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): February 9, 2018

 

 

Ditech Holding Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   001- 13417   13-3950486

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 100

Fort Washington, PA 19034

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(844) 714-8603

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Walter Investment Management Corp.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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:

 

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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).

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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.  ☐

 

 

 


Explanatory Note:

As previously disclosed, on November 30, 2017, Walter Investment Management Corp. filed a voluntary petition (the “ Bankruptcy Petition ,” and the case commenced thereby, the “ Chapter 11 Case ”) under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “ Court ”) to pursue its previously announced Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, dated November 6, 2017. On January 17, 2018, the Court approved the Amended Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Walter Investment Management Corp. and the Affiliate Co-Plan Proponents (as confirmed, the “ Prepackaged Plan ”), and on January 18, 2018, entered an order confirming such approval (the “ Confirmation Order ”). The Prepackaged Plan and the Confirmation Order were previously filed by the Company (as defined below) as Exhibit 2.1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 19, 2018, and are incorporated herein by reference.

On February 9, 2018 (the “ Effective Date ”), the Prepackaged Plan became effective pursuant to its terms and the Company emerged from the Chapter 11 Case.

As further disclosed in Item 5.03 below the name of Walter Investment Management Corp. has, on the Effective Date, been changed to Ditech Holding Corporation (the “ Company ”).

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Second Amended and Restated Credit Facility Agreement

On February 9, 2018, pursuant to the terms of the Prepackaged Plan, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among the Company, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Island Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the other parties party thereto (the “ Credit Agreement ”).

The Credit Agreement provides for secured term loans maturing on June 30, 2022 in an amount of approximately $1,156,500,000 (the “ Term Loans ”). The Term Loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the option of the Company, (1) LIBOR plus 6.00% (with a LIBOR “floor” of 1.00%) or (2) an Alternate Base Rate plus 5.00 % (which interest will be payable (a) with respect to any Alternate Base Rate Loan, the last business day of each March, June, September and December, and (b) with respect to any LIBOR Loan, the last day of the interest period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part).

The Term Loans are guaranteed by substantially all of the Company’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries and secured by a first priority pledge on substantially all of the assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors, in each case subject to certain exceptions.


The Term Loan amortizes on February 9, 2018 in the amount of $37,500,000 and thereafter in quarterly installments, in the amounts listed below:

 

Repayment Date

   Principal Amount  

March 2018

   $ 7,500,000  

June 2018

   $ 7,500,000  

September 2018

   $ 7,500,000  

December 2018

   $ 7,500,000  

March 2019

   $ 10,000,000  

June 2019

   $ 26,700,000  

September 2019

   $ 36,700,000  

December 2019

   $ 36,700,000  

each March, June, September and December thereafter

   $ 15,000,000  

Mandatory repayment obligations under the Credit Agreement include, subject to exceptions, (i) 100% of the net sale proceeds from the sale or other disposition of certain non-core assets of the Company and of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, (ii) 80% of the net sale proceeds of certain non-ordinary course asset sales and dispositions of certain bulk mortgage servicing rights (“ MSR ”), (iii) 100% of the net cash proceeds from the issuance of certain indebtedness and (iv) beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, 50% of the Company’s excess cash flow. The Credit Agreement also requires that upon receipt by the Company or certain of its subsidiaries of the gross proceeds of any disposition of certain bulk MSR and related servicing advances by the Company or such subsidiaries prior to February 15, 2018, the Company shall make a prepayment of the Term Loans in an amount equal to 80% of such gross proceeds.

The Credit Agreement allows the Company to prepay, in whole or in part, the Company’s borrowings outstanding thereunder, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, with prior notice but without premium or penalty other than breakage or redeployment costs.

The Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants and representations and warranties customary for financings of this type, including restrictions on liens, dispositions of assets, fundamental changes, dividends, the ability to incur additional indebtedness, investments, transactions with affiliates, modifications of certain agreements, certain restrictions on subsidiaries, issuance of certain equity interests, changes in lines of business, creation of additional subsidiaries and prepayments of other indebtedness, in each case subject to customary exceptions. The Credit Agreement also contains financial covenants requiring compliance with certain asset coverage ratios, an interest expense coverage ratio and a first lien net leverage ratio. The Credit Agreement permits the incurrence of an additional incremental letter of credit facility in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $30 million.

 

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In addition, the Credit Agreement contains events of default customary for financings of this type, including events of default related to the failure to make payments, incorrect representations, breaches of covenants, defaults under certain other material indebtedness, bankruptcy events, certain ERISA events, actual or purported invalidity of the security agreements or guaranties, material judgments and change of control. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the administrative agent and the lenders have the right to terminate all commitments and accelerate all loans under the Credit Agreement, enforce their rights with respect to the collateral and take certain other actions.

The Credit Agreement amends and restates the Company’s pre-Effective Date Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2013, by and among the Company, as borrower, and Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”).

The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement, including the exhibits incorporated therein, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

New Second Lien Notes

On the Effective Date, pursuant to the terms of the Prepackaged Plan, the Company entered into an indenture (the “ Indenture ”) by and among the Company, the wholly-owned subsidiaries named as guarantors therein (the “ Guarantors ”), and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee and collateral agent (the “ Trustee ”), and issued $250 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s new 9.00% Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes due 2024 (the “ New Second Lien Notes ”).

The New Second Lien Notes will mature on December 31, 2024. Interest on the New Second Lien Notes will accrue at a rate of 9.00% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The New Second Lien Notes require payment of interest in cash, except that interest on up to $50 million principal amount (plus previously accrued PIK Interest payable), at the election of the Company, may be paid by increasing the principal amount of the outstanding notes or by issuing additional notes (“ PIK Interest ”). The terms of the Credit Agreement require that the Company exercise such election. The New Second Lien Notes are secured on a second-priority basis by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Guarantors.

The Company may redeem all or a portion of the New Second Lien Notes at any time prior to December 15, 2020 by paying a specified “make-whole” premium as set forth in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. The Company may redeem all or a portion of the New Second Lien Notes at any time on or after December 15, 2020 at the applicable redemption prices set forth in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. In addition, on or before December 15, 2020, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the New Second Lien Notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at the redemption price of 109.000% of the principal amount of New Second Lien Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. If the Company experiences specific kinds of changes of control, the Company must offer to repurchase the New Second Lien Notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the repurchase date. In addition, if the New Second Lien Notes would otherwise constitute “applicable high-yield discount obligations,” at the end of each accrual period ending on or after the fifth anniversary of the issue date, the Company will be required to redeem a portion of the New Second Lien Notes. The Indenture limits the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) to, among other things, (i) pay dividends and make distributions

 

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or repurchase stock; (ii) make certain investments; (iii) incur additional debt; (iv) sell assets; (v) enter into certain transactions with affiliates; (vi) create or incur liens; (vii) materially change its lines of business; and (viii) merge or consolidate or transfer or sell all or substantially all of its assets.

The Indenture contains certain customary events of default, including, among other things: (1) default in the payment of interest when it becomes due and payable if such default continues for a period of 30 days; (2) default in the payment of principal at maturity; (3) default in the observance or performance of any other covenant in the Indenture, which default continues uncured for a period of 60 days after (i) the Company’s receipt of written notice from the Trustee or (ii) the receipt by the Company and the Trustee of written notice from the holders of at least 25% of the then outstanding principal amount of the New Second Lien Notes as provided in the Indenture; (4) certain voluntary or involuntary events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company; and (5) the failure of guarantees of notes of indebtedness to be enforceable or of security for the notes to constitute perfected liens, subject to exceptions.

Until terminated under the circumstances described below, the New Second Lien Notes and the guarantees by the Guarantors will be secured by the Collateral (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to the terms of the Indenture and the related security documents. The liens on and security interests in the Collateral will terminate (i) as to any Collateral of the Company or the Guarantors that is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Company or the Guarantors in a transaction or other circumstance that complies with the terms of the Indenture, at the time of such sale, transfer or other disposition; (ii) with respect to the assets of the Guarantors, at the time that the Guarantors are released from their guarantees in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; (iii) as required under any Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Indenture); (iv) in whole or in part, with the consent of the holders of the New Second Lien Notes of the requisite aggregate principal amount of New Second Lien Notes in accordance with the Indenture; or (v) upon payment in full of all of the New Second Lien Notes outstanding under the Indenture or upon satisfaction and discharge or a legal defeasance or covenant defeasance in accordance with the Indenture.

The foregoing description of the Indenture and the New Second Lien Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture, which is included as Exhibit 4.1 hereto, and incorporated by reference herein, and which includes the form of New Second Lien Notes.

Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock

The information set forth under Item 3.02 and Item 5.03 below is incorporated by reference herein.

Warrant Agreements

On the Effective Date, pursuant to the terms of the Prepackaged Plan, the Company entered into the (i) Series A Warrant Agreement (“ Series A Warrant Agreement ”) and (ii) Series B Warrant Agreement (“ Series B Warrant Agreement ” and together with the Series A Warrant Agreement, the “ Warrant Agreements ”), in each instance with Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., together as the warrant agent. Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, on the Effective Date, the Company issued 7,245,000 Series A Warrants (the “ Series A Warrants ”), exercisable on a cash or cashless basis at an exercise price of $20.63 per share, and 5,748,750 Series B Warrants (the “Series B Warrants” and together with the Series A Warrants, the “Warrants,” and holders thereof “ Warrantholders ”), exercisable on a cash or cashless basis at an exercise price of $28.25 per share, which in the aggregate, are exercisable to purchase up to approximately 12,993,750 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the reorganized Company (the “ Common Stock ”). All unexercised Warrants shall expire, and the rights of the Warrantholders to purchase share of Common Stock shall terminate on, February 9, 2028 at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, which is the 10th anniversary of the Effective Date.

 

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Pursuant to the Warrant Agreements, prior to the exercise or conversion of any Warrants into Common Stock, the Warrants do not entitle the registered holder to any rights as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, any rights to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter, until and only to the extent such Warrantholder becomes a holder of record of Common Stock issued upon settlement of Warrants.

The number of shares of Common Stock for which a Warrant is exercisable, and the exercise price per share of such Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time pursuant the Warrant Agreements upon the occurrence of certain events, including the issuance of a stock dividend to all holders of Common Stock, a stock split, a combination or other reclassification of the Common Stock.

Upon the occurrence of a reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Common Stock, or in the case of any merger, consolidation, or business combination with another corporation, each Warrantholder will have the right to receive, upon exercise of a Warrant, an amount of securities or other property (including cash) received in connection with such event with respect to or in exchange for the number of shares of Common Stock for which such Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event.

The Warrants permit a Warrantholder to elect to exercise the Warrant such that no payment of cash will be required in connection with such exercise. If a cashless exercise is elected, the Company will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of the Warrants, without any cash payment therefor.

The foregoing description of the Warrant Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Warrant Agreements, which are included as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Registration Rights Agreement

On the Effective Date and pursuant to the Prepackaged Plan, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”) with certain parties (together with any person or entity that becomes a party to the Registration Rights Agreement, the “ Holders ”) that received shares of the Company’s Common Stock, Warrants and Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock ”) on the Effective Date as provided in the Prepackaged Plan. The Registration Rights Agreement provides Holders with registration rights for the Holders’ Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).

Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed to file, within 60 days of the receipt of a request by Holders of at least 40% of the Registrable Securities, an Initial Shelf Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) covering resales of the Registrable Securities held by the Holders. Subject to limited exceptions, the Company is required to maintain the effectiveness of any such registration statement until the earlier of (i) three years following the Effective Date and (ii) the date that all Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement are no longer Registrable Securities.

 

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In addition, Holders beneficially holding 10% or more of the Common Stock have the right to demand that the Company effect the registration of any or all of the Registrable Securities (a “ Demand Registration ”) and/or effectuate the distribution of any or all of their Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten shelf takedown offering. The Company is not obligated to effect more than three Demand Registrations, and it need not comply with such a request if (i) the aggregate gross proceeds from such a sale will not exceed $25 million, unless the Demand Registration includes all of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities or (ii) a Registration Statement shall have previously been declared effective by the SEC within 90 days preceding the date of such request.

Holders also have customary piggyback registration rights, subject to the limitations set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

These registration rights are subject to certain conditions and limitations, including the right of the underwriters to limit the number of shares to be included in a registration statement and the Company’s right to delay or withdraw a registration statement under certain circumstances. The Company will generally pay the registration expenses in connection with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, regardless of whether a registration statement is filed or becomes effective. The registration rights granted in the Registration Rights Agreement are subject to customary indemnification and contribution provisions, as well as customary restrictions such as blackout periods.

The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 10.4 hereto, and is incorporated by reference herein.

Termination of Rights Agreement

On the Effective Date, the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent, entered into Amendment No. 2 (the “ Rights Amendment ”) to the Amended and Restated Section 382 Rights Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2016 and as amended on November 9, 2017 (as amended, the “ Rights Agreement ”).

The Rights Amendment accelerates the scheduled expiration date of the Rights (as defined in the Rights Agreement) issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement to February 9, 2018. The Rights issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, which were also cancelled by operation of the Prepackaged Plan as further described in Item 1.02 below, have expired and will no longer be outstanding, and the Rights Agreement has terminated.

In connection with the adoption of the Company’s Section 382 Rights Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2015, the Company filed Articles Supplementary with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, setting forth the rights, powers, and preferences of the Company’s Junior Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Rights. As further described in Item 1.02 below, the cancellation of all Existing Equity Interests (as defined below) includes the cancellation of any Rights issued under the Rights Plan. In addition, as described in Item 5.03 below, on the Effective Date, the Company filed Articles of Amendment with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, which among other things, served to eliminate the Company’s Junior Participating Preferred Stock.

