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UNITED STATES  

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 25, 2023

 

 

Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware   001-39739   85-2599566
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

101 North Tryon Street, Suite 1000,
Charlotte, NC 28246
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(888) 315-0822

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading
Symbol(s)
  Name of each exchange
on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   SUNL   New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each whole warrant is exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   SUNL.WS   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company x 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

As previously reported, on April 2, 2023 Sunlight Financial LLC (“Sunlight”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. (the “Company”), the Company and Cross River Bank (“CRB”), entered into a Commitment and Transaction Support Agreement (the “Commitment & Transaction Support Agreement”) pursuant to which the parties agreed to undertake the transactions contemplated under the Commitment & Transaction Support Agreement pursuant to definitive documents that remained subject to negotiation and completion (“Definitive Documents”). On April 25, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), the parties and certain of their affiliates agreed to and executed the Definitive Documents and closed the transactions contemplated by the Commitment & Transaction Support Agreement as described below.

 

Loan Program Agreements with Cross River Bank

 

Sunlight previously entered into the following agreements with CRB:

 

·a First Amended and Restated Loan Program Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2018 (as amended, the “Existing Solar Loan Program Agreement”);
·an Amended and Restated Loan Sale Agreement dated as of February 12, 2018 (as amended, the “Existing Solar Loan Sale Agreement”);
·a Home Improvement Loan Program Agreement dated as of January 29, 2019 (as amended, the “Existing HI Loan Program Agreement”); and
·a Loan Sale Agreement dated as of November 19, 2020 (as amended, the “Existing HI Loan Sale Agreement” and together with the Existing Solar Loan Program Agreement, Existing Solar Loan Sale Agreement and Existing HI Loan Program Agreement, the “CRB Agreements”).

 

On the Closing Date, Sunlight and CRB entered in the following agreements:

 

·a Second Amended and Restated Loan Program Agreement amending and restating the Existing Solar Loan Program Agreement (the “Amended Solar Loan Program Agreement”);
·a Second Amended and Restated Loan Sale Agreement amending and restating the Existing Solar Loan Sale Agreement (the “Amended Solar Loan Sale Agreement”);
·an Amended and Restated Home Improvement Loan Program Agreement amending and restating the Existing HI Loan Program Agreement (the “Amended HI Loan Program Agreement”); and
·an Amended and Restated Home Improvement Loan Sale Agreement amending and restating the Existing HI Loan Sale Agreement (the “Amended HI Loan Sale Agreement,” together with the Amended Solar Loan Program Agreement, the Amended Solar Loan Sale Agreement, and the Amended HI Loan Program Agreement, the “Amended CRB Agreements”).

 

The Amended CRB Agreements provide, among other things:

 

·a requirement that Sunlight establish a pricing and capital markets committee responsible for setting dealer discounts, interest rates, capital markets activity, policies relating to hedging, and other terms related to Sunlight’s loan products and executing any sales of loans held by CRB pursuant to the Amended CRB Agreements, and to provide CRB with observer rights and a right to attend all meetings held by the committee, subject to exclusions where CRB is the loan purchaser;
·modifications to the procedures for submitting credit approvals;
·a modification to the cap on the total loans held by CRB at any time as provided below, measured on the last day of the calendar month, with a grace period election for loan sales executed during the seven (7) business days following the last day of a calendar month. Sunlight will be entitled to six (6) grace period elections in any twelve-month period:

 

Period Bank Cap
Months ending April 30, 2023 and May 31, 2023 Waived
Months ending June 30, 2023 and July 31, 2023 $550,000,000
Months ending August 31, 2023, September 30, 2023 and October 31, 2023 $500,000,000
Month ending November 30, 2023 and each month thereafter         $400,000,000 (plus the Additional Capacity, if any). Additional Capacity is the lesser of (i) the Cash Collateral Amount divided by 5% and (ii) $100,000,000.

 

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·modifications to the “Loan Purchase Trigger Date” (as defined in the Amended Solar Loan Sale Agreement) related to each loan held on CRB’s balance sheet;
·a revised tiered fee structure and provision for certain fees accrued through June 30, 2023 to be payable in additional Tranche 1 Loans (as defined below);
·Sunlight will use best efforts to amend the Master Services Agreement, dated January 13, 2020, between CRB, Sunlight, and Turnstile Capital Management, LLC (the “Servicer”) on or before July 1, 2023 to cause the Servicer to remit various cash payments associated with loans into an account held by CRB;
·effective on the Closing Date and continuing until full repayment to CRB of all outstanding obligations, Sunlight will provide CRB with a pari passu first lien security interest in all assets of the Company as defined in the Secured Term Loan; and
·waiver by CRB of any defaults known by CRB to be existing under the CRB Agreements.

 

Secured Term Loan with CRB

 

On the Closing Date, Sunlight, as borrower, entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with CRB, and with SL Financial Holdings Inc., (“SL Financial”) as guarantor (the “Secured Term Loan”). The Secured Term Loan consists of loan commitments for two tranches of loans providing for Tranche 1 Loans and Tranche 2 Loans (each as defined below). The Secured Term Loan, and all other obligations of Sunlight to CRB are secured by a first lien perfected security interest in all Sunlight’s and SL Financial’s assets. The Secured Term Loan matures on October 25, 2025 (the “Maturity Date”).

 

The Secured Term Loan provides loan commitments under two sub- facilities. The $38.8 million Tranche 1 facility (the “Tranche 1 Loans”) will be used to repay all outstanding borrowings under the SVB Revolver, pay fees and accrued interest due under the Loan Program Agreements and for general corporate purposes. The $49.8 million Tranche 2 facility (the “Tranche 2 Loans” and, collectively with the “Tranche 1 Loans” the “Facility Loans”) will be used for deferred loan sale proceeds and to pay fees and capitalized interest.

 

No scheduled principal payments are due until the first anniversary of the Closing Date. Commencing with the first full month after the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Sunlight is required to make equal monthly principal payments in an amount equal to 4% of the aggregate amount of the Facility Loans funded or deemed funded through the first anniversary of the Closing Date. On the Maturity Date, all remaining unpaid amounts of principal and interest must be repaid in full.

 

An upfront fee equal to $2,658,000, payable upon the closing date of the Secured Term Loan will be paid in kind and added to the outstanding amount the Facility Loans. An unused fee equal to 14% per annum of the difference between (a) the Maximum Covered Loan Sale Amount (as defined in the Secured Term Loan) minus any commitment reductions with respect to Tranche 2 Term Loans since the Closing Date and (b) the aggregate principal amount of Tranche 2 Term Loans then outstanding will be payable monthly in kind and added to the outstanding amount of Tranche 2 Loans.

 

The aggregate principal outstanding amount of loans under the Secured Term Loan (including capitalized or accrued and unpaid interest and any fees, the upfront fee and the unused fee) shall not exceed $100 million.

 

The Secured Term Loan is subject to mandatory prepayment under certain conditions, which prepayments may be allocated to Tranche 1 or Tranche 2 loans at the option of the Company and Sunlight. Additionally, the Company and Sunlight will be required to prepay the Secured Term Loan in full upon a liquidation, winding up, change of control, merger, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Sunlight, or a transaction that results in the Company becoming privately held. Sunlight may, at its option, prepay the Secured Term Loan and/or permanently reduce and terminate unused loan commitments, in each case, in part or full at any time prior to the maturity date with no penalties; which prepayments and/or commitment reductions may be allocated to Tranche 1 Loans and/or Tranche 2 loans at the option of Sunlight.

 

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The Secured Term Loan contains customary restrictive covenants for facilities of its type, which include, among other things, limitations on use of proceeds, dispositions, changes in business, management or business locations, change of control, mergers or acquisitions, indebtedness, liens, restricted payments, dividends or any other payments to equity, investments, transactions with affiliates, and capital expenditures, subject to certain customary baskets and exceptions. The Secured Term Loan also includes a financial covenant requiring minimum liquidity (unrestricted and unencumbered cash and cash equivalents held by Sunlight) in deposit accounts or securities accounts in an amount equal to or greater than $20 million, measured as of the end of each calendar month and requires that Sunlight maintain unrestricted cash in an aggregate amount of not less than (a) during the two-week period after the Closing Date, $20 million, and (b) thereafter, the greater of (x) $20 million and (y) 75% of Sunlight’s cash, in accounts with CRB or its affiliates.

 

The Secured Term Loan also contains customary events of default that would permit the lenders to accelerate the loans, including, among other things, the failure to make timely payments when due under the Secured Term Loan or other material indebtedness as described in the Secured Term Loan, the failure to satisfy covenants contained in the Secured Term Loan, specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency, a material event of default under the Amended Loan Program Documents or any other agreement with CRB.

 

Warrants

 

On the Closing Date the Company entered into a Warrant Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with CRB Group, Inc. (“Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company issued to Purchaser a stock purchase warrant (the “Warrant”) exercisable for up to 25,944,541 shares (“Warrant Shares”) subject to certain adjustments, of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) at a per share price of $0.01, subject to certain adjustments and vesting as described below.

 

On the Closing Date, the Warrant vested and became exercisable with respect to 12,907,080 Warrant Shares. The remaining portion of the Warrant with respect to 13,037,461 Warrant Shares, subject to certain adjustments, will vest and become exercisable on April 27, 2024; provided, however, that if the Secured Term Loan is paid in full prior to such date or a Change of Control (as defined in the Secured Term Loan) occurs prior to such date (the date of either such event, the “Acceleration Date”), such number of Warrant Shares equal to the product of the following equation shall immediately vest and become exercisable and the remainder of the unvested Warrant Shares shall be forfeited and not be exercisable: (i) (A) the number of days that elapsed between the Closing Date and the Acceleration Date (inclusive of the Acceleration Date) divided by (B) 366, multiplied by (ii) 13,037,461.

 

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company and Purchaser have agreed to negotiate in good faith to enter into a registration rights agreement within 45 days after the Closing Date.

 

The foregoing descriptions in this Item 1.01 are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the actual agreements filed as exhibits with this Current Report on Form 8-K, which agreements are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On April 26, 2023, in connection with the Company’s entry into the Secured Term Loan described in Item 1.01 hereof, the Company repaid $3,609,539 outstanding under the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2021 with a revolving credit lender, Silicon Valley Bank (the “SVB Revolver”) and terminated the SVB Revolver and all agreements related thereto. The SVB Revolver had a maximum borrowing limit of $30 million, was secured by the net assets of Sunlight, had an interest at a per annum rate equal to the sum of (i) a floating rate index and (ii) a fixed margin, included financial covenants that required Sunlight to maintain minimum liquidity, EBITDA and available takeout commitment levels on a quarterly basis. The SVB Revolver would have expired on April 26, 2023.

 

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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.

 

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this current report on Form 8-K is incorporated by this reference in this Item 2.03.

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS SUMMARY

 

This report contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the operating performance of our investments, the stability of our earnings, our financing needs, and the size and attractiveness of market opportunities. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “potential,” “expect,” “endeavor,” “seek,” “anticipate,” “outlook,” “intend,” “estimate,” “overestimate,” “underestimate,” “believe,” “could,” “project,” “predict,” “continue” or other similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions; discuss future expectations; describe future plans and strategies; contain projections of results of operations, cash flows, or financial condition; or state other forward-looking information. Our ability to predict results or the actual outcome of future plans or strategies is inherently limited. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results.

 

Our ability to implement our business strategy is subject to numerous risks described below as well as the risks fully described under Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022:

 

·As of December 31, 2022 we were out of compliance with certain financial covenants in our existing credit facility and CRB Agreements. While we have consummated the Transactions under the Commitment & Transaction Support Agreement with CRB to address our compliance issues under the CRB Agreements and replace the existing credit facility, the Amended CRB Agreements and our new credit facility with CRB, impose operating and financial restrictions on us. Our ability to manage our business in accordance with the terms of these new agreements is a key factor in achieving profitability.
·We have incurred a net loss and negative cash flows from operating activities in 2022. While we have consummated the Transactions contemplated by the Commitment & Transaction Support Agreement, these trends have continued into 2023 and will continue in the near term until we are able to fully benefit from the consummation of the Transactions.
·While we consummated the Transactions under the Commitment & Transaction Support Agreement with CRB, we must continue to work through the Backbook Loans and rapidly rising interest rate environment to stabilize our business and return to profitability. In our continuing efforts to do so, we may consider seeking strategic alternatives in order to sustain our business, and we cannot predict the impact that such strategic alternative might have on Sunlight’s operations or the prices of Sunlight’s securities.
·Our limited liquidity is materially and adversely affecting our business operations. While we have consummated the Transactions contemplated by the Commitment & Transaction Support Agreement we will continue to implement cost saving measures and our Board is continuing to review additional actions to maximize value for shareholders.
·While the Amended CRB Agreements and Secured Term Loan with CRB address our short term liquidity concerns, we must carefully manage our liquidity to comply with the new agreements and achieve long-term stability.
·Non-compliance on the part of third parties with whom we conduct business disrupts our business and adversely affects our financial conditions and operating results.

 

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·We do not currently have an interest rate risk hedging program or seek to hedge interest rate risks associated with our Amended CRB Agreements, and therefore are not protected against significant increases in interest rates.
·Worsening economic conditions from rising interest rates, a rising rate of inflation, or other potential causes of economic distress could raise Sunlight’s cost of capital and/or reduce or eliminate the willingness of Sunlight’s direct or indirect capital providers to continue funding loan volume at historical levels, thereby materially and adversely impacting Sunlight’s business, cash flows, financial condition and results of operations.
·The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and other health epidemics and outbreaks, including the rise of variants of COVID-19, could adversely affect Sunlight’s business, results of operations and financial condition.
·While Sunlight has obtained amended terms under the Amended CRB Agreements, if Sunlight is unable to facilitate the sale of loans held on CRB’s balance sheet to comply with the total loan cap and CRB is unwilling to further expand its loan capacity, Sunlight may be required to purchase all or a portion of these loans and/or may be unable to fund future Indirect Channel Loans.
·To the extent that Sunlight seeks to grow or strengthen its business and competitive position through future acquisitions, or other strategic investments, transactions or alliances, Sunlight may not be able to do so effectively.
·A material reduction in the retail price of electricity charged by electric utilities, other retail electricity providers or other energy sources as compared to potential savings for purchasing and using a solar system or an increase in pricing for purchasing and using a solar system above the cost of other energy sources could result in a lower demand for solar systems, which could have an adverse impact on Sunlight’s business, results of operations and financial condition.
·The reduction, modification or elimination of government incentives could cause our revenue to decline and harm our financial results.
·Existing regulations and policies and changes to these regulations and policies may present technical, regulatory, and economic barriers to the purchase and use of solar power products, which may significantly reduce demand for our loan products and services.
·The industries that Sunlight operates in are highly competitive and are likely to become more competitive. Additionally, if new entrants join these markets who have ready access to cheaper capital, competing successfully would become more difficult for Sunlight. Sunlight’s inability to compete successfully or maintain or improve Sunlight’s market share and margins could adversely affect its business.
·Disruptions in the operation of Sunlight’s computer systems and those of its critical third-party service providers and capital providers could have an adverse effect on Sunlight’s business.
·Sunlight’s growth is dependent on its contractor network and in turn the quality of the products and services they provide to their customers, and Sunlight’s failure to retain or replace existing contractors, to grow its contractor network or the number of Sunlight loans offered through its existing network, or increases in loan delinquencies due to any deficiencies in Sunlight’s contractor underwriting practices, could adversely impact Sunlight’s business.
·The current electrician shortage adversely impacts our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
·Sunlight’s capital advance program exposes it to potential losses in the event that a contractor fails to fully perform under its agreements with Sunlight or becomes insolvent prior to completion of the underlying installation or construction, which losses could have an adverse impact on Sunlight’s business, results of operations and financial condition.
·If contractors fail to fulfill their obligations to consumers or fail to comply with applicable law, Sunlight may incur remediation costs.
·Sunlight’s revenue is impacted, to a significant extent, by the general economy, including supply chain disruptions, and the financial performance of its capital providers and contractors.
·Our results of operations could be adversely affected by economic and political conditions globally and the effects of these conditions on our clients’ businesses and levels of business activity.
·Sunlight has never paid cash dividends on its capital stock, and does not anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

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·Sunlight cannot guarantee that it will repurchase its common stock pursuant to Sunlight’s share repurchase program or that Sunlight’s share repurchase program will enhance long-term shareholder value. Share repurchases could also increase the volatility of the price of Sunlight’s common stock and could diminish Sunlight’s cash reserves.
·If assumptions or estimates Sunlight uses in preparing its financial statements are incorrect or are required to change, Sunlight’s reported results of operations, liquidity and financial condition may be adversely affected.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. 

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number   Description
10.1   Second Amended and Restated Loan Program Agreement, dated April 25, 2023, by and between Cross River Bank and Sunlight Financial LLC
10.2   Second Amended and Restated Loan Sale Agreement, dated April 25, 2023, by and between Cross River Bank and Sunlight Financial LLC
10.3   Amended and Restated Home Improvement Loan Program Agreement, dated April 25, 2023, by and between Cross River Bank and Sunlight Financial LLC
10.4   Amended and Restated Home Improvement Loan Sale Agreement, dated April 25, 2023, by and between Cross River Bank and Sunlight Financial LLC
10.5   Loan and Security Agreement, dated April 25, 2023, by and between Cross River Bank, Sunlight Financial LLC, as borrower, and SL Financial Holdings Inc., as guarantor
10.6   Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated April 25, 2023, by and between Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. and CRB Group, Inc.
10.7   Warrant issued by Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. on April 25, 2023 and accepted and agreed to by CRB Group, Inc.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC.
     
  By:

/s/ Matthew Potere

    Matthew Potere
   

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

Dated: May 1, 2023

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
LOAN PROGRAM AGREEMENT

 

between

 

CROSS RIVER BANK, 

 

SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC

 

and

 

SL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC., as Guarantor 

 

Dated as of
April 25
, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION 1
Section 1.1    Definitions 1
Section 1.2    Construction 11
ARTICLE II GENERAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 11
Section 2.1    General Description 11
Section 2.2    Program Terms and Program Guidelines 12
Section 2.3    Program Modifications 12
Section 2.4    Ownership of Loans and Customer Information 12
Section 2.5    Retained Loans 12
Section 2.6    Sunlight Products 14
Section 2.7    Prescreen Program 14
ARTICLE III DUTIES OF SUNLIGHT AND BANK 14
Section 3.1    Duties and Responsibilities of Sunlight 14
Section 3.2    Duties and Responsibilities of Bank 19
Section 3.3    Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Bank 19
Section 3.4    Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Agreement 20
ARTICLE IV TRADE NAMES, ACCOUNTING SYSTEM; ADVERTISING AND PROGRAM MATERIALS 20
Section 4.1    Trade Names and Trademarks 20
Section 4.2    Accounting System 20
Section 4.3    Advertising and Program Materials 20
Section 4.4    Intellectual Property 21
Section 4.5   Program Managers 22
ARTICLE V LOAN ORIGINATION 22
Section 5.1    Dealer Discounts 22
Section 5.2    Note Execution 22
Section 5.3    Sunlight as Paying Agent; Loan Funding 22
Section 5.4    Fees 22
Section 5.5   Advance Deposit of Funds to Assure Purchase of Non-Portfolio Loans 23
Section 5.6    Sales of Loans 23
Section 5.7    [Reserved] 23
Section 5.8    Deliquent Receivables Collateral Account 23
Section 5.9    [Reserved] 23
ARTICLE VI EXPENSES 24
Section 6.1    Expenses 24
Section 6.2    ACH and Wire Costs 24
Section 6.3    Taxes 24
ARTICLE VII TERM 24
ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION 25
Section 8.1    Termination 25
Section 8.2    Effect of Termination 26
ARTICLE IX REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS 26
Section 9.1    Sunlight’s Representations and Warranties 26
Section 9.2    Bank’s Representations and Warranties 28

 

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Section 9.3   Sunlight’s Covenants 29
Section 9.4   Guarantor Activities 31
Section 9.5   Guaranty 31
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS 31
Section 10.1    Indemnification 31
Section 10.2    Limitation of Liability 33
Section 10.3    Governing Law 33
Section 10.4    Confidential Information 33
Section 10.5    Privacy Law Compliance; Security Breach Disclosure 34
Section 10.6    Force Majeure 35
Section 10.7    Regulatory Examinations and Financial Information 35
Section 10.8    Relationship of Parties; No Authority to Bind 35
Section 10.9    Severability 36
Section 10.10    Successors and Third Parties 36
Section 10.11    Notices 36
Section 10.12    Waiver; Amendments 36
Section 10.13   Counterparts 36
Section 10.14    Further Assurances 36
Section 10.15    Entire Agreement 36
Section 10.16    Referrals 37
Section 10.17    Interpretation 37
Section 10.18    PATRIOT Act 37
Section 10.19   Headings 37
Section 10.20   Sunlight Covenants and Representations Related to Third Party Service Providers 37
Section 10.21    Survival 37
Section 10.22    Set-Off 37
Section 10.23   Waiver of Existing Defaults 38
Section 10.24    Security Interest 38

 

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Exhibits

 

Exhibit A Program Terms
Exhibit B Credit Policy and Underwriting Requirements
Exhibit C Compliance Guidelines
Exhibit D Charge Off Policies
Exhibit E Retained Loan Allocation Method
Exhibit F Audit Letter Agreement
Exhibit G List of Products

 

Schedules

 

Schedule 3.1(j) Reporting Data Fields
Schedule 3.1(n) Sunlight Audit and Monitoring Program
Schedule 3.1(y) Pre-Amendment Cash Management
Schedule 9.1(s) Insurance

 

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
LOAN PROGRAM AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN PROGRAM AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of April 25, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), by and among CROSS RIVER BANK, an FDIC-insured New Jersey state chartered bank (“Bank”), SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sunlight”), and SL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation (“Guarantor”), amending and restating that certain First Amended and Restated Loan Program Agreement by and between Bank and Sunlight dated as of February 12, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Old Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, Bank is an FDIC-insured New Jersey state-chartered bank with the authority to originate consumer loans throughout the United States of America;

 

WHEREAS, Bank desires to originate consumer loans to finance the sale and installation of residential solar systems (“Systems”) and certain other home improvements (“Improvements”);

 

WHEREAS, Sunlight is in the business of facilitating such loans by, inter alia, entering into agreements (“Dealer Agreements”) with companies (“Installers”) engaged directly in the sale and installation of Systems and Improvements that are approved by Bank in writing (“Improvements”) and with companies (“Channel Partners”) engaged indirectly in such activity through Installer networks (such Installers and Channel Partners, collectively, “Dealers”);

 

WHEREAS, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Bank and Sunlight have agreed that, except for any Retained Loans owned by Bank as of the Effective Date, Bank shall not have any obligation to retain additional Required Retained Loans or Other Retained Loans (pursuant to Section 2.5(a) or otherwise) until the Retention Effective Date; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend and restate the Old Agreement with this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the terms, conditions and mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby conclusively acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 1.1          Definitions. In addition to definitions provided for other terms elsewhere in this Agreement and except as otherwise specifically indicated, the following terms shall have the indicated meanings set forth in this Section 1.1. Terms not defined herein shall have the meanings attributed to them in the Loan Sale Agreement.

 

1-Month SOFR” means, with respect to any day of determination (such day, the “Periodic SOFR Determination Day”), the SOFR Reference Rate on the Periodic SOFR Determination Day that is three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such month, as such rate is published by the SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic SOFR Determination Day the SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the SOFR Administrator, then 1-Month SOFR will be the SOFR Reference Rate as published by the SOFR Administrator on the first preceding Business Day for which such SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic SOFR Determination Day.

 

20 Year Loan Product Retention Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, an amount, expressed as a percentage, equal to the quotient of (a) the aggregate Original Principal Balance of all Required Retained Loans having an initial term of 20 years divided by (b) the aggregate Original Principal Balance of all Required Retained Loans.

 

25 Year Loan Product Retention Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, an amount, expressed as a percentage, equal to the quotient of (a) the aggregate Original Principal Balance of all Required Retained Loans having an initial term of 25 years divided by (b) the aggregate Original Principal Balance of all Required Retained Loans.

 

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ACH” means automated clearing house.

 

Additional Capacity” means the lesser of (i) the Cash Collateral Amount divided by 5% and (ii) $100,000,000.

 

Additional Payment” means, $0, representing the unpaid “Additional Payments” accrued under the Old Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

Administration Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement of even date herewith entered into by and between Bank and Sunlight relating to the servicing of the Retained Loans.

 

Advertising Materials” means the installation proposals used by Dealers to promote the sale of Systems and Improvements and financing therefor, including Loans under the Program.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such Person; provided that, with respect to Sunlight Financial, LLC and its Subsidiaries (the “Sunlight Companies”), no other entity owned by any investment firm, fund, company or other entity that is a member or shareholder of such Sunlight Company shall be an Affiliate of any Sunlight Company. As used in this definition of Affiliate, the term “control” means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of such Person’s voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “affiliated”, “controlling” and “controlled” have correlative meanings.

 

Aggregate Monthly Fees” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Monthly Fees due and payable in respect of the Loans for the immediately preceding month.

 

Agreement” means this Second Amended and Restated Loan Program Agreement, including all schedules and exhibits hereto, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Allocation Method” means the method of allocating Loans attached hereto as Exhibit E, as updated from time to time upon the mutual agreement of Bank and Sunlight.

 

Annual Projections” is defined in Section 3.1(1).

 

Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to Sunlight or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

 

Anti-Money Laundering Laws” is defined in Section 9.1(m).

 

Applicable Laws” means all federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations and orders, together with all rules and guidelines established by self-regulatory organizations, including the NACHA, or government sponsored entities, applicable to a party or relating to or affecting any aspect of the Program (including, without limitation, the Loans), and all requirements of any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction over any party hereto or any activity provided for in this Agreement or any other Program Document, as any such laws, statutes, regulations, orders and requirements may be amended and in effect from time to time during the term of this Agreement. Without limitation of the foregoing, “Applicable Laws” shall include all Rules and any regulations, policy statements, “Guidance” and any similar pronouncement of a Regulatory Authority applicable to the acts of Bank, Sunlight or a Third Party Service Provider as they relate to the Program or a party’s performance of its obligations under the Program Documents.

 

Arix” means the system that Bank uses to originate and fund Loans under this Agreement.

 

Audit Letter” is defined in Section 3.1(n).

 

Bank” means Cross River Bank.

 

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Bank Cap” means, with respect to the aggregate principal balance of the Total Loans held by Bank as of the last day of any calendar month, the applicable amount set forth in the following table:

 

Period Bank Cap
Months ending April 30, 2023 and May 31, 2023 Waived
Months ending June 30, 2023 and July 31, 2023 $550,000,000
Months ending August 31, 2023, September 30, 2023 and October 31, 2023 $500,000,000
Month ending November 30, 2023 and each month thereafter $400,000,000 (plus the Additional Capacity, if any)

 

Bank Origination Fee” means, with respect to each Loan, the up-front fee, if any, charged for such Loan by Bank in an amount equal to the product of the Bank Origination Fee Rate and the Original Principal Balance of such Loan.

 

Bank Origination Fee Rate” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit A.

 

Battery Only Loan Products” means any loan product set forth on Exhibit A under “Battery Only Loan Products.”

 

Borrower” means, with respect to any Loan, each Person who is a borrower under such Loan and each other obligor (including any co-signor or guarantor) of the payment obligation for such Loan.

 

Business Day” means any day upon which New Jersey state banks are open for business, but excluding Saturdays and Sundays.

 

Cash Collateral Account” is defined in Section 5.9.

 

Cash Collateral Amount” means, on any date of determination, the amount on deposit in the Cash Collateral Account, as of such date.

 

Channel Partner” is defined in the Recitals.

 

Charge Off Guidelines” means those guidelines set forth in Exhibit D.

 

Concentration Event” means, as of last day of each calendar month, any of the following as it relates to the Required Retained Loans: (a) a Required Retained Loans Battery Only Amount in excess of the Required Retained Loans Battery Only Limit; (b) a 20 Year Loan Product Retention Percentage in excess of the Maximum 20 Year Loan Product Retention Percentage specified on Exhibit A; (c) a 25 Year Loan Product Retention Percentage in excess of the Maximum 25 Year Loan Product Retention Percentage specified on Exhibit A; and (d) a Required Retained Loans Low Interest Rate Product Amount in excess of the Required Retained Loans Low Interest Rate Product Limit. For the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of one or more events under clauses (a), (b), (c) and/or (d) above during any calendar month shall constitute only one Concentration Event for such given month.

 

Confidential Information” is defined in Section 10.4.

 

Cost Basis” means, as of any date of determination for any Loan, the sum of (a) the unpaid principal balance of such Loan, minus (b) the applicable Dealer Discount.

 

Credit Policy” means the credit requirements of Bank as set forth in the Program Guidelines to be used by Sunlight in reviewing all Loan Applications on behalf of Bank.

 

Cumulative Loss Trigger Determination Date” means, with respect to any Performance Cohort, the date that is three, six, nine, twelve, twenty-four, thirty-six or sixty months (as specified) following the last day of the calendar quarter of the relevant Performance Cohort.

 

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Cumulative Losses Trigger Event” means for any Performance Cohort, the percentage of Required Retained Loans that have been charged off as of the relevant Cumulative Loss Trigger Determination Date (as specified below) exceeds the applicable percentage set forth below:

 

Three (3)
Months
Six (6)
Months
Nine (9)
Months

Twelve

(12)

Months

Twenty-

Four (24)
Months

Thirty-Six

(36)

Months

Sixty

(60) Months

[TEXT REDACTED] [TEXT REDACTED] [TEXT REDACTED] [TEXT REDACTED] [TEXT REDACTED] [TEXT REDACTED] [TEXT REDACTED]

 

Cumulative Prepayment Trigger Determination Date” means, with respect to any Performance Cohort, the date that is the last day of the calendar quarter that is six, nine, twelve, eighteen, twenty-four or thirty-six months (as specified) following the last day of the calendar quarter of the relevant Performance Cohort.

 

Cumulative Prepayments Trigger Event” means, for any Performance Cohort, the percentage of Required Retained Loans that have been prepaid by the applicable Borrowers as of the relevant Cumulative Prepayment Trigger Determination Date (as specified below) does not exceed the applicable percentage as set forth below: 

 

Three (3)
Months
Six (6)
Months
Nine (9)
Months

Twelve

(12)

Months

Twenty-

Four (24) Months

Thirty-Six

(36)

Months

Sixty

(60) Months

[TEXT REDACTED] [TEXT REDACTED] [TEXT REDACTED] [TEXT REDACTED] [TEXT REDACTED] [TEXT REDACTED] [TEXT REDACTED]

 

Customer Cancellation” means an Improvement that has satisfied any of the “Initial Approval”, “Initial Completion” and/or “Permitting Completion” or other milestones or funding conditions under the applicable agreement with the applicable Installer, but for which the applicable Borrower has notified the applicable Installer that it has cancelled such Improvement or installation prior to the satisfaction of the “Substantial Completion”, “Final Completion” and/or “PTO Completion” or other final milestones or funding requirements under the Home Improvement Program Agreement.

 

Customer Information” means all information concerning Borrowers and Loan Applicants, including “nonpublic personal information” as defined under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and implementing regulations, including all nonpublic personal information of or related to customers or consumers of either party or any Dealer, including but not limited to names, addresses, telephone numbers, account numbers, customer lists, credit scores, and account, financial and transaction information, consumer reports and information derived from consumer reports, that is subject to protection from publication under Applicable Law, including without limitation (i) any and all medical or personal information handled by Sunlight in connection with the Program that is required to be treated as confidential or non-disclosable pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, including the rules and regulations thereunder, and the related privacy and security provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, as amended, including the rules and regulations thereunder; and (ii) any and all Borrower data handled by Sunlight in connection with the Program required to be treated as confidential or otherwise subject to the control objectives of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, as amended, including the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Dealer” is defined in the Recitals.

 

Dealer Agreement” is defined in the Recitals.

 

Dealer Discount” is defined in Section 5.1.

 

Delegated Authorities” is defined in Section 3.1(w).

 

Disbursement Schedule” means a schedule of Loan attributes provided to Bank by Sunlight with respect to a Dealer or Dealers related to Systems financed under the Program, a detailed description of the milestones achieved by the Borrower giving rise to the funding, which shall be acceptable to the Bank and the Loan Proceeds to which such Dealer(s) is entitled. The Disbursement Schedule shall contain (i) a list of all Loan Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria set forth in the Program Guidelines, for whom Bank is requested to establish Loan Accounts; (ii) the funding amount, and the principal amount, the applicable term and interest rate, Loan Proceeds, Loan Origination Fee and Bank Origination Fee for each such Loan; (iii) with respect to Required Retained Loans, the applicable Required Retained Loan Discount, the Required Retained Loan Discount Amount and the Required Retained Loan Funding Amount; (iv) all information necessary for the transfer of the Loan Proceeds pursuant to Section 5.3 hereof; and (v) such other information as shall be reasonably requested by Bank and mutually agreed to by the parties hereto.

 

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Effective Date” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Eligible Required Retention Loans” means Loans (other than Maxx Loans) consisting of those loan products set forth on Annex A to Exhibit A, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time as mutually agreed by both parties.

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any rule or regulation issued thereunder.

 

FCRA” is defined in Section 3.1(g).

 

FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

 

Funding Date” means any day on which Bank receives a Disbursement Schedule from Sunlight pursuant to Section 5.3; provided, however, that if Bank receives any such Disbursement Schedule after 12:00 pm (eastern time) on any Business Day, the Funding Date shall be the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, applied on a materially consistent basis.

 

Governmental Authority” means any court, board, agency, commission, office or authority of any nature whatsoever or any governmental unit (federal, state, commonwealth, county, district, municipal, city or otherwise), including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, whether now or hereafter in existence, including any Regulatory Authority.

 

Government List” means (i) the Annex to Presidential Executive Order 13224 (Sept. 23, 2001), (ii) OFAC’s most current list of “Specifically Designated National and Blocked Persons” (which list may be published from time to time in various mediums including, but not limited to, the OFAC website, http://www.treasury.gov/ofac/ downloads/tllsdn.pdf or any successor website or webpage) and (iii) any other list of terrorists, terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers maintained by a Governmental Authority that Bank notifies Sunlight in writing is now included in “Government List”.

 

“Grace Period” means, with respect to any calendar month, the first [TEXT REDACTED] Business Days in the following calendar month.

 

GreatAmerica Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Servicing Agreement.”

 

Guarantor” means SL Financial Holdings Inc.

 

Home Improvement Loans” means the “Loans” originated pursuant to the Home Improvement Program Agreement from time to time.

 

Home Improvement Program Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Home Improvement Loan Program Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between Bank and Sunlight, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Home Improvement Program Documents” means the “Program Documents” as defined in the Home Improvement Program Agreement.

 

Improvements” is defined in the Recitals.

 

Indemnified Party” is defined in Section 10.1(d).

 

Indemnifying Party” is defined in Section 10.1(d).

 

Information Security Incident” is defined in Section 10.5.

 

Initial Term” is defined in Section 7.1.

 

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Insolvent” means, with respect to any specified Person, the failure by such Person to pay its debts in the ordinary course of business, the inability of such Person to pay its debts as they come due or the condition whereby the sum of such Person’s debts is greater than the sum of its assets.

 

Installer” is defined in the Recitals.

 

Intellectual Property Rights” means all intellectual property rights of any kind, worldwide, including without limitation, utility patents, design patents, utility models, and all applications for the foregoing; Marks; published and unpublished works of authorship; registered and unregistered copyrights, and all registrations and applications for the foregoing; software, technology, and documentation; and trade secrets, technical information, business information, ideas, inventions, know-how and other confidential and proprietary information, in whatever form.

 

Interest Only Loan Products” means any loan product documented on Bank’s form titled “Solar Energy System Long-Term Loan Agreement and Promissory Note Nonnegotiable Consumer Note – 17 Interest-Only Payments”.

 

Lien” means, any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, minimum or compensating deposit arrangement, lien (statutory or otherwise) or charge of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof (including Capital Leases), and the filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction) or any other type of preferential arrangement for the purpose, or having the effect, of protecting a creditor against loss or securing the payment or performance of an obligation.

 

Loan” or “Loan Account” means a consumer loan made by Bank to a Borrower under the Program.

 

Loan Account Agreement” means, with respect to a Loan, the document or documents containing the terms and conditions of such Loan, including the Pricing Information and Disclosure Statement (if any), the Note and the Privacy Notice.

 

Loan Applicant” means a prospective Borrower who has completed a Loan Application for a Loan.

 

Loan Application” means the completed paper document or electronic application submitted by a Loan Applicant when requesting a Loan, together with any exhibits and ancillary materials.

 

Loan Documents” mean, collectively, with respect to any Loan, the Loan Account Agreement, the Loan Application and any other documents signed by Borrowers in connection with such Loan.

 

Loan Origination Fee” means, with respect to each Loan, the up-front origination fee, if any, charged to the related Borrower for such Loan in an amount equal to the product of the Loan Origination Fee Rate for such Loan and the principal amount of such Loan.

 

Loan Origination Fee Rate” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit A.

 

Loan Proceeds” means (a) for any Non-Portfolio Loan or Other Retained Loans, the funds disbursed to a Dealer pursuant to a Loan Account established by Bank under the Program consisting of the principal amount of such Loan less the related Loan Origination Fee, if any, or Dealer Discount, and (b) for any Required Retained Loan, the Required Retained Loan Funding Amount; provided, however, that “Loan Proceeds” shall not include any Dealer Discount that is not deducted from the principal amount of such Loan prior to the funding of such Loan at the request of the applicable Dealer and consented to by Bank in writing but that is intended to be paid by such Dealer to Sunlight thereafter.

 

Loan Purchaser” means any Person who is a purchaser party to a Loan Sale Agreement.

 

Loan Sale Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, between Bank and Sunlight, for itself or on behalf of any Purchaser executing a purchaser joinder agreement thereunder, pursuant to which Bank agrees to sell any Loan (other than Retained Loans) originated under the Program to a Loan Purchaser.

 

Losses” means all out-of-pocket costs, damages, losses, fines, penalties, judgments, settlements and expenses whatsoever, including, without limitation, outside attorneys’ fees and disbursements and court costs reasonably incurred by an Indemnified party.

 

Low Interest Rate Products” means any Loan Product set forth on Exhibit A that have an interest rate less than 0.99%.

 

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Marks” means trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, brands, corporate names, trade dress, domain names, social media user names, and other source identifiers or indicia of goods or services, whether registered or unregistered, and all registrations and applications for registration of the foregoing, and all issuances, extensions, and renewals of such registrations and applications, and all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any party and to any event or circumstance, a material adverse effect on (i) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance or properties of such party, (ii) the ability of a party to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Program Document or (iii) the validity, enforceability or collectability of this Agreement or any other Program Document or the validity, enforceability or collectability of a material portion of (a) the Loans or (b) the Loan Documents related to the Loans.

 

Maximum Hold Period” means, with respect to a Non-Portfolio Loan held on Bank’s balance sheet, the period specified in the table below:

 

Period Maximum Hold Period
Until the 180th day following the Effective Date 360 days following the Funding Date of such Loan
After the 180th day following the Effective Date 210 days following the Funding Date of such Loan

 

Maxx Borrower” means each Borrower that is not a Standard Borrower but that is approved for a Loan pursuant to the “Solar Credit Strategy – Maxx Loan Products” set forth on Exhibit B, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Maxx Loan” means any Loan made to a Maxx Borrower and consisting of a Maxx Loan Product.

 

Maxx Loan Product” means any loan product set forth on Annex B to Exhibit A, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Minimum Monthly Fee” is defined in Exhibit A.

 

Minimum SOFR Rate” means [TEXT REDACTED].

 

Monthly Fees” means a monthly fee calculated on the last day of each calendar month, commencing with April 2023, equal to the product of (A) the actual number of in days the month divided by 360, and (B) the aggregate of the following calculated with respect to each Non-Portfolio Loan (1) the product of (a) the greater of 1-Month SOFR (expressed as basis points) and the Minimum SOFR Rate (expressed as basis points), multiplied by (b) the average Cost Basis for such Loan during such month plus (2) (a) the aggregate Tier Charges (expressed as basis points) with respect to the Tier 1 Loans for such calendar month multiplied by (b) the average aggregate Cost Basis of the Tier 1 Loans during such month, plus (3) (a) the aggregate Tier Charges (expressed as basis points) with respect to the Tier 2 Loans for such calendar month multiplied by (b) the average aggregate Cost Basis of the Tier 2 Loans during such month, plus (4) (a) the aggregate Tier Charges (expressed as basis points) with respect to the Tier 3 Loans for such calendar month multiplied by (b) the average aggregate Cost Basis of the Tier 3 Loans during such month, plus (5) (a) the aggregate Tier Charges (expressed as basis points) with respect to the Tier 4 Loans for such calendar month multiplied by (b) the average aggregate Cost Basis of the Tier 4 Loans during such month; it being understood that Total Loans will be allocated to each Tier each month in chronological order such that Total Loans with an earlier origination date will be allocated as Tier 1 Loans until the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Total Loans so allocated as Tier 1 Loans equals the maximum principal balance for such tier, then the remaining unallocated Total Loans with the earliest origination dates will be allocated as Tier 2 Loans until the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Total Loans so allocated equals the maximum principal balance for such tier, and so on until all Total Loans have been allocated to a tier.

 

Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

Netting Commencement Date” means February 1, 2024.

 

Non-Designated Loan” is defined in Section 5.6(a).

 

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Non-Portfolio Loans” means a Loan (including Maxx Loans) that is not a Retained Loan.

 

Note” is defined in Section 5.2.

 

Notification Related Costs” is defined in Section 10.5.

 

OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury.

 

Original Principal Balance” means the original principal amount of a Loan approved by Bank for origination. For purposes of any calculation of the Original Principal Balance in this Agreement, the Original Principal Balance shall be calculated on the date Bank approves such Loan.

 

Other Retained Loan” is defined in Section 2.5(a)(ii).

 

Other Retained Loan Bank Allocation Percentage” the percentage specified in Exhibit A.

 

Participation Interests” means undivided pro-rata participation interests in Non-Portfolio Loans.

 

Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT ACT) of 2001, as the same may be amended from time to time, and corresponding provisions of future laws.

 

Pension Plan” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which Sunlight sponsors or maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obliged to make contributions, or in the case of a multiple employer plan (as defined in Section 4064(a) of ERISA) has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

 

Performance Cohort” means, in respect of a Cumulative Losses Trigger Event or a Cumulative Prepayments Trigger Event, the Required Retained Loans with a Funding Date within any calendar quarter.

 

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any other entity, any Governmental Authority and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

 

Program” means the program for the marketing and servicing of Loans (including Retained Loans) which Bank will originate pursuant to this Agreement and the Program Guidelines.

 

Program Documents” means this Agreement, all Servicing Agreements, and all Loan Sale Agreements.

 

Program Guidelines” is defined in Section 2.2.

 

Program Materials” means all Loan Documents and all other documents, materials and methods used in connection with the performance of the obligations of Bank, Sunlight, Loan Purchasers, Third Party Service Providers and Dealers under the Program, including the Loan Documents, disclosures required by Applicable Laws, collection materials and policies, and the like.

 

Program Terms” is defined in Section 2.2.

 

Regular Loan Products” means any loan product documented on any of Bank’s Forms titled: “CRB Interest Only Loan Agreement”, “CRB Battery Only Loan Agreement”, “CRB Integrated Solar Roof Loan Agreement”, “CRB Non-ACH Loan Agreement”, “CRB SOLAR ACH Loan Agreement”, “CRB Solar Plus ITC Loan Agreement”, “SRB Solar Plus Straight Am Loan Agreement”.

 

Regulatory Authority” means the Office of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, the FDIC and any local, state or federal regulatory authority, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, that currently has, or may in the future have, jurisdiction or regulatory or similar oversight with respect to any of the activities contemplated by this Agreement or any other Program Document or to Bank, Sunlight or Third Party Service Providers (except that nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an acknowledgement by Bank that any Regulatory Authority other than the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance and the FDIC has jurisdiction or exercises regulatory or similar oversight with respect to Bank).

 

Renewal Term” is defined in Section 7.1.

 

Representatives” is defined in Section 10.4(c).

 

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.

 

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Required Retained Loan” is defined in Section 2.5(a)(i).

 

Required Retained Loan Additional Payment” is defined in Section 5.4.

 

Required Retained Loan Additional Payment Percentage” is defined on Exhibit A.

 

Required Retained Loan Allocation Methodology” is defined on Exhibit E.

 

Required Retained Loans Battery Only Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount, expressed as a percentage, equal to the quotient of (a) the aggregate Original Principal Balance of all Required Retained Loans constituting Battery Only Loan Products, divided by (b) the aggregate Original Principal Balance of all Required Retained Loans.

 

Required Retained Loans Battery Only Limit” means [TEXT REDACTED].

 

Required Retained Loans Interest Only Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount, expressed as a percentage, equal to the quotient of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Required Retained Loans constituting Interest Only Loan Products, divided by (b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Required Retained Loans.

 

Required Retained Loans Interest Only Limit” means [TEXT REDACTED].

 

Required Retained Loans Low Interest Rate Product Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount, expressed as a percentage, equal to the quotient of (a) the aggregate Original Principal Balance of all Required Retained Loans constituting Low Interest Rate Products, divided by (b) the aggregate Original Principal Balance of all Required Retained Loans.

 

Required Retained Loans Low Interest Rate Product Limit” means [TEXT REDACTED].

 

Required Retained Loan Discount” means, with respect to a Required Retained Loan, an amount, expressed as a percentage, which is the difference between (a) the Dealer Discount applicable to such Loan (expressed as a percentage) minus (b) the difference between (i) [TEXT REDACTED] and (ii) the Required Retained Loan Funding Amount expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the Loan.

 

Required Retained Loan Discount Amount” means, with respect to a Required Retained Loan, an amount equal to the product of (a) the principal amount of such Loan multiplied by (b) the Required Retained Loan Discount.

 

Retained Loan” is defined in Section 2.5(a)(ii).

 

Retention Effective Date” means the date agreed by Bank and Sunlight as the first date on which Bank [TEXT REDACTED] pursuant to Section 2.5(a).

 

Rules” means all local, state, and federal laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, court orders and decrees, administrative orders and decrees, and other legal requirements of any person as they relate to such person’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement, any Program Document or any document related hereto or thereto; any order, decision, injunction or similar pronouncement of any court, tribunal, or arbitration panel issued with respect to any person in connection with this Agreement or any document related hereto; and any regulations, policy statements, and any similar pronouncement of a Regulatory Authority applicable to the acts of any person in its performance of its obligations hereunder or under any document related thereto, as any of the foregoing may be amended and in effect from time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, “Rules” shall include all Rules applicable to, or Rules reasonably agreed to, by Bank or Sunlight, or Rules agreed to or imposed on Bank or Sunlight by any Regulatory Authority; provided that Bank shall use good faith efforts to inform Sunlight within a reasonable time period, of any Rules agreed to or imposed upon Bank applicable to the Program.

 

Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

 

Servicer” means any Third Party Service Provider that enters into a Servicing Agreement on behalf of the owner of Loans.

 

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Servicing Agreement” means any agreement for the servicing of the Loans under the Program, including the Master Services Agreement, dated January 13, 2020, among Turnstile Capital Management, LLC, Sunlight and Bank (the “Turnstile Agreement”); the Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2017, by and among GreatAmerica Portfolio Services Group LLC, Sunlight and Bank (the “GreatAmerica Agreement”), and any other master servicing agreement and any sub-servicing agreement approved by Bank in writing, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms (it being understood and agreed by Sunlight and CRB that, the only effective Servicing Agreements as of the Effective Date are the Turnstile Agreement and the GreatAmerica Agreement, and the only Servicer as of the Effective Date is the Servicer under the Turnstile Agreement and the Servicer under the GreatAmerica Agreement).

 

Servicing Expense” is defined in Exhibit A.

 

SOFR” means, for any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate) on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at approximately 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org (or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the administrator of the secured overnight financing rate from time to time), on the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

 

SOFR Reference Rate” means the 30-day trailing average SOFR as of any measurement date, as published by the SOFR Administrator in the SOFR Averages and Index.

 

Standard Borrower” means each Borrower that is approved for a Loan pursuant to the “Solar Credit Strategy – Standard Loan Products” set forth on Exhibit B, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Standard Loan Products” means each of (i) the Regular Loan Products and (ii) any other loan product approved by Bank and Sunlight for funding under this Agreement..

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to a Person, any entity with respect to which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities shall at any time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries, or any similar business organization which is so owned or controlled.

 

Sunlight” means Sunlight Financial LLC.

 

Systems” is defined in the Recitals.

 

Term” is defined in Section 7.1.

 

Term Loan Agreement” means the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, among Bank, as lender, Sunlight, as borrower, and each of the Affiliates of Sunlight party thereto, as guarantors.

 

Termination Event” is defined in Section 8.1(a).

 

Third Party Claim” means any claim that is initiated or threatened against a party by a Person who is not an officer, director, member or Affiliate of any party.

 

Third Party Service Provider” means any contractor or service provider retained, directly or indirectly, by Bank or Sunlight, that: (a) provides or renders critical services in connection with the Program; (b) obtains access to personal information of Loan Applicants and/or Borrowers; or (c) deals directly with Loan Applicants and/or Borrowers. The term “Third Party Service Provider” includes all Servicers and Dealers.

 

Tier 1 Concentration Event” means any two or more Concentration Events shall have occurred in any twelve (12) month period. A Tier 1 Concentration Event shall be cured once the relevant Required Retained Loans are in compliance with the type of Concentration Event giving rise to such Tier 1 Concentration Event for a subsequent month. A Tier 1 Concentration Event shall be deemed not to be continuing once such Tier 1 Concentration Event forms the basis for a Tier 2 Concentration Event.

 

Tier 1 Loans” means, on any date of determination, the portion of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Total Loans that is less than [TEXT REDACTED].

 

Tier 2 Concentration Event” means any five or more Concentration Events shall have occurred in any twelve (12) month period, whether or not cured.

 

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Tier 2 Loans” means, on any date of determination, the portion of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Total Loans that is equal to or greater than [TEXT REDACTED] and less than [TEXT REDACTED].

 

Tier 3 Loans” means, on any date of determination, the portion of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Total Loans that is equal to or greater than [TEXT REDACTED] and less than [TEXT REDACTED].

 

Tier 4 Loans” means, on any date of determination, the portion of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Total Loans that is equal to or greater than [TEXT REDACTED].

 

Tier Charge” means, as of any month of determination, a rate equal to (a) with respect to Tier 1 Loans, [TEXT REDACTED] basis points per annum, (b) with respect to Tier 2 Loans, [TEXT REDACTED] basis points per annum, (c) with respect to Tier 3 Loans, [TEXT REDACTED] basis points per annum and (d) with respect to Tier 4 Loans, [TEXT REDACTED] basis points per annum.

 

Total Loans” means, on any date of determination, (a) all of the Loans (other than the Required Retained Loans) and (b) all of the Home Improvement Loans; provided that, at Sunlight’s election, for purposes of determining whether the Bank Cap has been exceeded as of the last day of any calendar month, the Loans referred to in clause (a) above shall exclude all Loans (other than Required Retained Loans) sold during the related Grace Period; provided, further, that Sunlight shall not be entitled to elect to apply more than six (6) Grace Periods in any period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months.

 

Tranche 1 Loan Draw” means a funding of “Tranche 1 Loans” under the Term Loan Agreement.

 

Turnstile Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Servicing Agreement.”

 

Underwriting Requirements” means the underwriting requirements established by Bank as set forth in the Program Guidelines to be used by Sunlight in reviewing all Loan Applications on behalf of Bank.

 

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the Effective Date in the State of New York, the State of New Jersey or the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction.

 

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” shall mean any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

 

Section 1.2           Construction. As used in this Agreement: (i) all references to the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender (and vice versa); (ii) all references to “include,” “includes,” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iii) references to any law or regulation refer to that law or regulation as amended from time to time and include any successor law or regulation; (iv) references to another agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof; (v) references to “dollars” or “$” shall be to United States dollars unless otherwise specified herein; (vi) unless otherwise specified, all references to days, months or years shall be deemed to be preceded by the word “calendar”; (vii) all references to “quarter” shall be deemed to mean calendar quarter; (viii) unless otherwise specified, all references to an article, section, subsection, exhibit or schedule shall be deemed to refer to, respectively, an article, section, subsection, exhibit or schedule of or to this Agreement; and (ix) unless the context otherwise clearly indicates, words used in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular.

 

ARTICLE II
GENERAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

 

Section 2.1           General Description. The parties agree that: (a) in accordance with the Program Guidelines, the Program shall consist of the enrollment of Dealers in Dealer Agreements, the marketing by Dealers of Loans in states agreed-upon by Bank and Sunlight in order to provide financing to customers of Dealers, the making of Loans (including Retained Loans) by Bank to Borrowers identified by Dealers and Sunlight, and the sale of Non-Portfolio Loans by Bank to Loan Purchasers pursuant to one or more Loan Sale Agreements; and (b) any review, approval, consent or other involvement by Bank in any action, any document preparation, or any review of any Sunlight action, shall not relieve Sunlight from its obligations to ensure that Loans are originated and Loan Applications are addressed consistent with Applicable Laws and the Program Guidelines. In addition, the Program will include the servicing of the Retained Loans by Sunlight in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and (with respect to the Retained Loans) the Administration Agreement.

 

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Section 2.2           Program Terms and Program Guidelines.

 

(a)           Bank’s pricing schedule and certain other loan terms and conditions applicable to the Program and all Loans (as the same may be modified from time to time in accordance with Section 2.3, collectively, “Program Terms”) are set forth on Exhibit A and in the Credit Policy.

 

(b)          Bank’s guidelines for the administration of the Program (as the same may be modified from time to time in accordance with Section 2.3, collectively and together with the Program Terms, the Credit Policy, the Underwriting Requirements and Compliance Guidelines, “Program Guidelines”) are set forth on Exhibit B and Exhibit C.

 

(c)           Bank shall approve each Loan to be made by it under the Program and shall be under no obligation to originate any Loan that does not comply with the Program Terms or Program Guidelines or that is otherwise unsatisfactory to Bank.

 

Section 2.3          Program Modifications. Bank may change the Program Terms or the Program Guidelines in its reasonable discretion, upon not less than [TEXT REDACTED] days’ prior written notice to Sunlight (or such shorter period of time as may be required by a Regulatory Authority or change in Applicable Laws); provided, however, that (i) neither Bank nor Sunlight shall be required to engage in conduct that is prohibited by a Regulatory Authority or Applicable Laws and (ii) any changes to the Program Terms, Credit Policy or Underwriting Requirements shall not apply to any Loan made in respect of any Loan Application submitted prior to such requested change by Bank, unless so required by a Regulatory Authority or Applicable Laws. In addition, Sunlight may recommend modifications to the Program Guidelines for Bank’s approval, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

Section 2.4          Ownership of Loans and Customer Information.

 

(a)           From the date Bank funds a Loan to the date it sells, transfers and assigns such Loan (each such date, a “Closing Date”), Bank shall be the sole owner of such Loan for all purposes (including without limitation, for tax, accounting and legal purposes). Bank agrees and understands that (i) Bank will not sell any Loan for a minimum period of three (3) Business Days from the date the Loan is originated by Bank and (ii) Bank will make entries on its books and records to clearly indicate the sale, transfer and assignment of each Loan sold to a Loan Purchaser pursuant to the terms of a Loan Sale Agreement. It is expressly agreed and understood that Bank does not and will not assume, and shall not have, any liability to Sunlight or any Loan Purchaser for the payment of any amount at any time due under, with respect to or in connection with (A) the servicing of any Loan or (B) any Loan after the applicable Closing Date. In the event Sunlight is in violation of Section 5.6 hereof and does not cure such violation within the cure period provided therein, nothing in this Agreement or any other Program Document shall be construed to limit Bank’s ability to sell any Loans to another entity; it being further understood that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit Bank’s ability to sell Loans to a third party at any time and for any reason whatsoever.

 

(b)          Bank shall be the owner of all Customer Information at all times prior to the sale of the related Loan pursuant to a Loan Sale Agreement including with respect to a Retained Loan, and the related Loan Purchaser shall be the owner of all Customer Information associated with any purchased Loan. Without limiting the foregoing, Bank shall be permitted to retain copies of and use Customer Information associated with all Loans solely as necessary to comply with all Applicable Laws.

 

Section 2.5            Retained Loans.

 

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(i)           After the aggregate unpaid principal balance of Total Loans has been reduced below $400 million, Bank and Sunlight agree to negotiate in good faith to amend and then reactivate provisions for Bank to begin retaining Required Retained Loans. Bank shall have no obligation to retain Required Retained Loans unless and until Bank and Sunlight have agreed in their sole discretion to modified provisions governing such retention. From and after the Retention Effective Date, if it occurs, Loans that are Eligible Required Retention Loans shall be allocated to Bank in accordance with the Required Retained Loan Allocation Methodology at the time the Borrower under any such Loan achieves credit approval (each Loan so allocated, a “Required Retained Loan”).

 

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(ii)           Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in any Loan Sale Agreement, upon prior written notice to Sunlight, Bank may elect to retain, and not sell or transfer to any Loan Purchaser, any Loans identified on a Purchase Statement (as defined in the Loan Sale Agreement) that are not Eligible Required Retention Loans up to the Other Retained Loan Bank Allocation Percentage thereof as set forth on Exhibit A (each such Loan that Bank so elects to not sell being referred to herein as an “Other Retained Loan” and, together with the Required Retained Loans, “Retained Loans” and each a “Retained Loan”); provided, that each Other Retained Loan shall be randomly selected by Sunlight from the pool of all Loans that are not Eligible Required Retention Loans to be transferred to a Loan Purchaser on a given day, in accordance with the applicable Other Retained Loan Allocation Method set forth on Exhibit E; provided, further, that Bank’s option to retain the Other Retained Loans shall be subject to the limitations specified in Section 2.5(c).

 

(iii)         Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or in any Loan Sale Agreement to the contrary, Bank will be required to fund all Required Retained Loans for which Bank has approved funding to the extent such Required Retained Loans are allocated to Bank in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Section 2.5(a) and Exhibit A.

 

(b)           For each month in which Retained Loans are retained by, or allocated to Bank for retention, Sunlight shall deliver reports to Bank which shall: (i) detail the manner in which the Retained Loans were selected and allocated and shall provide verifiable confirmation that the Retained Loans were allocated in accordance with the Allocation Method, in each case, in form and substance approved by Bank; (ii) specify the number of credit applications identified for Retained Loans and the aggregate Original Principal Balances thereof based on (A) the applicable loan product and (B) tenors, in each case, set forth on Exhibit A; and (iii) specify the occurrence of any Trigger 1 Concentration Event, Trigger 2 Concentration Event during such month and, if applicable based on the applicable Cumulative Loss Trigger Determination Date or Cumulative Prepayment Trigger Determination Date, any Cumulative Losses Trigger Event or Cumulative Prepayments Trigger Event. Such reporting shall be provided reasonably promptly following the end of each calendar month, but no later than the tenth (10th) Business Day following the end of such month.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Bank’s election to retain loans hereunder (A) pursuant to Section 2.5(a)(ii) shall be limited to the Other Retained Loan Bank Allocation Percentage of Loans to be transferred to a Loan Purchaser on any given date, and (B) pursuant to Section 2.5(a)(i) or (ii), for each calendar quarter, shall be limited to an aggregate Original Principal Balance of loans in an amount that is the difference between the Maximum Quarterly Retention Amount and the aggregate Original Principal Balance of all Retained Loans originated by Bank in such quarter.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the extent applicable, Bank may (i) securitize any or all of the Retained Loans and any amounts owing thereunder, (ii) issue an “asset backed security” (as defined under 17 C.F.R. § 229.1101(c) or Section 3(a)(77) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) backed by the Retained Loans and any amounts owing thereunder (a “Securitization Transaction”), or (iii) effect one or more sales of Retained Loans as whole loan transfers.

 

(e)           In the event that Sunlight initiates a Securitization Transaction with respect to the Loans, it shall offer Bank the right to participate in such Securitization Transaction with respect to the Retained Loans so long as Bank’s participation will have no adverse effect on such Securitization Transaction.

 

(f)            Retained Loans sold by Bank in a whole loan transfer shall no longer be considered Retained Loans for any purpose hereunder.

 

(g)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Cumulative Losses Trigger Event or Cumulative Prepayments Trigger Event, Sunlight shall promptly deliver to Bank written notice thereof. The Parties agree to use good faith to (A) discuss the causes of such Cumulative Losses Trigger Event or Cumulative Prepayments Trigger Event, as applicable, and (B) work together to modify this Agreement in a commercially reasonable manner to enable Bank to continue to retain loans under Section 2.5(a)(iii) hereof. If the Parties are unable to agree on any such modification within ten (10) calendar days, Bank shall have no further obligation to retain Loans under such Section 2.5.

 

(h)           (i) Sunlight shall bear all Servicing Expense for any Loans (other than Retained Loans); (ii) Bank shall bear all Servicing Expense for Retained Loans; (iii) Bank is entitled to receive from each payment of any Non-Portfolio Loan an amount equal to (A) the quotient of (I) the Cost Basis, divided by (II) the outstanding principal balance of such Loan, multiplied by (B) the portion of such payment that constitutes a payment in respect of the unpaid principal balance of such Loan; (iv) Sunlight is entitled to receive from each payment of any Loan (other than Retained Loans) all other amounts included therewith, including the portion of such payment that constitutes a payment in respect of the accrued and unpaid interest on such Loan, any late fees, and any other cash flows from such Loans not described in clause (b) above; and (v) Bank is entitled to all amounts paid under each Retained Loan. Amounts to which Bank or Sunlight is entitled pursuant to this Section 2.5(h) shall be paid in accordance with Section 3.1(y).

 

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(i)            From and after the Retention Effective Date, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Tier 1 Concentration Event, Sunlight shall promptly deliver to Bank written notice thereof. The Parties agree to use good faith to (A) discuss the causes of such Tier 1 Concentration Event, and (B) work together to modify this Agreement in a commercially reasonable manner to enable Bank to continue to retain loans under Section 2.5(a)(i) hereof, including, following the occurrence of a Tier 1 Concentration Event, to increase the Required Retained Loans Battery Only Limit, the Maximum 20 Year Loan Product Retention Percentage and/or the Maximum 25 Year Loan Product Retention Percentage. If the Parties are unable to agree on any such modification within thirty (30) calendar days, Bank shall have no further obligation to retain Loans under such Section 2.5(a)(i). Upon the occurrence of a Tier 2 Concentration Event, Bank may elect to suspend the performance of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to retaining additional Required Retained Loans following the delivery to Sunlight of advance written notice thereof at least three (3) days prior to any such suspension; provided, however, that Bank shall not be relieved of any of its obligations in respect of Required Retained Loans retained by Bank, or allocated for retention by Bank, prior to the date of such notice or during the three (3) day period thereafter.

 

Section 2.6           Sunlight Products. Set forth on Exhibit G hereto is a list of all products to be offered by Sunlight in connection with the Program. Sunlight shall deliver such information regarding each such product as shall be requested by the Bank. Sunlight shall not make any modifications to any products, or offer new products under the Program, without the prior written consent of Bank.

 

Section 2.7            Prescreen Program.

 

(a)           The Parties acknowledge and agree that Sunlight has established a program (the “Prescreen Program”) pursuant to which Sunlight will receive Consumer Leads from participating Dealers for the purpose of prescreening such Consumer Leads and making firm offers of credit to the applicable consumer in connection with any such Consumer Leads that are successfully prescreened (each, a “Prescreened Consumer”) by Experian Information Solutions, Inc. or any other applicable credit reporting agency (each, an “Applicable Credit Reporting Agency”) As used herein, “Consumer Leads” means any lead for a prospective consumer that is submitted to Sunlight by any Dealer for the purposes of the Prescreen Program.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:

 

(i)            Sunlight acknowledges and agrees that Sunlight shall serve as Bank’s agent for the limited purpose of submitting Consumer Leads to any Applicable Credit Reporting Agency and delivering firm offers of credit to any Prescreened Consumer, in each case, pursuant to the Prescreen Program; and

 

(ii)           In accordance with Section 6.1, Sunlight shall be obligated to reimburse Bank for any reasonable and documented expenses of Bank incurred in connection with the Prescreen Program, including, without limitation, any fees and expenses paid to any Applicable Credit Reporting Agency.

 

ARTICLE III
DUTIES OF SUNLIGHT AND BANK

 

Section 3.1           Duties and Responsibilities of Sunlight. Subject to Section 10.20, Sunlight, directly or through Third Party Service Providers, shall perform and discharge the following duties and responsibilities in connection with the services provided to Bank hereunder:

 

(a)           Sunlight shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into Dealer Agreements with qualified Dealers who satisfy the Program Guidelines to participate in the Program in order to facilitate the making of Loans by Bank to provide financing to Dealer customers for Dealer sales of Systems and/or Improvements. Bank shall not be required to finance sales by any Dealer that does not satisfy such criteria.

 

(b)           Subject to Section 4.3 herein, Sunlight shall review Advertising Materials used by Dealers to ensure their compliance with Applicable Law and the Program Guidelines, including Applicable Laws and Program Guidelines prohibiting unfair and deceptive acts and practices, and shall make such Advertising Materials available to Bank upon request. Sunlight shall ensure that Dealers at all times and in all material respects comply with Applicable Laws, the terms of this Agreement, and Bank’s trademark usage guidelines which may be updated from time to time.

 

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(c)           Sunlight shall put in place and maintain such controls as may be necessary or desirable to adequately control, monitor and supervise the operation of the Program. Sunlight shall maintain policies and procedures relating to the Program Guidelines and all Applicable Laws that are acceptable to Bank, including procedures relating to periodic training and on-going monitoring and auditing of Sunlight and Third Party Service Providers for compliance with this Agreement, the Program Guidelines, and all Applicable Laws. Sunlight acknowledges that Bank may reasonably require Sunlight to revise its existing policies and procedures, or, as necessary, implement new policies and procedures, as required to comply with all Applicable Laws.

 

(d)           Sunlight shall comply with the Program Guidelines and Applicable Laws and administer the Program Guidelines in connection with its duties hereunder.

 

(e)           On behalf of Bank, Sunlight shall process Loan Applications from Loan Applicants using a Loan Application form that is approved by Bank. Sunlight shall require each Channel Partner to provide reasonable assistance to each prospective Loan Applicant in completing a Loan Application. Sunlight shall review and process all completed Loan Applications for compliance with the Credit Policy and Underwriting Requirements and report to Bank on all Loan approvals electronically or by other appropriate means agreeable to both parties. All Loan approvals shall be based upon the information provided by Loan Applicants and such other information as obtained by Sunlight at the direction of Bank, and pursuant to the Underwriting Requirements. No Loan Application shall be approved unless it complies with the Program Guidelines, it being understood that assuring compliance with the Program Guidelines shall be the responsibility of Sunlight and that Sunlight shall (for the benefit of Bank) strictly comply with all Applicable Laws, including without limitation, all consumer credit laws, rules and regulations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Sunlight shall use commercially reasonable efforts to modify its technology and processes within sixty (60) days after the Effective Date to (i) submit all credit approvals through Arix on or before the first (1st) Business Day after commencement of the “Notice to Proceed” stage of Sunlight’s Loan approval process and submit any “Change in Status” with respect to a Loan through Arix on the day of such change in status occurs, in each case, together with all data and other information that Sunlight used to decision such Loan Application and (ii) confirm that such Loan Application has not been flagged as ineligible in Arix prior to initiating Bank funding of the related Loan. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, to the extent the information is reasonably and accurately accessible to Sunlight from the Loan files and may be automatically generated, Sunlight shall identify any Loan Application (other than a Loan Application that is approved for a Maxx Loan Product) designated that is either subprime or has credit criteria commonly considered to categorize subprime loans (e.g., attributes of Borrowers with credit scores of [TEXT REDACTED] or less), and, with respect to any such Loan Application, shall provide to Bank an explanation and the background thereof, and shall monitor and report to Bank regarding all Loans with such characteristics. At the time Sunlight approves on behalf of Bank any Loan Application, Sunlight shall be deemed to represent to Bank that the related Loan Applicant is not listed on any Government List. All Loan Application processing functions performed by Sunlight or any Third Party Service Provider hereunder shall be subject to Bank supervision, and Bank shall have the right to review and audit Loan Applications to ensure compliance with the Program Guidelines.

 

(f)            On behalf of Bank, Sunlight shall take appropriate measures to verify the identity of all Loan Applicants consistent with Applicable Laws and the Program Guidelines. Sunlight shall take such further steps as it deems reasonably necessary to prevent fraud in connection with the Program.

