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UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

Underwriting Agreement

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT | Document Parties: Barclays Capital Inc | Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc | Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | Goldman, Sachs & Co | LNR Partners, Inc | Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc | Wachovia Bank, National Association | Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC | Wachovia Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc | Wells Fargo Bank, NA You are currently viewing:
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Barclays Capital Inc | Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc | Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | Goldman, Sachs & Co | LNR Partners, Inc | Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc | Wachovia Bank, National Association | Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC | Wachovia Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc | Wells Fargo Bank, NA

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Title: UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Date: 6/5/2007

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT, Parties: barclays capital inc , barclays capital real estate inc , credit suisse securities (usa) llc , goldman  sachs & co , lnr partners  inc , nomura credit & capital  inc , wachovia bank  national association , wachovia capital markets  llc , wachovia commercial mortgage securities  inc , wells fargo bank  na
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Exhibit 1.2

Execution Version

WACHOVIA BANK

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

SERIES 2007-C31

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

Charlotte, North Carolina

May 11, 2007

WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
301 South College Street
One Wachovia Center
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288

BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
85 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004

Dear Sirs:

Wachovia Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the “ Company ”), intends to issue its Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-C31 (the “ Certificates ”), in thirty-two (32) classes (each, a “ Class ”) as designated in the Prospectus Supplement (as defined below).  Pursuant to this underwriting agreement (the “ Agreement ”), the Company further proposes to sell to Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (“ Wachovia Securities ”), Barclays Capital Inc. (“ Barclays Capital ”), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“ Credit Suisse ”) and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (“ Goldman ”, and each of Wachovia Securities, Barclays Capital and Credit Suisse individually, an “ Underwriter ” and, collectively, the “ Underwriters ”) the Certificates set forth in Schedule I hereto (the “ Underwritten Certificates ”) in the respective original principal amounts set forth in Schedule I .  The Certificates represent in the aggregate the entire beneficial ownership interest in a trust fund (the “ Trust Fund ”) consisting of a segregated pool (the “ Mortgage Pool ”) of one hundred eighty-nine (189) mortgage loans (the “ Mortgage Loans ”) having an approximate aggregate principal balance of $5,845,468,231 as of the Cut-Off Date secured by first liens on certain fee or leasehold interests in multifamily and commercial


properties (the “ Mortgaged Properties ”).  The Certificates will be issued on May 23, 2007 (the “ Closing Date ”), pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement (the “ Pooling and Servicing Agreement ”), dated as of May 1, 2007 among the Company, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “ Master Servicer ”), LNR Partners, Inc., as special servicer (the “ Special Servicer ”) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).  One hundred twelve (112) of the Mortgage Loans (the “ Wachovia Mortgage Loans ”), having an aggregate principal balance of $4,136,224,533 as of the Cut-Off Date, were acquired by the Company from Wachovia Bank, National Association (“ Wachovia ”) pursuant to a mortgage loan purchase agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 (the “ Wachovia Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement ”), between Wachovia and the Company.  Forty-three (43) of the Mortgage Loans (the “ Nomura Mortgage Loans ”), having an aggregate principal balance of $889,016,935 as of the Cut-Off Date, were acquired by the Company from Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc. (“ Nomura ”) pursuant to a mortgage loan purchase agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 (the “ Nomura Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement ”), between Nomura and the Company.  Thirty-four (34) of the Mortgage Loans (the “ Barclays Mortgage Loans ”), having an aggregate principal balance of $820,226,763 as of the Cut-Off Date, were acquired by the Company from Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. (“ Barclays ”) pursuant to a mortgage loan purchase agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 (the “ Barclays Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement ” and, together with the Wachovia Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and the Nomura Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the “ Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements ”), between Barclays and the Company.  Each of Wachovia, Nomura and Barclays is referred to herein, individually, as a “ Mortgage Loan Seller ” and, together, as the “ Mortgage Loan Sellers ”.