The information set forth under Items 1.02 and 5.03 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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The foregoing description of the Rights Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Rights Amendment, which is included as Exhibit 4.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Repo Facilities

On and after the Effective Date, the Company, through certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, will continue to receive financing pursuant to the previously entered into (i) Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2016 (the “ Forward Repo Facility ”), by and among Ditech Financial LLC (“ Ditech Financial ”), as seller, Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC (“ Credit Suisse ”), as administrative agent, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as buyer, Alpine Securitization LTD, as buyer, and Barclays Bank PLC (“ Barclays ”), as joining buyer, providing for a maximum committed purchase price of $1,000,000,000 used principally to fund Ditech Financial’s forward mortgage origination business and (ii) Second Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2017 (the “ Reverse Repo Facility ” and, together with the Forward Repo Facility, the “ Repo Facilities ”), by and among Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. (“ RMS ”), as seller, RMS REO CS, LLC, as a seller party, RMS REO BRC, LLC, as a seller party, Credit Suisse, as administrative agent, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as buyer, Alpine Securitization LTD, as buyer, and Barclays, as buyer, providing for a maximum committed purchase price of $800,000,000 used principally to fund the purchase of home equity conversion mortgage loans from certain Ginnie Mae securitization pools and foreclosed real estate prior to liquidation or FHA claim payment. In addition to the foregoing, the Repo Facilities, the DAAT Facility (as defined below) and the DPAT II Facility (as defined below), are subject, collectively, to a combined maximum outstanding amount of $1,900,000,000.

Upon the Effective Date, and upon the satisfaction of various other conditions precedent (including entry by the Company into guaranties of each of the Repo Facilities, dated as of the Effective Date), certain operative terms of the Repo Facilities were modified as contemplated by the previously disclosed Commitment Letter (including Exhibit A thereto), dated as of November 6, 2017 (the “ Commitment Letter ”), executed by Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch and Barclays and addressed to the Company, Ditech Financial and RMS. As more fully described in the Commitment Letter, such modifications include, among other things, (i) reductions to the applicable margins, (ii) increases to the advance rates, (iii) extensions to the maturity dates, and (iv) the reinstatement of various representation, warranties, covenants and events of default which had previously been made inoperative during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Case. Certain of the foregoing modifications, including modifications referenced in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), will not take effect until the business day immediately following the Effective Date. Furthermore, certain terms contemplated by the Commitment Letter have since been amended, and are superseded in their entirety by the operative provisions contained in the Repo Facilities themselves.

A. Fannie Mae Servicer Advance Financing Facility

On February 9, 2018, Ditech Agency Advance Trust, a Delaware statutory trust and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “ DAAT Issuer ”), issued variable funding notes (the “ DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes ”) under a new revolving agency servicer advance financing facility (the “ DAAT Facility ”), entered into by the DAAT Issuer, the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., (“ Wells Fargo ”), Ditech Financial, Credit Suisse and Barclays in order to obtain funding for advances made by Ditech Financial in connection with Ditech Financial’s servicing of certain mortgage loans on behalf of Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”).

 

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Primary Documentation

In connection with the foregoing transaction, new arrangements were entered into as contemplated by the following agreements:

 

    an indenture, dated as of February 9, 2018, and effective as of February 12, 2018 (the “ DAAT Base Indenture ”), among the DAAT Issuer, Wells Fargo, as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, Ditech Financial, as servicer and administrator, and Credit Suisse, as administrative agent;

 

    a series 2018-VF1 indenture supplement to the DAAT Base Indenture, dated as of February 9, 2018, and effective as of February 12, 2018 (the “ DAAT Indenture Supplement ”), among the parties to the DAAT Base Indenture;

 

    a receivables pooling agreement, dated as of February 9, 2018, and effective as of February 12, 2018 (the “ DAAT Receivables Pooling Agreement ”), between the DAAT Issuer and Ditech Agency Advance Depositor LLC (the “ DAAT Depositor ”);

 

    a receivables sale agreement, dated as of February 9, 2018, and effective as of February 12, 2018 (the “ DAAT Receivables Sale Agreement ”), among Ditech Financial, the DAAT Depositor and the Company, as limited guarantor; and

 

    an acknowledgement agreement with respect to certain servicing advance receivables, dated as of February 9, 2018, and effective as of February 12, 2018 (the “ Acknowledgement Agreement ”), among Ditech Financial, the DAAT Depositor, the DAAT Issuer, Wells Fargo, Credit Suisse and Fannie Mae.

Description of the Primary Terms of the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes

The maximum amount that may be drawn on the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes is $475 million. Draws under the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes are subject to various conditions, including funding conditions under the DAAT Base Indenture and the DAAT Indenture Supplement. As of closing, all of the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes were held by Credit Suisse and Barclays. As of February 9, 2018, the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes were undrawn. The Company anticipates causing the DAAT Issuer to draw on the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes on February 12, 2018. The initial amounts drawn under the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes will be used, indirectly, to refinance outstanding servicer advance indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries.

The DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes have an “expected repayment date” of February 11, 2019. Upon the occurrence of the “expected repayment date”, the revolving period for the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes will end and the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes will become due and payable on the next scheduled monthly payment date for the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes.

Interest on the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes is payable monthly in arrears at a rate per annum generally equal to the CS Base Rate (as defined in the DAAT Indenture Supplement) plus 2.25%. Pursuant to the DAAT Base Indenture and DAAT Indenture Supplement, the DAAT Issuer is also required to pay to the holders of the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes (i) a default supplemental fee in an amount equal to 2.00% per annum of the aggregate note balances from and after the occurrence of an event of default and (ii) a supplemental fee in an amount equal to 1.00% per annum of the aggregate note balances from and after the end of the occurrence of the “expected repayment date” for the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes.

The collateral securing the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes will consist primarily of rights to reimbursement for servicer advances and delinquency advances in respect of certain mortgage loans serviced by Ditech Financial on behalf of Fannie Mae. In connection with the DAAT Facility, Ditech

 

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Financial will sell and/or contribute the rights to reimbursement for servicer advances and delinquency advances to the DAAT Depositor pursuant to the DAAT Receivables Sale Agreement. The DAAT Depositor will then sell and/or contribute such rights to reimbursement to the DAAT Issuer pursuant to the DAAT Receivables Pooling Agreement.

Fannie Mae has agreed to waive, to the extent of the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes, its rights of set-off against rights to reimbursement for certain servicer advances and delinquency advances transferred by Ditech Financial to the DAAT Depositor, subject to and pursuant to the terms of the Acknowledgement Agreement.

Each of the DAAT Issuer and the DAAT Depositor is structured as a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity. Each of the DAAT Issuer and the DAAT Depositor is the sole owner of its respective assets. Creditors of each of the DAAT Issuer and the DAAT Depositor (including the holders of the related notes) have no recourse to any assets or revenues of Ditech Financial or the Company other than to the limited extent of Ditech Financial’s or the Company’s obligations with respect to various representations and warranties, covenants and indemnities under the DAAT Facility. These representations and warranties, covenants and indemnities include: (i) various representations and warranties as to the nature of the receivables; (ii) covenants to service and administer the collateral for the DAAT Facility, and perform obligations under Ditech Financial’s servicing agreements with Fannie Mae; and (iii) covenants to make an indemnity payment for breach by Ditech Financial of any representations, warranties or covenants described in the DAAT Base Indenture. Creditors of the Company and Ditech Financial do not have recourse to any assets or revenues of either the DAAT Issuer or the DAAT Depositor.

In addition to the occurrence of the “expected repayment date”, the revolving period for the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes may end and all or a portion of the notes may otherwise become due and payable prior to the expected repayment date upon the occurrence of an event of default and/or a target amortization event.

The documentation for the DAAT Series 2018-VF1 Notes include events of default and facility target amortization events customary for financings of this type, including but not limited to target amortization events related to breaches of representations, covenants and certain tests related to the collection and performance of the receivables securing the DAAT Facility. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the noteholders have the right to terminate all commitments and accelerate the notes under the DAAT Base Indenture, enforce their rights with respect to the collateral and take certain other actions. The events of default include, among other events, the occurrence of any failure to make payments (subject to certain cure periods and including balances due after the occurrence of a target amortization event), failure of Ditech Financial to satisfy various deposit and remittance obligations as servicer of certain mortgage loans, the DAAT Issuer becoming required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, removal of Ditech Financial’s status as an approved seller or servicer by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and bankruptcy events.

B . Non-Agency Servicer Advance Financing Facility

On February 9, 2018, and effective February 12, 2018, Ditech DPAT II Advance Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “ DPAT II Issuer ”), issued variable funding notes (the “ DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes ”) under a new revolving servicer advance financing facility (the “ DPAT II Facility ”), entered into by the DPAT II Issuer, the Company, Wells Fargo, Ditech Financial, and Credit Suisse in order to obtain funding for advances made by Ditech Financial in connection with Ditech Financial’s servicing of certain private label secured mortgage loans and manufactured homes.

 

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Primary Documentation

In connection with the foregoing transaction, new arrangements were entered into as contemplated by the following agreements:

 

    an indenture, dated as of February 9, 2018, and effective as of February 12, 2018 (the “ DPAT II Base Indenture ”), among the DPAT II Issuer, Wells Fargo, as indenture trustee, calculation agent, paying agent and securities intermediary, Ditech Financial, as servicer and administrator, and Credit Suisse, as administrative agent;

 

    a series 2018-VF1 indenture supplement to the DPAT II Base Indenture, dated as of February 9, 2018, and effective as of February 12, 2018 (the “ DPAT II Indenture Supplement ”), among the parties to the DPAT II Base Indenture;

 

    a receivables pooling agreement, dated as of February 9, 2018, and effective as of February 12, 2018 (the “ DPAT II Receivables Pooling Agreement ”), between the DPAT II Issuer and Ditech DPAT II Advance Depositor LLC (the “DPAT II Depositor”); and

 

    a receivables sale agreement, dated as of February 9, 2018, and effective as of February 12, 2018 (the “ DPAT II Receivables Sale Agreement ”), among Ditech Financial, the DPAT II Depositor and the Company, as limited guarantor.

Description of the Primary Terms of the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes

The maximum amount that may be drawn on the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes is $75 million. Draws under the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes are subject to various conditions, including funding conditions under the DPAT II Base Indenture and the DPAT II Indenture Supplement. As of closing, all of the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes were held by Credit Suisse and Barclays. As of February 9, 2018, the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes were undrawn. The Company anticipates causing the DPAT II Issuer to draw on the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes on February 12, 2018. The initial amounts drawn under the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes will be used, indirectly, to refinance outstanding servicer advance indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries.

The DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes have an “expected repayment date” of February 11, 2019. Upon the occurrence of the “expected repayment date”, the revolving period for the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes will end and the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes will become due and payable on the next scheduled monthly payment date for the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes.

The DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes were issued in five classes: the Class CS-A-VF1, Class B-A-VF1, Class B-B-VF1, Class B-C-VF1 and Class B-D-VF1. Interest on each class of the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes is payable monthly in arrears at a rate per annum generally equal to the CS Base Rate (as defined in the DPAT II Indenture Supplement) plus 2.25%. Pursuant to the DPAT II Base Indenture and DPAT II Indenture Supplement, the DPAT II Issuer is also required to pay to the holders of the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes (i) a default supplemental fee in an amount equal to 2.00% per annum of the aggregate note balances from and after the occurrence of an event of default and (ii) a supplemental fee in an amount equal to 1.00% per annum of the aggregate note balances from and after the end of the occurrence of the “expected repayment date” for the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes.

 

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The collateral securing the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes will consist primarily of rights to reimbursement for servicer advances and delinquency advances in respect of certain non-GSE mortgage loans serviced by Ditech Financial. In connection with the DPAT II Facility, Ditech Financial will sell and/or contribute the rights to reimbursement for servicer advances and delinquency advances to the DPAT II Depositor pursuant to the DPAT II Receivables Sale Agreement. The DPAT II Depositor will then sell and/or contribute such rights to reimbursement to the DPAT II Issuer pursuant to the DPAT II Receivables Pooling Agreement.

Each of the DPAT II Issuer and the DPAT II Depositor is structured as a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity. Each of the DPAT II Issuer and the DPAT II Depositor is the sole owner of its respective assets. Creditors of each of the DPAT II Issuer and the DPAT II Depositor (including the holders of the related notes) have no recourse to any assets or revenues of Ditech Financial or the Company other than to the limited extent of Ditech Financial’s or the Company’s obligations with respect to various representations and warranties, covenants and indemnities under the DPAT II Facility. These representations and warranties, covenants and indemnities include: (i) various representations and warranties as to the nature of the receivables; (ii) covenants to service and administer the collateral for the DPAT II Facility; and (iii) covenants to make an indemnity payment for breach by Ditech Financial of any representations, warranties or covenants described in the DPAT II Base Indenture. Creditors of the Company and Ditech Financial do not have recourse to any assets or revenues of either the DPAT II Issuer or the DPAT II Depositor.

In addition to the occurrence of the “expected repayment date”, the revolving period for the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes may end and all or a portion of the notes may otherwise become due and payable prior to the expected repayment date upon the occurrence of an event of default and/or a target amortization event.

The documentation for the DPAT II Series 2018-VF1 Notes include events of default and facility target amortization events customary for financings of this type, including but not limited to target amortization events related to breaches of representations, covenants and certain tests related to the collection and performance of the receivables securing the DPAT II Facility. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the noteholders have the right to terminate all commitments and accelerate the notes under the DPAT II Base Indenture, enforce their rights with respect to the collateral and take certain other actions. The events of default include, among other events, the occurrence of any failure to make payments (subject to certain cure periods and including balances due after the occurrence of a target amortization event), failure of Ditech Financial to satisfy various deposit and remittance obligations as servicer of certain mortgage loans, the DPAT II Issuer becoming required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and bankruptcy events.