 

(g)          On behalf of Bank, Sunlight shall provide notices in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations (collectively, “FCRA”), including an adverse action notice to any Loan Applicant whose Loan Application is rejected by Bank. By June 30, 2018, Sunlight shall, or shall cause the Servicer to, accurately and fully furnish, in accordance with the FCRA, as well as Sunlight’s own policies and practices, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its Borrower credit files to TransUnion, and such other credit repositories as may be agreed to by Bank and Sunlight. For purposes of the FCRA, Sunlight and not Bank, shall be the “furnisher.” Sunlight shall further be responsible for receiving and responding timely to consumer complaints as they pertain to Borrowers and/or Loans, and forwarding upon request copies of each complaint and any response thereto to Bank. Sunlight and/or Servicer shall maintain complaint resolution policies and procedures, and shall further provide Bank with periodic reports summarizing the complaints and responses thereto for the given time period, along with sufficient information for Bank to analyze Program activity and potential trends relating to the Program and Loans. As part of its monthly reporting obligation, Sunlight shall provide Bank information with respect to the number of Loan Applications rejected by Sunlight as a percentage of both total Loan Applications received, together with the reasons for such rejections and total Loan Applications accepted, as well as all additional information reasonably requested by Bank for its fair lending review and analysis.

 

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(h)          Sunlight shall be responsible for preparing and transmitting to the prospective Borrower all documents and all notices required by Bank to document the Loan, including but not limited to the Loan Account Agreement in connection with any Loan Application for the Loan. Prior to initiating Bank funding of any Loan, Sunlight shall, on behalf of Bank, (A) obtain from the Borrower the executed Loan Agreement or Note; and (B) deliver a copy of Bank’s Privacy Notice to the Borrower.

 

(i)           Sunlight shall maintain and retain on behalf of Bank all original Loan Applications and copies of all adverse action notices and other documents relating to rejected Loan Applications for the period required by Applicable Laws. Sunlight shall further maintain originals or copies, as applicable, of all Loan Documents and any other documents provided to or received from Borrowers for the period required by Applicable Laws.

 

(j)            Sunlight shall adopt and maintain compliance management systems (“CMS”) satisfactory for meeting the Compliance Guidelines set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto as may modified or supplemented from time to time as provided herein. Sunlight shall provide Bank full access to any information or data necessary for Bank, in Bank’s reasonable discretion, to perform its risk management and compliance management responsibilities, including, but not limited to, Sunlight’s loan application and performance data, internal and external audits, liquidity and funding information.

 

(k)           Sunlight shall provide to Bank data submissions and reports reasonably required by Bank to maintain effective enterprise risk management, internal controls and compliance management systems and to monitor Sunlight’s and its Third Party Service Provider’s results under this Agreement or to comply with all Applicable Laws. As of the Effective Date, this reporting shall consist of the items set forth in Schedule 3.1(j), which schedule may be updated at any time by Bank upon reasonable prior notice to Sunlight. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, Sunlight shall provide such supplemental information as Bank may reasonably request regarding Loans originated under the Program using measures such as production volumes and trends, approval rates, rejection or decline rates, losses, delinquencies, collections and any other measure that Sunlight internally tracks. Sunlight shall provide such information in a commercially reasonable manner and in a form sufficient to permit Bank to conduct a meaningful analysis for banking purposes, including compliance and credit quality, including, but not limited to, by individual third parties, loan type, origination period or vintage, and credit grade or score bands.

 

(l)            Each December 1, Sunlight shall provide to Bank a report of projected Loan volumes for origination by Bank under the Program for the upcoming year (the “Annual Projections”). In addition, to the extent the information is reasonably and accurately accessible to Sunlight from the Loan files and may be automatically generated, Annual Projections shall set forth the level of Loans that Sunlight anticipates will be designated as subprime originations (as well as any Loans that qualify as prime or near prime originations, but that have subprime credit characteristics). Sunlight shall prepare the Annual Projections in a commercially reasonable manner. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, Sunlight shall provide Bank with monthly reports tracking Sunlight’s activity against the projections contained in the Annual Projections for that year.

 

(m)          Sunlight shall provide Bank and its Regulatory Authorities with reasonable access to Sunlight’s and its Third Party Service Providers’ offices, to the books and records of Sunlight and its Third Party Service Providers (to the extent such books and records pertain to the Loans), to the officers, employees and accountants of Sunlight and its Third Party Service Providers, and to all computer files containing the Loan Documents, all for the purpose of ensuring that Sunlight and its Third Party Service Providers are following the Program Guidelines and adhering to Applicable Laws.

 

(n)          Within one year after the most recent delivery by Sunlight of the results of an audit performed pursuant to that certain letter agreement attached as Exhibit F hereto (the “Audit Letter”), and on an annual basis thereafter, Sunlight shall, in accordance with the Audit Agreement, cause an audit to be conducted of Sunlight’s controls relating to the control, monitoring and supervision of the operation of the Program and of Sunlight’s and its Third Party Service Providers’ compliance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, ensuring that all Loans comply with the Program Guidelines and all Applicable Laws, as described in the Audit Letter. Such audit shall be performed by a third party acceptable to Bank and shall be at Sunlight’s sole cost and expense. Sunlight shall cause the audit report prepared pursuant to this Section 3.1(n) and such other reports as set forth on Schedule 3.1(n) to be delivered to Bank on the dates specified in such Schedule, each in form and substance satisfactory to Bank.

 

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(o)           Sunlight shall, upon request from Bank, purchase from Bank (i) any Loan, including any Retained Loan, that Bank determines in good faith to have failed, as of the date such Loan was made, to meet the standards set forth in the approved Program Guidelines in effect on such date, (ii) any Loan, including any Retained Loan, that Bank determines in good faith that any fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to such Loan, materially and adversely affecting Loan quality, has taken place (A) on the part of the related Borrower or any other Person, including without limitation, any servicer or other party involved in the solicitation, origination, sale or servicing of such Loan, or (B) that would impair in any way the rights of Bank in the Loan or that violated any Applicable Law, and (iii) any Loan that the Bank has repurchased from a Loan Purchaser pursuant to a Loan Sale Agreement. Any such purchase shall be made on the third (3rd) Business Day following notice by Bank to Sunlight of such determination by deposit to Bank’s Account, by ACH, an amount equal to (A) with respect to any Loan that is not a Required Retained Loan, the outstanding principal balance of such Loan, less the amount of the applicable Dealer Discount plus all accrued but unpaid interest on the Loan and all fees, costs and expenses incurred by Bank in connection therewith and (B) with respect to a Required Retained Loan, the Required Retained Loan Funding Amount less the aggregate amount of any payments of the principal of such Required Retained Loan provided that such principal payments do not constitute a fraudulent conveyance or other preference subject to being voided, avoided or set aside.

 

(p)           Sunlight shall comply and cause each of its Affiliates and Third-Party Service Providers to take action to enable Bank to comply in all material respects with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions in connection with the Program. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sunlight shall (i) maintain an anti-money laundering compliance program that is in compliance, in all material respects, with the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, (ii) conduct, in all material respects, the due diligence required under the Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions in connection with all Loan Applications and Borrowers, including with respect to the legitimacy of the applicable Borrower and (iii) maintain sufficient information to identify the applicable Borrower for purposes of compliance, in all material respects, with the Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions. Sunlight shall provide notice to Bank, within five (5) Business Days of receipt, of any written notice of any Anti-Money Laundering Law, Anti-Corruption Law or Sanctions violation or action in connection with the Program involving Sunlight or any of its Affiliates or Third Party Service Providers.

 

(q)          Sunlight shall cooperate reasonably with Bank with respect to any proceedings before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way affect this Agreement, any Loan Sale Agreement, the Servicing Agreement or any of Bank’s rights hereunder or thereunder, and, in connection therewith, permit Bank, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings.

 

(r)           Sunlight agrees that should an audit, investigation or review of Sunlight or its Third Party Service Providers reveal noncompliance with this Agreement, the Program Guidelines, and/or Applicable Laws, Sunlight shall notify Bank as soon as reasonably possible but in any case within ten (10) calendar days of notice of the noncompliance. In addition to the indemnification provided for in Section 10.01, Sunlight agrees to take all necessary steps to conform its or its Third Party Service Providers’ actions with this Agreement, the Program Guidelines and/or Applicable Laws.

 

(s)           Sunlight shall establish and maintain a disaster recovery plan and business continuity plan that addresses Sunlight’s activities in connection with the Program and Sunlight’s performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Program Documents.

 

(t)           Subject to Bank’s review and approval, Sunlight shall select one or more Servicers to assist with the servicing of the Loans and such other Third Party Service Providers as it deems warranted. Sunlight shall have the right to terminate any Third Party Service Provider with or without cause. Any replacement Third Party Service Provider shall meet all Program Guidelines and be subject to Bank’s review and approval. Subject to any required consent of Bank, Sunlight shall have the right to sell servicing rights for the Loans and to receive compensation therefor. The foregoing and any other provision of this Agreement notwithstanding, Sunlight’s rights and obligations related to the servicing of the Retained Loans or to the servicer of the Retained Loans shall be limited to those described in the Administration Agreement and the Servicing Agreement.

 

(u)          Subject to, and without limiting, Section 3.1(e), Bank hereby delegates to Sunlight the power to make the following decisions and take the following actions without further approval of Bank (collectively, the “Delegated Authorities”): (i) to determine the financial terms for any Loan, consistent with the pre-approved financial terms set forth in Exhibit A or any financial terms subsequently approved by Bank; (b) directly or indirectly take and process any Loan Application pursuant to the Underwriting Requirements and execute on behalf of Bank any Note to be executed in connection therewith; (c) directly or indirectly arrange for the funding of Loans by Bank from accounts established by Bank for such purpose; and (d) underwrite, onboard and contract with Installers approved by and doing business in Installer networks established by Channel Partners pursuant to guidelines and agreement forms approved by Bank. Sunlight may delegate to any Channel Partner any or all of the Delegated Authorities.

 

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(v)           Sunlight, directly and through or with Third Party Service Providers, shall develop all Note forms, notices and other documents, installation proposals, Underwriting Requirements, standards and procedures, pricing standards, application forms, privacy policies, operations manuals and other policies and procedures applicable to the Program and/or the servicing of Loans, and all modifications to any of the foregoing. All forms of Notes and forms of Loan Documents are subject to the prior written consent of Bank. Bank has previously provided its prior written consent for Sunlight’s use of the Spanish language Loan Documents for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

(w)          Sunlight has established a pricing and capital markets committee (the “Pricing and Capital Markets Committee”) responsible for setting dealer discounts, interest rates, capital markets activity, policies relating to  hedging, and other terms related to Sunlight’s loan products and executing any sales of Non-Portfolio Loans held by Bank pursuant to this Agreement and the Home Improvement Program Agreement. Bank shall have observer rights and a right to attend all meetings held by the Pricing and Capital Markets Committee, subject to customary exclusions where Bank is the purchaser; provided that neither Bank nor any person attending a meeting of the Pricing and Capital Markets Committee pursuant to Bank’s observer rights shall have any fiduciary or other duty to Sunlight. Sunlight shall cause the Pricing and Capital Markets Committee to meet at least monthly and Sunlight shall not take any actions within the purview of the Pricing and Capital Markets Committee without the approval of such committee. On or before the sixtieth (60th) day after the Effective Date, Sunlight shall prepare a document setting forth the purpose of the Pricing and Capital Markets Committee and the procedures governing its operation, which document shall be reasonably acceptable to Bank.

 

(x)            Solely in connection with Sunlight’s origination assistance and marketing activities under this Agreement, in connection with a request of a Regulatory Authority, Sunlight shall provide Bank with reasonable access to all pricing, credit and underwriting assumptions thereto and the documentation thereof, certain technical information used in connection with the Program including Sunlight’s software, source code, related documentation, algorithms, models, hardware configuration and technical specifications (collectively, “Technical Information”). Such Technical Information shall be considered the sole property of Sunlight and Sunlight’s Confidential Information hereunder. Bank shall have the right to test Sunlight’s Technical Information, including any underlying data, for consistency with the Credit Policy, the Program Guidelines and the Compliance Guidelines and may use subcontractors in connection therewith provided that such subcontractors agree in writing to be bound by the terms of Section 10.4 of this Agreement with respect to any Technical Information or other Sunlight Confidential Information acquired by such subcontractor. Sponsor shall promptly provide Bank with written notice of any material changes to the Technical Information, including the assumptions underpinning such changes as well as the anticipated effects thereof Subject to the confidential provisions of Section 10.4 hereof, Bank may, at its election, require Sunlight to submit its Technical Information to an independent third party consultant of Bank’s choosing (i) to validate compliance with the Credit Policy, the Program Guidelines, and the Compliance Guidelines, including, but not limited to, all Fair Lending Laws and (ii) to independently test, iterate and validate Sunlight’s models for Program compliance, including Sunlight’s loan performance models. In connection with any such testing and validation, Sunlight shall reasonably cooperate with Bank and its consultants including by delivering any requested Technical Information and making available responsible personnel to answer questions on a timely and full basis at Sunlight’s sole cost and expense. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, Bank may, at its election and upon prior written notice, require Sunlight to place a copy of its Technical Information related to this Agreement in escrow with a third party custodian of Bank’s choosing.

 

(y)           Sunlight shall use best efforts to amend the Master Services Agreement, dated January 13, 2020, among Turnstile Capital Management, LLC, Sunlight, and Bank, on or before July 1, 2023 to cause the Servicer thereunder to remit all cash amounts associated with interest payments and Dealer Discounts as well as repayments and prepayments of principal associated with Loans and Home Improvement Loans originated under this Agreement and the Home Improvement Program Agreement into a deposit account held by Bank promptly upon receipt from the related Borrower and otherwise consistent with market practice for such arrangements. Upon receipt of such amount by Bank, the parties will reconcile amounts on the tenth (10th) Business Day of the following calendar month of receipt and Bank will promptly remit or release reconciled amounts owed to Sunlight, net of (if such tenth (10th) Business Day is after the Netting Commencement Date) amounts then due and payable by Sunlight to Bank; provided that, with respect to amounts that have not been reconciled as of such tenth (10th) Business Day, if Bank determines that it can reasonably estimate the portion of such unreconciled amounts owing to Sunlight using commercially reasonable efforts, then Bank will release amounts to Sunlight based on such estimate, net of (if such tenth (10th) Business Day is after the Netting Commencement Date) amounts then due and payable by Sunlight to Bank, with such released amounts to be adjusted based on subsequent reconciliation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the period from the effective date of the Servicing Agreement amendment referred to above until the Netting Commencement Date, Bank shall remit or release to Sunlight on a weekly basis amounts received by Bank from Servicer (such amounts to be remitted or released based on Bank’s estimate of amounts owing to Sunlight using a reasonably agreed methodology tied to prior activity), with such remitted or released amounts to be adjusted based on subsequent reconciliation. From the Effective Date through the effective date of the amendment to the Servicing Agreement described above, Sunlight shall remit cash amounts associated with interest payments and Dealer Discounts as well as repayments and prepayments of principal associated with Loans and Home Improvement Loans originated pursuant to this Agreement and the Home Improvement Program Agreement as described in Schedule 3.1(y).

 

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(z)           Sunlight agrees that (i) each Loan originated after the Effective Date shall be serviced under the Turnstile Agreement and (ii) on or before August 31, 2023, Sunlight shall cause all Loans then serviced under the GreatAmerica Agreement to be transferred to be serviced under the Turnstile Agreement.

 

(aa)         In connection with Sunlight’s origination assistance and marketing activities under this Agreement, Sunlight shall reimburse Bank for any state or local documentary, stamp, intangible or similar taxes that are payable or that arise as a result of the origination of a Loan.

 

Section 3.2           Duties and Responsibilities of Bank. Bank shall perform and discharge the following duties and responsibilities in connection with the Program:

 

(a)           Bank shall establish and maintain such controls as may be reasonably necessary to adequately control, monitor and supervise the operation of the Program. Bank shall use good faith commercial efforts to provide Sunlight with written notice of any Applicable Law or Rule to which Bank is subject but to which, to the best of Bank’s knowledge, Sunlight is not subject. Neither the failure by Bank to establish and maintain any such controls nor the inadequacy of any Bank controls shall relieve Sunlight of its separate and independent obligations to establish and maintain its own such controls or to comply with the Program Guidelines and Applicable Law.

 

(b)          Bank shall have the authority to review all Note forms, notices and other documents, promotional materials, Underwriting Requirements, standards and procedures, pricing standards, application forms, privacy policies, operations manuals and other policies and procedures applicable to the Program and/or the servicing of Loans, and all modifications to any of the foregoing, except as otherwise provided herein. Bank shall approve all forms of Note and forms of Loan Documents.

 

(c)           Bank shall manage the Program in a good faith effort, employing at least the same degree of care, skill and attention that Bank devotes to the management of its other assets.

 

(d)           On and subject to the terms hereof, Bank shall (i) originate all Loans meeting the Underwriting Requirements and (ii) be obligated to fund each Loan that relates to a Loan approval provided prior to the effective date of any termination pursuant to Section 8 notwithstanding any such termination. Bank will disburse Loan Proceeds as provided in Section 5.3 hereof.

 

(e)           Bank shall comply with its obligations under all Program Documents.

 

Section 3.3            Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Bank. The obligations of Bank in this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or prior to Bank’s funding of a Loan; provided that, any failure of a condition specified in clause (c), (d) or (e) below shall not be a condition precedent to Bank’s obligations under Section 3.2(d)(ii) unless such failure (x) adversely affects the validity, enforceability, or collectability of the related Loan, as determined by Bank in its commercially reasonable discretion, (y) adversely affects the value of the related Loan in any material respect, as determined by Bank in its reasonable discretion or (z) would expose Bank to potential material liability or material claims of others, as determined by Bank in its commercially reasonable discretion.

 

(a)           Each Loan shall be sourced by Sunlight under the Program and meet the standards set forth in the approved Program Guidelines then in effect;

 

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(b)           No action or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened against Sunlight or Bank to prevent or restrain the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and there shall be no injunction, decree, or similar restraint preventing or restraining such consummation;

 

(c)           The representations and warranties of Sunlight set forth in Section 9.1 shall be true and correct in all material respects as though made on and as of such date and Sunlight shall be in compliance with its covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement and each other Program Document;

 

(d)          The obligations of Sunlight set forth in this Agreement to be performed on or before each date that a Loan is funded shall have been performed in all material respects;

 

(e)           Each other Program Document to which Sunlight and Bank are parties shall be in full force and effect and Sunlight shall not be in default thereunder;

 

(f)            [Reserved];

 

(g)           Consistent with Section 3.1(x), the validity of Sponsor’s Technical Information, including, but not limited to, any algorithm used by Sponsor in connection with the Program, shall be established to Bank’s satisfaction.

 

Section 3.4            Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Agreement. The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or prior to the Effective Date:

 

(a)          each of this Agreement, the HI Loan Program Agreement, the Solar Loan Sale Agreement, the HI Loan Sale Agreement, the Servicing Agreement and the Administration Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by all parties thereto;

 

(b)           the Term Loan Agreement and all Loan Documents (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) shall have been executed and delivered by all parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to the making of the Tranche 1 Loans and Tranche 2 Loans thereunder shall be satisfied; and

 

(c)           Sunlight shall have paid all amounts payable by it under Sections 5.4(e) and (f) as of the Effective Date.

 

ARTICLE IV
TRADE NAMES, ACCOUNTING SYSTEM; ADVERTISING AND PROGRAM MATERIALS

 

Section 4.1           Trade Names and Trademarks. Sunlight shall have no authority to use any Marks of Bank except as explicitly permitted hereunder. Bank acknowledges that approved Program Materials or Advertising Materials may contain trade names, trademarks or service marks of Sunlight, and Bank shall have no authority to use any such names or marks separate and apart from their use in the Program Materials or Advertising Materials or as otherwise approved hereunder or in writing by Sunlight. The parties shall use Program Materials and Advertising Materials only as permitted herein for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this Agreement and shall not use Program Materials or Advertising Materials in any manner that would violate Applicable Laws, the terms of this Agreement, or any provision of the Program Guidelines.

 

Section 4.2           Accounting System. Sunlight shall establish and maintain, at its sole cost and expense, a comprehensive accounting and loan tracking system to accurately reflect all Loan Applications, Loans and related information regarding the Program and to satisfy the information requirements of Bank, Regulatory Authorities and Bank’s internal and external auditors. Sunlight shall cause the Servicer to maintain a loan tracking system that accurately reflects all Loan payment information. Sunlight shall cause the system to provide Bank with access to copies of all documentation authenticated by Loan Applicants and Borrowers and, beginning on October 1, 2017, will provide Loan payment information from Servicer on a daily basis to Bank. Sunlight further agrees that the information reporting features, integrity and security of the system shall operate to the reasonable satisfaction of Bank, Regulatory Authorities and Bank’s internal and external auditors. Sunlight further agrees to cause the system to provide Bank with a daily summary report of Loans to be funded.

 

Section 4.3            Advertising and Program Materials.

 

(a)           Sunlight and Third Party Service Providers shall prepare the Advertising Materials and Program Materials to be used in connection with the Program and Sunlight shall ensure that these materials comply, at all times, with Applicable Laws, the terms of this Agreement, the Bank’s trademark usage guidelines, and the Program Guidelines and are true and accurate and not misleading in any material respect.

 

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(b)           At least ten (10) Business Days prior to the first use of any Bank Marks, Sunlight shall provide to Bank samples of all Advertising Materials and all Program Materials proposed by Sunlight to include such Marks in order to enable Bank to complete an initial review and to approve or reject any such materials. Advertising Materials and Program Materials will be considered approved and authorized by Bank only once such approval and authorization is communicated by Bank in writing. Bank shall provide written notice to Sunlight of Bank’s rejections of such materials. Sunlight shall not use any such rejected materials. Sunlight hereby agrees that any approval by Bank of any Advertising Materials and Program Materials shall not relieve Sunlight of its primary responsibility for the preparation and maintenance of Advertising Materials and Program Materials in accordance with this Section 4.3.

 

(c)           Sunlight shall deliver to Bank, for Bank’s review samples of all new or modified Advertising Materials and Program Materials used by Sunlight or a Dealer. To the extent Bank has concern related to any such sample materials, Bank shall provide written notice to Sunlight and the parties will work to resolve such concern. Sunlight hereby agrees that any review by Bank of any Advertising Materials and Program Materials shall not relieve Sunlight of its primary responsibility for the preparation and maintenance of Advertising Materials and Program Materials in accordance with this Section 4.3.

 

(d)           Bank may at any time retract or modify any approval previously given by it with respect to this Section 4.3 if Bank reasonably determines that such action is required to remain in compliance with Applicable Laws or for the safe and sound operation of the Program, or to preserve or protect the Bank’s Marks or reputation; provided that, unless such continued use will violate Applicable Law, any retraction shall only be applicable to Loan Applications filed subsequently to notice of such retraction, in writing, to Sunlight.

 

(e)           After Bank’s prior written approval, if required by the terms of this agreement, and subject to Bank’s right to retract or modify any approval previously given as described in Section 4.3(d), Sunlight may use any Advertising Materials and Program Materials in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and need not seek further approval for use of such materials unless there is a substantive change in the materials. In the event of a substantive change in the Advertising Materials or Program Materials, Sunlight shall submit such materials to Bank in accordance with Sections 4.3(a) - (c), as applicable. Sunlight hereby agrees that any review requested or, if required, approval by Bank of any Advertising Materials and Program Materials shall not relieve Sunlight of its primary responsibility for the preparation and maintenance of Advertising Materials and Program Materials in accordance with this Section 4.3.

 

(f)            Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Bank hereby grants Sunlight and Dealers a non-exclusive, non-assignable license without the right to sublicense, to use and reproduce Bank’s Marks in the United States, as necessary to perform under the Program; provided, however, that (a) Sunlight shall obtain Bank’s prior written approval for the use by Sunlight or any Dealer of Bank’s Marks and such use shall at all times comply with all written instructions provided by Bank regarding the use of Bank’s Marks; (b) Sunlight acknowledges that neither it nor any Dealer shall acquire any interest in Bank’s Marks; and (c) Sunlight shall obtain Bank’s prior written approval for any press release incorporating the name, Marks or likeness of Bank. Upon termination of this Agreement, Sunlight and each Dealer shall cease using Bank’s Marks.

 

(g)           Sunlight and each Dealer shall be permitted to use only those Bank Marks expressly approved by Bank under this Section 4.3. Sunlight and each Dealer shall comply with all instructions from Bank (including any restrictions or prohibitions) as to the use of the Bank’s Marks with any other Marks.

 

(h)           Sunlight recognizes the value of the goodwill associated with the Banks Marks and acknowledges that Bank exclusively owns all right, title and interest in and to the Bank’s Marks and all goodwill pertaining thereto. Sunlight acknowledges and agrees that any and all of its use or the use of any Dealer of the Bank’s Marks shall be on behalf of and accrue and inure solely to the benefit of Bank.

 

(i)            Sunlight and each Dealer shall not, anywhere in the world, use or seek to register in its own name, or that of any third party, any Marks that are the Bank’s Marks, that are colorably or confusingly similar to the Banks Marks, or that incorporate the Banks Marks or any element colorably or confusingly similar to the Bank’s Marks.

 

Section 4.4            Intellectual Property. Sunlight shall retain sole and exclusive right, title and interest to all of its Intellectual Property Rights, including without limitation its Marks and its relationships with Dealers and Sunlight’s proprietary information. Bank shall retain sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to all of Bank’s Intellectual Property Rights, including without limitation its Marks, websites, promotional materials, proprietary information, and technology. This Agreement does not transfer any Intellectual Property Rights between Sunlight and Bank.

 

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Section 4.5           Program Managers. Sunlight and Bank shall each designate a respective principal contact (each, a “Program Manager”) to facilitate day-to-day operations and resolve issues that may arise in the implementation of the Program. If the Program Managers are unable to reach agreement, then the dispute will be referred to the President of Bank and the Chief Executive Officer or another authorized officer of Sunlight who will work together in good faith towards a resolution. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute, a party may resolve the dispute in accordance with Section 10.3.

 

ARTICLE V
LOAN ORIGINATION

 

Section 5.1            Dealer Discounts. The parties acknowledge that each Dealer has agreed or will be required to agree to accept a discount (the “Dealer Discount”), in a percentage agreed-upon with Sunlight, from the principal amount of each Loan to produce net Loan Proceeds to be disbursed to such Dealer thereon; payment of such Dealer Discount will be managed by Sunlight with Bank’s approval; provided, however, that upon the request of any Dealer, Sunlight may agree, upon the prior written consent of Bank, not to deduct the Dealer Discount from the principal amount of such Loan prior to the funding thereof if such Dealer has requested to pay such Dealer Discount to Sunlight thereafter; provided, further, that (i) whether or not such Dealer has paid such undeducted Dealer Discount to Sunlight, Sunlight shall reimburse Bank for any such undeducted Dealer Discount on or before the tenth (10th) Business Day of the calendar month following the thirtieth (30th) day after Bank funds such Dealer Discount; provided that with respect to undeducted Dealer Discount funded by Bank on or prior to May 31, 2023, Sunlight shall reimburse the same to Bank on or prior to the tenth (10th) Business Day of July, 2023, and (ii) Bank shall have no obligation to fund any undeducted Dealer Discount if, after giving effect to such funding, the aggregate undeducted Dealer Discount funded by Bank and not yet reimbursed by Sunlight shall not at any time exceed $2,500,000. Upon Bank’s sale of any Loan or Participation Interests therein, whether to Sunlight, any other purchaser or any third party, or upon the prepayment or payment at maturity of any Loan when held by Bank on its balance sheet, Bank shall ensure that Sunlight receives or has received (x) the lesser of (i) the full Dealer Discount on such Loan and (ii) the excess of the Cash Purchase Price (or principal paid) for such Loan over the Purchase Price for such Loan less (y) any compensation to which Bank is entitled hereunder and/or under any applicable Loan Sale Agreement. The foregoing notwithstanding, with respect to any Required Retained Loan, on the Funding Date of such Loan, Bank shall (i) disburse to Sunlight the Required Retained Loan Funding Amount and (ii) retain the amount equal to the difference between the (a) Original Principal Balance of such Required Retained Loan and (b) the Required Retained Loan Funding Amount. Bank acknowledges and agrees that Sunlight shall retain from the Required Retained Loan Funding Amount the Required Retained Loan Discount Amount and disburse the remaining amounts to the relevant Dealer in accordance with the Program requirements.

 

Section 5.2           Note Execution. When a Dealer enters into a contract with a consumer for the sale and/or installation of a System or Improvements it desires to be financed under the Program, Sunlight shall directly or indirectly underwrite the Loan Applicant’s Loan Application and arrange for delivery of all disclosures required by Applicable Law and/or production, execution and delivery of the appropriate loan agreement or promissory note (“Note”), all in accordance with the Program Guidelines.

 

Section 5.3           Sunlight as Paying Agent; Loan Funding. Bank hereby appoints Sunlight as its paying agent for distribution of funds to Dealers. After each Note is executed and a Distribution Schedule provided to Bank by Sunlight, Bank will disburse the applicable Loan Proceeds to Sunlight as paying agent on behalf of Bank for distribution to the Dealer in accordance with the Disbursement Schedule related to such Dealer and otherwise in accordance with this Agreement. Loan Proceeds will be deposited into an account as established therefore between the parties to this Agreement.

 

Section 5.4            Fees.

 

(a)           [Reserved].

 

(b)           [Reserved].

 

(c)           [Reserved].

 

(d)           Within fifteen (15) Business Days following the last day of any month ended prior to the Netting Commencement Date, Bank shall deliver to Sunlight an invoice for the Aggregate Monthly Fees due and payable in respect of such month as long as Sunlight accurately and timely provides the appropriate servicing data. Should Sunlight fail to provide the appropriate servicing data accurately or timely to Bank, Bank shall deliver the invoice at its earliest convenience. Sunlight shall pay the Aggregate Monthly Fees within thirty (30) days of the date of such invoice unless Sunlight disputes in good faith any portion of the Aggregate Monthly Fees, in which case Sunlight shall timely pay the undisputed portion of the Aggregate Monthly Fees. In the event of any such dispute, each of Bank and Sunlight shall engage in good faith discussions to diligently resolve such dispute. With respect to any calendar month commencing on or after the Netting Commencement Date, Sunlight shall pay the accrued Monthly Fees on or before the tenth (10th) Business Day of the following calendar month, and any accrued Monthly Fees that remain unpaid as of such tenth (10th) Business Day may be netted by Bank against amounts distributable by Bank pursuant to Section 3.1(e).

 

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(e)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Monthly Fees accrued during the period beginning on (a) the earlier of (i) the Closing Date and (ii) April 1, 2023 and (b) ending on June 30, 2023, shall be payable with the proceeds of Tranche 1 Loan Draws to the extent of availability of funding therefor under the Term Loan Agreement, otherwise in cash.

 

(f)           On the Effective Date, Sunlight shall pay all accrued but unpaid fees and expenses owed to Cross River under the Program Documents relating to the period from January 1, 2023 through March 31, 2023 in the aggregate amount of [TEXT REDACTED], payable with the proceeds of Tranche 1 Loan Draws. Fees and interest in the ordinary course through the Effective Date will be earned as of the Effective Date and payable no later than the 15th day following the Effective Date from the proceeds of Tranche 1 Loan Draws. All fees and interest earned on or after the Effective Date shall be paid by Sunlight in accordance with Section 5.4(d).

 

Section 5.5           [TEXT REDACTED]. Sunlight shall maintain a collateral account with respect to [TEXT REDACTED] as shall be set forth in any Loan Sale Agreement entered into in connection with the Program.

 

Section 5.6           Sales of Loans. (i) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including Section 2.5 hereof, Sunlight shall arrange for sales of Non-Portfolio Loans under Loan Sale Agreements, provided that no Loan may be transferred by Bank prior to the date that is three (3) Business Days from the date of origination of such Loan. By arranging for sales of Non-Portfolio Loans under Loan Sale Agreements, purchasing Loans hereunder and/or other measures, Sunlight shall ensure that none of the following conditions applies for more than five (5) continuous Business Days:

 

(a)          On the last day of each calendar month, Bank shall not hold Total Loans having an aggregate unpaid principal balance in excess of the then-applicable Bank Cap.

 

(b)           (i) The weighted average FICO score of Non-Portfolio Loans (other than Maxx Loans) carried on Bank’s balance sheet is [TEXT REDACTED] than [TEXT REDACTED] and (ii) the weighted average FICO score of Non-Portfolio Loans that are Maxx Loans carried on Bank’s balance sheet is [TEXT REDACTED] than [TEXT REDACTED]. For purpose of this computation, FICO scores shall be determined as of the date of Loan origination and weightings shall be based on the carrying amounts on Bank’s balance sheet.

 

(c)           A Non-Portfolio Loan carried on Bank’s balance sheet (A) is charged-off by Bank or Servicer or (B) has remained on Bank’s balance sheet for more than the Maximum Hold Period; provided that [TEXT REDACTED] aggregate outstanding principal balance of Non-Portfolio Loans (other than Non-Portfolio Loans described in clause (A)) may remain on Bank’s balance sheet for longer than the Maximum Hold Period.

 

To the extent that Sunlight is in violation of this Section 5.6, Sunlight shall purchase Non-Portfolio Loans from Bank as required to cure such violation for a purchase price equal to the principal amount of such Loan less (x) any principal payments received by Bank on account of such Loan and (y) the Dealer Discount applicable to such Loans, plus accrued interest on such Loans to the date of purchase. Such purchase shall be made within three (3) Business Days after notice of such violation by Bank.

 

Section 5.7            [Reserved].

 

Section 5.8            Delinquent Receivables Collateral Account. As of the last Business Day of each week, for each Loan (other than any Retained Loan) that is more than [TEXT REDACTED] as of such Business Day, Sunlight shall deposit into a deposit account maintained by Sunlight at Bank an amount of cash or cash equivalents equal to the product of (a) the Cost Basis of such Loan, multiplied by (b) 0.50. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the minimum required collateral balance is $1,000,000.

 

Section 5.9            [Reserved].

 

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Section 5.10          Cash Collateral Account. On or after the Effective Date, Sunlight shall establish at Bank a deposit account (the “Cash Collateral Account”) titled “Sunlight Financial Cash Collateral Account (Solar LPA)”. To secure the payment of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Program Documents, Sunlight hereby grants to Bank a valid, perfected and continuing Lien upon all of Sunlight’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or coming into existence, in, to and under the Cash Collateral Account and all funds and investments from time to time on deposit therein, and all proceeds thereof. From time to time, Sunlight may deposit cash in the Cash Collateral Account. Funds in the Cash Collateral Account shall be applied by Bank to pay any obligations of Sunlight to Bank. Sunlight shall be entitled to withdraw funds from the Cash Collateral Account solely to the extent that, after giving effect to such withdrawal, the Total Loans held by Bank would not exceed the Bank Cap.

 

ARTICLE VI
EXPENSES

 

Section 6.1           Expenses. Sunlight shall pay all costs and expenses (i) associated with any Uniform Commercial Code filings relating to any Loan, and/or (ii) otherwise incurred by Bank in connection with any amendment, modification, and/or waiver of this Agreement, and all reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred in connection with periodic site visits (at least one time per annum), including travel and lodging and all Program Documents (including all fees and expenses of counsel to Bank related thereto). Provided that Sunlight has not violated the terms of any of the Program Documents, Sunlight shall not be required to pay for more than one such annual visit. Sunlight shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by Sunlight in connection with the provision of its services hereunder, including the costs of obtaining credit reports and delivering adverse action notices, implementing a compliance management system to satisfy the Rules and the Program Guidelines, together with necessary controls to ensure operation of the Program in compliance with all applicable Rules and Program Guidelines, and such other direct expenses incurred in connection with providing services to Bank under this Agreement. In addition, in the event that Company requests that Bank modify the Program Documents or enter into another agreement with Sunlight or a third party with respect to the Program, then Company shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by Bank in connection therewith, with periodic site visits (at least one time per annum), including, without limitation, legal travel and lodging and all Program Documents (including all fees and expenses of counsel to Bank related thereto).

 

Section 6.2           ACH and Wire Costs. Without limiting the generality of Section 6.1, Sunlight is responsible for the costs associated with all ACH transfers and wires executed in connection with the Program.

 

Section 6.3           Taxes. Subject to Section 3.1(aa) above, each party shall be responsible for payment of any federal, state, or local taxes or assessments applicable to such party associated with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and for compliance with all filing, registration and other requirements applicable to such party related to this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VII
TERM

 

Section 7.1           Unless terminated earlier in accordance with Article VIII, this Agreement shall have an initial term ending thirty (30) months after the Effective Date (the “Initial Term”) and shall automatically renew for successive terms of two (2) years (each, a “Renewal Term”) (collectively, the Initial Term and Renewal Term(s) shall be referred to as the “Term”), unless either party provides written notice to the other party of its intent to not renew at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the then-current Term.

 

Section 7.2            This Agreement shall automatically be terminated upon the termination of any other Program Document in accordance with its terms, provided that the termination of a Loan Sale Agreement shall not cause the termination of this Agreement in the event another Loan Sale Agreement remains in place.

 

Section 7.3            The termination of this Agreement shall not discharge any party from any obligation incurred prior to such termination.

 

Section 7.4            Upon termination of this Agreement, Sunlight shall purchase (or cause to be purchased) any Loans (other than Retained Loans) that have been funded by Bank under this Agreement that have not theretofore been purchased by Sunlight or another Loan Purchaser hereunder; provided that, the foregoing notwithstanding, all such Loans to be purchased by Sunlight pursuant to this Section 7.4 shall have been originated on a date that is more than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of purchase. To the extent any Loan under this Program is required to be purchased pursuant to this Section but shall not have been originated by Bank more than three (3) Business Days prior, except in the case of a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(a)(iv)(A) or (B) hereof, the term of this Agreement shall be extended solely as it relates to such Loan(s) until all such Loan(s) shall have been owned by Bank for the required period.

 

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Section 7.5            The terms of this Article VII shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION

 

Section 8.1            Termination.

 

(a)           Either party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to the other party in any of the following circumstances (each a “Termination Event”):

 

(i)            the other party shall default in any material respect in the performance of any non-monetary, material obligation or undertaking under this Agreement or any other Program Document or Home Improvement Program Document, and such default is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof has been given to such other party;

 

(ii)           the other party shall default in any monetary obligations or undertakings under this Agreement and such default is not cured within ten (10) days after written notice thereof has been given to such other party;

 

(iii)          any representation or warranty made by the other party in this Agreement is incorrect in any material respect and is not corrected within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof has been given to such other party;

 

(iv)          a “Default” or “Event of Default” shall occur under the Term Loan Agreement; or

 

(v)          (A) Sunlight or Guarantor shall (I) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Law (including provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its properties or assets, (II) consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, (III) cease to be solvent or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (IV) fail generally, not be able or admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, or approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing, or (V) suffer the appointment of a conservator or receiver for its assets; or

 

(B)      Bank shall (I) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Law (including provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, conservator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its properties or assets, (II) consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, (III) cease to be solvent or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (IV) fail generally, not be able or admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, or approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing, (V) suffer the appointment of a conservator or receiver for its assets or (VI) become severely undercapitalized.

 

(b)           If (i) either party receives a communication from any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction over such party, including any letter, directive or verbal submission of any kind from any such Regulatory Authority, requesting such party to discontinue its participation in the Program, or (ii) either party has received an opinion from nationally recognized legal counsel that a change in Applicable Law after the Effective Date, will cause continuance of this Program to be in violation of the Applicable Laws then (A) the party receiving such communication or legal advice shall, within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof, notify the other party of such communication or legal advice, as applicable, to the extent permitted under Applicable Law and to the extent it is willing to waive any applicable attorney-client privilege, and (B) the parties shall meet and consider in good faith any modifications, changes or additions to the Program or the Loan Documents that may be necessary to eliminate such result. If the parties are unable to reach agreement regarding such modifications, changes or additions to the Program or the Loan Documents within twenty (20) Business Days after the parties initially meet, either party may terminate this Agreement upon ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the other party. A party may suspend performance of its obligations under this Agreement, or require the other party to suspend its performance of its obligations under this Agreement, upon providing the other party advance written notice, if any event described in clauses (i)-(ii) above occurs.

 

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Section 8.2            Effect of Termination. Upon the termination of this Agreement, (a) Bank shall terminate the origination of any new Loans, (b) Sunlight shall cease marketing the Program and arranging of new Borrowers, and (c) each party shall immediately discontinue the use of the other party’s Marks and (d) all amounts due and owing hereunder shall become due and payable, including any amounts due under Section 6.1. Notwithstanding any termination hereof, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall survive such termination and remain in place and effective to govern the relationship between the parties solely for the purposes of purchases of Loans as provided herein, servicing any Loans of Bank existing on the termination date until such time as they are no longer owned by Bank, paying any compensation or expenses incurred prior to the termination date under Sections 5 and 6 and the matters provided for in Sections 3.2(d), 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, and 10.7.

 

ARTICLE IX
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

 

Section 9.1            Sunlight’s Representations and Warranties. Sunlight makes the following warranties and representations to Bank:

 

(a)           This Agreement is valid, binding and enforceable against Sunlight in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect, which may affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity), and Sunlight has received all necessary approvals and consents for the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement.

 

(b)           Sunlight is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization and is authorized, registered and licensed to do business in each state in which the nature of its activities makes such authorization, registration or licensing necessary or required.

 

(c)           Sunlight has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform all of its obligations hereunder.

 

(d)           The execution of this Agreement and the completion of all actions required or contemplated to be taken by Sunlight hereunder are within the ordinary course of Sunlight’s business and are not prohibited by Applicable Laws.

 

(e)           The provisions of this Agreement and the performance of each of its obligations hereunder do not conflict with Sunlight’s organizational or governing documents, or any material agreement, contract, lease, order or obligation to which Sunlight is a party or by which Sunlight is bound, including any exclusivity or other provisions of any other agreement to which Sunlight or any related entity is a party, and including any non-compete agreement or similar agreement limiting the right of Sunlight to engage in activities competitive with the business of any other party.

 

(f)           Sunlight is duly qualified to do business, is in good standing under the laws of its state of organization, and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions where the ownership or lease of its property and/or the conduct of its business, requires such qualification, licensing or approval and where the failure to be so qualified or to have such licenses and approvals would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(g)           No approval, authorization or other action by, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement or any other Program Document other than approvals and authorizations that have previously been obtained and filings which have previously been made or will be made before Sunlight commences doing business with Borrowers in a particular state.

 

(h)          All information which was heretofore furnished by it or on its behalf in writing to Sunlight for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, any Program Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, when taken in light of all other information provided by Sunlight, is true and accurate in all material respects on and as of the date such information was furnished (except to the extent that such furnished information relates solely to an earlier date, in which case such information was true and accurate in all material respects on and as of such earlier date).

 

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(i)           Except as licensed or otherwise permitted, Sunlight has not, and will not, use the Intellectual Property Rights, trade secrets or other confidential business information of any third party in connection with the development of the Program Materials and Advertising Materials or in carrying out its obligations or exercising its rights under this Agreement.

 

(j)            There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of Sunlight, threatened against Sunlight seeking a determination or ruling which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Sunlight, or which would render invalid this Agreement or any Program Document, or asserting the invalidity of, or seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by, the Program Documents. No proceeding has been instituted against Sunlight seeking to adjudicate it bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking the liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee or other similar official for Sunlight or any substantial part of its property.

 

(k)           Neither Sunlight nor, to the best of Sunlight’s knowledge, any principal thereof has been or is the subject of any of the following:

 

(i)          Enforcement agreement, memorandum of understanding, cease and desist order, administrative penalty or similar agreement concerning lending matters, or participation in the affairs of a financial institution;

 

(ii)          Administrative or enforcement proceeding or investigation commenced by the Securities Exchange Commission, state securities regulatory authority, Federal Trade Commission, any banking regulator or any other state or federal Regulatory Authority, with the exception of routine communications from a Regulatory Authority concerning a consumer complaint and routine examinations of Sunlight conducted by a Regulatory Authority in the ordinary course of Sunlight’s business; or

 

(iii)         Restraining order, decree, injunction or judgment in any proceeding or lawsuit alleging fraud or deceptive practices on the part of Sunlight or any principal thereof.

 

For purposes of this Section 9.1(k) the word “principal” of Sunlight shall include (i) any person owning or controlling [TEXT REDACTED] or more of the voting power of Sunlight, (ii) any officer or director of Sunlight and (iii) any person actively participating in the control of Sunlight’s business.

 

(l)            Neither Sunlight, any of its Affiliates nor any of their respective officers, directors or members is a Person (or to Sunlight’s knowledge, is owned or controlled by a Person) that (i) is listed on any Government Lists, (ii) is a person who has been determined by competent authority to be subject to the prohibitions contained in Presidential Executive Order No. 13224 (Sept. 23, 2001) or any other similar prohibitions contained in the rules and regulations of OFAC or in any enabling legislation or other Presidential Executive Orders in respect thereof; (iii) has been previously indicted for or convicted of any felony involving a crime or crimes of moral turpitude or for any Patriot Act Offense, or (iv) is currently under investigation by any Governmental Authority for alleged felony involving a crime of moral turpitude. For purposes hereof, the term “Patriot Act Offense” means any violation of the criminal laws of the United States of America or of any of the several states, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States of America or any of the several states, relating to terrorism or the laundering of monetary instruments, including any offense under (A) the criminal laws against terrorism; (B) the criminal laws against money laundering, (C) the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended, (D) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, as amended, or (E) the Patriot Act. “Patriot Act Offense” also includes the crimes of conspiracy to commit, or aiding and abetting another to commit, a Patriot Act Offense.

 

(m)          Sunlight and each of its Affiliates is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) 31 U.S.C. § 5311 et seq. and Regulation X promulgated thereunder, the applicable sections of the PATRIOT Act and implementing regulations related to Know-Your-Customer (“KYC”) and Customer Identification Programs (“CIP”) (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”) and Anti-Corruption Laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws, Sunlight has established an anti-money laundering compliance program that is in compliance, in all material respects, with the Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

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(n)           Sunlight is in compliance with all Applicable Laws and agrees to maintain commercially reasonable policies and procedures relating to all Applicable Laws, including procedures relating to periodic training and ongoing monitoring of Sunlight and its Third Party Service Providers.

 

(o)           Sunlight has a compliance management system in place suitably designed to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement, including the Program Guidelines and Applicable Laws.

 

(p)           Sunlight is solvent and does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform its obligations contained in this Agreement.

 

(q)           Sunlight is not required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is not owned or controlled by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(r)            Sunlight is not a “money services business” as defined in 31 C.F.R. § 1010.100(ff).

 

(s)           Sunlight has in full force and effect insurance policies that satisfy the minimum requirements set forth in Schedule 9.1(s).

 

Section 9.2            Bank’s Representations and Warranties. Bank makes the following warranties and representations to Sunlight:

 

(a)           This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Bank, enforceable against Bank in accordance with its terms except (i) to the extent that such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect, which may affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).

 

(b)           Bank is an FDIC-insured New Jersey state-chartered bank, duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey.

 

(c)           Bank has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(d)           The execution of this Agreement and the completion of all actions required or contemplated to be taken by Bank hereunder are within the ordinary course of Bank’s business and are not prohibited by Applicable Laws.

 

(e)           The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by Bank, and are not in conflict with and do not violate the terms of the charter or bylaws of Bank and will not result in a material breach of or constitute a default under, or require any consent under, any indenture, loan or agreement to which Bank is a party.

 

(f)           Bank has the authority to originate Loans on the Program Terms to the Borrowers who meet the minimum Credit Policy requirements established in the Program Guidelines, as contemplated hereunder.

 

(g)           Bank has the authority to originate Loans in each state in which Loans are originated under the Program.

 

(h)           [Reserved].

 

(i)            Neither Bank nor, to the best of Bank’s knowledge, any principal thereof has been or is the subject of any of the following, the result of which would cause Bank to be unable to perform its obligations hereunder:

 

(i)           Enforcement agreement, memorandum of understanding, cease and desist order, administrative penalty or similar agreement concerning lending matters, or participation in the affairs of a financial institution;

 

(ii)          Administrative or enforcement proceeding or investigation commenced by the Securities Exchange Commission, state securities regulatory authority, Federal Trade Commission, any banking regulator or any other state or federal Regulatory Authority; or

 

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(iii)         Restraining order, decree, injunction or judgment in any proceeding or lawsuit alleging fraud or deceptive practices on the part of Bank or any principal thereof.

 

For purposes of this Section 9.2(k) the word “principal” of Bank shall include (i) any person owning or controlling [TEXT REDACTED] or more of the voting power of Bank, (ii) any officer or director of Bank and (iii) any person actively participating in the control of Bank’s business.

 

(j)            Neither Bank, nor to the best of Bank’s knowledge, any of its Affiliates nor any of their respective officers or directors is a Person (or to Bank’s knowledge, is owned or controlled by a Person) that (i) is listed on any Government Lists, (ii) is a person who has been determined by competent authority to be subject to the prohibitions contained in Presidential Executive Order No. 13224 (Sept. 23, 2001) or any other similar prohibitions contained in the rules and regulations of OFAC or in any enabling legislation or other Presidential Executive Orders in respect thereof, (iii) has been previously indicted for or convicted of any felony involving a crime or crimes of moral turpitude or for any Patriot Act Offense, or (iv) is currently under investigation by any Governmental Authority for alleged felony involving a crime of moral turpitude.

 

(k)           Bank and each of its Affiliates is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws, Bank has established an anti-money laundering compliance program that is in compliance, in all material respects, with the Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

(l)            Bank has in full force and effect insurance in such amounts and with such terms, as is customary and reasonably required in the conduct of its business.

 

Section 9.3            Sunlight’s Covenants. Sunlight hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

 

(a)           Information. Sunlight will furnish to Bank:

 

(i)            Annual Financial Statements. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each of its fiscal years, copies of its annual audited financial statements certified by independent certified public accountants reasonably satisfactory to Bank and prepared on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP, together with a report of such firm expressing such firm’s opinion thereon, which, with respect to each fiscal year after 2022, shall not contain a “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any other qualifications or exceptions as to the scope of the audit, provided that this delivery requirement shall be satisfied if Sunlight makes such financial statements available at https://ir.sunlightfinancial.com.

 

(ii)           Quarterly Financial Statements. Within sixty (60) days after the end of each of its fiscal quarters, copies of its unaudited consolidated balance sheet, income statement and related statements of operations and stockholders’ equity as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller as presenting fairly in all material respects its (and its consolidated Subsidiaries) financial condition and results of operations on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, provided that this delivery requirement shall be satisfied if Sunlight makes such financial statements available at https://ir.sunlightfinancial.com.

 

(iii)          Monthly Agings Report. Within thirty (30) days after the end of each month, a report of executed by any of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, general counsel, financial operations director and FP&A director of Sunlight in form and substance satisfactory to Bank setting forth (i) monthly accounts receivable agings, and (ii) such other reports as are requested by Bank in its commercially reasonable discretion.

 

(iv)          Monthly Cancellation Report. Within thirty (30) days after the end of each month, a monthly report duly executed by any of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, general counsel, financial operations director and FP&A director in form and substance satisfactory Bank setting forth the monthly average rates of Customer Cancellations for the twelve-month period most recently ended.

 

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(v)           Operating Budget and Financial Projections.

 

(A)           Within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year of Sunlight, and contemporaneously with any updates or amendments thereto, (A) annual operating budgets (including income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements, by month) for the upcoming fiscal year of Sunlight, and (B) annual financial projections for the following fiscal year (on a monthly basis), in each case as approved by the board of directors or the equivalent governing body of Sunlight, together with any related business forecasts used in the preparation of such annual financial projections; and

 

(B)            Within ten (10) Business Days after the end of each month, a projection model of Sunlight’s cash flows for the upcoming thirteen (13) week period, in form and level of detail reasonably satisfactory to Bank.

 

(vi)         [Reserved].

 

(vii)        Representations. Promptly upon having knowledge of same, notice that any representation or warranty set forth herein or in any other Program Document was incorrect at the time it was given or deemed to have been given, which failure or breach would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect Bank, together with a written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such facts and circumstances.

 

(viii)       Reportable Event. Promptly upon having knowledge of the occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Pension Plan, notice of such Reportable Event.

 

(ix)          Proceedings. As soon as possible and in any event within three (3) Business Days after any of its executive officers receives notice or obtains knowledge thereof, any settlement of, material judgment (including a material judgment with respect to the liability phase of a bifurcated trial) in or commencement of any labor controversy (of a material nature), litigation, action, suit or proceeding before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, which, in the case of any of the foregoing, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Sunlight.

 

(x)           Notice of Material Events. Promptly upon becoming aware thereof, notice of any other event or circumstances that, in its reasonable judgment has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Sunlight.

 

(xi)          Other. Promptly, from time to time, such information, documents or records or reports respecting the Program or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of Sunlight as Bank may from time to time reasonably request.

 

(b)          Notice of Termination Events. As soon as possible, after obtaining actual knowledge thereof, notify Bank of the occurrence of any Termination Event applicable to it.

 

(c)           Conduct of Business. Sunlight shall perform all actions necessary to remain duly organized or incorporated, validly existing and in good standing in its jurisdiction of formation and to maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which it conducts business in connection with the Program.

 

(d)           Compliance with Law. Sunlight shall comply with all Applicable Laws to which it and the Program are subject.

 

(e)           Preservation of Existence. Sunlight shall preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)            Taxes. File and pay any and all material taxes.

 

(g)           ERISA Matters. Not (i) engage in any prohibited transaction for which an exemption is not available or has not previously been obtained from the United States Department of Labor, (ii) fail to satisfy the minimum funding standards under Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan, (iii) fail to make any payments to a Multiemployer Plan that it may be required to make under the agreement relating to such Multiemployer Plan or any law pertaining thereto, (iv) terminate any Pension Plan so as to result in any liability to it, or (v) permit to exist any occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Pension Plan.

 

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(h)         Total Systems Failure. It shall promptly notify Bank of any total systems failure and shall advise Bank of the estimated time required to remedy such total systems failure. Until a total systems failure is remedied, it shall (i) furnish to Bank such periodic status reports and other information relating to such total systems failure as Bank may reasonably request and (ii) promptly notify Bank if it believes that such total systems failure cannot be remedied by the estimated date, which notice shall include a description of the circumstances which gave rise to such delay and the action proposed to be taken in response thereto. It shall promptly notify Bank when a total systems failure has been remedied.

 

(i)            Modification of Systems. It agrees, as soon as practicable after the replacement or any material modification of any operating systems used to make any calculations or reports hereunder or under any other Program Document, to give notice of any such replacement or modification to Bank, to the extent such replacement or modification is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(j)            Furnishing of Information. It will furnish to Bank, as soon as practicable after receiving a request therefor, such information with respect to the Program as Bank may reasonably request.

 

(k)           Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, etc. It will not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:

 

(i)            it has delivered to Bank an officer’s certificate stating that such transaction complies with this subsection; and

 

(ii)           it shall have delivered prior written notice of such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer to Bank; and

 

(iii)         after giving effect thereto, no Termination Event or event that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a Termination Event shall have occurred.

 

Section 9.4           Guarantor Activities. Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not acquire any material assets other than cash or Cash Equivalents (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) in compliance with the terms of the Term Loan Agreement and the equity interests of each of its existing direct subsidiaries, and shall not engage in any activities or voluntarily incur any new liabilities other than incidental or reasonably related to the foregoing and otherwise in the ordinary course of business (including, without limitation, public holding company activities) consistent with past practice.

 

Section 9.5           Guaranty. Without limiting any obligation of any person arising under the Term Loan Agreement, Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees the due and punctual payment in full of all Sunlight’s obligations under the Program Documents and the Home Improvement Program Documents when and as the same shall become due (the “Guaranteed Obligations”). In furtherance of the foregoing, Guarantor hereby agrees that upon the failure of Sunlight or any other Person to pay any of the Guaranteed Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) or any similar provision of any other debtor relief law), Guarantor will upon demand pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to Bank, an amount equal to the sum of all Guaranteed Obligations then due as aforesaid. The provisions of Sections 13.3 through and including Section 13.11 under the Term Loan Agreement are incorporated herein by this reference and shall form a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein. Guarantor’s guaranty obligations hereunder shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 10.1          Indemnification.

 

(a)           Indemnification by Sunlight. Except to the extent of any Losses which arise from the direct acts or omissions of Bank or an Affiliate of Bank, Sunlight shall be liable to and shall indemnify and hold harmless Bank and its directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates and permitted assigns from and against any and all Losses arising out of (i) [TEXT REDACTED] or any of its [TEXT REDACTED], (ii) [TEXT REDACTED], (iii) [TEXT REDACTED], (iv) [TEXT REDACTED], (v) [TEXT REDACTED], (vi) [TEXT REDACTED], [TEXT REDACTED], (viii) [TEXT REDACTED], or (ix) [TEXT REDACTED]. In connection with Sunlight’s indemnification obligations hereunder, Sunlight agrees that the primary responsibility for compliance with Applicable Laws with respect to the Program, each Loan made thereunder and each Program Document, including without limitation the origination and servicing of Loans, lies with Sunlight regardless of Bank’s opportunity to review or correct Sunlight’s acts or omissions that lead to any noncompliance with Applicable Laws or breach of this Agreement or any other Program Document, and that notwithstanding any liability that Bank may have for its own failure to so comply (including without limitation for any violation by Bank of any state or federal banking law applicable to Bank’s operations or its performance under this Agreement), [TEXT REDACTED].

 

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Sunlight represents and warrants that, in order to facilitate Bank’s assessment of Sunlight’s capacity to honor its indemnification obligations under this Agreement, it has provided Bank with accurate information related to its business activities, insurance coverage, and legal liabilities. Furthermore, Sunlight agrees to promptly notify Bank of any event or occurrence that would reasonably be expected to impair Sunlight’s capacity to honor its indemnification obligations under this Agreement.

 

(b)           Indemnification by Bank. Except to the extent of any Losses which arise from any act or omission of Sunlight or an Affiliate of Sunlight, Bank shall be liable to and shall indemnify and hold harmless Sunlight and its officers, directors, employees, agents and Affiliates and permitted assigns, from and against any Losses arising out of (i) [TEXT REDACTED] or (ii) [TEXT REDACTED] in connection with the Program hereunder.

 

(c)           Notice of Claims. In the event any Third Party Claim is made, any suit or action is commenced or any knowledge of a state of facts that, if not corrected, would give rise to a right of indemnification of a party hereunder (“Indemnified party”) by the other party (“Indemnifying party”) is received, the Indemnified party will give notice to the Indemnifying party as promptly as practicable, but, in the case of lawsuit, in no event later than the time necessary to enable the Indemnifying party to file a timely answer to the complaint. The Indemnified party shall make available to the Indemnifying party and its counsel and accountants at reasonable times and for reasonable periods, during normal business hours, all books and records of the Indemnified party relating to any Third Party Claim for indemnification, and each party hereunder will render to the other such assistance as it may reasonably require of the other (at the expense of the party requesting assistance) in order to insure prompt and adequate defense of any suit, claim or proceeding based upon a state of facts which may give rise to a right of indemnification hereunder.

 

(d)           Defense and Counsel. Subject to the terms hereof, the Indemnifying party shall have the right to assume the defense of any suit, claim, action or proceeding. In the event that the Indemnifying party elects to defend any suit, claim or proceeding, then the Indemnifying party shall notify the Indemnified party within ten (10) days of having been notified pursuant to this Section 10.1 that the Indemnifying party elects to employ counsel and assume the defense of any such claim, suit, action or proceeding. The Indemnifying party shall institute and maintain any such defense diligently and reasonably and shall keep the Indemnified party fully advised of the status thereof The Indemnified party shall have the right to employ its own counsel if the Indemnified party so elects but the fees and expense of such counsel shall be at the Indemnified party’s expense, unless (i) the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying party at the Indemnifying party’s expense; (ii) such Indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that the interests of such parties are conflicting such that it would be inappropriate for the same counsel to represent both parties or shall have reasonably concluded that the ability of the parties to prevail in the defense of any claim are improved if separate counsel represents the Indemnified party (in which case the Indemnifying party shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnified party), and in either of such events such reasonable fees and expenses shall be borne by the Indemnifying party; (iii) the Indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that it is necessary to institute separate litigation, whether in the same or another court, in order to defend the claims asserted against it; (iv) the Indemnified party reasonably concludes that the ability of the parties to prevail in the defense of any claim is materially improved if separate counsel represents the Indemnified party; and (v) the Indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified party to take charge of the defense of such action after electing to assume the defense thereof. In the event that the Indemnifying party elects not to assume the defense of any suit, claim, action or proceeding, then the Indemnified party shall do so and the Indemnifying party shall pay for, or reimburse Indemnified party, as the Indemnified party shall elect, all Losses of the Indemnified party.

 

(e)           Settlement of Claims. The Indemnifying party shall have the right to compromise and settle any suit, claim or proceeding in the name of the Indemnified party; provided, however, that the Indemnifying party shall not compromise or settle a suit, claim or proceeding (i) unless it indemnifies the Indemnified party for all Losses arising out of or relating thereto and (ii) with respect to any suit, claim or proceeding which seeks any non-monetary relief, without the consent of the Indemnified party, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld. The Indemnifying party shall not be permitted to make any admission of guilt on behalf of the Indemnified party. Any final judgment or decree entered on or in, any claim, suit or action which the Indemnifying party did not assume the defense of in accordance herewith, shall be deemed to have been consented to by, and shall be binding upon, the Indemnifying party as fully as if the Indemnifying party had assumed the defense thereof and a final judgment or decree had been entered in such suit or action, or with regard to such claim, by a court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of such settlement, compromise, judgment or decree. The Indemnifying party shall be subrogated to any claims or rights of the Indemnified party as against any other Persons with respect to any amount paid by the Indemnifying party under this Section 10.1(e).

 

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(f)            Indemnification Payments. Amounts owing under Section 10.1 shall be paid promptly upon written demand for indemnification containing in reasonable detail the facts giving rise to such Losses.

 

Section 10.2         Limitation of Liability. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS (EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM DOCUMENTS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTIFICATION RELATED COSTS SHALL NOT BE DEEMED INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.

 

Section 10.3         Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW §5-1401, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

 

Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in New York City in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and each party hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such state courts or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal courts. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent they may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment not subject to further appeal, in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

 

Section 10.4          Confidential Information.

 

(a)           In performing their obligations pursuant to this Agreement, either party may disclose to the other party, either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or by intangible objects (including, without limitation, documents), certain confidential or proprietary information including, without limitation, the names and addresses of a party’s customers, marketing plans and objectives, research and test results, any information disclosed by Sunlight under Section 3.1(x) hereto and other information that is confidential and the property of the party disclosing the information (“Confidential Information”). The parties agree that the term Confidential Information shall include (a) the Program Documents, the Program Guidelines and the Program Materials, as the same may be amended and modified from time to time, (b) Customer Information, (c) business information (including products and services, employee information, business models, know-how, strategies, designs, reports, data, research, financial information, pricing information, corporate client information, market definitions and information, and business inventions and ideas), (d) the terms of Dealer Agreements, and (e) technical information including software, source code, documentation, algorithms, models, developments, inventions, processes, ideas, designs, drawings, hardware configuration, and technical specifications, including, but not limited to, computer terminal specifications, the source code developed from such specifications.

 

(b)          Bank and Sunlight agree that the other party’s Confidential Information shall be used by each party solely in the performance of its obligations under the Program Documents.

 

(c)          Each party (including, without limitation, their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, counsel, representatives, employees, advisors, accountants, auditors or agents (“Representatives”)) shall receive Confidential Information in confidence and shall not, without the prior written consent of the disclosing party, disclose any Confidential Information of the disclosing party; provided, however, that there shall be no obligation on the part of the parties to maintain in confidence any Confidential Information disclosed to it by the other which (i) is generally known to the trade or the public at the time of such disclosure, (ii) becomes generally known to the trade or the public subsequent to the time of such disclosure, but not as a result of disclosure by the other in violation of this Agreement, (iii) is legally received by either party or any of its respective Representatives from a third party on a non-confidential basis provided that to such party’s knowledge such third party is not prohibited from disclosing such information to the receiving party by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the other party, its Representatives or another party, or (iv) was or hereafter is independently developed by either party or any of its Representatives without violation of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(d)           The parties agree that the disclosing party owns all rights, title and interest in and to its Confidential Information, and that the party receiving the Confidential Information will not reverse-engineer any software or other materials embodying the Confidential Information. The parties acknowledge that Confidential Information is being provided for limited use internally, and the receiving party agrees to use the Confidential Information only in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, disclosure of the Confidential Information may be made if, and to the extent, requested or required by law, rule, regulation, interrogatory, request for information or documents, court order, subpoena, administrative proceeding, inspection, audit, civil investigatory demand, or any similar legal process without liability and, except as required by the following sentence, without notice to the other party. In the event that the receiving party or any of its Representatives receives a demand or request to disclose all or any part of the disclosing party’s Confidential Information under the terms of a subpoena or order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or under a civil investigative demand or similar process, (i) to the extent practicable and permitted, the receiving party agrees to promptly notify the disclosing party of the existence, terms and circumstances surrounding such a demand or request and (ii) if the receiving party or its applicable Representative is compelled to disclose all or a portion of the disclosing party’s Confidential Information, the receiving party or its applicable Representative may disclose that Confidential Information that its counsel advises that it is compelled to disclose and will exercise reasonable efforts to obtain assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the Confidential Information that is being so disclosed.

 

(f)            Each party represents and covenants that it will protect the Confidential Information of the other party in accordance with prudent business practices and will use the same degree of care to protect the other party’s Confidential Information that it uses to protect its own confidential information of a similar type. Except as expressly provided herein, no right or license whatsoever is granted with respect to the Confidential Information or otherwise.

 

Section 10.5         Privacy Law Compliance; Security Breach Disclosure. In addition to the requirements of Section 10.4, each party agrees that it shall obtain, use, retain and share Customer Information in strict compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations concerning the privacy and confidentiality of such information, including the requirements of the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, its implementing regulations and Bank’s Privacy Notice. Neither party shall disclose or use personally identifiable Customer Information other than (a) to carry out the purposes for which such information has been disclosed to it hereunder, (b) in connection with a sale or financing of the related Loans, or (c) in connection with a merger, consolidation, sale of business or similar transaction Further, subject to Section 10.20, Sunlight shall by written contract require any Third Party Service Providers to maintain the confidentiality of said information in a similar fashion.

 

Sunlight shall immediately notify Bank in writing of any actual or reasonably suspected unauthorized access to or acquisition, use, disclosure, modification or destruction of any Customer Information (“Information Security Incident”) of which Sunlight becomes aware, but in no case later than twenty-four (24) hours after it becomes aware of the Information Security Incident. Such notice shall summarize in reasonable detail the effect on Bank, if known, of the Information Security Incident and the corrective action taken or to be taken by Sunlight. Sunlight shall promptly take all necessary and advisable corrective actions, and shall cooperate fully with Bank in all reasonable and lawful efforts to prevent, mitigate or rectify such Information Security Incident. Sunlight shall (i) investigate such Information Security Incident and perform a root cause analysis thereon; (ii) remediate the effects of such Information Security Incident; and (iii) provide Bank with such assurances as Bank shall reasonably request that such Information Security Incident is not likely to recur. Except to the extent otherwise required by Applicable Law, the content of any filings, communications, notices, press releases or reports related to any Information Security Incident must be approved by Bank prior to any publication or communication thereof.

 

Upon the occurrence of an Information Security Incident involving Customer Information in the possession, custody or control of Sunlight or for which Sunlight is otherwise responsible, Sunlight shall reimburse Bank on demand for all reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs incurred by Bank arising out of or in connection with such Information Security Incident, including but not limited to: (i) preparation and mailing or other transmission of notifications or other communications to consumers, employees or others as Bank reasonably deems appropriate; (ii) establishment of a call center or other communications procedures in response to such Information Security Incident (e.g., customer service FAQs, talking points and training); (iii) public relations and other similar crisis management services; (iv) legal, consulting, forensic expert and accounting fees and expenses associated with Bank’s investigation of and response to such incident; and (v) costs for commercially reasonable credit reporting and monitoring services that are associated with legally required notifications or are advisable under the circumstances (“Notification Related Costs”).

 

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In addition, Sunlight agrees that it will not make any material changes to its security procedures and requirements affecting the performance of its obligations hereunder which would materially lessen the security of its operations or materially reduce the confidentiality of any databases and information maintained with respect to Bank, Borrowers, and Loan Applicants without the prior written consent of Bank.