                    Two separate real estate mortgage investment conduit (“ REMIC ”) elections will be made with respect to certain portions of the Trust Fund for federal income tax purposes.  The Underwritten Certificates and the Mortgage Pool are described more fully in Schedule I hereto and in a registration statement furnished to you by the Company.

                    Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

                    1.           Representations and Warranties .  (a) The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter that:

 

 

                       (i)          The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a registration statement (No. 333-131262) on Form S-3 for the registration of Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, issuable in series, including the Underwritten Certificates, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ 1933 Act ”), which registration statement has become effective and a copy of which, as amended to the date hereof, has heretofore been delivered to you.  The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the 1933 Act, and such registration statement, as amended at the date hereof, meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x) under the 1933 Act and complies in all other material respects with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.  The Company proposes to file with the Commission, with your consent, pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, a supplement dated May 11, 2007 (the “ Prospectus Supplement ”) to the prospectus dated October 19, 2006 (the “ Base Prospectus ”), relating to the Underwritten Certificates and

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the method of distribution thereof, and has previously advised you of all further information (financial and other) with respect to the Underwritten Certificates and the Mortgage Pool to be set forth therein.  Such registration statement (No. 333-131262), including all exhibits thereto, is referred to herein as the “ Registration Statement ”; and the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, together with any amendment thereof or supplement thereto authorized by the Company prior to the Closing Date for use in connection with the offering of the Underwritten Certificates, are hereinafter called the “ Prospectus ”.  As used herein, “ Pool Information ” means the mortgage pool information reflected in the Master Tape and the Prospectus Supplement.  The “ Master Tape ” shall mean the compilation of information and data regarding the Mortgage Loans covered by the letters rendered by KPMG LLP (a “hard copy” of which Master Tape was produced on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Sellers) described in Section 6(h)(ii) of this Agreement.

 

 

 

                       (ii)          As of the date hereof, as of the Time of Sale (as defined herein), as of the date on which the Prospectus Supplement is first filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, as of the date on which, prior to the Closing Date, any amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective, as of the date on which any supplement to the Prospectus Supplement is filed with the Commission, and as of the Closing Date, (i) the Registration Statement, as amended as of any such time, and the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented as of any such time, complies and will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, (ii) the Registration Statement, as amended as of any such time, does not include and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit and will not omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, and (iii) the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented as of any such time, does not include and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit and will not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided , however , the Company makes no representations or warranties as to (x) statements contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for use in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (such information being identified in Section 8(b) hereof), (y) the Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information (as defined in Section 8 hereof) or (z) any information with respect to which any of the Master Servicer (the “ Master Servicer Covered Information ”), the Special Servicer (the “ Special Servicer Covered Information ”) or the Trustee (the “ Trustee Covered Information ”) provides indemnification pursuant to the Master Servicer Indemnification Agreement, the Special Servicer Indemnification Agreement or the Trustee Indemnification Agreement, as applicable (as each is defined in Section 6 hereof).

 

 

 

                       (iii)          The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina with corporate power and authority to own, lease or operate its properties and to conduct its business as now conducted by it and to enter into and perform its obligations under this

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Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business.

 

 

 

                       (iv)          As of the date hereof, as of the Time of Sale (as defined herein), as of the date on which the Prospectus Supplement is first filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, as of the date on which, prior to the Closing Date, any amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective, as of the date on which any supplement to the Prospectus Supplement is filed with the Commission, and as of the Closing Date, there has not and will not have been (i) any request by the Commission for any further amendment to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for any additional information, (ii) any issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the institution or threat of any proceeding for that purpose or (iii) any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Underwritten Certificates for sale in any jurisdiction or any initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

 

 

                       (v)          Each of this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each of this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement constitutes legal, valid and binding agreements of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors generally, (ii) general principles of equity, whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (iii) public policy considerations underlying the securities laws, to the extent that such public policy considerations limit the enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement that purport to provide indemnification from securities law liabilities.