 

Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement .

Equity Interests

On the Effective Date, by operation of the Prepackaged Plan, all agreements, instruments, and other documents evidencing, relating to or connected with any equity interests of the Company, including the outstanding shares of existing common stock, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date (“ Existing Equity Interests ”), and any rights of any holder in respect thereof, were deemed cancelled, discharged and of no force or effect.

 

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The cancellation of Existing Equity Interest includes the cancellation of any Rights issuable under the Rights Plan, as described in Item 1.01 above. The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

Debt Securities and Loans

On the Effective Date, by operation of the Prepackaged Plan, all outstanding obligations under the following notes issued by the Company and guarantees thereof prior to the Effective Date and the indentures governing such obligations were cancelled, except to the limited extent expressly set forth in the Prepackaged Plan:

 

    4.50% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2019 (the “ Convertible Notes ”), issued pursuant to the certain Indenture dated as of January 13, 2012, among the Company, as issuer and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (as subsequently amended by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 23, 2012); and

 

    7.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “ Senior Notes ”) issued pursuant to the certain Indenture dated as of December 17, 2013, among the Company, as issuer, the guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.

 

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

The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities .

On the Effective Date, pursuant to the terms of the Prepackaged Plan and the Confirmation Order:

 

    The Senior Notes were exchanged at a rate of 464.11293167 New Second Lien Notes and 0.18564517 shares of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Senior Notes.

 

    The Convertible Notes were exchanged at a rate of 8.76919841 shares of New Common Stock, 14.94011581 Series A Warrants and 11.85465711 Series B Warrants per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes.

 

    The existing shares of common stock were exchanged at a rate of 0.05689208 shares of New Common Stock, 0.09692659 Series A Warrants and 0.07690920 Series B Warrants per share of existing common stock.

Accordingly, the Company issued:

 

    To the holders of Existing Equity Interests, an aggregate of 2,126,250 shares of Common Stock and 3,622,500 Series A Warrants and 2,874,375 Series B Warrants;

 

    To the holders of Senior Notes Claims (as defined in the Prepackaged Plan), $250 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s New Second Lien Notes and $100 million aggregate initial liquidation preference of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock;

 

    To the holders of Convertible Notes Claims (as defined in the Prepackaged Plan), an aggregate of 2,126,250 shares of Common Stock and 3,622,500 Series A Warrants and 2,874,375 Series B Warrants

In addition, the Company has authorized and reserved for future issuance:

 

    425,250 shares of Common Stock for issuance under a Management Incentive Plan (as defined in the Prepackaged Plan);

 

    7,245,000 shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of the Series A Warrants;

 

    5,748,750 shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of the Series B Warrants; and

 

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    11,497,500 shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock.

The terms of the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants are described in Item 1.01, which is incorporated herein by reference. The terms of the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock are described in Item 5.03, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.03. Material Modification to the Rights of Securities Holders .

As provided in the Prepackaged Plan, all notes, stock, agreements, instruments, certificates, and other documents evidencing any claim against or interest against the Company were cancelled on the Effective Date, and the obligations of the Company thereunder or in any way related thereto were fully released. The securities cancelled upon the Effective Date include all of Existing Equity Interests, Senior Notes, and Convertible Notes. For further information, see Items 1.01, 1.02, 3.02, and 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers .

Board of Directors

As of the Effective Date, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) consists of nine directors. Pursuant to the Prepackaged Plan, George M. Awad, Daniel G. Beltzman, and Neal P. Goldman are continuing their service as directors of the Company, together with the following new directors: David S. Ascher, Seth L. Bartlett, John R. Brecker, Thomas F. Marano, Thomas G. Miglis and Samuel T. Ramsey. Messrs. Brecker and Ramsey replace certain individuals that were previously expected to serve on the Board. The following directors are deemed to have resigned from the Board of Directors immediately prior to the Effective Date and in connection with the Company’s emergence from the Chapter 11 Case and pursuant to the Prepackaged Plan: Michael M. Bhaskaran, Alvaro G. de Molina, William J. Meurer, Vadim Perelman, and Anthony N. Renzi.

The directors were assigned to the following classes: Class I – Messrs. Marano, Miglis and Ramsey; Class II – Messrs. Ascher, Brecker and Bartlett; and Class III – Messrs. Awad, Beltzman and Goldman.

Certain biographical information regarding the directors follows:

George M. Awad : age 57, has served as a director of the Company since June 2016, and served as Chairman of the Board from June 2016 until February 2018. Mr. Awad also served as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company from June 2016 through September 2016. Mr. Awad is the founder and principal of Gibraltar Capital Corporation, a wealth management and advisory firm providing investment and business advice to wealthy, internationally-based families. Mr. Awad has extensive operating experience in running large, global businesses across the full suite of consumer financial services products, including senior leadership roles with GE Capital (1988-2006) and Citigroup, Inc. (2006-2011), with work experience in over 50 countries. Most recently, Mr. Awad served as CEO, Consumer Finance for Citigroup, with prior positions as CEO, North America Cards and CEO, Global Consumer Group EMEA. At GE Capital, Mr. Awad held the position of Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing for GE Money from 2000 through 2006, and was promoted to GE Officer in 2004. He has served as a director of TransUnion since November 2013, and as a member of its Audit and Compliance Committee since 2013. Mr. Awad received his MBA in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania and holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the American University of Beirut.

 

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Daniel G. Beltzman : age 42, has served as a director of the Company since December 2015, and previously served as Chairman of the Board from February 2016 through June 2016. Mr. Beltzman co-founded Birch Run Capital Advisors, LP, an investment advisor headquartered in New York and has served as its Manager and General Partner since 2006. Birch Run focuses on value-based opportunities in public or private equity or debt securities and looks to stand behind management teams and boards in their efforts to build successful and sustainable businesses. Prior to managing investments, Mr. Beltzman was an analyst at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. and an associate at Bank of America Securities, LLC focusing on equity research and mergers and acquisitions. Thereafter, he founded Build Europe Technologies, an entrepreneurial venture that provided services to help European homebuilders more efficiently manage their supply chains. Before founding Birch Run, Mr. Beltzman worked with a boutique investment firm specializing in joint venture equity and mezzanine debt for real estate ventures. Mr. Beltzman has served as a director on the board of Regis Corporation, a hair salon chain, since August 2012. Mr. Beltzman holds a B.B.A and M.Acc. from the University of Michigan.

Neal P. Goldman : age 48, has served as a director of the Company since January 2017. Mr. Goldman is currently the Managing Member of SAGE Capital Investments, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in independent board of director services, turnaround consulting, strategic planning, and special situation investments. Previously, Mr. Goldman was a Managing Director at Och Ziff Capital Management, L.P. from 2014 to 2016 and a Founding Partner of Brigade Capital Management, LLC from 2007 to 2012, which he helped build to over $12 billion in assets under management. Prior to this, Mr. Goldman was a Portfolio Manager at Mackay Shields, LLC and also held various positions at Salomon Brothers Inc., both as a mergers and acquisitions banker and as an investor in the high yield trading group. Throughout his career, Mr. Goldman has held numerous board representations including roles as an independent member of the boards of Lightsquared, Inc., Pimco Income Strategy Fund I & II, and Catalyst Paper Corporation as well as a member of the boards of Jacuzzi Brands and NII Holdings, Inc. Since October 2016, Mr. Goldman has served on the board of directors of Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc., an independent exploration and production company. Mr. Goldman received a B.A. from the University of Michigan and a M.B.A. from the University of Illinois.

David S. Ascher : age 40, since 2009, Mr. Ascher has been the Managing Partner and Founder of Transom Consulting Group, a management consulting firm that provides services to banks, lenders, insurance companies, payment providers and principal investors. Since 2016, Mr. Ascher has been the Managing Partner of Transom M&A Services, providing M&A advisory services to leaders in financial services. From 2007 until 2009. Mr. Ascher co-founded and acted as Managing Director for Transom Capital Group, a middle market private equity firm. Prior to his involvement with Transom Capital Group, Mr. Ascher was a senior consultant for McKinsey & Company from 2000 to 2002 and 2005 to 2007, providing strategic and operational services to top management at Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Ascher holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School. Mr. Ascher has almost 20 years of experience working as an advisor in strategic transformation, operational enhancement and execution of marketing, sales and distribution growth initiatives. Mr. Ascher’s extensive experience is beneficial in guiding the Company’s strategic direction.

 

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Seth L. Bartlett : age 45, is Senior Vice President at Publicis.Sapient, Global Head of Risk overseeing brands that make up over $2 billion in Publicis.Sapient’s revenue. From 1995 until 2017, Mr. Bartlett served in numerous senior leadership positions in Sapient Corporation, including Global Brand Chief Operating Officer, Head of Procurement, Chief Operating Officer in North America and Europe, Head of Operations in North America, Vice President of Client Services, and Director of Program Management. During Mr. Bartlett’s time as Global Chief Operating Officer at SapientNitro from 2009-2014, the company grew to over $1 billion in revenue. Mr. Bartlett holds a bachelor’s degree from Franklin & Marshall College. Mr. Bartlett has over 20 years of experience holding numerous profit and loss management and operational leadership positions in nearly all company functions, navigating businesses through strategic growth and working directly with many clients. Mr. Bartlett also has particular expertise negotiating large complex multi-party deals, often as lead negotiator.

John R. Brecker : age 54, since 2013, has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Drivetrain Advisors, LLC, where he founded a multi-disciplinary fiduciary services business serving the distressed investing industry with an investor’s perspective. From 1998 to 2012, Mr. Brecker served as Principal and Co-founder of Longacre Fund Management, LLC specializing in distressed debt and credit investing. Prior to Mr. Brecker’s involvement with Longacre Fund Management, LLC, he spent approximately seven years in various positions as a trader, including serving as Vice President of Bear, Sterns & Company, Inc.’s High Yield Department, and as an attorney with Angel & Frankel and Pryor Cashman, et al. In addition to serving as a director of the Company, Mr. Brecker is a director of and audit committee member on several private company boards of directors. Mr. Brecker holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from American University and a Juris Doctor degree from St. John’s University School of Law. Mr. Brecker has extensive director and management experience in a family of hedge funds, specializing in distressed debt and equities. Mr. Brecker’s expertise extends to investing and operations in domestic and international industries, including bankruptcy and restructuring expertise in stressed and distressed companies.

Thomas F. Marano : age 56, from 2014 until 2017, Mr. Marano served as Chief Executive Officer of Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. strategically leading the company to grow until its acquisition in 2017. Prior to Intrawest Resorts, Mr. Marano was the Managing Member of OldePike Associates LLC, a mortgage consulting business from 2013 to 2014. From 2009 until 2013, Mr. Marano served in numerous capacities for GMAC, Inc./Ally Financial, Inc., focusing on mortgage lending. His involvement in GMAC, Inc./Ally Financial, Inc. includes serving as Chief Executive Officer of Mortgage Operations, Chief Capital Markets Officer, and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of GMAC ResCap, Inc. From 2008 until 2009, Mr. Marano served as a Managing Director at Cerberus Capital Management, LLC where he consolidated commercial and residential mortgage trading operations and helped establish a mortgage fund. Until 2008, Mr. Marano worked at Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. for 25 years as a trader and as the U.S. and Global Head of Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities. Mr. Marano holds a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College. Mr. Marano has over 30 years of experience in mortgage banking and securities. With his knowledge of the mortgage industry and his extensive experience serving in senior leadership positions, he is able to contribute valuable insights to the Board of Directors.

Thomas G. Miglis : age 63, Mr. Miglis served as the Chief Information Officer of Citadel, LLC, an alternative asset manager and market maker in securities from 2001 to 2014 and again from January 2016 to September 2016. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Miglis was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of a consulting business, Avito LLC and a technology company MetaLogic Solutions, Inc. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Miglis served as the Global Applications Development Head for Bankers Trust Company, managing over a thousand professionals globally. From 1982 to 1998, Mr. Miglis served in numerous senior positions at Salomon Brothers Inc. including, Chief Information Officer, Mortgage Trader, and Head of Mortgage Accounting. Prior to his experience at Salomon Brothers Inc., Mr. Miglis was an auditor and a certified public accountant at Coopers & Lybrand from 1978 to 1982. Mr. Miglis holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Baruch College. Mr. Miglis has extensive experience leading major financial organizations in the design, development and deployment of innovative technological solutions. He also has significant experience in the design of mortgage loan origination systems; mortgage securitization and administration of mortgage securities.

Samuel T. Ramsey : age 58, from 2011 to 2014, Mr. Ramsey served as the Chief Risk Officer for Chase, the consumer and small business organization within J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. From 2007 to 2010, Mr. Ramsey served as the Chief Risk Officer for Ally Financial Inc., previously known as

 

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GMAC Inc., an automotive financing, corporate and home loan company. In this role, he was responsible for leading the Risk, Treasury, Compliance, Debt & Equity Issuance, Audit, Loan Review, and Strategic Analytics organizations. Prior thereto, Mr. Ramsey had a 25-year career at Bank of America Corporation where he held a number of senior positions, including Chief Financial Officer of its Global Corporate and Investment bank and Fulfillment and Market Risk Executive of its Mortgage operation. In the latter position, he was responsible for national loan processing centers mortgage and home equity products, GSE relationships, secondary marketing and mortgage servicing rights risk management. Mr. Ramsey holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the College of William and Mary.

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year .