 

Each party agrees and represents to the other that, subject to Section 10.20, it and each of its Third Party Service Providers have, or will have prior to the receipt of any Confidential Information or Customer Information, designed and implemented an information security program that will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements set forth in 12 C.F.R. Part 332 (Privacy of Consumer Financial Information), 12 C.F.R. Part 364 (including the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Information Security Standards found at Appendix B to Part 364), and 16 C.F.R Part 314 (the “CAN-SPAN Rule”), all as amended, supplemented and/or interpreted in writing by Regulatory Authorities and all other Applicable Law.

 

Section 10.6         Force Majeure. In the event that either party fails to perform its obligations under the Program Documents in whole or in part as a consequence of events beyond its reasonable control (including, without limitation, acts of God, fire, explosion, public utility failure, accident, floods, embargoes, epidemics, war, terrorist acts, nuclear disaster or riot), such failure to perform shall not be considered a breach of the Program Documents during the period of such disability. In the event of any force majeure occurrence as set forth in this Section 10.6, the disabled party shall use its best efforts to meet its obligations as set forth in the Program Documents. The disabled party shall promptly and in writing advise the other party if it is unable to perform due to a force majeure event, the expected duration of such inability to perform and of any developments (or changes therein) that appear likely to affect the ability of that party to perform any of its obligations hereunder in whole or in part.

 

Section 10.7         Regulatory Examinations and Financial Information. Both parties agree to use all commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with any examination that may be required by a Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction over the other party, during regular business hours and upon reasonable prior notice, and to otherwise reasonably cooperate with the other party in responding to such Regulatory Authority’s examination and requests related to the Program.

 

Upon reasonable prior notice from the other party, the parties agree to submit to an inspection or audit of their books, records, accounts, and facilities related to the Program, from time to time, during regular business hours subject to the duty of confidentiality each party owes to its customers and banking secrecy and confidentiality requirements otherwise applicable to each party under the Program Documents or under Applicable Laws. All expenses of inspection shall be assumed by the party conducting such inspection or audit. Sunlight shall store all documentation and electronic data related to its performance under this Agreement and shall make such documentation and data available during any inspection or audit by Bank or its agents. Sunlight shall report to Bank regarding the performance of its obligations and duties, with such reasonable frequency and in such reasonable manner as mutually agreed by the parties.

 

Section 10.8          Relationship of Parties; No Authority to Bind. Bank and Sunlight agree they are independent contractors to each other in performing their respective obligations hereunder. Nothing in this Agreement or in the working relationship established and developed hereunder shall be deemed or is intended to be deemed, nor shall it cause, Bank and Sunlight to be treated as partners, joint venturers or otherwise as joint associates for profit. Sunlight understands and agrees that Sunlight’s name shall not appear on any Loan Document as a maker of a Loan and that Bank shall be responsible for all decisions to make or provide a Loan. Bank shall not have any authority or control over any of the property interests or employees of Sunlight. Without limitation of the foregoing, Bank and Sunlight intend, and they agree to undertake such action as may be necessary or advisable to ensure, that: (a) the Program complies with federal-law guidelines regarding outsourcing of bank-related activities, installment loans, bank supervision and control and safety and soundness procedures; (b) Bank is the lender under applicable federal-law standards and is authorized to export its home-state interest rates and matters material to the rate under 12 U. S.C.A. § 1831d; and (c) all activities related to the marketing and origination of a loan are made by or on behalf of Bank as disclosed principal for any relevant regulatory, agency law and contract-law purposes.

 

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Section 10.9         Severability. In the event that any part of this Agreement is finally ruled by a court, Regulatory Authority or other public or private tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed to have been omitted from this Agreement. The remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and shall be modified to any extent necessary to give such force and effect to the remaining provisions, but only to such extent. In addition, if the operation of the Program or the compliance by a party with its obligations set forth herein causes or results in a violation of an Applicable Law, the parties agree to negotiate in good faith to modify the Program or this Agreement as necessary in order to permit the parties to continue the Program in full compliance with Applicable Laws.

 

Section 10.10       Successors and Third Parties. This Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns. The rights and benefits hereunder are specific to the parties and shall not be delegated or assigned without the prior written consent of the other party. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create or grant any right, privilege or other benefit to or for any person or entity other than the parties hereto.

 

Section 10.11        Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing or sent by email and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person, by email, by express or overnight mail delivered by a nationally recognized courier (delivery charges prepaid) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties as follows (or at such other address of which the notifying party hereafter receives notice in conformity with this Section 10.11:

 

To Bank: Cross River Bank
  885 Teaneck Road
  Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
  Attention: [TEXT REDACTED]
  Telephone: [TEXT REDACTED]
  Facsimile No.: [TEXT REDACTED]
  [TEXT REDACTED]
   
To Sunlight: Sunlight Financial LLC
  101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1000
  Charlotte, NC 28246
  Attention: General Counsel
  Telephone: (201) 241-3520 x902
  notices@sunlightfinancial.com

 

 

Section 10.12       Waiver; Amendments. The delay or failure of either party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be construed to be a waiver of any right of that party. All waivers must be in writing and signed by both parties. Alterations, modifications or amendments of a provision of this Agreement, including all exhibits and schedules attached hereto, shall not be binding and shall be void unless such alteration, modification or amendment is in writing and signed by authorized representatives of Sunlight and Bank; provided; however; that any amendment to Exhibit A or Annex A thereto shall be in writing and mutually agreed between the parties but shall not require any signatures thereof.

 

Section 10.13       Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties agree that this Agreement and signature pages may be transmitted between them by electronic mail and that PDF signatures may constitute original signatures and that a PDF signature page containing the signature (PDF or original) is binding upon the parties.

 

Section 10.14       Further Assurances. From time to time, each party will execute and deliver to the other such additional documents and will provide such additional information as such other party may reasonably require to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.15       Entire Agreement. The Program Documents, including this Agreement and its schedules and exhibits (all of which schedules and exhibits are hereby incorporated into this Agreement) and the documents executed and delivered pursuant hereto and thereto, constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous negotiations or oral or written agreements between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof, except where survival of prior written agreements is expressly provided for herein.

 

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Section 10.16        Referrals. Each party represents that it has not agreed to pay any fee or commission to any agent, broker, finder or other person for or on account of such person’s services rendered in connection with this Agreement that would give rise to any valid claim against the other party for any commission, finder’s fee or like payment.

 

Section 10.17       Interpretation. The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments thereto, and the same shall be construed neither for nor against either party, but shall be given a reasonable interpretation in accordance with the plain meaning of its terms and the intent of the parties.

 

Section 10.18       PATRIOT Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in order to help the United States government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, pursuant to Federal regulations that became effective on October 1, 2003, Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, record and update information that identifies each person establishing a relationship or opening an account. Sunlight agrees that it will provide Bank such information as it may request, from time to time, in order for Bank to satisfy the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, including but not limited to the name, address, tax identification number and other information that will allow it to identify the individual or entity who is establishing the relationship or opening the account.

 

Section 10.19       Headings. Captions and headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, and are not deemed part of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.20       Sunlight Covenants and Representations Related to Third Party Service Providers. Sunlight shall continually monitor its Third Party Service Providers to ensure that no action by a Third Party Service Provider will cause a default by Sunlight under this Agreement. Upon discovery of any action by a Third Party Service Provider that may cause a default by Sunlight under this Agreement, Sunlight shall promptly send written notice of the same to Bank and shall use its best efforts to ensure that such Third Party Service Provider takes such corrective measures as may be necessary to cure such default. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, provided that Sunlight has complied with the foregoing, Sunlight shall not be deemed in default hereunder for a failure to cause a Third Party Service Provider to act or not act in a specific way if such action or failure to act will not reasonably cause a default by Sunlight of its other obligations hereunder.

 

Section 10.21       Survival. The terms of Section 4.3(h), 4.3(i), 4.4, 8.2 (Effect of Termination), Section 9.1 (Sunlight’s Representations and Warranties), Section 9.2 (Bank’s Representations and Warranties), and this Article X (Miscellaneous) shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.22       Set-Off. (a) Sunlight hereby grants to Bank a Lien and a right of setoff as security for all Sunlight’s obligations to Bank under the Program Documents, whether now existing or hereafter arising upon and against all deposits, credits, collateral and property, now or hereafter in the possession, custody, safekeeping or control of Bank or any entity under the control of Bank (including a subsidiary of Bank) or in transit to any of them, and other obligations owing to Bank or any such entity. At any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Termination Event, without demand or notice, Bank may set off the same or any part thereof and apply the same to any liability or obligation of Sunlight under the Program Documents even though unmatured and regardless of the adequacy of any other collateral securing such obligations. ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO REQUIRE BANK TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER COLLATERAL WHICH SECURES SUNLIGHT’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE PROGRAM DOCUMENTS, PRIOR TO EXERCISING ITS RIGHT OF SET-OFF WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DEPOSITS, CREDITS OR OTHER PROPERTY OF SUNLIGHT, ARE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVED. Except as set forth in clause (a) above, or otherwise as mutually agreed to in writing by Sunlight and Bank, neither party shall have any [TEXT REDACTED] with respect to any [TEXT REDACTED] made by the other party to such party pursuant to this Agreement or any other Program Document.

 

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Section 10.23       Waiver of Existing Defaults. Bank waives all defaults known by Bank to be existing as of the Effective Date. Bank’s rights and remedies under the Old Agreement with respect to any defaults existing as of the Effective Date which are not waived pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence will continue and survive the Effective Date. Sunlight represents and warrants to Bank that Sunlight has disclosed to Bank all defaults existing under the Old Agreement of which Sunlight has knowledge as of the Effective Date.

 

Section 10.24       Security Interest. Sunlight’s obligations under the Program Documents are secured by the Collateral (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) and constitute Secured Obligations (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement). Upon any Termination Event with respect to Sunlight or a Guarantor, Bank shall have the rights and remedies in respect of the Collateral as provided in the Term Loan Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Agreement as of the date set forth above.

 

  CROSS RIVER BANK 
     
  /s/ Gilles Gade
  By: Gilles Gade
  Title: CEO, President  
     
  /s/ Arlen Gelbard
  By: Arlen Gelbard
  Title: EVP General Counsel 
     
  SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC 
     
  /s/ Matt Potere
  By: Matt Potere
  Title: Chief Executive Officer 
     
  SL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC. 
     
  /s/ Rodney Yoder
  By: Rodney Yoder
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Second A&R Solar LPA]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Program Terms

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

Exhibit A-1

 

 

Annex A

 

Eligible Required Retention Loans

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

Exhibit A-2

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

Credit Policy and Underwriting Requirements

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

Exhibit B-1

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

COMPLIANCE Guidelines

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

Exhibit C-1

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

Charge Off Guidelines

 

As permitted by Applicable Law:

 

·A Loan where the Borrower has filed (or an involuntary Bankruptcy petition has been filed against the borrower) for Bankruptcy protection and has not indicated a desire to reaffirm such debt, within [TEXT REDACTED] days of receipt of notification of the Bankruptcy filing;

 

·A Loan that was fraudulently obtained as a result of verifiable identity theft, no later than [TEXT REDACTED] days of discovery or when the loss is determined, whichever is shorter;

 

·A Loan where the Borrower is deceased for at least [TEXT REDACTED] days;

 

·A Loan where the Borrower has obtained an attorney to pursue legal remedies and disputes the validity of the loan, unless there are extenuating circumstance and the Master Servicer has a good faith belief the Borrower will continue to pay on the loan;

 

·A Loan that is more than [TEXT REDACTED] days past due without a payment of at least [TEXT REDACTED] of a regular monthly installment within the last [TEXT REDACTED] days; or

 

·A Loan that Bank deems uncollectible due to the particular facts and circumstances surrounding the Borrower.

 

Exhibit D-1

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

Allocation Method

 

For Required Retained Loans:

 

Loans that are Eligible Required Retention Loans shall be allocated to Bank in accordance with the Required Retained Loan Allocation Methodology at the time the Borrower under any such Loan achieves credit approval.

 

As used herein, “Required Retained Loan Allocation Methodology” means every [TEXT REDACTED].

 

For Other Retained Loans:

 

Any Loans to be transferred pursuant to a Loan Sale Agreement within each calendar month will be subject to the election of Bank to retain such Loans up to a number of Loans which is equal to the Other Retained Loan Bank Allocation Percentage of such Loans. The Other Retained Loans shall be allocated consistent with the Other Retained Loan Allocation Methodology and as otherwise described in this Agreement.

 

As used herein, “Other Retained Loan Allocation Methodology” means, with respect to each such group of Loans identified to be transferred to a Loan Purchaser pursuant to a Loan Sale Agreement and set forth on a Purchase Statement, [TEXT REDACTED].

 

Exhibit E-1

 

 

EXHIBIT F

 

Audit Letter

 

Exhibit F-1

 

 

EXHIBIT G

 

Loan Products

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

Exhibit G-1

 

 

Schedule 3.1(j)

 

Reporting Data Fields 

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

Schedule 3.1(j)-1

 

 

Schedule 3.1(n)

 

Sunlight Audit and Monitoring Program

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

Schedule 3.1(n)-1

 

 

Schedule 3.1(y)

 

Pre-Amendment Cash Management

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

Schedule 3.1(n)-1

 

 

Schedule 9.1(s)

 

INSURANCE

 

Coverage Limit
Business Owners Policy  
·         Hired and Non-Owned Auto [TEXT REDACTED]
·         General/Products Liability [TEXT REDACTED]
·         Property [TEXT REDACTED]
·         Business Income Actual loss sustained – [TEXT REDACTED]
·         Umbrella [TEXT REDACTED]
Workers’ Compensation [TEXT REDACTED]
Specialty Insurance [TEXT REDACTED] (shared limit)
·         D&O [TEXT REDACTED]
·         EPL [TEXT REDACTED]
Cyber Insurance [TEXT REDACTED]
Fidelity Bond [TEXT REDACTED]
Professional Liability [TEXT REDACTED]
Excess Liability [TEXT REDACTED]

 

Schedule 9.1(s)-1

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

LOAN SALE AGREEMENT

 

with 

 

CROSS RIVER BANK

 

SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC

 

and

 

SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC, for itself or on behalf of any Purchaser executing a
Purchaser Joinder Agreement hereunder

 

Dated as of April 25, 2023 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Section 1.    Definitions 2
Section 2.    Purchase of Loans; Payment to Bank; Reporting to Bank 2
Section 3.    Ownership of Subject Loans 3
Section 4.    Reserve Account 4
Section 5.    Representations and Warranties 5
Section 6.    Additional Representations and Warranties of Bank 6
Section 7.    Representations and Warranties of Sunlight 6
Section 8.    Representations and Warranties of Purchaser 8
Section 9.    Additional Agreements of the Parties 10
Section 10.    Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Bank 13
Section 11.    Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Purchaser. 13
Section 12.    Term and Termination 14
Section 13.  Successors and Third Parties 14
Section 14.  Notices 15
Section 15.    Relationship of the Parties 15
Section 16.    Loan Documents 15
Section 17.    Expenses 16
Section 18.    Examination 16
Section 19.    Inspection; Reports 16
Section 20.    Governing Law 16
Section 21.    Manner of Payments 17
Section 22.    Referrals 17
Section 23.    Entire Agreement 17
Section 24.    Amendment and Modifications 17
Section 25.    Waivers 18
Section 26.    Severability 18
Section 27.    Interpretation: Rules of Construction 18
Section 28.    Headings 18
Section 29.    Counterparts 19

 

Schedules:

 

Schedule 1 Definitions

 

Exhibits:

 

Exhibit A Form of Purchaser Joinder Agreement

 

 

 

 

SECOND AMENDED AND
RESTATED LOAN SALE
AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN SALE AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of April 25, 2023 (the “Restatement Date”) is made, by and between CROSS RIVER BANK, a New Jersey state-chartered bank with its principal offices located at 885 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, New Jersey, 07666 (“Bank”), SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, with its principal offices located at 101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1000, Charlotte, North Carolina 28246 (“Sunlight”), and SUNLIGHT for itself or on behalf of any Purchaser executing a Purchaser Joinder Agreement hereunder and amends and restates the Amended and Restated Loan Sale Agreement amongst the parties hereto dated as of February 12, 2018.

 

WHEREAS, Bank and Sunlight have entered into a Loan Program Agreement, of even date herewith, establishing a program (the “Program”) pursuant to which Bank, originates loans to Borrowers with assistance from Sunlight in accordance with such Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Bank desires to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from Bank, specified loans (“Loans”) originated by Bank under the Program.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the terms, conditions and mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Bank, Sunlight and Purchaser each agree as follows:

 

Section 1.        Definitions.

 

Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such terms in Schedule 1. Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Loan Program Agreement.

 

Section 2.        Purchase of Loans; Payment to Bank; Reporting to Bank.

 

(a)            On each Closing Date with respect to a Loan Purchase Trigger Date, Bank hereby agrees to sell, assign, set-over, transfer, and otherwise convey to Purchaser, without recourse to Bank and with all servicing released, all Loans identified by Sunlight on the related Purchase Statement (“Subject Loans”). Each such sale of Subject Loans shall be governed by the procedures set forth in this Section 2. In consideration of Bank’s agreement to sell, transfer, assign, set-over, transfer and convey to Purchaser such Subject Loans, Purchaser agrees to purchase such Subject Loans from Bank, and Purchaser or Sunlight shall pay to Bank the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Subject Loans on the related Closing Date pursuant to subsection 2(b).

 

(b)           On each Closing Date, Purchaser shall purchase the Loans funded by Bank that are included on the related Purchase Statement, which statement shall be provided by Sunlight to Bank and Purchaser no later than the first Business Day after the related Loan Purchase Trigger Date. Purchaser shall complete each purchase of Loans by depositing into the Funding Account by 3:00 pm Eastern Time on the Closing Date, by ACH, a sum equal to the aggregate Cash Purchase Price for such Subject Loans. Sunlight shall pay the Deferred Purchase Price on the Closing Date with the proceeds of Tranche 2 Loans under the Term Loan Agreement. Bank agrees to provide Purchaser with the account number and routing number for the Funding Account prior to the first Closing Date. Bank further agrees to execute all such instruments of transfer, UCC financing statements and other documentation as Sunlight shall reasonably require on behalf of Purchaser (or as an Other Purchaser shall reasonably require) to transfer the Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, Purchaser shall purchase on the terms set forth in this Agreement all Non-Portfolio Loans that have been funded by Bank on or prior to the date on which this Agreement terminates, and all such Non-Portfolio Loans shall be deemed to have been identified on the related Purchase Statement, whether or not a Purchase Statement is in fact delivered.

 

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(c)               Anything herein or in the Loan Program Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, a purchase of Loans by any Other Purchaser made pursuant to the terms of an Other Loan Sale Agreement shall be deemed a purchase of Loans by Purchaser solely in the context of determining whether Purchaser has satisfied its obligations to purchase Loans hereunder or under the Loan Program Agreement.

 

Section 3.        Ownership of Subject Loans.

 

Upon receipt by Bank of the Purchase Price for a Loan, Purchaser shall be the sole owner for all purposes (e.g., tax, accounting and legal) of each such Loan purchased from Bank as of such date. Bank agrees to make entries on its books and records to clearly indicate the sale of any Loan sold to Purchaser hereunder or sold to an Other Purchaser under an Other Loan Sale Agreement. Purchaser agrees that it will make entries on its books and records to clearly indicate the purchase of each Subject Loan purchased by it hereunder. It is expressly agreed and understood that Bank will not assume and shall not have any liability to Purchaser for the repayment of any portion or all of any Loan Proceeds, any Purchase Price or for the servicing of any Subject Loan sold to Purchaser hereunder after the related Closing Date.

 

It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of Subject Loans by Bank to Purchaser, as contemplated by this Agreement be, and be treated as, a sale by Bank to Purchaser. It is, further, not the intention of the parties that such conveyance be, or be deemed, a pledge of Subject Loans by Bank to Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of Purchaser. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, the Purchased Loans are held by a court to continue to be property of Bank then (a) this Agreement shall be deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code, (b) the transfer of Loans provided for herein shall be deemed to be a grant by Bank to Purchaser of a security interest in all of Bank’s right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Loans and all amounts payable on such Loans in accordance with the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of such Loans into cash, instruments, securities or other property, to the extent Purchaser would otherwise be entitled to own such Loans and proceeds pursuant to this Agreement, (c) the possession by Purchaser, any of its assigns or an agent or custodian on behalf of Purchaser or any lender to Purchaser or any of its assigns and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” for purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant to Section 9-313 (or comparable provision) of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code, and (d) notifications to persons holding such property, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from persons holding such property, shall be deemed notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, financial intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. Any assignment of the interest of Purchaser shall also be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereby. Purchaser and Bank, shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Purchased Loans, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law.

 

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Section 4.        Reserve Account.

 

(a)           Sunlight has established a deposit account (the “Reserve Account”) in Sunlight’s name with Cross River Bank, (the “Reserve Account Bank”). Sunlight shall maintain the Reserve Account with the Reserve Account Bank, (or such other financial institution acceptable to Bank) during the Term of this Agreement. The Reserve Account shall at all times be subject to a Control Agreement.

 

(b)           Sunlight shall at all times maintain funds in the Reserve Account at least equal to the Required Balance. In the event the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account is at any time less than the Required Balance, Sunlight shall, (i) within [TEXT REDACTED], notify Bank of such deficiency and (ii) within [TEXT REDACTED], deposit into the Reserve Account an amount equal to the difference between the Required Balance and the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account.

 

(c)           To secure the timely payment of the Purchase Price for each Loan sold hereunder and all obligations owing by Sunlight or another Purchaser related thereto and the performance and observance of all the obligations and liabilities of Sunlight or another Purchaser incurred under this Agreement and the other Program Documents to which Sunlight and/or such other Purchaser is a party (collectively, the “Obligations”), Sunlight hereby conveys, assigns, transfers, pledges and grants a security interest unto Bank, in all right, title, interest, claims and demands of Sunlight, wherever located, whether now or hereafter existing, owned or acquired in, to or under the Reserve Account Property. In furtherance thereof, Sunlight agrees to take such measures as Bank may reasonably require to perfect or protect such first priority security interest. Bank shall have all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under Applicable Laws in relation to the Reserve Account and the amounts at any time on deposit therein, and shall be entitled to exercise those rights and remedies in its discretion.

 

(d)           Without limiting any other rights or remedies of Bank under this or any other Agreement, Bank shall have the right to withdraw amounts from the Reserve Account, upon delivery of notice to Sunlight regarding such withdrawal, to fulfill any payment obligation of Sunlight or another Purchaser under any of the Program Documents in respect of which payment obligation Sunlight or such Purchaser has failed to provide full and timely payment in accordance with the terms of such Program Document.

 

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(e)            Except as provided in this subsection (e), Sunlight shall not have any right to withdraw amounts from the Reserve Account during the term of this Agreement. In the event the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account at any time exceeds the Required Balance calculated for a particular Business Day, then, Sunlight, at its option, may provide to Bank a report setting forth the calculation of the Required Balance and the extent to which the funds on deposit in the Reserve Account at such time exceed the Required Balance and, within [TEXT REDACTED] following receipt by Bank of such report from Sunlight, Bank shall give any notice and take any further action necessary for Sunlight to transfer from the Reserve Account any amount held therein that exceeds the Required Balance as of the date of such report; provided that in the event that, as of such date of withdrawal, the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account is equal to, or less than, the Required Balance, Sunlight shall not make such withdrawal.

 

(f)            Bank shall release to Sunlight any undisputed funds remaining in the Reserve Account [TEXT REDACTED] days after the later of (i) the termination of the Loan Program Agreement and (ii) the last date on which Sunlight (or any Purchaser) is obligated to purchase Loans pursuant hereto.

 

Section 5.        Representations and Warranties.

 

Bank hereby represents and warrants to Sunlight and Purchaser, as of the Effective Date, the Restatement Date and each Closing Date, that:

 

(a)            This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Bank, enforceable against Bank in accordance with its terms except (i) to the extent that such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect, which may affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity.

 

(b)           Bank is an FDIC-insured New Jersey state-chartered bank, organized, existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

 

(c)            Bank has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(d)           The execution of this Agreement and the completion of all actions required or contemplated to be taken by Bank hereunder are within the ordinary course of Bank’s business and are not prohibited by Applicable Laws.

 

(e)           The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by Bank, and are not in conflict with and do not violate the terms of the charter or by- laws of Bank, any agreement, contract, lease, order or obligation to which Bank is a party or by which Bank is bound, including any exclusivity or other provisions of any other agreement to which Bank, or any related entity is a party, and including any non-compete agreement or similar agreement limiting the right of Bank to engage in activities competitive with the business of any other party, or any directive, guidance or memorandum of understating from any regulatory or governmental authority with jurisdiction over Bank.

 

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(f)            Bank is not Insolvent;

 

(g)           Bank has the complete and unrestricted right and authority to sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Purchaser all of the Loans being sold to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, provided that such sale shall be without any recourse to the Bank and without any representation or warranty on the part of the Bank, whether expressed or implied, except as set forth in this Agreement; and

 

(h)           Bank is the sole owner and holder of each Loan to be purchased and upon the sale of such Loan, Purchaser will receive each Loan, free and clear of any liens, pledges or encumbrances created or incurred by Bank.

 

Section 6.        Additional Representations and Warranties of Bank.

 

Bank hereby represents and warrants to Sunlight and Purchaser, as of the Effective Date, the Restatement Date and each Closing Date, and covenants to Sunlight and Purchaser, respectively, that:

 

(a)            Bank shall maintain its records in a clear and unambiguous manner to reflect the ownership of Purchaser in each of the Purchased Loans; and

 

(b)           With respect to any Purchased Loan, Bank has not altered the terms or the balance of such Loan.

 

Section 7.        Representations and Warranties of Sunlight.

 

(a)            Sunlight hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser and Bank, as of the Effective Date, the Restatement Date and each Closing Date, and covenants to Purchaser and Bank, respectively, that:

 

(i)                This Agreement is valid, binding and enforceable against Sunlight in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect, which may affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity), and Sunlight has received all necessary approvals and consents for the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement;

 

(ii)               Sunlight is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization and is authorized, registered and licensed to do business in each state in which the nature of its activities makes such authorization, registration or licensing necessary or required;

 

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(iii)              Sunlight has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform all of its obligations hereunder;

 

(iv)              The execution of this Agreement and the completion of all actions required or contemplated to be taken by Sunlight hereunder are within the ordinary course of Sunlight’s business and are not prohibited by, and will comply with, Applicable Laws;

 

(v)              The provisions of this Agreement and the performance of each of its obligations hereunder do not conflict with Sunlight’s organizational or governing documents, any agreement, contract, lease, order or obligation to which Sunlight is a party or by which Sunlight is bound, including any exclusivity or other provisions of any other agreement to which Sunlight or any related entity is a party, and including any non-compete agreement or similar agreement limiting the right of Sunlight to engage in activities competitive with the business of any other party, or any directive or guidance of any regulatory or governmental authority with jurisdiction over Sunlight;

 

(vi)              Neither Sunlight nor, to the best of Sunlight’s knowledge, any principal thereof has been or is the subject of any of the following:

 

(A)             Enforcement agreement, memorandum of understanding, cease and desist order, administrative penalty or similar agreement concerning lending matters, or participation in the affairs of a financial institution;

 

(B)              Administrative or enforcement proceeding or investigation commenced by the Securities Exchange Commission, state securities regulatory authority, Federal Trade Commission, any banking regulator or any other state or federal Regulatory Authority, with the exception of routine communications from a Regulatory Authority concerning a consumer complaint and routine examinations of Sunlight conducted by a Regulatory Authority in the ordinary course of Purchaser’s business; or

 

(C)              Restraining order, decree, injunction or judgment in any proceeding or lawsuit alleging fraud or deceptive practices on the part of Sunlight or any principal thereof.

 

For purposes of this Section 7(a)(vi) the word “principal” of Sunlight shall include (i) any person owning or controlling [TEXT REDACTED] or more of the voting power of Sunlight, (ii) any officer or director of Sunlight and (iii) any person actively participating in the control of Sunlight’s business;

 

(vii)Sunlight is in material compliance with all Applicable Laws;

 

(viii)Sunlight is not Insolvent;

 

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(ix)           The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Sunlight comply with all Applicable Laws; and

 

(b)              The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 7 shall survive the sale, transfer, set-over, and assignment of the Loans to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and shall be made continuously throughout the term of this Agreement. In the event that any investigation or proceeding of the nature described in subsection 7(a)(vi) is instituted or threatened against Sunlight, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law Sunlight shall promptly notify Purchaser and Bank of such pending or threatened investigation or proceeding.

 

Section 8.        Representations and Warranties of Purchaser.

 

(a)               Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to Sunlight and Bank, as of the Effective Date, the Restatement Date and each Closing Date, that:

 

(i)          This Agreement is valid, binding and enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect, which may affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity), and Purchaser has received all necessary approvals and consents for the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement;

 

(ii)         Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization and is authorized, registered and licensed to do business in each state in which the nature of its activities makes such authorization, registration or licensing necessary or required;

 

(iii)         Purchaser has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform all of its obligations hereunder;

 

(iv)         The execution of this Agreement and the completion of all actions required or contemplated to be taken by Purchaser hereunder are within the ordinary course of Purchaser’s business and are not prohibited by, and comply with, Applicable Laws;

 

(v)          The provisions of this Agreement and the performance of each of its obligations hereunder do not conflict with Purchaser’s organizational or governing documents, any agreement, contract, lease, order or obligation to which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser is bound, including any exclusivity or other provisions of any other agreement to which Purchaser or any related entity is a party, and including any non-compete agreement or similar agreement limiting the right of Purchaser to engage in activities competitive with the business of any other party, or any regulatory directive or guidance of any governmental authority with direct jurisdiction over Purchaser;

 

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(vi)          Neither Purchaser nor any principal thereof has been or is the subject of any of the following:

 

(A)             Enforcement agreement, memorandum of understanding, cease and desist order, administrative penalty or similar agreement concerning lending matters, or participation in the affairs of a financial institution;

 

(B)              Administrative or enforcement proceeding or investigation commenced by the Securities Exchange Commission, state securities regulatory authority, Federal Trade Commission, any banking regulator or any other state or federal Regulatory Authority, with the exception of routine communications from a Regulatory Authority concerning a consumer complaint and routine examinations of Purchaser conducted by a Regulatory Authority in the ordinary course of Purchaser’s business; or

 

(C)             Restraining order, decree, injunction or judgment in any proceeding or lawsuit alleging fraud or deceptive practices on the part of Purchaser or any principal thereof.

 

For purposes of this Section 8(a)(vi) the word “principal” of Purchaser shall include (i) any person owning or controlling [TEXT REDACTED] or more of the voting power of Purchaser, (ii) any officer or director of Purchaser and (iii) any person actively participating in the control of Purchaser’s business;

 

(vii)             Purchaser is in material compliance with all Applicable Laws;

 

(viii)            Purchaser is not Insolvent;

 

(ix)              Purchaser has or will have sufficient cash, available lines of credit or other sources of immediately available funds to enable it to timely pay all amounts to be paid by it under this Agreement;

 

(x)               Any liability incurred by Purchaser or its Affiliates for any financial advisory fees, brokerage fees, commissions or finder’s fees directly or indirectly in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby will be borne by Purchaser; and

 

(xi)               The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Purchaser comply with all Applicable Laws.

 

(b)               The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 8 shall survive the sale, transfer, set-over, and assignment of the Loans to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and shall be made continuously throughout the term of this Agreement. In the event that any investigation or proceeding of the nature described in subsection 8(a)(vi) is instituted or threatened against Purchaser, provided that Purchaser is legally permitted to disclose such information and bank agrees to treat such information as Confidential Information in accordance with the terms of the Loan Program Agreement, Purchaser shall promptly notify Bank and Sunlight of such pending or threatened investigation or proceeding.

 

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Section 9.        Additional Agreements of the Parties.

 

(a)               Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all excise, sales, use, transfer, documentary, stamp or similar taxes that are payable or that arise as a result of the consummation of the purchase of Subject Loans (“Transfer Taxes”) and any recording or filing fees with respect thereto shall be payable by Purchaser. For all purposes of this Agreement, all property and ad valorem tax liabilities (“Property Taxes”) with respect to Subject Loans purchased by Purchaser hereunder shall likewise be the responsibility of Purchaser, including all such Property Taxes relating to any period prior to the purchase by Purchaser hereunder. For tax returns with respect to Property Taxes, Purchaser will file or cause to be filed such Tax Returns. Bank shall cooperate with Purchaser in connection with the preparation of any such tax return to the extent such tax return relates to any Subject Loan during any time owned by Bank. Purchaser agrees to reimburse Bank, upon receipt by Purchaser from Bank of a written invoice, for any Transfer Taxes or Property Taxes relating to any Subject Loan purchased by Purchaser hereunder and paid by Bank.

 

(b)               Each of Purchaser, Sunlight and Bank shall provide access, during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to such Person, to any documentation regarding the Loans that may be required by any Regulatory Authority that supervises or has enforcement authority over such Person or any of the activities contemplated hereby, including but not limited to, the FDIC and other similar entities.

 

(c)                Bank shall indemnify and hold Purchaser and Sunlight harmless from, and will reimburse Purchaser and Sunlight, as applicable, for, any and all out-of-pocket liabilities, losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, penalties, fines, costs or expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs in preparation for or at trial, on appeal or in bankruptcy (“Bank’s Indemnified Matters”) incurred by Purchaser or Sunlight, as applicable, to the extent that Bank’s Indemnified Matters result from any [TEXT REDACTED], or the [TEXT REDACTED]; provided, however, Bank shall not be required to indemnify (i) Purchaser for any such Bank’s Indemnified Matters to the extent resulting from [TEXT REDACTED] or (ii) Sunlight for any such Bank’s Indemnified Matters to the extent resulting from [TEXT REDACTED]. The indemnity obligations of Bank under this Section 9(c) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

(d)               Purchaser shall indemnify and hold Bank and Sunlight harmless from, and will reimburse Bank and Sunlight, as applicable, for, any and all out-of-pocket liabilities, losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, penalties, fines, costs or expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs in preparation for or at trial, on appeal or in bankruptcy (“Purchaser’s Indemnified Matters”) incurred by Bank or Sunlight, as applicable, to the extent that Purchaser’s Indemnified Matters result from any [TEXT REDACTED], or the [TEXT REDACTED]; provided, however, Purchaser shall not be required to indemnify (i) Bank for any such Purchaser’s Indemnified Matters to the extent resulting from [TEXT REDACTED] or (ii) Sunlight for any such Purchaser’s Indemnified Matters to the extent resulting from [TEXT REDACTED]. The indemnity obligations of Purchaser under this Section 9(d) shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Purchaser represents and warrants that, in order to facilitate Bank’s assessment of Purchaser’s capacity to honor its indemnification obligations under this Agreement, it has provided Bank with accurate information related to its business activities, insurance coverage, and legal liabilities as have been requested by Bank. Furthermore, Purchaser agrees to promptly notify Bank of any event or occurrence that would reasonably be expected to impair Purchaser’s capacity to honor its indemnification obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(e)               Sunlight shall indemnify and hold each of Bank and Purchaser harmless from, and will reimburse both Bank and Purchaser, as applicable, for, any and all out-of-pocket liabilities, losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, penalties, fines, costs or expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs in preparation for or at trial, on appeal or in bankruptcy (“Sunlight’s Indemnified Matters”) incurred by Bank or Purchaser, as applicable, to the extent that Sunlight’s Indemnified Matters result from [TEXT REDACTED], or the [TEXT REDACTED]; provided, however, Sunlight shall not be required to indemnify (i) Bank for any such Sunlight’s Indemnified Matters resulting from [TEXT REDACTED] or (ii) Purchaser for any such Sunlight’s Indemnified Matters resulting from [TEXT REDACTED]. The indemnity obligations of Sunlight under this Section 9(e) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

(f)                Notice of Claims. In the event any Third Party Claim is made, any suit or action is commenced or any knowledge of a state of facts that, if not corrected, would give rise to a right of indemnification of a party hereunder (“Indemnified Party”) by the other party (“Indemnifying Party”) is received, the Indemnified Party will give notice to the Indemnifying Party as promptly as practicable, but, in the case of lawsuit, in no event later than the time necessary to enable the Indemnifying Party to file a timely answer to the complaint. The Indemnified Party shall make available to the Indemnifying Party and its counsel and accountants at reasonable times and for reasonable periods, during normal business hours, all books and records of the Indemnified Party relating to any Third Party Claim for indemnification, and each party hereunder will render to the other such assistance as it may reasonably require of the other (at the expense of the party requesting assistance) in order to insure prompt and adequate defense of any suit, claim or proceeding based upon a state of facts which may give rise to a right of indemnification hereunder.

 

(g)               Defense and Counsel. Subject to the terms hereof, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense of any suit, claim, action or proceeding. In the event that the Indemnifying Party elects to defend any suit, claim or proceeding, then the Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party within ten (10) days of having been notified pursuant to this Section 10.1 that the Indemnifying Party elects to employ counsel and assume the defense of any such claim, suit, action or proceeding. The Indemnifying Party shall institute and maintain any such defense diligently and reasonably and shall keep the Indemnified Party fully advised of the status thereof. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ its own counsel if the Indemnified Party so elects but the fees and expense of such counsel shall be at the Indemnified Party’s expense, unless (i) the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Party at the Indemnifying Party’s expense; (ii) such Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that the interests of such parties are conflicting such that it would be inappropriate for the same counsel to represent both parties or shall have reasonably concluded that the ability of the parties to prevail in the defense of any claim are improved if separate counsel represents the Indemnified Party (in which case the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnified Party), and in either of such events such reasonable fees and expenses shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party; (iii) the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that it is necessary to institute separate litigation, whether in the same or another court, in order to defend the claims asserted against it; (iv) the Indemnified Party reasonably concludes that the ability of the parties to prevail in the defense of any claim is materially improved if separate counsel represents the Indemnified Party; and (v) the Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party to take charge of the defense of such action after electing to assume the defense thereof. In the event that the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume the defense of any suit, claim, action or proceeding, then the Indemnified Party shall do so and the Indemnifying Party shall pay for, or reimburse Indemnified Party, as the Indemnified Party shall elect, all Losses of the Indemnified Party.

 

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(h)              Settlement of Claims. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to compromise and settle any suit, claim or proceeding in the name of the Indemnified Party; provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not compromise or settle a suit, claim or proceeding (i) unless it indemnifies the Indemnified Party for all Losses arising out of or relating thereto and (ii) with respect to any suit, claim or proceeding which seeks any non-monetary relief, without the consent of the Indemnified Party, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld. The Indemnifying Party shall not be permitted to make any admission of guilt on behalf of the Indemnified Party. Any final judgment or decree entered on or in, any claim, suit or action which the Indemnifying Party did not assume the defense of in accordance herewith, shall be deemed to have been consented to by, and shall be binding upon, the Indemnifying Party as fully as if the Indemnifying Party had assumed the defense thereof and a final judgment or decree had been entered in such suit or action, or with regard to such claim, by a court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of such settlement, compromise, judgment or decree. The Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated to any claims or rights of the Indemnified Party as against any other Persons with respect to any amount paid by the Indemnifying Party under this Section 9(h).

 

(i)                Indemnification Payments. Amounts owing under Section 9 shall be paid promptly upon written demand for indemnification containing in reasonable detail the facts giving rise to such Losses.

 

(j)                In no event will any party be liable to any other party for any punitive, exemplary, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, including lost profits or savings, damage to business reputation or loss of opportunity. This Agreement shall not create or be deemed to create or permit any personal liability or obligation on the part of any director, officer, employee, agent or shareholder of any party hereto.

 

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(k)              The Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in connection with the defense or settlement of any Third Party Claim that could give rise to a demand for indemnification hereunder.

 

Section 10.       Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Bank.

 

Bank’s obligations under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or prior to each Closing Date:

 

(a)               The representations and warranties of Sunlight set forth in the Program Documents shall be true and correct in all respects on each Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;

 

(b)               The representations and warranties of Purchaser and Sunlight set forth herein and in any other Program Document shall be true and correct in all respects on each Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;

 

(c)               No action or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened against Bank, Sunlight or Purchaser to impede, prevent or restrain the initiation and completion of the purchase or other transactions contemplated hereby, and, on each Closing Date, there shall be no injunction, decree, or similar impediment or restraint preventing or restraining such consummation;

 

(d)               This Agreement and each Program Document shall be in full force and effect;

 

(e)               The obligations of Sunlight and Purchaser under each of the Program Documents to be performed on or before each Closing Date shall have been performed as of such date by Sunlight or Purchaser, as the case may be.

 

Section 11.      Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Purchaser.

 

The obligations of Purchaser on a Closing Date under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or prior to such Closing Date:

 

(a)               The representations and warranties of Sunlight and Bank set forth in the Program Documents shall be true and correct in all respects on such Closing Date as though made on and as of such date; and

 

(b)               No action or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened against Bank, Purchaser or Sunlight to impede, prevent or restrain the initiation and completion of the purchase or other transactions contemplated hereby, and, on such Closing Date, there shall be no injunction, decree, or similar impediment or restraint preventing or restraining such consummation.

 

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Section 12.      Term and Termination.

 

(a)               Unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 12(b), this Agreement shall have an initial term ending thirty (30) months after the Restatement Date (the “Initial Term”) and shall automatically renew for successive terms of two (2) years (each, a “Renewal Term,” collectively, the Initial Term and Renewal Term(s) shall be referred to as the “Term”), unless either party provides notice to the other party of its intent to not renew at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the then-current Term.

 

(b)               This Agreement shall automatically be terminated upon the termination of the Loan Program Agreement or any other Program Document in accordance with its terms; in addition, Bank may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to Purchaser if Purchaser defaults on its obligation to make a payment to Bank as provided in Section 2 or if Sunlight fails to maintain the Required Balance in the Reserve Account, and such default or failure is not cured within one (1) Business Day after Bank provides written notice thereof to Sunlight.

 

(c)               The termination of this Agreement shall not discharge any party from any obligation incurred prior to such termination, including, without limitation, Purchaser’s obligations to purchase the Loans.

 

(d)               Upon termination of this Agreement, Purchaser shall purchase any Non-Portfolio Loans that have been funded by Bank under the Loan Program Agreement that have not theretofore been purchased by Purchaser hereunder, an Other Purchaser under an Other Loan Sale Agreement or are not otherwise included on a Purchase Statement delivered to Bank indicating that such Loans are to be purchased by an Other Purchaser under an Other Loan Sale Agreement on the related Closing Date, and all Loans funded by Bank after termination of this Agreement, all such purchases to be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.

 

(e)               The terms of this Section 12 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

Section 13.     Successors and Third Parties. This Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns. The rights and benefits hereunder are specific to the parties and shall not be delegated or assigned without the prior written consent of the other party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create or grant any right, privilege or other benefit to or for any person or entity other than the parties hereto and any party executing a Purchaser Joinder Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bank may assign its rights hereunder without Purchaser’s consent.

 

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Section 14.     Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing (including communication by facsimile copy or other electronic means) and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person, by facsimile or email transmission, by express or overnight mail delivered by a nationally recognized courier (delivery charges prepaid), or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective patties as follows (or at such other address of which the notifying party hereafter receives notice in conformity with this Section 14):

 

To Bank:

Cross River Bank

885 Teaneck Road

Teaneck, New Jersey 07666

Attention: [TEXT REDACTED]

Telephone: [TEXT REDACTED]

Facsimile No.: [TEXT REDACTED]

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

To Purchaser:

Sunlight Financial LLC

101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1000

Charlotte, NC 28246

Attention: General Counsel

notifications@sunlightfinancial.com 

 

To Sunlight:

Sunlight Financial LLC

101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1000

Charlotte, NC 28246

Attention: General Counsel

notifications@sunlightfinancial.com

 

 

Section 15.       Relationship of the Parties.

 

It is agreed and understood that that in performing their responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement, the parties are acting as independent contractors. This Agreement is not intended to create, nor does it create and shall not be construed to create, a partnership or joint venture or any other common association for profit between Bank and either Purchaser or Sunlight.

 

Section 16.      Loan Documents.

 

Sunlight represents to Bank and Purchaser that Sunlight has actual or constructive possession of all Loan Documents and shall retain all Loan Documents for the benefit of Purchaser.

 

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Section 17.      Expenses.

 

Except as otherwise set forth herein, all fees, costs and expenses incurred by Bank in connection with the negotiation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof, or as otherwise may be incurred in connection herewith or therewith, including all reasonable legal fees and expenses of counsel to Bank, shall be reimbursable to Bank in accordance with the terms of Section 6.1 of the Loan Program Agreement.

 

Section 18.      Examination.

 

The parties agree to use all commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with any examination that may be required by a Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction over any other party, during regular business hours and upon reasonable prior notice, and to otherwise reasonably cooperate with the other party in responding to such Regulatory Authority’s examination and requests related to the Program.

 

Sunlight and Bank agree that, subject to applicable law, should an audit, investigation or review of Sunlight or Bank, as applicable, reveal noncompliance with this Agreement, the party initially learning of such noncompliance shall notify the other parties as soon as reasonably possible but in any case within ten (10) calendar days of notice of the noncompliance. Any such notification shall be treated by the other party as Confidential Information and maintained by such party in accordance with Section 10.4 of the Loan Program Agreement.

 

Section 19.      Inspection; Reports.

 

Upon reasonable prior notice from any other party hereto, each party agrees to submit to an inspection or audit of its books, records, accounts, and facilities related to this Agreement, from time to time, during regular business hours subject to the duty of confidentiality each party owes to its customers and banking secrecy and confidentiality requirements otherwise applicable to each party under the Program Documents or under Applicable Laws. All expenses of inspection shall be assumed by the party conducting such inspection or audit. Sunlight shall store all documentation and electronic data related to its performance under this Agreement and shall make such documentation and data available during any inspection or audit by Bank, Purchaser or any of their respective agents. Sunlight shall report to Bank and Purchaser regarding the performance of its obligations and duties, with such reasonable frequency and in such reasonable manner as mutually agreed by the parties.

 

Section 20.      Governing Law.

 

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW AND THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTION 5-1401, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES.

 

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Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in New York City in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and each party hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such state courts or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal courts. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent they may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment not subject to further appeal, in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

 

Section 21.      Manner of Payments.

 

Unless the manner of payment is expressly provided herein, all payments under this Agreement shall be made by wire transfer or ACH to the bank accounts designated by the respective parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no party hereto shall fail to make any payment required of it under this Agreement as a result of a breach or alleged breach by any other party of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other agreement, provided that the making of any payment hereunder shall not constitute a waiver by the party making the payment of any rights it may have under the Program Documents or by law.

 

Section 22.      Referrals.

 

No party hereto has agreed to pay any fee or commission to any agent, broker, finder, or other person for or on account of such person’s services rendered in collection with this Agreement that would give rise to any valid claim against any other party for any commission, finder’s fee or like payment.

 

Section 23.      Entire Agreement.

 

The Program Documents, including this Agreement and its schedules and exhibits (all of which schedules and exhibits are hereby incorporated into this Agreement), and the documents executed and delivered pursuant hereto and thereto, constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous negotiations or oral or written agreements between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof, except where survival of prior written agreements is expressly provided for herein.

 

Section 24.      Amendment and Modifications.

 

Alterations, modifications, or amendments of any provision of this Agreement, including all exhibits attached hereto, shall not be binding and shall be void unless such alteration, modification, or amendment is in writing and signed by authorized representatives of the parties whose rights, duties or obligations are affected by such alteration, modification, or amendment.

 

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Section 25.       Waivers.

 

The delay or failure of either party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be construed to be a waiver of any right of any party. All waivers must be in writing and signed by the parties whose rights, duties or obligations are affected thereby.

 

Section 26.      Severability.

 

If any provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Section 27.      Interpretation: Rules of Construction.

 

The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments thereto, and the same shall be construed neither for nor against either party, but shall be given a reasonable interpretation in accordance with the plain meaning of its terms and the intent of the parties.

 

As used in this Agreement: (i) all references to the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender (and vice versa); (ii) all references to “include,” “includes,” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iii) references to any law or regulation refer to that law or regulation as amended from time to time and include any successor law or regulation; (iv) references to another agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof; (v) references to “dollars” or “$” shall be to United States dollars unless otherwise specified herein; (vi) unless otherwise specified, all references to days, months or years shall be deemed to be preceded by the word “calendar”; (vii) all references to “quarter” shall be deemed to mean calendar quarter; (viii) unless otherwise specified, all references to an article, section, subsection, exhibit or schedule shall be deemed to refer to, respectively, an article, section, subsection, exhibit or schedule of or to this Agreement; and (ix) unless the context otherwise clearly indicates, words used in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular.

 

Section 28.      Headings.

 

Captions and headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, and are not to be deemed part of this Agreement.

 

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Section 29.      Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be executed and delivered by the parties in any number of counterparts, and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument. The parties agree that this Agreement and signature pages may be transmitted between them by electronic mail and that PDF signatures may constitute original signatures and that a PDF signature page containing the signature (PDF or original) is binding upon the parties.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.

 

  SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC, as Purchaser or by and on behalf of any party executing a Purchaser Joinder Agreement. 
   
  By: /s/ Matthew Potere
  Name: Matthew Potere
  Title:  Chief Executive Officer
   
  SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC 
   
  By: /s/ Matthew Potere
  Name: Matthew Potere
  Title:  Chief Executive Officer
   
  CROSS RIVER BANK 
   
  By: /s/ Gilles Gade
  Name: Gilles Gade
  Title: CEO, President

 

[Signature Page to Loan Sale Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1

 

Definitions

 

“Cash Purchase Price” means, with respect to any sale of a Subject Loan hereunder, an amount equal to the portion of the Purchase Price for such Subject Loan to be paid on the Closing Date in cash, as determined by Sunlight and consented to by Bank, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that with respect to each Initial Sold Loan, the “Cash Purchase Price” with respect to such Initial Sold Loan shall be as set forth on Exhibit B hereto.

 

“Closing Date” means each date on which Purchaser pays Bank the Purchase Price for a Loan and, pursuant to Section 2, acquires such Loan from Bank. The Closing Date for Loans listed on a Purchase Statement shall occur on the date that is three (3) Business Days after the related Loan Purchase Trigger Date.

 

“Control Agreement” means, with respect to the Reserve Account, the deposit account control agreement in effect from time to time with respect thereto, in each case in form and substance acceptable to Bank, among Bank, Purchaser and the Reserve Account Bank, pursuant to which Bank obtains “control” of the Reserve Account (within the meaning of Section 9-104 or Section 8-106, as the case may be, of the applicable UCC).

 

“Deferred Purchase Price” means, with respect to any sale of a Subject Loan hereunder, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the Purchase Price for such Subject Loan over (ii) the Cash Purchase Price received by Bank from the related Purchaser on the related Closing Date with respect to such Subject Loan.

 

“Effective Date” means October 3, 2017.

 

“Funding Account” means the account designated by Bank for receipt of Purchaser’s payment of the Purchase Price for purchased Loans.

 

“Indemnified Party” is defined in Section 9(f).

 

“Indemnifying Party” is defined in Section 9(f).

 

“Initial Sold Loans” means those Subject Loans to be initially sold to New York Life Insurance Company, or any affiliate thereof, prior to May 15, 2023.

 

“Loan Program Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Loan Program Agreement, of even date herewith, between Sunlight and Bank, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Loan Purchase Trigger Date” means any date on which Sunlight receives written notice from Bank that Sunlight is required, to purchase Loans from Bank pursuant to any of Sections 3.1(o), 5.6 or 7.4 of the Loan Program Agreement.

 

 

 

 

“Loans” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.

 

“Non-Portfolio Loan” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Loan Program Agreement.

 

“Other Loan” means a loan originated under the Program that is not sold or intended for sale to Purchaser.

 

“Other Loan Sale Agreement” means a Loan Sale Agreement with Bank, Sunlight and an Other Purchaser providing for the purchase of Other Loans.

 

“Other Purchaser” means an entity, other than Purchaser, that is approved in writing by Bank, that purchases Loans originated under the Program.

 

“Purchase Price” means for each Subject Loan: (a) the outstanding principal balance of such Subject Loan; less (b) the dollar amount of any Dealer Discount for such Subject Loan, if any; plus (c) all accrued but unpaid interest on the Subject Loan.

 

“Purchase Statement” means, for any Closing Date, a statement prepared by Sunlight, in form and substance acceptable to Bank and Purchaser, showing the Subject Loans for such Closing Date. The patties acknowledge and agree that Sunlight may treat Loans described in this Agreement as Subject Loans by including such Loans in a Purchase Statement, or, alternatively, as Other Loans under an Other Loan Sale Agreement by including such Loans in a purchase statement for an Other Purchaser rather than a Purchase Statement under this Agreement

 

“Purchased Loans” means any Loans transferred by Bank to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement or any Loans purchased by an Other Purchaser pursuant to an Other Loan Sale Agreement.

 

“Purchaser” means (x) any Affiliate of Sunlight executing a Purchaser Joinder Agreement assuming all obligations of Purchaser hereunder with respect to any Subject Loans included on a Purchase Statement to be purchased by such party or (y) Sunlight with respect to any Subject Loan set forth on a Purchase Statement in connection with which no party has executed either a Purchaser Joinder Agreement or an Other Loan Sale Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt but without limiting Sunlight’s obligations to pay Deferred Purchase Price, the parties hereto understand and agree that upon execution of a Purchaser Joinder Agreement by a Purchaser with respect to a specific Purchase Statement or Purchase Statements, Sunlight shall be relieved of all obligations hereunder as Purchaser with respect to the purchase of any and all related Subject Loans included on such Purchase Statement or Purchase Statements. All Purchasers shall be approved in writing by Bank.

 

“Purchaser Joinder Agreement” means any joinder agreement executed substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

 

“Required Balance” means on any given day an amount equal to the total of: (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Non-Portfolio Loans held by Bank on the date of determination (but excluding any [TEXT REDACTED], and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all Non-Portfolio Loans to be funded by Bank on the date of determination, (y) multiplied by [TEXT REDACTED], and (z) minus the aggregate dollar amount of all Dealer Discounts related to such Loans included in the total calculation of (i) and (ii).

 

 

 

 

“Reserve Account” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(a).

 

“Reserve Account Property” means (a) the Reserve Account, (b) all property (including all cash, financial assets, investment property and security entitlements) from time to time deposited in, carried in or credited to, or required to be deposited in, carried in or credit to, the Reserve Account, (c) all funds from time to time deposited in or credited to, or required to be deposited in or credited to, the Reserve Account, (d) all credit balances related to the Reserve Account, (e) all rights, claims and causes of action of Sunlight with respect to the Reserve Account, and (f) all proceeds of the foregoing.

 

“Restatement Date” has the meaning specified in the Preamble.

 

“Subject Loan” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(a).

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Purchaser Joinder Agreement

 

The undersigned is executing and delivering this Purchaser Joinder Agreement (the “Joinder Agreement”) pursuant to the Loan Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) by and between Cross River Bank, a New Jersey state-chartered bank with its principal offices located at 885 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666 (“Bank”), Sunlight Financial LLC, with its offices located at 101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1000, Charlotte, North Carolina 28246 (“Sunlight”) and Sunlight for itself or by and on behalf of each purchaser that executes a Purchaser Joinder Agreement substantially in the form hereof. All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.

 

By executing and delivering this Joinder Agreement to Bank and Sunlight, the undersigned confirms that (i) the undersigned has read the Agreement including but not limited to the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Purchaser therein, (ii) the undersigned agrees to become a party to and be bound by, and comply with the terms of, the Agreement, in the same manner as if the undersigned were an original signatory to such Agreement as a Purchaser thereunder, with respect to the purchase of any and all Subject Loans that the undersigned has agreed to purchase and as are included on the Purchase Statement or Purchase Statements attached hereto (“Joinder Subject Loans”), and (iii) each of the representations and warranties made by a Purchaser under the terms of Sections 8(a) of the Agreement, are hereby made as of the date hereof with respect to this Joinder Agreement.

 

Further, by acceptance of this Joinder Agreement, Bank and Sunlight each agree that (i) the undersigned shall be the beneficiary of all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by Bank or Sunlight, respectively, to, with or for the benefit of Purchaser in the Agreement and (ii) Sunlight shall have no obligation and shall not be deemed to have made any representation or warranty as Purchaser under the Agreement with respect to the purchase of the Joinder Subject Loans. 

 

[This section intentionally left blank]

 

 

 

 

The undersigned has executed and delivered this Joinder Agreement as of this ___ day of _____, 20__.

 

  Purchaser:
   
   
  Name:
  Signatory:
  Title: 
   
  Sunlight Financial LLC: 
   
   
  Name:
  Title:
   
  Cross River Bank: 
   
   
  Name:
  Title:

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN PROGRAM AGREEMENT

 

between

 

CROSS RIVER BANK, 

 

SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC

 

and

 

SL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC., as Guarantor

 

Dated as of

 

April 25, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION 1
Section 1.1    Definitions 1
Section 1.2    Construction 8
ARTICLE II GENERAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 9
Section 2.1   General Description 9
Section 2.2    Program Terms and Program Guidelines 9
Section 2.3    Program Modifications 9
Section 2.4    Ownership of Loans and Customer Information 9
Section 2.5    Retained Loans 10
Section 2.6    Sunlight Products 10
Section 2.7    Prescreen Program 10
ARTICLE III DUTIES OF SUNLIGHT AND BANK 11
Section 3.1    Duties and Responsibilities of Sunlight 11
Section 3.2    Duties and Responsibilities of Bank 16
Section 3.3    Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Bank 16
Section 3.4   Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Agreement 17
ARTICLE IV TRADE NAMES, ACCOUNTING SYSTEM; ADVERTISING AND PROGRAM MATERIALS 17
Section 4.1    Trade Names and Trademarks 17
Section 4.2    Accounting System 17
Section 4.3    Advertising and Program Materials 17
Section 4.4    Intellectual Property 18
Section 4.5    Program Managers 18
ARTICLE V LOAN ORIGINATION 18
Section 5.1    Dealer Discounts 18
Section 5.2    Note Execution 19
Section 5.3    Sunlight as Paying Agent; Loan Funding 19
Section 5.4    [Reserved] 19
Section 5.5    Fees 19
Section 5.6    Sales of Loans 20
Section 5.7    Deliquent Receivables Collateral Account 20
ARTICLE VI EXPENSES 20
Section 6.1    Expenses 20
Section 6.2    Taxes 20
ARTICLE VII TERM 21
ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION 21
Section 8.1    Termination 21
Section 8.2    Effect of Termination 22
ARTICLE IX REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS 22
Section 9.1    Sunlight’s Representations and Warranties 22
Section 9.2    Bank’s Representations and Warranties 24
Section 9.3    Sunlight’s Covenants 25
Section 9.4    Guarantor Activities 27
Section 9.5    Guaranty 28

 

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ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS 28
Section 10.1    Indemnification 28
Section 10.2    Limitation of Liability 29
Section 10.3    Governing Law 29
Section 10.4    Confidential Information 29
Section 10.5    Privacy Law Compliance; Security Breach Disclosure 30
Section 10.6    Force Majeure 31
Section 10.7    Regulatory Examinations and Financial Information 31
Section 10.8    Relationship of Parties; No Authority to Bind 32
Section 10.9    Severability 32
Section 10.10    Successors and Third parties 32
Section 10.11    Notices 32
Section 10.12    Waiver; Amendments 33
Section 10.13    Counterparts 33
Section 10.14    Further Assurances 33
Section 10.15    Entire Agreement 33
Section 10.16    Referrals 33
Section 10.17    Interpretation 33
Section 10.18    PATRIOT Act 33
Section 10.19    Headings 33
Section 10.20    Sunlight Covenants and Representations Related to Third Party Service Providers 33
Section 10.21    Survival 33
Section 10.21    Set-Off 34
Section 10.22    Waiver of Existing Defaults 34
Section 10.23    Security Interest 34

 

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Exhibits

 

Exhibit A Program Terms
Exhibit B Credit Policy and Underwriting Requirements
Exhibit C Compliance Guidelines
Exhibit D Charge Off Guidelines
Exhibit E Retained Loan Allocation Method
Exhibit F List of Products

 

Schedules

 

Schedule 3.1(j) Reporting Data Fields
Schedule 3.1(k) Sunlight Audit and Monitoring Program
Schedule 3.1(z) Pre-Amendment Cash Management
Schedule 9.1(s) Insurance

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN PROGRAM AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENED AND RESTATED HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN PROGRAM AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of April 25, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), by and between CROSS RIVER BANK, an FDIC-insured New Jersey state chartered bank (“Bank”) and SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sunlight”) and SL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation (“Guarantor”), amending and restating that certain First Amended and Restated Loan Program Agreement by and between Bank and Sunlight dated as of February 12, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Old Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, Bank is an FDIC-insured New Jersey state-chartered bank with the authority to originate consumer loans throughout the United States of America;

 

WHEREAS, Bank desires to originate consumer loans to finance the sale, construction and/or installation of certain home improvement projects or equipment (“Improvements”);

 

WHEREAS, Sunlight is in the business of facilitating such loans by, inter alia, entering into agreements (“Dealer Agreements”) with companies engaged directly in the sale, construction and/or installation of Improvements (individually a “Dealer” and, collectively, “Dealers”); and

 

WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend and restate the Old Agreement with this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the terms, conditions and mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby conclusively acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 1.1                  Definitions. In addition to definitions provided for other terms elsewhere in this Agreement and except as otherwise specifically indicated, the following terms shall have the indicated meanings set forth in this Section 1.1. Terms not defined herein shall have the meanings attributed to them in the Loan Sale Agreement.

 

1-Month SOFR” means, with respect to any day of determination (such day, the “Periodic SOFR Determination Day”), the SOFR Reference Rate on the Periodic SOFR Determination Day that is three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such month, as such rate is published by the SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic SOFR Determination Day the SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the SOFR Administrator, then 1-Month SOFR will be the SOFR Reference Rate as published by the SOFR Administrator on the first preceding Business Day for which such SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic SOFR Determination Day.

 

ACH” means automated clearing house.

 

Additional Capacity” means the lesser of (i) the Cash Collateral Amount divided by 5% and (ii) $100,000,000.

 

Account” means the bank account as designated by the relevant party from time to time in writing to the other party hereunder.

 

Advertising Materials” means any materials used by Dealers or by Sunlight to advertise or promote the Program or Loans to consumers, including, advertisements, direct mail pieces, brochures, website materials and any other similar materials.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such Person; provided that, with respect to Sunlight Financial LLC and its Subsidiaries (the “Sunlight Companies”), no other entity owned by any investment firm, fund, company or other entity that is a member or shareholder of such Sunlight Company shall be an Affiliate of any Sunlight Company. As used in this definition of Affiliate, the term “control” means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of such Person’s voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “affiliated”, “controlling” and “controlled” have correlative meanings.

 

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Aggregate Monthly Fees” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Monthly Fees due and payable in respect of the Loans for the immediately preceding month.

 

Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Home Improvement Loan Program Agreement, including all schedules and exhibits hereto, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Allocation Method” means the method of allocating Loans to Bank in any given month based on the requirements set forth in Exhibit E, which may be updated from time to time as may be agreed to by Bank and Sunlight

 

Annual Projections” is defined in Section 3.1(l).

 

Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to Sunlight or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

 

Anti-Money Laundering Laws” is defined in Section 9.1(m).

 

Applicable Laws” means all federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations and orders, together with all rules and guidelines established by self-regulatory organizations, including the NACHA, or government sponsored entities, applicable to a party or relating to or affecting any aspect of the Program (including, without limitation, the Loans), consumer credit laws, rules and regulations, and all requirements of any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction over any party hereto or any activity provided for in this Agreement or any other Program Document, as any such laws, statutes, regulations, orders and requirements may be amended and in effect from time to time during the term of this Agreement. Without limitation of the foregoing, “Applicable Laws” shall include all Rules and any regulations, policy statements, “Guidance” and any similar pronouncement of a Regulatory Authority applicable to the acts of Bank, Sunlight or a Third Party Service Provider as they relate to the Program or a party’s performance of its obligations under the Program Documents.

 

Arix” means the system that Bank uses to originate and fund Loans under this Agreement.

 

Bank” means Cross River Bank.

 

Bank Allocation Percentage” has the meaning set forth in the Exhibit A.

 

Bank Cap” means, with respect to the aggregate principal balance of the Total Loans held by Bank as of the last day of any calendar month, the applicable amount set forth in the following table:

 

Period Bank Cap
Months ending April 30 2023 and May 31, 2023 Waived
Months ending June 30, 2023 and July 31, 2023 $550,000,000
Months ending August 31, 2023, September 30, 2023 and October 31, 2023 $500,000,000
Month ending November 30, 2023 and each month thereafter         $400,000,000 (plus the Additional Capacity, if any)

 

Borrower” means, with respect to any Loan, each Person who is a borrower under such Loan and each other obligor (including any co-signor or guarantor) of the payment obligation for such Loan.

 

Business Day” means any day upon which New Jersey state banks are open for business but excluding Saturdays and Sundays.

 

Cash Collateral Account” has the meaning specified in the Solar Loan Program Agreement.

 

Cash Collateral Amount” means, on any date of determination, the amount on deposit in the Cash Collateral Account, as of such date.

 

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Charge Off Guidelines” means those guidelines set forth in Exhibit D.

 

Confidential Information” is defined in Section 10.4.

 

Cost Basis” means, as of any date of determination, for any Loan, the sum of (a) the unpaid principal balance of such Loan, minus (b) the applicable Dealer Discount.

 

Credit Model Documentation” means all documentation concerning the Credit Model Policy.

 

Credit Model Policy” means Sunlight’s policies and procedures regarding its model risk management, which shall include (i) development processes and procedures, (ii) testing/validation processes, (iii) validation frequency, (iv) monitoring of Third Party Service Providers, but in any event, no less restrictive than provided for in FDIC FIL 22, as such guidance may be updated from time to time.

 

Credit Policy” means the credit requirements of Bank as set forth in the Program Guidelines to be used by Sunlight in reviewing all Loan Applications on behalf of Bank.

 

Customer Information” means all information concerning Borrowers and Loan Applicants, including “nonpublic personal information” as defined under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and implementing regulations, including all nonpublic personal information of or related to customers or consumers of either party or any Dealer, including but not limited to names, addresses, telephone numbers, account numbers, customer lists, credit scores, and account information, financial information and transaction information, consumer reports and information derived from consumer reports, that is subject to protection from publication under Applicable Law, including without limitation (i) any and all medical or personal information handled by Sunlight in connection with the Program that is required to be treated as confidential or non-disclosable pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, including the rules and regulations thereunder, and the related privacy and security provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, as amended, including the rules and regulations thereunder; and (ii) any and all Borrower data handled by Sunlight in connection with the Program required to be treated as confidential or otherwise subject to the control objectives of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, as amended, including the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Dealer” is defined in the Recitals.

 

Dealer Agreement” is defined in the Recitals.

 

Dealer Discount” is defined in Section 5.1.

 

Delegated Authorities” is defined in Section 3.1(w).

 

Disbursement Schedule” means a schedule of Loan attributes provided to Bank by Sunlight with respect to a Dealer or Dealers and the Loan proceeds to which such Dealer(s) is entitled. The Disbursement Schedule shall contain (i) a list of all Loan Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria set forth in the Program Guidelines, for whom Bank is requested to establish Loan Accounts; (ii) the funding amount, and the principal amount, the applicable term and interest rate and Loan Proceeds for each such Loan; (iii) all information necessary for the transfer of the Loan Proceeds pursuant to Section 5.3 hereof; and (iv) such other information as shall be reasonably requested by Bank and mutually agreed to by the parties hereto.

 

Effective Date” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any rule or regulation issued thereunder.

 

FCRA” is defined in Section 3.1(g).

 

FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

 

Funding Date” means any day on which Bank receives a Disbursement Schedule from Sunlight pursuant to Section 5.3; provided, however, that if Bank receives any such Disbursement Schedule after 12:00 pm (eastern time) on any Business Day, the Funding Date shall be the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, applied on a materially consistent basis.

 

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Governmental Authority” means any court, board, agency, commission, office or authority of any nature whatsoever or any governmental unit (federal, state, commonwealth, county, district, municipal, city or otherwise), including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, whether now or hereafter in existence, including any Regulatory Authority.

 

Government List” means (i) the Annex to Presidential Executive Order 13224 (Sept. 23, 2001), (ii) OFAC’s most current list of “Specifically Designated National and Blocked Persons” (which list may be published from time to time in various mediums including, but not limited to, the OFAC website, http://www.treasury.gov/ofac/ downloads/t11sdn.pdf or any successor website or webpage) and (iii) any other list of terrorists, terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers maintained by a Governmental Authority that Bank notifies Sunlight in writing is now included in “Government List”.