 

 

 

                       (vi)          As of the Closing Date, the Underwritten Certificates, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements will conform in all material respects to the respective descriptions thereof contained in the Prospectus, the Registration Statement and the Time of Sale Information.  As of the Closing Date, the Underwritten Certificates will be duly and validly authorized and, when delivered in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to you against payment therefor as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the benefits of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

 

                       (vii)          The Company is not in violation of its certificate of incorporation or by laws or in default under any agreement, indenture or instrument the effect of which violation or default would be material to the Company or which violation or default would have a material adverse affect on the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.  Neither the issuance and sale of the Underwritten Certificates, nor the

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execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement nor the consummation by the Company of any of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, nor compliance by the Company with the provisions hereof or thereof, did, does or will conflict with or result in a breach of any term or provision of the certificate of incorporation or by laws of the Company or conflict with, result in a breach, violation or acceleration of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with the passing of time or notification, or both, would constitute a default) under, the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it or any material asset is bound, or any statute, order or regulation applicable to the Company of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company.

 

 

 

                       (viii)          There is no action, suit or proceeding against the Company pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, before any court, arbitrator, administrative agency or other tribunal (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Underwritten Certificates, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Underwritten Certificates or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Company of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Underwritten Certificates or (iv) seeking to affect adversely the federal income tax attributes of the Underwritten Certificates as described in the Prospectus.

 

 

 

                       (ix)          There are no contracts, indentures or other documents of a character required by the 1933 Act or by the rules and regulations thereunder to be described or referred to in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement which have not been so described or referred to therein or so filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits thereto.

 

 

 

                       (x)          No authorization, approval or consent of any court or governmental authority or agency is necessary in connection with the offering or sale of the Underwritten Certificates pursuant to this Agreement, except such as have been, or as of the Closing Date will have been, obtained or such as may otherwise be required under applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and offer and sale of the Underwritten Certificates by the Underwriters and any recordation of the respective assignments of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that have not been completed.

 

 

 

                       (xi)          The Company possesses all material licenses, certificates, authorities or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by it, and the Company has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, authority or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would materially and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company.

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                       (xii)          Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the delivery and sale of the Underwritten Certificates (other than such federal, state and local taxes as may be payable on the income or gain recognized therefrom) have been or will be paid at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

 

 

                       (xiii)          Neither the Company nor the Trust Fund is, and neither the sale of the Underwritten Certificates in the manner contemplated by the Prospectus nor the activities of the Trust Fund pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will cause the Company or the Trust Fund to be, an “investment company” or under the control of an “investment company” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ Investment Company Act ”).

 

 

 

                       (xiv)          Under generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Company reported the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee in exchange for the Certificates and will report the sale of the Underwritten Certificates to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement as a sale of the interests in the Mortgage Loans evidenced by the Underwritten Certificates.  The consideration received by the Company upon the sale of the Underwritten Certificates to the Underwriters will constitute reasonably equivalent value and fair consideration for the Underwritten Certificates.  The Company will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, the sale of the Underwritten Certificates to the Underwriters.  In addition, the Company was solvent at all relevant times prior to, and was not rendered insolvent by, the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund.  The Company is not selling the Underwritten Certificates to the Underwriters and did not transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the creditors of the Company.

 

 

 

                       (xv)          At the Closing Date, the respective classes of Underwritten Certificates shall continue to have maintained ratings no lower than those set forth in Schedule I hereto by the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations identified in Schedule I hereto (individually and collectively, the “ Rating Agency ”).

 

 

 

                       (xvi)          The Company is not, and on the date on which the initial bona fide offer of the Underwritten Certificates is made will not be, an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.

