AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT among SUNTRUST MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION, LLC, as Depositor, as Owner Trustee and as Trust Administrator Dated as of [_____________], 200[__] SunTrust [__________] Trust, Series 200[ ]-[__] Mortgage-Backed Notes
Exhibit 4.4
AMENDED
AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT
among
as
Depositor,
[_____________________________],
as
Owner
Trustee
and
[_____________________________],
as
Trust
Administrator
Dated
as
of [_____________], 200[__]
SunTrust
[__________] Trust, Series 200[ ]-[__]
Mortgage-Backed
Notes
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01.
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Definitions
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Section 1.02.
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Other Definitional Provisions.
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ARTICLE
II
ORGANIZATION
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Section 2.01.
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Name
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Section 2.02.
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Office
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Section 2.03.
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Purpose and Powers
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Section 2.04.
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Appointment of the Owner Trustee
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Section 2.05.
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Initial Capital Contribution; Declaration of Trust.
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Section 2.06.
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Issuance of Initial Certificates
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Section 2.07.
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Liability of the Ownership Certificate Holder
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Section 2.08.
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Situs of Trust
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Section 2.09.
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Title to Trust Property.
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Section 2.10.
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Representations and Warranties of the Depositor
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Section 2.11.
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Tax Treatment
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Section
2.12.
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Investment
Company
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ARTICLE
III
THE
CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFERS OF
INTERESTS
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Section 3.01.
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The Certificates
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Section 3.02.
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Execution, Authentication and Delivery of the Certificates
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Section 3.03.
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Registration
of and Limitations on Transfers and Exchanges of the
Certificates
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Section 3.04.
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Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Certificate
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Section 3.05.
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Persons Deemed Certificateholders
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Section 3.06.
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Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses
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Section 3.07.
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[Reserved]
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Section 3.08.
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Maintenance of Office or Agency
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Section 3.09.
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Certificate Paying Agent.
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Section 3.10.
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Initial Beneficiary
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ARTICLE
IV
APPLICATION
OF TRUST FUINDS; CERTAIN
DUTIES
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Section 4.01.
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Collection Account
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Section 4.02.
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Application of Trust Funds.
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Section 4.03.
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Method of Payment
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Section 4.04.
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[Reserved]
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Section 4.05.
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Segregation of Moneys; No Interest
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ARTICLE
V
AUTHORITY
AND DUTIES OF THE OWNER TRUSTEE, ACTION BY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
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Section 5.01.
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General
Authority
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Section 5.02.
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General Duties.
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Section 5.03.
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Action Upon Instruction.
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Section 5.04.
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No Duties Except as Specified under Specified Documents or in
Instructions
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Section 5.05.
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Restrictions.
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Section 5.06.
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Prior Notice to the Certificateholders with Respect to Certain
Matters
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Section 5.07.
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Action by the Holder with Respect to Bankruptcy
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Section 5.08.
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Restrictions on the Ownership Certificate Holder’s Power
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ARTICLE
VI
CONCERNING
THE OWNER TRUSTEE
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Section 6.01.
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Acceptance of Trusts and Duties
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Section 6.02.
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Furnishing of Documents
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Section 6.03.
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Books and Records
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Section 6.04.
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Representations and Warranties.
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Section 6.05.
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Reliance; Advice of Counsel.
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Section 6.06.
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Not Acting in Individual Capacity
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Section 6.07.
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Owner Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Collateral
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Section 6.08.
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Owner Trustee May Own Notes
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Section 6.09.
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Licenses
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Section 6.10.
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Doing Business in Other Jurisdictions
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Section 6.11.
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Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act Certification
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ARTICLE
VII
INDEMNIFICATION
AND COMPENSATION
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Section 7.01.
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Trust Expenses
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Section 7.02.
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Indemnification
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Section 7.03.
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Compensation
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Section
7.04.
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Lien
on Trust Estate
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ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
OF AGREEMENT
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Section
8.01.
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Termination of Agreement.
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ARTICLE
IX
SUCCESSOR
OWNER TRUSTEES AND ADDITIONAL OWNER TRUSTEES
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Section 9.01.
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Eligibility Requirements for Owner Trustee
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Section 9.02.
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Resignation or Removal of Owner Trustee
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Section 9.03.
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Successor Owner Trustee
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Section 9.04.
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Merger or Consolidation of Owner Trustee
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Section 9.05.
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Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee
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ARTICLE
X
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 10.01.
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Supplements and Amendments
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Section 10.02.
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No Legal Title to Trust Estate in Certificateholders
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Section 10.03.
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Pledge of Collateral by Owner Trustee is Binding
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Section 10.04.
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Limitations on Rights of Others
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Section 10.05.
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Notices
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Section 10.06.
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Severability
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Section 10.07.
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Separate Counterparts
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Section 10.08.
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Successors and Assigns
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Section 10.09.
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Headings
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Section 10.10.
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Governing Law
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Section 10.11.
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No Petition.
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Section 10.12.
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No Recourse
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Section
10.13.
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Customer Identification
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ARTICLE
XI
OFFICERS
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Section 11.01.
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Appointment of Officers
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Section
11.02.
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Officers
to Provide Information to the Owner Trustee
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Exhibit
A
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Forms of Certificates
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Exhibit
B
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[Reserved]
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Exhibit
C
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Form of Certificate of Trust
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Exhibit
D-1
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Form of Rule 144A Investment Letter
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Exhibit
D-2
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Form of Non-Rule 144A Investment Letter
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Exhibit
E
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Form of Certificate of Beneficial Owner
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Exhibit
F
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Form of Representation and Warranty Regarding Transferee’s Status as a
REIT or Qualified REIT
Subsidiary
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This
TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of [_________________________________], 200[ ], is
by
and among SUNTRUST MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Depositor”), [_________________], a [__________], as Owner Trustee
(the “Owner Trustee”), and [______________], a [__________], as Trust
Administrator (the “Trust Administrator”).
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, the Depositor intends to
sell,
transfer and assign to a Delaware statutory trust created hereunder certain
Mortgage Loans and related assets (collectively, the “Collateral”), which
statutory trust would then pledge such Collateral under an indenture in order
to
secure the issuance of its Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 200[ ]-[__] (the
“Securities”) and its obligations under the Swap Agreement, the net proceeds of
which would be applied toward the purchase of the Collateral.
WHEREAS,
the Depositor and the Owner Trustee entered into a Trust Agreement dated
[__________], 200[ ] (the “Original Trust Agreement”), and filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Trust on
[_____________, 200[ ]], creating SunTrust [_____________] Trust, Series 200[
]-[__] (the “Trust”).
WHEREAS,
the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and the Trust Administrator desire to enter
into this Amended and Restated Trust Agreement in order to amend and restate
in
its entirety the Original Trust Agreement and to provide for the operation
of
the Trust upon the terms and conditions more particularly set forth
herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements herein
contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01. Definitions. For
all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
set
forth below.
Actual
Knowledge: With respect to (i) the Owner Trustee, any officer
within the Corporate Trust Office of the Owner Trustee responsible for
administering the Trust hereunder, or under the Operative Agreements, who has
actual knowledge of an action taken or an action not taken with regard to the
Trust. Actions taken or actions not taken of which the Owner Trustee
should have had knowledge, or has constructive knowledge, do not meet the
definition of Actual Knowledge hereunder. With respect to the Trust
Administrator, any Responsible Officer of the Trust Administrator who has actual
knowledge of an action taken or an action not taken with regard to the
Trust. Actions taken or actions not taken of which the Trust
Administrator should have had knowledge, or has constructive knowledge, do
not
meet the definition of Actual Knowledge hereunder.
Agreement
or Trust Agreement: This Amended and Restated Trust Agreement and
any amendments or modifications hereof.
Authorized
Officer: With respect to the Trust, any officer of the Owner
Trustee who is authorized to act for the Owner Trustee in matters relating
to
the Trust and who is identified on
the
list
of Authorized Officers delivered by the Owner Trustee to the Indenture Trustee
on the Closing Date (as such list may be modified or supplemented from time
to
time thereafter) and, so long as the Transfer and Servicing Agreement is in
effect, any Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Trust Officer, or more
senior officer of the Trust Administrator who is authorized to act for the
Trust
Administrator in matters relating to the Trust and to be acted upon by the
Trust
Administrator pursuant to the Transfer and Servicing Agreement and who is
identified on the list of Authorized Officers delivered by the Trust
Administrator to the Indenture Trustee on the Closing Date (as such list may
be
modified or supplemented from time to time thereafter).
Bank: [Name
of Owner Trustee], in its individual capacity and not as Owner Trustee under
this Agreement.
Certificate: Any
Ownership Certificate issued pursuant to this Agreement.
Certificateholder
or Holder: The Person in whose name a Certificate is registered
in the Certificate Register.
Certificate
of Trust: The Certificate of Trust to be filed by the Owner
Trustee for the Trust pursuant to Section 3810(a) of the Delaware Trust Statute
in the form of Exhibit C hereto.
Certificate
Paying Agent: Initially, the Trust Administrator, in its capacity
as Certificate Paying Agent, or any successor to the Trust Administrator in
such
capacity.
Certificate
Register: The register maintained by the Certificate Registrar in
which the Certificate Registrar shall provide for the registration of the
Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of such Certificates.
Certificate
Registrar: Initially, the Trust Administrator, in its capacity as
Certificate Registrar, or any successor to the Trust Administrator in such
capacity.
Code: The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Collateral: As
defined in the Indenture.
Corporate
Trust Office: With respect to (i) the Owner Trustee, the
corporate trust administration office of the Owner Trustee located at
[______________________], or at such other address as the Owner Trustee may
designate by notice to the Trust Administrator, or the principal office of
any
successor Owner Trustee (the address (which shall be in the State of Delaware)
of which the successor owner trustee will notify the Certificateholders); (ii)
the Trust Administrator, the principal corporate trust office of the Trust
Administrator at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust business
shall be administered, which office at the date hereof for purposes of transfers
and exchanges and for presentment and surrender of the Certificates and for
payment thereof is located at [______________________], and for all other
purposes is located at [_____________] (or for overnight deliveries, at
[_____________________], [Attention: Corporate Trust Group (SunTrust
200[ ]-[__]))]; and (iii) the Certificate Registrar, the principal office of
the
Certificate Registrar at which at any particular time its corporate trust
business shall be administered, which office at the date of execution of this
Agreement is located at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trust Administrator,
or at such
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other
address as the Certificate Registrar may designate from time to time by notice
to the Securityholders and the Trust, or the principal corporate trust office
of
any successor Certificate Registrar at the address designated by such successor
Certificate Registrar by notice to the Securityholders and the
Trust.
Delaware
Trust Statute: Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12
Del.C. Section 3801 et seq., as the same may be amended from time to
time.
Depositor: SunTrust
Mortgage Securitization, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
ERISA: The
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Expenses: The
meaning specified in Section 7.02.
Indenture: The
indenture dated as of [_____________________], 200[ ], between the Issuing
Entity and the Indenture Trustee, as such may be amended or supplemented from
time to time.
Indenture
Trustee: [______________], not in its individual capacity but
solely as Indenture Trustee, or any successor in interest.
Initial
Holder: [____________], or any successor in interest, in the case
of the Ownership Certificate.
Master
Servicer: [____________________], or any successor in
interest.
Net
Proceeds from the Notes: The proceeds received by the Trust from
time to time from the issuance and sale of its Notes, less the costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the issuance and sale of such
Notes.
Non-U.S.
Person: Any person other than a “United States person” as defined
in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
Note: Any
of the Class 1-A, Class 2-A1, Class 2-A2, Class 2-A3, Class M1, Class M2, Class
M3, Class M4, Class M5, Class M6 or Class M7 Notes issued pursuant to the
Indenture.
Noteholder: A
Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Note Register.
Officer: Those
officers of the Trust referred to in Article XI.
Opinion
of Counsel: One or more written opinions of counsel who may,
except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, be employees of or
counsel to the Depositor and who shall be satisfactory to the Owner Trustee
and
the Trust Administrator, which opinion shall be addressed to the Owner Trustee,
the Trust Administrator and each Swap Counterparty; provided,
however, that with respect to any such opinion of counsel concerning
federal income tax or ERISA matters, such counsel must be nationally recognized
as expert in the tax or ERISA aspects, as applicable, of asset
securitization..
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Original
Trust Agreement: As defined in the recitals hereof.
Ownership
Certificate: An equity certificate representing a 100% undivided
beneficial interest in the Trust in substantially the form annexed hereto as
part of Exhibit A.
Owner
Trustee: [____________________________________], a
[____________], and any successor in interest, not in its individual capacity,
but solely as owner trustee under the Trust Agreement.
Percentage
Interest: With respect to any Ownership Certificate, the
percentage set forth on the face thereof.
Permitted
Transferee: Means (i) an entity for federal income tax purposes
that qualifies as (a) a single REIT, (b) a Qualified REIT Subsidiary of such
REIT, or (c) an entity that is disregarded for federal income tax purposes
that
is wholly owned by such related REIT or related Qualified REIT Subsidiary or
(ii) a lender or repurchase agreement counterparty in a repurchase agreement
or
secured lending transaction that qualifies as a borrowing for federal income
tax
purposes.
Proposer: The
Certificateholder making a written request pursuant to Section
5.07.
Prospective
Holder: Each prospective purchaser and any subsequent transferee
of the Ownership Certificate.
Qualified
REIT Subsidiary: A direct or indirect 100% owned subsidiary of a
REIT that satisfies the requirements of Section 856(i) of the Code.
REIT: A
real estate investment trust within the meaning of Sections 856 and 857 of
the
Code.
Responsible
Officer: With respect to (i) the Owner Trustee, any officer
within the Corporate Trust Office of the Owner Trustee with direct
responsibility for the administration of the Trust and also, with respect to
a
particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because
of
such officer’s knowledge of, and familiarity with, the particular subject; and
(ii) the Trust Administrator, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office
of
the Trust Administrator with direct responsibility for the administration of
the
Trust and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom
such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of, and familiarity
with, the particular subject.