 

“Grace Period” means, with respect to any calendar month, the first [TEXT REDACTED] Business Days in the following calendar month.

 

GreatAmerica Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Servicing Agreement.”

 

Guarantor” means SL Financial Holdings Inc.

 

Improvements” is defined in the Recitals.

 

Indemnified Party” is defined in Section 10.1(d).

 

Indemnifying Party” is defined in Section 10.1(d).

 

Information Security Incident” is defined in Section 10.5.

 

Initial Term” is defined in Section 7.1.

 

Insolvent” means, with respect to any specified Person, the failure by such Person to pay its debts in the ordinary course of business, the inability of such Person to pay its debts as they come due or the condition whereby the sum of such Person’s debts is greater than the sum of its assets.

 

Intellectual Property Rights” means all intellectual property rights of any kind, worldwide, including without limitation, utility patents, design patents, utility models, and all applications for the foregoing; Marks; published and unpublished works of authorship; registered and unregistered copyrights, and all registrations and applications for the foregoing; software, technology, and documentation; and trade secrets, technical information, business information, ideas, inventions, know-how and other confidential and proprietary information, in whatever form.

 

Lien” means, any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, minimum or compensating deposit arrangement, lien (statutory or otherwise) or charge of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof (including Capital Leases), and the filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction) or any other type of preferential arrangement for the purpose, or having the effect, of protecting a creditor against loss or securing the payment or performance of an obligation.

 

Loan” or “Loan Account” means a consumer loan made by Bank to a Borrower under the Program.

 

Loan Account Agreement” means, with respect to a Loan, the document or documents containing the terms and conditions of such Loan, including the Pricing Information and Disclosure Statement (if any), the Note and the Privacy Notice.

 

Loan Applicant” means a prospective Borrower who has completed a Loan Application for a Loan.

 

Loan Application” means the completed paper document or electronic application submitted by a Loan Applicant when requesting a Loan, together with any exhibits and ancillary materials.

 

Loan Documents” mean, collectively, with respect to any Loan, the Loan Account Agreement, the Loan Application and any other documents signed by Borrowers in connection with such Loan.

 

Loan Proceeds” means, for any Loan, the principal amount of such Loan less the related Dealer Discount.

 

Loan Purchaser” means any Person who is a purchaser party to a Loan Sale Agreement.

 

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Loan Sale Agreement” means any agreement pursuant to which Bank agrees to sell any Loan originated under the Program to a Loan Purchaser.

 

Losses” means all out-of-pocket costs, damages, losses, fines, penalties, judgments, settlements and expenses whatsoever, including, without limitation, outside attorneys’ fees and disbursements and court costs reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party.

 

Marks” means trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, brands, corporate names, trade dress, domain names, social media user names, and other source identifiers or indicia of goods or services, whether registered or unregistered, and all registrations and applications for registration of the foregoing, and all issuances, extensions, and renewals of such registrations and applications, and all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing.

 

Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any party and to any event or circumstance, a material adverse effect on (i) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance or properties of such party, (ii) the ability of a party to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Program Document or (iii) the validity, enforceability or collectability of this Agreement or any other Program Document or the validity, enforceability or collectability of a material portion of (a) the Loans or (b) the Loan Documents related to the Loans.

 

Minimum SOFR Rate” means [TEXT REDACTED].

 

Maxx Borrower” means each Borrower that is not a Standard Borrower but that is approved for a Loan pursuant to the Custom Model described in that certain Turn Down Investor Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2021, by and among Bank, Sunlight, and certain other Persons, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Maxx Loan” means any Loan made to a Maxx Borrower and consisting of a Maxx Loan Product.

 

Maxx Loan Product” means any loan product set forth on Annex B to Exhibit A, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Monthly Fees” means a monthly fee calculated on the last day of each calendar month, commencing with April 2023, equal to the product of (A) the actual number of in days the month divided by 360, and (B) the aggregate of the following calculated with respect to each Non-Portfolio Loan (1) the product of (a) the greater of 1-Month SOFR (expressed as basis points) and the Minimum SOFR Rate (expressed as basis points), multiplied by (b) the average Cost Basis for such Non-Portfolio Loan during such month plus (2) (a) the aggregate Tier Charges (expressed as basis points) with respect to the Tier 1 Loans for such calendar month multiplied by (b) the average aggregate Cost Basis of the Tier 1 Loans during such month, plus (3) (a) the aggregate Tier Charges (expressed as basis points) with respect to the Tier 2 Loans for such calendar month multiplied by (b) the average aggregate Cost Basis of the Tier 2 Loans during such month, plus (4) (a) the aggregate Tier Charges (expressed as basis points) with respect to the Tier 3 Loans for such calendar month multiplied by (b) the average aggregate Cost Basis of the Tier 3 Loans during such month, plus (5) (a) the aggregate Tier Charges (expressed as basis points) with respect to the Tier 4 Loans for such calendar month multiplied by (b) the average aggregate Cost Basis of the Tier 4 Loans during such month; it being understood that Total Loans will be allocated to each Tier each month in chronological order such that Total Loans with an earlier origination date will be allocated as Tier 1 Loans until the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Total Loans so allocated as Tier 1 Loans equals the maximum principal balance for such tier, then the remaining unallocated Total Loans with the earliest origination dates will be allocated as Tier 2 Loans until the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Total Loans so allocated equals the maximum principal balance for such tier, and so on until all Total Loans have been allocated to a tier.

 

Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

Net Funded Balance” means, with respect to a Loan, the Loan Proceeds of such Loan, less any principal amounts prepaid on such Loan, plus any accrual of the related Dealer Discount on such Loan to the date of measurement.

 

Netting Commencement Date” means February 1, 2024.

 

Non-Portfolio Loan” means a Loan other than a Retained Loan.

 

Note” is defined in Section 5.2.

 

Notification Related Costs” is defined in Section 10.5.

 

OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury.

 

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Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT ACT) of 2001, as the same may be amended from time to time, and corresponding provisions of future laws.

 

Pension Plan” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which Sunlight sponsors or maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obliged to make contributions, or in the case of a multiple employer plan (as defined in Section 4064(a) of ERISA) has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.

 

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any other entity, any Governmental Authority and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

 

Program” means the program for the marketing and servicing of Loans (including Retained Loans) which Bank will originate pursuant to this Agreement and the Program Guidelines.

 

Program Documents” means this Agreement, the Loan Program Agreement, all Servicing Agreements and all Loan Sale Agreements.

 

Program Guidelines” is defined in Section 2.2.

 

Program Materials” means all Loan Documents and all other documents, materials and methods used in connection with the performance of the obligations of Bank, Sunlight, Loan Purchasers, Third Party Service Providers and Dealers under the Program, including the Loan Documents, disclosures required by Applicable Laws, collection materials and policies, and the like.

 

Program Terms” is defined in Section 2.2.

 

Regular Loan Products” means the following: CRB HII Equal Payment Loan, CRB HI Loan, CRB HIN Deferred Interest Loan, CRB HIN No interest Loan, CRB HIS Deferred Interest Loan, CRB HIS No Interest Loan.

 

Regulatory Authority” means the Office of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, the FDIC and any local, state or federal regulatory authority, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, that currently has, or may in the future have, jurisdiction or regulatory or similar oversight with respect to any of the activities contemplated by this Agreement or any other Program Document or to Bank, Sunlight or Third Party Service Providers (except that nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an acknowledgement by Bank that any Regulatory Authority other than the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance and the FDIC has jurisdiction or exercises regulatory or similar oversight with respect to Bank).

 

Renewal Term” is defined in Section 7.1.

 

Representatives” is defined in Section 10.4(c).

 

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.

 

Required Retained Loan” has the meaning specified in the Solar Loan Program Agreement.

 

Retained Loan” means each Loan retained by Bank at its election as identified pursuant to Section 2.5 hereof.

 

Rules” means all local, state, and federal laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, court orders and decrees, administrative orders and decrees, and other legal requirements of any person as they relate to such person’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement, any Program Document or any document related hereto or thereto; any order, decision, injunction or similar pronouncement of any court, tribunal, or arbitration panel issued with respect to any person in connection with this Agreement or any document related hereto; and any regulations, policy statements, and any similar pronouncement of a Regulatory Authority applicable to the acts of any person in its performance of its obligations hereunder or under any document related thereto, as any of the foregoing may be amended and in effect from time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, “Rules” shall include all Rules applicable to, or Rules reasonably agreed to, by Bank or Sunlight, or Rules agreed to or imposed on Bank or Sunlight by any Regulatory Authority; provided that Bank shall use good faith efforts to inform Sunlight within a reasonable time period, of any Rules agreed to or imposed upon Bank applicable to the Program.

 

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Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

 

Servicer” means any Third Party Service Provider that enters into a Servicing Agreement on behalf of the owner of Loans.

 

Servicing Agreement” means any agreement for the servicing of the Loans under the Program, including the Master Services Agreement, dated January 13, 2020, among Turnstile Capital Management, LLC, Sunlight and Bank (the “Turnstile Agreement”); the Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2017, by and among GreatAmerica Portfolio Services Group LLC, Sunlight and Bank (the “GreatAmerica Agreement”), and any other master servicing agreement and any sub-servicing agreement approved by Bank in writing, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms (it being understood and agreed by Sunlight and CRB that, the only effective Servicing Agreements as of the Effective Date are the Turnstile Agreement and the GreatAmerica Agreement, and the only Servicer as of the Effective Date is the Servicer under the Turnstile Agreement and the Servicer under the GreatAmerica Agreement).

 

Servicing Expense” is defined in Exhibit A.

 

SOFR” means, for any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate) on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at approximately 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Time), currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org (or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the administrator of the secured overnight financing rate from time to time), on the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

 

SOFR Reference Rate” means the 30-day trailing average SOFR as of any measurement date, as published by the SOFR Administrator in the SOFR Averages and Index.

 

Solar Loans” means the “Loans” originated pursuant to the Solar Program Agreement from time to time.

 

Solar Program Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Loan Program Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between Bank and Sunlight, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Solar Program Documents” means the “Program Documents” as defined in the Solar Program Agreement.

 

Standard Borrower” means each Borrower that is approved for a Loan pursuant to the “Sunlight Financial Credit Strategy – Home Improvement” set forth on Exhibit B, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Standard Loan Products” means each of (i) the Regular Loan Products and (ii) any other loan product approved by Bank and Sunlight for funding under this Agreement.

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to a Person, any entity with respect to which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities shall at any time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries, or any similar business organization which is so owned or controlled.

 

Sunlight” means Sunlight Financial LLC.

 

Sunlight Fee” is defined in Exhibit A.

 

Sunlight Platform” means the computer software, proprietary system information, and related technology and documentation, developed and owned by, or licensed by third parties to, Sunlight relating to the lending services offered and/or provided by Sunlight to Dealers and Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement, including the website operated by Sunlight, and all Intellectual Property Rights therein owned by Sunlight or licensed by third parties to Sunlight; provided that the Sunlight Platform does not include any Intellectual Property Rights owned by Bank or licensed by third parties to Bank; provided, further, that the ownership of Customer Information shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4.

 

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Technical Information” means, with respect to the Program and Sunlight Platform, all software, source code, documentation, algorithms, models, developments, inventions, processes, ideas, designs, drawings, hardware configuration, and technical specifications, including, but not limited to, computer terminal specifications and the source code developed from such specifications.

 

Term” is defined in Section 7.1.

 

Term Loan Agreement” means the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, among Bank, as lender, Sunlight, as borrower, and each of the Affiliates of Sunlight party thereto, as guarantors.

 

Termination Event” is defined in Section 8.1(a).

 

Third Party Claim” means any claim that is initiated or threatened against a party by a Person who is not an officer, director, member or Affiliate of any party.

 

Third Party Service Provider” means any contractor or service provider retained, directly or indirectly, by Bank or Sunlight, that: (a) provides or renders critical services in connection with the Program; (b) obtains access to personal information of Loan Applicants and/or Borrowers; or (c) deals directly with Loan Applicants and/or Borrowers. The term “Third Party Service Provider” includes all Servicers and Dealers.

 

Tier Charge” means, as of any month of determination, a rate equal to (a) with respect to Tier 1 Loans, [TEXT REDACTED] basis points per annum, (b) with respect to Tier 2 Loans, [TEXT REDACTED] basis points per annum, (c) with respect to Tier 3 Loans, [TEXT REDACTED] basis points per annum and (d) with respect to Tier 4 Loans, [TEXT REDACTED] basis points per annum.

 

Total Loans” means (a) all of the Loans and (b) all of the Solar Loans (other than the Required Retained Loans (as defined in the Solar Program Agreement)); provided that, at Sunlight’s election, for purposes of determining whether the Bank Cap has been exceeded as of the last day of any calendar month, the Loans referred to in clause (a) above shall exclude all Loans (other than Required Retained Loans) sold during the related Grace Period; provided, further, that Sunlight shall not be entitled to elect to apply more than six (6) Grace Periods in any period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months.

 

Turnstile Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Servicing Agreement.”

 

Underwriting Requirements” means (a) the underwriting requirements established by Bank as set forth in the Program Guidelines to be used by Sunlight in reviewing all Loan Applications on behalf of Bank and (b) any other underwriting requirements approved by Bank and Sunlight from time to time, which such underwriting requirements shall not be attached as Exhibit B.

 

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the Effective Date in the State of New York, the State of New Jersey or the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction.

 

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” shall mean any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

 

Section 1.2                  Construction. As used in this Agreement: (i) all references to the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender (and vice versa); (ii) all references to “include,” “includes,” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iii) references to any law or regulation refer to that law or regulation as amended from time to time and include any successor law or regulation; (iv) references to another agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof; (v) references to “dollars” or “$” shall be to United States dollars unless otherwise specified herein; (vi) unless otherwise specified, all references to days, months or years shall be deemed to be preceded by the word “calendar”; (vii) all references to “quarter” shall be deemed to mean calendar quarter; (viii) unless otherwise specified, all references to an article, section, subsection, exhibit or schedule shall be deemed to refer to, respectively, an article, section, subsection, exhibit or schedule of or to this Agreement; and (ix) unless the context otherwise clearly indicates, words used in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular.

 

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ARTICLE II 

GENERAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

 

Section 2.1           General Description. The parties agree that: (a) in accordance with the Program Guidelines, the Program shall consist of the enrollment of Dealers in Dealer Agreements, the marketing by Dealers of Loans in order to provide financing to customers of Dealers, the making of Loans (including Retained Loans) by Bank to Borrowers identified by Dealers and Sunlight, and the sale of Non-Portfolio Loans by Bank to Loan Purchasers pursuant to one or more Loan Sale Agreements; and (b) any review, approval, consent or other involvement by Bank in any action, any document preparation, or any review of any Sunlight action, shall not relieve Sunlight from its obligations to ensure that Loans are originated and Loan Applications are addressed consistent with Applicable Laws and the Program Guidelines. In addition, the Program will include the servicing of Loans (including Retained Loans) in accordance with the Servicing Agreement and (with respect to the Retained Loans) the Administration Agreement.

 

Section 2.2            Program Terms and Program Guidelines.

 

(a)           Bank’s pricing schedule and certain other loan terms and conditions applicable to the Program and all Loans (as the same may be modified from time to time in accordance with Section 2.3, collectively, “Program Terms”) are set forth on Exhibit A and in the Credit Policy.

 

(b)           Bank’s guidelines for the administration of the Program (as the same may be modified from time to time in accordance with Section 2.3, collectively and together with the Program Terms, the Credit Policy, the Underwriting Requirements and Compliance Guidelines, “Program Guidelines”) are set forth on Exhibit B and Exhibit C.

 

(c)           Bank shall approve each Loan to be made by it under the Program and shall be under no obligation to originate any Loan that does not comply with the Program Terms or Program Guidelines or that is otherwise unsatisfactory to Bank. Failure to object to the making of any Loan or the funding of any Loan shall be deemed approval of such Loan by Bank.

 

Section 2.3            Program Modifications. Bank may change the Program Terms or the Program Guidelines in its reasonable discretion, upon not less than [TEXT REDACTED] days’ prior written notice to Sunlight (or such shorter period of time as may be required by a Regulatory Authority or change in Applicable Laws); provided, however, that (i) neither Bank nor Sunlight shall be required to engage in conduct that is prohibited by a Regulatory Authority or Applicable Laws and (ii) any changes to the Program Terms, Credit Policy or Underwriting Requirements shall not apply to any Loan made in respect of any Loan Application submitted prior to such requested change by Bank, unless so required by a Regulatory Authority or Applicable Laws. In addition, Sunlight may recommend modifications to the Program Guidelines for Bank’s approval, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

Section 2.4             Ownership of Loans and Customer Information.

 

(a)           From the date Bank funds a Loan to the date it sells, transfers and assigns such Loan to a Loan Purchaser pursuant to the terms of a Loan Sale Agreement (each such date, a “Closing Date”), Bank shall be the sole owner of such Loan for all purposes (including without limitation, for tax, accounting and legal purposes). Bank agrees and understands that (i) Bank will not sell any Loan for a minimum period of three (3) Business Days from the date the Loan is originated by Bank and (ii) Bank will make entries on its books and records to clearly indicate the sale, transfer and assignment of each Loan sold to a Loan Purchaser pursuant to the terms of a Loan Sale Agreement. It is expressly agreed and understood that Bank does not and will not assume, and shall not have, any liability to Sunlight or any Loan Purchaser for the payment of any amount at any time due under, with respect to or in connection with (A) the servicing of any Loan or (B) any Loan after the applicable Closing Date. In the event Sunlight is in violation of Section 5.6 hereof and does not cure such violation within the cure period provided therein, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit Bank’s ability to sell any Loans to a third party at any time and for any reason whatsoever.

 

(b)                Bank shall have sole ownership of all Customer Information at all times prior to the sale of the related Loan pursuant to a Loan Sale Agreement including with respect to a Retained Loan, and the related Loan Purchaser shall be the owner of all Customer Information associated with any purchased Loan. Without limiting the foregoing, Bank shall be permitted to retain copies of and use Customer Information associated with all Loans solely as necessary to comply with all Applicable Laws.

 

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Section 2.5            Retained Loans.

 

(a)           Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in any Loan Sale Agreement, on written notice to Sunlight, Bank may elect to not sell or transfer to any Loan Purchaser Loans identified on a Purchase Statement (as defined in the Loan Sale Agreement) to be transferred in an amount up to the Bank Allocation Percentage (each Loan that Bank so elects to not sell being referred to herein as a “Retained Loan”) of such pool of Loans so identified; provided that (i) each Retained Loan shall be randomly selected by Sunlight from the pool of all Loans to be transferred on a given day, provided that such Loans would be “pass” credits, and (ii) Sunlight shall allocate Retained Loans to Bank in accordance with the Allocation Method, and provided further that Bank’s obligations regarding Retained Loans are subject to the limitations specified in Section 2.5(c).

 

(b)           With respect to each pool of Loans to be transferred to a Loan Purchaser in which Retained Loans are allocated to Bank, Sunlight shall deliver a report to Bank which shall detail the manner in which the Retained Loans were selected and allocated and shall provide verifiable confirmation that the Retained Loans were allocated in accordance with the Allocation Method.

 

(c)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Bank’s election to retain Loans hereunder with respect to any pool of Loans to be transferred to a Loan Purchaser shall be limited to the Bank Allocation Percentage of such pool of Loans to be transferred to Loan Purchaser and Bank shall have no right to retain any Loan if the number of Loans to be retained (“Prospective Retained Loans”) would, when added to the aggregate number of all other Retained Loans, exceed the Bank Allocation Percentage of the sum of (x) Retained Loans (including the Prospective Retained Loans) and (y) Loans transferred to a Loan Purchaser.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, to the extent applicable, Bank may (i) securitize any or all of the Retained Loans and any amounts owing thereunder, (ii) issue an “asset backed security” (as defined under 17 C.F.R. § 229.1101(c) or Section 3(a)(77) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) backed by the Retained Loans and any amounts owing thereunder (a “Securitization Transaction”), or (iii) effect one or more sales of Retained Loans as whole loan transfers.

 

(e)           In the event that Sunlight initiates a Securitization Transaction with respect to the Loans, it shall offer Bank the right to participate in such Securitization Transaction with respect to the Retained Loans so long as Bank’s participation will have no adverse effect on such Securitization Transaction. Retained Loans sold by Bank in a whole loan transfer shall no longer be considered Retained Loans for any purpose hereunder.

 

Section 2.6           Sunlight Products. Set forth on Exhibit F hereto is a list of all products to be offered by Sunlight in connection with the Program. Sunlight shall deliver such information regarding each such product as shall be requested by the Bank. Sunlight shall not make any modifications to any products, or offer new products under the Program, without the prior written consent of Bank.

 

Section 2.7            Prescreen Program.

 

(a)           The Parties acknowledge and agree that Sunlight has established a program (the “Prescreen Program”) pursuant to which Sunlight will receive Consumer Leads from participating Dealers for the purpose of prescreening such Consumer Leads and making firm offers of credit to the applicable consumer in connection with any such Consumer Leads that are successfully prescreened (each, a “Prescreened Consumer”) by Experian Information Solutions, Inc. or any other applicable credit reporting agency (each, an “Applicable Credit Reporting Agency”) As used herein, “Consumer Leads” means any lead for a prospective consumer that is submitted to Sunlight by any Dealer for the purposes of the Prescreen Program.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:

 

(i)           Sunlight acknowledges and agrees that Sunlight shall serve as Bank’s agent for the limited purpose of submitting Consumer Leads to any Applicable Credit Reporting Agency and delivering firm offers of credit to any Preapproved Consumer, in each case, pursuant to the Prescreen Program; and

 

(ii)          accordance with Section 6.1, Sunlight shall be obligated to reimburse Bank for any reasonable and documented expenses of Bank incurred in connection with the Prescreen Program, including, without limitation, any fees and expenses paid to any Applicable Credit Reporting Agency.

 

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ARTICLE III 

DUTIES OF SUNLIGHT AND BANK

 

Section 3.1           Duties and Responsibilities of Sunlight. Subject to Section 10.20, Sunlight, directly or through Third Party Service Providers, shall perform and discharge the following duties and responsibilities in connection with the services provided to Bank hereunder:

 

(a)            Sunlight shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into Dealer Agreements with qualified Dealers who satisfy the Program Guidelines to participate in the Program in order to facilitate the making of Loans by Bank. Bank shall not be required to finance sales by any Dealer that does not satisfy such criteria.

 

(b)           Subject to Section 4.3 herein, Sunlight shall review Advertising Materials used by Dealers to ensure their compliance with Applicable Law and the Program Guidelines, including Applicable Laws and Program Guidelines prohibiting unfair and deceptive acts and practices, and shall make such Advertising Materials available to Bank upon request. Sunlight shall ensure that Dealers at all times and in all material respects comply with Applicable Laws, the terms of this Agreement, and Bank’s trademark usage guidelines which may be updated from time to time.

 

(c)           Sunlight shall establish and maintain such controls as may be necessary or desirable to adequately control, monitor• and supervise the operation of the Program. Sunlight shall maintain policies and procedures relating to the Program Guidelines and all Applicable Laws that are acceptable to Bank, including procedures relating to periodic training and on-going monitoring and auditing of Sunlight and Third-Party Service Providers for compliance with this Agreement, the Program Guidelines, and all Applicable Laws. Sunlight acknowledges that Bank may reasonably require Sunlight to revise its existing policies and procedures, or, as necessary, implement new policies and procedures, as required to comply with all Applicable Laws.

 

(d)           Sunlight shall comply with the Program Guidelines and Applicable Laws and administer the Program Guidelines in connection with its duties hereunder.

 

(e)            On behalf of Bank, Sunlight shall process Loan Applications from Loan Applicants using a Loan Application form that is approved by Bank. Sunlight shall require each Channel Partner to provide reasonable assistance to each prospective Loan Applicant in completing a Loan Application. Sunlight shall review and process all completed Loan Applications for compliance with the Credit Policy and Underwriting Requirements and report to Bank on all Loan approvals electronically or by other appropriate means agreeable to both parties. All Loan approvals shall be based upon the information provided by Loan Applicants and such other information as obtained by Sunlight at the direction of Bank, and pursuant to the Underwriting Requirements. No Loan Application shall be approved unless it complies with the Program Guidelines, it being understood that assuring compliance with the Program Guidelines shall be the responsibility of Sunlight and that Sunlight shall (for the benefit of Bank) strictly comply with all Applicable Laws, including without limitation, all consumer credit laws, rules and regulations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Sunlight shall use commercially reasonable efforts to modify its technology and processes within sixty (60) days after the Effective Date to (i) submit all credit approvals through Arix on or before the first (1st) Business Day commencement of the “Notice to Proceed” stage of Sunlight’s Loan approval process and submit any “Change in Status” with respect to a Loan through Arix on the day of such change in status occurs, in each case, together with all data and other information that Sunlight used to decision such Loan Application and (ii) confirm that such Loan Application has not been flagged as ineligible in Arix prior to initiating Bank funding of the related Loan. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, to the extent the information is reasonably and accurately accessible to Sunlight from the Loan files and may be automatically generated, Sunlight shall identify any Loan Application (other than a Loan Application that is approved for a Maxx Loan Product) designated that is either subprime or has credit criteria commonly considered to categorize subprime loans (e.g., attributes of Borrowers with credit scores of [TEXT REDACTED] or less), and, with respect to any such Loan Application, shall provide to Bank an explanation and the background thereof, and shall monitor and report to Bank regarding all Loans with such characteristics. At the time Sunlight approves on behalf of Bank any Loan Application, Sunlight shall be deemed to represent to Bank that the related Loan Applicant is not listed on any Government List. All Loan Application processing functions performed by Sunlight or any Third Party Service Provider hereunder shall be subject to Bank supervision, and Bank shall have the right to review and audit Loan Applications to ensure compliance with the Program Guidelines.

 

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(f)            On behalf of Bank, Sunlight shall take appropriate measures to verify the identity of all Loan Applicants consistent with Applicable Laws and the Program Guidelines. Sunlight shall take such further steps as it deems reasonably necessary to prevent fraud in connection with the Program.

 

(g)          On behalf of Bank, Sunlight shall provide notices in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations (collectively, “FCRA”), including an adverse action notice to any Loan Applicant whose Loan Application is rejected by Bank. Sunlight shall, or shall cause the Servicer to, accurately and fully furnish, in accordance with the FCRA, as well as Sunlight’s own policies and practices, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its Borrower credit files to TransUnion, and such other credit repositories as may be agreed to by Bank and Sunlight. For purposes of the FCRA, Sunlight and not Bank, shall be the “furnisher.” Sunlight shall further be responsible for receiving and responding timely to consumer complaints as they pertain to Borrowers and/or Loans, and, on a monthly basis (or such other time period as the parties shall agree) forwarding copies of each complaint and any response thereto to Bank. Sunlight and/or Servicer shall maintain complaint resolution policies and procedures and shall further provide Bank with periodic reports summarizing the complaints and responses thereto for the given time period, along with sufficient information for Bank to analyze Program activity and potential trends relating to the Program and Loans. As part of its monthly reporting obligation, Sunlight shall provide Bank information with respect to the number of Loan Applications rejected under the Underwriting Requirements as a percentage of both total Loan Applications received, together with the reasons for such rejections and total Loan Applications accepted, as well as all additional information reasonably requested by Bank for its fair lending review and analysis.

 

(h)          Sunlight shall be responsible for preparing and transmitting to each Loan Applicant all documents and all notices required by Bank to document the Loan, including but not limited to the Loan Account Agreement in connection with any Loan Application for the Loan. Prior to initiating Bank funding of any Loan, Sunlight shall, on behalf of Bank, (A) obtain from the Borrower the executed Loan Agreement or Note; and (B) deliver a copy of Bank’s Privacy Notice to the Borrower.

 

(i)           Sunlight shall maintain and retain on behalf of Bank all original Loan Applications and copies of all adverse action notices and other documents relating to rejected Loan Applications for the period required by Applicable Laws. Sunlight shall further maintain originals or copies, as applicable, of all Loan Documents and any other documents provided to or received from Borrowers for the period required by Applicable Laws.

 

(j)            Sunlight shall adopt and maintain compliance management systems (“CMS”) satisfactory for meeting the Compliance Guidelines set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto as may modified or supplemented from time to time as provided herein. Sunlight shall provide Bank full access to any information or data necessary for Bank, in Bank’s reasonable discretion, to perform its risk management and compliance management responsibilities, including, but not limited to, Sunlight’s loan application and performance data, internal and external audits, liquidity and funding information.

 

(k)           Sunlight shall provide to Bank data submissions and reports reasonably requested by Bank to maintain effective enterprise risk management, internal controls and compliance management systems and to monitor Sunlight’s and its Third Party Service Provider’s compliance with this Agreement or to comply with all Applicable Laws. As of the Effective Date, this reporting shall include the items set forth in Schedule 3.1(k), which schedule may be updated at any time by Bank upon reasonable prior notice to Sunlight. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, Sunlight shall provide such supplemental information as Bank may reasonably request regarding Loans originated under the Program using measures such as production volumes and trends, approval rates, rejection or decline rates, losses, delinquencies, collections and any other measure that Sunlight internally tracks. Sunlight shall provide such information in a commercially reasonable manner and in a form sufficient to permit Bank to conduct a meaningful analysis for banking purposes, including compliance and credit quality, including, but not limited to, by individual third parties, loan type, origination period or vintage, and credit grade or score bands. All reports delivered pursuant to this Section 3.1(k) shall be delivered by the 10th day of each month with respect to the previous month or within such other time period as the parties shall agree.

 

(l)            Each December 1, Sunlight shall provide to Bank a report of projected Loan volumes for origination by Bank under the Program for the upcoming year (the “Annual Projections”). In addition, to the extent the information is reasonably and accurately accessible to Sunlight from the Loan files and may be automatically generated, Annual Projections shall set forth the level of Loans (other than Maxx Loans) Sunlight anticipates will be designated as subprime originations (as well as any Loans that qualify as prime or near prime originations, but that have subprime credit characteristics). Sunlight shall prepare the Annual Projections in a commercially reasonable manner. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, Sunlight shall provide Bank with monthly reports tracking Sunlight’s activity against the projections contained in the Annual Projections for that year. Sunlight shall provide Bank and its Regulatory Authorities with reasonable access to (i) Sunlight’s and its Third Party Service Providers’ offices, (ii) to the books and records of Sunlight and its Third Party Service Providers (to the extent such books and records pertain to the Loans), (iii) to the officers, employees and accountants of Sunlight and its Third Party Service Providers, and (iv) to all computer files containing the Loan Documents, all for the purpose of ensuring that Sunlight and its Third Party Service Providers are following the Program Guidelines and adhering to Applicable Laws.

 

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(m)          Within one year after the most recent delivery by Sunlight of the results of an audit performed, and on an annual basis thereafter, Sunlight shall cause an audit to be conducted of Sunlight’s controls relating to the control, monitoring and supervision of the operation of the Program and of Sunlight’s and its Third Party Service Providers’ compliance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, ensuring that all Loans comply with the Program Guidelines and all Applicable Laws, as described in such letter agreement. Such audit shall be performed by a third party acceptable to Bank and shall be at Sunlight’s sole cost and expense. Sunlight shall cause the audit report prepared pursuant to this Section 3.1(n) and such other reports as set forth on Schedule 3.1(n) to be delivered to Bank on the dates specified in such Schedule, each in form and substance satisfactory to Bank. For the avoidance of doubt,(i) the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that in no event shall Sunlight be required to engage more than one set of auditors or to engage such auditors more than once per year, unless an audit, evaluation or investigation reveals non-compliance with this Agreement, the Program Guidelines and/or Applicable Laws, to conduct the foregoing evaluation and any other evaluation as may be required in context of another agreement or program existing on the date of such audit between Sunlight and Bank provided that the scope of the audit shall include compliance with this Agreement as well as compliance with the requirements of any other agreement or program then in effect and (ii) Bank shall determine the scope of the audit and shall have full access to the audit report and all related documentation and related information and (iii) Sunlight shall own all right, title and interest in the results of any such audit and the documentation relating thereto and the audit shall be deemed Sunlight’s Confidential Information and be treated by the parties in conformity with Section 10.4 hereof. Sunlight expressly agrees that the audit and related materials may be shared by Bank as requested or required by and to Bank’s regulators.

 

(n)           Sunlight shall, upon request from Bank, purchase from Bank (i) any Loan, including any Retained Loan, that Bank determines in good faith to have failed, as of the date such Loan was made, to meet the standards set forth in the approved Program Guidelines in effect on such date, (ii) any Loan including any Retained Loan, that Bank determines in good faith that any fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to such Loan, materially and adversely affecting Loan quality, has taken place (A) on the part of the related Borrower, or any other Person, including, without limitation, any servicer or any other party involved in the solicitation, origination, sale or servicing of such Loan, or (B) that would impair in any way the rights of Bank in the Loan or that violated any Applicable Law, and (iii) any Loan that the Bank has repurchased from a Loan Purchaser pursuant to a Loan Sale Agreement. Any such purchase shall be made on the third (3rd) Business Day following notice by Bank to Sunlight of such determination by deposit to Bank’s Account, by ACH, an amount equal to the outstanding principal balance of such Loan, less the amount of the applicable Dealer Discount plus all accrued but unpaid interest on the Loan and all fees, costs and expenses incurred by Bank in connection therewith.

 

(o)           Sunlight shall comply and cause each of its Affiliates and Third-Party Service Providers to take action to enable Bank to comply in all material respects with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions in connection with the Program. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sunlight shall (i) maintain an anti-money laundering compliance program that is in compliance, in all material respects, with the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, (ii) conduct, in all material respects, the due diligence required under the Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions in connection with all Loan Applications and Borrowers, including with respect to the legitimacy of the applicable Borrower and (iii) maintain sufficient information to identify the applicable Borrower for purposes of compliance, in all material respects, with the Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions. Sunlight shall provide notice to Bank, within five (5) Business Days of receipt thereof, of any written notice of any Anti-Money Laundering Law, Anti-Corruption Law or Sanctions violation or action in connection with the Program involving Sunlight or any of its Affiliates or Third Party Service Providers.

 

(p)           Sunlight shall cooperate reasonably with Bank with respect to any proceedings before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way affect this Agreement, any Loan Sale Agreement, the Servicing Agreement or any of Bank’s rights hereunder or thereunder, and, in connection therewith, permit Bank, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings.

 

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(q)           Sunlight agrees that should an audit, investigation or review of Sunlight or its Third Party Service Providers reveal noncompliance with this Agreement, the Program Guidelines, and/or Applicable Laws, Sunlight shall notify Bank as soon as reasonably possible but in any case within ten (10) calendar days of notice of the noncompliance. In addition to the indemnification provided for in Section 10.01, Sunlight agrees to take all necessary steps to conform its or its Third Party Service Providers’ actions with this Agreement, the Program Guidelines and/or Applicable Laws, including providing applicable remediation and/or restitution to affected Borrowers that is acceptable to Bank.

 

(r)            Sunlight shall establish and maintain a disaster recovery plan and business continuity plan that addresses Sunlight’s activities in connection with the Program and Sunlight’s performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Program Documents.

 

(s)           Subject to Bank’s review and approval, Sunlight shall select one or more Servicers to assist with the servicing of the Loans and such other Third Party Service Providers as it deems warranted. Sunlight shall have the right to terminate any Third Party Service Provider with or without cause. Any replacement Third Party Service Provider shall meet all Program Guidelines and be subject to Bank’s review and approval. Subject to any required consent of Bank, Sunlight shall have the right to sell servicing rights for the Loans and, as additional compensation to Sunlight for the services it performs hereunder on behalf of Bank, to receive compensation therefor. The foregoing and any other provision of this Agreement notwithstanding, Sunlight’s rights and obligations related to the servicing of the Retained Loans or to the servicer of the Retained Loans shall be limited to those described in the Administration Agreement and the Servicing Agreement.

 

(t)            Subject to and without limiting Section 3.1(e), Bank hereby delegates to Sunlight the power to make the following decisions and take the following actions without further approval of Bank (collectively, the “Delegated Authorities”): (i) to determine the financial terms for any Loan, consistent with the pre-approved financial terms set forth in Exhibit A or any financial terms subsequently approved by Bank; (b) directly or indirectly take and process any Loan Application pursuant to the Underwriting Requirements and execute on behalf of Bank any Note to be executed in connection therewith; (c) directly or indirectly arrange for the funding of Loans by Bank from accounts established by Bank for such purpose; and (d) underwrite, onboard and contract with Dealers pursuant to guidelines and agreement forms approved by Bank. Sunlight may delegate to any Dealer any or all of the Delegated Authorities, provided that any breach of this provision by such Dealer shall be the responsibility of Sunlight.

 

(u)            Sunlight has established a pricing and capital markets committee (the “Pricing and Capital Markets Committee”) responsible for setting dealer discounts, interest rates, capital markets activity, policies relating to  hedging, and other terms related to Sunlight’s loan products and executing any sales of Non-Portfolio Loans held by Bank pursuant to this Agreement and the Home Improvement Program Agreement. Bank shall have observer rights and a right to attend all meetings held by the Pricing and Capital Markets Committee, subject to customary exclusions where Bank is the purchaser; provided that neither Bank nor any person attending a meeting of the Pricing and Capital Markets Committee pursuant to Bank’s observer rights shall have any fiduciary or other duty to Sunlight. Sunlight shall cause the Pricing and Capital Markets Committee to meet at least monthly and Sunlight shall not take any actions within the purview of the Pricing and Capital Markets Committee without the approval of such committee. On or before the sixtieth (60th) day after the Effective Date, Sunlight shall prepare a document setting forth the purpose of the Pricing and Capital Markets Committee and the procedures governing its operation, which document shall be reasonably acceptable to Bank.

 

(v)           Sunlight, directly and through or with Third Party Service Providers, shall develop all Note forms, notices and other documents, Underwriting Requirements, standards and procedures, pricing standards, application forms, privacy policies, operations manuals and other policies and procedures applicable to the Program and/or the servicing of Loans, and all modifications to any of the foregoing. All forms of Notes and forms of Loan Documents are subject to the prior written consent of Bank.

 

(w)           Sunlight shall deliver to all Borrowers or other appropriate parties IRC Form 1099(k) and such other documents as are required by Applicable Laws or the Program, if any.

 

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(x)            Sunlight shall at all times comply with the Credit Model Policy. Solely in connection with Sunlight’s origination assistance and marketing activities under this Agreement, in connection with a request of a Bank, Sunlight shall provide Bank with reasonable access to its Technical Information, credit and business models underlying the Credit Model Policy, including all pricing, credit and underwriting assumptions thereto and the Credit Model Documentation. Such Technical Information shall be considered the sole property of Sunlight and Sunlight’s Confidential Information hereunder. Bank shall have the right to test and validate Sunlight’s Technical Information and Credit Model Policy, including any underlying data, for consistency with the Credit Model Policy, the Program Guidelines, the Credit Policy and the Compliance Guidelines and may use subcontractors in connection therewith provided that such subcontractors agree in writing to be bound by the terms of Section 10.4 of this Agreement with respect to any Technical Information or other Sunlight Confidential Information acquired by such subcontractor. Sunlight shall promptly provide Bank with written notice of any changes to its Credit Model Policy or the Technical Information, including a full-context summary of the assumptions underpinning such changes as well as the anticipated effects thereof. Subject to the provisions of Section 10.4 hereof, Bank may, at its election and at the expense of Sunlight, require Sunlight to submit its Technical Information to an independent third party consultant of Bank’s choosing (i) to validate compliance with the Credit Model Policy, the Credit Policy, the Program Guidelines, and the Compliance Guidelines, including, but not limited to, all Applicable Laws and (ii) to independently test, iterate and validate Sunlight’s models for Program compliance, including Sunlight’s loan performance models. In connection with any such testing and validation, Sunlight shall cooperate with Bank and its consultants including by delivering any requested Technical Information and making available responsible personnel to answer questions on a timely and complete basis at Sunlight’s sole cost and expense. The parties agree (i) Bank shall determine the scope of such review and shall have full access to the results of such review and all related documentation and related information and (ii) Sunlight shall own all right, title and interest in the results of such review and the documentation relating thereto and the results of such review shall be deemed Sunlight’s Confidential Information and be treated by the parties in conformity with Section 10.4 hereof. Sunlight expressly agrees that the results of such review and related materials may be shared by Bank as requested or required by and to Bank’s regulators. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, Bank may, at its election and upon prior written notice, require Sunlight to place a copy of its Technical Information related to this Agreement in escrow with a third party custodian of Bank’s choosing.

 

(y)           Sunlight shall comply with all requirements of Banks change management process as it relates to the disclosure and approval of Third Party Service Providers.

 

(z)            Sunlight shall use best efforts to amend the Master Services Agreement, dated January 13, 2020, among Turnstile Capital Management, LLC, Sunlight, and Bank, on or before July 1, 2023 to cause the Servicer thereunder to remit all cash amounts associated with interest payments and Dealer Discounts as well as repayments and prepayments of principal associated with Loans and Solar Loans originated under this Agreement and the Solar Loan Program Agreement into a deposit account held by Bank promptly upon receipt from the related Borrower and otherwise consistent with market practice for such arrangements. Upon receipt of such amount by Bank, the parties will reconcile amounts on the tenth (10th) Business Day of the following calendar month of receipt and Bank will promptly remit or release reconciled amounts owed to Sunlight, net of (if such tenth (10th) Business Day is after the Netting Commencement Date) amounts then due and payable by Sunlight to Bank; provided that, with respect to amounts that have not been reconciled as of such tenth (10th) Business Day, if Bank determines that it can reasonably estimate the portion of such unreconciled amounts owing to Sunlight using commercially reasonable efforts, then Bank will release amounts to Sunlight based on such estimate, net of (if such tenth (10th) Business Day is after the Netting Commencement Date) amounts then due and payable by Sunlight to Bank, with such released amounts to be adjusted based on subsequent reconciliation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the period from the effective date of the Servicing Agreement amendment referred to above until the Netting Commencement Date, Bank shall remit or release to Sunlight on a weekly basis amounts received by Bank from Servicer (such amounts to be remitted or released based on Bank’s estimate of amounts owing to Sunlight using a reasonably agreed methodology tied to prior activity), with such remitted or released amounts to be adjusted based on subsequent reconciliation. From the Effective Date through the effective date of the amendment to the Servicing Agreement described above, Sunlight shall remit cash amounts associated with interest payments and Dealer Discounts as well as repayments and prepayments of principal associated with Loans and Solar Loans originated pursuant to this Agreement and the Solar Loan Program Agreement as described in Schedule 3.1(z).

 

(aa)         Sunlight agrees that (i) each Loan originated after the Effective Date shall be serviced under the Turnstile Agreement and (ii) on or before August 31, 2023, Sunlight shall cause all Loans then serviced under the GreatAmerica Agreement to be transferred to be serviced under the Turnstile Agreement.

 

(bb)         In connection with Sunlight’s origination assistance and marketing activities under this Agreement, Sunlight shall reimburse Bank for any state or local documentary, stamp, intangible or similar taxes that are payable or that arise as a result of the origination of a Loan.

 

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Section 3.2            Duties and Responsibilities of Bank. Bank shall perform and discharge the following duties and responsibilities in connection with the Program:

 

(a)           Bank shall establish and maintain such controls as may be reasonably necessary to adequately control, monitor and supervise the operation of the Program. Bank shall use good faith commercial efforts to provide Sunlight written notice of any Applicable Law or Rule to which Bank is subject in relation to the Program but to which, to the best of Bank’s knowledge, Sunlight is not generally subject. Neither the failure by Bank to establish and maintain any such controls nor the inadequacy of any Bank controls shall relieve Sunlight of its separate and independent obligations to establish and maintain its own such controls or to comply with the Program Guidelines and Applicable Law.

 

(b)          Bank shall have the authority to review all Note forms, notices and other documents, promotional materials, Underwriting Requirements, standards and procedures, pricing standards, application forms, privacy policies, operations manuals and other policies and procedures applicable to the Program and/or the servicing of Loans, and all modifications to any of the foregoing, except as otherwise provided herein. Bank shall approve all forms of Note and forms of Loan Documents.

 

(c)           Bank shall manage the Program in a good faith effort, employing at least the same degree of care, skill and attention that Bank devotes to the management of its other assets.

 

(d)          On and subject to the terms hereof, except as provided otherwise in this Agreement, Bank shall (i) originate all Loans meeting the Underwriting Requirements and (ii) be obligated to fund each Loan that relates to a Loan approval provided prior to the effective date of any termination pursuant to Section 8 notwithstanding any such termination. Bank will disburse Loan Proceeds as provided in Section 5.3 hereof.

 

(e)           Bank shall comply with its obligations under all Program Documents.

 

Section 3.3           Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Bank. The obligations of Bank in this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or prior to Bank’s funding of a Loan; provided that, any failure of a condition specified in clause (c), (d) or (e) below shall not be a condition precedent to Bank’s obligations under Section 3.2(d)(ii) unless such failure (x) adversely affects the validity, enforceability, or collectability of the related Loan, as determined by Bank in its commercially reasonable discretion, (y) adversely affects the value of the related Loan in any material respect, as determined by Bank in its reasonable discretion or (z) would expose Bank to potential material liability or material claims of others, as determined by Bank in its commercially reasonable discretion.

 

(a)           Each Loan shall be sourced by Sunlight under the Program and meet the standards set forth in the approved Program Guidelines then in effect;

 

(b)           No action or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened against Sunlight or Bank to prevent or restrain the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and there shall be no injunction, decree, or similar restraint preventing or restraining such consummation;

 

(c)            The representations and warranties of Sunlight set forth in Section 9.1 shall be true and correct in all material respects as though made on and as of such date and Sunlight shall be in compliance with its covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement and each other Program Document;

 

(d)           The obligations of Sunlight set forth in this Agreement to be performed on or before each date that a Loan is funded shall have been performed in all material respects;

 

(e)            The purchase obligations of Sunlight set forth in Section 3.1(o) and Section 5.6 of this Agreement shall have been performed in all respects;

 

(f)            Bank determines, in its sole discretion, that no material and adverse change in Sunlight’s financial condition has occurred and is continuing;

 

(g)           Each other Program Document to which Sunlight and Bank are parties shall be in full force and effect and Sunlight shall not be in default thereunder;

 

(h)           [Reserved];

 

(i)            Consistent with Section 3.1(z), the validity of Sunlight’s Technical Information, including, but not limited to, any algorithm used by Sunlight in connection with the Program, shall be established to Bank’s satisfaction.

 

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Section 3.4            Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Agreement. The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or prior to the Effective Date:

 

(a)           each of this Agreement, the Solar Loan Program Agreement, the Solar Loan Sale Agreement, the HI Loan Sale Agreement, the Servicing Agreement and the Administration Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by all parties thereto;

 

(b)           the Term Loan Agreement and all Loan Documents (as defined in the Term Loan Agreeement) shall have been executed and delivered by all parties thereto, and all conditions precedent to the making of the Tranche 1 Loans and Tranche 2 Loans thereunder shall be satisfied; and

 

(c)           Sunlight shall have paid all amounts due and payable by it under Sections 5.4(e) and (f) of the Solar Loan Program Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

ARTICLE IV
TRADE NAMES, ACCOUNTING SYSTEM; ADVERTISING AND PROGRAM MATERIALS

 

Section 4.1            Trade Names and Trademarks. Sunlight shall have no authority to use any Marks of Bank except as explicitly permitted hereunder. Bank acknowledges that approved Program Materials or Advertising Materials may contain trade names, trademarks or service marks of Sunlight, and Bank shall have no authority to use any such names or marks separate and apart from their use in the Program Materials or Advertising Materials or as otherwise approved hereunder or in writing by Sunlight. The parties shall use Program Materials and Advertising Materials only as permitted herein for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this Agreement and shall not use Program Materials or Advertising Materials in any manner that would violate Applicable Laws, the terms of this Agreement, or any provision of the Program Guidelines.

 

Section 4.2           Accounting System. Sunlight shall establish and maintain, at its sole cost and expense, a comprehensive accounting and loan tracking system to accurately reflect all Loan Applications, Loans and related information regarding the Program and to satisfy the information requirements of Bank, Regulatory Authorities and Bank’s internal and external auditors. Sunlight shall cause the Servicer to maintain a loan tracking system that accurately reflects all Loan payment information. Sunlight shall cause the system to provide Bank with access to copies of all documentation authenticated by Loan Applicants and Borrowers and will provide Loan payment information from Servicer on a daily basis to Bank. Sunlight further agrees that the information reporting features, integrity and security of the system shall operate to the reasonable satisfaction of Bank, Regulatory Authorities and Bank’s internal and external auditors. Sunlight further agrees to cause the system to provide Bank with a daily summary report of Loans to be funded.

 

Section 4.3            Advertising and Program Materials.

 

(a)            Sunlight and Third Party Service Providers shall prepare the Advertising Materials and Program Materials to be used in connection with the Program and Sunlight shall ensure that these materials comply, at all times, with Applicable Laws, the terms of this Agreement, the Bank’s trademark usage guidelines, and the Program Guidelines and are true and accurate and not misleading in any material respect.

 

(b)           At least ten (10) Business Days prior to the first use of any Bank Marks, Sunlight shall provide to Bank samples of all Advertising Materials and all Program Materials proposed by Sunlight to include such Marks in order to enable Bank to complete an initial review and to approve or reject any such materials. Advertising Materials and Program Materials will be considered approved and authorized by Bank only once such approval and authorization is communicated by Bank in writing. Bank shall provide written notice to Sunlight of Bank’s rejections of such materials. Sunlight shall not use any such rejected materials. Sunlight hereby agrees that any approval by Bank of any Advertising Materials and Program Materials shall not relieve Sunlight of its primary responsibility for the preparation and maintenance of Advertising Materials and Program Materials in accordance with this Section 4.3.

 

(c)           Sunlight shall deliver to Bank, for Bank’s review samples of all new or modified Advertising Materials and Program Materials used by Sunlight or a Dealer. To the extent Bank has concern related to any such sample materials, Bank shall provide written notice to Sunlight and the parties will work to resolve such concern. Sunlight hereby agrees that any review by Bank of any Advertising Materials and Program Materials shall not relieve Sunlight of its primary responsibility for the preparation and maintenance of Advertising Materials and Program Materials in accordance with this Section 4.3.

 

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(d)           Bank may at any time retract or modify any approval previously given by it with respect to this Section 4.3 if Bank reasonably determines that such action is required to remain in compliance with Applicable Laws or for the safe and sound operation of the Program, or to preserve or protect the Bank’s Marks or Bank’s reputation; provided that, unless such continued use will violate Applicable Law, any retraction shall only be applicable to Loan Applications filed subsequently to notice of such retraction, in writing, to Sunlight.

 

(e)           After Bank’s prior written approval, if required by the terms of this agreement, and subject to Bank’s right to retract or modify any approval previously given as described in Section 4.3(d), Sunlight may use any Advertising Materials and Program Materials in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and need not seek further approval for use of such materials unless there is a substantive change in the materials. In the event of a substantive change in the Advertising Materials or Program Materials, Sunlight shall submit such materials to Bank in accordance with Sections 4.3(a) - (c), as applicable. Sunlight hereby agrees that any review requested or, if required, approval by Bank of any Advertising Materials and Program Materials shall not relieve Sunlight of its primary responsibility for the preparation and maintenance of Advertising Materials and Program Materials in accordance with this Section 4.3.

 

(f)            Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Bank hereby grants Sunlight and Dealers a non-exclusive, non-assignable license without the right to sublicense, to use and reproduce Bank’s Marks in the United States, as necessary to perform under the Program; provided, however, that (a) Sunlight shall obtain Bank’s prior written approval for the use by Sunlight or any Dealer of Bank’s Marks and such use shall at all times comply with all written instructions provided by Bank regarding the use of Bank’s Marks; (b) Sunlight acknowledges that neither it nor any Dealer shall acquire any interest in Bank’s Marks; and (c) Sunlight shall obtain Bank’s prior written approval for any press release incorporating the name, Marks or likeness of Bank. Upon termination of this Agreement, Sunlight shall, and it shall cause each Dealer to, cease using Bank’s Marks.

 

(g)           Sunlight and each Dealer shall be permitted to use only those Bank Marks expressly approved by Bank under this Section 4.3. Sunlight shall, and it shall cause each Dealer to, comply with all instructions from Bank (including any restrictions or prohibitions) as to the use of the Bank’s Marks with any other Marks.

 

(h)           Sunlight recognizes the value of the goodwill associated with the Bank’s Marks and acknowledges that Bank exclusively owns all right, title and interest in and to the Bank’s Marks and all goodwill pertaining thereto. Sunlight acknowledges and agrees that any and all of its use or the use of any Dealer of the Bank’s Marks shall be on behalf of and accrue and inure solely to the benefit of Bank.

 

(i)             Sunlight, and it shall ensure each Dealer, shall not, anywhere in the world, use or seek to register in its own name, or that of any third party, any Marks that are the Bank’s Marks, that are colorably or confusingly similar to the Bank’s Marks, or that incorporate the Bank’s Marks or any element colorably or confusingly similar to the Bank’s Marks.

 

Section 4.4            Intellectual Property. Sunlight shall retain sole and exclusive right, title and interest to all of its Intellectual Property Rights, including without limitation its Marks and its relationships with Dealers and Sunlight’s proprietary information. Bank shall retain sole and exclusive right, title and interest in and to all of Bank’s Intellectual Property Rights, including without limitation its Marks, websites, promotional materials, proprietary information, and technology. This Agreement does not transfer any Intellectual Property Rights between Sunlight and Bank.

 

Section 4.5            Program Managers. Sunlight and Bank shall each designate a respective principal contact (each, a “Program Manager”) to facilitate day-to-day operations and resolve issues that may arise in the implementation of the Program. If the Program Managers are unable to reach agreement, then the dispute will be referred to the President of Bank and the Chief Executive Officer or another authorized officer of Sunlight who will work together in good faith towards a resolution. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute, a party may resolve the dispute in accordance with Section 10.3.

 

ARTICLE V
LOAN ORIGINATION

 

Section 5.1            Dealer Discounts. The parties acknowledge that each Dealer has agreed or will be required to agree to accept a discount (the “Dealer Discount”), in a percentage agreed-upon with Sunlight, from the principal amount of each Loan to produce Loan Proceeds to be disbursed to such Dealer thereon. Upon Bank’s sale of any Loan or Participation Interests therein, whether to Sunlight, any other purchaser or any third party, or upon the prepayment or payment at maturity of any Loan when held by Bank on its balance sheet, Bank shall ensure that Sunlight receives or has received (x) the lesser of (i) the full Dealer Discount on such Loan and (ii) the excess of the Cash Purchase Price (or principal paid) for such Loan over the Purchase Price for such Loan less (y) any compensation to which Bank is entitled hereunder and/or under any applicable Loan Sale Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt: (i) Sunlight shall bear all Servicing Expense for any Loans; (ii) Bank is entitled to receive from each payment of any Loan equal to (A) the quotient of (I) the Cash Basis, divided by (II) the outstanding principal balance of such Loan, multiplied by (B) the portion of such payment that constitutes a payment in respect of the unpaid principal balance of such Loan; and (iii) Sunlight is entitled to receive from each payment of any Loan all other amounts included therewith, including the portion of such payment that constitutes a payment in respect of the accrued and unpaid interest on such Loan, any late fees, and any other cash flows from such Loans not described in clause (b) above.

 

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Section 5.2            Note Execution. When a Dealer enters into a contract with a consumer for the sale, construction and/or installation of Improvements that such Dealer desires to arrange to be financed under the Program on behalf of such Dealer’s customer, Sunlight shall directly or indirectly underwrite the Loan Applicant’s Loan Application and arrange for delivery of all disclosures required by Applicable Law and/or production, execution and delivery of the appropriate loan agreement or promissory note (“Note”), all in accordance with the Program Guidelines.

 

Section 5.3            Sunlight as Paying Agent; Loan Funding. Bank hereby appoints Sunlight as its paying agent for distribution of funds to Dealers. After each Note is executed and a Disbursement Schedule provided to Bank by Sunlight, Bank will disburse the applicable Loan Proceeds to Sunlight as paying agent on behalf of Bank for distribution to Dealer in accordance with the Disbursement Schedule related to such Dealer and otherwise in accordance with this Agreement. Loan Proceeds will be deposited into an account as established therefore between the parties to this Agreement.

 

Section 5.4            [Reserved].

 

Section 5.5            Fees.

 

(a)            [Reserved].

 

(b)           [Reserved].

 

(c)            Within fifteen (15) Business Days following the last day of any month ended prior to the Netting Commencement Date, Bank shall deliver to Sunlight an invoice for the Aggregate Monthly Fees due and payable in respect of such month as long as Sunlight accurately and timely provides the appropriate servicing data. Should Sunlight fail to provide the appropriate servicing data accurately or timely to Bank, Bank shall deliver the invoice at its earliest convenience. Sunlight shall pay the Aggregate Monthly Fees within thirty (30) days of the date of such invoice unless Sunlight disputes in good faith any portion of the Aggregate Monthly Fees, in which case Sunlight shall timely pay the undisputed portion of the Aggregate Monthly Fees. In the event of any such dispute, each of Bank and Sunlight shall engage in good faith discussions to diligently resolve such dispute. With respect to any calendar month commencing on or after the Netting Commencement Date, Sunlight shall pay the accrued Monthly Fees on or before the tenth (10th) Business Day of the following calendar month, and any accrued Monthly Fees that remain unpaid as of such tenth (10th) Business Day may be netted by Bank against amounts distributable by Bank pursuant to Section 3.1(e).

 

(d)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Monthly Fees accrued during the period beginning on (a) the earlier of (i) the Closing Date and (ii) April 1, 2023 and (b) ending on June 30, 2023, shall be payable with the proceeds of Tranche 1 Loan Draws to the extent of availability of funding therefor under the Term Loan Agreement, otherwise in cash.

 

(e)            Fees and interest in the ordinary course through the Effective Date will be earned as of the Effective Date and payable no later than the 15th day following the Effective Date from the proceeds of Tranche 1 Loan Draws. All fees and interest earned on or after the Effective Date shall be paid by Sunlight in accordance with Section 5.5(c).

 

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Section 5.6            Sales of Loans. (i) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including Section 2.5 hereof, Sunlight shall arrange for sales of Non-Portfolio Loans under Loan Sale Agreements, provided that no Loan may be transferred by Bank prior to the date that is three (3) Business Days from the date of origination of such Loan. By arranging for sales of Non-Portfolio Loans under Loan Sale Agreements, purchasing Loans hereunder and/or other measures, Sunlight shall ensure that none of the following conditions applies for more than five (5) continuous Business Days:

 

(a)           On the last day of each calendar month, the Bank shall not hold Total Loans having an aggregate unpaid principal balance in excess of the then-applicable Bank Cap.

 

(b)           [Reserved].

 

(c)           Beginning as of the date when and for so long as the aggregate principal amount of all Non-Portfolio Loans owned by Bank is [TEXT REDACTED], the weighted average FICO score of Non-Portfolio Loans carried on Bank’s balance sheet is less than [TEXT REDACTED]. For purpose of this computation, FICO scores shall be determined as of the date of Loan origination and weightings shall be based on the carrying amounts on Bank’s balance sheet.

 

(d)           A Non-Portfolio Loan carried on Bank’s balance sheet (A) is charged-off by Bank or Servicer or (B) has remained on Bank’s balance sheet for more than the Maximum Hold Period; provided that [TEXT REDACTED] aggregate outstanding principal balance of Non-Portfolio Loans (other than Loans described in clause (A)) may remain on Bank’s balance sheet for longer than the Maximum Hold Period..

 

To the extent that Sunlight is in breach of this Section 5.6 or Section 3.1(o) hereof, Sunlight shall purchase Non-Portfolio Loans from Bank as required to remedy such breach for a purchase price equal to the Net Funded Balance. Except with respect to a Loan to be purchased by Sunlight pursuant to subclause (d) above, such purchase shall be made within three (3) Business Days after notice thereof by Bank. With respect to any Non-Portfolio Loan to be purchased pursuant to subclause (d) above, the Loan shall be purchased on the date that is three (3) Business Days following the last day of the month in which such Loan is charged-off by Bank or its Servicer. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, for so long as Sunlight is not in compliance with this Section 5.6 or Section 3.1(o) hereof Bank shall have no obligation to originate any Loans.

 

Section 5.7            Delinquent Receivables Collateral Account. As of the last Business Day of each week, for each Non-Portfolio Loan that is more than [TEXT REDACTED] as of such Business Day, Sunlight shall deposit into a deposit account maintained by Sunlight at Bank an amount of cash or cash equivalents equal to the product of (a) the Cost Basis of such Loan, multiplied by (b) 0.50. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the minimum required collateral balance is $1,000,000.

 

ARTICLE VI
EXPENSES

 

Section 6.1            Expenses.

 

(a)           Sunlight shall pay all costs and expenses (i) in respect of the servicing of any Non-Portfolio Loans, (ii) associated with any Uniform Commercial Code filings relating to any Loan, and/or (iii) otherwise incurred by Bank in connection with any amendment, modification, and/or waiver of this Agreement and all reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred in connection with periodic site visits, including travel and lodging and all Program Documents (including all fees and expenses of counsel to Bank related thereto). Provided that Sunlight has not violated the terms of any of the Program Documents, Sunlight shall not be required to pay for more than one such annual visit. Sunlight shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by Sunlight in connection with the provision of its services hereunder, including the costs of obtaining credit reports and delivering adverse action notices, implementing a compliance management system to satisfy the Rules and the Program Guidelines, together with necessary controls to ensure operation of the Program in compliance with all applicable Rules and Program Guidelines, and such other direct expenses incurred in connection with providing services to Bank under this Agreement. In addition, in the event that Sunlight requests that Bank modify the Program Documents or enter into another agreement with Sunlight or a third party with respect to the Program, then Sunlight shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by Bank in connection therewith, including, without limitation, legal travel and lodging and all Program Documents (including all fees and expenses of counsel to Bank related thereto).

 

(b)           ACH and Wire Costs. Without limiting the generality of Section 6.1, Sunlight is responsible for the costs associated with all ACH and wire transfers executed in connection with the Program.

 

Section 6.2           Taxes. Subject to Section 3.1(bb) above, each party shall be responsible for payment of any federal, state, or local taxes or assessments applicable to such party associated with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and for compliance with all filing, registration and other requirements applicable to such party related to this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VII 

TERM

 

Section 7.1            Unless terminated earlier in accordance with Article VIII, this Agreement shall have an initial term ending thirty (30) months after the Effective Date (the “Initial Term”) and shall automatically renew for successive terms of two (2) years (each, a “Renewal Term”) (collectively, the Initial Term and Renewal Term(s) shall be referred to as the “Term”), unless either party provides written notice to the other party of its intent to not renew at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the then-current Term.

 

Section 7.2            This Agreement shall automatically be terminated upon the termination of any other Program Document in accordance with its terms, provided that the termination of a Loan Sale Agreement shall not cause the termination of this Agreement in the event another Loan Sale Agreement remains in place.

 

Section 7.3             The termination of this Agreement shall not discharge any party from any obligation incurred prior to such termination.

 

Section 7.4            Upon termination of this Agreement, Sunlight shall purchase (or cause to be purchased) any Non-Portfolio Loans that have been funded by Bank under this Agreement that have not theretofore been purchased by Sunlight or another Loan Purchaser hereunder; provided that, the foregoing notwithstanding, all such Loans to be purchased by Sunlight pursuant to this Section 7.4 shall have been originated on a date that is more than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of purchase. To the extent any Loan under this Program is required to be purchased pursuant to this Section but shall not have been originated by Bank more than three (3) Business Days prior, except in the case of a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(a)(iv)(A) or (B) hereof, the term of this Agreement shall be extended solely as it relates to such Loan(s) until all such Loan(s) shall have been owned by Bank for the required period.

 

Section 7.5            The terms of this Article VII shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION

 

Section 8.1             Termination.

 

(a)           Either party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to the other party in any of the following circumstances (each a “Termination Event”):

 

(i)            the other party shall default in any material respect in the performance of any non-monetary, material obligation or undertaking under this Agreement, any other Program Document or any Solar Program Document and such default is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof has been given to such other party;

 

(ii)           the other party shall default in any monetary obligations or undertakings under this Agreement and such default is not cured within ten (10) days after written notice thereof has been given to such other party;

 

(iii)          any representation or warranty made by the other party in this Agreement is incorrect in any material respect and is not corrected within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof has been given to such other party;

 

(iv)          (A) Sunlight or Guarantor shall (I) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Law (including provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its properties or assets, (II) consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, (III) cease to be solvent or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (IV) fail generally, not be able or admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, or approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing, or (V) suffer the appointment of a conservator or receiver for its assets;

 

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(B)            Bank shall (I) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar Law (including provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, conservator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its properties or assets, (II) consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, (III) cease to be solvent or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (IV) fail generally, not be able or admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or take any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, or approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing, (V) suffer the appointment of a conservator or receiver for its assets or (VI) become severely undercapitalized as determined by the applicable Regulatory Authority; or

 

(v)             a “Default” or “Event of Default” shall occur under the Term Loan Agreement.

 

(b)           If (i) either party receives a communication from any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction over such party, including any letter, directive or verbal submission of any kind from any such Regulatory Authority, requesting such party to discontinue its participation in the Program, or (ii) either party has received an opinion from nationally recognized legal counsel that the activities of either party under the Program or this Agreement violate Applicable Laws then (A) the party receiving such communication or legal advice shall, within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof, notify the other party of such communication or legal advice, as applicable, to the extent permitted under Applicable Law, and (B) the parties shall meet and consider in good faith any modifications, changes or additions to the Program or the Loan Documents that may be necessary to eliminate such result. If the parties are unable to reach agreement regarding such modifications, changes or additions to the Program or the Loan Documents within twenty (20) Business Days after the parties initially meet, either party may terminate this Agreement upon ten (10) days’ prior written notice to the other party. A party may suspend performance of its obligations under this Agreement or require the other party to suspend its performance of its obligations under this Agreement, upon providing the other party advance written notice, if any event described in clauses (i)-(ii) above occurs.

 

Section 8.2            Effect of Termination. Upon the termination of this Agreement, (a) Bank shall cease originating any new Loans, (b) Sunlight shall cease marketing the Program and arranging of new Borrowers, (c) each party shall immediately discontinue the use of the other party’s Marks, (d) all amounts due and owing hereunder shall become due and payable, including any amounts due under Section 6.1(a), and (e) either party shall have the right to terminate the Solar Loan Program Agreement. Notwithstanding any termination hereof, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall survive such termination and remain in place and effective to govern the relationship between the parties solely for the purposes of purchases of Loans as provided herein, servicing any Loans of Bank existing on the termination date until such time as they are no longer owned by Bank, paying any compensation or expenses incurred prior to the termination date under Sections 5 and 6 and the matters provided for in Sections 3.2(d), 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, and 10.7.

 

ARTICLE IX
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

 

Section 9.1            Sunlight’s Representations and Warranties. Sunlight makes the following warranties and representations to Bank:

 

(a)           This Agreement is valid, binding and enforceable against Sunlight in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect, which may affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity), and Sunlight has received all necessary approvals and consents for the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement.

 

(b)           Sunlight is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization and is authorized, registered and licensed to do business in each state in which the nature of its activities makes such authorization, registration or licensing necessary or required.

 

(c)            Sunlight has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform all of its obligations hereunder.

 

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(d)           The execution of this Agreement and the completion of all actions required or contemplated to be taken by Sunlight hereunder are within the ordinary course of Sunlight’s business and are not prohibited by Applicable Laws.

 

(e)            The provisions of this Agreement and the performance of each of its obligations hereunder do not conflict with Sunlight’s organizational or governing documents, or any material agreement, contract, lease, order or obligation to which Sunlight is a party or by which Sunlight is bound, including any exclusivity or other provisions of any other agreement to which Sunlight or any related entity is a party, and including any non-compete agreement or similar agreement limiting the right of Sunlight to engage in activities competitive with the business of any other party.

 

(f)            Sunlight is duly qualified to do business, is in good standing under the laws of its state of organization, and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions where the ownership or lease of its property and/or the conduct of its business, requires such qualification, licensing or approval and where the failure to be so qualified or to have such licenses and approvals would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(g)           No approval, authorization or other action by, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement or any other Program Document other than approvals and authorizations that have previously been obtained and filings which have previously been made or will be made before Sunlight commences doing business with Borrowers in a particular state.

 

(h)           All information which was heretofore furnished by it or on its behalf in writing to Sunlight for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, any Program Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, when taken in light of all other information provided by Sunlight, is true and accurate in all material respects on and as of the date such information was furnished (except to the extent that such furnished information relates solely to an earlier date, in which case such information was true and accurate in all material respects on and as of such earlier date).