 

 

 

                       (xvii)          At or prior to the time when sales to investors of the Underwritten Certificates were first made as determined in accordance with Rule 159 of the 1933 Act (the “ Time of Sale ”), the Company had prepared the following information (collectively, the “ Time of Sale Information ”):  each “free-writing prospectus” (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) (a “ Free Writing Prospectus ”) listed on Annex A hereto.  If, subsequent to the date of this Agreement, the Company and the Underwriters have determined that such information included an untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and have terminated their old purchase contracts and entered into new purchase contracts with purchasers of the

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Underwritten Certificates, then “ Time of Sale Information ”, in connection with a particular purchaser of the Underwritten Certificates will refer to the information available to such purchaser at the time of entry into the last such new purchase contract with such particular purchaser, including any information that corrects such material misstatements or omissions (“ Corrective Information ”).

 

 

 

                       (xviii)          The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to (i) any statements or omissions relating to any Underwriter made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter expressly for use in such Time of Sale Information, (ii) any Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information (as defined in Section 8 herein) in such Time of Sale Information, (iii) any Master Servicer Covered Information in such Time of Sale Information, (iv) any Special Servicer Covered Information in such Time of Sale Information or (v) any Trustee Covered Information in such Time of Sale Information.

 

 

 

                       (xix)          Other than the Prospectus, the Company (including its agents and representatives other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Underwritten Certificates other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the 1933 Act or Rule 134 under the 1933 Act, (ii) the Time of Sale Information and (iii) each other written communication approved in writing in advance by the Underwriters (each such communication referred to in clause (ii) and this clause (iii) constituting an “issuer free writing prospectus”, as defined in Rule 433(h) under the 1933 Act being referred to as an “ Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ”).  Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complied in all material respects with the 1933 Act, has been filed in accordance with Section 4(c)(iv) (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with all other material delivered at the Time of Sale, did not at the Time of Sale, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to (i) any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (ii) any Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or (iii) any Master Servicer Covered Information in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (iv) any Special Servicer Covered Information in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or (v) any Trustee Covered Information in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

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                    (b)          Wachovia represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter, that:

 

 

 

                       (i)          Wachovia is a national banking association validly existing under the laws of the United States of America and possesses all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits and franchises to carry on its business as currently conducted by it and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under the terms of this Agreement.

 

 

 

                       (ii)          This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by Wachovia and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Company and the Underwriters, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Wachovia, enforceable against Wachovia in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by (x) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, as they may be applied in the context of the insolvency of a national banking association, (y) general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (z) public policy considerations underlying the securities laws, to the extent that such public policy considerations limit the enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement which purport to provide indemnification from liabilities under applicable securities laws.

 

 

 

                       (iii)          The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Wachovia and Wachovia’s performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not (A) violate Wachovia’s articles of association or by laws, (B) violate any law or regulation or any administrative decree or order to which it is subject or (C) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any contract, agreement or other instrument to which Wachovia is a party or by which Wachovia is bound.

 

 

 

                       (iv)          Wachovia is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or other governmental agency or body, which default might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of Wachovia or its properties or have consequences that would materially and adversely affect its performance hereunder.

 

 

 

                       (v)          Wachovia is not a party to or bound by any agreement or instrument or subject to any articles of association, bylaws or any other corporate restriction or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, law or regulation that would materially and adversely affect the ability of Wachovia to perform its obligations under this Agreement or that requires the consent of any third person to the execution of this Agreement or the performance by Wachovia of its obligations under this Agreement (except to the extent such consent has been obtained).

 

 

 

                       (vi)          No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by Wachovia of or compliance by Wachovia with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except as have previously been obtained.

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                       (vii)          No litigation is pending or, to the best of Wachovia’s knowledge, threatened against Wachovia that would assert the invalidity of this Agreement, prohibit its entering into this Agreement or materially and adversely affect the performance by Wachovia of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

 

 

                       (viii)          Each representation and warranty of the Company set forth in Section 1(a) hereof is true and correct as of the date hereof or as of the date specified in such representation and warranty.