Retained
Notes: Those certain classes, or portions of certain classes, of
Notes, which at the time of their issuance, [____________], as the owner of
the
Ownership Certificate, either directly or indirectly through one or more of
its
Qualified REIT Subsidiaries or entities that are disregarded for United States
federal income tax purposes that are wholly owned by the related REIT or a
related Qualified REIT Subsidiary, acquires beneficial ownership
thereof.
Secretary
of State: The Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware.
Security: Any
of the Certificates or Notes.
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Securityholder: Any
Certificateholder or Noteholder.
Seller: STB
Real Estate (Georgia), Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Transfer
and Servicing Agreement: The Transfer and Servicing Agreement
dated as of [_____________, 200[ ], by and among the Trust, as issuing entity,
the Depositor, the Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer, SunTrust Mortgage
Inc., as servicer, the Seller and the Indenture Trustee, as such may be amended
or supplemented from time to time.
Trust: The
trust established pursuant to this Agreement which shall carry on its business
operations under the name of “SunTrust [______________] Trust, Series
200[ ]-[__].”
Trust
Administrator: [____________________________], or any successor
in interest.
Section
1.02. Other
Definitional Provisions.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the same meanings assigned
to them in the Transfer and Servicing Agreement or in the Indenture, as
applicable.
(a) All
terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in
any
certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise
defined therein.
(b) As
used in this Agreement and in any certificate or other document made or
delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in this
Agreement or in any such certificate or other document, and accounting terms
partly defined in this Agreement or in any such certificate or other document
to
the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under
generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent that the
definitions of accounting terms in this Agreement or in any such certificate
or
other document are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally
accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained in this Agreement
or
in any such certificate or other document shall control.
(c) The
words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular provision of this Agreement; Section and Exhibit references contained
in this Agreement are references to Sections and Exhibits in or to this
Agreement unless otherwise specified; and the term “including” shall mean
“including without limitation.”
(d) The
definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well
as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as the feminine
and neuter genders of such terms.
(e) Any
agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any
instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement,
instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented
and
includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all
attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; references to a Person
are also to its permitted successors and assigns.
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ARTICLE
II
ORGANIZATION
Section
2.01. Name. The
trust established under this Agreement shall be referred to as “SunTrust
[__________] Trust, Series 200[ ]-[__],” in which name the Owner
Trustee and the Officers may conduct the activities contemplated hereby,
including the making and executing of contracts and other instruments on behalf
of the Trust and xxx and be sued.
Section
2.02. Office. The
principal office of the Trust shall be in care of the Owner Trustee, at its
Corporate Trust Office. The Trust shall also have an office in care
of the Trust Administrator at its Corporate Trust Office.
Section
2.03. Purpose
and Powers. The Trust shall have the power and authority to
engage in any of the following activities:
(a) to
issue the Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the Certificates pursuant to
this
Agreement and to sell, transfer and exchange such Notes and
Certificates;
(b) with
the proceeds of the sale of the Notes and the Certificates, to pay the
organizational, start-up and transactional expenses of the Trust and to pay
the
balance of the Net Proceeds from the Notes to the Depositor in consideration
of
the transfer to the Trust of the Collateral;
(c) to
assign, grant, transfer, pledge, mortgage and convey the Trust Estate pursuant
to the Indenture and to hold, manage and distribute to the Certificateholders
pursuant to the terms of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement any portion of
the
Collateral released from the lien of, and remitted to the Trust pursuant to,
the
Indenture;
(d) to
enter into and perform its obligations under the Operative Agreements and the
Swap Agreement to which it is to be a party;
(e) to
engage in those activities, including entering into agreements, that are
necessary, suitable or convenient to accomplish the foregoing or are incidental
thereto or connected therewith; and
(f) subject
to compliance with the Operative Agreements, to engage in such other activities
as may be required in connection with conservation of the Trust Estate and
the
making of distributions and payments to the Certificateholders and the
Noteholders.
The
Trust
is hereby authorized to engage in the foregoing activities. The Trust
shall not engage in any activity other than in connection with the foregoing
or
other than as required or authorized by the terms of this Agreement or the
Operative Agreements.
Section
2.04. Appointment
of the Owner Trustee. The Depositor hereby appoints the Bank to
act as owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee”) of the Trust effective as of the date
hereof to have all the rights, powers and duties set forth herein with respect
to accomplishing the purposes of the Trust.
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The
Owner
Trustee is hereby authorized to execute this Agreement, the Indenture, the
Transfer and Servicing Agreement and any other Operative Agreement on behalf of
the Trust. The Owner Trustee is hereby authorized to take all actions
required or permitted to be taken by it in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
Section
2.05. Initial
Capital Contribution; Declaration of Trust.
(a) The
Depositor hereby sells, assigns, transfers, conveys and sets over to the Trust,
as of the date hereof, the sum of $1. The Owner Trustee hereby
acknowledges receipt in trust from the Depositor, as of the Closing Date, of
the
foregoing contribution, which shall constitute the initial corpus of the Trust
Estate. The Depositor shall pay organizational expenses of the Trust
as they may arise or shall, upon the request of the Owner Trustee, promptly
reimburse the Owner Trustee for any such expenses paid by the Owner
Trustee.
(b) The
Owner Trustee hereby declares that it will hold the Trust Estate in trust upon
and subject to the conditions set forth herein for the use and benefit of the
Certificateholders, subject to the obligations of the Trust under the Operative
Agreements. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust
constitute a statutory trust under the Delaware Trust Statute and that this
Agreement constitute the governing instrument of such statutory
trust. No later than the Closing Date, the Owner Trustee shall cause
the filing of the Certificate of Trust with the Secretary of
State. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the rights of
the Certificateholders will be those of beneficial owners of the
Trust.
Section
2.06. Issuance
of Initial Certificates. Upon the formation of the Trust by the
initial contribution by the Depositor pursuant to Section 2.05, the Owner
Trustee will issue the Certificates to the Initial Holders.
Section
2.07. Liability
of the Ownership Certificate Holder. The Ownership Certificate
Holder shall be liable directly to and shall indemnify any injured party for
all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses of the Trust (including
Expenses, to the extent not paid out of the Trust Estate); provided,
however, that the Ownership Certificate Holder shall not be liable
for
payments required to be made to or for any losses incurred by a Noteholder
in
the capacity of an investor in the Notes. In addition, any third
party creditors of the Trust (other than in connection with the obligations
described in the following sentence for which the Ownership Certificate Holder
shall be liable) shall be deemed third party beneficiaries of this
paragraph. The Ownership Certificate Holder shall be liable for any
entity level taxes imposed on the Trust. The obligations of the
Ownership Certificate Holder under this paragraph shall be evidenced by the
Ownership Certificate.
Section
2.08. Situs
of Trust. The Trust will be located in the State of
Delaware. All bank accounts maintained by the Owner Trustee on behalf
of the Trust shall be located in the States of Delaware, New York or the
jurisdiction where the Trust Administrator maintains bank accounts with respect
to collections on the Collateral. The only office of the Trust will
be as described in Section 2.02 hereof. The Trust shall not have any
employees; provided, however, that nothing herein shall
restrict or prohibit the Owner Trustee from having employees within or without
the State of Delaware. Payments will be received by the Trust only in
Delaware, New York, the jurisdiction in which the Trust Administrator maintains
the Collection Account or such
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other
jurisdiction designated by the Depositor, and payments will be made by the
Trust
only from the Collection Account or from Delaware, New York or such other
jurisdiction designated by the Depositor.
Section
2.09. Title
to Trust Property.
(a) Subject
to the Indenture, title to all of the Trust Estate shall be vested at all times
in the Trust as a separate legal entity until this Agreement terminates pursuant
to Article VIII hereof; provided, however, that if the laws of
any jurisdiction require that title to any part of the Trust Estate be vested
in
the trustee of the Trust, then title to that part of the Trust Estate shall
be
deemed to be vested in the Owner Trustee or any co-trustee or separate trustee,
as the case may be, appointed pursuant to Article IX of this
Agreement.
(b) The
Certificateholders shall have beneficial but not legal title to any part of
the
Trust Estate. No transfer by operation of law or otherwise of any
interest of the Certificateholders shall operate to terminate this Agreement
or
the trusts created hereunder or entitle any transferee to an accounting or
to
the transfer to it of any part of the Trust Estate.
Section
2.10. Representations
and Warranties of the Depositor. The Depositor hereby represents
and warrants to the Owner Trustee, the Swap Counterparty and the Trust
Administrator as of the Closing Date, as follows:
(a) The
Depositor is duly organized and validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority
to
own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently
owned and such business is presently conducted and had at all relevant times,
and now has, power, authority and the legal right to acquire and own the
Mortgage Loans.
(b) The
Depositor is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good
standing and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all
jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of
its
business shall require such qualifications.
(c) The
Depositor has the power and authority to execute and deliver any Operative
Agreement to which it is a party and to carry out its terms; the Depositor
has
full power and authority to sell and assign the Collateral to be sold and
assigned to and deposited with the Trust and the Depositor has duly authorized
such assignment and deposit to the Trust by all necessary corporate action;
and
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any other Operative
Agreement to which it is a party has been duly authorized by the Depositor
by
all necessary corporate action and, assuming the due authorization, execution
and delivery of each such agreement by the other parties thereto, each such
agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Depositor,
enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with its terms, except as
enforcement thereof may be subject to or limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.
(d) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof do not conflict with, result in
any
breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without
notice or lapse of time) a default under,
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the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Depositor, or any indenture,
agreement or other instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which
it
is bound; nor result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any of
its
properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other
instrument (other than pursuant to the Operative Agreements); nor violate any
law or, to the best of the Depositor’s knowledge, any order, rule or regulation
applicable to the Depositor of any court or of any Federal or state regulatory
body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having
jurisdiction over the Depositor or its properties.
(e) There
are no proceedings or investigations, pending or, to the best knowledge of
the
Depositor, threatened before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency
or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Depositor
or
its properties: (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any
other Operative Agreement to which the Depositor is a party, (ii) seeking to
prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any other Operative Agreement to which the Depositor is a party
or
(iii) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely
affect the performance by the Depositor of its obligations under, or the
validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any other Operative Agreement
to which the Depositor is a party.
(f) The
representations and warranties of the Depositor made pursuant to the Transfer
and Servicing Agreement are true and correct.
(g) This
Agreement is not required to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939,
as amended, and the Trust is not required to be registered as an “investment
company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section
2.11. Tax
Treatment. The Depositor, the Owner Trustee and the Initial
Holder intend that the Trust be treated for federal income tax purposes as
a
Qualified REIT Subsidiary and agree to take no action inconsistent with such
treatment. The Trust Administrator will perform the calculation of
accrual of original issue discount and the amortization of premium on the
Securities. The Seller will prepare and file the Trust’s income tax
returns, if applicable, and will make any other necessary tax filings under
the
Code.
Section
2.12. Investment
Company. Neither the Depositor nor any holder of a Certificate
shall take any action which would cause the Trust to become an “investment
company” which would be required to register under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended.
ARTICLE
III
THE
CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS
Section
3.01. The
Certificates. The Ownership Certificate shall initially be issued
as a single certificate in definitive, fully registered form and shall initially
be registered in the name of the applicable Initial Holder. No
Ownership Certificate shall be issued in authorized denominations of less than
a
100% Percentage Interest in such Certificate. The Certificates shall
be executed on behalf of the Trust by manual or facsimile signature of an
Authorized Officer of the Owner Trustee and authenticated in the manner provided
in Section 3.02. Each Certificate bearing the manual signatures of
individuals who were, at the time when such signatures shall
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have
been
affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the Trust, shall be validly issued
and
entitled to the benefit of this Agreement, notwithstanding that such individuals
or any of them shall have ceased to be so authorized prior to the authentication
and delivery of each such Certificate or did not hold such offices at the date
of authentication and delivery of each such Certificate. A Person
shall become a Certificateholder and shall be entitled to the rights and subject
to the obligations of a Certificateholder hereunder upon such Person’s
acceptance of a Certificate duly registered in such Person’s name pursuant to
Section 3.03.
Section
3.02. Execution,
Authentication and Delivery of the Certificates. Concurrently
with the sale of the Collateral to the Trust pursuant to the Transfer and
Servicing Agreement, the Owner Trustee shall cause the Certificates issued
hereunder to be executed and authenticated on behalf of the Trust and
authenticated and delivered to or upon the written order of the Depositor,
signed by its chairman of the board, its president or any vice president,
without further corporate action by the Depositor. No Certificate
shall entitle its Holder to any benefit under this Agreement or be valid for
any
purpose unless there shall appear on such Certificate a certificate of
authentication substantially in the form set forth as part of Exhibit A hereto,
executed by the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar, as the Owner
Trustee’s authenticating agent, by manual signature; such authentication shall
constitute conclusive evidence that such Certificate shall have been duly
authenticated and delivered hereunder. All Certificates shall be
dated the date of their authentication.
Section
3.03. Registration
of and Limitations on Transfers and Exchanges of the
Certificates. The Certificate Registrar shall keep or cause to be
kept, at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 3.08, a Certificate
Register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe,
the Certificate Registrar shall provide for the registration of the Certificates
and of transfers and exchanges of the Certificates as set forth herein;
provided, however, that no Ownership Certificate shall be
issued in any such transfer and exchange representing less than a 100%
Percentage Interest in such Certificate, and provided,
further, that no Ownership Certificate shall be issued in any
such
transfer and exchange except in accordance with the provisions and conditions
set forth below in this Section 3.03. The Trust Administrator shall
be the initial Certificate Registrar. If the Certificate Registrar
resigns or is removed, the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Depositor,
shall appoint a successor Certificate Registrar.