 

(i)            Except as licensed or otherwise permitted, Sunlight has not, and will not, use the Intellectual Property Rights, trade secrets or other confidential business information of any third party in connection with the development of the Program Materials and Advertising Materials or in carrying out its obligations or exercising its rights under this Agreement.

 

(j)            There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of Sunlight, threatened against Sunlight seeking a determination or ruling which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Sunlight, or which would render invalid this Agreement or any Program Document, or asserting the invalidity of, or seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by, the Program Documents. No proceeding has been instituted against Sunlight seeking to adjudicate it bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking the liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee or other similar official for Sunlight or any substantial part of its property.

 

(k)            Neither Sunlight nor, to the best of Sunlight’s knowledge, any principal thereof has been or is the subject of any of the following:

 

(i)           Enforcement agreement, memorandum of understanding, cease and desist order, administrative penalty or similar agreement concerning lending matters, or participation in the affairs of a financial institution;

 

(ii)          Administrative or enforcement proceeding or investigation commenced by the Securities Exchange Commission, state securities regulatory authority, Federal Trade Commission, any banking regulator or any other state or federal Regulatory Authority, with the exception of routine communications from a Regulatory Authority concerning a consumer complaint and routine examinations of Sunlight conducted by a Regulatory Authority in the ordinary course of Sunlight’s business; or

 

(iii)          Restraining order, decree, injunction or judgment in any proceeding or lawsuit alleging fraud or deceptive practices on the part of Sunlight or any principal thereof.

 

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For purposes of this Section 9.1(k) the word “principal” of Sunlight shall include (i) any person owning or controlling [TEXT REDACTED] or more of the voting power of Sunlight, (ii) any officer or director of Sunlight and (iii) any person actively participating in the control of Sunlight’s business.

 

(l)            Neither Sunlight, any of its Affiliates nor any of their respective officers, directors or members is a Person (or to Sunlight’s knowledge, is owned or controlled by a Person) that (i) is listed on any Government Lists, (ii) is a person who has been determined by competent authority to be subject to the prohibitions contained in Presidential Executive Order No. 13224 (Sept. 23, 2001) or any other similar prohibitions contained in the rules and regulations of OFAC or in any enabling legislation or other Presidential Executive Orders in respect thereof; (iii) has been previously indicted for or convicted of any felony involving a crime or crimes of moral turpitude or for any Patriot Act Offense, or (iv) is currently under investigation by any Governmental Authority for alleged felony involving a crime of moral turpitude. For purposes hereof, the term “Patriot Act Offense” means any violation of the criminal laws of the United States of America or of any of the several states, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States of America or any of the several states, relating to terrorism or the laundering of monetary instruments, including any offense under (A) the criminal laws against terrorism; (B) the criminal laws against money laundering, (C) the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended, (D) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, as amended, or (E) the Patriot Act. “Patriot Act Offense” also includes the crimes of conspiracy to commit, or aiding and abetting another to commit, a Patriot Act Offense.

 

(m)          Sunlight and each of its Affiliates is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) 31 U.S.C. § 5311 et seq. and Regulation X promulgated thereunder, the applicable sections of the PATRIOT Act and implementing regulations related to Know-Your-Customer (“KYC”) and Customer Identification Programs (“CIP”) (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”) and Anti-Corruption Laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws, Sunlight has established an anti-money laundering compliance program that is in compliance, in all material respects, with the Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

(n)           Sunlight is in compliance with all Applicable Laws and agrees to maintain commercially reasonable policies and procedures in accordance with all Applicable Laws, including procedures relating to periodic training and on-going monitoring of Sunlight and its Third Party Service Providers.

 

(o)           Sunlight has a compliance management system in place suitably designed to ensure compliance with the terms of this Agreement, including the Program Guidelines and Applicable Laws.

 

(p)           Sunlight is solvent and does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform its obligations contained in this Agreement.

 

(q)           Sunlight is not required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is not owned or controlled by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(r)            Sunlight is not a “money services business” as defined in 31 C.F.R. § 1010.100(ff).

 

(s)            Sunlight has in full force and effect insurance policies that satisfy the minimum requirements set forth in Schedule 9.1(s).

 

Section 9.2             Bank’s Representations and Warranties. Bank makes the following warranties and representations to Sunlight:

 

(a)            This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Bank, enforceable against Bank in accordance with its terms except (i) to the extent that such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect, which may affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).

 

(b)            Bank is an FDIC-insured New Jersey state-chartered bank, duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey.

 

(c)            Bank has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(d)           The execution of this Agreement and the completion of all actions required or contemplated to be taken by Bank hereunder are within the ordinary course of Bank’s business and are not prohibited by Applicable Laws.

 

(e)           The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by Bank, and are not in conflict with and do not violate the terms of the charter or by-laws of Bank and will not result in a material breach of or constitute a default under, or require any consent under, any indenture, loan or agreement to which Bank is a party.

 

(f)           Bank has the authority to originate Loans on the Program Terms to the Borrowers who meet the minimum Credit Policy requirements established in the Program Guidelines, as contemplated hereunder.

 

(g)           Bank has the authority to originate Loans in each state in which Loans are originated under the Program.

 

(h)           OMITTED.

 

(i)             Neither Bank nor, to the best of Bank’s knowledge, any principal thereof has been or is the subject of any of the following, the result of which would cause Bank to be unable to perform its obligations hereunder:

 

(i)            Enforcement agreement, memorandum of understanding, cease and desist order, administrative penalty or similar agreement concerning lending matters, or participation in the affairs of a financial institution;

 

(ii)           Administrative or enforcement proceeding or investigation commenced by the Securities Exchange Commission, state securities regulatory authority, Federal Trade Commission, any banking regulator or any other state or federal Regulatory Authority; or

 

(iii)          Restraining order, decree, injunction or judgment in any proceeding or lawsuit alleging fraud or deceptive practices on the part of Bank or any principal thereof.

 

For purposes of this Section 9.2(i) the word “principal” of Bank shall include (i) any person owning or controlling [TEXT REDACTED] or more of the voting power of Bank, (ii) any officer or director and (iii) person actively participating in the control of Bank’s business.

 

(j)            Neither Bank, nor to the best of Bank’s knowledge, any of its Affiliates nor any of their respective officers or directors is a Person (or to Bank’s knowledge, is owned or controlled by a Person) that (i) is listed on any Government Lists, (ii) is a person who has been determined by competent authority to be subject to the prohibitions contained in Presidential Executive Order No. 13224 (Sept. 23, 2001) or any other similar prohibitions contained in the rules and regulations of OFAC or in any enabling legislation or other Presidential Executive Orders in respect thereof, (iii) has been previously indicted for or convicted of any felony involving a crime or crimes of moral turpitude or for any Patriot Act Offense, or (iv) is currently under investigation by any Governmental Authority for alleged felony involving a crime of moral turpitude.

 

(k)            Bank and each of its Affiliates is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Anti-Corruption Laws, Bank has established an anti-money laundering compliance program that is in compliance, in all material respects, with the Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

(l)             Bank has in full force and effect insurance in such amounts and with such terms, as is customary and reasonably required in the conduct of its business.

 

Section 9.3             Sunlight’s Covenants. Sunlight hereby covenants and agrees as follows:

 

(a)            Information. Sunlight will furnish to Bank:

 

(i)            Annual Financial Statements. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each of its fiscal years, copies of its annual audited financial statements certified by independent certified public accountants reasonably satisfactory to Bank and prepared on a consolidated basis in conformity with GAAP, together with a report of such firm expressing such firm’s opinion thereon, which, with respect to each fiscal year after 2022, shall not contain a “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any other qualifications or exceptions as to the scope of the audit, provided that this delivery requirement shall be satisfied if Sunlight makes such financial statements available at https://ir.sunlightfinancial.com.

 

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(ii)          Quarterly Financial Statements. Within sixty (60) days after the end of each of its fiscal quarters, copies of its unaudited consolidated balance sheet, income statement and related statements of operations and stockholders’ equity as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller as presenting fairly in all material respects its (and its consolidated Subsidiaries) financial condition and results of operations on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, provided that this delivery requirement shall be satisfied if Sunlight makes such financial statements available at https://ir.sunlightfinancial.com.

 

(iii)          Monthly Agings Report.  Within thirty (30) days after the end of each month, a report of executed by any of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, general counsel, financial operations director and FP&A director of Sunlight in form and substance satisfactory to Bank setting forth (i) monthly accounts receivable agings, and (ii) such other reports as are requested by Bank in its commercially reasonable discretion.

 

(iv)          Monthly Cancellation Report.  Within thirty (30) days after the end of each month, a monthly report duly executed by any of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, general counsel, financial operations director and FP&A director in form and substance satisfactory Bank setting forth the monthly average rates of Customer Cancellations for the twelve-month period most recently ended.

 

(v)            Operating Budget and Financial Projections

 

(A)            Within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year of Sunlight, and contemporaneously with any updates or amendments thereto, (A) annual operating budgets (including income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements, by month) for the upcoming fiscal year of Sunlight, and (B) annual financial projections for the following fiscal year (on a monthly basis), in each case as approved by the board of directors or the equivalent governing body of Sunlight, together with any related business forecasts used in the preparation of such annual financial projections; and

 

(B)            Within ten (10) Business Days after the end of each month, a projection model of Sunlight’s cash flows for the upcoming thirteen (13) week period, in form and level of detail reasonably satisfactory to Bank.

 

(vi)          [Reserved].

 

(vii)         Representations. Promptly upon having knowledge of same, notice that any representation or warranty set forth herein or in any other Program Document was incorrect at the time it was given or deemed to have been given, which failure or breach would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect Bank, together with a written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such facts and circumstances.

 

(viii)        Reportable Event. Promptly upon having knowledge of the occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Pension Plan, notice of such Reportable Event.

 

(ix)           Proceedings. As soon as possible and in any event within three (3) Business Days after any of its executive officers receives notice or obtains knowledge thereof, any settlement of, material judgment (including a material judgment with respect to the liability phase of a bifurcated trial) in or commencement of any labor controversy (of a material nature), litigation, action, suit or proceeding before any Governmental Authority, which, in the case of any of the foregoing, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Sunlight.

 

(x)           Notice of Material Events. Promptly upon becoming aware thereof, notice of any other event or circumstances that, in its reasonable judgment has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Sunlight.

 

(xi)          Other. Promptly, from time to time, such information, documents or records or reports respecting the Program or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of Sunlight as Bank may from time to time reasonably request.

 

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(b)         Notice of Termination Events. As soon as possible, after obtaining actual knowledge thereof, notify Bank of the occurrence of any Termination Event applicable to it.

 

(c)           Conduct of Business. Sunlight shall perform all actions necessary to remain duly organized or incorporated, validly existing and in good standing in its jurisdiction of formation and to maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which it conducts business in connection with the Program.

 

(d)           Compliance with Law. Sunlight shall comply with all Applicable Laws to which it and the Program are subject.

 

(e)           Preservation of Existence. Sunlight shall preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)            Taxes. Sunlight shall file and pay any and all material taxes applicable to Sunlight.

 

(g)           ERISA Matters. Sunlight shall not (i) engage in any prohibited transaction for which an exemption is not available or has not previously been obtained from the United States Department of Labor, (ii) fail to satisfy the minimum funding standards under Section 302 of ERISA or Section 12 of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan, (iii) fail to make any payments to a Multiemployer Plan that it may be required to make under the agreement relating to such Multiemployer Plan or any law pertaining thereto, (iv) terminate any Pension Plan so as to result in any liability to it, or (v) permit to exist any occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Pension Plan.

 

(h)           Total Systems Failure. Sunlight shall promptly notify Bank of any total systems failure and shall advise Bank of the estimated time required to remedy such total systems failure. Until a total systems failure is remedied, it shall (i) furnish to Bank such periodic status reports and other information relating to such total systems failure as Bank may reasonably request and (ii) promptly notify Bank if it believes that such total systems failure cannot be remedied by the estimated date, which notice shall include a description of the circumstances which gave rise to such delay and the action proposed to be taken in response thereto. It shall promptly notify Bank when a total systems failure has been remedied.

 

(i)             Modification of Systems. Sunlight agrees, as soon as practicable after the replacement or any material modification of any operating systems used to make any calculations or reports hereunder or under any other Program Document, to give notice of any such replacement or modification to Bank, to the extent such replacement or modification is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(j)            Furnishing of Information. Sunlight will furnish to Bank, as soon as practicable after receiving a request therefor, such information with respect to the Program as Bank may reasonably request.

 

(k)           Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, etc. Sunlight will not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:

 

(i)            it has delivered to Bank an officer’s certificate stating that such transaction complies with this subsection; and

 

(ii)           Sunlight shall have delivered prior written notice of such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer to Bank; and

 

(iii)          after giving effect thereto, no Termination Event or event that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a Termination Event shall have occurred.

 

Section 9.4            Guarantor Activities. Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not acquire any material assets other than cash or Cash Equivalents (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) in compliance with the terms of the Term Loan Agreement and the equity interests of each of its existing direct subsidiaries, and shall not engage in any activities or voluntarily incur any new liabilities other than incidental or reasonably related to the foregoing and otherwise in the ordinary course of business (including, without limitation, public holding company activities) consistent with past practice.

 

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Section 9.5            Guaranty. Without limiting any obligation of any person arising under the Term Loan Agreement, Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees the due and punctual payment in full of all Sunlight’s obligations under the Program Documents and the Home Improvement Program Documents when and as the same shall become due (the “Guaranteed Obligations”). In furtherance of the foregoing, Guarantor hereby agrees that upon the failure of Sunlight or any other Person to pay any of the Guaranteed Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) or any similar provision of any other debtor relief law), Guarantor will upon demand pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to Bank, an amount equal to the sum of all Guaranteed Obligations then due as aforesaid. The provisions of Sections 13.3 through and including Section 13.11 under the Term Loan Agreement are incorporated herein by this reference and shall form a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein. Guarantor’s guaranty obligations hereunder shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 10.1           Indemnification.

 

(a)            Indemnification by Sunlight. Except to the extent of any Losses which arise from the direct acts or omissions of Bank or an Affiliate of Bank, Sunlight shall be liable to and shall indemnify and hold harmless Bank and its directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates and permitted assigns from and against any and all Losses arising out of (i) [TEXT REDACTED] or any of its [TEXT REDACTED], (ii) [TEXT REDACTED], (iii) [TEXT REDACTED], (iv) [TEXT REDACTED], (v) [TEXT REDACTED], (vi) [TEXT REDACTED], (vii) [TEXT REDACTED], (viii) [TEXT REDACTED]or (ix) [TEXT REDACTED]. In connection with Sunlight’s indemnification obligations hereunder, Sunlight agrees that the primary responsibility for compliance with Applicable Laws with respect to the Program, each Loan made thereunder and each Program Document, including without limitation the origination and servicing of Loans, lies with Sunlight regardless of Bank’s opportunity to review or correct Sunlight’s acts or omissions that lead to any noncompliance with Applicable Laws or breach of this Agreement or any other Program Document, and that notwithstanding any liability that Bank may have for its own failure to so comply (including without limitation for any violation by Bank of any state or federal banking law applicable to Bank’s operations or its performance under this Agreement), [TEXT REDACTED].

 

Sunlight represents and warrants that, in order to facilitate Bank’s assessment of Sunlight’s capacity to honor its indemnification obligations under this Agreement, it has provided Bank with accurate information related to its business activities, insurance coverage, and legal liabilities. Furthermore, Sunlight agrees to promptly notify Bank of any event or occurrence that would reasonably be expected to impair Sunlight’s capacity to honor its indemnification obligations under this Agreement.

 

(b)           Indemnification by Bank. Except to the extent of any Losses which arise from any act or omission of Sunlight or an Affiliate of Sunlight, Bank shall be liable to and shall indemnify and hold harmless Sunlight and its officers, directors, employees, agents and Affiliates and permitted assigns, from and against any Losses arising out of (i) [TEXT REDACTED] or (ii) [TEXT REDACTED] in connection with the Program hereunder.

 

(c)           Notice of Claims. In the event any Third Party Claim is made, any suit or action is commenced or any knowledge of a state of facts that, if not corrected, would give rise to a right of indemnification of a party hereunder (“Indemnified party”) by the other party (“Indemnifying party”) is received, the Indemnified party will give notice to the Indemnifying party as promptly as practicable, but, in the case of lawsuit, in no event later than the time necessary to enable the Indemnifying party to file a timely answer to the complaint. The Indemnified party shall make available to the Indemnifying party and its counsel and accountants at reasonable times and for reasonable periods, during normal business hours, all books and records of the Indemnified party relating to any Third Party Claim for indemnification, and each party hereunder will render to the other such assistance as it may reasonably require of the other (at the expense of the party requesting assistance) in order to insure prompt and adequate defense of any suit, claim or proceeding based upon a state of facts which may give rise to a right of indemnification hereunder.

 

(d)           Defense and Counsel. Subject to the terms hereof, the Indemnifying party shall have the right to assume the defense of any suit, claim, action or proceeding. In the event that the Indemnifying party elects to defend any suit, claim or proceeding, then the Indemnifying party shall notify the Indemnified party within ten (10) days of having been notified pursuant to this Section 10.1 that the Indemnifying party elects to employ counsel and assume the defense of any such claim, suit, action or proceeding. The Indemnifying party shall institute and maintain any such defense diligently and reasonably and shall keep the Indemnified party fully advised of the status thereof The Indemnified party shall have the right to employ its own counsel if the Indemnified party so elects but the fees and expense of such counsel shall be at the Indemnified party’s expense, unless (i) the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying party at the Indemnifying party’s expense; (ii) such Indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that the interests of such parties are conflicting such that it would be inappropriate for the same counsel to represent both parties or shall have reasonably concluded that the ability of the parties to prevail in the defense of any claim are improved if separate counsel represents the Indemnified party (in which case the Indemnifying party shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnified party), and in either of such events such reasonable fees and expenses shall be borne by the Indemnifying party; (iii) the Indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that it is necessary to institute separate litigation, whether in the same or another court, in order to defend the claims asserted against it; (iv) the Indemnified party reasonably concludes that the ability of the parties to prevail in the defense of any claim is materially improved if separate counsel represents the Indemnified party; and (v) the Indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified party to take charge of the defense of such action after electing to assume the defense thereof. In the event that the Indemnifying party elects not to assume the defense of any suit, claim, action or proceeding, then the Indemnified party shall do so and the Indemnifying party shall pay for, or reimburse Indemnified party, as the Indemnified party shall elect, all Losses of the Indemnified party.

 

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(e)           Settlement of Claims. The Indemnifying party shall have the right to compromise and settle any suit, claim or proceeding in the name of the Indemnified party; provided, however, that the Indemnifying party shall not compromise or settle a suit, claim or proceeding (i) unless it indemnifies the Indemnified party for all Losses arising out of or relating thereto and (ii) with respect to any suit, claim or proceeding which seeks any non-monetary relief, without the consent of the Indemnified party, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld. The Indemnifying party shall not be permitted to make any admission of guilt on behalf of the Indemnified party. Any final judgment or decree entered on or in, any claim, suit or action which the Indemnifying party did not assume the defense of in accordance herewith, shall be deemed to have been consented to by, and shall be binding upon, the Indemnifying party as fully as if the Indemnifying party had assumed the defense thereof and a final judgment or decree had been entered in such suit or action, or with regard to such claim, by a court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of such settlement, compromise, judgment or decree. The Indemnifying party shall be subrogated to any claims or rights of the Indemnified party as against any other Persons with respect to any amount paid by the Indemnifying party under this Section 10.1(e).

 

(f)            Indemnification Payments. Amounts owing under Section 10.1 shall be paid promptly upon written demand for indemnification containing in reasonable detail the facts giving rise to such Losses.

 

Section 10.2          Limitation of Liability. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS (EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM DOCUMENTS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTIFICATION RELATED COSTS SHALL NOT BE DEEMED INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.

 

Section 10.3          Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW §5-1401, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

 

Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any New York State or federal court sitting in New York City in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and each party hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such state courts or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal courts. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent they may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment not subject to further appeal, in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

 

Section 10.4           Confidential Information.

 

(a)            In performing their obligations pursuant to this Agreement, either party may disclose to the other party, either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or by intangible objects (including, without limitation, documents), certain confidential or proprietary information including, without limitation, the names and addresses of a party’s customers, marketing plans and objectives, research and test results, any information disclosed by Sunlight under Section 3.1(x) hereto and other information that is confidential and the property of the party disclosing the information (“Confidential Information”). The parties agree that the term Confidential Information shall include (a) the Program Documents, the Program Guidelines and the Program Materials, as the same may be amended and modified from time to time, (b) Customer Information, (c) business information (including products and services, employee information, business models, know-how, strategies, designs, reports, data, research, financial information, pricing information, corporate client information, market definitions and information, and business inventions and ideas), (d) the terms of Dealer Agreements, and (e) technical information including software, source code, documentation, algorithms, models, developments, inventions, processes, ideas, designs, drawings, hardware configuration, and technical specifications, including, but not limited to, computer terminal specifications, the source code developed from such specifications.

 

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(b)          Bank and Sunlight agree that the other party’s Confidential Information shall be used by each party solely in the performance of its obligations under the Program Documents.

 

(c)           Each party (including, without limitation, their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, counsel, representatives, employees, advisors, accountants, auditors or agents (“Representatives”)) shall receive Confidential Information in confidence and shall not, without the prior written consent of the disclosing party, disclose any Confidential Information of the disclosing party; provided, however, that there shall be no obligation on the part of the parties to maintain in confidence any Confidential Information disclosed to it by the other which (i) is generally known to the trade or the public at the time of such disclosure, (ii) becomes generally known to the trade or the public subsequent to the time of such disclosure, but not as a result of disclosure by the other in violation of this Agreement, (iii) is legally received by either party or any of its respective Representatives from a third party on a non-confidential basis provided that to such party’s knowledge such third party is not prohibited from disclosing such information to the receiving party by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the other party, its Representatives or another party, or (iv) was or hereafter is independently developed by either party or any of its Representatives without using Confidential Information or in violation of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(d)           The parties agree that the disclosing party owns all rights, title and interest in and to its Confidential Information, and that the party receiving the Confidential Information will not reverse-engineer any software or other materials embodying the Confidential Information. The parties acknowledge that Confidential Information is being provided for limited use internally, and the receiving party agrees to use the Confidential Information only in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(e)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, disclosure of the Confidential Information may be made if, and to the extent, requested or required by law, rule, regulation, interrogatory, request for information or documents, court order, subpoena, administrative proceeding, inspection, audit, civil investigatory demand, or any similar legal process without liability and, except as required by the following sentence, without notice to the other party. In the event that the receiving party or any of its Representatives receives a demand or request to disclose all or any part of the disclosing party’s Confidential Information under the terms of a subpoena or order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or under a civil investigative demand or similar process, (i) to the extent practicable and permitted, the receiving party agrees to promptly notify the disclosing party of the existence, terms and circumstances surrounding such a demand or request and (ii) if the receiving party or its applicable Representative is compelled to disclose all or a portion of the disclosing party’s Confidential Information, the receiving party or its applicable Representative may disclose that Confidential Information that its counsel advises that it is compelled to disclose and will exercise reasonable efforts to obtain assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the Confidential Information that is being so disclosed.

 

(f)            Each party represents and covenants that it will protect the Confidential Information of the other party in accordance with prudent business practices and will use the same degree of care to protect the other party’s Confidential Information that it uses to protect its own confidential information of a similar type. Except as expressly provided herein, no right or license whatsoever is granted with respect to the Confidential Information or otherwise.

 

Section 10.5          Privacy Law Compliance; Security Breach Disclosure. In addition to the requirements of Section 10.4, each party agrees that it shall obtain, use, retain and share Customer Information in strict compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations concerning the privacy and confidentiality of such information, including the requirements of the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, its implementing regulations and Bank’s Privacy Notice. Neither party shall disclose or use personally identifiable Customer Information other than (a) to carry out the purposes for which such information has been disclosed to it hereunder, (b) in connection with a sale or financing of the related Loans, or (c) in connection with a merger, consolidation, sale of business or similar transaction Further, subject to Section 10.20, Sunlight shall by written contract require any Third Party Service Providers to maintain the confidentiality of said information in a similar fashion.

 

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Sunlight shall immediately notify Bank in writing of any actual or reasonably suspected unauthorized access to or acquisition, use, disclosure, modification or destruction of any Customer Information (“Information Security Incident”) of which Sunlight becomes aware, but in no case later than twenty-four (24) hours after it becomes aware of the Information Security Incident. Such notice shall summarize in reasonable detail the effect on Bank, if known, of the Information Security Incident and the corrective action taken or to be taken by Sunlight. Sunlight shall promptly take all necessary and advisable corrective actions, and shall cooperate fully with Bank in all reasonable and lawful efforts to prevent, mitigate or rectify such Information Security Incident. Sunlight shall (i) investigate such Information Security Incident and perform a root cause analysis thereon; (ii) remediate the effects of such Information Security Incident; and (iii) provide Bank with such assurances as Bank shall reasonably request that such Information Security Incident is not likely to recur. Except to the extent otherwise required by Applicable Law, the content of any filings, communications, notices, press releases or reports related to any Information Security Incident must be approved by Bank prior to any publication or communication thereof.

 

Upon the occurrence of an Information Security Incident involving Customer Information in the possession, custody or control of Sunlight or for which Sunlight is otherwise responsible, Sunlight shall reimburse Bank on demand for all reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs incurred by Bank arising out of or in connection with such Information Security Incident, including but not limited to: (i) preparation and mailing or other transmission of notifications or other communications to consumers, employees or others as Bank reasonably deems appropriate; (ii) establishment of a call center or other communications procedures in response to such Information Security Incident (e.g., customer service FAQs, talking points and training); (iii) public relations and other similar crisis management services; (iv) legal, consulting, forensic expert and accounting fees and expenses associated with Bank’s investigation of and response to such incident; and (v) costs for commercially reasonable credit reporting and monitoring services that are associated with legally required notifications or are advisable under the circumstances (“Notification Related Costs”).

 

In addition, Sunlight agrees that it will not make any material changes to its security procedures and requirements affecting the performance of its obligations hereunder which would materially lessen the security of its operations or materially reduce the confidentiality of any databases and information maintained with respect to Bank, Borrowers, and Loan Applicants without the prior written consent of Bank.

 

Each party agrees and represents to the other that, subject to Section 10.20, it and each of its Third Party Service Providers have, or will have prior to the receipt of any Confidential Information or Customer Information, designed and implemented an information security program that will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements set forth in 12 C.F.R. Part 332 (Privacy of Consumer Financial Information), 12 C.F.R. Part 364 (including the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Information Security Standards found at Appendix B to Part 364), and 16 C.F.R Part 314 (the “CAN-SPAM Rule”), all as amended, supplemented and/or interpreted in writing by Regulatory Authorities and all other Applicable Law.

 

Section 10.6         Force Majeure. In the event that either party fails to perform its obligations under the Program Documents in whole or in part as a consequence of events beyond its reasonable control (including, without limitation, acts of God, fire, explosion, public utility failure, accident, floods, embargoes, epidemics, war, terrorist acts, nuclear disaster or riot), such failure to perform shall not be considered a breach of the Program Documents during the period of such disability. In the event of any force majeure occurrence as set forth in this Section 10.6, the disabled party shall use its best efforts to meet its obligations as set forth in the Program Documents. The disabled party shall promptly and in writing advise the other party if it is unable to perform due to a force majeure event, the expected duration of such inability to perform and of any developments (or changes therein) that appear likely to affect the ability of that party to perform any of its obligations hereunder in whole or in part.

 

Section 10.7         Regulatory Examinations and Financial Information. Both parties agree to use all commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with any examination that may be required by a Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction over the other party, during regular business hours and upon reasonable prior notice, and to otherwise reasonably cooperate with the other party in responding to such Regulatory Authority’s examination and requests related to the Program.

 

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Upon reasonable prior notice from the other party, the parties agree to submit to an inspection or audit of their books, records, accounts, and facilities related to the Program, from time to time, during regular business hours subject to the duty of confidentiality each party owes to its customers and banking secrecy and confidentiality requirements otherwise applicable to each party under the Program Documents or under Applicable Laws. All expenses of inspection shall be assumed by the party conducting such inspection or audit. Sunlight shall store all documentation and electronic data related to its performance under this Agreement and shall make such documentation and data available during any inspection or audit by Bank or its agents. Sunlight shall report to Bank regarding the performance of its obligations and duties, with such reasonable frequency and in such reasonable manner as mutually agreed by the parties.

 

Section 10.8          Relationship of Parties; No Authority to Bind. Bank and Sunlight agree they are independent contractors to each other in performing their respective obligations hereunder. Nothing in this Agreement or in the working relationship established and developed hereunder shall be deemed or is intended to be deemed, nor shall it cause, Bank and Sunlight to be treated as partners, joint venturers or otherwise as joint associates for profit. Sunlight understands and agrees that Sunlight’s name shall not appear on any Loan Document as a maker of a Loan and that Bank shall be responsible for all decisions to make or provide a Loan. Bank shall not have any authority or control over any of the property interests or employees of Sunlight. Without limitation of the foregoing, Bank and Sunlight intend, and they agree to undertake such action as may be necessary or advisable to ensure, that: (a) the Program complies with federal-law guidelines regarding outsourcing of bank-related activities, installment loans, bank supervision and control and safety and soundness procedures; (b) Bank is the lender under applicable federal-law standards and is authorized to export its home-state interest rates and matters material to the rate under 12 U. S.C.A. § 1831d; and (c) all activities related to the marketing and origination of a loan are made by or on behalf of Bank as disclosed principal for any relevant regulatory, agency law and contract-law purposes.

 

Section 10.9          Severability. In the event that any part of this Agreement is finally ruled by a court, Regulatory Authority or other public or private tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed to have been omitted from this Agreement. The remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and shall be modified to any extent necessary to give such force and effect to the remaining provisions, but only to such extent. In addition, if the operation of the Program or the compliance by a party with its obligations set forth herein causes or results in a violation of an Applicable Law, the parties agree to negotiate in good faith to modify the Program or this Agreement as necessary in order to permit the parties to continue the Program in full compliance with Applicable Laws.

 

Section 10.10        Successors and Third parties. This Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns. The rights and benefits hereunder are specific to the parties and shall not be delegated or assigned without the prior written consent of the other party. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create or grant any right, privilege or other benefit to or for any person or entity other than the parties hereto.

 

Section 10.11        Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing or sent by email and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person, by email, by express or overnight mail delivered by a nationally recognized courier (delivery charges prepaid) or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties as follows (or at such other address of which the notifying party hereafter receives notice in conformity with this Section 10.11:

 

To Bank: Cross River Bank
  885 Teaneck Road
  Teaneck, New Jersey 07666
  Attention: [TEXT REDACTED]
  Telephone: [TEXT REDACTED]
  Facsimile No.: [TEXT REDACTED]
  [TEXT REDACTED]
   
To Sunlight: Sunlight Financial LLC
  101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1000
  Charlotte, NC 28246
  Attention: General Counsel
  Telephone: (201) 241-3520 x902
  notices@sunlightfinancial.com

 

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Section 10.12        Waiver; Amendments. The delay or failure of either party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be construed to be a waiver of any right of that party. All waivers must be in writing and signed by the party waiving the term, provision or right. Alterations, modifications or amendments of a provision of this Agreement, including all exhibits and schedules attached hereto, shall not be binding and shall be void unless such alteration, modification or amendment is in writing and signed by authorized representatives of Sunlight and Bank.

 

Section 10.13       Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties agree that this Agreement and signature pages may be transmitted between them by electronic mail and that PDF signatures may constitute original signatures and that a PDF signature page containing the signature (PDF or original) is binding upon the parties.

 

Section 10.14        Further Assurances. From time to time, each party will execute and deliver to the other such additional documents and will provide such additional information as such other party may reasonably require to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.15       Entire Agreement. The Program Documents, including this Agreement and its schedules and exhibits (all of which schedules and exhibits are hereby incorporated into this Agreement) and the documents executed and delivered pursuant hereto and thereto, constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous negotiations or oral or written agreements between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof, except where survival of prior written agreements is expressly provided for herein.

 

Section 10.16        Referrals. Each party represents that it has not agreed to pay any fee or commission to any agent, broker, finder or other person for or on account of such person’s services rendered in connection with this Agreement that would give rise to any valid claim against the other party for any commission, finder’s fee or like payment.

 

Section 10.17       Interpretation. The parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments thereto, and the same shall be construed neither for nor against either party, but shall be given a reasonable interpretation in accordance with the plain meaning of its terms and the intent of the parties.

 

Section 10.18        PATRIOT Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in order to help the United States government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, pursuant to Federal regulations that became effective on October 1, 2003, Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, record and update information that identifies each person establishing a relationship or opening an account. Sunlight agrees that it will provide Bank such information as it may request, from time to time, in order for Bank to satisfy the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, including but not limited to the name, address, tax identification number and other information that will allow it to identify the individual or entity who is establishing the relationship or opening the account.

 

Section 10.19        Headings. Captions and headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, and are not deemed part of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.20        Sunlight Covenants and Representations Related to Third Party Service Providers. Sunlight shall continually monitor its Third Party Service Providers to ensure that no action by a Third Party Service Provider will cause a default by Sunlight under this Agreement. Upon discovery of any action by a Third Party Service Provider that may cause a default by Sunlight under this Agreement, Sunlight shall promptly send written notice of the same to Bank and shall use its best efforts to ensure that such Third Party Service Provider takes such corrective measures as may be necessary to cure such default. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, provided that Sunlight has complied with the foregoing, Sunlight shall not be deemed in default hereunder for a failure to cause a Third Party Service Provider to act or not act in a specific way if such action or failure to act will not reasonably cause a default by Sunlight of its other obligations hereunder.

 

Section 10.21        Survival. The terms of Sections 4.3(h), 4.3(i), 4.4, 8.2 (Effect of Termination), Section 9.1 (Sunlight’s Representations and Warranties) and 9.2 (Bank’s Representations and Warranties) and this Article X (Miscellaneous) shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

 

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Section 10.21        Set-Off. (a) Sunlight hereby grants to Bank a Lien and a right of setoff as security for all Sunlight’s obligations to Bank under the Program Documents, whether now existing or hereafter arising upon and against all deposits, credits, collateral and property, now or hereafter in the possession, custody, safekeeping or control of Bank or any entity under the control of Bank (including a subsidiary of Bank) or in transit to any of them, and other obligations owing to Bank or any such entity. At any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Termination Event, without demand or notice, Bank may set off the same or any part thereof and apply the same to any liability or obligation of Sunlight under the Program Documents even though unmatured and regardless of the adequacy of any other collateral securing such obligations. ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO REQUIRE BANK TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER COLLATERAL WHICH SECURES SUNLIGHT’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE PROGRAM DOCUMENTS, PRIOR TO EXERCISING ITS RIGHT OF SET-OFF WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DEPOSITS, CREDITS OR OTHER PROPERTY OF SUNLIGHT, ARE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVED. Except as set forth in clause (a) above, or otherwise as mutually agreed to in writing by Sunlight and Bank, neither party shall have any [TEXT REDACTED] with respect to any [TEXT REDACTED] made by the other party to such party pursuant to this Agreement or any other Program Document.

 

Section 10.22       Waiver of Existing Defaults. Bank waives all defaults known by Bank to be existing as of the Effective Date. Bank’s rights and remedies under the Old Agreement with respect to any defaults existing as of the Effective Date which are not waived pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence will continue and survive the Effective Date. Sunlight represents and warrants to Bank that Sunlight has disclosed to Bank all defaults existing under the Old Agreement of which Sunlight has knowledge as of the Effective Date.

 

Section 10.23       Security Interest. Sunlight’s obligations under the Program Documents are secured by the Collateral (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) and constitute Secured Obligations (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement). Upon any Termination Event with respect to Sunlight or a Guarantor, Bank shall have the rights and remedies in respect of the Collateral as provided in the Term Loan Agreement.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Agreement as of the date set forth above.

 

  CROSS RIVER BANK 
     
  /s/ Gilles Gade
  By: Gilles Gade
  Title: CEO, President  
     
  /s/ Arlen Gelbard
  By: Arlen Gelbard
  Title: EVP General Counsel 
     
  SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC 
     
  /s/ Matt Potere
  By: Matt Potere
  Title: Chief Executive Officer 
     
  SL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC. 
     
  /s/ Rodney Yoder
  By: Rodney Yoder
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Program Terms

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

Exhibit A-1

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

Credit Policy and Underwriting Requirements

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

Exhibit B-1

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

Compliance Guidelines

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

Exhibit C-1

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

Charge Off Guidelines

 

As permitted by Applicable Law:

 

·A Loan where the Borrower has filed (or an involuntary Bankruptcy petition has been filed against the borrower) for Bankruptcy protection and has not indicated a desire to reaffirm such debt, within [TEXT REDACTED] days of receipt of notification of the Bankruptcy filing

 

·A Loan that was fraudulently obtained as a result of verifiable identity theft, no later than [TEXT REDACTED] days of discovery or when the loss is determined, whichever is shorter;

 

·A Loan where the Borrower is deceased for at least [TEXT REDACTED] days;

 

·A Loan where the Borrower has obtained an attorney to pursue legal remedies and disputes the validity of the loan, unless there are extenuating circumstance and the Master Servicer has a good faith belief the borrower will continue to pay on the loan;

 

·A Loan that is more than [TEXT REDACTED] days past due without a payment of at least [TEXT REDACTED] of a regular monthly installment within the last [TEXT REDACTED] days; or

 

·A Loan that Bank deems uncollectible due to the particular facts and circumstances surrounding the Borrower.

 

Exhibit D-1

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

Retained Loan Allocation Method

 

Each pool of Loans to be transferred pursuant to a Loan Sale Agreement will be subject to the election of Bank to retain Loans from such pool up to a number of Loans which is the Bank Allocation Percentage of such Loans identified consistent with the Allocation Method and as otherwise described in the Agreement.

 

Allocation Method” means, [TEXT REDACTED].

 

Exhibit E-1

 

 

EXHIBIT F

 

Schedule of Sunlight Products

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

Exhibit F-1

 

 

Schedule 3.1(j)

 

Reporting Data Fields

 

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

Schedule 3.1(j)-1

 

 

Schedule 3.1(k)

 

Sunlight Audit and Monitoring Program

 

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

Schedule 3.1(k)-1

 

 

Schedule 3.1(n)

 

Documents Relating to Audit of Sunlight’s Controls

 

Schedule 3.1(n)-1

 

 

Schedule 3.1(z)

 

Pre-Amendment Cash Management

 

[TEXT REDACTED]

 

Schedule 3.1(z)-1

 

 

Schedule 9.1(s)

 

INSURANCE

 

Coverage Limit
Business Owners Policy  
·         Hired and Non-Owned Auto [TEXT REDACTED]
·         General/Products Liability [TEXT REDACTED]
·         Property [TEXT REDACTED]
·         Business Income Actual loss sustained – [TEXT REDACTED]
·         Umbrella [TEXT REDACTED]
Workers’ Compensation [TEXT REDACTED]
Specialty Insurance [TEXT REDACTED] (shared limit)
·         D&O [TEXT REDACTED]
·         EPL [TEXT REDACTED]
Cyber Insurance [TEXT REDACTED]
Fidelity Bond [TEXT REDACTED]
Professional Liability [TEXT REDACTED]
Excess Liability [TEXT REDACTED]

 

Schedule 9.1(s)-1

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN SALE AGREEMENT

 

by and among

 

CROSS RIVER BANK,

 

SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC

 

and

 

SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC, FOR ITSELF AND/OR ON BEHALF OF ANY PERSON
EXECUTING A PURCHASER JOINDER AGREEMENT HEREUNDER 

 

April 25, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Section 1.    Definitions 3
Section 2.    Purchase of Loans; Payment to Bank; Reporting to Bank 3
Section 3.    Ownership of Subject Loans 4
Section 4.    Intentionally Omitted 5
Section 5.    Representations and Warranties 5
Section 6.    Additional Representations and Warranties of Bank 6
Section 7.    Representations and Warranties of Sunlight 6
Section 8.    Representations and Warranties of Purchaser 7
Section 9.    Additional Agreements of the Parties 9
Section 10.    Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Bank 12
Section 11.    Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Purchaser 12
Section 12.    Term and Termination 12
Section 13.    Limitation on Liability 13
Section 14.    Successors and Third Parties 13
Section 15.    Notices 14
Section 16.    Relationship of the Parties 14
Section 17.    Loan Documents 14
Section 18.    Expenses 14
Section 19.    Examinations 15
Section 20.    Inspection; Reports 15
Section 21.    Governing Law; Jurisdiction/Venue 15
Section 22.    Manner of Payments 16
Section 23.    Referrals 16
Section 24.    Entire Agreement 16
Section 25.    Amendment and Modifications 16
Section 26.    Waivers 16
Section 27.    Severability 16
Section 28.    Interpretation: Rules of Construction 16
Section 29.    Headings 17
Section 30.    Counterparts 17

 

Schedules:

 

Schedule 1 Definitions

 

Exhibits:

 

Exhibit A Form of Purchaser Joinder Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN SALE AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDED AND RESTATED HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN SALE AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of April 25, 2023 (the “Restatement Date”), is made by and between CROSS RIVER BANK, a New Jersey state-chartered bank (“Bank”), SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sunlight”), and Sunlight for itself and on behalf of any Purchaser executing a Purchaser Joinder Agreement (as defined herein) (together with Bank and Sunlight, the “Parties” and each a “Party”), amending and restating that certain Loan Sale Agreement by and among Bank, Sunlight and each purchaser executing a joinder agreement thereunder, dated as of November 19, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Old Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, Bank and Sunlight have entered into an Amended and Restated Home Improvement Loan Program Agreement, dated as of the Restatement Date (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Program Agreement”), which establishes a financing program (the “Program”) pursuant to which Bank originates certain loans to Borrowers with assistance from Sunlight in accordance with such Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, Bank desires to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from Bank, specified Loans originated by Bank under the Program; and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to amend and restate the Old Agreement with this Agreement, effective as of the Restatement Date.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the terms, conditions and mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Bank, Sunlight and Purchaser each agree as follows:

 

Section 1.     Definitions.

 

In addition to the definitions provided throughout this Agreement, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such terms in Schedule 1. Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Loan Program Agreement.

 

Section 2.     Purchase of Loans; Payment to Bank; Reporting to Bank.

 

(a)            On each Closing Date with respect to a Loan Purchase Trigger Date, Bank hereby agrees to sell, assign, set-over, transfer, and otherwise convey to Purchaser, without recourse to Bank and with all servicing released, all Loans identified by Sunlight on the related Purchase Statement (“Subject Loans”). Each such sale of Subject Loans shall be governed by the procedures set forth in this Section 2. In consideration of Bank’s agreement to sell, transfer, assign, set-over, transfer and convey to Purchaser such Subject Loans, Purchaser agrees to purchase such Subject Loans from Bank, and Purchaser shall pay to Bank the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Subject Loans on the related Closing Date pursuant to Section 2(b).

 

(b)            On each Closing Date, Purchaser shall purchase the Loans funded by Bank that are included on the related Purchase Statement, which statement shall be provided by Sunlight to Bank and Purchaser no later than the first Business Day after the related Loan Purchase Trigger Date. Purchaser shall complete each purchase of Loans by depositing into the Funding Account by 3:00 pm Eastern Time on the Closing Date, by ACH, sum equal to the aggregate Cash Purchase Price for such Subject Loans. Sunlight shall pay the Deferred Purchase Price on the Closing Date with the proceeds of Tranche 2 Loans under the Term Loan Agreement. Bank agrees to provide Purchaser with the account number and routing number for the Funding Account prior to the first Closing Date. Bank further agrees to execute all such instruments of transfer, UCC financing statements and other documentation as Sunlight shall reasonably require on behalf of Purchaser (or as any Other Purchaser shall reasonably require) to transfer the Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, Purchaser shall purchase on the terms set forth in this Agreement all Non-Portfolio Loans that have been funded by Bank on or prior to the date on which this Agreement terminates, and all such Loans shall be deemed to have been identified on the Related Purchase Statement, whether or not a Purchase Statement is in fact delivered.

 

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(c)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Loan Program Agreement, a purchase of Loans by any Other Purchaser made pursuant to the terms of an Other Loan Sale Agreement shall be deemed a purchase of Loans by Purchaser solely in context of determining whether Purchaser has satisfied its obligations to purchase Loans hereunder or under the Loan Program Agreement.

 

Section 3.     Ownership of Subject Loans.

 

Upon receipt by Bank of Purchaser’s payment of the Purchase Price for a Loan, Purchaser shall be the sole owner for all purposes (e.g., tax, accounting and legal) of each such Loan purchased from Bank as of such date. Bank agrees to make entries on its books and records to clearly indicate the sale of any Loan sold to Purchaser hereunder or sold to any Other Purchaser under an Other Loan Sale Agreement. Purchaser agrees that it will make entries on its books and records to clearly indicate the purchase of each Subject Loan purchased by it hereunder. It is expressly agreed and understood that Bank will not assume and shall not have any liability to Purchaser for the repayment of any portion or all of any Loan Proceeds, any Purchase Price or for the servicing of any Subject Loan sold to Purchaser hereunder after the related Closing Date. It is the express intent of the Parties hereto that the conveyance of Subject Loans by Bank to Purchaser, as contemplated by this Agreement, is, and shall be treated as, a sale by Bank to Purchaser. It is, further, not the intention of the Parties that such conveyance be, or be deemed, a pledge of Subject Loans by Bank to Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of Purchaser. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the Parties, the Purchased Loans are held by a court to continue to be the property of Bank, then (a) this Agreement shall be deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code, (b) the transfer of Loans provided for herein shall be deemed to be a grant by Bank to Purchaser of a security interest in all of Bank’s right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Loans and all amounts payable on such Loans in accordance with the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of such Loans into cash, instruments, securities or other property, to the extent Purchaser would otherwise be entitled to own such Loans and proceeds pursuant to this Agreement, (c) the possession by Purchaser, any of its successors or assigns or any agent or custodian on behalf of Purchaser or any lender to Purchaser or any of its successors or assigns and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” for purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant to Section 9-313 (or comparable provision) of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code, and (d) notifications to Persons holding such property, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from Persons holding such property, shall be deemed notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, financial intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. Any assignment of the interest of Purchaser shall also be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereby. Purchaser and Bank shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Purchased Loans, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law.

 

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Section 4.     Intentionally Omitted.

 

Section 5.     Representations and Warranties.

 

Bank hereby represents and warrants to Sunlight and Purchaser, as of the Effective Date, the Restatement Date and each Closing Date, that:

 

(a)            This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Bank, enforceable against Bank in accordance with its terms except (i) to the extent that such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect, which may affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity.

 

(b)            Bank is an FDIC-insured New Jersey state-chartered bank, organized, existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

 

(c)            Bank has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform all its obligations hereunder.

 

(d)            The execution of this Agreement and the completion of all actions required or contemplated to be taken by Bank hereunder are within the ordinary course of Bank’s business and are not prohibited by Applicable Laws.

 

(e)            The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Bank and the performance by Bank of its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by Bank, and are not in conflict with and do not violate the terms of the charter or by-laws of Bank, any agreement, contract, lease, order or obligation to which Bank is a party or by which Bank is bound, including any exclusivity or other provisions of any other agreement to which Bank or any related Person is a party, and including any non-compete agreement or similar agreement limiting the right of Bank to engage in activities competitive with the business of any other Person, or any directive, guidance or memorandum of understating from any regulatory or governmental authority with jurisdiction over Bank.

 

(f)             Bank is not Insolvent;

 

(g)            Bank has the complete and unrestricted right and authority to sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Purchaser all of the Loans being sold to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, provided that such sale shall be without any recourse to Bank and without any representation or warranty on the part of Bank, whether expressed or implied, except as set forth in this Agreement; and

 

(h)            Bank is the sole owner and holder of each Loan to be purchased and upon the sale of such Loan, Purchaser will receive each Loan, free and clear of any liens, pledges or encumbrances created or incurred by Bank.

 

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Section 6.     Additional Representations and Warranties of Bank.

 

Bank hereby represents and warrants to Sunlight and Purchaser, as of the Effective Date, the Restatement Date and each Closing Date, and covenants to Sunlight and Purchaser, respectively, that:

 

(a)            Bank shall maintain its records in a clear and unambiguous manner to reflect the ownership of Purchaser in each of the Purchased Loans; and

 

(b)            With respect to any Purchased Loan, Bank has not altered the terms or the balance of such Loan.

 

Section 7.     Representations and Warranties of Sunlight.

 

(a)            Sunlight hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser and Bank, as of the Effective Date, the Restatement Date and each Closing Date, and covenants to Purchaser and Bank, respectively, that:

 

(i)            This Agreement is valid, binding and enforceable against Sunlight in accordance with its terms, except (A) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect, which may affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and (B) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity), and Sunlight has received all necessary approvals and consents for the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement;

 

(ii)           Sunlight is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization and is authorized, registered and licensed to do business in each state in which the nature of its activities makes such authorization, registration or licensing necessary or required;

 

(iii)          Sunlight has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform all of its obligations hereunder;

 

(iv)          The execution of this Agreement and the completion of all actions required or contemplated to be taken by Sunlight hereunder are within the ordinary course of Sunlight’s business and are not prohibited by, and will comply with, Applicable Laws;

 

(v)          The provisions of this Agreement and the performance of each of its obligations hereunder do not conflict with Sunlight’s organizational or governing documents, any agreement, contract, lease, order or obligation to which Sunlight is a party or by which Sunlight is bound, including any exclusivity or other provisions of any other agreement to which Sunlight or any related Person is a party, and including any non-compete agreement or similar agreement limiting the right of Sunlight to engage in activities competitive with the business of any other Person, or any directive or guidance of any regulatory or governmental authority with jurisdiction over Sunlight;

 

(vi)          Neither Sunlight nor, to the best of Sunlight’s knowledge, any principal thereof has been or is the subject of any of the following:

 

(A)            Enforcement agreement, memorandum of understanding, cease and desist order, administrative penalty or similar agreement concerning lending matters, or participation in the affairs of a financial institution;

 

(B)            Administrative or enforcement proceeding or investigation commenced by the Securities Exchange Commission, state securities regulatory authority, Federal Trade Commission, any banking regulator or any other state or federal Regulatory Authority, with the exception of routine communications from a Regulatory Authority concerning a consumer complaint and routine examinations of Sunlight conducted by a Regulatory Authority in the ordinary course of Purchaser’s business; or

 

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(C)            Restraining order, decree, injunction or judgment in any proceeding or lawsuit alleging fraud or deceptive practices on the part of Sunlight or any principal thereof.

 

For purposes of this Section 7(a)(vi) the word “principal” of Sunlight shall include (I) any Person owning or controlling [TEXT REDACTED] or more of the voting power of Sunlight, (II) any officer or director of Sunlight and (III) any Person actively participating in the control of Sunlight’s business;

 

(vii)        Sunlight is in material compliance with all Applicable Laws;

 

(viii)       Sunlight is not Insolvent; and

 

(ix)          The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Sunlight comply with all Applicable Laws.

 

(x)           There are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of Sunlight, threatened against Sunlight (i) seeking to prevent the completion of any of the transactions contemplated by Sunlight pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) asserting the invalidity or enforceability of this Agreement, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of Sunlight, would adversely and materially affect the performance by Sunlight of its obligations under this Agreement, (iv) seeking any determination or ruling that would adversely and materially affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or (v) would have a materially adverse financial effect on Sunlight or its operations if resolved adversely to it.

 

(b)            The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 7 shall survive the sale, transfer, set-over, and assignment of the Loans to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and shall be made continuously throughout the Term. In the event that any investigation or proceeding of the nature described in Section 7(a)(vi) is instituted or threatened against Sunlight, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law Sunlight shall promptly notify Purchaser and Bank of such pending or threatened investigation or proceeding.

 

Section 8.     Representations and Warranties of Purchaser.

 

(a)            Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to Sunlight and Bank, as of the Effective Date, the Restatement Date and each Closing Date, that:

 

(i)            This Agreement is valid, binding and enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect, which may affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and (ii) as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity), and Purchaser has received all necessary approvals and consents for the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement;

 

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(ii)           Purchaser is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization and is authorized, registered and licensed to do business in each state in which the nature of its activities makes such authorization, registration or licensing necessary or required;

 

(iii)          Purchaser has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and perform all of its obligations hereunder;

 

(iv)          The execution of this Agreement and the completion of all actions required or contemplated to be taken by Purchaser hereunder are within the ordinary course of Purchaser’s business and are not prohibited by, and comply with, Applicable Laws;

 

(v)          The provisions of this Agreement and the performance of each of its obligations hereunder do not conflict with Purchaser’s organizational or governing documents, any agreement, contract, lease, order or obligation to which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser is bound, including any exclusivity or other provisions of any other agreement to which Purchaser or any related Person is a party, and including any non-compete agreement or similar agreement limiting the right of Purchaser to engage in activities competitive with the business of any other Party, or any regulatory directive or guidance of any governmental authority with direct jurisdiction over Purchaser;

 

(vi)          Neither Purchaser nor any principal thereof has been or is the subject of any of the following:

 

(A)            Enforcement agreement, memorandum of understanding, cease and desist order, administrative penalty or similar agreement concerning lending matters, or participation in the affairs of a financial institution;

 

(B)            Administrative or enforcement proceeding or investigation commenced by the Securities Exchange Commission, state securities regulatory authority, Federal Trade Commission, any banking regulator or any other state or federal Regulatory Authority, with the exception of routine communications from a Regulatory Authority concerning a consumer complaint and routine examinations of Purchaser conducted by a Regulatory Authority in the ordinary course of Purchaser’s business; or

 

(C)            Restraining order, decree, injunction or judgment in any proceeding or lawsuit alleging fraud or deceptive practices on the part of Purchaser or any principal thereof.

 

For purposes of this Section 8(a)(vi) the word “principal” of Purchaser shall include (I) any Person owning or controlling [TEXT REDACTED] or more of the voting power of Purchaser, (II) any officer or director of Purchaser and (III) any Person actively participating in the control of Purchaser’s business;

 

(vii)         Purchaser is in material compliance with all Applicable Laws;

 

(viii)       Purchaser is not Insolvent;

 

(ix)          Purchaser has or will have sufficient cash, available lines of credit or other sources of immediately available funds to enable it to timely pay all amounts to be paid by it under this Agreement;

 

(x)           Any liability incurred by Purchaser or its Affiliates for any financial advisory fees, brokerage fees, commissions or finder’s fees directly or indirectly in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby will be borne by Purchaser;

 

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(xi)            The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Purchaser comply with all Applicable Laws; and

 

(xii)            There are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of Purchaser, threatened against Purchaser (i) seeking to prevent the completion of any of the transactions contemplated by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) asserting the invalidity or enforceability of this Agreement, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of Purchaser, would adversely and materially affect the performance by Purchaser of its obligations under this Agreement, (iv) seeking any determination or ruling that would adversely and materially affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or (v) would have a materially adverse financial effect on Purchaser or its operations if resolved adversely to it.

 

(b)            The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 8 shall survive the sale, transfer, set-over, and assignment of the Loans to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and shall be made continuously throughout the Term. In the event that any investigation or proceeding of the nature described in Section 8(a)(vi) is instituted or threatened against Purchaser, provided that Purchaser is legally permitted to disclose such information and bank agrees to treat such information as Confidential Information in accordance with the terms of the Loan Program Agreement, Purchaser shall promptly notify Bank and Sunlight of such pending or threatened investigation or proceeding.

 

Section 9.     Additional Agreements of the Parties.

 

(a)            Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all excise, sales, use, transfer, documentary, stamp or similar taxes that are payable or that arise as a result of the consummation of the purchase of Subject Loans (“Transfer Taxes”) and any recording or filing fees with respect thereto shall be payable by Purchaser. For all purposes of this Agreement, all property and ad valorem tax liabilities (“Property Taxes”) with respect to Subject Loans purchased by Purchaser hereunder shall likewise be the responsibility of Purchaser, including all such Property Taxes relating to any period prior to the purchase by Purchaser hereunder. For tax returns with respect to Property Taxes, Purchaser will file or cause to be filed such Tax Returns. Bank shall cooperate with Purchaser in connection with the preparation of any such tax return to the extent such tax return relates to any Subject Loan during any time owned by Bank. Purchaser agrees to reimburse Bank, upon receipt by Purchaser from Bank of a written invoice, for any Transfer Taxes or Property Taxes relating to any Subject Loan purchased by Purchaser hereunder and paid by Bank.

 

(b)            Each of Purchaser, Sunlight and Bank shall provide access, during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to such Person, to any documentation regarding the Loans that may be required by any Regulatory Authority that supervises or has enforcement authority over such Person or any of the activities contemplated hereby, including but not limited to, the FDIC and other similar entities.

 

(c)            Bank shall indemnify and hold Purchaser and Sunlight harmless from, and will reimburse Purchaser and Sunlight, as applicable, for, any and all out-of-pocket liabilities, losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, penalties, fines, costs or expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs in preparation for or at trial, on appeal or in bankruptcy (“Bank’s Indemnified Matters”) incurred by Purchaser or Sunlight, as applicable, to the extent that Bank’s Indemnified Matters result from any [TEXT REDACTED], or the [TEXT REDACTED]; provided, however, Bank shall not be required to indemnify (i) Purchaser for any such Bank’s Indemnified Matters to the extent resulting from [TEXT REDACTED] and (ii) Sunlight for any such Bank’s Indemnified Matters to the extent resulting from [TEXT REDACTED]. The indemnity obligations of Bank under this Section 9(c) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

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(d)            Purchaser shall indemnify and hold Bank and Sunlight harmless from, and will reimburse Bank and Sunlight, as applicable, for, any and all out-of-pocket liabilities, losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, penalties, fines, costs or expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs in preparation for or at trial, on appeal or in bankruptcy (“Purchaser’s Indemnified Matters”) incurred by Bank or Sunlight, as applicable, to the extent that Purchaser’s Indemnified Matters result from any [TEXT REDACTED]; provided, however, Purchaser shall not be required to indemnify (i) Bank for any such Purchaser’s Indemnified Matters to the extent resulting from [TEXT REDACTED] and (ii) Sunlight for any such Purchaser’s Indemnified Matters to the extent resulting from [TEXT REDACTED]. The indemnity obligations of Purchaser under this Section 9(d) shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Purchaser represents and warrants that, in order to facilitate Bank’s assessment of Purchaser’s capacity to honor its indemnification obligations under this Agreement, it has provided Bank with accurate information related to its business activities, insurance coverage, and legal liabilities as have been requested by Bank. Furthermore, Purchaser agrees to promptly notify Bank of any event or occurrence that would reasonably be expected to impair Purchaser’s capacity to honor its indemnification obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)            Sunlight shall indemnify and hold each of Bank and Purchaser harmless from, and will reimburse both Bank and Purchaser, as applicable, for, any and all out-of-pocket liabilities, losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, penalties, fines, costs or expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs in preparation for or at trial, on appeal or in bankruptcy (“Sunlight’s Indemnified Matters”) incurred by Bank or Purchaser, as applicable, to the extent that Sunlight’s Indemnified Matters result from [TEXT REDACTED], or the [TEXT REDACTED]; provided, however, Sunlight shall not be required to indemnify (i) Bank for any such Sunlight’s Indemnified Matters to the extent resulting from [TEXT REDACTED] or (ii) Purchaser for any such Sunlight’s Indemnified Matters to the extent resulting [TEXT REDACTED]. The indemnity obligations of Purchaser under this Section 9(e) shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

(f)            Notice of Claims. In the event any Third Party Claim is made, any suit or action is commenced or any knowledge of a state of facts that, if not corrected, would give rise to a right of indemnification of a Party hereunder (“Indemnified Party”) by the other Party (“Indemnifying Party”) is received, the Indemnified Party will give notice to the Indemnifying Party as promptly as practicable, but, in the case of lawsuit, in no event later than the time necessary to enable the Indemnifying Party to file a timely answer to the complaint. The Indemnified Party shall make available to the Indemnifying Party and its counsel and accountants at reasonable times and for reasonable periods, during normal business hours, all books and records of the Indemnified Party relating to any Third Party Claim for indemnification, and each Party hereunder will render to the other such assistance as it may reasonably require of the other (at the expense of the Party requesting assistance) in order to insure prompt and adequate defense of any suit, claim or proceeding based upon a state of facts which may give rise to a right of indemnification hereunder.

 

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(g)            Defense and Counsel. Subject to the terms hereof, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense of any suit, claim, action or proceeding. In the event that the Indemnifying Party elects to defend any suit, claim or proceeding, then the Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party within ten (10) days of having been notified pursuant to this Section 10.1 that the Indemnifying Party elects to employ counsel and assume the defense of any such claim, suit, action or proceeding. The Indemnifying Party shall institute and maintain any such defense diligently and reasonably and shall keep the Indemnified Party fully advised of the status thereof. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ its own counsel if the Indemnified Party so elects but the fees and expense of such counsel shall be at the Indemnified Party’s expense, unless (i) the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing by the Indemnifying Party at the Indemnifying Party’s expense; (ii) such Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that the interests of such Parties are conflicting such that it would be inappropriate for the same counsel to represent both Parties or shall have reasonably concluded that the ability of the Parties to prevail in the defense of any claim are improved if separate counsel represents the Indemnified Party (in which case the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on behalf of the Indemnified Party), and in either of such events such reasonable fees and expenses shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party; (iii) the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that it is necessary to institute separate litigation, whether in the same or another court, in order to defend the claims asserted against it; (iv) the Indemnified Party reasonably concludes that the ability of the Parties to prevail in the defense of any claim is materially improved if separate counsel represents the Indemnified Party; and (v) the Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party to take charge of the defense of such action after electing to assume the defense thereof. In the event that the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume the defense of any suit, claim, action or proceeding, then the Indemnified Party shall do so and the Indemnifying Party shall pay for, or reimburse Indemnified Party, as the Indemnified Party shall elect, all Losses of the Indemnified Party.

 

(h)            Settlement of Claims. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to compromise and settle any suit, claim or proceeding in the name of the Indemnified Party; provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not compromise or settle a suit, claim or proceeding (i) unless it indemnifies the Indemnified Party for all Losses arising out of or relating thereto and (ii) with respect to any suit, claim or proceeding which seeks any non-monetary relief, without the consent of the Indemnified Party, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld. The Indemnifying Party shall not be permitted to make any admission of guilt on behalf of the Indemnified Party. Any final judgment or decree entered on or in, any claim, suit or action which the Indemnifying Party did not assume the defense of in accordance herewith, shall be deemed to have been consented to by, and shall be binding upon, the Indemnifying Party as fully as if the Indemnifying Party had assumed the defense thereof and a final judgment or decree had been entered in such suit or action, or with regard to such claim, by a court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of such settlement, compromise, judgment or decree. The Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated to any claims or rights of the Indemnified Party as against any other Persons with respect to any amount paid by the Indemnifying Party under this Section 9(h).

 

(i)             Indemnification Payments. Amounts owing under this Section 9 shall be paid promptly upon written demand for indemnification containing in reasonable detail the facts giving rise to such Losses.

 

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(j)            In no event will any Party be liable to any other Party for any punitive, exemplary, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, including lost profits or savings, damage to business reputation or loss of opportunity. This Agreement shall not create or be deemed to create or permit any personal liability or obligation on the part of any director, officer, employee, agent or shareholder of any Party hereto.

 

(k)            The Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in connection with the defense or settlement of any Third Party Claim that could give rise to a demand for indemnification hereunder.

 

Section 10.     Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Bank.

 

Bank’s obligations under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or prior to each Closing Date:

 

(a)            The representations and warranties of Sunlight set forth in the Program Documents shall be true and correct in all respects on each Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;

 

(b)            The representations and warranties of Purchaser and Sunlight set forth herein and in any other Program Document shall be true and correct in all respects on each Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;

 

(c)            No action or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened against Bank, Sunlight or Purchaser to impede, prevent or restrain the initiation and completion of the purchase or other transactions contemplated hereby, and, on each Closing Date, there shall be no injunction, decree, or similar impediment or restraint preventing or restraining such consummation;

 

(d)            This Agreement and each Program Document shall be in full force and effect; and

 

(e)            The obligations of Sunlight and Purchaser under each of the Program Documents to be performed on or before each Closing Date shall have been performed as of such date by Sunlight or Purchaser, as the case may be.

 

Section 11.     Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Purchaser.

 

The obligations of Purchaser on a Closing Date under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent on or prior to such Closing Date:

 

(a)            The representations and warranties of Sunlight and Bank set forth in the Program Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on each Closing Date as though made on and as of such date.

 

(b)            No action or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened against Bank, Purchaser or Sunlight to impede, prevent or restrain the initiation and completion of the purchase or other transactions contemplated hereby, and, on each Closing Date, there shall be no injunction, decree, or similar impediment or restraint preventing or restraining the completion of such transactions.

 

Section 12.     Term and Termination.

 

(a)            Unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 12(b), this Agreement shall have an initial term ending thirty (30) months after the Restatement Date (the “Initial Term”) and shall automatically renew for successive terms of two (2) years (each, a “Renewal Term”; collectively the Initial Term and Renewal Term(s) shall be referred to as the “Term”), unless any Party provides notice to the other Parties of its intent to not renew at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the then-current Term.

 

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(b)            This Agreement shall automatically be terminated upon the termination of the Loan Program Agreement or any other Program Document in accordance with its terms. In addition, Bank may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to the other Parties if (i) Purchaser defaults on its obligation to make a payment to Bank as provided in Section 2; or (ii) any representation or warranty made by Purchaser is incorrect and is not corrected within thirty (30) days after Purchaser obtains knowledge thereof.

 

(c)            The termination of this Agreement shall not discharge any Party from any obligation incurred prior to such termination, including, without limitation, Purchaser’s obligations to purchase the Loans.

 

(d)            Upon termination of this Agreement, Purchaser shall purchase any Non-Portfolio Loans that have been funded by Bank under the Loan Program Agreement that have not theretofore been purchased by Purchaser hereunder or any Other Purchaser under an Other Loan Sale Agreement and are not otherwise included on a Purchase Statement delivered to Bank indicating that such Loans are to be purchased by any Other Purchaser under an Other Loan Sale Agreement on the related Closing Date, and all Non-Portfolio Loans funded by Bank after termination of this Agreement, all such purchases to be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.

 

(e)            The terms of this Section 12 shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

Section 13.     Limitation on Liability.

 

In no event shall Bank have any liability to Purchaser or Sunlight under this Agreement to the extent such liability arises from Sunlight’s breach of any obligations under the Program Documents. EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO DAMAGES OR CLAIMS ARISING DUE TO A PARTY’S WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OR BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY) OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE PRINCIPLES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE OR OVERHEAD COSTS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH PARTY KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

 

Section 14.     Successors and Third Parties.

 

This Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder shall bind and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. The rights and benefits hereunder are specific to the Parties and shall not be delegated or assigned without the prior written consent of the other Parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create or grant any right, privilege or other benefit to or for any Person other than the Parties hereto and any Party executing a Purchaser Joinder Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bank may assign this Agreement and its rights hereunder without Purchaser’s consent.

 

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Section 15.     Notices.

 

All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing (including communication by facsimile copy or other electronic means) and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person, by facsimile or email transmission, by express or overnight mail delivered by a nationally recognized courier (delivery charges prepaid), or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties as follows (or at such other address of which the notifying Party hereafter receives notice in conformity with this Section 14):

 

To Bank: Cross River Bank 
  885 Teaneck Road 
  Teaneck, NJ 07666 
  Attention: [TEXT REDACTED] 
  Fax: [TEXT REDACTED] 
  Email: [TEXT REDACTED]
   
To Purchaser: Sunlight Financial LLC 
  101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1000 
  Charlotte, NC 28246 
  Attention: General Counsel 
  Email: notices@sunlightfinancial.com
   
To Sunlight: Sunlight Financial LLC 
  101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1000 
  Charlotte, NC 28246 
  Attention: General Counsel 
  Email: notices@sunlightfinancial.com

 

Section 16.     Relationship of the Parties.

 

It is agreed and understood that that in performing their responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement, the Parties are acting as independent contractors. This Agreement is not intended to create, nor does it create and shall not be construed to create, a partnership or joint venture or any other common association for profit between Bank and either Purchaser or Sunlight.

 

Section 17.     Loan Documents.

 

Sunlight represents to Bank and Purchaser that Sunlight has actual or constructive possession of all Loan Documents as of the applicable Closing Date and shall deliver all Loan Documents to Purchaser on the Closing Date or within a reasonable amount of time thereafter.

