority Secured Party in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including set-off) relating to the Collateral in contravention of this Agreement or any distribution received on account of or by virtue of any Lien on the Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding (including any distribution on account of or otherwise by virtue of any Lien on the Collateral under any Plan of Reorganization) shall, upon receiving appropriate written direction from the 2010 Trustee, be segregated and held in trust and forthwith paid over to the Second Priority Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Second Priority Secured Parties in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsement, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. The Second Priority Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to make any such endorsement as agent for the Third Priority Collateral Agent or any other Third

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Priority Secured Party. This authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred.

     Section 5. Other Agreements .

     5.1 Releases .

     (a) If, in connection with (i) the exercise of any remedies by the First Priority Collateral Agent or any other First Priority Secured Party in respect of the Collateral provided for in Section 3.1 , including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any such Collateral or (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any Collateral (other than to another Obligor) permitted under the terms of the First Priority Documents, the Second Priority Documents and the Third Priority Documents (in each case, as in effect on the date hereof), the First Priority Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the other First Priority Secured Parties, releases any of its Liens on any part of the Collateral, the Lien of the Second Priority Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Second Priority Secured Parties on such Collateral (but not on any proceeds of such Collateral not required to be paid to the First Priority Secured Parties for application to the First Priority Claims) and the Lien of the Third Priority Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Third Priority Secured Parties on such Collateral (but not on any proceeds of such Collateral not required to be paid to the First Priority Secured Parties for application to the First Priority Claims) shall in each case be automatically and unconditionally released with no further consent or action of any Person, and each of the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the 2010 Trustee, on behalf of itself and the other Second Priority Secured Parties, and the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, shall promptly execute and deliver, at the joint and several expense of the Obligors, to the First Priority Collateral Agent and the Lender Agent and the Obligors such termination statements, releases and other documents as the First Priority Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent and the Obligors may reasonably request to effectively confirm such release at the joint and several expense of the Obligors.

     (b) Following the Discharge of First Priority Claims if, in connection with (i) the exercise of any remedies by the Second Priority Collateral Agent or the 2010 Trustee or any other Second Priority Secured Party in respect of the Collateral provided for in Section 3.1 , including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any such Collateral or (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of any Collateral (other than to another Obligor) permitted under the terms of the Second Priority Documents and the Third Priority Documents (in each case, as in effect on the date hereof), the Second Priority Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the other Second Priority Secured Parties, releases any of its Liens on any part of the Collateral, the Lien of the Third Priority Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Third Priority Secured Parties on such Collateral (but not on any proceeds of such Collateral not required to be paid to the Second Priority Secured Parties for application to the Second Priority Claims) shall be automatically and unconditionally released with no further consent or action of any Person, and each of the Third Priority Collateral Agent and the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, shall promptly execute and deliver, at the joint and several expense of the Obligors, to the Second Priority Collateral Agent and the 2010 Trustee and the Obligors such termination statements, releases and other documents as the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the

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2010 Trustee and the Obligors may reasonably request to effectively confirm such release at the joint and several expense of the Obligors.

     (c) Until the Discharge of First Priority Claims occurs, each of the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the 2010 Trustee, on behalf of itself and the other Second Priority Secured Parties, and the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the First Priority Collateral Agent and any officer or agent of the First Priority Collateral Agent, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Person or in the First Priority Collateral Agent’s own name, from time to time in the First Priority Collateral Agent’s discretion (as directed by the Lender Agent in writing), for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Section 5.1 , to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all releases, documents and instruments which may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Section 5.1 , including any financing statements, mortgage releases, intellectual property releases, endorsements or other instruments of transfer or release.

     (d) Following the Discharge of First Priority Claims and until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims occurs, each of the Third Priority Collateral Agent, the 2015 Trustee and each Additional Third Priority Representative, on behalf of themselves and the other Third Priority Secured Parties, hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Second Priority Collateral Agent and any officer or agent of the Second Priority Collateral Agent, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Third Priority Collateral Agent or Third Priority Secured Party or in the Second Priority Collateral Agent’s own name, from time to time in the Second Priority Collateral Agent’s discretion (as directed by the 2010 Trustee in writing), for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Section 5.1 , to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all releases, documents and instruments which may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Section 5.1 , including any financing statements, mortgage releases, intellectual property releases, endorsements or other instruments of transfer or release.

     5.2 Insurance .

     (a) Unless and until the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred, the First Priority Collateral Agent, the Lender Agent and the other holders of First Priority Claims shall have the sole and exclusive right, subject to the rights of the Obligors under the Facility Documents, to adjust settlement for any award under any insurance policy relating to an insured loss in respect of Collateral and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding affecting the Collateral. Following the Discharge of First Priority Claims and until such time that the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred, the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the 2010 Trustee and the other holders of Second Priority Claims shall have the sole and exclusive right, subject to the rights of the Obligors under the Second Priority Documents, to adjust settlement for any award under any insurance policy relating to an insured loss relating to the Collateral and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding affecting the Collateral.

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     (b) Unless and until the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred, all proceeds of any such insurance policy and any such award if in respect to the Collateral shall, after payment of all outstanding fees, expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), disbursements and indemnities of the First Priority Collateral Agent and the Collateral Control Agent, be delivered by the First Priority Collateral Agent to the Lender Agent for benefit of the First Priority Secured Parties to the extent required under the Loan Agreement and pursuant to the terms of the First Priority Documents; and thereafter, following the Discharge of First Priority Claims and until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred, and after payment of all outstanding fees, expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), disbursements and indemnities of the Second Priority Collateral Agent and the Collateral Control Agent, be delivered by the Second Priority Collateral Agent to the 2010 Trustee for the benefit of the Second Priority Secured Parties to the extent required under the applicable Second Priority Documents; and following the Discharge of First Priority Claims and Second Priority Claims, and after payment of all outstanding fees, expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), disbursements and indemnities of the Third Priority Collateral Agent and the Collateral Control Agent, be delivered by the Third Priority Collateral Agent to the 2015 Trustee and the Additional Third Priority Representatives in accordance with the 2015 Noteholder Security Agreement; and finally, to the owner of the subject property or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

     (c) Unless the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred, if the Second Priority Collateral Agent, the Third Priority Collateral Agent or any other Second Priority Secured Party or Third Priority Secured Party shall, at any time, receive any proceeds of any such insurance policy or any such award or payment thereunder in contravention of this Agreement, it shall pay such proceeds, award or payment over to the First Priority Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 4.2 .

     (d) Following the Discharge of First Priority Claims and until the Discharge of Second Priority Claims has occurred, if the Third Priority Collateral Agent or any other Third Priority Secured Party shall, at any time, receive any proceeds of any insurance policy or any award or payment thereunder in contravention of this Agreement, it shall pay such proceeds, award or payment over to the Second Priority Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 4.2 .

     5.3 Amendments to Second Priority Documents and Third Priority Documents, etc .

     (a) Unless and until the Discharge of First Priority Claims has occurred, without the prior written consent of the Lender Agent (and the First Priority Collateral Agent and the Collateral Control Agent, to the extent an amendment, supplement or modification would affect its respective rights, protections or obligations), no Second Priority Collateral Document or Third Priority Collateral Document may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified or entered into to the extent such amendment, supplement or modification, or the terms of any new Second Priority Collateral Document or Third Priority Collateral Document, would contravene any of the terms of this Agreement or the First Priority Documents. Following the Discharge of First P


 
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