Subject
to satisfaction of the conditions set forth below, upon surrender for
registration of transfer of a Certificate at the office or agency maintained
pursuant to Section 3.08, the Owner Trustee shall execute, authenticate and
deliver (or cause the Trust Administrator as its authenticating agent to
authenticate and deliver), in the name of the designated transferee, a new
Certificate evidencing the Percentage Interest of the Certificate so surrendered
and dated the date of authentication by the Owner Trustee or the Certificate
Registrar.
Every
Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange
shall be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to
the Owner Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by each
Certificateholder or such Certificateholder’s attorney duly authorized in
writing. Each Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange shall be cancelled and subsequently disposed of by the Certificate
Registrar in accordance with its customary practice.
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No
service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of
a
Certificate, but the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may
be
imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of a Certificate or any
other expense arising as a result of any registration of transfer or
exchange.
The
preceding provisions of this Section notwithstanding, the Owner Trustee shall
not make and the Certificate Registrar shall not register transfer or exchanges
of a Certificate for a period of 15 days preceding the due date for any payment
with respect to such Certificate.
No
transfer of a Certificate shall be made unless such transfer is exempt from
the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state
securities laws or is made in accordance with said Act and
laws. Except in the case of an initial transfer to an Initial Holder,
in the event of any such transfer, the Certificate Registrar or the Depositor
shall prior to such transfer require the transferee to execute (i) an investment
letter (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-1) certifying to the Trust,
the
Owner Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar and the
Depositor that such transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” under Rule
144A under the Securities Act, or (ii) an investment letter (in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit D-2) certifying to the Trust, the Owner Trustee,
the
Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor that such
transferee is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3)
or (7) of the Securities Act), and any expense associated with the preparation
and execution of any such investment letter shall not be an expense of the
Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar
or
the Depositor. A Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer of
a Certificate shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Trust, the Owner
Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor
against any and all liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt
or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
Except
in
the case of an initial transfer to an Initial Holder, no transfer of a
Certificate shall be made unless the Certificate Registrar shall have received
a
representation letter (substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
D-1
or D-2) from the proposed transferee of such Certificate to the effect that
such
proposed transferee is not an employee benefit plan or other retirement
arrangement subject to Section 406 of ERISA, or Section 4975 of the Code or
any
substantially similar applicable law, or a Person acting on behalf of or using
the assets of any such plan, which representation letter shall not be an expense
of the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate
Registrar or the Depositor. In addition, any Retained Notes will be
subject to the same ERISA restrictions and consequences discussed above
applicable to the Ownership Certificate unless either (a) the Retained Notes
are
sold or transferred to a party that is a taxable REIT subsidiary or is not
affiliated with the owner of the Ownership Certificate and at the time of such
sale or transfer: (i) the owner of the Ownership Certificate is a
Permitted Transferee; (ii) no modifications have been made to the transaction
documents; (iii) the respective ratings of the Retained Notes as of the date
of
such sale or transfer are not lower than the rating of such Retained Note as
of
the closing date; and (iv) no adverse changes have been made to (or that would
adversely affect the application of) the legal authorities applicable to the
closing date tax opinion or (b) the holder of the Retained Notes otherwise
receives a tax opinion from a law firm generally recognized to be qualified
to
opine concerning the tax aspects of asset securitization that (i) the Retained
Notes “will be debt” and
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(ii)
after the sale or transfer, the Trust will continue to qualify as a Qualified
REIT Subsidiary for federal income tax purposes.
Prior
to
and as a condition of the registration of any transfer, sale or other
disposition of the Ownership Certificate (except for any transfer, sale or
other
disposition which does not result in a change in the beneficial owner of the
Ownership Certificate for federal income tax purposes), each Initial Holder
of
an Ownership Certificate and each Prospective Holder of an Ownership Certificate
shall represent and warrant in writing, in the case of each Initial Holder,
in
substantially the form set forth in Exhibit E hereto, and in the case of each
Prospective Holder, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit F hereto,
to
the Owner Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and
any
of their respective successors that:
(i) Such
Person is duly authorized to purchase the Ownership Certificate and its purchase
of investments having the characteristics of the Ownership Certificate is
authorized under, and not directly or indirectly in contravention of, any law,
charter, trust instrument or other operative document, investment guidelines
or
list of permissible or impermissible investments that is applicable to the
investor;
(ii) Such
Person understands that each holder of an Ownership Certificate, by virtue
of
its acceptance thereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of
the
Agreement;
(iii) (a)
Such Person is a REIT, a Qualified REIT Subsidiary, or an entity that is
disregarded for federal income tax purposes that is wholly owned by a REIT
or a
Qualified REIT Subsidiary or (b) in the case of a Prospective Holder other
than
the Initial Holder, such Person is a Permitted Transferee; and
(iv) Such
Person will only transfer the Ownership Certificate to a person that is a
Permitted Transferee.
In
addition, any Retained Notes will be subject to the same requirements,
restrictions and consequences discussed in the preceding sentence applicable
to
the Ownership Certificate unless either (a) the Retained Notes are sold or
transferred to a party that is a taxable REIT subsidiary or is not affiliated
with the owner of the Ownership Certificate and at the time of such sale or
transfer: (i) the owner of the Ownership Certificate is a Permitted Transferee;
(ii) no modifications have been made to the transaction documents; (iii) the
respective ratings of the Retained Notes as of the date of such sale or transfer
are not lower than the rating of such Retained Note as of the closing date;
and
(iv) no adverse changes have been made to (or that would adversely affect the
application of) the legal authorities applicable to the closing date tax opinion
or (b) the holder of the Retained Notes otherwise receives a tax opinion from
a
law firm generally recognized to be qualified to opine concerning the tax
aspects of asset securitization that (i) the Retained Notes “will be debt” and
(ii) after the sale or transfer, the Trust will continue to qualify as a
Qualified REIT Subsidiary for federal income tax purposes.
The
Owner
Trustee shall cause each Certificate to contain a legend, substantially similar
to the applicable legends provided in Exhibit A hereto, stating that transfer
of
such Certificate is
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subject
to certain restrictions and referring prospective purchasers of the Certificates
to this Section 3.03 with respect to such restrictions.
Section
3.04. Lost,
Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Certificate. If (a) a mutilated
Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or (b) the Certificate
Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction that a Certificate has been
destroyed, lost or stolen, and there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar
proof of ownership satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar, together with
such
security or indemnity as required by the Certificate Registrar and the Owner
Trustee to save each of them harmless, then in the absence of notice to the
Certificate Registrar or the Owner Trustee that such Certificate has been
acquired by a protected purchaser, the Owner Trustee shall execute on behalf
of
the Trust, and the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate
and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost
or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and Percentage
Interest. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate
under this Section 3.04, the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may
require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any expenses of the Owner
Trustee or the Certificate Registrar (including any fees and expenses of
counsel) and any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in
connection therewith. Any duplicate Certificate issued pursuant to
this Section 3.04 shall constitute conclusive evidence of ownership in the
Trust, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificate shall be found at any time.
Section
3.05. Persons
Deemed Certificateholders. Prior to due presentation of a
Certificate for registration of transfer, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate
Registrar or any Certificate Paying Agent may treat any Certificateholder as
the
owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant
to
Section 4.02 and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trust,
the
Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar or any Certificate Paying Agent shall
be bound by any notice to the contrary.
Section
3.06. Access
to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses. The
Certificate Registrar shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Depositor
or
the Owner Trustee, within 15 days after receipt by the Certificate Registrar
of
a written request therefor from the Depositor or the Owner Trustee, in such
form
as the Depositor or the Owner Trustee, as the case may be, may reasonably
require, the name and address of each Certificateholder as of the most recent
Record Date. A Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a
Certificate, shall be deemed to have agreed not to hold any of the Trust, the
Depositor, the Certificate Registrar and the Owner Trustee accountable or liable
for damages by reason of the disclosure of its name and address, regardless
of
the source from which such information was derived.
Section
3.07. [Reserved]
Section
3.08. Maintenance
of Office or Agency. The Certificate Registrar on behalf of the
Trust, shall maintain an office or offices or agency or agencies where the
Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and
where notices and demands to or upon the Owner Trustee in respect of the
Certificates and the Operative Agreements may be served. The
Certificate Registrar shall give the Owner Trustee prompt notice, in writing,
of
any such notice or demand. The Certificate Registrar initially
designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trust Administrator as its office
for such purposes. The Certificate Registrar shall give
prompt
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written
notice to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and the Certificateholders of any
change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or
agency.
Section
3.09. Certificate
Paying Agent.
(a) The
Owner Trustee may appoint, and hereby appoints, the Trust Administrator as
Certificate Paying Agent under this Agreement. The Certificate Paying
Agent shall make distributions to each Certificateholder from the Collection
Account pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof and Sections 5.08 and 6.02 of the
Transfer and Servicing Agreement and, upon request, shall report the amounts
of
such distributions to the Owner Trustee. The Certificate Paying Agent
shall have the revocable power to withdraw funds from the Collection Account
for
the purpose of making the distributions referred to above. The Trust
Administrator hereby accepts such appointment and further agrees that it will
be
bound by the provisions of this Agreement and the Transfer and Servicing
Agreement relating to the Certificate Paying Agent and shall:
(i) hold
all sums held by it for the payment of amounts due with respect to the
Certificates in trust for the benefit of the Person entitled thereto until
such
sums shall be paid to such Person or otherwise disposed of as herein
provided;
(ii) give
the Owner Trustee notice of any default by the Trust of which a Responsible
Officer of the Trust Administrator has actual knowledge in the making of any
payment required to be made with respect to the Certificates;
(iii) at
any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request
of
the Owner Trustee forthwith pay to the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust
all
sums so held in Trust by such Certificate Paying Agent;
(iv) immediately
resign as Certificate Paying Agent and forthwith pay to the Owner Trustee on
behalf of the Trust all sums held by it in trust for the payment of the
Certificates if at any time it ceases to meet the standards under this Section
3.09 required to be met by the Certificate Paying Agent at the time of its
appointment; and
(v) not
institute bankruptcy proceedings against the Trust in connection with this
Agreement.
(b) In
the event that the Trust Administrator shall no longer be the Certificate Paying
Agent hereunder, the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Depositor, shall
appoint a successor to act as Certificate Paying Agent (which shall be a bank
or
trust company). The Owner Trustee shall cause such successor
Certificate Paying Agent or any additional Certificate Paying Agent appointed
by
the Owner Trustee to execute and deliver to the Owner Trustee an instrument
in
which such successor Certificate Paying Agent or additional Certificate Paying
Agent shall agree with the Owner Trustee that as Certificate Paying Agent,
such
successor Certificate Paying Agent or additional Certificate Paying Agent will
hold all sums, if any, held by it for payment in trust for the benefit of each
Certificateholder entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such
Certificateholder. The Certificate Paying Agent shall return all
unclaimed funds to the Owner Trustee, and upon removal of a Certificate Paying
Agent, such Certificate Paying Agent shall also return all funds in its
possession to the Owner Trustee. The provisions of Sections 5.03,
5.04, 6.01, 6.05, 6.07, 6.08, 7.01 and 7.02 shall apply to the Trust
Administrator also in its
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role
as
Certificate Paying Agent for so long as the Trust Administrator shall act as
Certificate Paying Agent and, to the extent applicable, to any other Certificate
Paying Agent appointed hereunder. Any reference in this Agreement to
the Certificate Paying Agent shall include any co-paying agent unless the
context requires otherwise.
Section
3.10. Initial
Beneficiary. Upon the formation of the Trust by the contribution
by the Depositor pursuant to Section 2.05 and until the issuance of the
Certificates, the Depositor shall be the sole beneficiary of the
Trust.
ARTICLE
IV
APPLICATION
OF TRUST FUNDS; CERTAIN DUTIES
Section
4.01. Collection
Account. All of the right, title and interest of the Trust in all
funds on deposit from time to time in the Collection Account and in all proceeds
thereof shall be held for the benefit of each Certificateholder and such other
persons entitled to payments therefrom. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein or in the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, the Collection
Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Owner Trustee for
the benefit of the Certificateholders.
The
Collection Account shall be subject to and established and maintained in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the Transfer and Servicing
Agreement and the Indenture, including, without limitation, the provisions
of
Sections 5.08 and 6.02 of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement regarding
distributions from the Collection Account.
Section
4.02. Application
of Trust Funds.
(a) On
each Payment Date, the Owner Trustee shall direct the Certificate Paying Agent
to distribute to each Certificateholder, from amounts on deposit in the
Collection Account, the distributions as provided in Sections 5.08 and 6.02
of
the Transfer and Servicing Agreement with respect to such Payment
Date. The Owner Trustee hereby directs the Certificate Paying Agent
to distribute on each Payment Date to each Certificateholder amounts on deposit
in the Collection Account in accordance with Sections 5.08 and 6.02 of the
Transfer and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Paying Agent hereby
acknowledges such direction.
(b) All
payments to be made under this Agreement by the Certificate Paying Agent shall
be made only from the income and proceeds, including Net Proceeds from the
Notes, of the Trust Estate and only to the extent that the Certificate Paying
Agent has received such income or proceeds. The Bank shall not be
liable to any Certificateholder, the Indenture Trustee or the Trust
Administrator for any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 4.02 except
to
the extent that non-payment is due to the Owner Trustee’s acts or omissions
amounting to willful misconduct or gross negligence.
(c) Distributions
to any Certificateholder shall be subordinated to the creditors of the Trust,
including, without limitation, the Noteholders.
Section
4.03. Method
of Payment. Subject to Section 8.01(c), distributions required to
be made to any Certificateholder on any Payment Date as provided in Section
4.02
shall be made to the each Person who was a Certificateholder on the preceding
Record Date either by wire
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transfer,
in immediately available funds, to the account of each such Certificateholder
at
a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such
respective Certificateholder shall have provided to the Certificate Registrar
appropriate written instructions at least five Business Days prior to such
Payment Date or, if not, by check mailed to each such Certificateholder at
the
respective address of such Certificateholder appearing in the Certificate
Register.