 

Section 18.     Expenses.

 

Except as otherwise set forth herein, all fees, costs and expenses incurred by Bank in connection with the negotiation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, any amendment, restatement or modification of this Agreement, or as otherwise may be incurred in connection herewith or therewith, including all reasonable legal fees and expenses of counsel to Bank, shall be reimbursable to Bank in accordance with the terms of Section 6.1 of the Loan Program Agreement.

 

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Section 19.     Examinations.

 

The Parties agree to use all commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with any examination that may be required by a Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction over any other Party, during regular business hours and upon reasonable prior notice, and to otherwise reasonably cooperate with such other Party in responding to such Regulatory Authority’s examination and requests related to the Program. Sunlight and Bank agree that, subject to Applicable Laws, should an audit, investigation or review of Sunlight or Bank, as applicable, reveal noncompliance with this Agreement, the Party initially learning of such noncompliance shall notify the other Parties as soon as reasonably possible but in any case within ten (10) days of notice of such noncompliance. Any such notice shall be treated by the other Party as Confidential Information and maintained by such Party in accordance with Section 10.4 of the Loan Program Agreement.

 

Section 20.     Inspection; Reports.

 

Upon reasonable prior notice from any other Party, each Party agrees to submit to an inspection or audit of its books, records, accounts, and facilities related to this Agreement, from time to time, during regular business hours and subject to the duty of confidentiality each Party owes to its customers and banking secrecy and confidentiality requirements otherwise applicable to each Party under the Program Documents or under Applicable Laws. All expenses of inspection shall be assumed by the Party conducting such inspection or audit. Sunlight shall store all documentation and electronic data related to its performance under this Agreement and shall make such documentation and data available during any inspection or audit by Bank, Purchaser or any of their respective agents. Sunlight shall report to Bank and Purchaser regarding the performance of its obligations and duties, with such reasonable frequency and in such reasonable manner as mutually agreed by the Parties.

 

Section 21.     Governing Law; Jurisdiction/Venue.

 

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW AND THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTION 5-1401, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH STATE COURTS OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURTS. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT THEY MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING. THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT NOT SUBJECT TO FURTHER APPEAL, IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.

 

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Section 22.     Manner of Payments.

 

Unless the manner of payment is expressly provided herein, all payments under this Agreement shall be made by wire transfer or ACH to the applicable bank accounts designated by the respective Parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Party hereto shall fail to make any payment required of it under this Agreement as a result of a breach or alleged breach by any other Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other agreement, provided that the making of any payment hereunder shall not constitute a waiver by the Party making the payment of any rights it may have under the Program Documents or by Applicable Laws.

 

Section 23.     Referrals.

 

No Party hereto has agreed to pay any fee or commission to any agent, broker, finder, or other Person for or on account of such Person’s services rendered in connection with this Agreement that would give rise to any valid claim against any other Party for any commission, finder’s fee or like payment.

 

Section 24.     Entire Agreement.

 

The Program Documents, including this Agreement and its schedules and exhibits (all of which are hereby incorporated into this Agreement), and the documents executed and delivered pursuant hereto and thereto, constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous negotiations or oral or written agreements between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof, except where survival of prior written agreements is expressly provided for herein.

 

Section 25.     Amendment and Modifications.

 

Alterations, modifications, or amendments of any provision of this Agreement, including all exhibits attached hereto, shall not be binding and shall be void unless such alteration, modification, or amendment is in writing and signed by authorized representatives of the Parties whose rights, duties or obligations are affected by such alteration, modification, or amendment.

 

Section 26.     Waivers.

 

The delay or failure of any Party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be construed to be a waiver of any right of any Party. All waivers must be in writing and signed by the Parties whose rights, duties or obligations are affected thereby.

 

Section 27.     Severability.

 

If any provision of this Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Section 28.     Interpretation: Rules of Construction.

 

The Parties acknowledge that each Party and its counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments thereto, and the same shall be construed neither for nor against any Party, but shall be given a reasonable interpretation in accordance with the plain meaning of its terms and the intent of the Parties. As used in this Agreement: (a) all references to the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender (and vice versa); (b) all references to “include,” “includes,” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (c) references to any law or regulation refer to that law or regulation as amended from time to time and include any successor law or regulation; (d) references to another agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof; (e) references to “dollars” or “$” shall be to United States dollars unless otherwise specified herein; (f) unless otherwise specified, all references to days, months or years shall be deemed to be preceded by the word “calendar”; (g) all references to “quarter” shall be deemed to mean calendar quarter; (h) unless otherwise specified, all references to an article, section, subsection, exhibit or schedule shall be deemed to refer to, respectively, an article, section, subsection, exhibit or schedule of or to this Agreement; and (i) unless the context otherwise clearly indicates, words used in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular.

 

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Section 29.     Headings.

 

Captions and headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, and are not to be deemed part of this Agreement.

 

Section 30.     Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be executed and delivered by the Parties in any number of counterparts, and by different Parties on separate counterparts, each of which counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument. The Parties agree that this Agreement and signature pages may be transmitted between them by electronic mail and that PDF signatures may constitute original signatures and that a PDF signature page containing the signature (PDF or original) is binding upon the Parties.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Home Improvement Loan Sale Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.

 

  CROSS RIVER BANK
   
  By:  /s/ Gilles Gade 
  Name: Gilles Gade 
  Title:     CEO
   
  By:  /s/ Arlen Gelbard 
  Name: Arlen Gelbard 
  Title: General Counsel
   
  SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC
   
  By:  /s/ Matthew Potere     
  Name: Matthew Potere
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
   
  SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC, as Purchaser or by and on behalf of any Person executing a Purchaser Joinder Agreement
   
  By:  /s/ Matthew Potere
  Name: Matthew Potere
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to A&R Home Improvement Loan Sale Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1

 

Definitions

 

“Cash Purchase Price” means, with respect to any sale of a Subject Loan hereunder, an amount equal to the portion of the Purchase Price for such Subject Loan to be paid on the Closing Date in cash, as determined by Sunlight and consented to by Bank, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

Closing Date” means each date on which Purchaser pays Bank the Purchase Price for a Loan and, pursuant to Section 2, acquires such Loan from Bank. The Closing Date for Loans listed on a Purchase Statement shall occur on the date that is three (3) Business Days after the related Loan Purchase Trigger Date.

 

“Deferred Purchase Price” means, with respect to any sale of a Subject Loan hereunder, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the Purchase Price for such Subject Loan over (ii) the Cash Purchase Price received by Bank from the related Purchaser on the related Closing Date with respect to such Subject Loan.

 

Effective Date” means November 19, 2020.

 

Funding Account” means the account designated by Bank for the receipt of Purchaser’s payment of the Purchase Price for Purchased Loans.

 

Indemnified Party” is defined in Section 9(f).

 

Indemnifying Party” is defined in Section 9(f).

 

Loan Purchase Trigger Date” means any date on which (a) Sunlight receives written notice from Bank that Sunlight is required to purchase Loans from Bank pursuant to Section 3.1(o) of the Loan Program Agreement, (b) Sunlight is required to purchase Loans from Bank pursuant to Sections 5.6 or 7.4 of the Loan Program Agreement, or (c) Sunlight delivers written notice to Bank of its intent to purchase (or cause a Purchaser or any Other Purchaser to purchase) Loans from Bank as Sunlight shall elect from time to time.

 

Non-Portfolio Loan” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Loan Program Agreement.

 

Other Loan” means a loan originated by Bank under the Program that is not sold or intended for sale to Purchaser.

 

Other Loan Sale Agreement” means a Loan Sale Agreement with Bank, Sunlight and any Other Purchaser providing for the purchase of Other Loans.

 

Other Purchaser” means any Person, other than Purchaser, that is approved in writing by Bank, that purchases Loans originated under the Program.

 

Purchase Price” means, for each Subject Loan: (a) the outstanding principal balance of such Subject Loan; less (b) the dollar amount of any Dealer Discount for such Subject Loan, if any; plus (c) all accrued but unpaid interest on such Subject Loan.

 

Purchase Statement” means, for any Closing Date, a statement prepared by Sunlight, in form and substance acceptable to Bank and Purchaser and setting forth the Subject Loans for such Closing Date. The Parties acknowledge and agree that Sunlight may treat Loans described in this Agreement as Subject Loans by including such Loans in a Purchase Statement, or, alternatively, as Other Loans under an Other Loan Sale Agreement by including such Loans in a purchase statement for any Other Purchaser rather than a Purchase Statement under this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

Purchased Loans” means any Loans conveyed by Bank to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement or any Loans conveyed by Bank to any Other Purchaser pursuant to an Other Loan Sale Agreement.

 

Purchaser” means (a) any Affiliate of Sunlight or any other Person executing a Purchaser Joinder Agreement assuming all obligations of Purchaser hereunder with respect to any Subject Loans included on a Purchase Statement to be purchased by such Party or (b) Sunlight with respect to any Subject Loan set forth on a Purchase Statement in connection with which no other Person has executed either a Purchaser Joinder Agreement or an Other Loan Sale Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties hereto understand and agree that upon execution of a Purchaser Joinder Agreement by a Purchaser with respect to one or more Purchase Statements, Sunlight shall be relieved of all of its obligations hereunder as Purchaser with respect to the purchase of any and all related Subject Loans included on any such Purchase Statement.

 

Purchaser Joinder Agreement” means any joinder agreement executed in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto.

 

Restatement Date” has the meaning specified in the Preamble.

 

Subject Loans” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(a).

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Form of Purchaser Joinder Agreement

 

The undersigned is executing and delivering this Purchaser Joinder Agreement (the “Joinder Agreement”) pursuant to the Amended and Restated Home Improvement Loan Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of April 25, 2023, by and between Cross River Bank, a New Jersey state-chartered bank with its principal offices located at 885 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666 (“Bank”), Sunlight Financial LLC, with its offices located at 101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1000, Charlotte, North Carolina 28246 (“Sunlight”) and Sunlight for itself or by and on behalf of each purchaser that executes a Purchaser Joinder Agreement substantially in the form hereof. All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.

 

By executing and delivering this Joinder Agreement to Bank and Sunlight, the undersigned confirms that (i) the undersigned has read the Agreement including but not limited to the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of Purchaser therein, (ii) the undersigned agrees to become a party to and be bound by, and comply with the terms of, the Agreement, in the same manner as if the undersigned were an original signatory to such Agreement as a Purchaser thereunder, with respect to the purchase of any and all Subject Loans that the undersigned has agreed to purchase and as are included on the Purchase Statement or Purchase Statements attached hereto (“Joinder Subject Loans”), and (iii) each of the representations and warranties made by a Purchaser under the terms of Sections 8(a) of the Agreement, are hereby made as of the date hereof with respect to this Joinder Agreement.

 

Further, by acceptance of this Joinder Agreement, Bank and Sunlight each agree that (i) the undersigned shall be the beneficiary of all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by Bank or Sunlight, respectively, to, with or for the benefit of Purchaser in the Agreement and (ii) Sunlight shall have no obligation and shall not be deemed to have made any representation or warranty as Purchaser under the Agreement with respect to the purchase of the Joinder Subject Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Joinder Agreement as of this _____ day of __________, 20__.

 

  [PURCHASER]
   
  By:                   
  Name: 
  Title:
   
  SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC
   
  By:   
  Name: 
  Title:
   
  CROSS RIVER BANK
   
  By:   
  Name: 
  Title:

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

Execution Version

 

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT 

 

THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of April 25, 2023 (the “Effective Date”) between CROSS RIVER BANK, a New Jersey state-chartered bank (“Bank”), SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”) and SL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC., as guarantor (the “Guarantor”). The parties agree as follows:

 

1.            LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT

 

1.1          Term Loans.

 

(a)            Tranche 1 Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Bank shall make advances of Tranche 1 Term Loans on the Effective Date and, other than in the case of the Tranche 1 Initial Advance, each subsequent Tranche 1 Term Loan Advance Date not exceeding the aggregate amount of the Tranche 1 Commitments. Amounts borrowed as Tranche 1 Term Loans may be prepaid or repaid subject to the applicable terms and conditions precedent herein. Tranche 1 Commitments, once borrowed, may not be reborrowed and shall terminate upon the funding thereof.

 

(b)            Tranche 2 Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Bank shall make advances of Tranche 2 Term Loans on the Effective Date and on each subsequent Tranche 2 Term Loan Advance Date not exceeding the aggregate amount of the outstanding Tranche 2 Commitments. Amounts borrowed as Tranche 2 Term Loans may be prepaid or repaid subject to the applicable terms and conditions precedent herein. Tranche 2 Commitments, once borrowed, may not be reborrowed.

 

1.2          Interest and Fee Computation. Accrued interest and fees shall be computed for actual number of days occurring in the period for which such interest or fee is payable, as set forth in Section 1.3 or Section 1.4, as applicable, on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty-five (365) days.  Under this Agreement, (i) whenever any interest or fee (including the Unused Fee) under this Agreement is calculated using a rate based upon a year of 365 days, the rate determined pursuant to such calculation, when expressed as an annual rate, is equivalent to (A) the applicable rate based on a year of 365 days, as the case may be, (B) multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year in which the period for which such interest or fee is payable (or compounded) ends, and (ii) the rates of interest stipulated in this Agreement are intended to be nominal rates and not effective rates or yields.

 

1.3           Payment of Interest.

 

(a)            Interest Payments.

 

(i)              Interest on the principal amount of each Advance is payable in arrears (A) on the tenth (10th) Business Day of each month commencing with the first full month after the Effective Date and accruing (i) with respect to the first interest period, as of April 25, 2023 through May 31, 2023, and (ii) with respect to each subsequent interest period, retroactively as of the first day of such month, (B) on the date of any prepayment and (C) on the Maturity Date. Any interest paid in kind will be capitalized on the interest payment date by being added to the principal amount of the applicable Advance, retroactively as of the first day of the current month.

 

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(ii)            With respect to interest due and payable in accordance with Section 1.3(a)(i), (A) for the first nine (9) months succeeding the Effective Date, such interest shall be paid in kind, and (B) thereafter, half of such interest shall be paid in kind and half of such interest shall be paid in cash.

 

(b)            Interest Rate.

 

(i)             Tranche 1 Term Loans Subject to Section 1.3(c), the outstanding principal amount of any Tranche 1 Term Loans shall accrue interest commencing on the date of each respective Tranche 1 Term Loan Advance at a floating rate per annum equal to [TEXT REDACTED] plus the greater of (1) 1 Month SOFR and [TEXT REDACTED], which interest shall be payable in accordance with Section 1.3(a); provided, that with respect to the period of April 25, 2023 through April 30, 2023, 1 Month SOFR shall be determined as of March 29, 2023.

 

(ii)            Tranche 2 Term Loans. Subject to Section 1.3(c), the outstanding principal amount of any Tranche 2 Term Loans shall accrue interest commencing on the date of each respective Eligible LPA Event corresponding to a Tranche 2 Term Loan Advance, notwithstanding the date of such Credit Extension, at a fixed rate per annum equal to fourteen percent (14.0%), which interest shall be payable in accordance with Section 1.3(a).

 

(c)            Default Rate. Immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the outstanding Obligations shall bear interest at a rate per annum which is [TEXT REDACTED] above the rate that is otherwise applicable thereto (the “Default Rate”). Fees and expenses which are required to be paid by Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, Bank Expenses) but are not paid when due shall bear interest until paid at a rate equal to the highest rate applicable to the Obligations. Payment or acceptance of the increased interest rate provided in this Section 1.3(c) is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of Bank.

 

(d)            Adjustment to Interest Rate. Each change in the interest rate applicable to any amounts payable under the Loan Documents based on changes to SOFR shall be effective on the effective date of any change to the SOFR and to the extent of such change.

 

(e)            Amortization. Commencing with the first full month after the first anniversary of the Effective Date, the Borrower shall make equal monthly principal payments on the tenth (10th) Business Day of each month retroactively as of the first day of the current month, in an amount equal to four percent (4.0%) of the aggregate principal amount of the Advances funded or deemed funded through the first anniversary of the Effective Date. On the Maturity Date, all remaining unpaid amounts of principal and interest shall be repaid in full.

 

(f)            Cap on Interest. At no time shall interest accrue or be payable in an amount greater than the maximum amount allowable by law.

 

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1.4          Fees. Borrower shall pay to Bank:

 

(a)            Upfront Fee. A fully earned, non-refundable fee in an amount equal to $2,658,000 payable in kind on the Effective Date and added to the outstanding amount of the Tranche 1 Term Loans and Tranche 2 Term Loans, as applicable.

 

(b)            Unused Fee. A fully earned, non-refundable fee in an amount equal to fourteen percent (14.0%) per annum of the difference between (a) the Maximum Covered Loan Sale Amount minus the aggregate amount of any commitment reductions with respect to Tranche 2 Term Loans since the Effective Date and (b) the aggregate principal amount of Tranche 2 Term Loans then outstanding, accruing on the last day of each month and payable monthly in kind and added to the outstanding amount of Tranche 2 Term Loans on the tenth (10th) Business Day of the following month, retroactively as of the first day of such month.

 

(c)            Bank Expenses. All Bank Expenses incurred through and after the Effective Date, when due (or, if no stated due date, upon demand by Bank).

 

Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or in a separate writing by Bank, Borrower shall not be entitled to any credit, rebate, or repayment of any fees earned by Bank pursuant to this Agreement notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement or the suspension or termination of Bank’s obligation to make loans and advances hereunder. Bank may deduct amounts owing by Borrower under the clauses of this Section 1.4 pursuant to the terms of Section 1.5(c). Bank shall provide Borrower written notice of deductions made from the Designated Deposit Account pursuant to the terms of the clauses of this Section 1.4.

 

1.5          Payments; Application of Payments; Debit of Accounts.

 

(a)            All payments (including prepayments) to be made by Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made in immediately available funds in Dollars, without setoff, counterclaim, or deduction, before 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date when due. Payments of principal and/or interest received after 12:00 p.m. Eastern time are considered received at the opening of business on the next Business Day. When a payment is due on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment shall be due the next Business Day, and additional fees or interest, as applicable, shall continue to accrue until paid.

 

(b)            Other than as set forth herein, Bank has the exclusive right to determine the order and manner in which all payments with respect to the Obligations may be applied. Borrower shall have no right to specify the order or the accounts to which Bank shall allocate or apply any payments required to be made by Borrower to Bank or otherwise received by Bank under this Agreement when any such allocation or application is not specified elsewhere in this Agreement.

 

(c)            Bank may debit Borrower’s designated deposit account maintained with Bank for principal and interest payments or any other amounts Borrower owes Bank when due under the Loan Documents. These debits shall not constitute a set-off.

 

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1.6          Prepayments.

 

(a)            Optional Prepayments. Borrower may, at its option, prepay Tranche 1 Term Loans or Tranche 2 Term Loans or permanently reduce and terminate unused loan commitments, or any combination of the foregoing, in each case, in part or full at any time prior to the Maturity Date without penalty or premium.

 

(b)            Mandatory Prepayments.

 

(i)             Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Tranche 1 Term Loans or Tranche 2 Term Loans (to be allocated between the Tranche 1 Term Loans and Tranche 2 Term Loans at its option) in an amount equal to the sum of (A) [TEXT REDACTED] of Discretionary Cash in excess of [TEXT REDACTED] and (B) [TEXT REDACTED] of Discretionary Cash in excess of [TEXT REDACTED], in each case, tested on the third Friday of each month (each such date, a “Discretionary Cash Test Date”) (less any cash interest payments and amortization payments made at the end of such month) and payable on the tenth (10th) Business Day of the month immediately after such Discretionary Cash Test Date; provided that any such prepayment amount shall be applied first to amortization payments in order of maturity; and provided further that to the extent the Borrower issues any common or preferred equity interests or incurs any non-cash pay debt subordinated to the Tranche 1 Term Loans or Tranche 2 Term Loans (with the terms of such subordination satisfactory to the Bank in its sole discretion), the threshold set forth in the foregoing clause (B) shall be increased by an amount equal to [TEXT REDACTED] of the net cash proceeds of such common or preferred equity interests or subordinated debt.

 

(ii)            Borrower shall prepay the full amount of all outstanding Tranche 1 Term Loans and Tranche 2 Term Loans, including all accrued and unpaid interest and fees immediately upon (A) the occurrence of any Change in Control, (B) the liquidation or winding up of, or sale or all or substantially all assets of, the Borrower (other than as permitted hereunder); or (C) any merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the Borrower with any other Person (other than as permitted hereunder).

 

(iii)            Borrower shall prepay all amounts at any time outstanding equal to the excess of (x) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Tranche 1 Term Loans and Tranche 2 Term Loans (including any capitalized interest) plus the outstanding amount of accrued and unpaid interest, fees, Upfront Fees and Unused Fees at any time over (y) $100,000,000.00.

 

1.7            Change in Circumstances.

 

(a)            Increased Costs. If any Change in Law shall: (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or advances, loans or other credit extended or participated in by, Bank, (ii) subject Bank to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes, and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitment, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, or (iii) impose on Bank any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Credit Extensions made by Bank, and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to Bank of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Credit Extension (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Credit Extension), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon written request of Bank, Borrower shall promptly pay to Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate Bank for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

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(b)            Capital Requirements. If Bank determines that any Change in Law affecting Bank regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on Bank’s capital as a consequence of this Agreement, any term loan facility, or the Credit Extensions made by Bank to a level below that which Bank could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration Bank’s policies with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time upon written request of Bank, Borrower shall promptly pay to Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate Bank for any such reduction suffered.

 

(c)            Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 1.7 shall not constitute a waiver of Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that Borrower shall not be required to compensate Bank pursuant to subsection (a) for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six (6) months prior to the date that Bank notifies Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions (except that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six (6) month period shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect).

 

1.8          Taxes.

 

(a)            Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of Borrower) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by Borrower, then (i) Borrower shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, (ii) Borrower shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, and (iii) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the sum payable by Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 1.8) Bank receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

 

(b)            Payment of Other Taxes by Borrower. Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law.

 

(c)            Tax Indemnification. Without limiting the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) above, Borrower shall, and does hereby, indemnify Bank, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 1.8) payable or paid by Bank or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to Bank and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower by Bank shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(d)            Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 1.8, Borrower shall deliver to Bank a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Bank.

 

(e)            Status of Bank. If Bank (including any assignee or successor) is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document, including U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed by FATCA, it shall deliver to Borrower, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, Bank (including any assignee or successor), if reasonably requested by Borrower, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by Borrower as will enable Borrower to determine whether or not Bank is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Bank (including any assignee or successor) shall deliver whichever of IRS Form W-9, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8ECI or W-8IMY is applicable, as well as any applicable supporting documentation or certifications.

 

(f)            Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 1.8 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (f) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

 

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1.9          Procedures for Borrowing.

 

(a)            Tranche 1 Initial Advance. Subject to the prior satisfaction of all other applicable conditions to the making of an advance of Tranche 1 Term Loans set forth in this Agreement (which must be satisfied no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the Effective Date), to obtain the Tranche 1 Initial Advance, Borrower shall notify Bank (which notice shall be irrevocable) by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on the date that is one day preceding the Effective Date. Such notice shall be made by electronic mail or by telephone and, together with any such notification, Borrower shall deliver to Bank by electronic mail a completed Advance Request Form executed by an Authorized Signer. Bank may rely on any telephone notice given by a person whom Bank believes is an Authorized Signer. Borrower will indemnify Bank for any loss Bank suffers due to such belief or reliance. Bank shall have received satisfactory evidence that the Board has approved that such Authorized Signer may provide such notices and request the Tranche 1 Initial Advance (which requirement may be deemed satisfied by the prior delivery of resolutions or a secretary’s certificate that certifies as to such Board approval). Bank may make the Tranche 1 Initial Advance under this Agreement based on instructions from an Authorized Signer. Bank shall credit proceeds of the Tranche 1 Initial Advance to the Designated Deposit Account.

 

(b)            Subsequent Tranche 1 Term Loan Advances. Other than with respect to the Tranche 1 Initial Advance, subject to the prior satisfaction of all other applicable conditions to the making of an advance of Tranche 1 Term Loans set forth in this Agreement (which must be satisfied no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the appliable Tranche 1 Term Loan Advance Date), to obtain a Tranche 1 Term Loan, Borrower shall notify Bank (which notice shall be irrevocable) by 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date that is three Business Days preceding the applicable Tranche 1 Term Loan Advance Date (unless waived by the Bank). Such notice shall be made by electronic mail or by telephone and, together with any such notification, Borrower shall deliver to Bank by electronic mail a completed Advance Request Form and delivering an executed supplement to the Rollover Agreement, in each case executed by an Authorized Signer. Bank may rely on any telephone notice given by a person whom Bank believes is an Authorized Signer. Borrower will indemnify Bank for any loss Bank suffers due to such belief or reliance. Bank shall have received satisfactory evidence that the Board has approved that such Authorized Signer may provide such notices and request advances of Tranche 1 Term Loans (which requirement may be deemed satisfied by the prior delivery of resolutions or a secretary’s certificate that certifies as to such Board approval). Bank may make advances of Tranche 1 Term Loans under this Agreement based on instructions from an Authorized Signer. Bank shall make the advance of Tranche 1 Term Loans by accepting the applicable supplement to the Rollover Agreement, upon the effectiveness of which supplement in accordance with the Rollover Agreement, a Tranche 1 Term Loan in an amount equal to the applicable Rollover Amount shall be deemed to have been made for all purposes hereunder.

 

(c)            Tranche 2 Term Loan Advances. Subject to the prior satisfaction of all other applicable conditions to the making of an advance of Tranche 2 Term Loans set forth in this Agreement (which must be satisfied no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the appliable Tranche 2 Term Loan Advance Date), to obtain a Tranche 2 Term Loan, Borrower shall notify Bank (which notice shall be irrevocable) by 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on the date that is three Business Days preceding the applicable Tranche 2 Term Loan Advance Date (unless waived by the Bank). Such notice shall be made by electronic mail or by telephone and, together with any such notification, Borrower shall deliver to Bank by electronic mail a completed Advance Request Form and delivering an executed supplement to the Rollover Agreement, in each case executed by an Authorized Signer. Bank may rely on any telephone notice given by a person whom Bank believes is an Authorized Signer. Borrower will indemnify Bank for any loss Bank suffers due to such belief or reliance. Bank shall have received satisfactory evidence that the Board has approved that such Authorized Signer may provide such notices and request advances of Tranche 2 Term Loans (which requirement may be deemed satisfied by the prior delivery of resolutions or a secretary’s certificate that certifies as to such Board approval). Bank may make advances of Tranche 2 Term Loans under this Agreement based on instructions from an Authorized Signer. Bank shall make the advance of Tranche 2 Term Loans by accepting the applicable supplement to the Rollover Agreement, upon the effectiveness of which supplement in accordance with the Rollover Agreement, a Tranche 2 Term Loan in an amount equal to the applicable Rollover Amount shall be deemed to have been made for all purposes hereunder.

 

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1.10       Benchmark Replacement Setting. In the event of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Borrower and Bank shall negotiate in good faith an amendment with then-customary market practice to effect a transition from the Benchmark to a new benchmark rate in respect of this Agreement.

 

2.            CONDITIONS OF CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

2.1          Conditions Precedent to Effective Date and Initial Credit Extension. The effectiveness of this Agreement and Bank’s obligation to make the initial Credit Extension are subject to the condition precedent that Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, such documents, and completion of such other matters, as Bank may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation:

 

(a)            duly executed Loan Documents;

 

(b)            the Operating Documents of each Loan Party and long-form good standing certificates of each Loan Party certified by the Secretary of State of the State (or equivalent agency) of such Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization, in each case as of a date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date;

 

(c)            certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer or secretary of each Loan Party attaching (i) its Operating Documents, (ii) customary authorizing resolutions, (iii) incumbency signatures and (iv) each good standing certificate described in clause (b) above;

 

(d)            duly executed payoff letter from [TEXT REDACTED];

 

(e)            evidence that (i) the Liens securing Indebtedness owed by Borrower to [TEXT REDACTED] under the Existing Credit Facility will be terminated and (ii) the documents and/or filings evidencing the perfection of such Liens, including without limitation financing statements with file number [TEXT REDACTED] and any other financing statements and/or control agreements, have or will, concurrently with the initial Credit Extension, be terminated;

 

(f)             certified copies, dated as of a recent date, of searches for financing statement filed in the central filing office of the jurisdiction of organization of each Loan Party, accompanied by written evidence (including any UCC termination statements) that the Liens on any Collateral indicated in any such financing statements either constitute Permitted Liens or have been or, in connection with the initial Credit Extension, will be terminated or released;

 

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(g)            duly executed Perfection Certificate of the Loan Parties;

 

(h)            Intellectual Property search results and completed exhibits to the IP Agreement;

 

(i)             [reserved];

 

(j)             a customary legal opinion of Borrower’s counsel dated as of the Effective Date;

 

(k)            payment of (i) all outstanding out of pocket professional fees and expenses incurred by Bank under the Loan Program Agreements prior to the Effective Date and (ii) CRB Fees for the period from December 2022 through the Effective Date in the amount of [TEXT REDACTED]; and

 

(l)             to the extent invoiced at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, reimbursement of all legal, financial or any other third-party vendor expenses incurred by Bank associated with the transactions contemplated by the Commitment and Transaction Support Agreement and with the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

2.2          Conditions Precedent to all Credit Extensions. Bank’s obligation to make each Credit Extension, including the initial Credit Extension, is subject to the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)            receipt of Borrower’s Credit Extension request, which shall be a completed Advance Request Form, and the related materials and documents as required by and in accordance with Section 1.9;

 

(b)            the representations and warranties in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of any Credit Extension request and as of the Funding Date of each Credit Extension; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date. Each Credit Extension is Borrower’s representation and warranty on that date that the representations and warranties in this Agreement remain true and correct in all material respects; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date;

 

(c)            as of such Funding Date and after giving effect to such Credit Extension and the availability and borrowing limitations specified in Section 1.1 shall be complied with:

 

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(d)            (i) in the case of the Tranche 1 Initial Advance, such Tranche 1 Term Loans shall consist of Tranche 1 Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to [TEXT REDACTED] funded on the Effective Date, the proceeds of which are earmarked for, and shall be used by the Borrower to contemporaneously repay all remaining obligations outstanding under Existing Credit Facility (and, any remaining amounts in excess of such repayment, will be available to pay expenses and/or fund operations of the Borrower for general corporate purposes) (the “Tranche 1 Initial Advance”); (ii) Tranche 1 Term Loans in an aggregate amount equal to [TEXT REDACTED] rolled over on the Effective Date pursuant to the Rollover Agreement, which will be earmarked to satisfy CRB Fees incurred from and including January 2023 through and including the Effective Date (it being understood that such Tranche 1 Term Loans may be netted with respect to the payment of such CRB Fees); (iii) additional Tranche 1 Term Loans in an amount equal to CRB Fees accruing from the Effective Date through and including June 30, 2023, rolled over from time to time pursuant to the Rollover Agreement, which loans are earmarked to satisfy each monthly payment of CRB Fees payable during such period (it being understood that such Tranche 1 Term Loans may be netted with respect to the payment of such CRB Fees);

 

(e)            no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred as of or on such Funding Date or after giving effect to the Credit Extension requested on such Funding Date;

 

(f)             there shall not have occurred since December 31, 2022, any event or condition that has had or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Change;

 

(g)            Borrower shall have provided any backup calculations necessary for, or reasonably requested with respect to, any Rollover Agreement Supplement (as defined in the Rollover Agreement) delivered in connection with such Advance;

 

(h)            Bank shall have received all fees, charges and expenses to the extent due and payable to it on or prior to such date pursuant to the Loan Documents;

 

(i)             after giving effect to such Credit Extension the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Tranche 1 Term Loans and Tranche 2 Term Loans (including any capitalized interest) plus the outstanding amount of accrued and unpaid interest, fees, Upfront Fees and Unused Fees will not exceed $100,000,000.00;

 

(j)             with respect to Tranche 1 Term Loans other than the Tranche 1 Initial Advance, the request for an Advance of such loans shall be submitted pursuant to Section 1.9(b) such that such Advance may be made not later than forty-five (45) days after the last day of the Billing Period.

 

2.3          Covenant to Deliver. Borrower shall deliver to Bank each item required to be delivered to Bank under this Agreement as a condition precedent to any Credit Extension. A Credit Extension made prior to the receipt by Bank of any such item shall not constitute a waiver by Bank of Borrower’s obligation to deliver such item, and the making of any Credit Extension in the absence of a required item shall be in Bank’s sole discretion.

 

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3.            CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST

 

3.1          Grant of Security Interest.

 

(a)            Each Loan Party hereby grants Bank, to secure the payment and performance in full of all of the Secured Obligations, a continuing security interest in, and pledges to Bank, the Collateral, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and all proceeds and products thereof.

 

(b)            Each Loan Party acknowledges that it previously has entered, or may in the future enter, into Bank Services Agreements with Bank. Regardless of the terms of any Bank Services Agreement, each Loan Party agrees that any amounts such Loan Party owes Bank thereunder shall be deemed to be Secured Obligations hereunder and that it is the intent of such Loan Party and Bank to have all such Secured Obligations secured by the first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral granted herein (subject to Permitted Liens).

 

3.2          Authorization to File Financing Statements. Each Loan Party hereby authorizes Bank to file financing statements, without notice to such Loan Party, with all jurisdictions deemed necessary or appropriate by Bank to perfect or protect Bank’s interest or rights hereunder, including a notice that any disposition of the Collateral, by either such Loan Party or any other Person, shall be deemed to violate the rights of Bank under the Code. Such financing statements may indicate the Collateral as “all assets of the Debtor” or words of similar effect.

 

3.3          Termination. If this Agreement is terminated, Bank’s Lien in the Collateral shall continue until the Secured Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) are repaid in full in cash. Upon payment in full in cash of the Secured Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) and at such time as Bank’s obligation to make Credit Extensions has terminated, Bank shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, terminate its security interest in the Collateral and all rights therein shall revert to the applicable Loan Parties. In the event (a) all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations), except for Bank Services, are satisfied in full, and (b) this Agreement is terminated (subject to the last sentence of this Section 3.3), the security interest and liens granted herein shall automatically terminate and shall no longer be of any force and effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, the Bank’s Lien in the Collateral shall not terminate at any time while the Loan Program Agreements are in effect.

 

4.            REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

 

4.1          Due Organization, Authorization; Power and Authority.

 

(a)            Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries are each duly existing and in good standing as a Registered Organization in their respective jurisdiction of formation and are qualified and licensed to do business and is in good standing in any jurisdiction in which the conduct of their respective business or their ownership of property requires that they be qualified except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business or operations.

 

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(b)            All information set forth on the Perfection Certificate pertaining to Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is true and correct (it being understood and agreed that Borrower may from time to time update certain information in the Perfection Certificate after the Effective Date to the extent permitted by one or more specific provisions in this Agreement and the Perfection Certificate shall be deemed to be updated to the extent such notice is provided to Bank of such permitted update).

 

(c)            The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized, and do not (i) conflict with any of Borrower’s or any such Subsidiary’s organizational documents, (ii) contravene, conflict with, constitute a default under or violate any material Applicable Law, (iii) contravene, conflict or violate any applicable order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority by which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their property or assets may be bound or affected, (iv) require any action by, filing, registration, or qualification with, or Governmental Approval from, any Governmental Authority (except such Governmental Approvals which have already been obtained and are in full force and effect), or (v) conflict with, contravene, constitute a default or breach under, or result in or permit the termination or acceleration of, any material agreement by which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is bound.

 

(d)            No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, nor shall either result from the making of a requested Credit Extension. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries are in default under any Material Contract to the extent such default would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Change.

 

(e)            Since April 2, 2023, there has been no development or event that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change (other than as previously disclosed to the Bank or disclosed or included in any public filing prior to the Effective Date).

 

4.2          Collateral.

 

(a)            The security interest granted herein is and shall at all times continue to be a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral (subject to Permitted Liens). Each Loan Party has good title to, rights in, and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to grant a Lien hereunder, free and clear of any and all Liens except Permitted Liens.

 

(b)            No Loan Party has any Collateral Accounts at or with any bank or financial institution other than Bank or Bank’s Affiliates except (i) for the Collateral Accounts described in the Perfection Certificate delivered to Bank in connection herewith and (ii) for which Borrower has taken such actions as are necessary to give Bank a perfected security interest therein pursuant to the terms of Section 5.8(b) (other than the Excluded Accounts).

 

(c)            The Collateral is not in the possession of any third party bailee (such as a warehouse) except as otherwise provided in the Perfection Certificate or as permitted pursuant to Section 6.2. None of the components of the Collateral shall be maintained at locations other than as provided in the Perfection Certificate or as permitted pursuant to Section 6.2.

 

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(d)            Each Loan Party owns, or possesses the right to use to the extent necessary in its business, all Intellectual Property, licenses and other intangible assets that are used in the conduct of its business as now operated, except to the extent that such failure to own or possess the right to use such asset would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on such Loan Party’s business or operations, and no such asset, to the best knowledge of Borrower, conflicts with the valid Intellectual Property, license, or intangible asset of any other Person to the extent that such conflict would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on such Loan Party’s business or operations.

 

(e)            Borrower and its Subsidiaries are not a party to, nor is any of them bound by, any Restricted License.

 

4.3          Installer Advances.

 

(a)            [Reserved].

 

(b)            All statements made by Borrower and all information provided by Borrower, and to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all statements made by the relevant Installer and all information provided by the relevant Installer, appearing in all documents evidencing the Installer Advances are and shall be true and correct in all material respects, and all such documents and all of Borrower’s Books are genuine and are what they purport to be. To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all signatures and endorsements on all documents, instruments, and agreements relating to all Installer Advances are genuine, and all such documents, instruments and agreements are legally enforceable in accordance with their terms except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy or insolvency laws and general principles of equity. There are no defenses, offsets, counterclaims or agreements for which an Installer may claim any deduction or discount.

 

(c)            All transactions underlying or giving rise to each Installer Advance (i) shall comply in all material respects with the applicable Installer Agreement (including in all material respects all applicable requirements set forth in any applicable Installer Agreement relating to “Approved Engineering Standards,” “Approved Solar System Equipment,” “Additional Qualification Criteria,” “Borrower Qualification Criteria,” “Installer Qualification Guidelines,” “Pricing Supplement,” “Program Specifications,” and “Solar System Qualification Criteria”) and in all material respects with all Applicable Law and (ii) shall not require consent or approval of, or notice to, any Person (except such consents or approvals that have already been obtained or that will be maintained prior to the creation of such Installer Advance) and are in full force and effect, or such notices that have already been delivered.

 

(d)            [Reserved].

 

(e)            Each Installer Advance and all related Installer Agreements shall have been duly authorized, are in full force and effect and shall represent a legal, or valid and binding payment obligation of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy or insolvency laws and general principles of equity.

 

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4.4          Approved Capital Partners; Originated Customer Loans.

 

(a)            All statements made by Borrower and all information provided by Borrower, and to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all statements made by the relevant Customer and all information provided by the relevant Customer, appearing in all documents evidencing the Originated Customer Loans (except with respect to Originated Customer Loans representing an immaterial portion of the total Originated Customer Loans) are and shall be true and correct in all material respects, and all such documents and, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all of Installer’s Books are genuine and what they purport to be, in each case, in respect of such Originated Customer Loans. To the best of Borrower’s knowledge, all signatures and endorsements on all documents, instruments, and agreements relating to all Originated Customer Loans (except with respect to Originated Customer Loans representing an immaterial portion of the total Originated Customer Loans) are genuine, and all such documents, instruments and agreements are legally enforceable in accordance with their terms except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy or insolvency laws and general principles of equity. There are no defenses, offsets, counterclaims or agreements for which a Customer may claim any deduction or discount with respect to any Originated Customer Loan (except with respect to Originated Customer Loans representing an immaterial portion of the total Originated Customer Loans).

 

(b)            All transactions underlying or giving rise to each Originated Customer Loan (including the facilitation and arrangement thereof by Borrower, the origination thereof by the applicable Approved Capital Partner, and the holding and administration thereof), except with respect to Originated Customer Loans representing an immaterial portion of the total Originated Customer Loans (i) shall comply in all material respects with the applicable Installer Agreement and Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreement and in all material respects with all Applicable Law, including any applicable usury laws and Credit Protection Laws and (ii) shall not require consent or approval of, or notice to, any Person (except such consents or approvals that have already been obtained and are in full force and effect, or such notices that have already been delivered).

 

(c)            Borrower has no knowledge of any actual or imminent Insolvency Proceeding of any Approved Capital Partner.

 

(d)            Each Originated Customer Loan (except with respect to Originated Customer Loans representing an immaterial portion of the total Originated Customer Loans) and all related Installer Agreements and Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreements shall have been duly authorized, are in full force and effect and shall represent a legal, or valid and binding payment obligation of the parties thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy or insolvency laws and general principles of equity.

 

(e)            Borrower represents and warrants that (i) each Installer Advance made by Borrower constitutes an advance by Borrower of an amount less than or equal to Originated Customer Loan Funded Amount by an Approved Capital Partner and no Approved Capital Partner shall be obligated to originate an Originated Customer Loan prior to the satisfaction of the “Substantial Completion”, “Final Completion,” “PTO Completion” and the Approved Capital Partner Funding Conditions in respect of the Home Improvement Project financed pursuant to such Originated Customer Loans and in accordance with the applicable Installer Agreement and (ii) the aggregate amount funded (or deemed funded, to the extent of any set-offs or netting) by each Approved Capital Partner for each applicable Originated Customer Loan shall be the Originated Customer Loan Funded Amount for such Originated Customer Loan.

 

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(f)             To Borrower’s knowledge, the property and services giving rise to each Originated Customer Loan has been delivered or rendered to the applicable Customer with respect thereto or to such Customer’s agent.

 

(g)            Each Originated Customer Loan represents a bona fide transaction created by the lending of money by the Approved Capital Partner to the applicable Customer thereunder that has been facilitated by Borrower in the ordinary course of the business in each case pursuant to the applicable Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreement and the documents contemplated thereby, including the loan agreement entered into between the Approved Capital Partner and the Customer. Borrower arranges for the origination of Originated Customer Loans in compliance in all material respects with the applicable Approved Capital Partner Underwriting Policy issued by its respective Approved Capital Partner and in accordance in all material respects with the Approved Capital Partner Funding Conditions.

 

(h)            Each Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreement establishes committed obligations on the part of each applicable Approved Capital Partner to originate Originated Customer Loans meeting the conditions and criteria of the Approved Capital Partner Underwriting Policies upon the satisfaction of the “Substantial Completion”, “Final Completion”, “PTO Completion” and the Approved Capital Partner Funding Conditions in respect of the Home Improvement Project financed pursuant to such Originated Customer Loan, and no other condition or document shall be required to be satisfied or delivered in order for Approved Capital Partner to originate such Originated Customer Loan.

 

4.5          Litigation. Other than as set forth in the Perfection Certificate or as disclosed to Bank pursuant to Section 5.3(k), there are no actions, investigations or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer, threatened in writing by or against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries involving more than, individually, $250,000, or in the aggregate, $2,500,000.

 

4.6          Financial Statements; Financial Condition. All consolidated financial statements for Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries delivered to Bank fairly present in all material respects Borrower’s consolidated and consolidating financial condition and Borrower’s consolidated and consolidating results of operations for the periods covered thereby, subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosures.

 

4.7          Solvency. On a consolidated and consolidating basis, the fair salable value of Borrower’s assets (including goodwill minus disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of Borrower’s liabilities; Borrower is not left with unreasonably small capital after the transactions in this Agreement; and Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries are able to pay their debts (including trade debts) as they mature.

 

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4.8          Regulatory Compliance. Borrower is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Borrower is not engaged as one of its important activities in extending credit for margin stock (under Regulations X, T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors). Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (a) have complied in all material respects with all Applicable Law, and (b) have not violated any Applicable Law the violation of which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business or operations. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have duly complied with, and their respective facilities, business, assets, property, leaseholds, real property and Equipment are in compliance with, Environmental Laws, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business or operations; there have been no outstanding citations, notices or orders of non-compliance issued to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or relating to their respective facilities, businesses, assets, property, leaseholds, real property or Equipment under such Environmental Laws. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all consents, approvals and authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with, and given all notices to, all Governmental Authorities that are necessary to continue their respective businesses as currently conducted, except where the failure to obtain or make or file the same would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business or operations.

 

4.9          Subsidiaries; Investments. Borrower does not own any stock, partnership, or other ownership interest or other equity securities except for Permitted Investments.

 

4.10        Tax Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions.

 

(a)            Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed, or submitted extensions for, all required Tax returns and reports, and Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have timely paid all foreign, federal, state and local Taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries except (i) to the extent such Taxes are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted, so long as such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor, (ii) to the extent that the failure file such tax returns and reports or pay such Taxes could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business or operations or (iii) as set forth on the Perfection Certificate delivered as of the Effective Date. Borrower is unaware of any claims or adjustments proposed for any of Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiary’s prior tax years which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business or operations.

 

(b)            Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have paid all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms, and neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has withdrawn from participation in, and has not permitted partial or complete termination of, or permitted the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any such plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other Governmental Authority.

 

4.11        Full Disclosure. No written representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in any report, certificate or written statement given to Bank, as of the date such representation, warranty, or other statement was made, taken together with all such reports, certificates and written statements given to Bank, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained in the reports, certificates or written statements not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made (it being recognized by Bank that the projections and forecasts provided by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in good faith and based upon reasonable assumptions are not viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such projections and forecasts may differ from the projected or forecasted results).

 

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4.12       Sanctions. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is: (a) in violation of any Sanctions; or (b) a Sanctioned Person. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, agents or Affiliates: (i) conducts any business or engages in any transaction or dealing with any Sanctioned Person, including making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Sanctioned Person; (ii) deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to any Sanctions; (iii) engages in or conspires to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in any Sanctions; or (iv) otherwise engages in any transaction that could reasonably be expected to cause Bank to violate any Sanctions.

 

5.            AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Borrower shall do, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to do, all of the following:

 

5.1           Use of Proceeds. Cause the proceeds of the Tranche 1 Term Loans to be used solely as set forth in Section 2.2(d), and cause the proceeds of the Tranche 2 Term Loans to be used solely as set forth in the Rollover Agreement.

 

5.2          Government Compliance.

 

(a)            Maintain its and all of its Subsidiaries’ legal existence (except as permitted under Section 6.3 with respect to Subsidiaries only) and good standing in their respective jurisdictions of formation and maintain qualification in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business or operations.

 

(b)            Comply, and have each Subsidiary comply, in all material respects, with all laws, ordinances and regulations to which it is subject.

 

(c)            Obtain all of the Governmental Approvals necessary for the performance by Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries of their obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, including any grant of a security interest to Bank. Borrower shall promptly provide copies of any such obtained Governmental Approvals to Bank.

 

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5.3          Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates. Deliver to Bank:

 

(a)            Monthly Agings Report. Within thirty (30) days after the end of each month, a report of a Responsible Officer of Borrower in form and substance satisfactory to Bank setting forth monthly accounts receivable agings (the “Monthly Agings Report”).

 

(b)            Monthly Cancellation Report. Within thirty (30) days after the end of each month, a Monthly Cancellation Report of a Responsible Officer of Borrower.

 

(c)            Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days after the end of each quarter, a company prepared consolidated and consolidating balance sheet and income statement covering Borrower’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ operations for such quarter certified by a Responsible Officer and in a form reasonably acceptable to the Bank.

 

(d)            Annual Audited Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within one-hundred and eighty (180) days following the end of Borrower’s fiscal year, audited consolidated and consolidating financial statements prepared under GAAP, consistently applied, together with an unqualified opinion on the financial statements from an independent certified public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to Bank. Notwithstanding the foregoing, documents required to be delivered under this Section 5.3(e) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which Borrower, Parent, or any of their respective Subsidiaries files such documents with the SEC and such documents are publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR filing system or any successor thereto, provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly provide such documents to Bank following Bank’s request therefor;

 

(e)            Compliance Certificate. Within 30 days after the last day of each month and together with each of the statements set forth in Section 5.3(d) and (e), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying that as of the end of such month or year (as applicable), Borrower was in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and setting forth calculations showing compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 5.9(a), including, without limitation, current as of the delivery date of such Compliance Certificate, the aggregate amount of Borrower Purchased Customer Loans and the applicable capital partners therefor;

 

(f)            Operating Budget and Financial Projections.

 

(i)            Within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower, and contemporaneously with any updates or amendments thereto, (A) annual operating budgets (including income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements, by month) for the upcoming fiscal year of Borrower, and (B) annual financial projections for the following fiscal year (on a monthly basis), in each case as approved by the Board, together with any related business forecasts used in the preparation of such annual financial projections; and

 

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(ii)            Within 10 Business Days after the end of each month, a projection model of the Borrower’s cash flows for the upcoming thirteen (13) week period, in form and level of detail reasonably satisfactory to Bank;

 

(g)            SEC Filings. In the event that Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries becomes subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act within five (5) days of filing, notification of the filing and copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries with the SEC, any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the SEC or with any national securities exchange, or distributed to its shareholders, as the case may be. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which Borrower, Parent, and/or any of their respective Subsidiaries files such documents with the SEC and such documents are publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR filing system or any successor thereto, provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly provide such documents to Bank following Bank’s request therefor;

 

(h)            Security Holder Reports. Within five (5) days of delivery, copies of all material statements, reports and notices made available to Borrower’s security holders; provided that with respect to any materials provided to members of Borrower’s Board, Borrower may redact (i) any portions of such materials that are subject to attorney-client privilege, and (ii) any portions of such materials that result in a conflict of interest between Borrower, on the one hand, and Bank, on the other hand, in each case, as determined in good faith by Borrower;

 

(i)             Beneficial Ownership Information. Prompt written notice of any changes to the beneficial ownership information set out in Section 9 of the Perfection Certificate; provided that, upon the Borrower’s delivery of a written certification to Bank that the public-company exemption applies to the requirement of Borrower to deliver notices of changes to its beneficial ownership information, Borrower shall have no obligation to provide further changes to beneficial ownership information so long as such exemption continues to apply.

 

(j)             Legal Action Reporting.

 

(i)            Prompt written notice of any legal actions, investigations or proceedings pending or threatened in writing against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to result in damages or costs to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of, individually, $250,000 or more or in the aggregate, $2,500,000.00 or more; and

 

(ii)            Upon the reasonable request of the Bank (not to exceed one (1) request in any thirty (30) day period), statements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Bank, regarding fees, expenses, and costs related to pending litigation of the Borrower (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) and any claims for which the Borrower has indemnified another Person.

 

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(k)            Tort Claim Notice. If Borrower shall acquire a commercial tort claim with a value individually of at least $500,000, or commercial tort claims in the aggregate with a value of at least $1,000,000, Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in a writing signed by Borrower of the general details thereof and grant to Bank in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank;

 

(l)             Government Filings. Within five (5) Business Days after the same are sent or received, copies of all material correspondence, reports, documents and other filings by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any Governmental Authority, other than Routine Inquiries, regarding compliance with or maintenance of material Governmental Approvals or Applicable Law that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on any of the material Governmental Approvals or otherwise on the business of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(m)            Registered Organization. If Borrower is not a Registered Organization as of the Effective Date but later becomes one, promptly notify Bank of such occurrence and provide Bank with Borrower’s organizational identification number;

 

(n)            Default; MAE. Prompt written notice of the occurrence of a Default, Event of Default or any event or condition that has had or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Change;

 

(o)            Certain Material Contracts. Promptly, from time to time upon the Bank’s request copies of any (i) Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreements (to the extent not subject to confidentiality obligations, which such confidentiality obligations have not been waived by the relevant Approved Capital Partner after good faith efforts by Borrower; provided that Borrower may redact pricing and other competitively sensitive information from such agreements), (ii) Installer Agreements and (iii) agreements relating to Originated Customer Loans, together with all schedules, exhibits, annexes or other attachments thereto, provided that the relevant Approved Capital Partner has provided any necessary consents for such disclosure (it being agreed that Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such necessary consent for disclosure) and that all personally identifiable information or other private customer information has been redacted or Borrower and Bank mutually agree that such information need not be redacted; and

 

(p)            Other Information. Promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or compliance with the terms of any Loan Documents as reasonably requested by Bank.

 

5.4          Originated Customer Loans.

 

(a)            Maintain commercially reasonable credit underwriting and operating standards, including with respect to each Originated Customer Loan, the completion of a commercially reasonable underwriting process of the applicable Installer and the applicable Customer (respectively) and the determination that the credit history of such Installer and Customer is and will be satisfactory.

 

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(b)            (i) Maintain, and cause Installers to maintain, a complete, accurate and up-to-date record of all documentation executed and delivered in connection with each Originated Customer Loan; (ii) subject to Section 5.6, provide to Bank the right to access and review at all times, on reasonable notice, any and all such documentation held by Borrower together with any other data and other information related thereto as may be inputted to or stored within Borrower’s Books, computers and/or computer records including diskettes, databases, tapes, platforms, applications and other computer software and computer systems; (iii) subject to Section 5.6, promptly upon Bank’s reasonable request, furnish Bank with copies of any of the foregoing (other than Originated Customer Loans or related loan documentation).

 

(c)            Promptly notify Bank of all material disputes or claims relating to any Originated Customer Loan other than routine disputes or claims received in the ordinary course of business that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on a material number of the Originated Customer Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, any (i) cancellation or (ii) change of orders, in either case, which (x) relates to Home Improvement Projects and (y) occurs in the ordinary course of business.

 

(d)            Borrower shall, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Approved Capital Partner and each Installer to, deliver and transmit all amounts to be paid or paid to Borrower in connection with any Originated Customer Loan (including the Originated Customer Loan Funded Amount) into a Deposit Account maintained with Bank.

 

5.5          Taxes; Pensions.

 

(a)            Timely file, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely file (in each case, unless subject to a valid extension), all required Tax returns and reports and timely pay, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely pay, all foreign, federal, state and local Taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, except (i) to the extent such Taxes are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted, so long as such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor, or (ii) to the extent that the failure file such tax returns and reports or pay such Taxes could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business or operations.

 

(b)            Timely pay, and require each of its Subsidiaries to pay, all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms.

 

5.6          Access to Collateral; Books and Records.

 

(a)            At reasonable times, on five (5) Business Days’ notice (provided no notice is required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), Bank, or its agents, shall have the right to inspect the Collateral and the right to audit and copy Borrower’s Books. Such inspections and audits shall be conducted no more often than once every twelve (12) months, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing in which case such inspections and audits shall occur as often as Bank shall determine is necessary. The foregoing inspections and audits shall be conducted at Borrower’s expense and the charge therefor shall be $1,000.00 per person per day plus reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses to the extent that such expenses and charges shall not exceed $50,000 per annum in the aggregate. In the event Borrower and Bank schedule an audit more than eight (8) days in advance, and Borrower cancels or seeks to or reschedules the audit with less than eight (8) days written notice to Bank, then (without limiting any of Bank’s rights or remedies) Borrower shall pay Bank a fee of $2,000.00 plus any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Bank to compensate Bank for the anticipated costs and expenses of the cancellation or rescheduling.

 

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(b)            (i) Keep proper books of records and account, at the location listed in Section 2(b) of the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Effective Date (or such other location approved in writing by Bank in its sole discretion), in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all Applicable Law in all material respects shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities, (ii) set up and maintain on its books such reserves as may be required by GAAP with respect to doubtful Originated Customer Loans and all Taxes, assessments, charges, levies and claims and with respect to its business and (iii) maintain a revenue recognition method in accordance with GAAP.

 

(c)            Borrower shall maintain at all times (other than for ordinary maintenance, updates and upgrades) the “Arix” software platform for the facilitation as well as the origination of Originated Customer Loans (the “Platform”). The Platform will check each applicant’s eligibility for membership with each applicable Approved Capital Partner (if such Approved Capital Partner is a credit union) in accordance with the Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreement. The Platform will perform the credit application processing, credit history review, and initial credit decisioning, as well as the generation of the complete loan documentation and the credit union membership application, in conformance with the Approved Capital Partner Underwriting Policies. In the event an application for a Customer is processed, the Platform will generate the application and the loan documents therefor and provide them to the applicable Approved Capital Partner through a secure site.

 

5.7          Insurance. Subject to Section 5.16:

 

(a)            Keep its business and the Collateral insured for risks and in amounts as customarily are insured against by other Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses as Borrower and as Bank may reasonably request. Insurance policies shall be in a form, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies that are not Affiliates of Borrower, and in amounts that are satisfactory to Bank.

 

(b)            All property policies shall have a lender’s loss payable endorsement showing Bank as lender loss payee. All liability policies shall show, or have endorsements showing, Bank as an additional insured. Bank shall be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured with respect to any such insurance providing coverage in respect of any Collateral.

 

(c)            Ensure that proceeds payable under any property policy are, at Bank’s option, payable to Bank on account of the Obligations.

 

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(d)            At Bank’s request, Borrower shall deliver certified copies of insurance policies and evidence of all premium payments. Each provider of any such insurance required under this Section 5.7 shall agree, by endorsement upon the policy or policies issued by it or by independent instruments furnished to Bank, that it will give Bank thirty (30) days’ prior written notice before any such policy or policies shall be canceled or altered in any material respect. If Borrower fails to obtain insurance as required under this Section 5.7 or to pay any amount or furnish any required proof of payment to third persons and Bank, Bank may make all or part of such payment or obtain such insurance policies required in this Section 5.7, and take any action under the policies Bank deems prudent.

 

5.8          Accounts.

 

(a)            Maintain unrestricted cash balances, in an aggregate amount equal to the greater of (a) during the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the date that is two weeks after the Effective Date, $20 million and (b) at all times thereafter, the greater of (x) $20 million and (y) 75% of the Borrower’s cash on a consolidated basis, in the Borrower’s and any of its Subsidiaries’ operating accounts, depository accounts and excess cash with Bank or Bank’s Affiliates.

 

(b)            In addition to and without limiting the restrictions in (a), Borrower shall provide Bank five (5) days’ prior written notice before establishing any Collateral Account at or with any bank or financial institution other than Bank or Bank’s Affiliates. For each such Collateral Account that Borrower at any time maintains (including for the avoidance of doubt any Collateral Account maintained by Borrower as of the Effective Date), Borrower shall on and after the date that is forty-five (45) calendar days after the Effective Date (or such longer period as Bank shall agree in its reasonable discretion) cause the applicable bank or financial institution (other than Bank) at or with which any Collateral Account is maintained to execute and deliver a Control Agreement or other appropriate instrument with respect to such Collateral Account to perfect Bank’s Lien in such Collateral Account in accordance with the terms hereunder which Control Agreement may not be terminated without the prior written consent of Bank. The provisions of the previous sentence shall not apply to any Excluded Account.

 

5.9          Financial Covenants.

 

(a)            Liquidity. Maintain on the last day of any calendar month, subject to periodic reporting, Liquidity in an amount equal to $20,000,000.00.

 

5.10        Protection and Registration of Intellectual Property Rights.

 

(a)            (i) Protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of Borrower’s and each Subsidiary’s Intellectual Property, except to the extent that such failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business or operations; (ii) promptly advise Bank in writing of infringements or any other event that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the value Borrower’s and each Subsidiary’s Intellectual Property; and (iii) not allow any Intellectual Property material to Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s business to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without Bank’s written consent.

 

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(b)            If Borrower (i) obtains any Patent, registered Trademark, registered Copyright, registered mask work, or any pending application for any of the foregoing, whether as owner, licensee or otherwise, or (ii) applies for any Patent or the registration of any Trademark, then Borrower shall provide written notice thereof to Bank within one (1) Business Day and shall execute such intellectual property security agreements and other documents and take such other actions as Bank may request in its commercially reasonable discretion to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in favor of Bank in such property within five (5) Business Days of such request. If Borrower intends to register any Copyrights or mask works in the United States Copyright Office, Borrower shall: (x) provide Bank with at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice of Borrower’s registration of such Copyrights or mask works together with a copy of the application it intends to file with the United States Copyright Office (excluding exhibits thereto); (y) prior to the date of registration of the Copyrights or mask works described in (x), execute an intellectual property security agreement and such other documents and take such other actions as Bank may request in its commercially reasonable discretion to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in favor of Bank in such Copyrights or mask works; and (z) record such intellectual property security agreement with the United States Copyright Office contemporaneously with filing the Copyright or mask work application(s) with the United States Copyright Office. Borrower shall promptly provide to Bank copies of all applications that it files for Patents or for the registration of Trademarks, Copyrights or mask works, together with evidence of the recording of the intellectual property security agreement required for Bank to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in such property.

 

(c)            Provide written notice to Bank within ten (10) Business Days of entering or becoming bound by any Restricted License (other than over-the-counter software that is commercially available to the public). Borrower shall take such steps as Bank requests to obtain the consent of, or waiver by, any person whose consent or waiver is necessary for (i) any such Restricted License to be deemed “Collateral” and for Bank to have a security interest in it that might otherwise be restricted or prohibited by law or by the terms of any such Restricted License, whether now existing or entered into in the future, and (ii) Bank to have the ability in the event of a liquidation of any Collateral to dispose of such Collateral in accordance with Bank’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

5.11        Litigation Cooperation. From the date hereof and continuing through the termination of this Agreement, make available to Bank, without expense to Bank, Borrower and its officers, employees and agents and Borrower’s books and records, to the extent that Bank may deem them reasonably necessary to prosecute or defend any third-party suit or proceeding instituted by or against Bank with respect to any Collateral or relating to Borrower.

 

5.12        [Reserved].

 

5.13        Formation or Acquisition of Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding and without limiting the negative covenants contained in Sections 6.3 and 6.7 hereof, at the time that Borrower forms any Subsidiary or acquires any Subsidiary after the Effective Date (including, without limitation, pursuant to a Division), Borrower shall (a) cause such new Subsidiary to provide to Bank a guaranty to become a guarantor hereunder (as determined by Bank in its sole discretion), together with documentation, all in form and substance satisfactory to Bank (including being sufficient to grant Bank a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the assets of such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary), (b) provide to Bank appropriate certificates and powers and financing statements, pledging all of the direct or beneficial ownership interest in such new Subsidiary, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank; and (c) provide to Bank all other documentation in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, including one or more opinions of counsel satisfactory to Bank, which in its opinion is appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above; provided however clauses (a), (b) and (c) under this Section 5.13 hereof shall not be applicable to any Permitted Warehouse SPV. Any document, agreement, or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section 5.13 shall be a Loan Document.

 

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5.14        Further Assurances. (a) Execute any further instruments and take such further action as Bank reasonably requests to perfect, protect, ensure the priority of or continue Bank’s Lien on the Collateral or to effect the purposes of this Agreement and (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause within 60 days of the Effective Date (i) the termination of each UCC-1 financing statement filed in relation to the Existing Credit Facility existing prior to the date hereof naming Borrower as debtor, except for those in respect of Permitted Liens and (ii) the delivery to Bank of a duly executed landlord’s consent in favor of Bank for the Borrower’s headquarters location in Charlotte, NC, by the respective landlord thereof, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank.

 

5.15        Sanctions. (a) Not, and not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in any of the activities described in Section 4.11 in the future; (b) not, and not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, become a Sanctioned Person; (c) ensure that the proceeds of the Obligations are not used to violate any Sanctions; and (d) deliver to Bank any certification or other evidence requested from time to time by Bank in its sole discretion, confirming each such Person’s compliance with this Section 5.15. In addition, have implemented, and will consistently apply while this Agreement is in effect, procedures to ensure that the representations and warranties in Section 4.11 remain true and correct while this Agreement is in effect.

 

5.16        Post-Closing Obligations. To the extent not actually delivered on the Effective Date, Borrower shall deliver to Bank:

 

(a)            on or by the date that is 90 days after the Effective Date (or such later date as Bank may approve in its discretion), evidence satisfactory to Bank that the insurance policies and endorsements required by Section 5.7 hereof are in full force and effect, together with appropriate evidence showing lender loss payable and additional insured clauses or endorsements in favor of Bank; and

 

(b)            on or by the date that is 30 days after the Effective Date (or such later date as Bank may approve in its discretion), Borrower shall deliver to Bank copies of all Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreements in effect as of the Effective Date, provided that Borrower may redact pricing and other competitively sensitive information from such agreements.

 

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6.            NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

Borrower (and in the case of Section 6.14, each of Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc., SL Financial Holdings, Inc., SL Financial Investor I LLC and SL Financial II LLC) shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, do any of the following without Bank’s prior written consent:

 

6.1           Dispositions. Convey, sell, lease, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of (including, without limitation, pursuant to a Division) (collectively, “Transfer”), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any part of its business or property, except for (a) Transfers of Inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) Transfers of worn-out or obsolete Equipment that is, in the reasonable judgment of Borrower, no longer economically practicable to maintain or use in the ordinary course of business of Borrower; (c) Transfers consisting of Permitted Liens and Permitted Investments; (d) Transfers consisting of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries use or transfer of money or Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business in a manner that is not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; (e) Transfers consisting of the sale or issuance of any stock, partnership, membership, or other ownership interest or other equity securities of Borrower that would not otherwise result in an Event of Default under this Agreement; (f) Transfers of non-exclusive licenses for the use of the property of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (g) any Transfer of Borrower Purchased Customer Loans so long as (i) such Transfer is made in accordance with the terms and conditions of a purchase agreement entered into between the Permitted Warehouse SPV and Borrower consistent with industry norms (each a “Purchase Agreement”), (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such Transfer, (iii) all cash proceeds from the sale of such Borrower Purchased Customer Loans are received by Borrower concurrently with such sale, and (iv) the purchase price shall be paid pursuant to the Purchase Agreement in cash and, as applicable, pursuant a capital contribution that is permitted by clause (h) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”; (h) any Transfer of Borrower Purchased Customer Loans to Persons that are not Permitted Warehouse SPVs so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such Transfer, and (ii) not less than 95% of the proceeds from the sale of such Borrower Purchased Customer Loans are received in cash by Borrower concurrently with such sale.

 

6.2          Changes in Business, Management, Control, or Business Locations. (a) Engage in or permit any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any business other than the businesses currently engaged in by Borrower and such Subsidiary, as applicable, or reasonably related thereto, including the purchase of Borrower Purchased Customer Loans; (b) wind up, liquidate, dissolve or dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to wind up, liquidate, dissolve or dispose of all or substantially all of their respective property or business (other than any Permitted Warehouse SPV, which shall be permitted so wind up, liquidate, dissolve or dispose of all or substantially of its property or business into or to Borrower); (c) fail to provide notice to Bank of the Key Person departing from or ceasing to be employed by Borrower within five (5) Business Days after his departure from Borrower; (d) permit, allow or suffer to occur any Change in Control; or (e) without at least 30 days prior written notice to Bank, (i) add any new offices or business locations, including warehouses (unless such new offices or business locations contain less than $250,000.00 in Borrower’s assets or property) or deliver any portion of the Collateral valued, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $250,000.00 to a bailee at a location other than to a bailee and at a location already disclosed in the Perfection Certificate, (ii) change its jurisdiction of organization, (iii) change, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to change, its respective organizational structure or type, (iv) change, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to change, its legal name, or (v) change, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to change, any organizational number (if any) assigned by its jurisdiction of organization.

 

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6.3          Mergers or Acquisitions. Merge or consolidate, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge or consolidate, with any other Person, or acquire, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to acquire, all or substantially all of the stock, partnership, membership, or other ownership interest or other equity securities or property of another Person (including, without limitation, by the formation of any Subsidiary or pursuant to a Division). A Subsidiary may merge or consolidate into Borrower or another Subsidiary into Borrower.

 

6.4          Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume, or be liable for any Indebtedness, or permit any Subsidiary to do so, other than Permitted Indebtedness.

 

6.5          Encumbrance. Create, incur, allow, or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its property, or assign or convey any right to receive income, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, or permit any Collateral not to be subject to the first priority security interest granted herein, in each case except for Permitted Liens.

 

6.6          Maintenance of Collateral Accounts. Maintain any Collateral Account except pursuant to the terms of Section 5.8.