On the Effective Date, pursuant to the terms of the Prepackaged Plan, the Company filed its Articles of Amendment and Restatement, including the Articles Supplementary for Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock attached as Exhibit A thereto, (the “ Articles ”) with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland. Pursuant to the terms of the Prepackaged Plan, the Company also adopted Bylaws, as amended and restated as of the Effective Date (“ Bylaws ”).

Stock . The Articles authorize the Company to issue: 100,000,000 shares of stock, consisting of 90,000,000 shares of Common Stock, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, including 100,000 shares of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock, having the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption set forth in Exhibit A to the Articles. The aggregate par value of all authorized shares of stock having par value is $1,000,000. The Articles authorize the Board, subject to the terms of the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock, to (i) amend the Articles from time to time without stockholder approval to increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares of stock or the number of authorized shares of stock of any class of series and (ii) classify or reclassify any unissued shares of stock into other classes or series of stock. Without the consent of the holders of 66 2/3 % of the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding, the Company may not issue any new stock, reclassify any existing stock into other stock or issue any securities convertible into stock ranking senior to or on parity with the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends or the distribution of assets upon the sale, liquidation, winding up or dissolution of the Company.

The Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock, as a class in its entirety, shall be mandatorily convertible at the earliest of (i) February 9, 2023, (ii) at any time following one year after the Effective Date, the time that the volume weighted average pricing of the Common Stock exceeds 150% of the conversion price per share for at least 45 trading days in a 60 consecutive trading day period, including each of the last 20 days in such 60 consecutive trading day period, and (iii) a change of control transaction in which the consideration paid or payable per share of Common Stock is greater than or equal to $8.6975.

The Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into a certain number of shares of Common Stock (i) at the election of the holder thereof after the Effective Date and (ii) as a class in its entirety, in whole but not in part, at any time after the Effective Date, at the option of the holders of 66 2/3% of the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding.

In the event of a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, each holder of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive the greater of (i) a liquidation preference per share of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock, prior to any distribution with respect to

 

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any other equity security of the Company, equal to the Liquidation Preference, and (ii) the amount payable per share, participating on an “as converted” basis, upon liquidation to the holders of the Common Stock. The “Liquidation Preference” shall equal (i) the face amount of the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock, increased by (ii) the amount of interest that would have accumulated on the face amount of the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock up to (but excluding) the date of any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, compounding quarterly at a rate of seven percent (7%) per annum. Thereafter, holders of Preferred Stock will have no right or claim to the remaining assets, if any, of the Company.

Dividends . Subject to the preferential rights of any other class or series of stock, holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends when authorized by the Board and declared by the Company out of assets legally available for the payment of dividends. If the Company declares or pays dividends on the Common Stock, the holders of the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock will be entitled to share in such dividends on a pro rata basis as if their shares of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock had been converted into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the record date for determining stockholders eligible to receive such dividends.

Preemptive and Appraisal Rights . Except as may otherwise be provided in any contract approved by the Board, holders of Common Stock have no preemptive right to purchase or subscribe for any additional shares of stock or any other security that the Company may issue or sell. Subject to certain exceptions and compliance with certain procedures, if the Company proposes to issue additional shares of Common Stock or other securities convertible into Common Stock in an offering intended to be a “private placement,” each holder of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock that is an “accredited investor,” “qualified institutional buyer” or non-U.S. person will have a preemptive right to purchase its pro rata share of such additional shares determined by multiplying the total number of additional shares to be issued by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock then owned by such holder and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding. Stockholders will not be entitled to exercise appraisal rights unless the Board determines that such rights apply, with respect to all or any shares of all or any classes or series of stock, to one or more transactions occurring after the date of determination in connection with which stockholders would otherwise be entitled to exercise appraisal rights.

Voting . Each outstanding share of Common Stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, subject to the terms of the Articles as described below under “ Board of Directors .” A plurality of all the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present is sufficient to elect a director. Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the Articles, each holder of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock is entitled to vote with the holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock, voting together as a single class, with respect to any and all matters presented to the holders of Common Stock for their action or consideration. In any such vote, each share of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock is entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which such share of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock is then convertible.

Written Consent of Stockholders . The Articles provide that any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of holders of Common Stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors may be taken without a meeting by consent, in writing or by electronic transmission, in any manner and by any vote permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “ MGCL ”) and set forth in the Bylaws. The Bylaws provide that, subject to the rights of holders of any preferred stock, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting (i) if a unanimous consent setting forth the action is given in writing or by electronic transmission by each

 

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stockholder entitled to vote on the matter and filed with the minutes of proceedings of the stockholders or (ii) if the action is advised, and submitted to the stockholders for approval, by the Board and a consent in writing or by electronic transmission of stockholders entitled to cast not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take the action at a meeting of stockholders at which all stockholders entitled to vote on the action are present and have voted is delivered to the Company in accordance with the MGCL. Under the MGCL, the holders of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock may take action or consent to any action by delivering a consent in writing or by electronic transmission of the holders entitled to cast not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take the action at a meeting.

Vote Required for Certain Actions . Except as described in the next sentence or as may be set forth in the terms of one or more classes or series of preferred stock, the Articles provide that, notwithstanding any provision of law requiring the dissolution of the Company, an amendment of the Articles, the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity, the conversion of the Company into another entity, the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or a statutory share exchange to be approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a greater number of votes, any such action will be effective if declared advisable by the Board and approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) certain amendments of the Articles that would adversely affect the rights, preferences or privileges of the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock or that would increase or decrease the total number of authorized or issued shares of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock or any other class or series of stock ranking senior to or on parity with the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock will also require the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock and certain amendments of the Articles that would adversely affect the rights, preferences or privileges of the Common Stock will also require the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of Common Stock and (ii) any amendment of the Articles relating to the removal of directors, the indemnification of directors and officers or the vote required to amend such provisions will require the approval of stockholders entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

During the period commencing on the Effective Date and terminating 18 months after the Effective Date, the Company may not, without the approval of at least seven of the nine members of the Board then in office, (i) sell all or substantially all of its assets, (ii) enter into any transaction pursuant to which a change of control would occur, (iii) increase or decrease the size of the Board or (iv) amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Articles relating to the classification of the Board, the nomination of directors, the filling of vacancies on the Board, the removal of directors or the vote required by the Board for such actions.

Amendment of the Bylaws . The Board has the exclusive power to adopt, alter or repeal any provision of the Bylaws and to make new Bylaws, provided that until the second anniversary of the Effective Date, the approval of seven of the nine members of the Board then in office will be required to amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Bylaws relating to (i) the quorum for the transaction of business at Board meetings and (ii) the filling of vacancies on the Board.

Special Meetings of Stockholders . The Chairman of the Board, the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company or the Board may call a special meeting of stockholders. Subject to the procedural requirements specified in the Bylaws, a special meeting of stockholders to act on any matter that may properly be considered at a meeting of stockholders must be called by the Secretary of the Company upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting on such matter and containing the information required by the Bylaws.

 

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Advance Notice of Director Nominations and New Business . The Bylaws provide that with respect to an annual meeting of stockholders, nominations of individuals for election to the Board and the proposal of business to be considered by stockholders may be made only (i) pursuant to the Company’s notice of the meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board or (iii) by a stockholder who is a stockholder of record at the record date set by the Board for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, at the time of giving the advance notice required by the Bylaws and at the time of the meeting (and any postponement or adjournment thereof), who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the advance notice procedures of the Bylaws. With respect to special meetings of stockholders, only the business specified in our notice of the meeting may be brought before the meeting. Nominations of individuals for election to the Board at a special meeting may be made only (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) provided that the special meeting has been called in accordance with the Bylaws for the purpose of electing directors, by a stockholder who is a stockholder of record at the record date set by the Board for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, at the time of giving the advance notice required by the Bylaws and at the time of the meeting (and any postponement or adjournment thereof), who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the advance notice provisions of the Bylaws.

Record Date . The record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of stockholders will be no more than 90 and no less than ten days before such meeting.

Board of Directors . The Articles provide that the number of directors will be nine, which number may be increased or decreased only by the Board pursuant to the Bylaws or in accordance with the terms of one or more classes of preferred stock but may never be less than the minimum number required by the MGCL. The Bylaws provide that, subject to the Articles, the Board may establish, increase or decrease the number of directors provided that the number is never less than the minimum number required by the MGCL.

Pursuant to the Articles, the Board is divided into three classes of directors. The initial term of the first class will expire at the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders occurring after the Effective Date, the initial term of the second class will expire at the second succeeding annual meeting of stockholders occurring after the Effective Date and the initial term of the third class will expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders occurring after the Effective Date. At each annual meeting of stockholders, the successors to the class of directors whose term expires at such meeting will be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election and until their successors are duly elected and qualify. During the period commencing on the Effective Date and terminating on the second anniversary of the Effective Date, for so long as any Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock is outstanding, (i) the holders of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class (with the holders of Common Stock having no right to vote thereon), will be entitled to elect six directors (the “ Preferred Stock Directors ”) who will serve as Class I and Class II directors and (ii) the holders of Common Stock, voting separately as a class (with the holders of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock having no right to vote thereon) will be entitled to elect three directors (the “ Common Stock Directors ”) who will serve as Class III directors. After the earlier of the conclusion of such period or the date on which no Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock remains outstanding, subject to the rights of holders of one or more classes or series of preferred stock to elect or remove one or more directors, all directors will be elected by holders of Common Stock and any other class or series of stock (including the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred

 

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Stock) entitled to vote together with the holders of Common Stock in the election of directors. In addition, during such period, (i) Preferred Stock Directors will be nominated only by the Preferred Stock Directors then in office and (ii) Common Stock Directors will be nominated only by the Common Stock Directors then in office or the holders of Common Stock in accordance with the Bylaws. After such period, all directors will be nominated by the Board or the stockholders in accordance with the Bylaws.

Except as may be provided by the Board in setting the terms of any class or series of stock, any vacancies on the Board may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum, and any director elected to fill a vacancy will serve for the remainder of the full term of the class in which such vacancy occurred and until a successor is elected and qualifies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the period commencing on the Effective Date and terminating on the second anniversary of the Effective Date, vacancies among the Preferred Stock Directors will be filled by the remaining Preferred Stock Directors, with the Common Stock Directors having no right to vote thereon, and vacancies among the Common Stock Directors will be filled by the remaining Common Stock Directors, with the Preferred Stock Directors having no right to vote thereon, unless a Preferred Stock Director vacancy or Common Stock Director vacancy is not filled by the remaining Preferred Stock Directors or Common Stock Directors, as applicable, within 45 days, in which case such vacancy will be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors.

Subject to the rights of holders of shares of one or more classes or series of preferred stock to elect or remove one or more directors, a director may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and then only by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors; provided, however, that during the period commencing on the Effective Date and terminating on the second anniversary of the Effective Date, only holders of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock may vote on the removal of Preferred Stock Directors and only holders of Common Stock may vote on the removal of Common Stock Directors.

Limitation of Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers . The Articles contain a provision eliminating directors’ and officers’ liability to the Company and its stockholders for money damages, except for liability resulting from (i) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (ii) active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment and which is material to the cause of action.

To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, the Articles and Bylaws require the Company to indemnify and, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to (i) any individual who is a present or former director or officer and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or (ii) any individual who, while a director or officer and, at the Company’s request, serves or has served as a director, officer, trustee, member, manager or partner of another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity.

Corporate Opportunities . The Articles provide that the Company may, by resolution of the Board, renounce any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, business opportunities or classes or categories of business opportunities that are presented to the Company or developed by or presented to one or more directors or officers of the Company.

 

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Restrictions on Transfer . The Articles contain certain restrictions on the transfer (including acquisitions and dispositions) of stock, intended to assist in the preservation of the Company’s ability to utilize its current and future tax losses, and thereby to reduce its tax liability in post-restructuring periods.

Under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, changes in ownership of the Company that exceed specified levels can result in the imposition of limits on use, or (as in the case of the Company) elimination of, certain current or projected tax losses. The restrictions contained in the Articles will be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with and in furtherance of this objective to preserve the value of Company tax attributes.

The restriction contained in the Articles prohibits certain transfers (or dispositions) of Company equity— including Common Stock and Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock, and also possibly including the Warrants and other forms of options or equity derivatives—if such transfer may affect the percentage of stock that is treated as owned by a person with a percentage stock ownership of 4.75% or more of any class of Company stock. The restrictions are subject to certain exceptions and do not apply to transfers (or dispositions) authorized by the Board. Any transfer, whether direct or indirect, attempted in violation of the restriction would be void as of the date of the prohibited transfer.

The foregoing description of the Articles, including the description of the restrictions on certain transfers contained in Section 6.8 of the Articles and the terms of the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock attached thereto as Exhibit A, and the foregoing description of the Bylaws are not complete and are qualified by reference to the complete documents, which are included as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 hereto and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure .

On the Effective Date, the Company issued a press release announcing its emergence from the Chapter 11 Case. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any of the Company’s filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits .

(d)    Exhibits

See Exhibit Index

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  2.1    Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order Confirming the Amended Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Walter Investment Management Corp. and the Affiliate Co-Plan Proponents, dated January 18, 2018, including a copy of the Amended Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 19, 2018).
  3.1    Articles of Amendment and Restatement, including the Articles Supplementary for the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock attached thereto as Exhibit A, dated as of February 9, 2018.
  3.2    Bylaws, dated as of February 9, 2018.
  4.1    Indenture for 9.0% Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes due 2024, among Ditech Holding Corporation (f/k/a Walter Investment Management Corp.), each of the guarantors party thereto, and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee and collateral agent, dated as of February 9, 2018.
  4.2    Amendment No. 2, dated as of February 9, 2018, to the Amended and Restated Section  382 Rights Agreement, dated as of November 11, 2016 and as amended November  9, 2017, between Walter Investment Management Corp. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B, dated as of February 9, 2018).
10.1    Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, by and among the Ditech Holding Corporation (f/k/a Walter Investment Management Corp.), Credit Suisse AG, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders identified therein, dated as of February 9, 2018.
10.2    Series A Warrant Agreement between Ditech Holding Corporation (f/k/a Walter Investment Management Corp.), as issuer, and Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as warrant agent, dated as of February 9, 2018.
10.3    Series B Warrant Agreement between Ditech Holding Corporation (f/k/a Walter Investment Management Corp.), as issuer, and Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as warrant agent, dated as of February 9, 2018.
10.4    Registration Rights Agreement, among Ditech Holding Corporation (f/k/a Walter Investment Management Corp.) and the holders party thereto, dated as of February 9, 2018.
99.1    Press Release


SIGNATURE

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.

 

    Ditech Holding Corporation

Date: February 9, 2018

   
    By:  

/s/ John J. Haas

      John J. Haas, General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Exhibit 3.1

WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT

FIRST : Walter Investment Management Corp., a Maryland corporation, desires to amend and restate its charter as currently in effect and as hereinafter amended.

SECOND : The following provisions are all the provisions of the charter currently in effect and as hereinafter amended:

ARTICLE I

NAME

The name of the corporation (the “Corporation”) is:

Ditech Holding Corporation

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE

The purposes for which the Corporation is formed are to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the general laws of the State of Maryland as now or hereafter in force.

ARTICLE III

PRINCIPAL OFFICE IN STATE

The address of the principal office of the Corporation in the State of Maryland is c/o The Corporation Trust, Incorporated, 2405 York Road, Suite 201, Lutherville Timonium, Maryland 21093-2264.


ARTICLE IV

RESIDENT AGENT

The name of the resident agent of the Corporation in the State of Maryland is The Corporation Trust, Incorporated, whose address is c/o The Corporation Trust, Incorporated, 2405 York Road, Suite 201, Lutherville Timonium, Maryland 21093-2264. The resident agent is a Maryland corporation.

ARTICLE V

PROVISIONS FOR DEFINING, LIMITING

AND REGULATING CERTAIN POWERS OF THE

CORPORATION AND OF THE STOCKHOLDERS AND DIRECTORS

Section 5.1 Number of Directors . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be nine, which number may be increased or decreased only by the Board of Directors, subject to Section 5.12(iii) hereof, pursuant to the Bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws”), or in accordance with the terms of one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock (as defined below), but shall never be less than the minimum number required by the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”).

Section 5.2 Classification of Directors . The directors shall be classified, with respect to the terms for which they severally hold office, into three classes, one class to hold office initially for a term expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders occurring after the Effective Date (as defined below) (“Class I Directors”), another class to hold office initially for a term expiring at the second succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after the Effective Date (“Class II Directors”) and another class to hold office initially for a term expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after the Effective Date (“Class

 

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III Directors”), with the members of each class to hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualify. At each annual meeting of the stockholders, the successors to the class of directors whose term expires at such meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election and until their successors are duly elected and qualify. To the extent possible, classes shall have the same number of directors.

During the period commencing on February 9, 2018 (the “Effective Date”) and terminating on the second anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Initial Period”), for so long as any Convertible Preferred Stock (as defined below) is issued and outstanding, (i) the holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class, shall be entitled to elect six directors (the “Preferred Stock Directors”), who shall serve as Class I and Class II directors, and (ii) the holders of Common Stock (as defined below), voting separately as a class, shall be entitled to elect three directors (the “Common Stock Directors”), who shall serve as Class III directors. During the Initial Period, for so long as any Convertible Preferred Stock is issued and outstanding, (x) the holders of Convertible Preferred Stock shall have no right to vote in the election or removal of, or filling of vacancies in, the Common Stock Directors, and (y) the holders of Common Stock shall have no right to vote in the election or removal of, or filling of vacancies in, the Preferred Stock Directors. After the earlier of the conclusion of the Initial Period or the date on which no Convertible Preferred Stock remains issued and outstanding, subject to the rights of holders of shares of one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock to elect or remove one or more directors, all directors shall be elected by holders of Common Stock and any other class or series of stock (including the Convertible Preferred Stock) entitled to vote together with the holders of Common Stock in the election of directors.

 

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At the Effective Date, the names and classes of the directors who shall serve until their successors are duly elected and qualify are:

 

Name:    Class:

Thomas F. Marano

   Class I

Thomas G. Miglis

   Class I

Samuel T. Ramsey

   Class I

David S. Ascher

   Class II

John R. Brecker

   Class II

Seth L. Bartlett

   Class II
George M. Awad    Class III
Daniel G. Beltzman    Class III
Neal P. Goldman    Class III

Section 5.3 Nominations of Directors. During the Initial Period, (a) Preferred Stock Directors shall be nominated only by the Preferred Stock Directors then in office, and (b) the Common Stock Directors shall be nominated only by the Common Stock Directors then in office or the holders of Common Stock in accordance with the Bylaws. After the Initial Period, all directors shall be nominated by the Board of Directors or the stockholders in accordance with the Bylaws. No person shall be qualified to serve as a Preferred Stock Director or a Common Stock Director unless nominated in accordance with this Section 5.3.

Section 5.4 Director Vacancies . The Corporation has elected, pursuant to Section 3-804(c) of the MGCL, that, except as may be provided by the Board of Directors in setting the terms of any class or series of stock or as set forth in this Section 5.4, any and all vacancies on the Board of Directors may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors remaining in office, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum and any director

 

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elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the directorship in which such vacancy occurred and until a successor is elected and qualifies. Notwithstanding the foregoing election, during the Initial Period, vacancies caused by the death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other cause of a Preferred Stock Director shall be filled by the remaining Preferred Stock Directors, with the Common Stock Directors having no right to vote thereon, and vacancies caused by the death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other cause of a Common Stock Director shall be filled only by the remaining Common Stock Directors, with the Preferred Stock Directors having no right to vote thereon; provided , however , that if a Preferred Stock Director vacancy or Common Stock Director vacancy is not filled by the remaining Preferred Stock Directors or Common Stock Directors, as applicable, within forty-five (45) days, such vacancy shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors remaining in office.

Section 5.5 Removal of Directors . Subject to the rights of holders of shares of one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock to elect or remove one or more directors, any director, or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and then only by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors; provided , however , that during the Initial Period, only holders of Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote on the removal of Preferred Stock Directors and only holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to vote on the removal of Common Stock Directors. For the purpose of this paragraph, “cause” shall mean, with respect to any particular director, conviction of a felony or a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction holding that such director caused demonstrable, material harm to the Corporation through bad faith or active and deliberate dishonesty.

 

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Section 5.6 Extraordinary Actions . Except as specifically provided in Section 5.5 (relating to removal of directors) and Article VII (Amendments) of the charter of the Corporation (the “Charter”), or as may be set forth in the terms of one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock, notwithstanding any provision of law requiring any action to be taken or approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a greater number of votes, any action by stockholders shall be effective and valid if declared advisable by the Board of Directors and taken or approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

Section 5.7 Authorization by Board of Stock Issuance . The Board of Directors may authorize the issuance from time to time of shares of stock of the Corporation of any class or series, whether now or hereafter authorized, or securities or rights convertible into shares of its stock of any class or series, whether now or hereafter authorized, for such consideration as the Board of Directors may deem advisable (or without consideration in the case of a stock split or stock dividend), subject to such restrictions or limitations, if any, as may be set forth in the Charter, including the terms of any class or series of Preferred Stock, or the Bylaws.

Section 5.8 Preemptive and Appraisal Rights . Except as may be provided by the Board of Directors in setting the terms of classified or reclassified shares of stock pursuant to Section 6.4 of the Charter or as may otherwise be provided by a contract approved by the Board of Directors, no holder of shares of stock of the Corporation shall, as such holder, have any preemptive right to purchase or subscribe for any additional shares of stock of the Corporation or any other security of the Corporation which it may issue or sell. Holders of shares of stock shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of an objecting stockholder provided for under Title 3, Subtitle 2 of the MGCL or any successor statute unless the Board of Directors upon such terms

 

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and conditions as may be specified by the Board of Directors, determines that such rights apply, with respect to all or any shares of all or any classes or series of stock, to one or more transactions occurring after the date of such determination in connection with which holders of such shares would otherwise be entitled to exercise such rights.

Section 5.9 Indemnification . To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, the Corporation shall indemnify and, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, shall pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to (a) any individual who is a present or former director or officer of the Corporation and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or (b) any individual who, while a director or officer of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served as a director, officer, trustee, member, manager or partner of another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The rights to indemnification and advance of expenses provided by the Charter and the Bylaws shall vest immediately upon election of a director or officer. The Corporation may, with the approval of its Board of Directors or in accordance with the Bylaws, provide such indemnification and advance for expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation. The indemnification and payment or reimbursement of expenses provided in these Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of or limit in any way other rights to which any person seeking indemnification or payment or reimbursement of expenses may be or may become entitled under any bylaw, resolution, insurance, agreement or otherwise. Neither the amendment nor repeal of

 

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this Section 5.9, nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of the Charter or the Bylaws inconsistent with this Section 5.9, shall apply to or affect in any respect the applicability of this Section 5.9 with respect to any act or failure to act which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.

Section 5.10 Determinations by Board . The determination as to any of the following matters, made by or pursuant to the direction of the Board of Directors, shall be final and conclusive and shall be binding upon the Corporation and every holder of shares of its stock: the amount of the net income of the Corporation for any period and the amount of assets at any time legally available for the payment of dividends, acquisition of its stock or the payment of other distributions on its stock; the amount of paid-in surplus, net assets, other surplus, cash flow, funds from operations, adjusted funds from operations, net profit, net assets in excess of capital, undivided profits or excess of profits over losses on sales of assets; the amount, purpose, time of creation, increase or decrease, alteration or cancellation of any reserves or charges and the propriety thereof (whether or not any obligation or liability for which such reserves or charges shall have been created shall have been set aside, paid or discharged); any interpretation or resolution of any ambiguity with respect to any provision of the Charter (including any of the terms, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers or rights, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of any shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation) or of the Bylaws; any interpretation or determination to be made in accordance with Section 6.8; the number of shares of stock of any class or series of the Corporation; the fair value, or any sale, bid or asked price to be applied in determining the fair value, of any asset owned or held by the Corporation or of any shares of stock of the Corporation; any matter relating to the acquisition, holding and disposition of any

 

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assets by the Corporation; any interpretation of the terms and conditions of one or more agreements with any person, corporation, association, company, trust, partnership (limited or general) or other entity; the compensation of directors, officers, employees or agents of the Corporation; or any other matter relating to the business and affairs of the Corporation or required or permitted by applicable law, the Charter or Bylaws or otherwise to be determined by the Board of Directors.

Section 5.11 Corporate Opportunities . The Corporation shall have the power, by resolution of the Board of Directors, to renounce any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, business opportunities or classes or categories of business opportunities that are presented to the Corporation or developed by or presented to one or more directors or officers of the Corporation.

Section 5.12 Required Approvals . From the Effective Date to and including August 9, 2019, the Corporation shall not, without the approval of at least seven (7) of the nine (9) members of the Board of Directors then in office, (i) sell all or substantially all of its assets, (ii) enter into any transaction pursuant to which a Change in Control (as defined below) would occur, (iii) increase or decrease the size of the Board of Directors, or (iv) amend, alter or repeal the provisions of Sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 or 5.5 of the Charter or this Section 5.12, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise. For purposes of this Section 5.12, “Change in Control” means the consummation of any transaction or any series of transactions (including, without limitation, any merger, consolidation or other business combination) the result of which is that any “Person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the stock of the Corporation on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such “Person” or “group” has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right).

 

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ARTICLE VI

STOCK

Section 6.1 Authorized Shares . (a) The Corporation has authority to issue 100,000,000 shares of stock, consisting of 90,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”), including 100,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share (“Convertible Preferred Stock”), having the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and as may otherwise be specified in the Charter. The aggregate par value of all authorized shares of stock having par value is $1,000,000. If shares of one class of stock are classified or reclassified into shares of another class of stock pursuant to Section 6.2, 6.3 or 6.4 of this Article VI of the Charter, the number of authorized shares of the former class shall be automatically decreased and the number of shares of the latter class shall be automatically increased, in each case by the number of shares so classified or reclassified, so that the aggregate number of shares of stock of all classes that the Corporation has authority to issue shall not be more than the total number of shares of stock set forth in the first sentence of this paragraph. The Board of Directors, with the approval of a majority of the entire Board of Directors and without any action by the stockholders of the Corporation (subject to the terms of the Convertible Preferred Stock), may amend the Charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that the Corporation has authority to issue.

 

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(b) Upon the filing with, and acceptance for record by, the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (“SDAT”) of these Articles of Amendment and Restatement, all shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time when these Articles of Amendment and Restatement become effective are hereby automatically cancelled and extinguished.

Section 6.2 Common Stock . Except as may otherwise be specified in the Charter, each share of Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote. The Board of Directors may reclassify any unissued shares of Common Stock from time to time into one or more classes or series of stock.

Section 6.3 Preferred Stock . The Board of Directors may classify any unissued shares of Preferred Stock and reclassify any previously classified but unissued shares of Preferred Stock of any class or series from time to time, into one or more classes or series of stock.