Section
4.04. [Reserved]
Section
4.05. Segregation
of Moneys; No Interest. Moneys received by or on behalf of the
Owner Trustee hereunder and deposited into the Collection Account will be
segregated except to the extent required otherwise by law or the provisions
of
the Transfer and Servicing Agreement. The Owner Trustee shall not be
liable for payment of any interest in respect of such moneys.
ARTICLE
V
AUTHORITY
AND DUTIES OF THE OWNER TRUSTEE; ACTION BY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
Section
5.01. General
Authority. The Owner Trustee is authorized and directed to
execute and deliver the Notes, the Certificates, the other Operative Agreements
to which the Trust is to be a party, each certificate or other document attached
as an exhibit to or contemplated by the Operative Agreements to which the Trust
is to be a party and any amendment or other agreement or instrument described
herein, all as approved by the Depositor, as evidenced conclusively by the
Owner
Trustee’s execution thereof, and, on behalf of the Trust, to direct the Trust
Administrator to authenticate the Notes. In addition to the
foregoing, the Owner Trustee is authorized, but shall not be obligated, to
take
all actions required of the Trust pursuant to the Operative
Agreements.
Section
5.02. General
Duties.
(a) It
shall be the duty of the Owner Trustee to discharge (or cause to be discharged)
all of its responsibilities pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the
other Operative Agreements to which the Trust is a party and to administer
the
Trust in the interest of the Certificateholders, subject to the Operative
Agreements and in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Owner Trustee shall be
deemed to have discharged its duties and responsibilities hereunder and under
the Operative Agreements to the extent the Trust Administrator has agreed in
the
Transfer and Servicing Agreement or this Agreement, respectively, to perform
any
act or to discharge any duty of the Owner Trustee or the Trust hereunder or
under any Operative Agreement, and the Owner Trustee shall not be held liable
for the default or failure of the Trust Administrator to carry out its
obligations under the this Agreement or the Transfer and Servicing Agreement
or
any other Operative Agreement, respectively; and
(b) It
shall be the duty of the Depositor under the Transfer and Servicing Agreement
to
obtain and preserve the Trust’s qualification to do business in each
jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect
the
validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral and
each
other instrument and agreement included in the Trust Estate.
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It
shall
be the duty of the Owner Trustee to cooperate with the Depositor with respect
to
such matters.
Section
5.03. Action
Upon Instruction.
(a) Subject
to Article V and in accordance with the terms of the Operative Agreements,
the
Ownership Certificate Holder may by written instruction direct the Owner Trustee
in the management of the Trust, but only to the extent consistent with the
limited purpose of the Trust. Such direction may be exercised at any
time by written instruction of the Ownership Certificate Holder pursuant to
this
Article V.
(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Owner Trustee shall not be required to take any action
hereunder or under any Operative Agreement if the Owner Trustee shall have
reasonably determined, or shall have been advised by counsel, that such action
is likely to result in liability on the part of the Owner Trustee or is contrary
to the terms hereof or of any Operative Agreement or is otherwise contrary
to
law.
(c) Whenever
the Owner Trustee is unable to decide between alternative courses of action
permitted or required by the terms of this Agreement or under any other
Operative Agreement, or in the event that the Owner Trustee is unsure as to
the
application of any provision of this Agreement or any other Operative Agreement
or any such provision is ambiguous as to its application, or is, or appears
to
be, in conflict with any other applicable provision, or in the event that this
Agreement permits any determination by the Owner Trustee or is silent or is
incomplete as to the course of action that the Owner Trustee is required to
take
with respect to a particular set of facts, the Owner Trustee may promptly give
notice (in such form as shall be appropriate under the circumstances) to the
Ownership Certificate Holder requesting instruction as to the course of action
to be adopted, and to the extent the Owner Trustee acts in good faith in
accordance with any written instruction of the Ownership Certificate Holder,
the
Owner Trustee shall not be liable on account of such action to any
Person. If the Owner Trustee shall not have received appropriate
instruction within 10 days of such notice (or within such shorter period of
time
as reasonably may be specified in such notice or may be necessary under the
circumstances) it may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from
taking such action not inconsistent with this Agreement or any other Operative
Agreement, as it shall deem to be in the best interests of each
Certificateholder, and the Owner Trustee shall have no liability to any Person
for such action or inaction.
Section
5.04. No
Duties Except as Specified under Specified Documents or in
Instructions. The Owner Trustee shall not have any duty or
obligation to manage, make any payment with respect to, register, record, sell,
dispose of, or otherwise deal with the Trust Estate, or to otherwise take or
refrain from taking any action under, or in connection with, any document
contemplated hereby to which the Owner Trustee or the Trust is a party, except
as expressly provided (i) in accordance with the powers granted to and the
authority conferred upon the Owner Trustee pursuant to this Agreement, and
(ii)
in accordance with any document or instruction delivered to the Owner Trustee
pursuant to Section 5.03; and no implied duties or obligations shall be read
into this Agreement or any Operative Agreement against the Owner
Trustee. Without limiting the foregoing, unless specifically
enumerated in any Operative Agreement to which the Owner Trustee is party,
the
Owner Trustee (i) shall have no duty or
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obligation
to execute, file or deliver, or cause the preparation, filing or delivery by
other persons of, any such documents, reports, filings, instruments,
certificates or opinions as it shall be the duty of the Trust to prepare, file
or deliver pursuant to the Operative Agreements, (ii) shall have no duty or
obligation to take, or refrain from taking, any action that is the duty or
the
obligation of the Trust pursuant to the Operative Agreements and (iii) shall
have no duty or obligation to monitor the Trust’s duties and obligations
pursuant to the Operative Agreements nor ensure that such duties and obligations
are fulfilled by the Trust. The Owner Trustee shall have no
responsibility for filing any financing or continuation statement in any public
office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any
security interest or lien granted to the Trust or to prepare or file any
Securities and Exchange Commission filing for the Trust or to record this
Agreement or any Operative Agreement or to prepare or file any tax return for
the Trust. The Owner Trustee nevertheless agrees that it will, at its
own cost and expense, promptly take all action as may be necessary to discharge
any liens on any part of the Trust Estate that result from actions by, or claims
against the Bank that are not related to the ownership or the administration
of
the Trust Estate.
Section
5.05. Restrictions.
(a) The
Owner Trustee shall not take any action that is inconsistent with the purposes
of the Trust set forth in Section 2.03. The Ownership Certificate
Holder shall not direct the Owner Trustee to take action that would violate
the
provisions of this Section 5.05.
(b) The
Owner Trustee shall not, except as provided herein, convey or transfer any
of
the Trust’s properties or assets, including those included in the Trust Estate,
to any person unless such conveyance or transfer shall not violate the
provisions of the Indenture.
Section
5.06. Prior
Notice to the Certificateholders with Respect to Certain
Matters. With respect to the following matters, the Owner Trustee
shall not take action unless at least 30 days before the taking of such action,
the Owner Trustee shall have notified each Certificateholder in writing of
the
proposed action and each Certificateholder shall have notified the Owner Trustee
in writing prior to the 30th day after such notice is given that each
Certificateholder has consented to such action or provided alternative
direction:
(a) The
initiation of any claim or lawsuit by the Trust (except claims or lawsuits
brought in connection with the collection of cash distributions due and owing
under the Collateral) and the compromise of any action, claim or lawsuit brought
by or against the Trust (except with respect to the aforementioned claims or
lawsuits for collection of cash distributions due and owing under the
Collateral);
(b) the
election by the Trust to file an amendment to the Certificate of Trust (unless
such amendment is required to be filed under the Delaware Trust
Statute);
(c) the
amendment of the Indenture by a supplemental indenture or of this Agreement,
the
Swap Agreement or any other Operative Agreement in circumstances where the
consent of any Noteholder is required;
(d) the
amendment or other change of the Indenture by a supplemental indenture or of
this Agreement or any other Operative Agreement in circumstances where the
consent of any
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Noteholder
is not required and such amendment materially adversely affects the interests
of
any Certificateholder;
(e) the
amendment of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement in circumstances where the
consent of any Securityholder is required;
(f) the
amendment, change or modification of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement,
except to cure any ambiguity or to amend or supplement any provision in a manner
or add any provision that would not materially and adversely affect the
interests of any Certificateholder;
(g) the
appointment pursuant to the Indenture of a successor Note Registrar, Paying
Agent or Indenture Trustee or pursuant to this Agreement of a successor
Certificate Registrar or Certificate Paying Agent or the consent to the
assignment by the Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Indenture Trustee, Certificate
Registrar or Certificate Paying Agent of its obligations under the Indenture
or
this Agreement, as applicable;
(h) the
consent to the calling or waiver of any default of any Operative
Agreement;
(i) the
consent to the assignment by the Indenture Trustee of its obligations under
any
Operative Agreement;
(j) except
as provided in Article VIII hereof, dissolve, terminate or liquidate the Trust
in whole or in part;
(k) the
merger, conversion or consolidation of the Trust with or into any other entity,
or conveyance or transfer of all or substantially all of the Trust’s assets to
any other entity;
(l) the
incurrence, assumption or guaranty by the Trust of any indebtedness other than
as set forth in this Agreement;
(m) the
taking of any action which conflicts with any Operative Agreement or would
make
it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of the Trust or change the
Trust’s purpose and powers set forth in this Agreement;
(n) the
confession of a judgment against the Trust;
(o) the
possession of the Trust assets, or assignment of the Trust’s right to property,
for other than a Trust purpose; or
(p) the
lending of funds by the Trust to any entity.
In
addition, the Trust shall not commingle its assets with those of any other
entity. The Trust shall maintain its financial and accounting books
and records separate from those of any other entity. Except as
expressly set forth herein, the Trust shall pay its indebtedness, operating
expenses and liabilities from its own funds, and the Trust shall neither incur
any indebtedness nor pay the indebtedness, operating expenses and liabilities
of
any other entity. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Trust
shall not engage in any dissolution, liquidation, consolidation, merger or
sale
of assets. The Trust shall maintain appropriate minutes or
other
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records
of all appropriate actions and shall maintain its office separate from the
offices of the Depositor or any of its Affiliates. The Trust shall
not engage in any business activity in which it is not currently engaged other
than as contemplated by the Operative Agreements and related
documentation. The Trust shall not form, or cause to be formed, any
subsidiaries and shall not own or acquire any asset other than as contemplated
by the Operative Agreements and related documentation. Other than as
contemplated by the Operative Agreements and related documentation, the Trust
shall not follow the directions or instructions of the Depositor. The
Trust shall conduct its own business in its own name. The Trust shall
observe all formalities required under the Delaware Trust
Statute. The Trust shall not hold out its credit as being available
to satisfy the obligations of any other person or entity. The Trust
shall not acquire the obligations or securities of its Affiliates or the
Seller. Other than as contemplated by the Operative Agreements and
related documentation, the Trust shall not pledge its assets for the benefit
of
any other person or entity. The Trust shall correct any known
misunderstanding regarding its separate identity. The Trust shall not
identify itself as a division of any other person or entity.
For
accounting purposes, the Trust shall be treated as an entity separate and
distinct from each Certificateholder. The pricing and other material
terms of all transactions and agreements to which the Trust is a party shall
be
intrinsically fair to all parties thereto. This Agreement is and
shall be the only agreement among the parties thereto with respect to the
creation, operation and termination of the Trust.
The
Owner
Trustee shall not have the power, except upon the written direction of the
Ownership Certificate Holder, and to the extent otherwise consistent with the
Operative Agreements, to (i) remove or replace the Indenture Trustee, or (ii)
institute a bankruptcy against the Trust. So long as the Indenture
remains in effect, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Ownership
Certificate Holder shall have no power to commence, and shall not commence,
any
bankruptcy with respect to the Trust or direct the Owner Trustee to commence
any
bankruptcy with respect to the Trust.
(q) The
Owner Trustee shall not have the power, except upon the written direction of
the
Ownership Certificate Holder, to (i) remove the Trust Administrator under the
Transfer and Servicing Agreement pursuant to Section 7.10 thereof, (ii) appoint
a successor Trust Administrator pursuant to Section 7.10 of the Transfer and
Servicing Agreement, or (iii) except as expressly provided in the Indenture,
to
sell the Collateral after the termination of the Indenture. The Owner
Trustee shall take the actions referred to in the preceding sentence only upon
written instructions signed and authorized by the Ownership Certificate
Holder.
Section
5.07. Action
by the Holder with Respect to Bankruptcy. The Owner Trustee shall
not have the power to commence or consent to a bankruptcy relating to the Trust
without the prior approval of the Ownership Certificate Holder and the delivery
to the Owner Trustee by the Ownership Certificate Holder of a certificate
certifying that the Ownership Certificate Holder reasonably believes that the
Trust is insolvent. This paragraph shall survive for one year and one
day following termination of this Agreement. So long as the Indenture
remains in effect, the Ownership Certificate Holder shall not have the power
to
institute, and shall not institute, any bankruptcy with respect to the Trust
or
direct the Owner Trustee to take such action.
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Section
5.08. Restrictions
on the Ownership Certificate Holder’s Power. The Ownership
Certificate Holder shall not direct the Owner Trustee to take or to refrain
from
taking any action if such action or inaction would be contrary to any obligation
of the Trust or the Owner Trustee under this Agreement or any of the Operative
Agreements or would be contrary to Section 2.03 nor shall the Owner Trustee
be
obligated to follow any such direction, if given.