 

6.7          Distributions; Investments.

 

(a)            Pay any dividends or make any distribution or payment or redeem, retire or purchase any stock, partnership, membership, or other ownership interest or other equity securities; except that, so long as in each case (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (y) each of the covenants set forth in Section 5.9 shall be satisfied on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such transaction:

 

(i)            Borrower may make Tax Distributions (which such Tax Distributions may be paid no more frequently than quarterly) due to Borrower being partnership or a disregarded entity under the United States Internal Revenue Code;

 

(ii)            Borrower may make non-cash PIK dividends to holders of its Class A Units (whenever issued) or other class of preferred units issued after the Effective Date for bona fide capital raising purposes on terms negotiated at arm’s length, all as contemplated by and pursuant to the terms of Borrower’s operating agreement, as it currently exists or as it may be amended or amended and restated from time to time;

 

(iii)            [Reserved];

 

(iv)            Borrower may repurchase the equity interests owned by former employees and service providers pursuant to stock repurchase agreements as long as an Event of Default does not exist prior to such repurchase or would not exist after giving effect to such repurchase, in an aggregate amount in cash not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) in any fiscal year; and

 

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(v)            Borrower or any Subsidiary may make payments in respect of amounts or accrued obligations (including, without limitation, under incentive compensation programs and employee benefit plans) from time to time to “employees” or consultants or other Persons on account of or in respect of services performed from time to time, including to Persons who are also equity owners of Borrower and to whom payment for services would be construed as a “guaranteed payment” instead of W-2 compensation (and who therefore may not be “employees” per se) under applicable federal and state tax laws and regulations, and including amounts payable to compensate for additional tax liability imposed upon such Persons on account of their status as equity owners and not employees per se; provided that the aggregate amount of payments under this clause (vi) shall not exceed Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand ($7,500,000) in any fiscal year.

 

(b)            Directly or indirectly make any Investment (including, without limitation, by the formation of any Subsidiary) other than Permitted Investments, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except in each case as permitted under Section 5.13.

 

6.8          Transactions with Affiliates. Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any material transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower, except for transactions that are (i) in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to Borrower than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-affiliated Person, or (ii) set forth on the Perfection Certificate delivered as of the Effective Date.

 

6.9          Negative Pledge Clauses. Enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement (or permit any Subsidiary to enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement) that prohibits or limits the ability of Borrower to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon, or power of attorney over, any of its property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) any requirements of law, (c) agreements governing any purchase money Liens or capital lease obligations otherwise permitted by this Agreement (so long as any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby), (d) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to Permitted Indebtedness so long as (i) such restrictions or conditions apply only to property or assets securing such Permitted Indebtedness and (ii) the Lien over such property or assets is a Permitted Lien, (e) the Loan Program Agreements, and (f) the Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreements.

 

6.10        Compliance. (a) Become an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or undertake as one of its important activities extending credit to purchase or carry margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), or use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for that purpose; (b)(i) fail to meet the minimum funding requirements of ERISA, (ii) permit a Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction, as defined in ERISA, to occur, (iii) fail to comply with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act or (iv) violate any other law or regulation, if the foregoing subclauses (i) through (iv), individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower’s business or operations, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so; or (c) withdraw or permit any Subsidiary to withdraw from participation in, permit partial or complete termination of, or permit the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plan which would reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other Governmental Authority.

 

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6.11        Material Amendments. (a) Suspend, terminate or make provisional in any way, any material Governmental Approval granted to Borrower; (b) make, or agree to make (to the extent Borrower has consent rights in connection therewith), any material modification, amendment or waiver of any of the material terms or provisions of any of Borrower’s organizational documents or (c) make, or agree to make, or otherwise permit, any material modification, amendment or waiver of any of the terms or provisions of any Material Contract other than any modification, amendment or waiver to Permitted Indebtedness.

 

6.12        Separateness. (a) Fail, or fail to cause each Permitted Warehouse SPV, to satisfy customary formalities for such entity, including, as applicable (i) to the extent required by Applicable Law, the holding of regular board of members’, managers’, directors’ and shareholders’ meetings or action by members, managers, directors or shareholders without a meeting, (ii) the maintenance of separate books and records and (iii) the maintenance of separate bank accounts in its own name; (b) make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than Permitted Warehouse SPVs who are the applicable obligor with respect to such liability) to make, any payment to a creditor of any Permitted Warehouse SPV in respect of any liability of any Permitted Warehouse SPV, unless expressly permitted hereunder, and no Permitted Warehouse Account or funds of any Permitted Warehouse SPV shall be permitted to be commingled with any bank account or funds of Borrower or any of its other Subsidiaries for longer than three (3) Business Days; (c) fail to cause any financial statements distributed to any creditors of any Permitted Warehouse SPV to clearly establish or indicate that the assets of such Permitted Warehouse SPV are not available to satisfy the obligations of its parent (and vice versa); (d) take, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to take, any action, or conduct its affairs in a manner, which is likely to result in the separate legal existence of Borrower or any Permitted Warehouse SPV being ignored, or in the assets and liabilities of Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any Permitted Warehouse SPV being substantively consolidated with those of any other Person in a bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding.

 

6.13       Capital Expenditures. Make any plant or fixed capital expenditures, or any commitments therefor, or purchase or lease any real or personal assets or replacement Equipment in excess of $3,000,000 in aggregate amount in any fiscal year other than capital expenditures related to capitalized software costs including with respect to development of Borrower’s Orange® platform.

 

6.14        Holding Company Activities. Each of Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc., SL Financial Holdings, Inc., SL Financial Investor I LLC and SL Financial II LLC shall not acquire any material assets other than cash or Cash Equivalents in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and the equity interests of each of its existing direct Subsidiaries, and shall not engage in any activities or voluntarily incur any new liabilities other than incidental or reasonably related to the foregoing and otherwise in the ordinary course of business (including, without limitation, public holding company activities) consistent with past practice.

 

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7.            EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

Any one of the following shall constitute an event of default (an “Event of Default”) under this Agreement:

 

7.1          Payment Default. Borrower fails to (a) make any payment of principal or interest on any Credit Extension on its due date, or (b) pay any other Obligations within three (3) Business Days after the Bank notifies the Borrower of such failure. During the cure period, the failure to make or pay any payment specified under clause (b) hereunder is not an Event of Default (but no Credit Extension will be made during the cure period);

 

7.2          Other Credit Agreements. Borrower, under any other agreement governing funded indebtedness (including any refinancing facility) in an aggregate outstanding amount of $5,000,000 or more that, in each case, results in the acceleration of such indebtedness, (a) fails to make any payment of principal or interest or (b) triggers any material event of default.

 

7.3          Covenant Default.

 

(a)            (i) Any Loan Party fails or neglects to perform any obligation in Sections 5.1, 5.2(a), 5.3(a)-(h), 5.3(l), 5.3(n), 5.4(d) (as it relates to Borrower’s making of payments), 5.5, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.13, 5.15 or 5.16 or violates any covenant in Section 6 or (ii) any of the entities described in Section 6.14 violates the covenant set forth in Section 6.14; or

 

(b)            Any Loan Party fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any Loan Documents, and as to any default (other than those specified in this Section 7) under such other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement that can be cured, has failed to cure the default within thirty (30) days of the occurrence thereof (but no Credit Extensions shall be made during such cure period). Cure periods provided under this section shall not apply, among other things, to financial covenants or any other covenants that are required to be satisfied, completed or tested by a date certain or any covenants set forth in clause (a) above;

 

7.4          [Reserved].

 

7.5          Attachment; Levy; Restraint on Business.

 

(a)            (i) The attachment by trustee or similar process of any funds of Borrower or any Subsidiary individually or in the aggregate, of at least $250,000, or (ii) a notice of lien or levy is filed against any of Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ assets individually or in the aggregate, of at least $250,000 by any Governmental Authority, and the same under subclauses (i) and (ii) hereof are not, within ten (10) Business Days after the occurrence thereof, discharged or stayed (whether through the posting of a bond or otherwise); provided, however, no Credit Extensions shall be made during any ten (10) day cure period; or

 

(b)            (i) any material portion of Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ assets is attached, seized, levied on, or comes into possession of a trustee or receiver, or (ii) any court order enjoins, restrains, or prevents Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from conducting all or any material part of its business;

 

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7.6          Insolvency. (a) Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries fails to be solvent as described under Section 4.7 hereof; (b) an involuntary proceeding has been commenced or an involuntary petition has been filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization, or other relief in respect of any Loan Party or any of its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator, or other similar official for any Loan Party, or for a substantial part of its assets, and in any such case, such proceeding has continued undismissed for sixty (60) days or an order or decree approving any of the foregoing has been entered; or (c) any Loan Party has (i) voluntarily commenced any proceeding or filed any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, or any relief under any federal, state, or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consented to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any involuntary proceeding or petition described in the clause immediately above, (iii) applied for or consented to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator, or similar official for any Loan Party or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) filed an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, or (v) made a general assignment for the benefit of creditors.

 

7.7          Loan Program Agreements with the Bank. There is a material event of default by the Borrower, any of Borrower’s Subsidiaries under any Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreement to which Borrower or any of Borrower’s Subsidiaries is a party with the Bank.

 

7.8          Other Agreements with the Bank. There is a material event of default by any Loan Party or any of Borrower’s Subsidiaries under any agreement to which any Loan Party or any of Borrower’s Subsidiaries is a party with the Bank.

 

7.9          [Reserved].

 

7.10        Judgments; Penalties. One or more fines, penalties or final judgments, orders or decrees for the payment of money in an amount, individually or in the aggregate, of at least $1,000,000.00 (not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which liability has been accepted by such insurance carrier) shall be rendered against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by any Governmental Authority, and the same are not, within ten (10) Business Days after the entry, assessment or issuance thereof, discharged, or after execution thereof, or stayed pending appeal, or such judgments are not discharged prior to the expiration of any such stay (provided that no Credit Extensions will be made prior to the discharge, or stay of such fine, penalty, judgment, order or decree);

 

7.11        Misrepresentations. Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Person acting for Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries makes any representation, warranty, or other statement now or later in this Agreement, any Loan Document or in any writing delivered to Bank or to induce Bank to enter this Agreement or any Loan Document, and such representation, warranty, or other statement is incorrect in any material respect when made (it being agreed and acknowledged by Bank that the projections and forecasts provided by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in good faith and based upon reasonable assumptions are not viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such projections and forecasts may differ from the projected or forecasted results);

 

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7.12        Lien Priority. There is a material impairment in the perfection or priority of Bank’s security interest in the Collateral;

 

7.13        Guaranty. (a) Any guaranty of any Obligations terminates or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect; (b) Guarantor does not perform any obligation or covenant under any guaranty of the Obligations; (c) any circumstance described in Sections 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, or 7.8 of this Agreement occurs with respect to Guarantor, (d) the liquidation, winding up, or termination of existence of Guarantor; or (e) (i) a material impairment in the perfection or priority of Bank’s Lien in the collateral provided by Guarantor or in the value of such collateral or (ii) a material adverse change in the general affairs, management, results of operation, condition (financial or otherwise) or the prospect of repayment of the Obligations occurs with respect to Guarantor.

 

7.14        Governmental Approvals. Any material Governmental Approval shall have been (a) revoked, rescinded, suspended, modified in an adverse manner or not renewed in the ordinary course for a full term or (b) subject to any decision by a Governmental Authority that designates a hearing with respect to any applications for renewal of any of such Governmental Approval or that could reasonably be expected to result in the Governmental Authority taking any of the actions described in clause (a) above, and such decision or such revocation, rescission, suspension, modification or non-renewal (i) causes, or could reasonably be expected to cause, a Material Adverse Change, or (ii) adversely affects the legal qualifications of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to hold such Governmental Approval in any applicable jurisdiction and such revocation, rescission, suspension, modification or non-renewal could reasonably be expected to affect the status of or legal qualifications of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to hold any Governmental Approval in any other jurisdiction in any material respect; or

 

7.15        Regulatory Action. The issuance or entering of any stay, order, judgment, cease and desist order, injunction, temporary restraining order, or other judicial or non-judicial sanction, order or ruling by any Governmental Authority against (a) Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely impact Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ability to continue any material aspect of its business as then currently conducted or (b) any Person that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

8.            BANK’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

 

8.1          Rights and Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Bank may, without notice or demand, do any or all of the following:

 

(a)            declare all Obligations immediately due and payable (but if an Event of Default described in Section 7.5 occurs all Obligations are immediately due and payable without any action by Bank);

 

(b)            stop advancing money or extending credit for Borrower’s benefit under this Agreement or under any other agreement between any Loan Party and Bank;

 

(c)            verify the amount of, demand payment of and performance under, and collect any amounts owing, settle or adjust disputes and claims directly with Approved Capital Partners for amounts on terms and in any order that Bank considers advisable, and notify any Person owing Borrower money of Bank’s security interest in such funds; provided Bank shall not be responsible or liable for any shortage or discrepancy in, or for any error, act, omission, or delay of any kind occurring in the settlement, failure to settle, collection or failure to collect any of the payments described in this clause (c) or for settling such payments in good faith for less than the full amount thereof, nor shall Bank be deemed to be responsible for any of Borrower’s obligations under any contract or agreement giving rise to any such payment;

 

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(d)            make any payments and do any acts it considers necessary or reasonable to protect the Collateral and/or its security interest in the Collateral. The Loan Parties shall assemble the Collateral if Bank requests and make it available as Bank designates. Bank may enter premises where the Collateral is located, take and maintain possession of any part of the Collateral, and pay, purchase, contest, or compromise any Lien which appears to be prior or superior to its security interest and pay all expenses incurred. Each Loan Party grants Bank a license to enter and occupy any of its premises, without charge, to exercise any of Bank’s rights or remedies;

 

(e)            apply to the Secured Obligations any (i) balances and deposits of any Loan Party it holds, or (ii) amounts held by Bank owing to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party;

 

(f)            ship, reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for sale, advertise for sale, and sell the Collateral. For use solely upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Bank is hereby granted a non-exclusive, royalty-free license or other right to use, without charge, Borrower’s labels, Patents, Copyrights, mask works, rights of use of any name, trade secrets, trade names, Trademarks, and advertising matter, or any similar property as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for sale, and selling any Collateral and, in connection with Bank’s exercise of its rights under this Section 8.1, each Loan Party’s rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements inure to Bank’s benefit;

 

(g)            place a “hold” on any account maintained with Bank and/or deliver a notice of exclusive control, any entitlement order, or other directions or instructions pursuant to any Control Agreement or similar agreements providing control of any Collateral;

 

(h)            demand and receive possession of any Loan Party’s Books; and

 

(i)            exercise all rights and remedies available to Bank under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the Code or any Applicable Law (including disposal of the Collateral pursuant to the terms thereof).

 

8.2          Power of Attorney. Each Loan Party hereby irrevocably appoints Bank as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, (a) exercisable upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to: (i) sign such Loan Party’s name on any invoice or bill of lading for any Account or drafts against any Person; (ii) demand, collect, sue, and give releases to any Person for monies due, settle and adjust disputes and claims directly with any applicable Person, and compromise, prosecute, or defend any action, claim, case, or proceeding about any Collateral (including filing a claim or voting a claim in any bankruptcy case in Bank’s or such Loan Party’s name, as Bank chooses); (iii) make, settle, and adjust all claims under any Loan Party’s insurance policies; (iv) pay, contest or settle any Lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, or other claim in or to the Collateral, or any judgment based thereon, or otherwise take any action to terminate or discharge the same; and (v) transfer the Collateral into the name of Bank or a third party as the Code permits; and (vi) receive, open and dispose of mail addressed to any Loan Party; and (b) regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred, to: (i) endorse any Loan Party’s name on any checks, payment instruments, or other forms of payment or security; (ii) notify any payor including any Approved Capital Partner to pay Bank directly; and (iii) sign any Loan Party’s name on any documents necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of Bank’s security interest in the Collateral. Bank’s foregoing appointment as each Loan Party’s attorney in fact, and all of Bank’s rights and powers, coupled with an interest, are irrevocable until such time as all Secured Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) have been satisfied in full, Bank is under no further obligation to make Credit Extensions and the Loan Documents have been terminated. Bank shall not incur any liability in connection with or arising from the exercise of such power of attorney and shall have no obligation to exercise any of the foregoing rights and remedies.

 

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8.3            Protective Payments. If Borrower fails to obtain the insurance called for by Section 5.7 or fails to pay any premium thereon or fails to pay any other amount which Borrower is obligated to pay under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or which may be required to preserve the Collateral, Bank may obtain such insurance or make such payment, and all amounts so paid by Bank are Bank Expenses and immediately due and payable, bearing interest at the then highest rate applicable to the Obligations, and secured by the Collateral. Bank will make reasonable efforts to provide Borrower with notice of Bank obtaining such insurance at the time it is obtained or within a reasonable time thereafter. No payments by Bank are deemed an agreement to make similar payments in the future or Bank’s waiver of any Event of Default.

 

8.4            Application of Payments and Proceeds. Bank may apply any funds in its possession, whether from Borrower account balances, payments, proceeds realized as the result of any collection of amounts or other disposition of the Collateral, or otherwise, to the Secured Obligations in such order as Bank shall determine in its sole discretion. Any surplus shall be paid to Borrower or other Persons legally entitled thereto; Borrower shall remain liable to Bank for any deficiency. If Bank, in its commercially reasonable discretion, directly or indirectly, enters into a deferred payment or other credit transaction with any purchaser at any sale of Collateral, Bank shall have the option, exercisable at any time, of either reducing the Secured Obligations by the principal amount of the purchase price or deferring the reduction of the Secured Obligations until the actual receipt by Bank of cash therefor.

 

8.5            Bank’s Liability for Collateral. Bank’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession or under its control, under Section 9-207 of the Code or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as Bank deals with its own property consisting of similar instruments or interests. Each Loan Party bears all risk of loss, damage or destruction of the Collateral.

 

8.6            No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. Bank’s failure, at any time or times, to require strict performance by each Loan Party of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall not waive, affect, or diminish any right of Bank thereafter to demand strict performance and compliance herewith or therewith. No waiver hereunder shall be effective unless signed by the party granting the waiver and then is only effective for the specific instance and purpose for which it is given. Bank’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are cumulative. Bank has all rights and remedies provided under the Code, by law, or in equity. Bank’s exercise of one right or remedy is not an election and shall not preclude Bank from exercising any other remedy under this Agreement or other remedy available at law or in equity, and Bank’s waiver of any Event of Default is not a continuing waiver. Bank’s delay in exercising any remedy is not a waiver, election, or acquiescence.

 

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8.7          Demand Waiver. Each Loan Party waives demand, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, notice of any default, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of accounts, documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees held by Bank on which such Loan Party is liable.

 

8.8          Intellectual Property License.

 

(a)            Solely for the purpose of enabling Bank to exercise rights and remedies under this Section 8 and the other Loan Documents, each Loan Party hereby irrevocably (until all Secured Obligations other than inchoate indemnity obligations are repaid in full in cash) grants to Bank, and its designees a non-exclusive, worldwide and sublicensable license and right to use, practice and otherwise exploit (consistent with all Applicable Law), exercisable without payment of royalty, rent or other compensation, any of Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property (including Trademarks, trade names, the Platform and any related services, product, technology, deliverable or software related to such services, including any third-party subcontractor’s product, technology, deliverable or software, provided that such use is limited solely to Borrower’s program with Approved Capital Partners relating to Originated Customer Loans) now or hereafter owned by or licensed to Bank, in order for Bank, and its designees, solely in connection with the exercise by Bank of the remedies provided to it pursuant to the Loan Documents with respect to the Collateral, to purchase, use, market, reproduce, repossess, possess, store, assemble, manufacture, complete, process, ship, supply, lease, sell, offer to sell, import, export, transfer, distribute or otherwise dispose of any asset included in the Collateral after the occurrence, and solely during the continuation of, an Event of Default, including in connection with the liquidation, disposition or realization upon the Collateral in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents, to the extent that such non-exclusive license and right (i) subject to the following sentence, does not violate the express terms of any agreement between such Loan Party and a third party concerning such Intellectual Property purported in this paragraph to be subject to such non-exclusive license and right, or give such third party any right of acceleration, modification, termination or cancellation therein and (ii) is not prohibited by any Applicable Law. The license granted pursuant hereto shall be exercisable solely after the occurrence, and solely during the continuation of, an Event of Default.

 

(b)            If the grant of such non-exclusive license and right or the exercise of such non-exclusive license and right in connection with the liquidation, disposition or realization upon the Collateral in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents would violate the express terms of any agreement between a Loan Party and a third party concerning such intellectual property purported in this paragraph to be subject to such non-exclusive license and right, or give such third party any right of acceleration, modification, termination or cancellation therein, such Loan Party shall, at Bank’s reasonable request, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all third-party consents required to permit such grant or exercise (as applicable) of such non-exclusive license and right and shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with obtaining any such consents, and such non-exclusive license and right shall be deemed effective to the fullest extent permitted without causing such a breach. Each Loan Party shall agree, and shall cause each successor thereof to agree, that any assignment, sale, transfer or other disposition of any of the Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property (whether by foreclosure or otherwise) will be subject to the rights of Bank, and its designees as set forth above.

 

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(c)            In connection with the immediately preceding paragraph, Bank shall agree to take all commercially reasonable actions in connection with its exercise of such license to protect the Loan Parties’ rights and interest in the Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property. To the extent that Bank exercises such license with respect to a Loan Party’s trademarks, (i) Bank shall ensure that all uses of such trademarks meet quality standards substantially equivalent to or stricter than those high standards maintained by such Loan Party immediately prior to the effective date of such license and all goodwill arising from such use shall inure to the sole benefit of such Loan Party and (ii) Bank shall not use the trademarks in a manner that detracts from the goodwill associated therewith. Bank shall take all reasonable steps under the circumstances to protect any confidential information or trade secrets licensed hereunder.

 

(d)            Each Loan Party will reasonably cooperate with Bank and its agents, representatives and designees in allowing Bank to exercise the foregoing rights.

 

9.            NOTICES

 

All notices, consents, requests, approvals, demands, or other communication by any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, or delivered: (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and three (3) Business Days after deposit in the U.S. mail, first class, registered or certified mail return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid; (b) upon transmission, when sent by electronic mail; (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with all charges prepaid; or (d) when delivered, if hand-delivered by messenger, all of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address or email address indicated below; provided that, for clause (b), if such notice, consent, request, approval, demand or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, it shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day of the recipient. Bank or Borrower may change its mailing or electronic mail address by giving the other party written notice thereof in accordance with the terms of this Section 9.

 

If to Borrower:

 

101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1000 

Charlotte, NC 28246 

Attn: General Counsel 

Email: notices@sunlightfinancial.com 

Website URL: www.sunlightfinancial.com

 

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with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

McGuireWoods LLP 

Tower Two-Sixty 

260 Forbes Avenue #1800 

Pittsburgh, PA 15222 

Attention: Hannah T. Frank 

Email: hfrank@mcguirewoods.com

 

If to Bank: Cross River Bank

 

Cross River Bank 

2115 Linwood Ave 

Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024-5020 

Attention: [TEXT REDACTED] 

Email: [TEXT REDACTED]

 

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, NY 10009 

Attn: [TEXT REDACTED] 

Email: [TEXT REDACTED]

 

10.          CHOICE OF LAW, VENUE AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER; JUDICIAL REFERENCE

 

Except as otherwise expressly provided in any of the Loan Documents, New York law governs the Loan Documents without regard to principles of conflicts of law that would require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Borrower and Bank each irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and Federal courts in New York County, New York; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to operate to preclude Bank from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction with respect to the Loan Documents or to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of Bank. Borrower expressly, irrevocably and unconditionally submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any objection that it may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, or forum non conveniens and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the granting of such legal or equitable relief as is deemed appropriate by such court. Borrower hereby waives personal service of the summons, complaints, and other process issued in such action or suit and agrees that service of such summons, complaints, and other process may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to Borrower at the address set forth in, or subsequently provided by Borrower in accordance with, Section 9 of this Agreement and that service so made shall be deemed completed upon the earlier to occur of Borrower’s actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mails, proper postage prepaid.

 

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TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER AND BANK EACH WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS. THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS COUNSEL.

 

WITHOUT INTENDING IN ANY WAY TO LIMIT THE PARTIES’ AGREEMENT TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, if the above waiver of the right to a trial by jury is not enforceable, the parties hereto agree that any and all disputes or controversies of any nature between them arising at any time shall be decided by a reference to a private judge, mutually selected by the parties (or, if they cannot agree, by the Presiding Judge of the New York County, New York Supreme Court) appointed in accordance with New York Code of Civil Procedure Section 4312 (or pursuant to comparable provisions of federal law if the dispute falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts), sitting without a jury, in New York County, New York; and the parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such court. The reference proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of New York Code of Civil Procedure Sections 4312 through 4321, inclusive. The private judge shall have the power, among others, to grant provisional relief, including without limitation, entering temporary restraining orders, issuing preliminary and permanent injunctions and appointing receivers. All such proceedings shall be closed to the public and confidential and all records relating thereto shall be permanently sealed. If during the course of any dispute, a party desires to seek provisional relief, but a judge has not been appointed at that point pursuant to the judicial reference procedures, then such party may apply to the New York County, New York Supreme Court for such relief. The proceeding before the private judge shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of evidence applicable to judicial proceedings. The parties shall be entitled to discovery which shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of discovery applicable to judicial proceedings. The private judge shall oversee discovery and may enforce all discovery rules and orders applicable to judicial proceedings in the same manner as a trial court judge. The parties agree that the selected or appointed private judge shall have the power to decide all issues in the action or proceeding, whether of fact or of law, and shall report a statement of decision thereon pursuant to New York Code of Civil Procedure Section 4317). Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the right of any party at any time to exercise self-help remedies, foreclose against collateral, or obtain provisional remedies. The private judge shall also determine all issues relating to the applicability, interpretation, and enforceability of this paragraph.

 

This Section 10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of all Obligations.

 

11.          GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

11.1        Termination Prior to Maturity Date; Survival. All covenants, representations and warranties made in this Agreement shall continue in full force until this Agreement has terminated pursuant to its terms and all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) have been satisfied. So long as Borrower has satisfied the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations, and any other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of all Obligations, and any Obligations under Bank Services Agreements that are cash collateralized in accordance with Section 3.1 of this Agreement), this Agreement may be terminated prior to the Maturity Date by Borrower, effective three (3) Business Days after written notice of termination is given to Bank. Those obligations that are expressly specified in this Agreement as surviving this Agreement’s termination and the repayment of all Obligations shall continue to survive notwithstanding this Agreement’s termination and the repayment of all Obligations.

 

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11.2        Successors and Assigns.

 

(a)            This Agreement binds and is for the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of each party. Borrower may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations under it without Bank’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in Bank’s sole discretion) and any other attempted assignment or transfer by Borrower shall be null and void. Bank has the right, without the consent of, but upon notice to Borrower, to sell, transfer, assign, negotiate, or grant participation in all or any part of, or any interest in, Bank’s obligations, rights, and benefits under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided, however, to the extent such transferees, assignees or participants are Disqualified Institutions, Bank shall not transfer, assign or participation any such right or interest without Borrower’s prior written consent unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing (in which case Bank shall be required to provide notice of such transfer, assignment or participation).

 

(b)            Borrower shall maintain at its principal office a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Bank and its successors and assigns (for purposes of Section 11.2(b) and (c), the “lenders”) and the Advances, commitments of and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the loans owing to Bank and each other lender from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Borrower, Bank, and the lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower or any lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(c)            To the extent Bank or any lender sells a participation, it shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participant’s interest in the Advances or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that neither Bank nor any other lenders shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Bank and the lenders shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

 

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11.3        Indemnification.

 

(a)            General Indemnification. Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold Bank and its Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of Bank and its Affiliates (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless against: (i) all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including Bank Expenses and the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnified Person) (collectively, “Claims”) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Credit Extension or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of hazardous materials on or from any property owned or operated by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any environmental liability related in any way to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by Borrower, and regardless of whether any Indemnified Person is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnified Person, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. All amounts due under this Section 11.3 shall be payable promptly after demand therefor. This Section 11.3(a) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

 

(b)            Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnified Person, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) or any loss of profits arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Credit Extension, or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnified Person shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

This Section 11.3 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of all Obligations until all statutes of limitation with respect to the Claims, losses, and expenses for which indemnity is given shall have run.

 

11.4        Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for the performance of all Obligations in this Agreement.

 

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11.5        Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement is severable from every other provision in determining the enforceability of any provision.

 

11.6        Amendments in Writing; Waiver; Integration. No purported amendment or modification of this Agreement or any Loan Document, or waiver, discharge or termination of any obligation under any Loan Document, shall be effective unless, and only to the extent, expressly set forth in a writing signed by each party hereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no oral promise or statement, nor any action, inaction, delay, failure to require performance or course of conduct shall operate as, or evidence, an amendment, supplement or waiver or have any other effect on any Loan Document. Any waiver granted shall be limited to the specific circumstance expressly described in it, and shall not apply to any subsequent or other circumstance, whether similar or dissimilar, or give rise to, or evidence, any obligation or commitment to grant any further waiver. The Loan Documents represent the entire agreement about this subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements. All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of the Loan Documents merge into the Loan Documents.

 

11.7        Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, is an original, and all taken together, constitute one Agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by electronic mail transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

 

11.8        Confidentiality. Bank agrees to maintain the confidentiality of Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to Bank’s Subsidiaries and Affiliates and their respective employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors (collectively, “Representatives” and, together with Bank, collectively, “Bank Entities”); (b) to prospective transferees, assignees, credit providers or purchasers of Bank’s interests under or in connection with this Agreement and their Representatives (provided, however, Bank shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such prospective transferee’s, assignee’s, credit provider’s, purchaser’s or their Representatives’ agreement to the terms of this provision); provided however to the extent such transferees, assignees, credit providers or purchasers are Disqualified Institutions, Bank shall not disclose the Information without Borrower’s prior written consent unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing; (c) as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or other order; (d) to Bank’s regulators or as otherwise required or requested in connection with Bank’s examination or audit; (e) in connection with the exercise of remedies under the Loan Documents or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; and (f) to third-party service providers of Bank so long as such service providers have executed a confidentiality agreement with Bank with terms no less restrictive than those contained herein. “Information” means all information received from Borrower regarding Borrower or its business, in each case other than information that is either: (i) in the public domain or in Bank’s possession when disclosed to Bank, or becomes part of the public domain (other than as a result of its disclosure by Bank in violation of this Agreement) after disclosure to Bank; or (ii) disclosed to Bank by a third party, if Bank does not know that the third party is prohibited from disclosing the information.

 

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11.9        Electronic Execution of Documents. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature” and words of like import in any Loan Document shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping systems, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

11.10      Right of Setoff. Borrower hereby grants to Bank a Lien and a right of setoff as security for all Obligations to Bank, whether now existing or hereafter arising upon and against all deposits, credits, collateral and property, now or hereafter in the possession, custody, safekeeping or control of Bank or any entity under the control of Bank (including a subsidiary of Bank) or in transit to any of them, and other obligations owing to Bank or any such entity. At any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, without demand or notice, Bank may setoff the same or any part thereof and apply the same to any liability or Obligation of Borrower even though unmatured and regardless of the adequacy of any other collateral securing the Obligations. ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO REQUIRE BANK TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER COLLATERAL WHICH SECURES THE OBLIGATIONS, PRIOR TO EXERCISING ITS RIGHT OF SETOFF WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DEPOSITS, CREDITS OR OTHER PROPERTY OF BORROWER, ARE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVED.

 

11.11      Captions and Section References. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement. Unless indicated otherwise, section references herein are to sections of this Agreement.

 

11.12      Construction of Agreement. The parties hereto mutually acknowledge that they and their attorneys have participated in the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement. In cases of uncertainty this Agreement shall be construed without regard to which of the parties caused the uncertainty to exist.

 

11.13      Relationship. The relationship of the parties to this Agreement is determined solely by the provisions of this Agreement. The parties do not intend to create any agency, partnership, joint venture, trust, fiduciary or other relationship with duties or incidents different from those of parties to an arm’s-length contract.

 

11.14      Third Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended to: (a) confer any benefits, rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any Persons other than the express parties to it and their respective permitted successors and assigns; (b) relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any Person not an express party to this Agreement; or (c) give any Person not an express party to this Agreement any right of subrogation or action against any party to this Agreement.

 

11.15      Anti-Terrorism Law. Bank hereby notifies Borrower that, pursuant to the requirements of Anti-Terrorism Law, Bank may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower, which information may include the name and address of Borrower and other information that will allow Bank to identify Borrower in accordance with Anti-Terrorism Law. Borrower hereby agrees to take any action necessary to enable Bank to comply with the requirements of Anti-Terrorism Law.

 

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12.          ACCOUNTING TERMS AND OTHER DEFINITIONS

 

12.1        Accounting and Other Terms.

 

(a)            Accounting terms not defined in this Agreement shall be construed following GAAP. Calculations and determinations must be made following GAAP (except for with respect to unaudited financial statements for the absence of footnotes and subject to year-end audit adjustments), provided that if at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either Borrower or Bank shall so request, Borrower and Bank shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP; provided, further, that, until so amended, (a) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (b) Borrower shall provide Bank financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all financial covenant and other financial calculations shall be computed with respect to Borrower only, and not on a consolidated basis.

 

(b)            As used in the Loan Documents: (i) the words “shall” or “will” are mandatory, the word “may” is permissive, the word “or” is not exclusive, the words “includes” and “including” are not limiting, the singular includes the plural, and numbers denoting amounts that are set off in brackets are negative; (ii) the term “continuing” in the context of an Event of Default means that the Event of Default has not been remedied (if capable of being remedied) or waived; and (iii) whenever a representation or warranty is made to Borrower’s knowledge or awareness, to the “best of” Borrower’s knowledge, or with a similar qualification, knowledge or awareness means the actual knowledge, after reasonable investigation, of any Responsible Officer.

 

12.2        Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 12.2. All other terms contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meaning provided by the Code to the extent such terms are defined therein. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following meanings:

 

1 Month SOFR” means, means the 30 day trailing average SOFR as of any measurement date, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate) in the SOFR Averages and Index.

 

Account” is, as to any Person, any “account” of such Person as “account” is defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes, without limitation, all accounts receivable and other sums owing to such Person.

 

Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions involving: (a) the sale, lease, exclusive license, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower; (b) any merger or consolidation of Borrower into or with another Person (other than a merger or consolidation effected exclusively to change Borrower’s domicile), or any other reorganization, in which the equityholders of Borrower in their capacity as such immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own less than a majority of Borrower’s (or the surviving or successor Person’s) outstanding combined voting power immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization; or (c) any sale or other transfer by the equityholders of Borrower of stock, partnership, membership, or other ownership interest or other equity securities representing at least a majority of Borrower’s then-total outstanding combined voting power.

 

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Adjusted Funding Payment Amount” means, in respect of any Installer Advance, an amount equal to the applicable “Funding Payment” (as defined in the applicable Installer Agreement) minus any applicable “Refund Amount” (as defined in the applicable Installer Agreement) and any default interest thereon, to be paid by Borrower to the applicable Installer.

 

Advance” or “Advances” means each advance of Tranche 1 Term Loans or Tranche 2 Term Loans made pursuant to Section 1.1 and Section 1.9.

 

Advance Request Form” is that certain form in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

Affiliate” is, with respect to any Person, each other Person that owns or Controls directly or indirectly the Person, any Person that Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person, and each of that Person’s senior executive officers, directors, partners and, for any Person that is a limited liability company, that Person’s managers and members.

 

Aggregate Payment” is defined in Section 13.2(b).

 

Agreement” is defined in the preamble hereof.

 

Anti-Terrorism Law” means any law relating to terrorism or money-laundering, including Executive Order No. 13224 and the USA Patriot Act.

 

Applicable Law” means all applicable provisions of constitutions, laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, treaties, regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or Governmental Authorities and all orders and decrees of all courts and arbitrators, including for the avoidance of doubt all Credit Protection Laws and credit disclosure laws and regulations.

 

Approved Capital Partner” means (a) [TEXT REDACTED], (b) [TEXT REDACTED], (c) [TEXT REDACTED], (d) Bank, (e) [TEXT REDACTED], (f) [TEXT REDACTED], (g) [TEXT REDACTED], (h) [TEXT REDACTED], and (i) any other unaffiliated Qualified Approved Capital Provider that may be communicated to Bank, that in each case originate Originated Customer Loans and perform each other transaction contemplated by the applicable Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreement.

 

Approved Capital Partner Funding Conditions” means, in respect of each Originated Customer Loan, (a) the satisfaction of such Originated Customer Loan with all applicable Approved Capital Partner Underwriting Policies, (b) the approval by the applicable Approved Capital Partner of the loan application for such Originated Customer Loan, (c) the applicable Customer shall have satisfied all applicable credit union membership requirements, (d) the satisfaction of such Originated Customer Loan with each of the “Additional Qualification Criteria” as defined in the applicable Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreement (or any similar term) and (e) Borrower shall have delivered a complete “Funding Package” (as defined in the applicable Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreement (or any similar term)) to the Approved Capital Partner.

 

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Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreementmeans (a) the Loan Program Agreements, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, (b) the Residential Solar Energy Loan Program Agreement by and between Borrower and [TEXT REDACTED], dated as of September 11, 2015, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, (c) the Residential Solar Energy Loan Program Agreement by and between Borrower and [TEXT REDACTED], dated as of June 12, 2017, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, (d) the Amended and Restated Loan Program Agreement by and between Borrower and [TEXT REDACTED], dated as of October 15, 2021, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, (e) the Loan Program Agreement by and between Borrower and [TEXT REDACTED], dated as of November 11, 2019, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, (f) the Loan Program Agreement by and between Borrower and [TEXT REDACTED], dated as of April 15, 2021, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, (g) the Loan Program Agreement by and between Borrower and [TEXT REDACTED], dated as of October 13, 2021, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, (h) the Loan Program Agreement by and between Borrower and [TEXT REDACTED], dated as of June 16, 2022, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and (i) such other similar loan program agreements with Qualified Approved Capital Partners as may be communicated to Bank.

 

Approved Capital Partner Underwriting Policy” means, in respect of any Approved Capital Partner, such Approved Capital Partner’s underwriting policy setting forth certain criteria required for such Approved Capital Partner to originate an Originated Customer Loan.

 

Authorized Signer” means any individual listed in Borrower’s resolutions or secretary’s certificate who is authorized to execute the Loan Documents, including making (and executing if applicable) any Credit Extension request, on behalf of Borrower.

 

Bank” is defined in the preamble hereof.

 

Bank Entities” is defined in Section 11.8.

 

Bank Expenses” are all audit fees, costs and reasonable expenses (including out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and expenses) for preparing, amending, negotiating, administering, defending and enforcing the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, those incurred in connection with appeals or Insolvency Proceedings) or otherwise incurred with respect to Borrower.

 

Bank Services” are any products, credit services, and/or financial accommodations previously, now, or hereafter provided to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by Bank or any Affiliate of the Bank, including, without limitation, any letters of credit, cash management services (including, without limitation, merchant services, direct deposit of payroll, business credit cards, and check cashing services), interest rate swap arrangements, and foreign exchange services as any such products or services may be identified in Bank’s various agreements related thereto (each, a “Bank Services Agreement”), provided that for the avoidance of doubt this Agreement and the Loan Program Agreements are not Bank Services Agreements.

 

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Bank Services Agreement” is defined in the definition of Bank Services.

 

Benchmark” means the 1 Month SOFR.

 

Benchmark Transition Eventmeans the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

 

(a)a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

 

(b)a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

 

(c)a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such Benchmark (or such component thereof) is not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, if such Benchmark is a term rate, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to the then-current tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

 

Billing Period” means each one month period, ending on the last day of each month, in which CRB Fees are incurred.

 

Board” is Borrower’s board of directors or equivalent governing body.

 

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Books” are, in respect of any Person, all of such Person’s books and records including ledgers, federal and state tax returns, records regarding its assets or liabilities, any Collateral, business operations or financial condition, and all computer programs or storage or any equipment containing such information.

 

Borrower” is defined in the preamble hereof.

 

Borrower Purchased Customer Loan” means any customer loan originated by a capital partner and subsequently purchased by Borrower or a Subsidiary of Borrower in accordance with the terms of the applicable capital partner loan program agreement.

 

Business Day” is a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, a day on which the Bank is closed, or other day on which commercial banks in the State of New Jersey are authorized or required by law to close.

 

Capital Partner Reserve Accounts” means (a) the CRB Accounts and (b) with respect to any capital partner other than the Bank, such other accounts (i) required to be maintained by the applicable loan program agreement and over which such capital partner has a first priority Lien on the amounts on deposit therein, (ii) in which Borrower exclusively maintains amounts required to be deposited as cash reserves pursuant to the terms and conditions of such loan program agreement and (iii) are disclosed on the Perfection Certificate or pursuant to Section 5.8(b).

 

Cash Equivalents” are (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or any agency or any State thereof having maturities of not more than one (1) year from the date of acquisition; (b) commercial paper maturing no more than one (1) year after its creation and having the highest rating from either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.; (c) Bank’s certificates of deposit issued maturing no more than one (1) year after issue; and (d) money market funds at least 95.0% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (a) through (c) of this definition.

 

Change in Control” means (a) at any time, any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), shall become, or obtain rights (whether by means of warrants, options or otherwise) to become, the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 25.0% or more, in each case, of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors, partners, managers and members, as applicable, of Borrower (determined on a fully diluted basis) other than by sale of Parent’s equity securities, or securities convertible into Parent’s equity securities, to [TEXT REDACTED], or any of their respective Affiliates; (b) at any time, Parent ceases to be the managing member of the Borrower under Borrower’s operating agreement; (c) at any time, Borrower shall cease to own and Control, of record and beneficially, directly or indirectly, 100.0% of each class of outstanding stock, partnership, membership, or other ownership interest or other equity securities of each Subsidiary of Borrower free and clear of all Liens (except Permitted Liens); or (d) other than with respect to the Borrower’s Class EX Units, Parent ceases to own and Control, of record and beneficially, 100% of each class of outstanding stock, partnership, membership, or other ownership interest or other equity securities of Borrower free and clear of all Liens (except Permitted Liens).

 

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Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Effective Date, of: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty; (b) any change in Applicable Law or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority; or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

Claims” is defined in Section 11.3.

 

Code” or “UCC” is the Uniform Commercial Code, as the same may, from time to time, be enacted and in effect in the State of New York; provided, that, to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall govern; provided further, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Bank’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.

 

Collateral” consists of all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the following personal property: (a) all goods, Accounts, Equipment, Inventory, contract rights or rights to payment of money, leases, license agreements, franchise agreements, General Intangibles, Intellectual Property, commercial tort claims, documents, instruments (including any promissory notes), chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic), cash, deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, fixtures, letters of credit rights (whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by a writing), securities, securities accounts, securities entitlements and all other investment property, supporting obligations, and financial assets, and all other personal property whether now owned or hereafter acquired, wherever located; and (b) all Borrower’s Books relating to the foregoing, and any and all claims, rights and interests in any of the above and all substitutions for, additions, attachments, accessories, accessions and improvements to and replacements, products, proceeds and insurance proceeds of any or all of the foregoing, excluding (i) any Capital Partner Reserve Accounts; (ii) cash reserves posted in any such Capital Partner Reserve Account or held back from payment to any Installer after a related funding by an Approved Capital Partner only until such Installer completes the related installation in accordance with the applicable Installer Agreement; (iii) any Borrower Purchased Customer Loans sold to a Permitted Warehouse SPV in accordance with Section 6.1(g); (iv) any equity interest directly owned by Borrower in any Permitted Warehouse SPV; and (v) “intent-to-use” applications for trademark or service mark registrations filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §1051, prior to the filing and acceptance of a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the Lanham Act or an “Amendment to Allege Use” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Lanham Act with respect thereto, solely to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability, or result in the voiding, of such intent-to-use application or any registration that issues from such intent-to-use application under U.S. federal law now owned or hereafter acquired, including goodwill, license agreements, franchise agreements, blueprints, drawings, purchase orders, customer lists, route lists, infringements, claims, software, computer programs, computer disks, computer tapes, literature, reports, catalogs, design rights, income tax refunds, payment intangibles, commercial tort claims, payments of insurance and rights to payment of any kind.

 

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Collateral Account” is any Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity Account.

 

Commitments” means the Tranche 1 Commitments and Tranche 2 Commitments.

 

Commitment and Transaction Support Agreement” means that certain Commitment and Transaction Support Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2023, by and between the Borrower and the Bank.

 

Commodity Account” is any “commodity account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

 

Compliance Certificate” is that certain certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

 

Contingent Obligation” is, for any Person, any direct or indirect liability of that Person for (a) any direct or indirect guaranty by such Person of any indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another, (b) any other obligation endorsed, co-made, discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or for which that Person is directly or indirectly liable; (c) any obligations for undrawn letters of credit for the account of that Person; and (d) all obligations from any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap or collar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designated to protect a Person against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; but “Contingent Obligation” does not include endorsements in the ordinary course of business. The amount of a Contingent Obligation is the stated or determined amount of the primary obligation for which the Contingent Obligation is made or, if not determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability for it determined by the Person in good faith; but the amount may not exceed the maximum of the obligations under any guarantee or other support arrangement.

 

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person through the ability to exercise voting power or contractual rights. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Control Agreement” is any control agreement entered into among the depository institution at which Borrower maintains a Deposit Account or the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary at which Borrower maintains a Securities Account or a Commodity Account, Borrower, and Bank pursuant to which Bank obtains control (within the meaning of the Code) over such Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity Account.

 

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Copyrights” are any and all copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and like protections in each work of authorship and derivative work thereof, whether published or unpublished and whether or not the same also constitutes a trade secret.

 

Credit Extension” is any Advance or any other extension of credit by Bank for Borrower’s benefit.

 

Credit Protection Laws” means all federal, state and local laws in respect of the business of extending credit to borrowers, including the Truth in Lending Act (and Regulation Z promulgated thereunder), Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, GLBA, Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended, anti-discrimination and fair lending laws, laws relating to servicing procedures or maximum charges and rates of interest, and other similar laws, each to the extent applicable, and all applicable regulations in respect of any of the foregoing.

 

CRB Accounts” means, collectively, (i) a reserve account identified on the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Effective Date as the CRB Reserve Account and (ii) an operating account identified on the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Effective Date as the CRB Operating Account, in each case with Bank, so long as Borrower exclusively maintains in such accounts amounts required to be deposited as cash reserves pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreement with the Bank or installer holdback amounts related to loans originated by CRB.

 

CRB Fees” means Bank’s ordinary course fees and interest accrued pursuant to the Loan Program Agreements.

 

Customer” means, with respect to any Home Improvement Project or Solar System, the applicable customer for such property or services provided by an Installer in connection with such Home Improvement Project or Solar System.

 

Customer Cancellation” means a Home Improvement Project that has satisfied any of the “Initial Approval”, “Initial Completion” and/or “Permitting Completion” or other milestones or funding conditions under the applicable Installer Agreement, but for which the applicable Customer has notified the applicable Installer that it has cancelled such Home Improvement Project or installation prior to the satisfaction of the “Substantial Completion”, “Final Completion” and/or “PTO Completion” or other final milestones or funding requirements under the Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreements.

 

Default” means any event which with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

Default Rate” is defined in Section 1.3(c).

 

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Deposit Account” is any “deposit account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

 

Designated Deposit Account” is the deposit account established by Borrower with Bank for purposes of receiving Credit Extensions.

 

Discretionary Cash” means GAAP unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Loan Parties less Funding Commitments as set forth on the balance sheet of the Borrower, consumer loan payment amounts collected by Parent on behalf of capital providers, cash reserved for rebate payments, payroll tax payable, funds remitted from employee paychecks that are used to purchase stock for the benefit of those employees pursuant to Parent’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan approved on July 8, 2021 or any future or replacement employee stock purchase plan or any replacement thereof, and certain other items in a manner consistent with the discretionary cash presented in financial information provided to the Bank prior to the Effective Date.

 

Discretionary Cash Test Date” is defined in Section 1.6(b)(i).

 

Disqualified Institution” means any Person that is (a) designated by Borrower, by written notice delivered to the Bank on or prior to the Effective Date, as (i) a disqualified institution or (ii) an operating company directly and primarily engaged in substantially similar business operations as Borrower or its respective Subsidiaries or (b) clearly identifiable, solely on the basis of such Person’s name, as an Affiliate of any Person referred to in clause (a) above; provided, however, Disqualified Institutions shall exclude any Person that Borrower has designated as no longer being a Disqualified Institution by written notice delivered to Bank from time to time.

 

Division” means, in reference to any Person which is an entity, the division of such Person into two (2) or more separate Persons, with the dividing Person either continuing or terminating its existence as part of such division, including, without limitation, as contemplated under Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act for limited liability companies formed under Delaware law, Section 17-220 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act for limited partnerships formed under Delaware law, or any analogous action taken pursuant to any other Applicable Law with respect to any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity.

 

Dollars,” “dollars” or use of the sign “$” means only lawful money of the United States and not any other currency, regardless of whether that currency uses the “$” sign to denote its currency or may be readily converted into lawful money of the United States.

 

Effective Date” is defined in the preamble hereof.

 

Eligible LPA Event” means an event resulting in amounts under wither clause (ii) or clause (iii) of Section 1.3 of the Rollover Agreement.

 

Environmental Laws” means any Applicable Law (including any permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions) relating to pollution or the protection of health, safety or the environment or the release of any materials into the environment (including those related to hazardous materials, air emissions, discharges to waste or public systems and health and safety matters).

 

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Equipment” is all “equipment” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation all machinery, fixtures, goods, vehicles (including motor vehicles and trailers), and any interest in any of the foregoing.

 

ERISA” is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and its regulations.

 

Event of Default” is defined in Section 7.

 

Exchange Act” is the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Excluded Accounts” means (a) deposit accounts exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes, and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of Borrower’s employees and identified to Bank by Borrower as such, (b) the Capital Partner Reserve Accounts, (c) the Permitted Warehouse Accounts, (d) the [TEXT REDACTED] Cash Collateral Account, (e) the Permitted Christiana Trust Account, (f) the Permitted Christiana Custody Account, (g) the Permitted Rebate Account, and (h) other deposit accounts with an average daily balance individually of less than $100,000 and in the aggregate of less than $500,000.

 

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to Bank or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to Bank, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of Bank being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of Bank with respect to an applicable interest in a Credit Extension pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) Bank acquires such interest in the Credit Extensions or (ii) Bank changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 1.7, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to Bank’s assignor immediately before Bank became a party hereto or to Bank immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable a failure by Bank to comply with Section 1.8(e), and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA. For purposes of this definition of “Excluded Taxes,” the term “Bank” include any assignee or successor.

 

Existing Credit Facility” means that certain Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2021, as amended and amended and restated from time to time, by and between [TEXT REDACTED], and Borrower.

 

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s Federal funds transactions by depositary institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the Federal funds effective rate and (b) [TEXT REDACTED].

 

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Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

 

Funding Commitments” are Borrower’s commitment to fund amounts, less any amounts the Borrower is entitled to retain, related to Borrower’s contractual arrangements with its issuing bank partner, other capital partners, and contractors, through which each of Borrower’s bank partner and other capital partners periodically remit to Borrower the cash related to loans the funding source has originated. These amounts are funding to the relevant contractor when certain milestones relating to the installation of residential solar systems or the construction of installation of other home improvement projects underlying the consumer receivable have been reached.

 

Funding Date” is any date on which a Credit Extension is made to or for the account of Borrower which shall be a Business Day.

 

GAAP” is generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other Person as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

 

General Intangibles” is all “general intangibles” as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation, all Intellectual Property, claims, income and other tax refunds, security and other deposits, payment intangibles, contract rights, options to purchase or sell real or personal property, rights in all litigation presently or hereafter pending (whether in contract, tort or otherwise), insurance policies (including without limitation key man, property damage, and business interruption insurance), payments of insurance and rights to payment of any kind.

 

Governmental Approval” is any consent, authorization, approval, order, license, franchise, permit, certificate, accreditation, registration, filing or notice, of, issued by, from or to, or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority.

 

Governmental Authority” is any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization.

 

Guarantor” is SL Financial Holdings, Inc.

 

Guaranty” is any guarantee of all or any part of the Obligation, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented.

 

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Home Improvement Project” means the repair, remodel, alteration, conversion or modernization of, or the addition to, a residential property, in each case provided by or installed by an Installer for Customers, including but not limited to Solar System installation.

 

Indebtedness” is (a) indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred price of property or services, such as reimbursement and other obligations for surety bonds and letters of credit, (b) obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) capital lease obligations, and (d) Contingent Obligations.

 

Indemnified Person” is defined in Section 11.3.

 

Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.

 

Information” is defined in Section 11.8.

 

Insolvency Proceeding” is any proceeding by or against any Person under the United States Bankruptcy Code, or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law, including assignments for the benefit of creditors, compositions, extensions generally with its creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, receivership or other relief.

 

Installer” means each company identified by and contracting with Borrower for the installation of Solar Systems or the undertaking of Home Improvement Projects, or for the management of a network of installers or contractors that install Solar Systems and/or Home Improvement Projects.

 

“Installer Advance” means any or all Milestone Advances or Prefunded Advances, as the context may require.

 

Installer Agreement” means each agreement entered into by and between Borrower and any Installer for the installation of Solar Systems or the undertaking of Home Improvement Projects.

 

Intellectual Property” means, with respect to any Person, all of such Person’s right, title, and interest in and to the following:

 

(a)            its Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents;

 

(b)            any and all trade secrets and trade secret rights, including, without limitation, any rights to unpatented inventions, know-how and operating manuals;

 

(c)            any and all source code;

 

(d)            any and all design rights which may be available to such Person;

 

(e)            any and all claims for damages by way of past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing, with the right, but not the obligation, to sue for and collect such damages for said use or infringement of the Intellectual Property rights identified above; and

 

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(f)            all amendments, renewals and extensions of any of the Copyrights, Trademarks or Patents.

 

Interest Expense” means for any fiscal period, interest expense (whether cash or non-cash) determined in accordance with GAAP for the relevant period ending on such date, including, in any event, interest expense with respect to any Credit Extension and other Indebtedness of Borrower, including, without limitation or duplication, all commissions, discounts, or related amortization and other fees and charges with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and the net costs associated with interest rate swap, cap, and similar arrangements, and the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation (including leases of all types).

 

Internal Revenue Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, each as amended or modified from time to time.

 

Inventory” is all “inventory” as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation all merchandise, raw materials, parts, supplies, packing and shipping materials, work in process and finished products, including without limitation such inventory as is temporarily out of Borrower’s custody or possession or in transit and including any returned goods and any documents of title representing any of the above.

 

Investment” is any beneficial ownership interest in any Person (including stock, partnership, membership, or other ownership interest or other equity securities), and any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person.

 

IP Agreement” is that certain Notice of Grant of Security Interest In Intellectual Property between Borrower and Bank dated as of the Effective Date, as may be amended, modified or restated from time to time.

 

Key Person” is Matt Potere, Borrower’s Chief Executive Officer.

 

Lien” is a claim, mortgage, deed of trust, levy, attachment charge, pledge, hypothecation, security interest or other encumbrance of any kind, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law or otherwise against any property.

 

Liquidity” is, at any time, the sum of the aggregate amount of unrestricted and unencumbered cash and Cash Equivalents held at such time by Borrower in Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts.

 

Loan Documents” are, collectively, this Agreement and any schedules, exhibits, certificates, notices, and any other documents related to this Agreement, the Perfection Certificate, the IP Agreement, Control Agreements, any Bank Services Agreement, any subordination agreement, any note, or notes or guaranties executed by Borrower or Guarantor, landlord waivers and consents, bailee waivers and consents, and any other present or future agreement by Borrower and/or Guarantor with or for the benefit of Bank in connection with this Agreement or Bank Services, all as amended, restated, or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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Loan Parties” means the collective reference to the Borrower and Guarantor.

 

Loan Program Agreements” means, collectively, (a) that certain Second Amended and Restated Loan Program Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2023 (as previously amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time), (b) that certain Second Amended and Restated Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2023 (as previously amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time), (c) that certain Amended and Restated Home Improvement Loan Program Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2023 (as previously amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time), (d) that certain Amended and Restated Loan Sale Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2023 (as previously amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time), (e) that certain Master Services Agreement dated January 13, 2020 and (f) that certain Amended and Restated Administrative Services Agreement dated as of April 25, 2023 by and between the Borrower and the Bank.

 

Marketing Advance Program” means any program pursuant to which Borrower provides to an Installer certain upfront payments solely in respect of such Installer’s marketing efforts with the intent of obtaining an exclusivity commitment, “first look” commitment, and/or specified volume commitment, in each case, in respect of the Originated Customer Loans facilitated by Borrower under the applicable Installer Agreement.

 

Material Adverse Change” is (a) a material impairment in the perfection or priority of Bank’s Lien in the Collateral or in the value of such Collateral; (b) a material adverse change in the business, operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower; or (c) a material impairment of the prospect of repayment of any portion of the Obligations.

 

Material Contract” means (a) each Installer Agreement involving aggregate consideration payable of at least $1,000,000, (b) each Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreement and (c) any other contractual obligations exceeding $1,000,000 or any contractual obligations as to which such default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Change.

 

Maturity Date” means the date that is thirty (30) months after the Effective Date.

 

Maximum Covered Loan Sale Amount” means an amount equal to [TEXT REDACTED].

 

Milestone Advances” means, as of any date of determination and for each Originated Customer Loan, each payment made by Borrower to an Installer in connection with such Originated Customer Loan, following the satisfaction of the “Initial Approval”, “Initial Completion” and/or “Permitting Completion” milestones under the applicable Installer Agreement.

 

Minimum Cash Threshold” means that Borrower maintains unrestricted cash in an aggregate amount of not less than $20,000,000 in either Deposit Accounts (other than any Excluded Accounts) maintained with Bank or its Affiliates.

 

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Monthly Agings Report” is defined in Section 5.3(b).

 

Monthly Cancellation Report” means a monthly report duly executed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower in form and substance satisfactory Bank setting forth the monthly average rates of Customer Cancellations for the twelve-month period most recently ended.

 

Obligations” are Borrower’s obligations to pay when due any debts, principal, interest, fees, Bank Expenses, and other amounts Borrower owes Bank now or later, whether under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or otherwise, including, without limitation, all obligations relating to Bank Services and interest accruing after Insolvency Proceedings begin and debts, liabilities, or obligations of Borrower assigned to Bank, and to perform Borrower’s duties under the Loan Documents.

 

OFAC” is the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury and any successor thereto.

 

Operating Documents” are, for any Person, such Person’s formation documents, as certified by the Secretary of State (or equivalent agency) of such Person’s jurisdiction of organization on a date that is no earlier than 30 days prior to the Effective Date, and, (a) if such Person is a corporation, its bylaws in current form, (b) if such Person is a limited liability company, its limited liability company agreement (or similar agreement), and (c) if such Person is a partnership or limited partnership, its partnership agreement or limited partnership agreement (or similar agreement), each of the foregoing with all current amendments or modifications thereto.

 

Originated” or “originated” means, with respect to any Originated Customer Loan, the funding of such loan in accordance with the terms of the Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreement.

 

Originated Customer Loan” means, in respect of each Customer, a solar or home improvement loan provided to it by the applicable Approved Capital Partner, which shall have been facilitated by Borrower under the applicable Installer Agreement, and originated by an Approved Capital Partner pursuant to the terms of the applicable Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreement, whereby such Approved Capital Partner shall (a) originate such loans to such Customer and (b) remit to Borrower an amount equal to the Originated Customer Loan Funded Amount to (i) reimburse Borrower for the aggregate amount of any advances made to the applicable Installer and (ii) pay Borrower an Origination Fee in respect thereof.

 

Originated Customer Loan Amount” means, in respect of each Originated Customer Loan, the original principal amount thereof (including in such principal amount any original issue discount applied to such loan in accordance with such Installer Agreement and the pricing supplement thereto).

 

Originated Customer Loan Funded Amount” means, in respect of each Originated Customer Loan, the Originated Customer Loan Amount of such Originated Customer Loan minus the original issue discount applied to such loan in accordance with any applicable Installer Agreement and the pricing supplement thereto.

 

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Origination Fee” means, in respect of each Originated Customer Loan, an origination fee in an amount equal to the difference between (a) the Originated Customer Loan Funded Amount and (b) amount owed to the applicable Installer in respect of the related Home Improvement Project; provided that the Origination Fee shall in no event be less than zero (0).

 

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to Bank, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between Bank and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from Bank having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Credit Extension or Loan Document).

 

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.

 

Parent” means Sunlight Financial Holdings, Inc.

 

Patents” means all patents, patent applications and like protections including without limitation improvements, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions and continuations-in-part of the same.

 

Perfection Certificate” is the Perfection Certificate delivered by Borrower in connection with this Agreement.

 

Permitted Christiana Custody Account” means such deposit account identified on the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Effective Date as the Permitted Christiana Custody Account maintained at Christiana Trust for the purpose of owning consumer loans repurchased from capital partners, so long as the aggregate amount on deposit in such deposit account does not exceed $5,000 at any time.

 

Permitted Christiana Trust Account” means such deposit account identified on the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Effective Date as the Permitted Christiana Trust Account maintained at Christiana Trust for the purpose of owning consumer loans repurchased from capital partners, so long as the aggregate amount on deposit in such deposit account does not exceed $100,000 at any time.

 

Permitted Indebtedness” is:

 

(a)            Borrower’s Indebtedness to Bank under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

 

(b)            subject to Section 5.14(c), Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date which is shown on the Perfection Certificate;

 

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(c)            unsecured Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(d)            Indebtedness under the Loan Program Agreements;

 

(e)            Indebtedness of any Permitted Warehouse SPV with respect to any Permitted Warehouse Financing;

 

(f)            unsecured guarantees by Borrower with respect to obligations of Permitted Warehouse SPVs or certain “Bad Acts” of Borrower and its Affiliates (i) so long as such guarantee is (A) satisfactory to Bank and (B) consistent with industry norms for such guarantees and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred as of the date that such guarantee is entered into;

 

(g)            the incurrence of hedging obligations and other derivatives (not for the purpose of speculation) in the ordinary course of business and consistent with prudent business practices;

 

(h)            Indebtedness of Borrower in connection with Permitted Repurchases; and

 

(i)            extensions, refinancings, modifications, amendments and restatements of any items of Permitted Indebtedness (a) through (f) above, provided that the principal amount thereof is not increased or the terms thereof are not modified to impose more burdensome terms upon Borrower or its Subsidiary, as the case may be.

 

Permitted Investments” are:

 

(a)            Investments (including, without limitation, Subsidiaries) existing on the Effective Date which are shown on the Perfection Certificate;

 

(b)            Investments consisting of Cash Equivalents;

 

(c)            Investments consisting of the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of Borrower;

 

(d)            Investments consisting of deposit accounts or securities accounts (but only to the extent that Borrower is permitted to maintain such accounts pursuant to Section 5.8 of this Agreement) in which Bank has a first priority perfected security interest;

 

(e)            Investments accepted in connection with Transfers permitted by Section 6.1;

 

(f)            [reserved];

 

(g)            Investments consisting of the creation of a Permitted Warehouse SPV;

 

(h)            cash and non-cash Investments by Borrower in Permitted Warehouse SPVs; provided that (i) the sole purpose of each such Investment shall be to permit such Permitted Warehouse SPVs to consummate the applicable purchase of Borrower Purchased Customer Loans, to substitute Borrower Purchased Customer Loans, in each case, pursuant to the terms of a Permitted Warehouse Financing; (ii) each such Investment shall not exceed the portion of the purchase price for the applicable Borrower Purchased Customer Loans that may be funded by Borrower pursuant to the applicable Purchase Agreement (and not financed pursuant by any proceeds of the applicable Permitted Warehouse Financing); (iii) Borrower is in compliance with the Minimum Cash Threshold immediately before and after giving effect to such Investment; and (iv) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such Investment;

 

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(i)            Investments consisting of (i) travel advances and employee relocation loans and other employee loans and advances in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) loans to employees, officers, directors, partners, managers and members relating to the purchase of equity securities of Borrower or its Subsidiaries pursuant to employee equity purchase plans or similar agreements approved by the Board;

 

(j)            Purchases by Borrower of Borrower Purchased Customer Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable capital partner loan program agreement or Permitted Repurchases;

 

(k)           advances made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Installer Agreement; and

 

(l)            rebates, advances, or other similar upfront payments to an Installer in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable Installer Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) any Marketing Advance Program, (ii) any Prebate Program, (iii) any Prefunded Advance Program, and (iv) any other program that provides for Borrower to make any such payments to such Installer (A) in respect of such Installer’s then-estimated future volume of Originated Customer Loans, (B) to become the exclusive provider of Originated Customer Loans for such Installer, (C) to obtain a “first look” or specified volume commitment in respect of such Originated Customer Loans, or (D) to the extent Borrower determines is necessary or advisable in its reasonable business judgment.

 

Permitted Liens” are:

 

(a)            Liens existing on the Effective Date which are shown on the Perfection Certificate or arising under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Loan Program Agreements;

 

(b)            Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other government charges or levies, either (i) not due and payable or (ii) being contested in good faith and for which Borrower maintains adequate reserves on Borrower’s Books, provided that no notice of any such Lien has been filed or recorded under the Internal Revenue Code, and the Treasury Regulations adopted thereunder;

 

(c)            Liens of carriers, warehousemen, suppliers, or other Persons that are possessory in nature arising in the ordinary course of business so long as such Liens attach only to Inventory and which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject thereto;

 

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(d)            Liens to secure payment of workers’ compensation, employment insurance, old-age pensions, social security and other like obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business (other than Liens imposed by ERISA);

 

(e)            Liens incurred in the extension, renewal or refinancing of the Indebtedness secured by Liens described in (a) through (d), but any extension, renewal or replacement Lien must be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the indebtedness may not increase;

 

(f)             non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property granted to third parties in the ordinary course of business;

 

(g)            Liens arising from attachments or judgments, orders, or decrees in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Sections 7.4 and 7.7;

 

(h)            easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;

 

(i)             Liens arising from the filing of any precautionary financing statement on operating leases covering the leased property, to the extent such operating leases are permitted under this Agreement or on purchases of Borrower Purchased Customer Loans permitted pursuant to Sections 6.1(g) or (h);

 

(j)             Liens on the assets of Permitted Warehouse SPVs securing Indebtedness that is permitted under clause (e) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”;

 

(k)            Liens on Excluded Accounts; and

 

(l)             customary Liens of any bank in connection with statutory, common law and contractual rights of setoff and recoupment with respect to any deposit account or securities account of Borrower, provided that (i) Bank has a first priority perfected security interest in such account or (ii) such account is permitted to be maintained pursuant to Section 5.8 of this Agreement.

 

Permitted Rebate Account” means such deposit account identified on the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Effective Date as the Permitted Rebate Account maintained at [TEXT REDACTED] for the purpose of administering rebate program between Borrower’s installer partners and solar equipment providers, so long as the aggregate amount on deposit in such deposit account does not exceed $35,000 at any time.

 

Permitted Repurchases” means repurchases by Borrower of Borrower Purchased Customer Loans from Permitted Warehouse SPVs that are (a) in the ordinary course of business and solely as a result of a breach of a representation or warranty by Borrower made with respect to such Borrower Purchased Customer Loan being repurchased, which representation or warranty is made and which breach exists at the time of the transfer of such Borrower Purchased Customer Loan to such Permitted Warehouse SPV (and for clarity, excluding any continuing representations and warranties as to such Borrower Purchased Customer Loans, including, without limitation, a continuing representation or warranty as to the collectability of such Borrower Purchased Customer Loan) or (b) otherwise approved by Bank in writing.

 

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Permitted Warehouse Accounts” means accounts required by creditors under any Permitted Warehouse Financing so long as such accounts: (a) contain funds solely for the purpose of reserve requirements, collections or operations of the Permitted Warehouse SPV and (b) contain no funds of Borrower, other than those which represent Investments by Borrower in such SPVs to the extent permitted by clause (h) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”.

 

Permitted Warehouse Financing” means any loan purchase, loan financing, warehouse, or other similar agreement, entered into from time to time by a Permitted Warehouse SPV and which shall not include any financial obligation or Indebtedness of any Borrower or any other Subsidiary that is not the Permitted Warehouse SPV obligated thereunder other than Permitted Repurchases permitted by clause (j) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” or such Indebtedness permitted by clause (f) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”.

 

Permitted Warehouse SPV” means any securitization trust or special purpose vehicle which is a Subsidiary of Borrower, hereafter formed solely for the purpose of purchasing Borrower Purchased Customer Loans in connection with a Permitted Warehouse Financing; provided that under no circumstance shall Borrower be deemed to be a Permitted Warehouse SPV under this definition.

 

Person” is any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, public benefit corporation, firm, joint stock company, estate, entity or government agency.

 

Platform” is defined in Section 5.6(c).

 

Prebate Program” means any program pursuant to which Borrower provides to an Installer an upfront rebate (i.e., a prebate) in respect of, and in advance of, such Installer’s then-estimated future volume of Originated Customer Loans solely in order to obtain from such Installer an exclusivity commitment, “first look” commitment, and/or specified volume commitment, in each case, in respect of the Originated Customer Loans facilitated by Borrower under the applicable Installer Agreement.