Section 6.4 Classified or Reclassified Shares . Prior to the issuance of classified or reclassified shares of any class or series of stock, the Board of Directors by resolution shall: (a) designate that class or series to distinguish it from all other classes and series of stock of the Corporation; (b) specify the number of shares to be included in the class or series; (c) set or change, subject to the provisions of Article VII and subject to the express terms of any class or series of stock of the Corporation outstanding at the time, the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption for each class or series; and (d) cause the Corporation to file articles supplementary with the SDAT. Any of the terms of any class or series of stock set or changed pursuant to clause (c) of this Section 6.4 may be made dependent

 

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upon facts or events ascertainable outside the Charter (including determinations by the Board of Directors or other facts or events within the control of the Corporation) and may vary among holders thereof, provided that the manner in which such facts, events or variations shall operate upon the terms of such class or series of stock is clearly and expressly set forth in the articles supplementary or other Charter document.

Section 6.5 Action by Stockholders . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the holders of Common Stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors may be taken without a meeting by consent, in writing or by electronic transmission, in any manner and by any vote permitted by the MGCL and set forth in the Bylaws.

Section 6.6 Charter and Bylaws . The rights of all stockholders and the terms of all stock of the Corporation are subject to the provisions of the Charter and the Bylaws.

Section 6.7 Distributions . The Board of Directors from time to time may authorize the Corporation to declare and pay to stockholders such dividends or other distributions in cash or other assets of the Corporation or in securities of the Corporation, including in shares of one class or series of the Corporation’s stock payable to holders of shares of another class or series of stock of the Corporation, or from any other source as the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion shall determine. The exercise of the powers and rights of the Board of Directors pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be subject to the provisions of any class or series of shares of the Corporation’s stock at the time outstanding.

Section 6.8 Restrictions on Transfer of Securities . To insure the preservation of certain tax attributes for the benefit of the Corporation and its stockholders, certain restrictions on the transfer or other disposition of Corporation Securities are hereby established as more fully set forth in this Section 6.8, including as the same may be modified in accordance with Section 6.8(g)(iii) below.

 

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(a) Definitions . For purposes of this Section 6.8, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below or as otherwise determined in accordance with Section 6.8(g)(iii) (and any references to any portions of Treasury Regulation section 1.382- 2T shall include any successor provisions):

“Agent” means an agent designated by the Board of Directors.

“Corporation Securities” means (i) shares of Common Stock, (ii) shares of Convertible Preferred Stock, (iii) any other class of stock (unless exempted by the Board of Directors) issued by the Corporation after the date hereof and (iv) any other interest that would be treated as “stock” of the Corporation pursuant to Treasury Regulation section 1.382-2T(f)(18) in the determination of the Board of Directors and disclosed in a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Excess Securities” means Corporation Securities that are the subject of a Prohibited Transfer.

“Percentage Stock Ownership” means, with respect to any class of Corporation Securities, the percentage stock ownership interest in such class of any Person for purposes of Section 382 of the Tax Code as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation sections 1.382-2T(g), (h), (j) and (k) and 1.382-4 (including, without limitation, the deemed exercise of options, warrants and other rights to acquire stock under certain circumstances); provided, that (1) for purposes of applying Treasury Regulation section 1.382-2T(k)(2) in connection with this Section 6.8, the Corporation shall be treated as having “actual knowledge” of the beneficial ownership of all outstanding Corporation Securities that would be attributed to any Person, (2)

 

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for the sole purpose of determining the Percentage Stock Ownership of any entity (and not for the purpose of determining the Percentage Stock Ownership of any other Person), Corporation Securities held by such entity shall not be treated as no longer owned by such entity pursuant to Treasury Regulation section 1.382-2T(h)(2)(i)(A), and (3) for the purposes of measuring a Person’s Percentage Stock Ownership of Common Stock prior to a conversion of all Convertible Preferred Stock, the denominator shall include the number of additional shares of Common Stock that would be outstanding if all currently outstanding shares of Convertible Preferred Stock had been converted.

“Person” means any individual, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, firm, corporation, unincorporated association or organization, trust or other entity or any group of such “Persons” having a formal or informal understanding among themselves to make a “coordinated acquisition” of shares within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.382-3(a)(1) or who are otherwise treated as an “entity” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.382-3(a)(1), and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of any such entity or group.

“Prohibited Distributions” means any dividends or other distributions that were received by the Purported Transferee from the Corporation with respect to the Excess Securities.

“Prohibited Transfer” means any purported Transfer of Corporation Securities to the extent that such Transfer is prohibited and/or void under this Section 6.8.

“Restriction Release Date” means the earliest of:

(i) the repeal, amendment or modification of Section 382 of the Tax Code (and any comparable successor provision) in such a way as to render the restrictions imposed by Section 382 of the Tax Code no longer applicable to the Corporation;

 

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(ii) the beginning of a taxable year of the Corporation (or any successor thereof) in which no Tax Benefits are available;

(iii) the date selected by the Board of Directors if the Board of Directors determines that it is in the best interests of the Corporation’s stockholders for the restrictions set forth in Section 6.8(b) to be removed or released; and

(iv) five (5) years from the Effective Date.

“Substantial Stockholder” means a Person with a Percentage Stock Ownership of 4.75% or more of any class of Corporation Securities or such other percentage as the Board of Directors may determine in accordance with Section 6.8(g)(iii).

“Tax Benefit” means the net operating loss carryovers, capital loss carryovers, general business credit carryovers, alternative minimum tax credit carryovers and foreign tax credit carryovers, as well as any loss or deduction attributable to a “net unrealized built-in loss” within the meaning of Section 382 of the Tax Code, of the Corporation or any direct or indirect subsidiary thereof.

“Tax Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time or any successor statute.

“Transfer” means the acquisition or disposition, directly or indirectly, of ownership of Corporation Securities by any means, including, without limitation, (i) the creation or grant of any pledge (or other security interest), right or option with respect to Corporation Securities, including an option within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.382-4(d)(8), (ii) the exercise of any such pledge, right or option, (iii) any sale, assignment, conveyance or other disposition, or (iv) any other transaction treated under the applicable rules under Section 382 of the Tax Code as a direct or indirect acquisition or disposition (including the acquisition of an ownership interest in a Substantial Stockholder).

 

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(b) Prohibited Transfers . Any attempted Transfer of Corporation Securities prior to the Restriction Release Date, or any attempted Transfer of Corporation Securities pursuant to an agreement entered into prior to the Restriction Release Date, shall be prohibited and void ab initio insofar as it purports to transfer ownership or rights in respect of such stock to the purported transferee of a Prohibited Transfer (a “Purported Transferee”) (i) to the extent that, as a result of such Transfer (or any series of Transfers of which such Transfer is a part), either (1) any Person (including any group of Persons) shall become a Substantial Stockholder (other than by reason of Treasury Regulation section 1.382-2T(j)(3) or any successor to such regulation), or (2) the Percentage Stock Ownership interest of any Substantial Stockholder shall be increased or (ii) if the transferor is a Substantial Stockholder that previously acquired Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6.8(c)(i)(4)(C). Nothing in this Section 6.8 shall preclude the settlement of any transaction with respect to Corporation Securities entered into through the facilities of a national securities exchange; provided , however , that Corporation Securities and Persons involved in such transaction shall remain subject to the provisions of this Section 6.8 in respect of such transaction. Unless a transferor that is not described in Section 6.8(b)(ii) at the time of a Transfer has actual knowledge that the Transfer by it is prohibited by this Section 6.8, (x) such transferor shall have no liability to the Corporation in respect of any losses or damages suffered by the Corporation as a result of such Transfer and the Corporation shall have no cause of action or rights against such transferor in respect of such losses or damages, and (y) such transferor shall have no liability to the respective transferee in respect of any losses or damages suffered by such transferee by virtue of the operation of this Section 6.8.

 

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(c) Exceptions; Authorized Transfers .

(i) The restrictions set forth in Section 6.8(b) shall not apply to an attempted Transfer (1) if the transferor or the transferee obtains the prior written approval of the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 6.8(c)(ii) below, (2) if such Transfer is made as part of: (A) certain transactions approved by the Board of Directors upon the consummation of which the acquirer will own at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Convertible Preferred Stock or Common Stock (determined for this purposes by assuming that all Convertible Preferred Stock has converted), (B) a tender or exchange offer by the Corporation to purchase Corporation Securities, (C) a purchase program effected by the Corporation on the open market and not the result of a privately-negotiated transaction, or (D) any optional or required redemption by the Corporation of a Corporation Security pursuant to the terms of such security, or (3) if the Transfer is a conversion, pursuant to its terms, of Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock, or (4) if the Transfer is solely of Convertible Preferred Stock received by the transferor in connection with that certain Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of the Corporation and Affiliate Co-Plan Proponents, dated November 6, 2017, who is, or on the Effective Date was, a Substantial Stockholder, and the transferee immediately prior to such Transfer either (A) is already a Substantial Stockholder, (B) has a Percentage Stock Ownership with respect to each class of Corporation Securities of zero, or (C) is not a Substantial Stockholder and has a Percentage Stock Ownership with respect to each class of Corporation Securities that is at its lowest point, but not zero, at any time during the shorter of (x) the period beginning after the Effective Date and (y) the prior three (3) years. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 6.8 shall be taken to preclude or restrict the Corporation from issuing or redeeming shares, including to or from a Person who is or would be a Substantial Stockholder.

 

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(ii) The restrictions contained in this Section 6.8 are for the purposes of reducing the risk that an “ownership change” (as defined in the Tax Code) with respect to the Corporation may limit the Corporation’s ability to utilize its Tax Benefits. In connection therewith, and to provide for effective application and effectiveness of these provisions, any Person who desires to effect an otherwise Prohibited Transfer (a “ Requesting Person ”) shall, prior to the date of such transaction for which the Requesting Person seeks authorization (the “ Proposed Transaction ”), request in writing (a “ Request ”) that the Board of Directors review the Proposed Transaction and authorize or not authorize the Proposed Transaction in accordance with this Section 6.8(c). A Request shall be mailed or delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the Corporation’s principal place of business. Such Request shall be deemed to have been received by the Corporation when actually received by the Corporation. A Request shall include: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the Requesting Person; (2) the number and Percentage Stock Ownership of Corporation Securities (by type) then beneficially owned by the Requesting Person; (3) a reasonably detailed description of the Proposed Transaction or Proposed Transactions for which the Requesting Person seeks authorization; and (4) a request that the Board of Directors authorize the Proposed Transaction pursuant to this Section 6.8(c). The Board of Directors shall endeavor to respond to each Request within ten (10) business days of receiving such Request; provided , however , that the failure of the Board of Directors to respond during such ten (10) business day period shall not be deemed to be a consent to the Transfer. The Board of Directors may authorize a Proposed Transaction unless the Board of Directors determines that the Proposed Transaction, considered alone or with other transactions (including, without limitation, past transactions or contemplated transactions), would create a material risk that the Corporation’s Tax Benefits may be jeopardized. Any

 

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determination by the Board of Directors not to authorize a Proposed Transaction shall cause such Proposed Transaction to be deemed a Prohibited Transfer. The Board of Directors may impose any conditions that it deems reasonable and appropriate in connection with authorizing any Proposed Transaction. In addition, the Board of Directors may require an affidavit or representations from such Requesting Person or opinions of counsel to be rendered by counsel selected by the Requesting Person (and reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors), in each case, as to such matters as the Board of Directors may reasonably determine with respect to the preservation of any Tax Benefits. Any Requesting Person who makes a Request to the Board of Directors shall reimburse the Corporation, within 30 days of demand therefor, for all reasonable out-of- pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Corporation with respect to any Proposed Transaction, including, without limitation, the Corporation’s reasonable costs and expenses incurred in determining whether to authorize the Proposed Transaction, which costs may include, but are not limited to, any expenses of counsel and/or tax advisors engaged by the Board of Directors to advise the Board of Directors or deliver an opinion thereto. The Board of Directors may require, as a condition to its consideration of the Request, that the Requesting Person execute an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation providing for the reimbursement of such costs and expenses. Any authorization of the Board of Directors hereunder may be given prospectively or retroactively.

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors may determine that the restrictions set forth in Section 6.8(b) shall not apply to any particular transaction or transactions, whether or not a request has been made to the Board of Directors, including a Request pursuant to this Section 6.8(c), subject to any conditions that the Board of Directors deems reasonable or appropriate in connection therewith. Any determination of the Board of Directors hereunder may be made prospectively or retroactively.

 

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(iv) The Board of Directors, to the fullest extent permitted by law, may exercise the authority granted by this Section 6.8 through any duly authorized committee, officers or agents of the Corporation.

(v) At the request of an investment advisor, financial advisor or any Person acting as an investment advisor or financial advisor that advises different Persons with respect to an investment relating to Corporation Securities (an “Investment Advisor”), the Corporation shall make available to the Investment Advisor a form of certification and, if the representations in such certification are provided in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Corporation, for purposes of applying this Section 6.8, the Corporation shall treat any such Persons for which the certifications are provided as not constituting an “entity” for purposes of Treasury Regulation section 1.382-3(a)(1) so long as (i) the representations therein continue to be true and accurate as if newly given (and as to any Person relying on such certification, such Person has no knowledge of any facts contrary to such representations) and (ii) if periodically requested by the Corporation to execute a new certification, the Investment Advisor complies with such request(s) without undue delay.