ARTICLE
VI
CONCERNING
THE OWNER TRUSTEE
Section
6.01. Acceptance
of Trusts and Duties. The Owner Trustee accepts the trusts hereby
created and agrees to perform the same but only upon the terms of this Agreement
and the terms of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement. The Owner
Trustee also agrees to disburse all moneys actually received by it constituting
part of the Trust Estate upon the terms of this Agreement. The Bank
shall not be answerable or accountable hereunder or under any other Operative
Agreements under any circumstances, except (i) for its own willful misconduct,
gross negligence or bad faith, (ii) in the case of the inaccuracy of any
representation or warranty contained in Section 6.04, (iii) for liabilities
arising from the failure by the Bank to perform obligations expressly undertaken
by it in the last sentence of Section 5.04, or (iv) for taxes, fees or other
charges based on or measured by any fees, commissions or compensation received
by the Bank in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, any other Operative Agreements or the Notes. In
particular, but not by way of limitation:
(a) The
Bank shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a
Responsible Officer of the Owner Trustee;
(b) The
Bank shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be
taken
by the Owner Trustee in accordance with the instructions of any
Certificateholder;
(c) No
provision of this Agreement shall require the Bank to expend or risk funds
or
otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of the Owner
Trustee’s rights or powers hereunder or under any other Operative Agreements if
the Bank shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such
funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably
assured or provided to it;
(d) Under
no circumstance shall the Bank be liable for indebtedness evidenced by or
arising under any of the Operative Agreements, including the principal of and
interest on the Notes;
(e) The
Bank shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be
taken
by the Depositor, the Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Indenture
Trustee, any Officer or the Certificate Paying Agent under this Agreement or
any
other Operative Agreement or otherwise and the Bank shall not be obligated
to
perform or monitor the performance of any obligations or duties under this
Agreement or the other Operative Agreements which are to be performed by the
Certificate Paying Agent under this Agreement, the Trust Administrator under
the
Transfer and Servicing, the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture or by any
other Person under any of the Operative Agreements; and
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(f) The
Bank shall not be responsible for or in respect of the recitals herein, the
validity or sufficiency of this Agreement or for the due execution hereof by
the
Depositor or for the form, character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or
validity of any of the Trust Estate or for or in respect of the validity or
sufficiency of the Operative Agreements, other than the certificate of
authentication on the Certificates, and the Bank shall in no event assume or
incur any liability, duty or obligation to any Noteholder, the Depositor or
to
any Certificateholder, other than as expressly provided for herein.
Section
6.02. Furnishing
of Documents. The Owner Trustee will furnish to the Trust
Administrator (for distribution to each Certificateholder), promptly upon
receipt of a written request therefor, duplicates or copies of all reports,
notices, requests, demands, certificates, financial statements and any other
instruments furnished to the Owner Trustee hereunder or under the Operative
Agreements unless the Trust Administrator shall have already received the
same.
Section
6.03. Books
and Records. The Owner Trustee shall keep or cause to be kept
proper books of record and account of all the transactions under this Agreement,
including a record of the name and address of each
Certificateholder. The Owner Trustee shall be deemed to have complied
with this Section 6.03 by the appointment of the Trust Administrator and the
Certificate Paying Agent to perform the duties hereunder.
Section
6.04. Representations
and Warranties.
(a) The
Bank represents and warrants to the Depositor, for the benefit of each
Certificateholder and the Swap Counterparty, as follows:
(i) the
Bank is [_______________________________], duly organized and validly existing
under the laws of [______________] and has the power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and (assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Depositor and
Trust Administrator), has the power and authority as Owner Trustee to execute
and deliver the Operative Agreements and to perform its obligations thereunder
and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other
parties hereto, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
of the Bank or the Owner Trustee, as the case may be, enforceable against the
Bank or the Owner Trustee, as the case may be, in accordance with its terms,
except that (a) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to
creditors’ rights generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance and
injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable
defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor
may be brought;
(ii) the
Bank has no reason to believe that anyone authorized to act on its behalf has
offered any interest in and to the Trust for sale to, or solicited any offer
to
acquire any of the same from, anyone;
(iii) the
execution, delivery and performance by the Bank, either in its individual
capacity or as Owner Trustee, as the case may be, of the Operative
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Agreements
will not result in any violation of, or be in any conflict with, or constitute
a
default under any of the provisions of any indenture, mortgage, chattel
mortgage, deed of trust, conditional sales contract, lease, note or bond
purchase agreement, license, judgment, order or other agreement to which the
Bank is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound;
(iv) the
execution and delivery by the Bank of this Agreement, and the performance of
its
duties as Owner Trustee hereunder, do not require the consent or approval of,
the giving of notice to, or the registration with, or the taking of any other
action with respect to, any governmental authority or agency of the State of
Delaware (except as may be required by the Delaware Trust Statute);
and
(v) there
are no pending or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened actions or
proceedings against the Bank before any court, administrative agency or tribunal
which, if determined adversely to it, would materially and adversely affect
its
ability, either in its individual capacity or as Owner Trustee, as the case
may
be, to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Operative
Agreements.
(b) [________________________],
as Trust Administrator, hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, for
the
benefit of each Certificateholder and the Swap Counterparty, that:
(i) it
is a [__________________], duly organized and validly existing in good standing
under the laws of [__________], and has the power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and, assuming the
due
authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, this
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Trust
Administrator, enforceable against the Trust Administrator in accordance with
its terms, except that (a) the enforceability thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating
to creditors’ rights generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance and
injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable
defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor
may be brought;
(ii) it
has taken all action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by it
of
this Agreement, and this Agreement will be executed and delivered by one of
its
officers who is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on its
behalf; and
(iii) neither
the execution nor the delivery by it of this Agreement nor the consummation
by
it of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by it with any of
the
terms or provisions hereof will contravene any federal, governmental rule or
regulation governing the banking or trust powers of the Trust Administrator
or
any judgment or order binding on it, or constitute any default under its charter
documents or by-laws or any indenture, mortgage, contract, agreement or
instrument to which it is a party or by which any of its properties may be
bound.
Section
6.05. Reliance;
Advice of Counsel.
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(a) Except
as provided in Section 6.01, the Owner Trustee shall incur no liability to
anyone in acting upon any signature, instrument, notice, resolution, request,
consent, order, certificate, report, opinion, bond or other document or paper
believed by it to be genuine and believed by it to be signed by the proper
party
or parties. The Owner Trustee may accept a certified copy of a
resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of any corporate
or
partnership entity as conclusive evidence that such resolution has been duly
adopted by such body and that the same is in full force and
effect. As to any fact or matter the manner of ascertainment of which
is not specifically prescribed herein, the Owner Trustee may for all purposes
hereof rely on a certificate, signed by the president or any vice president
(or
the general partner, in the case of a partnership) and by the treasurer or
any
assistant treasurer or the secretary or any assistant secretary of the relevant
party, as to such fact or matter, and such certificate shall constitute full
protection to the Owner Trustee for any action taken or omitted to be taken
by
it in good faith in reliance thereon.
(b) In
its exercise or administration of the trusts and powers hereunder, including
its
obligations under Section 5.02(b), and in the performance of its duties and
obligations under this Agreement or the other Operative Agreements, the Owner
Trustee may employ agents and attorneys and enter into agreements (including
the
Transfer and Servicing Agreement) with any of them, and the Owner Trustee shall
not be answerable for the default or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys
if such agents or attorneys shall have been selected by the Owner Trustee with
reasonable care. If, and to the extent, the Seller shall have failed
to reimburse the Owner Trustee for all reasonable expenses and indemnities
incurred pursuant to this Section 6.05(b), as provided in Section 7.01 and
Section 7.02, the Owner Trustee may seek reimbursement therefor from the Trust
Estate.
(c) In
the administration of the trusts and performance of its duties hereunder, the
Owner Trustee may consult with counsel, accountants and other skilled Persons
to
be selected and employed by it, and the Owner Trustee shall not be liable for
anything done, suffered or omitted in good faith by it in accordance with the
reasonable advice or opinion of any such counsel, accountants or other skilled
Persons. If, and to the extent, the Seller shall have failed to
reimburse the Owner Trustee for all reasonable expenses and indemnities incurred
pursuant to this Section 6.05(c), as provided in Section 7.01 and Section 7.02,
the Owner Trustee may seek reimbursement therefor from the Trust
Estate.
Section
6.06. Not
Acting in Individual Capacity. Except as provided in this Article
VI, in accepting the trusts hereby created the Owner Trustee acts solely as
trustee hereunder and not in its individual capacity, and all persons having
any
claim against the Owner Trustee by reason of the transactions contemplated
by
the Operative Agreements shall look only to the Trust Estate for payment or
satisfaction thereof.
Section
6.07. Owner
Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Collateral. The recitals
contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the signatures and
countersignatures of the Owner Trustee on the Certificates) shall be taken
as
the statements of the Depositor, and the Owner Trustee assumes no responsibility
for the correctness thereof. The Owner Trustee makes no
representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement, of any
Operative Agreement or of the Certificates (other than the signatures and
countersignatures of the Owner Trustee on the Certificates) or the Notes, or
of
any Collateral or related documents. The Owner
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Trustee
shall at no time have any responsibility or liability for or with respect to
the
legality, validity and enforceability of any Collateral, or the perfection
and
priority of any security interest created by any Collateral or the maintenance
of any such perfection and priority, or for or with respect to the sufficiency
of the Trust Estate or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed
to
Certificateholders under this Agreement or the Noteholders under the Indenture,
including, without limitation: the existence, condition and ownership
of any Collateral; the existence and enforceability of any insurance thereon;
the existence and contents of any Collateral on any computer or other record
thereof; the validity of the assignment of any Collateral to the Trust or of
any
intervening assignment; the completeness of any Collateral; the performance
or
enforcement of any Collateral; the compliance by the Depositor with any warranty
or representation made under any Operative Agreements or in any related document
or the accuracy of any such warranty or representation or any action of the
Trust Administrator or the Indenture Trustee taken in the name of the Owner
Trustee.
Section
6.08. Owner
Trustee May Own Notes. The Owner Trustee in its individual
capacity may become an owner or pledgee of Notes and may deal with the
Depositor, the Trust Administrator and the Indenture Trustee in banking
transactions with the same rights as it would have if it were not Owner
Trustee.
Section
6.09. Licenses. The
Depositor shall cause the Trust to use its best efforts to obtain and maintain
the effectiveness of any licenses required in connection with this Agreement
and
the other Operative Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby until such time as the Trust shall terminate in accordance with the
terms hereof. It shall be the duty of the Owner Trustee to cooperate
with the Depositor with respect to such matters.
Section
6.10. Doing
Business in Other Jurisdictions. Notwithstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary, neither the Bank nor the Owner Trustee shall
be required to take any action in any jurisdiction other than in the State
of
Delaware if the taking of such action will (i) require the consent or approval
or authorization or order of or the giving of notice to, or the registration
with or the taking of any other action in respect of, any state or other
governmental authority or agency of any jurisdiction other than the State of
Delaware; (ii) result in any fee, tax or other governmental charge under the
laws of any jurisdiction or any political subdivisions thereof in existence
on
the date hereof other than the State of Delaware becoming payable by the Bank
or
the Owner Trustee; or (iii) subject the Bank or the Owner Trustee to personal
jurisdiction in any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware for causes
of
action arising from acts unrelated to the consummation of the transactions
by
the Bank or the Owner Trustee, as the case may be, contemplated
hereby. The Owner Trustee shall be entitled to obtain advice of
counsel (which advice shall be an expense of the Trust) to determine whether
any
action required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement results in the
consequences described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of the preceding
sentence. In the event that such counsel advises the Owner Trustee
that such action will result in such consequences, the Owner Trustee will
appoint a co-trustee pursuant to Section 9.05 hereof to proceed with such
action.
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Section
6.11. Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act Certification. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein or in any Operative Agreement, the Owner Trustee shall not be required
to
execute, deliver or certify on behalf of the Trust or any other Person any
filings, certificates, affidavits or other instruments in connection with
certifications required under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
ARTICLE
VII
INDEMNIFICATION
AND COMPENSATION
Section
7.01. Trust
Expenses. The Seller shall pay the organizational expenses of the
Trust as they may arise or shall, upon the request of the Owner Trustee,
promptly reimburse the Owner Trustee for any such expenses paid by the Owner
Trustee in connection therewith. The Seller shall also pay (or
reimburse the Bank for) all reasonable expenses of the Owner Trustee hereunder,
including, without limitation, the reasonable compensation, expenses and
disbursements of such agents, representatives, experts and counsel as the Owner
Trustee may employ in connection with the exercise and performance of its rights
and duties under the Operative Agreements.
Section
7.02. Indemnification. The
Seller agrees to assume liability for, and indemnify the Bank and its
successors, assigns, officers, directors, agents and servants, against and
from,
any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, taxes, claims, actions,
suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively, “Expenses”) which may
be imposed on, incurred by or asserted at any time against the Bank (whether
or
not indemnified against by other parties) in any way relating to or arising
out
of this Agreement, any Operative Agreement, the Collateral, the administration
of the Trust Estate or the action or inaction of the Owner Trustee hereunder,
except only that the Seller shall not be required to indemnify the Bank for
Expenses arising or resulting from any of the matters described in the third
sentence of Section 6.01. The indemnities contained in this Section
7.02 shall survive the resignation or termination of the Owner Trustee or the
termination of this Agreement. In the event of any claim, action or
proceeding for which indemnity will be sought pursuant to this Section, the
Owner Trustee’s choice of legal counsel shall be subject to the approval of the
Seller, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section
7.03. Compensation. The
Bank shall receive as compensation for its services hereunder such fees as
are
set forth in the Fee Letter Agreement between the Bank and the
Seller.
Section
7.04. Lien
on Trust Estate. The Bank shall have a lien on the Trust Estate
for any compensation or indemnity due hereunder, such lien to be subject only
to
prior liens of the Indenture. The Bank shall not bring any
proceedings to foreclose on such lien if and to the extent the Trust Estate
is
subject to the lien of the Indenture. Any amount paid to the Owner
Trustee pursuant to this Article VII shall be deemed not to be part of the
Trust
Estate immediately after such payment.
ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
OF AGREEMENT
Section
8.01. Termination
of Agreement.