 

Prefunded Advances” means, as of any date of determination and for each Originated Customer Loan, each payment made by Borrower to an Installer in connection with such Originated Customer Loan in an amount not to exceed the applicable Adjusted Funding Payment Amount, following the satisfaction of the “Substantial Completion”, “Final Completion”, “PTO Completion” milestones or funding requirements under such Installer’s Installer Agreement immediately prior to the origination of the Originated Customer Loan.

 

Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Bank) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Bank). Any change in the Prime Rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.

 

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Purchase Agreement” is defined in Section 6.1(g).

 

Qualified Approved Capital Provider” means any financial institution that (a) has assets on its balance sheet of $1,000,000,000 or more at the time of entering into an Approved Capital Partner Loan Program Agreement with Borrower and (b) is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration or National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

 

Registered Organization” is any “registered organization” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

 

Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.

 

Representatives” is defined in Section 11.8.

 

Responsible Officer” is any of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel of Borrower, Financial Operations Director and FP&A Director.

 

Restricted License” is any material license or other material agreement with respect to which Borrower is the licensee (a) that prohibits or otherwise restricts Borrower from granting a security interest in Borrower’s interest in such license or agreement or any other property, or (b) for which a default under or termination of could reasonably be expected to interfere with Bank’s right to sell any Collateral.

 

Rollover Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, pursuant to which amounts due and unpaid under the Loan Program Agreements to Bank shall be converted into Tranche 1 Term Loans or Tranche 2 Term Loans hereunder, as applicable, upon the terms and conditions set forth in such agreement.

 

Rollover Amount” means an amount equal to the amounts due and unpaid under the Loan Program Agreements that are specified in the applicable supplement to the Rollover Agreement.

 

Routine Inquiry” means any inquiry, written or otherwise, made by any Governmental Authority to any Person in connection with (i) the routine transmittal of a customer complaint, (ii) a formal or informal request for information or documents (whether pursuant to any requirements of law or otherwise) regarding the Person’s business activities, licensing status and/or regulatory posture (other than (A) a formal or informal inquiry, (B) a request for information or documents or (C) an investigation that, in any case, alleges any material non-compliance by such Person with respect to any (x) applicable Laws or (y) requirements relating to business activities, licensing status or regulatory posture) or (iii) a formal or informal investigation or other information or document request (whether pursuant to any requirements of law or otherwise) into acts or practices that would not render the Originated Customer Loans invalid, illegal or unenforceable as a matter of law or in accordance with their terms.

 

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Sanctioned Person” means a Person that: (a) is listed on any Sanctions list maintained by OFAC or any similar Sanctions list maintained by any other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Borrower; (b) is located, organized, or resident in any country, territory, or region that is the subject or target of Sanctions; or (c) is fifty percent (50.0%) or more owned or controlled by one (1) or more Persons described in clauses (a) and (b) hereof.

 

Sanctions” means the economic sanctions laws, regulations, embargoes or restrictive measures administered, enacted or enforced by the United States government and any of its agencies, including, without limitation, OFAC and the U.S. State Department, or any other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Borrower.

 

SEC” is the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto, and any analogous Governmental Authority.

 

Secured Obligations” are Borrower’s obligations to pay when due any debts, principal, interest, fees, Bank Expenses, and other amounts Borrower owes Bank now or later, whether under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Loan Program Agreements, or otherwise, including, without limitation, all obligations relating to Bank Services and interest accruing after Insolvency Proceedings begin and debts, liabilities, or obligations of Borrower assigned to Bank, and to perform Borrower’s duties under the Loan Documents.

 

Securities Account” is any “securities account” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

 

SOFR Loan” means an Advance that bears interest at a rate based on 1 Month SOFR.

 

Solar Systems” means the residential solar energy power systems and energy efficient systems, renewable energy storage systems, solar plus storage systems, Tesla solar roof and products reasonably related thereto provided to Customers by Installers; provided that “Solar Systems” shall not include any ineligible assets and projects as set forth in the applicable Approved Capital Provider Loan Program Agreement.

 

Subsidiary” is, as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock, partnership, membership, or other ownership interest or other equity securities having ordinary voting power (other than stock, partnership, membership, or other ownership interest or other equity securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to a Subsidiary herein shall be a reference to a Subsidiary of Borrower.

 

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[TEXT REDACTED] Cash Collateral Account” means a deposit account identified on the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Effective Date as the [TEXT REDACTED] Cash Collateral Account held with [TEXT REDACTED] into which Borrower shall have deposited an aggregate amount not to exceed [TEXT REDACTED] to secure Borrower’s obligations arising under the letter of credit referenced in that certain Bank Services Cash Pledge Agreement, to be dated on or about April 25, 2023, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in such agreement and Section 5.14(c).

 

Tax Distributions” means distributions made by Borrower to its direct or indirect beneficial owners in respect of tax liabilities of such owners attributable to the taxable income of Borrower, provided such distributions are made pursuant to, and to the extent permitted by, Section 6.2 of Borrower’s Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as in effect on, and amended through, the Effective Date).

 

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Trademarks” means, with respect to any Person, any trademark and servicemark rights, whether registered or not, applications to register and registrations of the same and like protections, and the entire goodwill of the business of such Person connected with and symbolized by such trademarks.

 

Tranche 1 Commitments” means the Bank’s commitments to make Tranche 1 Term Loans hereunder, in an initial aggregate amount of $38,800,000.00.

 

Tranche 2 Commitments” means the Bank’s commitments to make Tranche 2 Term Loan hereunder, in an initial aggregate amount of $49,800,000.00.

 

Tranche 1 Initial Advance” is defined in Section 2.2(d).

 

Tranche 1 Term Loan” means a term loan as described in Section 1.1(a), which for the avoidance of doubt, includes the Tranche 1 Initial Advance.

 

Tranche 2 Term Loan” means a term loan as described in Section 1.1(b).

 

Tranche 1 Term Loan Advance Date” means the date of making of an advance of Tranche 1 Term Loans as specified in the applicable Advance Request Form and subject to the satisfaction of all applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.1 and Section 2.2, as applicable.

 

Tranche 2 Term Loan Advance Date” means the date of making of an advance of Tranche 2 Term Loans as specified in the applicable Advance Request Form and subject to the satisfaction of all applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 2.2.

 

Transfer” is defined in Section 6.1.

 

Unused Fee” means the fee described in Section 1.4(b).

 

Upfront Fee” means the fee described in Section 1.4(a).

 

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USA Patriot Act” means the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001” (Public Law 107-56, signed into law on October 26, 2001), as amended from time to time.

 

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

 

13.          GUARANTY

 

13.1        Guarantee of the Obligations. Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee the due and punctual payment in full of all Secured Obligations when and as the same shall become due. In furtherance of the foregoing, Guarantor hereby agrees that upon the failure of the Borrower or any other Person to pay any of the Secured Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under Section 362(a) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) or any similar provision of any other debtor relief law), Guarantor will upon demand pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the Bank, an amount equal to the sum of all Secured Obligations then due as aforesaid.

 

13.2        Indemnity the Borrower; Contribution by the Guarantors.

 

(a)            In addition to all such rights of indemnity and subrogation as Guarantor may have under applicable law (but subject to Section 13.5), the Borrower agrees that (i) in the event a payment in shall be made by any Guarantor under its Guaranty, the Borrower shall indemnify Guarantor for the full amount of such payment and Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the Person to whom such payment shall have been made to the extent of such payment and (ii) in the event any Collateral provided by Guarantor shall be sold to satisfy in whole or in part any Secured Obligations, the Borrower shall indemnify Guarantor in an amount equal to the fair market value of the assets so sold.

 

13.3        Liability of Guarantor Absolute. Guarantor agrees that its obligations under this Section 13 are irrevocable, absolute, independent and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance that constitutes a legal or equitable discharge of a guarantor or surety other than payment in full in cash of the Secured Obligations. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, Guarantor agrees as follows:

 

(a)            its Guaranty is a guarantee of payment when due and not of collectability and is a primary obligation of Guarantor and not merely a contract of surety;

 

(b)            the Bank may enforce its Guaranty upon the occurrence of an Event of Default notwithstanding the existence of any dispute between the Borrower and the Bank with respect to the existence of such Event of Default;

 

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(c)            the obligations of Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of the Borrower or of any other guarantor of the Secured Obligations, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against Guarantor whether or not any action is brought against the Borrower, any such other guarantor or any other Person and whether or not the Borrower, any such other guarantor or any other Person is joined in any such action or actions;

 

(d)            payment by Guarantor of a portion, but not all, of the Secured Obligations shall in no way limit, affect, modify or abridge Guarantor’s liability for any portion of the Obligations that has not been paid and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Bank is awarded a judgment in any suit brought to enforce Guarantor’s covenant to pay a portion of the Secured Obligations, such judgment shall not be deemed to release Guarantor from its covenant to pay the portion of the Secured Obligations that is not the subject of such suit;

 

(e)            the Bank may, upon such terms as it deems appropriate, without notice or demand and without affecting the validity or enforceability of the Guaranties or giving rise to any reduction, limitation, impairment, discharge or termination of Guarantor’s liability under this Section 13, at any time and from time to time (i) renew, extend, accelerate, increase the rate of interest on, or otherwise change the time, place, manner or terms of payment of the Secured Obligations, (ii) settle, compromise, release or discharge, or accept or refuse any offer of performance with respect to, or substitutions for, the Secured Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, and/or subordinate the payment of the same to the payment of any other obligations, (iii) request and accept other guarantees of the Obligations and take and hold security for the payment of the Secured Obligations, (iv) release, surrender, exchange, substitute, compromise, settle, rescind, waive, alter, subordinate or modify, with or without consideration, any security for payment of the Obligations, any other guarantees of the Secured Obligations or any other obligation of any Person with respect to the Secured Obligations, (v) enforce and apply any security now or hereafter held by or for the benefit of the Bank in respect of the Secured Obligations and direct the order or manner of sale thereof, or exercise any other right or remedy that the Bank may have against any such security, in each case as the Bank in its discretion may determine consistent herewith or any Loan Program Agreement, including foreclosure or other realization on any such security pursuant to one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, whether or not every aspect of any such sale is commercially reasonable, and even though such action operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of any Guarantor against any other Loan Party or any security for the Obligations, and (vi) exercise any other rights available to it under the Loan Documents or any Loan Program Agreements; and

 

(f)             the Guaranties and the obligations of Guarantor thereunder shall be valid and enforceable and shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment, discharge or termination for any reason, including the occurrence of any of the following, whether or not Guarantor shall have had notice or knowledge of any of them (in any case other than payment in full in cash of the Secured Obligations): (i) any failure or omission to assert or enforce or agreement or election not to assert or enforce, or the stay or enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, of the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy (whether arising under the Loan Documents or any Loan Program Agreements, at law, in equity or otherwise) with respect to the Secured Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with respect to any other guarantee of or security for the payment of the Secured Obligations, (ii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or any consent to departure from, any of the terms or provisions (including provisions relating to events of default) of any Loan Document, any Loan Program Agreement or any agreement or instrument executed pursuant thereto, or of any other guarantee or security for the Secured Obligations, in each case whether or not in accordance with the terms hereof or such Loan Document, such Loan Program Agreement or any agreement relating to such other guarantee or security, (iii) the Secured Obligations, or any agreement relating thereto, at any time being found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, (iv) the application of payments received from any source (other than payments received pursuant to the other Loan Documents or any Loan Program Agreement under which any Secured Obligations arose or from the proceeds of any security for the Secured Obligations, except to the extent such security also serves as collateral for indebtedness other than the Secured Obligations) to the payment of obligations other than the Secured Obligations, even though the Bank could have elected to apply such payment to all or any part of the Secured Obligations, (v) the Bank’s consent to the change, reorganization or termination of the corporate structure or existence of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and to any corresponding restructuring of the Secured Obligations, (vi) any failure to perfect or continue perfection of a security interest in any collateral that secures any of the Secured Obligations, (vii) any defenses, set offs or counterclaims that the Borrower or any other Person may allege or assert against the Bank in respect of the Secured Obligations, including failure of consideration, breach of warranty, statute of frauds, statute of limitations, accord and satisfaction and usury, and (viii) any other act or thing or omission, or delay to do any other act or thing, that may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of Guarantor as an obligor in respect of the Secured Obligations.

 

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13.4        Waivers by the Guarantor. Guarantor hereby waives, for the benefit of the Bank: (a) any right to require the Bank, as a condition of payment or performance by Guarantor in respect of its obligations under this Section 13, (i) to proceed against the Borrower, any other guarantor of the Secured Obligations or any other Person, (ii) to proceed against or exhaust any security held from the Borrower, any such other guarantor or any other Person, (iii) to proceed against or have resort to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Bank in favor of any Loan Party or any other Person, or (iv) to pursue any other remedy in the power of the Bank whatsoever; (b) any defense arising by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority or any disability or other defense of the Borrower, including any defense based on or arising out of the lack of validity or the unenforceability of the Secured Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto or by reason of the cessation of the liability of the Borrower from any cause other than payment in full in cash of the Secured Obligations; (c) any defense based upon any law that provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (d) any defense based upon the Bank’s errors or omissions in the administration of the Secured Obligations; (e) (1) any principles or provisions of any law that are or might be in conflict with the terms hereof or any legal or equitable discharge of Guarantor’s obligations hereunder, (2) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting Guarantor’s liability hereunder or the enforcement hereof, (3) any rights to set-offs, recoupments and counterclaims and (4) promptness, diligence and any requirement that the Bank protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or lien or any property subject thereto; (f) notices, demands, presentments, protests, notices of protest, notices of dishonor and notices of any action or inaction, including acceptance hereof, notices of default under the Loan Documents, any Loan Program Agreement or any agreement or instrument related thereto, notices of any renewal, extension or modification of the Secured Obligations or any agreement related thereto, notices of any extension of credit to the Borrower or any other Loan Party and notices of any of the matters referred to in Section 13.3 and any right to consent to any thereof; and (g) any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by law which limit the liability of or exonerate guarantors or sureties, or which may conflict with the terms hereof.

 

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13.5        Guarantor’s Rights of Subrogation, Contribution, Etc. Until the Secured Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash and the Commitments shall have terminated, Guarantor hereby waives any claim, right or remedy, direct or indirect, that Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against the Borrower or any of its assets in connection with its Guaranty of Secured Obligations or the performance by Guarantor of its obligations thereunder, in each case whether such claim, right or remedy arises in equity, under contract, by statute, under common law or otherwise and including (a) any right of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnity that Guarantor now has or may hereafter have against the Borrower with respect to the Secured Obligations, including any such right of indemnity under Section 13.2(a), (b) any right to enforce, or to participate in, any claim, right or remedy that the Bank now has or may hereafter have against the Borrower, and (c) any benefit of, and any right to participate in, any collateral or security now or hereafter held by or for the benefit of the Bank. In addition, until the Secured Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash and the Commitments shall have terminated, Guarantor shall withhold exercise of any right of contribution Guarantor may have against any other guarantor of the Secured Obligations, including any such right of contribution under Section 13.2(b). Guarantor further agrees that, to the extent the waiver or agreement to withhold the exercise of its rights of subrogation, reimbursement, indemnity and contribution as set forth herein is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or voidable for any reason, any rights of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnity Guarantor may have against the Borrower or against any collateral or security, and any rights of contribution Guarantor may have against any such other guarantor, shall be junior and subordinate to any rights the Bank may have against the Borrower or any other Loan Party, to all right, title and interest any the Bank may have in any such collateral or security, and to any right the Bank may have against such other guarantor. If any amount shall be paid to Guarantor on account of any such subrogation, reimbursement, indemnity or contribution rights at any time when all Secured Obligations shall not have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash and all Commitments not having terminated, such amount shall be held in trust for the Bank, and shall forthwith be paid over to the Bank, to be credited and applied against the Secured Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

13.6        Continuing Guaranty. The Guaranty of Secured Obligations is a continuing guarantee and shall remain in effect until all of the Secured Obligations (excluding contingent obligations as to which no claim has been made) shall have been paid in full in cash and the Commitments shall have terminated. Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any right to revoke its Guaranty of Secured Obligations as to future transactions giving rise to any Obligations.

 

13.7        Authority of the Guarantor or the Borrower. It is not necessary for the Bank y to inquire into the capacity or powers of Guarantor or the Borrower or any Affiliate acting or purporting to act on behalf of any such Person.

 

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13.8        Financial Condition of the Credit Parties. Any Credit Extension may be made or continued from time to time without notice to or authorization from Guarantor regardless of the financial or other condition of Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary at the time of any such grant or continuation or at the time such other Obligations are incurred, as the case may be. The Bank shall not have any obligation to disclose or discuss with Guarantor its assessment, or Guarantor’s assessment, of the financial condition of Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary. Guarantor has adequate means to obtain information from Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a continuing basis concerning the financial condition of Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries and their ability to perform the Secured Obligations, and Guarantor assumes the responsibility for being and keeping informed of the financial condition of Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries and of all circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Secured Obligations. Guarantor hereby waives and relinquishes any duty on the part of the Bank to disclose any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, results of operations, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary now or hereafter known by the Bank.

 

13.9            Bankruptcy, Etc. The obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall not be reduced, limited, impaired, discharged, deferred, suspended or terminated by any case or proceeding, voluntary or involuntary, involving the bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, liquidation or arrangement of the Borrower or by any defense that the Borrower may have by reason of the order, decree or decision of any court or administrative body resulting from any such proceeding.

 

13.10            Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that any interest on any portion of the Secured Obligations that accrues after the commencement of any case or proceeding referred to in Section 13.9 (or, if interest on any portion of the Secured Obligations ceases to accrue by operation of law by reason of the commencement of such case or proceeding, such interest as would have accrued on such portion of the Secured Obligations if such case or proceeding had not been commenced) shall be included in the Secured Obligations because it is the intention of Guarantor and the Bank that the Secured Obligations that are guaranteed by Guarantor pursuant to this Section 13 should be determined without regard to any rule of law or order that may relieve Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of any portion of any Secured Obligations. Guarantor will permit any trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, debtor in possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person to pay to the Bank, or allow the claim of the Bank, in respect of, any such interest accruing after the date on which such case or proceeding is commenced.

 

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13.11            In the event that all or any portion of the Secured Obligations are paid by Parent, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, the obligations of Guarantor under this Section 13 shall continue and remain in full force and effect or be reinstated, as the case may be (notwithstanding any prior release of any Guaranty of Secured Obligations), in the event that all or any part of such payment(s) are rescinded or recovered directly or indirectly from the Bank as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise, and any such payments that are so rescinded or recovered shall constitute Secured Obligations for all purposes hereunder. 

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

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Execution Version

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date.

 

 

  BORROWER:
   
  SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC
   
  By: /s/ Rodney Yoder
    Name: Rodney Yoder
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
   
  GUARANTOR
   
  SL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC.
   
  By: /s/ Rodney Yoder
    Name: Rodney Yoder
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
   
  SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 6.14 OF THIS AGREEMENT:
   
  SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC.
   
  By: /s/ Rodney Yoder
    Name: Rodney Yoder
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
   
  SL FINANCIAL INVESTOR I LLC
   
  By: /s/ Rodney Yoder
    Name: Rodney Yoder
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
   
  SL FINANCIAL INVESTOR II LLC
   
  By: /s/ Rodney Yoder
    Name: Rodney Yoder
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Loan and Security Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  BANK:
   
  CROSS RIVER BANK
   
  By: /s/ Gilles Gade
    Name: Gilles Gade
    Title: Chief Executive Officer, President
   
  By: /s/ Arlen W. Gelbard
    Name: Arlen W. Gelbard
    Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Loan and Security Agreement]

 

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EXHIBIT A
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

TO: CROSS RIVER BANK      Date: __________

FROM: SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC

 

The undersigned authorized officer of SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC (“Borrower”) certifies that under the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement between Borrower and Bank (as amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated from time to time, the “Agreement”), (1) Borrower is in complete compliance for the period ending _______________ with all required covenants except as noted below, (2) there are no Defaults or Events of Default and (3) all representations and warranties in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on this date except as noted below; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date. The undersigned certifies that these are prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied from one period to the next except as explained in an accompanying letter or footnotes. The undersigned acknowledges that no borrowings may be requested at any time or date of determination that Borrower is not in compliance with any of the terms of the Agreement, and that compliance is determined not just at the date this certificate is delivered. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.

 

Under the terms and conditions of the Loan and Security Agreement between Borrower and Bank (as amended, modified, supplemented and/or restated from time to time, the “Agreement”), Borrower is in complete compliance for the period ending _______________ with all required covenants except as noted below. Attached are the required documents evidencing such compliance, setting forth calculations prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied from one period to the next except as explained in an accompanying letter or footnotes. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.

 

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Please indicate compliance status by circling Yes/No under “Complies” column.
 
Reporting Covenants Required Complies
     
Quarterly financial statements with
Compliance Certificate
Quarterly within 30 days Yes No
Annual financial statements (CPA Audited) with
Compliance Certificate
FYE within 180 days1 Yes No
10-Q, 10-K and 8-K Within 5 days after filing with SEC2 Yes No
Monthly Agings Report Monthly within 30 days Yes No
Monthly Cancellation Report Monthly within 30 days Yes No
Monthly Legal Reporting Monthly within 30 days Yes No
Board approved projections FYE within 60 days Yes No
13-week projections Monthly within 10 Business Days Yes No
 

 

The following Intellectual Property was registered after the Effective Date (if no registrations, state “None”)

____________________________________________________________________________

 

Financial Covenant Required Actual Complies
       
Maintain as indicated:      
Liquidity $20,000,000 $_______ Yes No
       
       

 

The following financial covenant analyses and information set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto are true and correct as of the date of this Certificate.

 

The following are the exceptions with respect to the certification above: (If no exceptions exist, state “No exceptions to note.”)

 

 

1 Per Section 5.3(e), to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC, such documents may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which Borrower, Parent, or any of their respective Subsidiaries files such documents with the SEC and such documents are publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR filing system or any successor thereto, provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly provide such documents to Bank following Bank’s request therefor.

2 Per Section 5.3(h), to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC, such documents may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which Borrower, Parent, or any of their respective Subsidiaries files such documents with the SEC and such documents are publicly available on the SEC’s EDGAR filing system or any successor thereto, provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly provide such documents to Bank following Bank’s request therefor.

 

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  BANK USE ONLY
   
  Received by:  
    authorized signer

 

  Date:  

 

SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC Verified:  
    authorized signer

 

By:     Date:  

Name:      
Title:     Compliance Status: Yes No

 

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Schedule 1 to Compliance Certificate

 

Financial Covenants of Borrower

 

In the event of a conflict between this Schedule and the Agreement, the terms of the Agreement shall govern.

 

Dated: ____________________

 

Liquidity (Section 5.9(a))

 

Required:

 

A. $20,000,000

 

Actual:

 

B. Liquidity (unrestricted and unencumbered cash and Cash Equivalents held at      $       such time by Borrower in Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts)

 

Is line A equal to or greater than the greater of line B?

 

__ No, not in compliance      __ Yes, in compliance

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

ADVANCE REQUEST FORM

 

[Deadline for same day processing is Noon Eastern Time]

 

Date: _____________________

 

Loan Payment:

SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC

 

From Account #________________________________ To Account

#__________________________________________

(Deposit Account #) (Loan Account #)

Principal $____________________________________ and/or Interest

$________________________________________

 

Authorized Signature: Phone Number:

Print Name/Title:

 

Select type of advance:

Loan Advance ___ Rollover___

 

Select Tranche if Rollover

Tranche 1 ___ Tranche 2 ___

 

To Account #__________________________________________

(Designated Deposit Account #)

 

Amount of Advance $___________________________

 

(1) All Borrower’s representations and warranties in the Loan and Security Agreement are true, correct and complete in all material respects on the date of the request for an advance; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date.

 

(2) As of such Funding Date and after giving effect to such Credit Extension the availability and borrowing limitations specified in Section 1.1 shall be complied with.

 

(3) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred as of or on such Funding Date or after giving effect to the Credit Extension requested on such Funding Date.

 

(4) There shall not have occurred since April 2, 2023, any event or condition that has had or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Change (other than as previously disclosed to the Bank or disclosed or included in any public filing prior to the Effective Date).

 

Authorized Signature: Phone Number:

Print Name/Title:

 

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Authorized Signature: ___________________________ 2nd Signature (if required): _______________________________

Print Name/Title: ______________________________ Print Name/Title: ______________________________________

Telephone #: Telephone #: _____________________________

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF ROLLOVER AGREEMENT

 

THIS ROLLOVER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of [●] (the “Effective Date”) between CROSS RIVER BANK, a New Jersey state-chartered bank (“Bank”), SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower” and collectively with Bank, the “Parties”). Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of [●] (the “Loan Agreement”), by and among Bank, Borrower and the Guarantor (as defined in the Loan Agreement).

 

WHEREAS, Borrower and Bank were and are party to the Loan Program Agreements;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan Program Agreements, Borrower owes amounts (including, without limitation, amount that were accrued and unpaid under the Loan Program Agreements) to Bank, which are due and owing on the Effective Date;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan Program Agreements, Borrower will incur new obligations to Bank from time to time;

 

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to, from time to time, refinance Borrower’s existing obligations and certain of Borrower’s new obligations to be incurred from time to time to Bank pursuant to the Loan Program Agreements (collectively, the “LPA Obligations”) on a cashless basis by incurring Tranche 1 Term Loans and Tranche 2 Term Loans, with such incurrence being deemed to constitute a repayment and satisfaction of LPA Obligations in an amount equal to the Rollover Amount and with the proceeds of such Tranche 1 Term Loans and Tranche 2 Term Loans earmarked for the sole purpose of satisfying the refinanced LPA Obligations.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

14.          CONDITIONS OF CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

14.1        Loan Agreement Governs

 

(a)            The extension of Tranche 1 Term Loans (other than Tranche 1 Term Loans extended pursuant to the Tranche 1 Initial Advance) and Tranche 2 Term Loans (collectively, “Term Loans”) shall be governed by the Loan Agreement, and Term Loans shall not be extended pursuant to the Loan Agreement if the conditions for the extension of Term Loans in the Loan Agreement are not satisfied.

 

14.2        Other Conditions Precedent to Extension of Term Loans

 

(a)            Simultaneously with the submission of an Advance Request Form pursuant to Section 1.9(b) of the Loan Agreement, Borrower shall submit to Bank a supplement (a “Rollover Agreement Supplement”) in substantially the same form as the Excel file sent by Bank to Borrower at [TEXT REDACTED] New York time on [TEXT REDACTED].

 

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14.3        Eligible LPA Obligations

 

(a)            Bank will only extend Term Loans in respect of the following LPA Obligations (the “Eligible LPA Obligations”):

 

(i)             [TEXT REDACTED], with Term Loans extended pursuant to this clause (i) to be Tranche 1 Term Loans;

 

(ii)            [TEXT REDACTED], with Term Loans extended pursuant to this clause (ii) to be Tranche 2 Term Loans.

 

15.          EFFECT OF CREDIT EXTENSION

 

(a)            Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in the Loan Agreement and the Loan Program Agreements, upon a borrowing of Term Loans pursuant to Section 1.9 of the Loan Agreement (a “Borrowing”), the LPA Obligations referenced in the Advance Request Form (such obligations, the “Refinanced Obligations”) submitted as a condition precedent to the relevant Borrowing shall be deemed repaid and satisfied and Bank shall be deemed to have simultaneously extended Term Loans in the amount of the Refinanced Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, such repayment and satisfaction is the only form in which Term Loans shall be extended. In no event shall a Term Loan be extended other than on a cashless basis in return for the repayment and satisfaction of Refinanced Obligations.

 

(b)            Simultaneously with each Borrowing, Borrower agrees that the Refinanced Obligations were legal, valid, and binding obligations of the Borrower that were enforceable in accordance with the terms of the applicable Loan Program Agreements, that no portion of the Refinanced Obligations was subject to any challenge or defense, and the Borrower fully, finally, unconditionally and irrevocably, releases, waives, and forever discharges any right to challenge the Refinanced Obligations.

 

(c)            Simultaneously with each Borrowing, Bank agrees that the relevant Refinanced Obligations are deemed satisfied. For the avoidance of doubt, any default or event of default under the Loan Purchase Agreements solely resulting from the nonpayment or delinquency of the relevant Refinanced Obligations is hereby waived simultaneous with each Borrowing.

 

16.          CREDIT EXTENSION AT CLOSING

 

(a)            Simultaneously with the closing of this Agreement on the Effective Date, and pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Loan Agreement, Bank shall extend Tranche 1 Term Loans in an amount equal to the amount specified in the Advance Request Form (which shall be equal to the Tranche 1 Initial Advance) submitted by Borrower to Bank prior to the closing of the Loan Agreement, which shall be the amount of Eligible LPA Obligations due and owing on the Effective Date.

 

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17.            OTHER COVENANTS

 

(a)            Borrower and Bank agree that each Borrowing shall be recorded in their books and records as a refinancing of the relevant Eligible LPA Obligations whereby Term Loans shall have been incurred in repayment and satisfaction of the Refinanced Obligations, and Borrower and Bank shall not take any action inconsistent with Borrowings being cashless refinancings of the relevant Refinanced Obligations.

 

(b)            Borrower and Bank agree that the refinancing of Eligible Obligations with Term Loans pursuant to this Agreement and the Loan Agreement is within their ordinary course of dealing.

 

18.          NOTICES

 

All notices, consents, requests, approvals, demands, or other communication by any party to this Agreement must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, or delivered: (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and three (3) Business Days after deposit in the U.S. mail, first class, registered or certified mail return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid; (b) upon transmission, when sent by electronic mail; (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with all charges prepaid; or (d) when delivered, if hand-delivered by messenger, all of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address or email address indicated below; provided that, for clause (b), if such notice, consent, request, approval, demand or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, it shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day of the recipient. Bank or Borrower may change its mailing or electronic mail address by giving the other party written notice thereof in accordance with the terms of this Section 5.

 

If to Borrower:

 

101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1000 

Charlotte, NC 28246 

Attn: General Counsel 

Email: notices@sunlightfinancial.com 

Website URL: www.sunlightfinancial.com

 

with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

McGuireWoods LLP
Tower Two-Sixty
260 Forbes Avenue #1800
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Attention:  Hannah T. Frank
Email:  hfrank@mcguirewoods.com

 

If to Bank: Cross River Bank

 

Cross River Bank 

Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024-5020 

Attention: [TEXT REDACTED] 

Email: [TEXT REDACTED]

 

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with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, NY 10009 

Attn: [TEXT REDACTED] 

Email: [TEXT REDACTED]

 

19.          CHOICE OF LAW, VENUE AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER; JUDICIAL REFERENCE

 

Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Agreement, New York law governs the Agreement without regard to principles of conflicts of law that would require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Borrower and Bank each irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and Federal courts in New York County, New York; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to operate to preclude Bank from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction with respect to the Loan Documents or to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of Bank. Borrower expressly, irrevocably and unconditionally submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any objection that it may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, or forum non conveniens and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the granting of such legal or equitable relief as is deemed appropriate by such court. Borrower hereby waives personal service of the summons, complaints, and other process issued in such action or suit and agrees that service of such summons, complaints, and other process may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to Borrower at the address set forth in, or subsequently provided by Borrower in accordance with, Section 6 of this Agreement and that service so made shall be deemed completed upon the earlier to occur of Borrower’s actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mails, proper postage prepaid.

 

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER AND BANK EACH WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS. THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS COUNSEL.

 

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WITHOUT INTENDING IN ANY WAY TO LIMIT THE PARTIES’ AGREEMENT TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, if the above waiver of the right to a trial by jury is not enforceable, the parties hereto agree that any and all disputes or controversies of any nature between them arising at any time shall be decided by a reference to a private judge, mutually selected by the parties (or, if they cannot agree, by the Presiding Judge of the New York County, New York Supreme Court) appointed in accordance with New York Code of Civil Procedure Section 4312 (or pursuant to comparable provisions of federal law if the dispute falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts), sitting without a jury, in New York County, New York; and the parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such court. The reference proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of New York Code of Civil Procedure Sections 4312 through 4321, inclusive. The private judge shall have the power, among others, to grant provisional relief, including without limitation, entering temporary restraining orders, issuing preliminary and permanent injunctions and appointing receivers. All such proceedings shall be closed to the public and confidential and all records relating thereto shall be permanently sealed. If during the course of any dispute, a party desires to seek provisional relief, but a judge has not been appointed at that point pursuant to the judicial reference procedures, then such party may apply to the New York County, New York Supreme Court for such relief. The proceeding before the private judge shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of evidence applicable to judicial proceedings. The parties shall be entitled to discovery which shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of discovery applicable to judicial proceedings. The private judge shall oversee discovery and may enforce all discovery rules and orders applicable to judicial proceedings in the same manner as a trial court judge. The parties agree that the selected or appointed private judge shall have the power to decide all issues in the action or proceeding, whether of fact or of law, and shall report a statement of decision thereon pursuant to New York Code of Civil Procedure Section 4317). Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the right of any party at any time to exercise self-help remedies, foreclose against collateral, or obtain provisional remedies. The private judge shall also determine all issues relating to the applicability, interpretation, and enforceability of this paragraph.

 

This Section 6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

20.          GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

20.1        Successors and Assigns.

 

(a)            This Agreement binds and is for the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of each party. Borrower may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations under it without Bank’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in Bank’s sole discretion) and any other attempted assignment or transfer by Borrower shall be null and void.

 

20.2        Indemnification.

 

(a)            General Indemnification. Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold Bank and its Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of Bank and its Affiliates (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless against: (i) all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including Bank Expenses and the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnified Person) (collectively, “Claims”) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Credit Extension or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of hazardous materials on or from any property owned or operated by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any environmental liability related in any way to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by Borrower, and regardless of whether any Indemnified Person is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnified Person, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person. All amounts due under this Section 7.2 shall be payable promptly after demand therefor. This Section 7.2(a) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

 

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(b)            Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnified Person, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) or any loss of profits arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Credit Extension, or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnified Person shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

This Section 7.2 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the repayment of all Obligations until all statutes of limitation with respect to the Claims, losses, and expenses for which indemnity is given shall have run.

 

20.3        Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for the performance of all Obligations in this Agreement.

 

20.4        Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement is severable from every other provision in determining the enforceability of any provision.

 

20.5        Amendments in Writing; Waiver; Integration. No purported amendment or modification of this Agreement or any Loan Document, or waiver, discharge or termination of any obligation under any Loan Document, shall be effective unless, and only to the extent, expressly set forth in a writing signed by each party hereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no oral promise or statement, nor any action, inaction, delay, failure to require performance or course of conduct shall operate as, or evidence, an amendment, supplement or waiver or have any other effect on any Loan Document. Any waiver granted shall be limited to the specific circumstance expressly described in it, and shall not apply to any subsequent or other circumstance, whether similar or dissimilar, or give rise to, or evidence, any obligation or commitment to grant any further waiver. The Loan Documents represent the entire agreement about this subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements. All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of the Loan Documents merge into the Loan Documents.

 

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20.6        Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, is an original, and all taken together, constitute one Agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by electronic mail transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

 

20.7        Confidentiality. Bank agrees to maintain the confidentiality of Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to Bank’s Subsidiaries and Affiliates and their respective employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors (collectively, “Representatives” and, together with Bank, collectively, “Bank Entities”); (b) to prospective transferees, assignees, credit providers or purchasers of Bank’s interests under or in connection with this Agreement and their Representatives (provided, however, Bank shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such prospective transferee’s, assignee’s, credit provider’s, purchaser’s or their Representatives’ agreement to the terms of this provision); provided however to the extent such transferees, assignees, credit providers or purchasers are Disqualified Institutions, Bank shall not disclose the Information without Borrower’s prior written consent unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing; (c) as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or other order; (d) to Bank’s regulators or as otherwise required or requested in connection with Bank’s examination or audit; (e) in connection with the exercise of remedies under the Loan Documents or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; and (f) to third-party service providers of Bank so long as such service providers have executed a confidentiality agreement with Bank with terms no less restrictive than those contained herein. “Information” means all information received from Borrower regarding Borrower or its business, in each case other than information that is either: (i) in the public domain or in Bank’s possession when disclosed to Bank, or becomes part of the public domain (other than as a result of its disclosure by Bank in violation of this Agreement) after disclosure to Bank; or (ii) disclosed to Bank by a third party, if Bank does not know that the third party is prohibited from disclosing the information.

 

20.8        Electronic Execution of Documents. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature” and words of like import in any Loan Document shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping systems, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

20.9        Captions and Section References. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement. Unless indicated otherwise, section references herein are to sections of this Agreement.

 

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20.10      Construction of Agreement. The parties hereto mutually acknowledge that they and their attorneys have participated in the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement. In cases of uncertainty this Agreement shall be construed without regard to which of the parties caused the uncertainty to exist.

 

20.11      Relationship. The relationship of the parties to this Agreement is determined solely by the provisions of this Agreement. The parties do not intend to create any agency, partnership, joint venture, trust, fiduciary or other relationship with duties or incidents different from those of parties to an arm’s-length contract.

 

20.12     Third Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended to: (a) confer any benefits, rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any Persons other than the express parties to it and their respective permitted successors and assigns; (b) relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any Person not an express party to this Agreement; or (c) give any Person not an express party to this Agreement any right of subrogation or action against any party to this Agreement.

 

20.13      Anti-Terrorism Law. Bank hereby notifies Borrower that, pursuant to the requirements of Anti-Terrorism Law, Bank may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower, which information may include the name and address of Borrower and other information that will allow Bank to identify Borrower in accordance with Anti-Terrorism Law. Borrower hereby agrees to take any action necessary to enable Bank to comply with the requirements of Anti-Terrorism Law.

 

21.          MISCELLANEOUS

 

21.1        Accounting and Other Terms.

 

(a)            Accounting terms not defined in this Agreement shall be construed following GAAP. Calculations and determinations must be made following GAAP.

 

(b)            As used in this Agreement: (i) the words “shall” or “will” are mandatory, the word “may” is permissive, the word “or” is not exclusive, the words “includes” and “including” are not limiting, the singular includes the plural, and numbers denoting amounts that are set off in brackets are negative; (ii) the term “continuing” in the context of an Event of Default means that the Event of Default has not been remedied (if capable of being remedied) or waived; and (iii) whenever a representation or warranty is made to Borrower’s knowledge or awareness, to the “best of” Borrower’s knowledge, or with a similar qualification, knowledge or awareness means the actual knowledge, after reasonable investigation, of any Responsible Officer.

 

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21.2        Authority of the Guarantor or the Borrower. It is not necessary for the Bank to inquire into the capacity or powers of the Guarantor or the Borrower or any Affiliate acting or purporting to act on behalf of any such Person.

 

[Signature pages follow.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date.

 

  BORROWER:
   
  SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL LLC
   
  By: /s/
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

 

  BANK:
   
  CROSS RIVER BANK
   
  By: /s/
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.6

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Purchase Agreement”) is made as of April 25, 2023, by and between Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and CRB Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to such terms in Section 4.1 hereof. Capitalized terms used but not defined in Section 4.1 hereof shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Warrant.

 

WHEREAS, the Company, Cross River Bank, an FDIC-insured New Jersey state chartered bank (“CRB”), as lender, and the other parties thereto have entered into a Loan and Security Agreement, dated the date hereof (as the same may be modified, amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, CRB will provide to the Company a first lien secured term loan facility on the date hereof in the original aggregate principal amount of $88,600,000 (the “Facility”);

 

WHEREAS, as an inducement and partial consideration to CRB to enter into the Loan Agreement, the Company has agreed to issue on the date hereof to Purchaser the Warrant, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Purchase Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company has authorized the issuance of the Warrant to Purchaser pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Purchase Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.    Issuance of Warrants; Closing.

 

1.1          Closing. The issuance of the Warrant to Purchaser (the “Closing”) shall take place simultaneously with the closing of the Facility on the date hereof.

 

1.2          Issuance of the Warrant. At the Closing, the Company shall issue to Purchaser a Warrant exercisable into up to 25,944,541 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”). The Warrant shall be subject to vesting as described in Section 1 of the Warrant, and Purchaser may exercise all or any portion of its Warrant at any time and from time to time after vesting of the portion of the Warrant to be exercised.

 

 

 

 

1.3         Other Agreements. As a condition to the issuance and delivery of the Warrant, (a) at the Closing, CRB will enter into the Loan Agreement and (b) the Company and Purchaser will negotiate in good faith to enter into a Registration Rights Agreement within 45 days after the Closing, pursuant to which the Company will register the Warrant Shares under the Securities Act on terms and conditions consistent with prior registration rights granted by the Company to other holders of Common Stock.

 

SECTION 2.    Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company. As of the Closing, the Company represents and warrants to, covenants that, and agrees with, Purchaser as follows:

 

2.1          Good Standing. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

2.2          Authority Relative to this Purchase Agreement. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Purchase Agreement and to issue and deliver the Warrant and the Warrant Shares. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Purchase Agreement, including the issuance and delivery of the Warrant and the Warrant Shares, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. Each of this Purchase Agreement and the Warrant have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms (except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or equitable principles).

 

2.3          Reservation of Warrant Shares. The Company shall at all times, after Closing until the Expiration Date of the Warrant, reserve from its authorized and unissued capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock not less than the aggregate number of Warrant Shares as shall be issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant.

 

2.4          No Conflict or Violation. The execution and delivery of this Purchase Agreement by the Company, the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and the issuance and delivery of the Warrant and the Warrant Shares do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, (ii) constitute a default under, (iii) result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon the Company’s capital stock or assets pursuant to, (iv) give any third party the right to modify, terminate or accelerate any obligation under, (v) result in a violation of, or (vi) except for any exemption from registration required under the Securities Act and all applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws, require any authorization, consent, approval or other action by or notice to any court or administrative or governmental body pursuant to, the Organizational Documents of the Company, or any law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Company is subject, or any material agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.

 

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2.5         Capital Stock; Validity of Issuance. As of March 31, 2023, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (a) 420,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 83,634,887 shares are issued and outstanding and 31,208,890 shares are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of Options, (b) 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $.0001 per share, of which 0 shares are issued and outstanding, (c) 65,000,000 shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which 47,291,500 shares are issued and outstanding and (d) 35,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company of which 0 shares shall be issued and outstanding. As of the Closing, except pursuant to any Options and except as provided in the Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Sunlight Financial LLC or as otherwise described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (i) there are no outstanding rights, options, warrants or agreements for the purchase from, or sale or issuance by, the Company of any of its equity securities or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for such equity securities; (ii) there are no agreements on the part of the Company to issue, sell or distribute any of its equity securities; (iii) the Company does not have any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its equity securities or any interest therein or to pay any dividend or make any distribution in respect thereof; and (iv) no Person is entitled to any rights with respect to the registration of any equity securities of the Company under the Securities Act, except for the registration rights described in the Company’s Form S-1 registration statement No. 333-258338 or as otherwise described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Warrant Shares will, when issued, be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

2.6          Offer of Warrant. The issuance and sale of the Warrant are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or the registration or qualification provisions of any applicable blue sky or state securities laws.

 

2.7          Supplemental Listing Application.

 

(a)               The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Warrant Shares, immediately upon exercise of the Warrant, to be listed on any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock or other securities constituting the Warrant Shares are listed at the time of such exercise. The Company shall prepare and file any necessary SEC filings relating to the issuance of the Warrant to Purchaser.

 

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2.8           Notice of Certain Events. If the Company proposes at any time to:

 

(a)               declare any dividend or distribution upon the outstanding shares of Common Stock, whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities and whether or not a regular cash dividend;

 

(b)               offer for subscription or sale pro rata to the holders of the outstanding shares of Common Stock any additional shares of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock (other than pursuant to contractual pre-emptive rights);

 

(c)               effect any reclassification, exchange, combination (including by way of reverse stock split), substitution, reorganization or recapitalization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; or

 

(d)               consummate a transaction described in Section 1.6 or Section 1.7 of the Warrant or to liquidate, dissolve or wind up;

 

then, in connection with each such event, the Company shall give Purchaser notice thereof at the same time and in the same manner as it gives notice thereof to holders of any outstanding shares of Common Stock. The Company will also provide information requested by Purchaser from time to time, within a reasonable time following each such request, that is reasonably necessary to enable Purchaser to comply with its accounting or reporting requirements.

 

For purposes of this Section 2.8, notice shall be deemed provided if given through the issuance of a press release or filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

SECTION 3.    Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Purchaser; Legends. Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

 

3.1          Authority Relative to this Purchase Agreement. Purchaser has all requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this Purchase Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of this Purchase Agreement and the Warrant have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Purchaser. Each of this Purchase Agreement and the Warrant have been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and are legal, valid and binding obligations of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms (except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights).

 

3.2          No Conflict or Violation. The execution and delivery of this Purchase Agreement and the Warrant by Purchaser, the performance by Purchaser of its obligations hereunder and thereunder do not and will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, (ii) constitute a default under, (iii) result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon the Company’s capital stock or assets pursuant to, (iv) give any third party the right to modify, terminate or accelerate any obligation under, (v) result in a violation of, or (vi) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice to any court or administrative or governmental body pursuant to, the Organizational Documents of Purchaser, or any law, statute, rule or regulation to which Purchaser is subject, or any agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound.

 

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3.3         Investment Representations. Purchaser is acquiring the Warrant (together with the Warrant Shares, the “Restricted Securities”), for its own account for investment only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution or other disposition thereof in violation of applicable federal or state securities laws. The Purchaser understands that the Restricted Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of the United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Purchaser to acquire such Restricted Securities. Purchaser agrees and acknowledges that it will not, directly or indirectly, offer, transfer or sell any Restricted Securities, or solicit any offers to purchase or acquire any Restricted Securities, unless the transfer or sale is (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and has been registered under any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws or (ii) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and all applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws.

 

3.4          Additional Investment Representations. Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company that (i) it has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment hereunder, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act, (iii) it is able to incur a complete loss of such investment, (iv) it is able to bear the economic risk of such investment for an indefinite period of time, (v) it has received all the information from the Company and its management that Purchaser considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to acquire the Warrant and Warrant Shares and (vi) it has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the Company, its financial condition, results of operations and prospects and the terms and conditions of the acquisition of the Warrant and Warrant Shares sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment.

 

3.5          Taxes. Purchaser shall pay all taxes and other governmental charges that may be imposed with respect to the issuance or delivery of the Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant. 

 

3.6          Legend. Purchaser hereby acknowledges that the Company will stamp or otherwise imprint each Warrant with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE HEREUNDER (THE “SECURITIES”) HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, EVIDENCED BY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, THAT SUCH SALE, OFFER, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.

 

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In connection with the transfer of any Restricted Securities (other than a transfer pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any similar rules then in effect)), Purchaser shall deliver, upon the reasonable request of the Company, an opinion of counsel, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer may be effected without registration under the Securities Act. Upon receipt of an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that such legend no longer applies to any particular Warrant and/or Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue a replacement Warrant and/or evidence of book-entry representing such Warrant Shares, which does not contain such legend.

 

SECTION 4.    Miscellaneous.

 

4.1          Definitions. For the purposes of this Purchase Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Options” means, as of the Closing, any issued and outstanding restricted stock units, options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire Common Stock, as described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Organizational Documents” means, for any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation, the bylaws, or other similar organizational documents, any certificate of designation or instrument relating to the rights of preferred shareholders of such corporation, any shareholder rights agreement, and all applicable resolutions of the board of directors (or any committee thereof) of such corporation adopting, supplementing or modifying any of the foregoing and, for any entity other than a corporation, the equivalent of the foregoing, including, without limitations, the partnership agreement, and the operating agreement (or comparable agreement) of any partnership or limited liability company, respectively.

 

Person” means an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a limited liability company, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Warrant Shares” means the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant.

 

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Warrant” means the warrant issued pursuant to the terms of this Purchase Agreement, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

4.2          Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be effective if in writing and (a) delivered personally, (b) sent by email with confirmation of receipt, or (c) sent by overnight courier, in each case, at the addresses set forth in Section 3.4 of the Warrant or to such other address as any party hereto shall have provided in a written notice to the other parties.

 

4.3          Successors and Assigns. This Purchase Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Company, successors to the Company and its assigns, and, in addition, shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each holder from time to time of any Warrant and/or Warrant Shares who, upon acceptance thereof, shall, without further action, be entitled to enforce the applicable provisions and enjoy the applicable benefits hereof and thereof. The Company may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of Purchaser.

 

4.4          Amendment. This Purchase Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument signed by the Company and Purchaser. The Company will not, directly or indirectly, request or negotiate for, or offer or pay any remuneration or grant any security as an inducement for, any proposed amendment or waiver of any of the provisions of this Purchase Agreement unless each holder of the Warrants or Warrant Shares entitled to the benefit of any such provision shall be informed thereof by the Company, shall be afforded the opportunity of considering the same, shall be supplied by the Company with sufficient information to enable it to make an informed decision with respect thereto and shall be offered and paid such remuneration and granted such security on the same terms.

 

4.5          Waiver. Any party hereto may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall only be valid as to such party if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by such party.

 

4.6          Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions hereof, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired; it being intended that all rights, powers and privileges of the parties hereto shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

4.7          Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Purchase Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or other conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

 

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4.8          Counterparts. This Purchase Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (including by means of electronic transmission), each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement.

 

4.9          Descriptive Headings. The headings in this Purchase Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of the terms contained herein.

 

4.10        Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made in writing by any party in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Purchase Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, regardless of any investigation made by Purchaser or on its behalf.

 

4.11        Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this Purchase Agreement and the Warrant embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way.

 

4.12        No Third Parties Benefited; Several Obligations. This Purchase Agreement is made and entered into for the sole protection and legal benefit of the holders, the Company and their permitted successors and assigns, and no other Person shall be a direct or indirect legal beneficiary of, or have any direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this Purchase Agreement. No holder of any Warrant and/or Warrant Shares shall have any obligation to any Person not a party to this Purchase Agreement. The rights and obligations of the holders of any Warrant and/or Warrant Shares under this Purchase Agreement are several (not joint and several) and no holder of any Warrant and/or Warrant Shares shall be liable for any act or omission of any other holder.

 

4.13        No Effect on Lender Relationship. The Company (on its behalf and, to the extent possible, on behalf of the stockholders of the Company) and Purchaser acknowledge and agree that, notwithstanding anything in this Purchase Agreement or the Warrant to the contrary, nothing contained in this Purchase Agreement or the Warrant shall affect, limit or impair the rights and remedies of Purchaser (a) in its capacity as a lender or as agent for lenders to the Company or any of its affiliates pursuant to any agreement under which the Company or any of its affiliates has borrowed money, or (b) in its capacity as a lender or as agent for lenders to any other person who has borrowed money. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any such person, in exercising its rights as a lender, including making its decision on whether to foreclose on any collateral security, will have no duty to consider (x) its or any of its Affiliates’ status as a holder of the Warrant, (y) the interests of the Company or its affiliates or (z) any duty it may have to any holder of the Company’s equity securities (including any other holder of the Warrant), except as may be required under the applicable loan documents or by commercial law applicable to creditors generally. No consent, approval, vote or other action taken or required to be taken by the holder of the Warrant in such capacity shall in any way impact, affect or alter the rights and remedies of Purchaser or any of its Affiliates as a lender or agent for lenders.

 

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4.14          Lock-up Limitations. Notwithstanding anything in this Purchase Agreement or the Warrant, none of the provisions of this Purchase Agreement or the Warrant shall in any way limit Purchaser from engaging in any brokerage, investment advisory, financial advisory, anti-raid advisory, principaling, merger advisory, financing, asset management, trading, market making, arbitrage, investment activity and other similar activities conducted in the ordinary course of its business. 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Purchase Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized officers as of the date first written above. 

 

  SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC.
   
  By: /s/ Rodney Yoder
  Name: Rodney Yoder
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
   
  CRB GROUP, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Gilles Gade
  Name: Gilles Gade
  Title: CEO, President
   
  By: /s/ Arlen W. Gelbard      
  Name: Arlen W. Gelbard
  Title: EVP General Counsel

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Form of Warrant

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.7

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE HEREUNDER (THE “SECURITIES”) HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, EVIDENCED BY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, THAT SUCH SALE, OFFER, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.

 

WARRANT TO PURCHASE CLASS A COMMON STOCK

 

THIS WARRANT (this “Warrant”) CERTIFIES THAT, Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to CRB Group, Inc. (together with any successor or permitted assignee or transferee of this Warrant or of any shares issued upon exercise hereof, “Holder”), for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, the right to purchase from the Company, at any time and from time to time on and after the date hereof in accordance with the terms hereof, up to an aggregate of 25,944,541 shares (the “Warrant Shares”) (subject to vesting as set forth in Section 1.1 and to adjustment as set forth in Section 2) of the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), at a per share price of $0.01 (the “Exercise Price”), subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 2. This Warrant is first being issued on April 25, 2023 (the “Issue Date”), pursuant to the terms of that certain Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2023, by and between the Company and Holder (as amended and/or modified and in effect from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”) and will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 25, 2033 (the “Expiration Date”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.

 

Section 1.      VESTING; EXERCISE.

 

1.1           Vesting Schedule. The number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant is subject to the vesting schedule set forth below:

 

(a)              On the Issue Date, this Warrant shall vest and is exercisable as to 12,907,080 Warrant Shares; and

 

(b)              The remaining portion of the Warrant with respect to 13,037,461 Warrant Shares (subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 2) shall vest and become exercisable on April 27, 2024 (the “Vesting Date”); provided, however, that if the Facility is repaid in full prior to the Vesting Date or a Change of Control (as defined in the Loan Agreement) occurs prior to the Vesting Date (the date of either such event, the “Acceleration Date”), such number of Warrant Shares equal to the product of the following equation shall immediately vest and become exercisable and the remainder of the unvested Warrant Shares shall be forfeited and not be exercisable: (i) (A) the number of days that elapsed between the date hereof and the Acceleration Date (inclusive of the Acceleration Date) divided by (B) 366, multiplied by (ii) 13,037,461.

 

 

 

 

1.2           Method of Exercise. Subject to the vesting schedule set forth in Section 1.1, Holder may at any time and from time to time prior to the Expiration Date exercise the vested portion of this Warrant, in whole or in part, by delivering to the Company: (i) a duly executed Notice of Exercise in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix 1, (ii) this Warrant, and (iii) either (A) an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for the portion of the Warrant Shares being purchased, in the form of a check, wire transfer of same-day funds (to an account designated by the Company), or other form of payment acceptable to the Company or (B) indicating on the applicable Notice of Exercise that Holder elects to withhold Warrant Shares equal to the value of the Warrant, or portion hereof as to which the Warrant is being exercised (“Cashless Exercise”), pursuant to Section 1.3 of the Warrant.

 

This Warrant is issued in book-entry form and will not be issued in certificated form. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, if this Warrant was originally executed and/or delivered electronically, in no event shall Holder be required to surrender or deliver an ink-signed paper copy of this Warrant in connection with its exercise hereof or of any rights hereunder, nor shall Holder be required to surrender or deliver a paper or other physical copy of this Warrant in connection with any exercise hereof.

 

If an exercise of any portion of this Warrant is to be made in connection with a separate transaction, such exercise may at the election of the Holder be conditioned upon the consummation of such transaction, in which case such exercise shall not be deemed to be effective until immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction.

 

The Company shall keep and properly maintain at its principal executive offices books for the registration of the Warrant and any transfers thereof.  The Company may deem and treat the person in whose name the Warrant is registered on such register as the Holder thereof for all purposes, and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary, except any assignment, division, combination or other transfer of the Warrant effected in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. The Company will issue in book-entry form for the account of any transferor and transferee a new Warrant of like tenor representing the number of Warrant Shares so transferred.

 

1.3           Cashless Exercise. On any exercise of this Warrant, in lieu of payment of the aggregate Exercise Price in the manner as specified in Section 1.2(iii)(A) above, Holder may, if the Common Stock is then traded or quoted on a Trading Market (as defined below), elect a Cashless Exercise. Thereupon, the Company shall issue to Holder such number of fully paid and non-assessable Warrant Shares as are computed using the following formula:

 

 

 

where:

 

X = the number of Warrant Shares to be issued to Holder;

Y = the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised (inclusive of the Warrant Shares surrendered to the Company in lieu of payment of the aggregate Exercise Price);
A = the fair market value (as determined pursuant to Section 1.4 below) of one Warrant Share; and
B = the Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation).

 

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1.4           Fair Market Value.

 

(a)             If the Common Stock is then traded or quoted on a nationally recognized securities exchange, inter-dealer quotation system or over-the-counter market (a “Trading Market”), the fair market value of a Warrant Share shall be the arithmetic average of the VWAP (as defined below) of the Common Stock for the ten (10) trading days ending on the Business Date immediately preceding the date on which Holder delivers its Notice of Exercise to the Company.

 

(b)             As used in this Warrant, “VWAP” means for any trading day, the price for a share of Common Stock determined by the daily volume weighted average price per share of Common Stock for such trading day on a Trading Market for the regular trading session (including any extensions thereof, without regard to pre-open or after hours trading outside of such regular trading session) as reported by the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock or such other security is then listed or quoted, whichever is applicable, as published by Bloomberg at 4:15 P.M., New York City time (or 15 minutes following the end of any extension of the regular trading session), on such trading day, or if such volume weighted average price is unavailable or in manifest error as reasonably determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), the market value of one share of Common Stock during such ten (10) trading day period determined using a volume weighted average price method by an independent nationally recognized investment bank or other qualified financial institution selected by the Board and reasonably acceptable to Holder.

 

1.5          Issuance of Warrants. Upon exercise of this Warrant in the manner set forth in this Section 1, and in full compliance with each of the applicable requirements thereof, the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, and in any event not exceeding two (2) Business Days from the date of delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (unless exercised by means of a Cashless Exercise), instruct the transfer agent for the Common Stock to record the issuance of Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to Holder in book-entry form pursuant to the transfer agent’s regular procedures. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such Warrant Shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised (in whole or in part, as applicable), with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price (or by Cashless Exercise) and all taxes required to be paid by Holder, if any, prior to the issuance of such Warrant Shares, having been paid. Issuance of Warrant Shares to the Holder upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company. If this Warrant has not been fully exercised and has not expired, the Company will issue in book-entry form for the account of Holder a new Warrant of like tenor representing the number of Warrant Shares not so acquired.

 

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1.6           Treatment of Warrant Upon Acquisition of Company.

 

(a)           Acquisition. For the purpose of this Warrant, “Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions involving: (i) the sale, lease, exclusive license, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; (ii) any merger or consolidation of the Company into or with another person or entity (other than a merger or consolidation effected exclusively to change the Company’s domicile), or any other corporate reorganization, in which the stockholders of the Company in their capacity as such immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own less than a majority of the Company’s (or the parent, surviving or successor entity’s) outstanding voting power immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization; or (iii) except for a transaction described in clause (ii), the acquisition by any person or group of related persons (as defined in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), of beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of shares representing a majority of the Company’s then-total outstanding combined voting power. The Company shall notify Holder in writing (which may be by email) within four (4) Business Days of agreeing to any Acquisition.

 

(b)           Treatment of Warrant at Acquisition.

 

(i)                 In the event of an Acquisition in which the consideration to be received by the Company’s stockholders consists solely of cash, solely of Marketable Securities or a combination of cash and Marketable Securities (a “Cash/Public Acquisition”), and the fair market value of one Warrant Share as determined in accordance with Section 1.4 above (assuming for such purposes that this Warrant and the Notice of Exercise were delivered to the Company on the date of the closing of such Cash/Public Acquisition) would be greater than the Exercise Price in effect on such date immediately prior to such Cash/Public Acquisition, and Holder has not exercised this Warrant pursuant to Section 1.2 above as to all Warrant Shares, then this Warrant shall automatically be deemed to be a Cashless Exercise pursuant to Section 1.3 above as to all Warrant Shares effective immediately prior to and contingent upon the consummation of a Cash/Public Acquisition. In connection with such Cashless Exercise, Holder shall be deemed to have restated each of the representations and warranties in Section 3 of the Purchase Agreement as of the date thereof and the Company shall promptly notify Holder of the number of Warrant Shares (or such other securities) issued upon exercise. In the event of a Cash/Public Acquisition where the fair market value of one Warrant Share as determined in accordance with Section 1.4 above would be less than the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such Cash/Public Acquisition, then this Warrant will expire immediately prior to the consummation of such Cash/Public Acquisition.

 

(ii)              Upon the closing of any Acquisition other than a Cash/Public Acquisition, the acquiring, surviving or successor entity shall assume the obligations of this Warrant, and this Warrant shall thereafter be exercisable for the same securities and/or other property as would have been paid for the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant as if such Warrant Shares were outstanding on and as of the closing of such Acquisition, subject to further adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.

 

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(c)              As used in this Warrant, “Marketable Securities” means securities meeting all of the following requirements: (i) the issuer thereof is then subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and is then current in its filing of all required reports and other information under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and (ii) the class and series of shares or other securities of the issuer that would be received by Holder in connection with the Acquisition were Holder to exercise this Warrant on or prior to the closing thereof is then traded in a Trading Market.

 

1.7           Dividend Payments. If the Company shall, at any time or from time to time after the issuance of this Warrant, make or declare, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive, any dividend or distribution payable in cash or other property or assets (other than additional shares of Common Stock), then provision shall be made such that the Holder shall receive on the applicable payment date the type and amount of cash property or assets which the Holder would have received if the Holder had held the number of Warrant Shares acquirable upon full exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date on which a record is taken for such dividend or distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for such dividend or distribution.

 

Section 2.      ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SHARES AND EXERCISE PRICE.

 

2.1          Stock Dividends, Splits, Etc.

 

(a)              If the Company declares or pays a dividend or distribution on the outstanding shares of Common Stock payable in additional shares of Common Stock, the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to the issuance of such stock dividend shall be proportionately increased, and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately decreased.

 

(b)              If the Company subdivides the outstanding shares of Common Stock by reclassification or otherwise into a greater number of shares, the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such subdivision shall be proportionately increased and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately decreased. If the outstanding shares of Common Stock are combined or consolidated, by reclassification, reverse stock split, or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares, the Exercise Price shall be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares shall be proportionately decreased.

 

2.2          Reclassification, Exchange, Combinations or Substitution. Upon any event whereby all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock are reclassified, exchanged, combined, substituted, or replaced for, into, with or by Company securities of a different class and/or series, then from and after the consummation of such event, this Warrant will be exercisable for the number, class and series of Company securities that Holder would have received had the Warrant Shares been outstanding on and as of the consummation of such event, and subject to further adjustment thereafter from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.

 

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2.3         No Fractional Share. No fractional Warrant Share shall be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and the number of Warrant Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Warrant Share.

 

2.4          Notice as to Adjustments. Upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price or number of Warrant Shares, the Company shall notify Holder in writing (which may be by email) within ten (10) Business Days setting forth the adjustments to the Exercise Price or number of Warrant Shares and facts upon which such adjustment is based.

 

2.5          Successive Adjustments. Successive adjustments in the Exercise Price and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made, without duplication, whenever any event specified in this Section 2 shall occur.

 

Section 3.      MISCELLANEOUS.

 

3.1           Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 1 above, the vested portion of this Warrant is exercisable in whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date and shall be void thereafter.

 

3.2           Legends. Holder understands and agrees that all certificates evidencing the Warrant Shares to be issued to Holder may bear the following legend:

 

THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, EVIDENCED BY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, THAT SUCH SALE, OFFER, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.

 

3.3           Compliance with Securities Laws on Transfer. This Warrant and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (including any Warrant Shares that have not yet vested under Section 1.1) may be transferred or assigned in whole or in part by Holder to one or more third parties (which may be affiliates of CRB or the Company) (i) to the extent that Holder determines that any such transfer is necessary to comply with the regulations applicable to Holder in light of its status as a bank holding company, or (ii) with the consent of the Company; provided that any such transfer is in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws by the transferor. Any transferee of this Warrant or any portion hereof, by their acceptance of this Warrant, is deemed to agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Warrant, including, without limitation, the representations and warranties of Holder contained in Section 3 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

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3.4           Notices. Except as otherwise provided in this Warrant, any notice or other communication required or permitted to be delivered under this Warrant will be in writing and delivered by (a) email or (b) registered mail via a national courier service to the following email address or physical address, as applicable:

 

Notice to Holder shall be addressed as follows until the Company receives notice of a change in address:

 

CRB Group, Inc.
2115 Linwood Ave
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024-5020
Attention: [TEXT REDACTED]
Email: [TEXT REDACTED]

 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6064
Attention: [TEXT REDACTED]
Email: [TEXT REDACTED]

 

Notice to the Company shall be addressed as follows until Holder receives notice of a change in address:

 

Sunlight Financial Holding Inc.
234 W. 39th Street, 7th Floor
New York, New York 10018
Attention: General Counsel
Email: notices@sunlightfinancial.com

 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
Attention: Ray Schrock, P.C. and Alexander Welch
Email: Ray.Schrock@weil.com and Alexander.Welch@weil.com

 

McGuireWoods LLP
Tower Two-Sixty
260 Forbes Avenue #1800
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Attention: Hannah T. Frank
Email: hfrank@mcguirewoods.com

 

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3.5           Waiver. This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

 

3.6          Counterparts; Facsimile/Electronic Signatures. This Warrant may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The Company, Holder and any other party hereto may execute this Warrant by electronic means and each party hereto recognizes and accepts the use of electronic signatures and the keeping of records in electronic form by any other party hereto in connection with the execution and storage hereof. To the extent that this Warrant or any agreement subject to the terms hereof or any amendment hereto is executed, recorded or delivered electronically, it shall be binding to the same extent as though it had been executed on paper with an original ink signature, as provided under applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

3.7          Headings. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of any provision of this Warrant.

 

3.8          Business Days. “Business Day” is any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a Federal holiday.

 

Section 4.      GOVERNING LAW, VENUE, JURY TRIAL WAIVER, AND JUDICIAL REFERENCE.

 

4.1           Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its principles regarding conflicts of law.

 

4.2          Jurisdiction and Venue. The Company and Holder each submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware; provided, however, that nothing in this Warrant shall be deemed to operate to preclude Holder from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of Holder. The Company expressly submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and the Company hereby waives any objection that it may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, or forum non conveniens and hereby consents to the granting of such legal or equitable relief as is deemed appropriate by such court. The Company hereby waives personal service of the summons, complaints, and other process issued in such action or suit and agrees that service of such summons, complaints, and other process may be made in accordance with Section 5.4 of this Warrant.

 

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4.3          Jury Trial Waiver. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANY AND HOLDER EACH WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS WARRANT, THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT OR ANY CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS. THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES’ AGREEMENT TO ENTER INTO THIS WARRANT. EACH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS COUNSEL.

 

4.4           Survival. This Section 4 shall survive the termination of this Warrant.

 

4.5           Warrant Agent. The Company may, by written notice to Holder, appoint the transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock as the Company’s agent for the purpose of issuing the Warrant Shares (or other securities) on the exercise of this Warrant pursuant to Section 1 above.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Warrant to Purchase Class A Common Stock to be executed by their duly authorized representatives effective as of the Issue Date written above.

 

COMPANY:  
   
SUNLIGHT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC.  
   
By: /s/ Rodney Yoder  
Name: Rodney Yoder  
Title: Chief Financial Officer  
   
Accepted and agreed,  
   
HOLDER:    
   
CRB GROUP, INC.  
   
By: /s/ Gilles Gade  
Name: Gilles Gade  
Title: CEO, President    
   
By: /s/ Arlen W. Gelbard  
Name: Arlen W. Gelbard  
Title: EVP General Counsel    

 

 

 

 

Appendix 1

 

Notice of Exercise

 

1.       The undersigned Holder hereby exercises its right to purchase ___________ shares (“Warrant Shares”) of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Sunlight Financial Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) in accordance with the Warrant to Purchase Class A Common Stock (the “Warrant”), and tenders payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for such shares as follows:

 

[●]check in the amount of $________ payable to order of the Company enclosed herewith

 

[●]Wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company’s account

 

[●]Cashless Exercise pursuant to Section 1.3 of the Warrant

 

[●]Other [Describe] __________________________________________

 

This exercise is contingent on ________________________________.

 

2.       Please effect book-entry issuance representing the Warrant Shares in the name specified below:

 

 
Holder’s Name  
   
   
   

(Address)

 

3.       By its execution below and for the benefit of the Company, Holder hereby restates each of the representations and warranties in Section 3 of the Purchase Agreement (as defined in the Warrant) as of the date hereof.

 

HOLDER:    
     

 

  By:  

 

  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 

(Date):    

 

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