(d) Legend . The Board of Directors may require that any certificates representing shares of Corporation Securities issued prior to the Restriction Release Date shall contain a conspicuous legend in substantially the following form, evidencing the restrictions set forth in this Section 6.8:

“THE CHARTER OF THE CORPORATION (THE “CHARTER”), CONTAINS CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS PROHIBITING THE TRANSFER (AS DEFINED IN THE CHARTER) OF CORPORATION SECURITIES (AS DEFINED IN THE CHARTER), INCLUDING COMMON STOCK AND CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF THE CORPORATION, WITHOUT THE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF THE BOARD OF

 

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DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION IF SUCH TRANSFER MAY AFFECT THE PERCENTAGE OF STOCK OF THE CORPORATION (WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 382 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME AND THE TREASURY REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER AND ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISIONS) THAT IS TREATED AS OWNED BY A “SUBSTANTIAL STOCKHOLDER” AS DEFINED IN THE CHARTER. A COMPLETE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CHARTER SHALL BE FURNISHED FREE OF CHARGE TO THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION.”

The Corporation shall have the power to make appropriate notations upon its stock transfer records and to instruct any transfer agent, registrar, securities intermediary or depository with respect to the requirements of this Section 6.8 for any uncertificated Corporation Securities or Corporation Securities held in an indirect holding system, and the Corporation shall provide notice of the restrictions on transfer and ownership to holders of uncertificated shares in accordance with applicable law.

(e) Treatment of Excess Securities .

(i) No officer, employee or agent of the Corporation shall record any Prohibited Transfer, and the Purported Transferee shall not be recognized as a stockholder of the Corporation for any purpose whatsoever in respect of the Excess Securities. Until the Excess Securities are acquired by another Person in a Transfer that is not a Prohibited Transfer, the Purported Transferee shall not be entitled with respect to such Excess Securities to any rights of stockholders of the Corporation, including, without limitation, the right to vote such Excess Securities and to receive dividends or distributions, whether liquidating or otherwise, in respect thereof, if any.

 

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(ii) If the Board of Directors determines that a Transfer of Corporation Securities constitutes a Prohibited Transfer pursuant to Section 6.8(b)(i), then, upon written demand by the Corporation, the Purported Transferee shall transfer or cause to be transferred any certificate or other evidence of ownership of the Excess Securities within the Purported Transferee’s possession or control, together with any Prohibited Distributions, to the Agent. The Agent shall thereupon sell to a buyer or buyers, which may include the Corporation, the Excess Securities transferred to it in one or more arm’s-length transactions (over the New York Stock Exchange or other national securities exchange on which Corporation Securities may be traded, if possible, or otherwise privately); provided , however , that the Agent shall effect such sale or sales in an orderly fashion and shall not be required to effect any such sale within any specific time frame if, in the Agent’s discretion, such sale or sales would disrupt the market for Corporation Securities or otherwise would adversely affect the value of Corporation Securities. If the Purported Transferee has resold the Excess Securities before receiving the Corporation’s demand to surrender Excess Securities to the Agent, the Purported Transferee shall be deemed to have sold the Excess Securities for the Agent, and shall be required to transfer to the Agent any Prohibited Distributions and proceeds of such sale, except to the extent that the Corporation grants written permission to the Purported Transferee to retain a portion of such sales proceeds not exceeding the amount that the Purported Transferee would have received from the Agent pursuant to Section 6.8(e)(iv) if the Agent rather than the Purported Transferee had resold the Excess Securities.

(iii) If the Board of Directors determines that a Transfer of Corporation Securities constitutes a Prohibited Transfer pursuant to Section 6.8(b)(ii), the purported transferor of such Prohibited Transfer (the “ Purported Transferor ”) shall, upon written demand by the Corporation, deliver to the Agent the sales proceeds from the Prohibited Transfer (in the form received, i.e., whether in cash or other property), and the Agent shall thereupon sell any

 

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non-cash consideration to a buyer or buyers in one or more arm’s-length transactions (including over a national securities exchange, if possible). If the Purported Transferee is determinable (other than with respect to a transaction entered into through the facilities of a national securities exchange) and any Excess Securities have not been resold, the Agent (after deducting amounts necessary to cover its costs and expenses incurred in connection with its duties hereunder) shall, to the extent possible, return the Excess Securities and Prohibited Distributions to the Purported Transferor, and shall reimburse the Purported Transferee from the sales proceeds received from the Purported Transferor (or the proceeds from the disposition of any non-cash consideration) for the cost of any Excess Securities. If the Purported Transferee is not determinable, or to the extent the Excess Securities have been resold and thus cannot be returned to the Purported Transferor, the Agent (after deducting amounts necessary to cover its costs and expenses incurred in connection with its obligations hereunder) shall use the proceeds to acquire on behalf of the Purported Transferor, in one or more arm’s-length transactions (including over a national securities exchange on which Corporation Securities may be traded, if possible), an equal amount of Corporation Securities in replacement of the Excess Securities sold; provided , however , that, to the extent the amount of proceeds is not sufficient to fund the purchase price of such Corporation Securities and the Agent’s costs and expenses, the Purported Transferor shall promptly fund such amounts upon demand by the Agent. Any remaining amounts held by the Agent shall be paid in accordance with Section 6.8(e)(iv)(C).

(iv) The Agent shall apply any proceeds or any other amounts received by it in accordance with Section 6.8(e)(ii) as follows: (A) first, such amounts shall be paid to the Agent to the extent necessary to cover its costs and expenses incurred in connection with its obligations hereunder; (B) second, any remaining amounts shall be paid to the Purported

 

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Transferee, up to the amount paid by the Purported Transferee for the Excess Securities (or in the case of any Prohibited Transfer by gift, devise or inheritance or any other Prohibited Transfer without consideration, the fair market value, (1) calculated on the basis of the closing market price for Corporation Securities on the day before the Prohibited Transfer, (2) if Corporation Securities are not listed or admitted to trading on any stock exchange but are traded in the over-the-counter market, calculated based upon the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices, as such prices are reported by the relevant inter-dealer quotation service or any successor system on the day before the Prohibited Transfer or, if none, on the last preceding day for which such quotations exist, or (3) if Corporation Securities are neither listed nor admitted to trading on any stock exchange nor traded in the over-the-counter market, then as determined by the Board of Directors in its discretion; and (C) third, any remaining amounts, subject to the limitations imposed by the following proviso, shall be paid to one or more organizations qualifying under section 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code (or any comparable successor provision) selected by the Board of Directors; provided , however , that if the Excess Securities (including any Excess Securities arising from a previous Prohibited Transfer not sold by the Agent in a prior sale or sales) represent a 4.75% or greater Percentage Stock Ownership in any class of Corporation Securities, then any such remaining amounts to the extent attributable to the disposition of the portion of such Excess Securities exceeding a 4.75% Percentage Stock Ownership interest in such class shall be paid to two or more organizations qualifying under section 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code selected by the Board of Directors, such that no organization qualifying under section 501(c)(3) of the Tax Code shall be deemed to possess a Percentage Stock Ownership in excess of 4.74%. The recourse of any Purported Transferee in respect of any Prohibited Transfer shall be limited to the amount payable to the Purported Transferee pursuant to clause (B) of the preceding sentence. In no event shall the proceeds of any sale of Excess Securities pursuant to this Section 6.8(e) inure to the benefit of the Corporation.

 

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(v) In the event of any Transfer that does not involve a transfer of securities of the Corporation within the meaning of Maryland law (“ Securities ,” and individually, a “ Security ”) but which would cause a Substantial Stockholder to violate a restriction on Transfers provided for in Section 6.8(b), the application of Sections 6.8(e)(ii), (iii) and (iv) shall be modified as described in this Section 6.8(e)(v). In such case, no such Substantial Stockholder shall be required to dispose of any interest that is not a Security, but such Substantial Stockholder and/or any Person whose ownership of Securities is attributed to such Substantial Stockholder shall (x) in the case of Section 6.8(e)(ii), be deemed to have disposed of and shall be required to dispose of sufficient Securities (which Securities shall be disposed of in the inverse order in which they were acquired) to cause such Substantial Stockholder, following such disposition, not to be in violation of this Section 6.8, and (y) in the case of Section 6.8(e)(iii), follow the process as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors to cause such Substantial Stockholder to remedy or mitigate its violation of Section 6.8(b)(ii). Such disposition or process shall be deemed to occur simultaneously with the Transfer giving rise to the application of this provision, and in the case of clause (x) in the preceding sentence, such number of Securities that are deemed to be disposed of shall be considered Excess Securities and shall be disposed of through the Agent as provided in Section 6.8(e)(ii) and 6.8(e)(iv), except that the maximum aggregate amount payable either to such Substantial Stockholder, or to such other Person that was the direct holder of such Excess Securities, in connection with such sale shall be the fair market value of such Excess Securities at the time of the purported Transfer. All expenses incurred by the Agent in disposing of such Excess Securities shall be paid out of any amounts

 

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due such Substantial Stockholder or such other Person. The purpose of this Section 6.8(e)(v) is to extend the restrictions in Section 6.8(b), 6.8(e)(ii), and 6.8(e)(iii) to situations in which there is a Prohibited Transfer without a direct Transfer of Securities, and this Section 6.8(e)(v), along with the other provisions of this Section 6.8, shall be interpreted to produce the same results, with differences as the context requires, as a direct Transfer of Corporation Securities.

(vi) If the Purported Transferee fails to surrender the Excess Securities or the proceeds of a sale thereof to the Agent within thirty (30) days from the date on which the Corporation makes a written demand pursuant to Section 6.8(e)(ii) or (iii), then the Corporation shall use its best efforts to enforce the provisions hereof, including the institution of legal proceedings to compel the surrender. Nothing in this Section 6.8(e)(vi) shall (A) be deemed to be inconsistent with any Transfer of the Excess Securities provided in this Section 6.8 to be void ab initio , or (B) preclude the Corporation in its discretion from immediately bringing legal proceedings without a prior demand. The Board of Directors may authorize such additional actions as it deems advisable to give effect to the provisions of this Section 6.8.

(vii) The Corporation shall make the written demand described in Section 6.8(e)(ii) or (iii), as applicable, within 30 days of the date on which the Board of Directors determines that the attempted Transfer would result in Excess Securities; provided , however , that, if the Corporation makes such demand at a later date, the provisions of Section 6.8 shall apply nonetheless. No failure by the Corporation to act within the time periods set forth in Section 6.8(e) shall constitute a waiver or loss of any right of the Corporation under this Section 6.8.

 

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(f) Obligation to Provide Information. At the request of the Corporation, any Person that is a beneficial, legal or record holder of Corporation Securities, and any proposed transferor or transferee and any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with the proposed transferor or transferee, shall provide such information as the Corporation may reasonably request in order to determine compliance with this Section 6.8 or the status of the Corporation’s Tax Benefits. In furtherance thereof, as a condition to the registration of the Transfer of any Corporation Securities, any Person who is a beneficial, legal or record holder of Corporation Securities, and any proposed Transferee and any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with the proposed Transferee, shall provide an affidavit containing such information as the Corporation may reasonably request in order to determine compliance with this Section 6.8 or the status of the Tax Benefits of the Corporation.

(g) Board Authority .

(i) The Board of Directors shall have the power to interpret or determine in its sole discretion all matters necessary for assessing compliance with this Section 6.8, including, without limitation, (i) the identification of Substantial Stockholders, (ii) whether a Transfer is a Prohibited Transfer, (iii) whether to exempt a Transfer, (iv) the Percentage Stock Ownership of any Substantial Stockholder, (v) whether an instrument constitutes a Corporation Security, (vi) the amount (or fair market value) due to a Purported Transferee pursuant to clause (B) of Section 6.8(e)(iv), and (vii) any other matters which the Board of Directors determines to be relevant; and the determination of the Board of Directors on such matters shall be conclusive and binding for all the purposes of this Section 6.8.

(ii) In addition, the Board of Directors may, to the extent permitted by law, from time to time establish, modify, amend or rescind bylaws, regulations and procedures of the Corporation not inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 6.8 for purposes of determining whether any Transfer of Corporation Securities would jeopardize the Corporation’s ability to preserve and use the Tax Benefits and for the orderly application, administration and implementation of this Section 6.8.

 

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(iii) Nothing contained in this Section 6.8 shall limit the authority of the Board of Directors to take such other action to the extent permitted by law as it deems necessary or advisable to protect the Corporation and its stockholders in preserving the Tax Benefits. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event of a change in law making one or more of the following actions necessary or desirable, the Board of Directors may, by adopting a written resolution, (A) modify the ownership interest percentage in the Corporation or the Persons covered by this Section 6.8, (B) modify the definitions of any terms set forth in this Section 6.8 or (C) modify the terms of this Section 6.8 as appropriate, in each case, in order to prevent an ownership change for purposes of Section 382 of the Tax Code as a result of any changes in applicable Treasury Regulations or otherwise; provided , however , that the Board of Directors shall not cause there to be such modification unless it determines, by adopting a written resolution, that such action is reasonably necessary or advisable to preserve the Tax Benefits or that the continuation of these restrictions is no longer reasonably necessary for the preservation of the Tax Benefits. Stockholders of the Corporation shall be notified of such determination through a filing of a certificate of notice with the SDAT.

(iv) In the case of an ambiguity in the application of any of the provisions of this Section 6.8, including any definition used herein, the Board of Directors shall have the power to determine the application of such provisions with respect to any situation based on its reasonable belief, understanding or knowledge of the circumstances. In the event this Section 6.8 requires an action by the Board of Directors but fails to provide specific guidance with respect to such action, the Board of Directors shall have the power to determine

 

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the action to be taken so long as such action is not contrary to the provisions of this Section 6.8. All such actions, calculations, interpretations and determinations that are done or made by the Board of Directors shall be conclusive and binding on the Corporation, the Agent, and all other parties for all other purposes of this Section 6.8.