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(a) This
Agreement (other than Article VII) shall terminate and the trusts created hereby
shall dissolve and terminate and the Trust Estate shall, subject to the
Indenture and Sections 4.01 and 7.04 and Section 3808 of the Delaware Trust
Statute, be distributed to the Certificateholders, and this Agreement shall
be
of no further force or effect, upon the earlier of (i) the full payment of
principal and interest due on all Classes of the Notes and all obligations
under
the Swap Agreement; and (ii) the sale or other final disposition by the
Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, as the case may be, of all the Trust
Estate and the final distribution by the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee,
as the case may be, of all moneys or other property or proceeds of the Trust
Estate in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Transfer and Servicing
Agreement and Section 4.02. The bankruptcy, liquidation or
dissolution of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this
Agreement, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representatives to claim
an accounting or to take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition
or winding up of the Trust Estate, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations
and liabilities of the parties hereto.
(b) Except
as provided in Section 8.01(a), none of the Depositor or any Certificateholder
shall be entitled to revoke or terminate the Trust established
hereunder.
(c) Notice
of any termination of the Trust, specifying the Payment Date upon which
Certificateholders shall surrender their Certificates to the Certificate Paying
Agent for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given
by
the Certificate Paying Agent by letter to the Certificateholders, the Swap
Counterparty and the Rating Agencies mailed within five Business Days of receipt
of notice of the final payment on the Notes pursuant to the Transfer and
Servicing Agreement, stating (i) the Payment Date upon or with respect to which
final payment of the Certificates shall be made upon presentation and surrender
of the Certificates at the office of the Certificate Paying Agent therein
designated, (ii) the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Record
Date otherwise applicable to such Payment Date is not applicable, payments
being
made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office
of
the Certificate Paying Agent therein specified. The Certificate
Paying Agent shall give such notice to the Owner Trustee and the Certificate
Registrar at the time such notice is given to the
Certificateholders. Upon presentation and surrender of the
Certificates, the Certificate Paying Agent shall cause to be distributed to
the
applicable Certificateholder amounts distributable on such Payment Date pursuant
to Section 5.08 and Section 6.02 of the Transfer and Servicing
Agreement.
(d) Upon
the winding up of the Trust and its termination, the Owner Trustee shall upon
the written request of the Depositor cause the Certificate of Trust to be
cancelled by filing a certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State
in
accordance with the provisions of Section 3810 of the Delaware Trust
Statute.
ARTICLE
IX
SUCCESSOR
OWNER TRUSTEES AND ADDITIONAL OWNER TRUSTEES
Section
9.01. Eligibility
Requirements for Owner Trustee. The Owner Trustee shall at all
times be a corporation satisfying the provisions of Section 3807(a) of the
Delaware Trust Statute; authorized to exercise corporate powers; having a
combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision
or examination by Federal or state authorities; and
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having
(or having a parent which has) a short-term debt rating of at least “A-1” or the
equivalent by, or which is otherwise acceptable to, the Rating
Agencies. If such corporation shall publish reports of condition at
least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid
supervising or examining authority, then for the purpose of this Section, the
combined capital and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its
combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition
so published. In case at any time the Owner Trustee shall cease to be
eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Owner Trustee
shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section
9.02.
Section
9.02. Resignation
or Removal of Owner Trustee. The Owner Trustee may at any time
resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by giving 30 days’ prior
written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Swap Counterparty and the Indenture
Trustee. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor
shall promptly appoint a successor Owner Trustee by written instrument, in
duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning
Owner Trustee and one copy to the successor Owner Trustee. If no
successor Owner Trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted
appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation,
the
resigning Owner Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for
the
appointment of a successor Owner Trustee.
If
at any
time the Owner Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of Section 9.01 and shall fail to resign after written request
therefor by the Depositor, or if at any time the Owner Trustee shall be legally
unable to act, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of
the
Owner Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer
shall
take charge or control of the Owner Trustee or of its property or affairs for
the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the Depositor
may remove the Owner Trustee. If the Depositor shall remove the Owner
Trustee under the authority of the immediately preceding sentence, the Depositor
shall promptly appoint a successor Owner Trustee by written instrument in
duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the outgoing
Owner
Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor Owner Trustee and payment
of
all fees owed to the outgoing Owner Trustee.
Any
resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee and appointment of a successor
Owner
Trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall not become
effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor Owner Trustee
pursuant to Section 9.03 and payment of all fees and expenses owed to the
outgoing Owner Trustee. The Trust Administrator shall provide notice
of such resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee to the Rating
Agencies.
Section
9.03. Successor
Owner Trustee. Any successor Owner Trustee appointed pursuant to
Section 9.02 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Trust Administrator
and to its predecessor Owner Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment
under this Agreement, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the
predecessor Owner Trustee shall become effective and such successor Owner
Trustee without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested
with all the rights, powers, duties, and obligations of its predecessor under
this Agreement, with like effect as if originally named as Owner
Trustee. The predecessor Owner Trustee shall upon payment of its fees
and expenses deliver to the successor Owner Trustee all documents and statements
and monies held by it under this Agreement; and the Trust Administrator and
the
predecessor Owner Trustee shall execute and deliver such
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instruments
and do such other things as may reasonably be required for fully and certainly
vesting and confirming in the successor Owner Trustee all such rights, powers,
duties, and obligations.
No
successor Owner Trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section
unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Owner Trustee shall be
eligible pursuant to Section 9.01.
Upon
acceptance of appointment by a successor Owner Trustee pursuant to this Section,
the Trust Administrator shall mail notice of the successor of such Owner Trustee
to all Certificateholders, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders, the Swap
Counterparty and the Rating Agencies. If the Trust Administrator
fails to mail such notice within 10 days after acceptance of appointment by
the
successor Owner Trustee, the successor Owner Trustee shall cause such notice
to
be mailed at the expense of the Trust Administrator.
Section
9.04. Merger
or Consolidation of Owner Trustee. Any Person into which the
Owner Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated
or
any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the
Owner Trustee shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially
all of the corporate trust business of the Owner Trustee, shall be the successor
of the Owner Trustee hereunder, provided such Person shall be eligible
pursuant to Section 9.01, without the execution or filing of any instrument
or
any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to
the
contrary notwithstanding.
Section
9.05. Appointment
of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee. Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Agreement, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal
requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Estate or any
Collateral may at the time be located, and for the purpose of performing certain
duties and obligations of the Owner Trustee with respect to the Trust and the
Certificates under the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, the Owner Trustee
shall
have the power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one
or
more Persons approved by the Owner Trustee to act as co-trustee, jointly with
the Owner Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any
part
of the Trust Estate, and to vest in such Person, in such capacity, such title
to
the Trust, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this
Section, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Owner
Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. No co-trustee or
separate trustee under this Agreement shall be required to meet the terms of
eligibility as a successor trustee pursuant to Section 9.01 and no notice of
the
appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required pursuant
to
Section 9.03.
The
Owner
Trustee hereby appoints the Trust Administrator for the purpose of establishing
and maintaining the Collection Account and making the distributions therefrom
to
the Persons entitled thereto pursuant to Section 5.08 and Section 6.02 of the
Transfer and Servicing Agreement.
Each
separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
appointed and act subject to the following provision and
conditions:
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(a) all
rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Owner
Trustee shall be conferred upon and exercised or performed by the Owner Trustee
and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being understood that such
separate trustee or co-trustee is not authorized to act separately without
the
Owner Trustee joining in such act), except to the extent that under any law
of
any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed, the
Owner Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts,
in which event such rights, powers, duties, and obligations (including the
holding of title to the Trust or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction)
shall be exercised and performed singly by such separate trustee or co-trustee,
but solely at the direction of the Owner Trustee;
(b) no
trustee under this Agreement shall be personally liable by reason of any act
or
omission of any other trustee under this Agreement; and
(c) the
Trust Administrator and the Owner Trustee acting jointly may at any time accept
the resignation of or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.
Any
notice, request or other writing given to the Owner Trustee shall be deemed
to
have been given to the separate trustees and co-trustees, as if given to each
of
them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee,
other than this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement and to the conditions
of this Article. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its
acceptance of appointment, shall be vested with the estates specified in its
instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Owner Trustee or separately,
as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement,
specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct
of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Owner
Trustee. Each such instrument shall be filed with the Owner Trustee
and a copy thereof given to the Trust Administrator.
Any
separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time appoint the Owner Trustee as
its
Agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent not
prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Agreement
on
its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee
shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates,
properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the
Owner Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a
new
or successor trustee.
ARTICLE
X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
10.01. Supplements
and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by the Depositor,
the Trust Administrator and the Owner Trustee, with the consent of each
Certificateholder and with the prior written consent of the Swap Counterparty
(but only to the extent such amendment materially adversely affects the amounts,
priority or timing of payments under the Swap Agreement and the Swap Agreement
is in effect) and with prior written notice to the Rating Agencies, but without
the consent of any of the Noteholders or the Indenture Trustee, to cure any
ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions in this Agreement or for
the
purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating
any
of the provisions in this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights
of
the Noteholders or each Certificateholder; provided, however,
that such action shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of
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Counsel,
adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Noteholder or
Certificateholder or adversely affect the tax status of the Trust. An
amendment shall not be deemed to adversely affect in any material respect the
interests of any Noteholder or Certificateholder and no opinion referred to
in
the preceding proviso shall be required to be delivered if the Person requesting
the amendment obtains a letter from each Rating Agencies stating that the
amendment would not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the respective
ratings then assigned to each applicable Class of Notes and
Certificates. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, an opinion
shall be required with respect to tax matters as set forth in this
paragraph.
This
Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Trust
Administrator and the Owner Trustee, with the prior written consent of the
Rating Agencies and with the prior written consent of the Indenture Trustee,
the
holders of Notes evidencing more than 66 2/3 % of the Outstanding Balance of
the
Notes, the consent of each Certificateholder and with the prior written consent
of the Swap Counterparty (but only to the extent such amendment materially
adversely affects the amounts, priority or timing of payments under the Swap
Agreement and the Swap Agreement is in effect), for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions
of
this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of any
Certificateholder; provided, however, that no such amendment
shall, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, adversely affect the tax status
of
the Trust; and provided, further, that no such amendment shall
(a) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay
the
timing of, collections of payments on the Collateral or payments that shall
be
required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders or any Certificateholder
or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of the Outstanding Balance of the Notes
required to consent to or to waive the requirement for any Certificateholder
to
consent to any such amendment, in either case of clause (a) or (b) without
the
consent of the holders of all the outstanding Notes and each
Certificateholder.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no provision of Sections 2.03 or 5.06 hereof may be amended
in
any manner unless (i) 100% of the Outstanding Balance of the Noteholders have
consented in writing thereto, (ii) the Rating Agencies have consent in writing
thereto or (iii) the Notes have been paid in full and the Indenture has been
discharged.
Promptly
after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Trust Administrator
shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent
to each Certificateholder, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating
Agencies.
It
shall
not be necessary for the consent of the Certificateholders, the Noteholders
or
the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 10.01 to approve the particular
form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such
consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining
such consents (and any other consents of the Certificateholders provided for
in
this Agreement or in any other Operative Agreement) and of evidencing the
authorization of the execution thereof by the Certificateholders shall be
subject to such reasonable requirements as the Owner Trustee may
prescribe.
Promptly
after the execution of any amendment to the Certificate of Trust, the Owner
Trustee shall cause the filing of such amendment with the Secretary of
State.
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Prior
to
the execution of any amendment to this Agreement or the Certificate of Trust,
the Owner Trustee and the Trust Administrator shall be entitled to receive
and
rely upon an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the Trust, stating that
the
execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this
Agreement. Neither the Owner Trustee nor the Trust Administrator
shall be obligated to enter into any such amendment which affects the Owner
Trustee’s or Trust Administrator’s own rights, duties or immunities under this
Agreement or otherwise.
Section
10.02. No
Legal Title to Trust Estate in Certificateholders. The
Certificateholders shall not have legal title to any part of the Trust Estate
and shall only be entitled to receive distributions with respect to their
respective undivided beneficial interest therein pursuant to Section 4.02 once
all amounts then owing with respect to the Notes have been paid in accordance
with the Indenture. No transfer, by operation of law of any right,
title and interest of any Certificateholder in and to its undivided beneficial
interest in the Trust Estate or hereunder shall operate to terminate this
Agreement or the trusts hereunder or entitle any successor transferee to an
accounting or to the transfer to it of legal title to any part of the Trust
Estate.
Section
10.03. Pledge
of Collateral by Owner Trustee is Binding. The pledge of the
Collateral to the Indenture Trustee by the Trust made under the Indenture and
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall bind each Certificateholder and
shall be effective to transfer or convey the rights of the Trust and each
Certificateholder in and to such Collateral to the extent set forth in the
Indenture. No purchaser or other grantee shall be required to inquire
as to the authorization, necessity, expediency or regularity of such pledge
or
as to the application of any proceeds with respect thereto by the Owner
Trustee.
Section
10.04. Limitations
on Rights of Others. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express
or implied (except for Section 7.04), shall be construed to give to any Person
other than the Owner Trustee and the Certificateholders any legal or equitable
right in the Trust Estate or under or in respect of this Agreement or any
covenants, conditions or provisions contained herein.
Section
10.05. Notices. Unless
otherwise expressly specified or permitted by the terms hereof, all notices
shall be in writing and delivered by hand, by courier or mailed by certified
mail, postage prepaid, (a) if to the Owner Trustee or the Trust, addressed
to it
at the Corporate Trust Office of the Owner Trustee or to such other address
as
the Owner Trustee may have set forth in a written notice to the
Certificateholders and the Depositor addressed to it at the address set forth
for such Certificateholders in the Certificate Register; (b) if to the Trust
Administrator, addressed to it at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trust
Administrator; and (c) if to the Depositor, SunTrust Mortgage Securitization,
LLC, [901 Semmes Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23224]. Whenever any
notice in writing is required to be given by the Owner Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, such notice shall be deemed given and such requirement satisfied
if such notice is mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed as
provided above.
Section
10.06. Severability. Any
provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any
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such
prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section
10.07. Separate
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered
shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but
one and the same instrument.