 

 

                    (c)          Each Underwriter represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

 

                       (i)          In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter has not made and will not make an offer of Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Publicly Offered Certificates which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the relevant implementation date, make an offer of Publicly Offered Certificates to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:

 

 

 

 

                         (A)          to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;

 

 

 

 

 

                         (B)          to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or

 

 

 

 

 

                         (C)          in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

 

 

 

 

 

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of Publicly Offered Certificates to the public” in relation to any Publicly Offered Certificates in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Publicly Offered Certificates to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Publicly Offered Certificates, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means the European Commission Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.

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                       (ii)          Each Underwriter has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Publicly Offered Certificates in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the issuer.

 

 

 

                       (iii)          Each Underwriter has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Publicly Offered Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

 

 

 

                       (iv)          As of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, such Underwriter has complied in all material respects with all of its obligations under Section 4 hereof.

 

 

                    2.           Purchase and Sale .  Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the applicable purchase prices set forth in Schedule I hereto, the respective principal amounts of the Underwritten Certificates set forth opposite the name of each Underwriter set forth in Schedule II hereto, and any additional portions of the Underwritten Certificates that any such Underwriter may be obligated to purchase pursuant to Section 10 hereof, in all cases plus accrued interest as set forth in Schedule I .

 

                    3.           Delivery and Payment .  Delivery of and payment for the Underwritten Certificates shall be made in the manner, at the location(s), on the Closing Date at the time specified in Schedule I hereto (or such later date not later than ten business days after such specified date as you shall designate), which date and time may be changed by agreement between you and the Company or as provided in Section 10 hereof.  Delivery of the Underwritten Certificates shall be made either directly to you or through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”), as specified in Schedule I hereto, for the respective accounts of the Underwriters against payment by the respective Underwriters of the purchase price therefor in immediately available funds wired to such bank as may be designated by the Company, or such other manner of payment as may be agreed upon by the Company and you.  Any Class of Underwritten Certificates to be delivered through the facilities of DTC shall be represented by one or more global Certificates registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, which global Certificate(s) shall be placed in the custody of DTC not later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date pursuant to a custodial arrangement to be entered into between the Trustee or its agent and DTC.  Unless delivered through the facilities of DTC, the Underwritten Certificates shall be in fully registered certificated form, in such denominations and registered in such names as you may have requested in writing not less than one full business day in advance of the Closing Date.

 

                    The Company agrees to have the Underwritten Certificates, including the global Certificates representing the Underwritten Certificates to be delivered through the facilities of DTC, available for inspection, checking and, if applicable, packaging by you in Charlotte, North Carolina, not later than the close of business (New York City time) on the business day preceding the Closing Date.

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                    References herein, including, without limitation, in the Schedules hereto, to actions taken or to be taken following the Closing Date with respect to any Underwritten Certificates that are to be delivered through the facilities of DTC shall include, if the context so permits, actions taken or to be taken with respect to the interests in such Certificates as reflected on the books and records of DTC.

 

                    4.           Offering by Underwriters; Free Writing Prospectuses .

 

                    (a)          It is understood that the Underwriters propose to offer the Underwritten Certificates for sale to the public, including, without limitation, in and from the State of New York, as set forth in the Prospectus Supplement.  It is further understood that the Company, in reliance upon an exemption from the Attorney General of the State of New York to be granted pursuant to Policy Statement 104 and 105, has not and will not file the offering pursuant to Section 352-e of the General Business Law of the State of New York with respect to the Underwritten Certificates.

