AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
to the
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Series 2004-AC4
Dated as of August 1, 2004
among
BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC,
Depositor
EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
as Seller and Company
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Master Servicer and Securities Administrator
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
This AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE is made and entered into this 19th day of
November, 2004, by and among BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, as depositor (the "Depositor"), EMC MORTGAGE
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as seller (in such capacity, the "Seller")
and as company (in such capacity, the "Company"), XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as master servicer (in such
capacity, the "Master Servicer") and as securities administrator (in such
capacity, the "Securities Administrator") and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a
national banking association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as
trustee (the "Trustee"), in connection with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
dated as of July 1, 2004 among the above mentioned parties (the "Agreement"),
and the issuance of Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-AC4. This amendment
is made pursuant to Section 12.01 of the Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Seller, the Company,
the Securities Administrator and the Trustee entered into the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
WHEREAS, Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides
that the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended by the Depositor, the
Seller, the Company, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the
Trustee without the consent of any of the Certificateholders to cure any
ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions contained in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, (including to give effect to the expectations of
investors), subject to the conditions specified in Section 12.01;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms.
For purposes of this Amendment, unless the context clearly requires
otherwise, all capitalized terms which are used but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 2. The Amendment.
(a) Section 6.04(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is
hereby amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting clause
SECOND of such subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
SECOND, the Principal Distribution Amount for any Distribution
Date shall be distributed to the Offered Certificates (other than the
Class A-6 Certificates), on a pro rata basis, based on the Certificate
Principal Balance of each such Class, until the Certificate Principal
Balances thereof have been reduced to zero; provided, however that the
pro rata allocation of the Principal Distribution Amount to the Class
A-3 Certificates and Class A-4 Certificates shall be based on the total
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-3 Certificates and Class
A-4 Certificates, but shall be distributed to the Class A-3
Certificates and the Class A-4 Certificates on a sequential basis, in
that order, until the Certificate Principal Balances of the Class A-3
Certificates and Class A-4 Certificates have been reduced to zero.
(b) Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is hereby
amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting the definition of
Reference Bank Rate in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
REFERENCE BANK RATE: With respect to any Accrual Period shall mean the
arithmetic mean, rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest whole multiple of
0.03125%, of the offered rates for United States dollar deposits for one month
that are quoted by the Reference Banks as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on
the related Interest Determination Date to prime banks in the London interbank
market for a period of one month in an amount approximately equal to the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-5, Class M-1, Class M-2
and Class B Certificates for such Accrual Period, provided that at least two
such Reference Banks provide such rate. If fewer than two offered rates appear,
the Reference Bank Rate will be the arithmetic mean, rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the nearest whole multiple of 0.03125%, of the rates quoted by one
or more major banks in New York City, selected by the Securities Administrator,
as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date for loans in United States
dollars to leading European banks for a period of one month in amounts
approximately equal to the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class
A-5, Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class B Certificates for such Accrual Period.
(c) Section 6.09 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is hereby
amended effective as of the date hereof by deleting the last sentence
in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
On the July 2009 Distribution Date, the Trustee shall withdraw the
amount on deposit in the Class P Certificate Account and remit such amount to
the holders of the Class P Certificates in reduction of the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof.
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SECTION 3. Effect of Amendment.
Upon execution of this Amendment, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
shall be, and be deemed to be, modified and amended in accordance herewith and
the respective rights, limitations, obligations, duties, liabilities and
immunities of the Depositor, the Seller, the Company, the Master Servicer, the
Securities Administrator and the Trustee shall hereafter be determined,
exercised and enforced subject in all respects to such modifications and
amendments, and all the terms and conditions of this Amendment shall be deemed
to be part of the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
for any and all purposes. Except as modified and expressly amended by this
Amendment, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is in all respects ratified and
confirmed, and all the terms, provisions and conditions thereof shall be and
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. Binding Effect.
The provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, and all
such provisions shall inure to the benefit of the Depositor, the Seller, the
Company, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee.
SECTION 5. Governing Law.
This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with the substantive
laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of law principles
thereof other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law, and
the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereto shall be determined
in accordance with such laws.
SECTION 6. Severability of Provisions.
If any one or more of the provisions or terms of this Amendment shall
be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such provisions or terms shall
be deemed severable from the remaining provisions or terms of this Amendment and
shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions or
terms of this Amendment.
SECTION 7. Section Headings.
The section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and
shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
SECTION 8. Counterparts.
This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which
shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same
instrument.
[signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Seller, the Company, the Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee have caused their names
to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of
the day and year first above written.
BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES
I LLC
as Depositor
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
as Seller and Company
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as Securities Administrator
and Master Servicer
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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