Section
10.08. Successors
and Assigns. All representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained herein shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit
of,
the Owner Trustee and its successors and assigns and the Swap Counterparty,
the
Depositor and each Certificateholder and its respective successors, all as
herein provided. Any request, notice, direction, consent, waiver or
other instrument or action by any Certificateholder shall bind the successors
of
each such Certificateholder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, the Swap Counterparty is an express third party beneficiary of this
Agreement.
Section
10.09. Headings. The
headings of the various Articles and Sections herein are for convenience of
reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions
hereof.
Section
10.10. Governing
Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF, INCLUDING ALL MATTERS
OF
CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH
LAWS.
Section
10.11. No
Petition.
(a) The
Owner Trustee and the Trust Administrator, by entering into this Agreement,
each
Certificateholder, by accepting the Certificates, and the Indenture Trustee
and
each Noteholder, by accepting the benefits of this Agreement, hereby covenant
and agree that they will not at any time institute against the Depositor or
the
Trust, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Trust of, any
bankruptcy under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law
in
connection with any obligations relating to the Certificates, the Notes, this
Agreement or any of the other Operative Agreements.
(b) The
Depositor shall not be liable for the default or misconduct of the Trust
Administrator, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Certificate
Paying Agent under any of the Operative Agreements or otherwise and the
Depositor shall have no obligation or liability to perform the obligations
of
the Trust under this Agreement or the Operative Agreements that are required
to
be performed by the Trust Administrator under the Transfer and Servicing
Agreement or the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture.
Section
10.12. No
Recourse. Each Certificateholder by accepting a Certificate
acknowledges that such Certificateholder’s Certificate represents a beneficial
interest in the Trust only and does not represent an interest in or an
obligation of the Depositor, the Trust Administrator, the Owner Trustee, any
co-trustee, the Bank or any Affiliate thereof (other than
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the
Trust) and no recourse may be had against such parties or their assets, except
as may be expressly set forth or contemplated in this Agreement, the
Certificates or the other Operative Agreements.
Section
10.13. Customer
Identification. The Depositor’s legal name, principal place of
business, local office or other physical location street address is SunTrust
Mortgage Securitization, LLC, [901 Semmes Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23224],
and
its government issued identification number is [__________]. The
Seller’s legal name, principal place of business, local office or other physical
location street address is STB Real Estate (Georgia), Inc., [901 Semmes Avenue,
Richmond, Virginia 23224,] and its government issued identification number
is
[__________]. In connection with any federal, state or local laws
requiring financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that
identifies each person or entity who opens an account, the Owner Trustee may
request, and the Seller and the Depositor agree to promptly provide to the
Owner
Trustee, copies of documentation which substantiates the identity of the
Depositor or the Seller, as applicable. Such documentation may
include, but is not limited to, financial statements, government licenses,
certified copies of formation documents or identification documentation of
principals claiming to represent such party.
ARTICLE
XI
OFFICERS
Section
11.01. Appointment
of Officers. The Trust may have one or more Officers who are
hereby empowered to take and are responsible for performing all ministerial
duties on behalf of the Trust pursuant to this Agreement and the other Operative
Agreements, including, without limitation, the execution of the Officers’
Certificate (as defined in the Indenture), the Trust Order (as defined in the
Indenture), the Trust Request (as defined in the Indenture), the annual
compliance report required under Section 3.09 of the Indenture, and any annual
reports, documents and other reports which the Trust is required to file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Each of the Chairman of
the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, each Senior Vice
President and each Vice President of the Depositor is hereby appointed as an
Officer of the Trust. The Depositor shall promptly deliver to the
Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee a list of its officers who shall become
the Officers of the Trust pursuant to this Section 11.01.
Section
11.02. Officers
to Provide Information to the Owner Trustee. It shall be the duty
of each Officer to keep the Owner Trustee reasonably and promptly informed
as to
material events relating to the Trust, including, without limitation, all claims
pending or threatened against the Trust, the purchase and sale of any material
portion of the Trust Estate and the execution by such Officer on behalf of
the
Trust of any material agreements or instruments.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Trust Agreement to be
duly
executed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized, as of the day
and year first above written.
SUNTRUST
MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION
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LLC,
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as
Depositor
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[_____________________________________________________________________________],
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not
in its individual capacity but solely as
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Owner
Trustee
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[____________________________________________________________________________],
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not
in its individual capacity but solely as Trust
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Administrator
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Acknowledged
and Agreed, solely
for
purposes of Sections 2.11, 7.01, 7.02 and 10.13:
SUNTRUST
MORTGAGE, INC.
By: __________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF
CERTIFICATES
THIS
OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE. THIS OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE MAY BE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
OFFERED OR SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF (INCLUDING PLEDGED) BY THE HOLDER
HEREOF ONLY TO (A) A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A
UNDER THE ACT, IN A TRANSACTION THAT IS REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THAT IS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
OF
THE ACT PURSUANT TO RULE 144A OR (B) AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING
OF SUBPARAGRAPH (A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE ACT THAT IS
ACQUIRING THE OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT
OF
SUCH AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR,” FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT
WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN
VIOLATION OF THE ACT. NO PERSON IS OBLIGATED TO REGISTER THIS
OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE UNDER THE ACT OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED BY A TRANSFEREE FOR, OR ON BEHALF OF, AN
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION
406 OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED
(“ERISA”), SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE
“CODE”) OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR LAW, OR ANY ENTITY DEEMED TO HOLD THE PLAN
ASSETS OF THE FOREGOING. EACH INVESTOR IN THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE
DEEMED TO MAKE THE FOREGOING REPRESENTATIONS AND WILL FURTHER BE DEEMED TO
REPRESENT, WARRANT AND COVENANT THAT IT WILL NOT SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFER THIS CERTIFICATE IN VIOLATION OF THE FOREGOING.
THIS
OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE
DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, THE OWNER TRUSTEE, THE
TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY
PROVIDED IN THE TRUST AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER OPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
THIS
OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT AS DESCRIBED IN THE
TRANSFER AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
NO
TRANSFER OF THIS OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE SHALL BE MADE UNLESS THE CERTIFICATE
REGISTRAR SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN AFFIDAVIT FROM THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IN
WHICH
THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE DECLARES THAT IT IS EITHER (A)(i) A REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT TRUST (A “REIT”) WITHIN
THE
MEANING OF SECTIONS 856 AND 857 OF THE CODE, (ii) A QUALIFIED REIT SUBSIDIARY
WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 856(i) OF THE CODE OR (iii) AN ENTITY THAT IS
DISREGARDED FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES THAT IS WHOLLY OWNED
BY A REIT OR QUALIFIED REIT SUBSIDIARY OR (B) A LENDER OR REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
COUNTERPARTY IN A REPURCHASE AGREEMENT OR SECURED LENDING TRANSACTION THAT
QUALIFIES AS A BORROWING FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. MOREOVER,
ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF THIS OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE TO A PERSON OTHER THAN
A
PERMITTED TRANSFEREE SHALL BE VOID AB INITIO AND THE PURPORTED
TRANSFEREE SHALL ACQUIRE NO RIGHTS IN THIS OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE.
A-2
SUNTRUST
[__________] TRUST, SERIES 200[ ]-[__]
Certificate
No.
1 Percentage
Interest: 100%
First
Payment Date: [____________________________], 200[ ]
Evidencing
a fractional undivided equity interest in the Trust Estate, the property of
which consists primarily of the Collateral in SunTrust [__________] Trust,
Series 200[ ]-[__] (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust formed by SunTrust
Mortgage Securitization, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as depositor
(the “Depositor”), pursuant to the Agreement referred to below.
This
certifies that [__________] is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest
referred to above.
The
Trust
was created pursuant to a Trust Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of
[____________], 200[ ], between the Depositor and [____________________], as
owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee,” which term includes any successor entity
under the Agreement), as amended and restated as of [____________], 200[ ],
among the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and [__________________________], as
trust administrator (the “Trust Administrator”), a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereinafter. This
Ownership Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions
and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Ownership
Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder
is bound, and the Transfer and Servicing Agreement dated as of [______________],
200[ ] (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Transfer and
Servicing Agreement”), by and among the Trust, the Depositor,
[_______________________________], as trust administrator (in such capacity,
the
“Trust Administrator”) and master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master
Servicer”), SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., as servicer, [___________________], as
subservicer, STB Real Estate (Georgia), Inc., as seller, and
[__________________], as indenture trustee (the “Indenture
Trustee”). Distributions on this Ownership Certificate shall be made
by the Trust Administrator, in its capacity as Certificate Paying Agent under
the Agreement and the Transfer and Servicing Agreement.
This
Ownership Certificate is issued under the Agreement to which reference is hereby
made for a statement of the respective rights thereunder of the Depositor,
the
Owner Trustee and the Holder of the Ownership Certificate and the terms upon
which the Ownership Certificate is executed and delivered. All terms
used in this Ownership Certificate which are defined in the Agreement shall
have
the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. The Trust Estate
consists of the Collateral in the SunTrust [__________] Trust, Series
200[__]-[__]. To the extent not otherwise defined herein, capitalized
terms used herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement
or
the Transfer and Servicing Agreement. The rights of the Holder are
subordinated to the rights of the Noteholders, as set forth in the Indenture
dated as of [________________], 200[ ], among the Trust, Trust Administrator
and
the Indenture Trustee.
There
will be distributed on the 25th day of
each month
or, if such 25th day is
not a
Business Day, the next Business Day (each, a “Payment Date”), commencing in
[________] 200[
A-3
],
to the
Holder at the close of business on the last Business Day of the month preceding
the month of such Payment Date (the “Record Date”), the amount to be distributed
to Holder on such Payment Date, all as described in the Transfer and Servicing
Agreement.
The
Holder, by its acceptance of this Ownership Certificate, agrees that it will
look solely to the funds on deposit in the Collection Account that have been
released from the lien of the Indenture for payment hereunder and that neither
the Owner Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate Paying Agent
in
their individual capacities nor the Depositor is personally liable to the Holder
for any amount payable under this Ownership Certificate or the Agreement or,
except as expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under
the Agreement.
The
Holder acknowledges and agrees that its rights to receive distributions in
respect of this Ownership Certificate are subordinated to the rights of the
Noteholders as described in the Indenture.
The
Depositor and the Holder, by acceptance of an Ownership Certificate, agree
to
treat, and to take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, the Trust
as a
Qualified REIT Subsidiary for federal, and any applicable state and local income
tax purposes.
The
Holder, by its acceptance of an Ownership Certificate, covenants and agrees
that
it will not at any time institute against the Depositor or the Trust, or join
in
any institution against the Depositor or the Trust of, any bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other
proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar
law
in connection with any obligations relating to the Ownership Certificate, the
Notes, the Agreement or any other of the Operative Agreements.
Distributions
on this Ownership Certificate will be made as provided in the Agreement by
the
Certificate Paying Agent by wire transfer or check mailed to the Holder without
the presentation or surrender of this Ownership Certificate or the making of
any
notation hereon. Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement and
notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Ownership Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Certificate Paying Agent of the pendency
of
such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Ownership
Certificate at the office or agency maintained by the Certificate Registrar
for
that purpose.
Reference
is hereby made to the further provisions of this Ownership Certificate set
forth
on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have
the
same effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by an
authorized officer of the Owner Trustee, or an authenticating agent by manual
signature, this Ownership Certificate shall not entitle the Holder hereof to
any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
THIS
OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS, AND
THE
OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND
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REMEDIES
OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH
LAWS.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and not in its
individual capacity, has caused this Ownership Certificate to be duly
executed.
SUNTRUST
[__________] TRUST, SERIES
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not
in its individual capacity but solely as
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Owner
Trustee
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By:
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Authorized
Signatory
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Dated:
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CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION
This
is
the Ownership Certificate referred to in the within-mentioned Trust
Agreement.
[_________________________________________________________________________________],
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not
in its individual capacity but solely as Trust
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Administrator
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By:
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Signatory
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SUNTRUST
[__________]TRUST, SERIES 200[ ]-[__]
OWNERSHIP
CERTIFICATE
The
Ownership Certificate does not represent an obligation of, or an interest in,
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee,
the Trust Administrator or any Affiliates of any of them and no recourse may
be
had against any such parties or their assets, except as expressly set forth
or
contemplated herein or in the Agreement or the other Operative
Agreements. In addition, this Ownership Certificate is not guaranteed
by any governmental agency or instrumentality and is limited in right of payment
to certain collections and recoveries with respect to the Collateral, all as
more specifically set forth herein. A copy of the Agreement may be
examined by any Certificateholder upon written request during normal business
hours at the principal office of the Depositor and at such other places, if
any,
designated by the Depositor.
The
Agreement permits the amendment thereof as specified below, provided that any
amendment be accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such
amendment complies with the provisions of the Agreement and would not cause
the
Trust to be subject to an entity level tax. If the purpose of the
amendment is to correct any mistake, eliminate any inconsistency, cure any
ambiguity or deal with any matter not covered, it shall not be necessary to
obtain the consent of any Noteholder or the Indenture Trustee. If the
purpose of the amendment is to add or eliminate or change any provision of
the
Agreement, other than as specified in the preceding sentence, the amendment
shall require the consent of the Holder, the consent of Noteholders evidencing
more than 662/3% of the
Outstanding Balance of the Notes and the Indenture Trustee; provided,
however, that no such amendment shall, as evidenced by an Opinion of
Counsel, adversely affect the tax status of the Trust; and provided,
further, that no such amendment shall (a) increase or reduce in any manner
the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of payments
on
the Collateral or distributions that shall be required to be made for the
benefit of the Noteholders or the Holder or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage
of the Outstanding Balance of the Notes required to consent to or to waive
the
requirement for the Holder to consent to any such amendment, in either case
of
clause (a) or (b) without the consent of the holders of all the outstanding
Notes and the Holder.
As
provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
including the limitations set forth in Section 3.03 thereof, the transfer of
this Ownership Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register upon
surrender of this Ownership Certificate for registration of transfer at the
offices or agencies of the Certificate Registrar, accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly
executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon a new Ownership Certificate will be issued to the
designated transferee. The initial Certificate Registrar appointed
under the Agreement is the Trust Administrator.