 

                    (b)          In connection with the offering of the Underwritten Certificates, the Underwriters may each prepare and provide to prospective investors Free Writing Prospectuses (as defined below), or portions thereof, which the Company is required to file with the Commission in electronic format and will use reasonable efforts to provide to the Company such Free Writing Prospectuses, or portions thereof, in either Microsoft Word® or Microsoft Excel® format and not in Adobe Acrobat® PDF format, except to the extent that the Company, in its sole discretion, waives such requirements, subject to the following conditions (to which such conditions each Underwriter agrees (provided that no Underwriter is responsible for any breach of the following conditions by any other Underwriter)):

 

 

                       (i)          Unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus satisfying the requirements of Section 10(a) of the 1933 Act, the Underwriters shall not convey or deliver any written communication to any person in connection with the initial offering of the Underwritten Certificates, unless such written communication (1) is made in reliance on Rule 134 under the 1933 Act, (2) constitutes a prospectus satisfying the requirements of Rule 430B under the 1933 Act or (3) constitutes a Free Writing Prospectus.  The Underwriter shall not convey or deliver in connection with the initial offering of the Underwritten Certificates any “ABS informational and computational material,” as defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB under the 1933 Act (“ ABS Informational and Computational Material ”), in reliance upon Rules 167 and 426 under the 1933 Act.

 

 

 

                       (ii)          Each Underwriter shall deliver to the Company, no later than two business days prior to the date of first use thereof, (a) any Free Writing Prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter that contains any “issuer information,” as defined in Rule 433(h) under the 1933 Act and footnote 271 of the Commission’s Securities Offering Reform Release No. 33-8591 (“ Issuer Information ”) (which the parties hereto agree includes, without limitation, Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information), and (b) any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof that contains only a description of the final terms of the Underwritten Certificates.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Free Writing Prospectus that contains only ABS Informational and Computational Materials may be delivered by such Underwriter to the Company not later

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than the later of (a) two business days prior to the due date for filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act or (b) the date of first use of such Free Writing Prospectus.

 

 

 

                       (iii)          Each Underwriter represents and warrants to the Company that the Free Writing Prospectuses to be furnished to the Company by such Underwriter pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii) will constitute all Free Writing Prospectuses of the type described therein that were furnished to prospective investors by such Underwriter in connection with its offer and sale of the Underwritten Certificates.

 

 

 

                       (iv)          Each Underwriter represents and warrants to the Company that each Free Writing Prospectus required to be provided by it to the Company pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii) did not, when read together with all other materials delivered to investors prior to the Time of Sale, as of the Time of Sale and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided , however , that such Underwriter makes no representation to the extent such misstatements or omissions were the result of any inaccurate Issuer Information supplied by the Company or any Mortgage Loan Seller to such Underwriter, which information was not corrected by Corrective Information subsequently supplied by the Company or any Mortgage Loan Seller to such Underwriter prior to the Time of Sale.

 

 

 

                       (v)          The Company agrees to file with the Commission the following:

 

 

 

 

                           (A)          Any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to the extent required to be filed with the Commission by Rule 433 under the 1933 Act;

 

 

 

 

 

                           (B)          Any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof delivered by the Underwriter to the Company pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii); and

 

 

 

 

 

                           (C)          Any Free Writing Prospectus for which the Company or any person acting on its behalf provided, authorized or approved information that is prepared and published or disseminated by a person unaffiliated with the Company or any other offering participant that is in the business of publishing, radio or television broadcasting or otherwise disseminating communications.

 

 

 

 

                       (vi)          Any Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Section 4(b)(v) by the Company shall be filed with the Commission not later than the date of first use of the Free Writing Prospectus, except that:

 

 

 

 

                           (A)          Any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof required to be filed that contains only the description of the final terms of the Underwritten Certificates shall be filed by the Company with the Commission within two days of the later of the date such final terms have been established for all classes of Underwritten Certificates and the date of first use;

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                           (B)          Any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof required to be filed that contains only ABS Informational and Computational Material shall be filed by the Company with the Commission not later than the later of the due date for filing the final Prospectus relating to the Underwritten Certificates pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act or two business days after the first use of such Free Writing Prospectus;

 

 

 

 

 

                           (C)          Any Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Section 4(b)(v)(C) shall, if no payment has been made or consideration has been given by or on behalf of the Company for the Free Writing Prospectus or its dissemination, be filed by the Company with the Commission not later than four business days after the Company becomes aware of the publication, radio or television broadcast or other dissemination of the Free Writing Prospectus; and

 

 

 

 

 

                           (D)          The Company shall not be required to file (1) Issuer Information contained in any Free Writing Prospectus of an Underwriter or any other offering participant other than the Company, if such information is included or incorporated by reference in a prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus previously filed with the Commission that relates to the offering of the Underwritten Certificates, or (2) any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof that contains a description of the Underwritten Certificates or the offering of the Underwritten Certificates which does not reflect the final terms thereof.