Except
as
provided in the Agreement, the Ownership Certificate is issuable only in a
minimum Percentage Interest of 100%. No service charge will be made
for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Owner Trustee or
the
Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax
or governmental charge payable in connection therewith or any expense incurred
thereby.
The
Owner
Trustee, the Certificate Paying Agent, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate
Registrar and any agent of the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Paying Agent,
the
Trust
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Administrator
or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Holder as the owner hereof for all
purposes, and none of the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Paying Agent, the
Trust
Administrator, the Certificate Registrar or any such agent shall be affected
by
any notice to the contrary.
The
obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement and the Trust created
thereby shall terminate upon the payment to Certificateholders of all amounts
required to be paid to them pursuant to the Trust Agreement and the Transfer
and
Servicing Agreement and the disposition of all property held as part of the
Trust Estate.
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s) and assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please
print or type name and address, including postal zip code, of assignee and
social security number or employer identification number)
______________________________________________________________________________
the
within Certificate stating in the names of the undersigned in the Securities
Register and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
______________________________________________________________________________
to
transfer such Certificate in such Securities Register of the Trust.
I
[we]
further direct the Securities Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the same
Class of like principal to the above-named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to the following address:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Dated:____________________
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Signature
by or on behalf of Assignor
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Authorized
Officer
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Signature
Guaranteed
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Name
of Institution
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NOTICE:
The signature(s) of this assignment must
correspond
with the name(s) on the face of this
Certificate
without alteration or any change
whatsoever. The
signature must be guaranteed by
a
participant in the Securities Transfer Agents
Medallion
Program, the New York Stock
Exchange
Medallion Signature Program or the
Stock
Exchanges Medallion Program. Notarized
or
witnessed signatures are not acceptable as
guaranteed
signatures.
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DISTRIBUTION
INSTRUCTIONS
The
assignee should include the following for the information of the Securities
Registrar. Distributions shall be made by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to
______________________________________________________________________________
for
the
account of
______________________________________________________________
account
number __________________ or, if mailed by check, to
________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable
reports and statements should be mailed to
________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
This
information is provided by
_____________________________________________
the
assignee named above, or ____________________________________ as its
agent.
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EXHIBIT
B
[RESERVED]
EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF
CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF
SUNTRUST
[__________] TRUST, SERIES 200[ ]-[__]
THIS
Certificate of Trust of SunTrust [__________] Trust, Series 200[ ]-[__] (the
“Trust”), is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as trustee, to
form a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (12 DEL. CODE,
Sections 3801 et seq.) (the “Act”).
1. NAME. The
name of the statutory trust formed hereby is “SUNTRUST [__________] TRUST,
SERIES 200[__]-[__].”
2. DELAWARE
TRUSTEE. The name and business address of the trustee of the Trust in
the State of Delaware are [______________________________].
3. EFFECTIVE
DATE. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon
filing.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the owner trustee of the Trust, has
executed this Certificate of Trust in accordance with Section 3811(a) of the
Act.
[__________________________________________],
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Owner Trustee
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
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FORM
OF
RULE 144A INVESTMENT LETTER
_______________________
Date
[__________________________ ],
as
Certificate Registrar
[__________________________ ]
[__________________________ ]
Attention: Corporate
Trust Department
Re: SunTrust
[__________] Trust, Series 200[__]-[__]
[Ownership
Certificate]
In
connection with our acquisition of the SunTrust [__________] Trust, Series
200[__]-[__] Ownership Certificate (the “Certificate”), we certify that (a) we
understand that the Certificate has not been registered under the Securities
Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or any state securities laws and is being
transferred to us in a transaction that is exempt from the registration
requirements of the Act and any such laws, (b) we have such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters that we are capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of investment in the Certificate, (c) we have had the
opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from SunTrust Mortgage
Securitization, LLC (the “Depositor”) concerning the purchase of the Certificate
and all matters relating thereto or any additional information deemed necessary
to our decision to purchase the Certificate, (d) we have not, nor has anyone
acting on our behalf, offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed
of the Certificate or any interest in the Certificate, or solicited any offer
to
buy, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the Certificate or any interest
in
the Certificate from any person in any manner, or made any general solicitation
by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or taken any other
action that would constitute a distribution of the Certificate under the Act
or
that would render the disposition of the Certificate a violation of Section
5 of
the Act or any state securities laws or require registration pursuant thereto,
and we will not act, or authorize any person to act, in such manner with respect
to the Certificate and (e) we are a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term
is defined in Rule 144A under the Act (“Rule 144A”). We are aware
that the sale to us is being made in reliance on Rule 144A.
We
are
acquiring the Certificate for our own account or for resale pursuant to Rule
144A and understand that such Certificate may be resold, pledged or transferred
only (1) to a person reasonably believed to be a qualified institutional buyer
that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified
institutional buyer to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge
or
transfer
is being made in reliance on Rule 144A or (2) pursuant to another exemption
from
registration under the Act.
In
addition, we hereby certify that we are not an employee benefit plan or other
retirement arrangement that is subject to Section 406 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or to Section 4975 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or to any other substantially similar
law) or any entity acting on behalf of or deemed to hold the plan assets of
the
foregoing.
We
hereby
acknowledge that under the terms of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement
among SunTrust Mortgage Securitization, LLC, as Depositor, [______________],
as
Owner Trustee, and [________________], as Trust Administrator, dated as of
[______________], 200[ ], no transfer of the Certificate shall be permitted
to
be made to any person unless the Certificate Registrar has received a
certificate from such transferee in the form hereof.
We
hereby
indemnify the Depositor, Certificate Registrar and the Owner Trustee against
any
liability that may result to either of them if our transfer or other disposition
of the Certificate (or any interest therein) is not exempt from the registration
requirements of the Act and any applicable state securities laws or is not
made
in accordance with such federal and state laws.
Very
truly yours,
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[Name
of Transferee]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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FORM
OF
NON-RULE 144A INVESTMENT LETTER
_______________________
Date
[_______________________],
as
Certificate Registrar
[_______________________]
[_______________________ ]
Attention: Corporate
Trust Department
Re: SunTrust
[__________] Trust, Series 200[__]-[__]
[Ownership
Certificate]
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with our acquisition of the SunTrust [__________] Trust, Series
200[_]-[__] Ownership Certificate (the “Certificate”) we certify that (a) we
understand that the Certificate has not been registered under the Securities
Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or any state securities laws and is being
transferred to us in a transaction that is exempt from the registration
requirements of the Act and any such laws, (b) we are an “accredited investor,”
as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Act, and have such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that we are capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the Certificate, (c) we
have
had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Depositor
concerning the purchase of the Certificate and all matters relating thereto
or
any additional information deemed necessary to our decision to purchase the
Certificate, (d) we are acquiring the Certificate for investment for our own
account and not with a view to any distribution of such Certificate (but without
prejudice to our right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of the
Certificate in accordance with clause (f) below), (e) we have not offered or
sold any Certificate to, or solicited offers to buy any Certificate from, any
person, or otherwise approached or negotiated with any person with respect
thereto, or taken any other action that would result in a violation of Section
5
of the Act or any state securities laws and (f) we will not sell, transfer
or
otherwise dispose of any Certificate unless (1) such sale, transfer or other
disposition is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Act and in compliance with any relevant state securities laws or is exempt
from
such registration requirements and, if requested, we will at our expense provide
an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the addressees of this certificate that
such sale, transfer or other disposition may be made pursuant to an exemption
from the Act, (2) the purchaser or transferee of such Certificate has executed
and delivered to you a certificate to substantially the same effect as this
certificate and (3) the purchaser or transferee has otherwise complied with
any
conditions for transfer set forth in the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement
dated as of [_______________], 200[__], among
SunTrust
Mortgage Securitization, LLC, as Depositor,
[_____________________________________________], as Owner Trustee, and
[________________________], as Trust Administrator (the “Trust
Agreement”).
In
addition, we hereby certify that we are not an employee benefit plan or other
retirement arrangement subject to section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or to Section 4975 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or to any other substantially similar law)
or
any entity acting on behalf of or deemed to hold the plan assets of the
foregoing.
We
hereby
acknowledge that under the terms of the Trust Agreement, no transfer of the
Certificate shall be permitted to be made to any person unless the Certificate
Registrar has received a certificate from such transferee in the form
hereof.
We
hereby
indemnify the Owner Trustee, the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar against
any liability that may result to either of them if our transfer or other
disposition of the Certificate (or any interest therein) is not exempt from
the
registration requirements of the Act and any applicable state securities laws
or
is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
Very
truly yours,
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[Name
of Transferee]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
E
[Name
and
Address of Owner Trustee]
[Name
and
Address of Trust Administrator]
Re: SunTrust
[__________] Trust, Series 200[ ]-[__]
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
This
representation and warranty is delivered pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Amended
and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of [____________], 200[ ] (the
“Agreement”), among SunTrust Mortgage Securitization, LLC, as depositor (the
“Depositor”), [_____________], as owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee”), and
[____________], as trust administrator (the “Trust Administrator”), in
connection with the transfer by SunTrust [__________] Trust, Series 200[__]-[__]
(the “Trust”) to the undersigned as beneficial owner (the “Beneficial Owner”) of
a 100% Percentage Interest in the Ownership Certificate. Capitalized terms
used
but not defined in this document have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Agreement.
The
Beneficial Owner hereby certifies that it has received a copy of the Agreement
and that it understands the restrictions on transferability of the Ownership
Certificate and the indemnity provisions set forth in Section 3.03 of the
Agreement. In connection with the transfer of the Ownership
Certificate to the Beneficial Owner, the Beneficial Owner represents and
warrants that:
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The
Beneficial Owner either (i) qualifies for taxation as a real estate
investment trust (a “REIT”) within the meaning of Sections 856 and 857 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (ii) is a
qualified REIT subsidiary within the meaning of Section 856(i) of
the Code
(a “Qualified REIT Subsidiary”), or (iii) is an entity that is disregarded
for federal income tax purposes that is wholly owned by a REIT or
a
Qualified REIT Subsidiary.
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(2)
(3)
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The
Beneficial Owner hereby agrees to be subject to the indemnification
provisions set out in Section 3.03 of the Agreement.
The Beneficial Owner hereby agrees to
be subject to the provisions governing events of default set out
in the
Indenture among the Trust, as Issuing Entity,
[______________________________],
as Trust
Administrator, and [_______________], as Indenture Trustee, dated
as of
[________________], 200[ ].
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The
Beneficial Owner will not transfer the Ownership Certificate to any
person
or entity (i) as to which the Purchaser has reason to believe does
not
satisfy the requirements set forth in the Agreement, and (ii) without
obtaining from the prospective Purchaser and providing to the Certificate
Registrar a written representation substantially in the form of Exhibit
F
to the Agreement.
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(5)
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The
Holder of the Ownership Certificate will not take any action or inaction
that would cause the Trust to be subject to any United States federal
income taxation.
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Very
truly yours,
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[____________________________]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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X
XXXX
XX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX REGARDING TRANSFEREE’S
STATUS
AS
A REIT OR QUALIFIED REIT SUBSIDIARY
This
representation and warranty is delivered pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Trust
Agreement dated as of [___________], 200[ ] (the “Agreement”), among SunTrust
Mortgage Securitization, LLC, as depositor (the “Depositor”),
[_____________________], as owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee”), and
[____________], as trust administrator (the “Trust Administrator”), in
connection with the transfer by [the [transferor] to the undersigned] as
beneficial owner (the “Beneficial Owner”) of a 100% Percentage Interest in the
Ownership Certificate. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this
document have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
The
Beneficial Owner hereby certifies that it has received a copy of the Agreement
and that it understands the restrictions on transferability of the Ownership
Certificate set forth in Section 3.03 of the Agreement and the indemnity
provisions set forth in Section 7.02 of the Agreement. In connection
with the transfer of the Ownership Certificate to the Beneficial Owner, the
Beneficial Owner represents and warrants that:
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The
Beneficial Owner either (i) qualifies for taxation as a real estate
investment trust (a “REIT”) within the meaning of Sections 856 and 857 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (ii) is a
qualified REIT subsidiary within the meaning of Section 856(i) of
the Code
(a “Qualified REIT Subsidiary”), or (iii) an entity that is disregarded
for federal income tax purposes that is wholly owned by a REIT or
a
Qualified REIT Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Beneficial Owner may pledge or transfer the Ownership Certificate
to a
lender or repurchase agreement counterparty in a repurchase agreement
or
secured lending transaction that qualifies as a borrowing for federal
income tax purposes.
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(2)
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The
Beneficial Owner hereby agrees to be subject to the indemnification
provisions set out in Section 7.02 of the Agreement, and hereby warrants
that the Beneficial Owner shall indemnify the Trust for any income
tax
imposed upon the Trust due to the Beneficial Owner’s failure to qualify as
a REIT, a Qualified REIT Subsidiary, or an entity that is disregarded
for
federal income tax purposes that is wholly owned by a REIT or a Qualified
REIT Subsidiary at any time at which such Beneficial Owner owns the
Ownership Certificate.
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The
Beneficial Owner hereby agrees to be subject to the provisions governing
events of default set out in the Indenture among SunTrust [__________]
Trust, Series 200[ ]-[__] (the “Trust”), as Issuing Entity, [__________],
as trust administrator and [__________], as indenture trustee, dated
as of
[___________], 200[ ].
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(4)
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The
Beneficial Owner will not transfer the Ownership Certificate to any
person
or entity (i) as to which the Purchaser has reason to believe does
not
satisfy the
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requirements
set forth in the Agreement, and (ii) without obtaining from the prospective
Purchaser and providing to the Certificate Registrar a written representation
substantially in the form of this Exhibit F to the Agreement.
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(5)
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The
Holder of the Ownership Certificate will not take any action or inaction
that would cause the Trust to be subject to any United States federal
income taxation.
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