 

 

 

 

                       (vii)          Each Underwriter shall file with the Commission any Free Writing Prospectus that is used or referred to by it and distributed by or on behalf of such Underwriter in a manner reasonably designed to lead to its broad, unrestricted dissemination not later than the date of the first use of such Free Writing Prospectus.

 

 

 

                       (viii)          Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4(b)(vii), each Underwriter shall file with the Commission any Free Writing Prospectus for which such Underwriter or any person acting on its behalf provided, authorized or approved information that is prepared and published or disseminated by a person unaffiliated with the Company or any other offering participant that is in the business of publishing, radio or television broadcasting or otherwise disseminating written communications and for which no payment was made or consideration given by or on behalf of the Company or any other offering participant, not later than four business days after such Underwriter becomes aware of the publication, radio or television broadcast or other dissemination of the Free Writing Prospectus.

 

 

 

                       (ix)            Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4(b)(v) and 4(b)(vii), neither the Company nor any Underwriter shall be required to file any Free Writing Prospectus that does not contain substantive changes from or additions to a Free Writing Prospectus previously filed with the Commission.

 

 

 

                       (x)            The Company and the Underwriters each agree that any Free Writing Prospectuses prepared by it shall contain the following legend:

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                    The depositor has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates.  Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the depositor has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the depositor and this offering.  You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.  Alternatively, the depositor, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling toll-free 1-800-745-2063.

 

 

                       (xi)          The Company and the Underwriters agree to retain all Free Writing Prospectuses that they have used and that are not required to be filed pursuant to this Section 4 for a period of three years following the initial bona fide offering of the Underwritten Certificates.

 

 

 

                       (xii)          In the event that the Company becomes aware that, as of the Time of Sale, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (a “ Defective Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ”), the Company shall notify the Underwriters thereof within one business day after discovery and the Company shall, if requested by the Underwriters, prepare and deliver to the Underwriters a Free Writing Prospectus that corrects the material misstatement or omission in the Defective Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (such corrected Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, a “ Corrected Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ”).

 

 

 

 

                           (A)          In the event that any Underwriter becomes aware that, with respect to any purchaser of an Underwritten Certificate, any Free Writing Prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such Underwriter (each, an “ Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus ”) and delivered to such purchaser contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, when considered in conjunction with the Time of Sale Information (together with the Defective Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, a “ Defective Free Writing Prospectus ”), such Underwriter shall notify the Company and each other Underwriter thereof within one business day after discovery.

 

 

 

 

 

                           (B)          Each Underwriter shall, if requested by the Company:

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                (1)          if the Defective Free Writing Prospectus was an Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus, prepare a Free Writing Prospectus which corrects the material misstatement in or omission from the Defective Free Writing Prospectus (together with a Corrected Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, a “ Corrected Free Writing Prospectus ”);

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                (2)          deliver the Corrected Free Writing Prospectus to each Underwriter and the Company so that the Underwriters can each deliver the Corrected Free Writing Prospectus to their respective purchasers of an Underwritten Certificate which received the Defective Free Writing Prospectus prior to entering into a contract of sale;

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                                (3)          if after the Time of Sale, notify such purchaser in a prominent fashion that the prior agreement to purchase Certificates has been terminated, and of the purchaser’s rights as a result of termination of such agreement;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                (4)          if after the Time of Sale, provide such purchaser with an opportunity to affirmatively agree to purchase the Underwritten Certificates on the terms described in the Corrected Free Writing Prospectus; and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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