(h) Reliance . For purposes of determining the existence and identity of, and the amount of any Corporation Securities owned by any stockholder, the Corporation is entitled to rely on the existence and absence of filings of Schedule 13D or 13G under the Exchange Act (or similar filings), as of any date, subject to its actual knowledge of the ownership of Corporation Securities.

(i) Benefits of this Section 6.8 . Nothing in this Section 6.8 shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Corporation or the Agent any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Section 6.8. This Section 6.8 shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Corporation and the Agent.

(j) Waiver . With regard to any power, remedy or right provided herein or otherwise available to the Corporation or the Agent under this Section 6.8, (i) no waiver will be effective unless expressly contained in a writing signed by the waiving party, and (ii) no alteration, modification or impairment will be implied by reason of any previous waiver, extension of time, delay or omission in exercise, or other indulgence.

Section 6.9 No Non-Voting Equity . The Corporation shall not issue nonvoting equity securities; provided, however the foregoing restriction shall (i) have no further force and effect beyond that required under Section 1123(a)(6) of Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), (ii) only have such force and effect for so long as Section 1123 of the Bankruptcy Code is in effect and applicable to the Corporation, and (iii) in all events may be amended or eliminated in accordance with applicable law as from time to time may be in effect. The prohibition on the issuance of nonvoting equity securities is included in the Charter in compliance with Section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

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ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENTS

The Corporation reserves the right from time to time to make any amendment to the Charter, now or hereafter authorized by law, including any amendment altering the terms or contract rights, as expressly set forth in the Charter, of any shares of outstanding stock. All rights and powers conferred by the Charter on stockholders, directors and officers are granted subject to this reservation. Except for those amendments permitted to be made without stockholder approval under Maryland law or by specific provision in the Charter, any amendment to the Charter shall be valid only if declared advisable by the Board of Directors and approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, (i) any amendment to any provision of Article V (in each case, by merger, consolidation or otherwise) that would alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the (a) Convertible Preferred Stock so as to affect it adversely as a class will not be effective without the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the holders of Convertible Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, and (b) Common Stock so as to affect it adversely as a class will not be effective without the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the holders of Common Stock, voting separately as a class, and (ii) any amendment to Sections 5.5 and 5.9, Article VIII or this sentence of the Charter shall be valid only if declared advisable by the Board of Directors and approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast at least two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the maximum extent that Maryland law in effect from time to time permits limitation of the liability of directors and officers of a corporation, no present or former director or officer of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for money damages. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article VIII, nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of the Charter or Bylaws inconsistent with this Article VIII, shall apply to or affect in any respect the applicability of the preceding sentence with respect to any act or failure to act which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.

THIRD : The foregoing amendment and restatement of the charter of the Corporation was carried out pursuant to Section 3-301 of the Maryland General Corporation Law. The amendment and restatement of the charter of the Corporation was (i) approved by the Board of Directors on February 9, 2018, and (ii) carried out pursuant to that certain Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Walter Investment Management Corp. and Affiliate Co-Plan Proponents, dated November 6, 2017, and confirmed by order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and entered on January 18, 2018 in the Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings of the Corporation pending as In re Walter Investment Management Corp. (Case No. 17-13446). No approval by the stockholders of the Corporation is required pursuant to Section 3-301(a) of the Maryland General Corporation Law.

FOURTH : The current address of the principal office of the Corporation is as set forth in Article III of the foregoing amendment and restatement of the charter.

FIFTH : The name and address of the Corporation’s current resident agent are as set forth in Article III of the foregoing amendment and restatement of the charter.

 

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SIXTH : The number of directors of the Corporation and the names of those currently in office are as set forth in Article V of the foregoing amendment and restatement of the charter.

SEVENTH : The undersigned acknowledges these Articles of Amendment and Restatement to be the corporate act of the Corporation and as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned acknowledges that, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment and Restatement to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its President and attested to by its Secretary on this 9 th day of February, 2018.

 

ATTEST:     WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.

/s/ John J. Haas

    By:   /s/ Anthony N. Renzi                                                (SEAL)
Secretary      

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT A

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

Under a power contained in the charter (the “ Charter ”) of Walter Investment Management Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “ Corporation ”), the Board of Directors of the Corporation classified and designated 100,000 shares of the Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share (as defined in the Charter), as shares of Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “ Convertible Preferred Stock ”), with the following preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption set forth below, which upon any restatement of the Charter, shall be deemed to be part of Article VI of the Charter, with any necessary or appropriate changes to the enumeration or lettering of sections or subsections hereof:

1. Number of Shares and Designation . This series of Preferred Stock shall be classified and designated as Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share, and 100,000 shall be the number of shares of Preferred Stock constituting such series.

2. Definitions; Interpretation.

(a) As used with respect to the terms of the Convertible Preferred Stock set forth herein, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:

Additional Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section  8(c).

Adjustment Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6(d) .

Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.

Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Business Combination ” means (i) any reorganization, consolidation, merger, share exchange or similar business combination transaction involving the Corporation with any third party or (ii) the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition by the Corporation to a third party of all or substantially all of its assets or by the Corporation and/or any of its subsidiaries of assets constituting all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Business Day ” means each day that is not a Legal Holiday.

 

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Bylaws ” means the bylaws of the Corporation.

Change of Control ” shall mean a Change of Control (as defined in that certain indenture governing the 9.0% Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes due 2024 by and among the Corporation, the Subsidiary guarantors named therein, and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB as Trustee and Collateral Agent, dated as of February 9, 2018 as in effect on the Effective Date.

Charter ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Close of Business ” shall mean 5:00 p.m. in the city of New York, New York.

Common Stock ” means, collectively, all classes and series of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $.01 per share.

Compounding Date ” means each March 31st, June 30th, September 30th and December 31st following the Effective Date.

Corporation ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Constituent Document ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6(d)(ii).

Conversion Event ” means the occurrence of (i) the Mandatory Conversion Date, (ii) a Qualified Change of Control or (iii) a Pricing Event.

Conversion Multiple ” means 144.9750, subject to adjustment as provided in Section  6(d)(i) .

Convertible Preferred Stock ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate ” means one or more certificates evidencing ownership of a share or shares of Convertible Preferred Stock.

Conversion Price ” means 8.6975, subject to adjustment as provided in Section  6(d)(i), as of the Effective Date .

Effective Date ” shall mean February 9, 2018.

 

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Equity Interests ” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including any and all partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing.

Exercise Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section  8(c) .

General Optional Conversion Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(b)(iv)(A).

General Optional Conversion Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6(b)(i).

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the U.S. and any state thereof, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers thereof.

Holder ” means the Person in whose name a Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate is registered on the (i) Corporation’s stock ledger or transfer books or [(ii) books and records of any agency specified in the Bylaws acting on behalf of the Corporation].

Individual Optional Conversion Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6(b)(ii)(B).

Individual Optional Conversion Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6(b)(i).

Law ” means any applicable U.S federal or state law (including common law), statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, policy, directive, standard, license, treaty, judgment, order, injunction, decree or agency requirement of or undertaking to or agreement with any Governmental Authority.

Legal Holiday ” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions are not required or authorized to be open in the State of New York.

Liquidation Preference ” means, at any date of determination and with respect to each outstanding share of the Convertible Preferred Stock, (a) $1,000 (adjusted as appropriate in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, stock distribution, recapitalization or combination with respect to the Convertible Preferred Stock), plus (b) an amount equal to the amount that would have been determined, compounding on each Compounding Date, to be interest thereon at 7% per annum accumulating up to (but excluding) the date of any bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.

 

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Mandatory Conversion Date ” means February 9, 2023.

Open of Business ” shall mean 9:00 a.m. in the city of New York, New York.

Optional Conversion Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6(b)(i).

Optional Conversion Window Period ” means the first two Business Days of each month; provided that if the first Business Day in any given month is a Friday, then the Optional Conversion Window Period shall be the second and third Business Days of such month.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership (including limited liability partnership), joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

Plan ” means the Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of the Company and Affiliate Co-Plan Proponents, dated November 6, 2017, as approved pursuant to the confirmation order, in accordance with Section 1129 of Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (whether any such further amendment, supplement or other modification is effected through an amendment supplement or other modification to the Plan of Reorganization itself or through the confirmation order) in accordance with Title 11 of the United States Code.

Plan Warrants ” means the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants issued pursuant to the Plan.

Preemptive Right Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section  8(c).

Preferred Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble above.

Pricing Event ” at any time on or after the date that is one year after the Effective Date, the first date on which the volume weighted average price for the Common Stock, as reported in composite transactions for U.S. exchanges and automated quotation systems upon which the Common Stock may be listed or traded, exceeds one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the Conversion Price per share for at least 45 trading days in any 60-consecutive-trading-day period, including on each of the last 20 days in such 60-consecutive-trading-day period.

Qualified Change of Control ” means a Change of Control in which the consideration paid or payable per share of Common Stock exceeds the Conversion Price, determined as of (i) the record date for any solicitation relating to any merger, sale of assets or other Change of Control transaction in which the holders of Common Stock or Preferred Stock, or both, shall be solicited for a vote to authorize such transaction, (ii) the date of any written consent of holders of Common Stock or Preferred Stock, or both, if any such transaction shall be so authorized in lieu of a solicitation described in clause (i), or (iii) the first public announcement of any tender offer for shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock, or both, which would result in a Change of Control.

 

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Required Holders ” means the holders of record of not less than 66-2/3rds of the Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to a Person, each other Person in which such Person owns, directly or indirectly, Equity Interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Equity Interests, the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such other Person.

U.S. ” means the United States of America.

(b) Interpretation . Any of the terms defined herein may, unless the context otherwise requires, be used in the singular or the plural, depending on the reference. The headings are for convenience only and will not be given effect in interpreting the terms of the Convertible Preferred Stock set forth herein. References herein to any Section shall be to a Section hereof unless otherwise specifically provided. References herein to any Law means such Law, including all rules and regulations promulgated under or implementing such Law, as amended from time to time and any successor Law unless otherwise specifically provided. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in the terms of the Convertible Preferred Stock, refer to the terms of the Convertible Preferred Stock as a whole and not to any particular provision or section. The use of the masculine, feminine or neuter gender or the singular or plural form of words will not limit any provisions of this Articles Supplementary. The use herein of the word “include” or “including”, when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation” or “but not limited to” or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” will mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase will not mean simply “if”. The terms lease and license shall include sub-lease and sub-license, as applicable. All references to $, currency, monetary values and dollars set forth herein means U.S. dollars. When the terms of the Convertible Preferred Stock refer to a specific agreement or other document or a decision by anybody or Person that determines the meaning or operation of a provision hereof, the secretary of the Corporation shall maintain a copy of such agreement, document or decision at the principal executive offices of the Corporation and a copy thereof will be provided free of charge to any stockholder who makes a request therefor. Unless expressly provided herein or the context otherwise requires, any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein).

 

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3. Ranking . With respect to the:

(a) payment of dividends, the Convertible Preferred Stock shall rank pari passu with the Common Stock in all respects and whenever there shall be paid a dividend on one class of such stock, it shall be paid on the Common Stock and the Convertible Preferred Stock (and any other class, classes or series of stock which and to the extent, by the terms thereof, have the right to participate in such dividend); and

(b) distribution of assets upon, or in connection with, the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, the Convertible Preferred Stock shall rank senior to the Common Stock with respect to the amount of the Liquidation Preference.

4. Voting; Convertible Preferred Directors .

(a) Voting . Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the Charter and Sections 8(a) and 10 hereof, each Holder shall be entitled to vote with the holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock, voting together as a single class, with respect to any and all matters presented to the holders of Common Stock for their action or consideration. In any such vote, each share of Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which such share of Convertible Preferred Stock is then convertible pursuant to Section 6 herein. The total number of votes entitled to be cast with respect to each share of Convertible Preferred Stock shall be determined as of the record date for such vote or written or electronic consent.

(b) Preferred Stock Director Rights . The Corporation will (i) reimburse each Preferred Stock Director for expenses related to such Preferred Stock Director’s role or the performance of its duties as a director on the same basis as the other members of the Board of Directors, (ii) enter into customary indemnification agreements on the same terms as the indemnification agreements entered into between the Corporation and the other members of the Board of Directors, if any, and (iii) immediately include each Preferred Stock Director in all directors and officers liability insurance policies and endorsements.

5. Dividends . If the Corporation declares or pays dividends on the Common Stock, whether such dividend or distribution is payable in cash, securities or other property, the Holders shall be entitled to share in such dividends on a pro rata basis, as if their shares of Convertible Preferred Stock had been converted into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section  6 immediately prior to the record date for determining the stockholders of the Corporation eligible to receive such dividends. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Corporation may not declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment to the extent such dividend or other payment is not permitted by Law.

6. Conversion.

(a) Mandatory Conversion Upon a Conversion Event .

(i) On the third (3 rd ) Business Day after (but subject to the occurrence of) a Conversion Event (other than in respect of a Qualified Change of Control, in which case such shares be deemed converted: immediately prior to such event), all outstanding shares of the Convertible Preferred Stock automatically shall be converted into such number of fully paid and nonassesable

 

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shares of Common Stock as are determined pursuant to the next sentence of this Section (6)(a)(i); the Convertible Preferred Stock automatically shall be extinguished, cancelled and discharged for all purposes; and each Holder of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Convertible Preferred Stock except the right to receive the Common Stock (and rights appurtenant thereto) into which such Convertible Preferred Stock has been converted upon compliance with the provisions described in Section  6(a)(iii) below (in each of the foregoing without the requirement for any further action on behalf of the Holders or the Corporation, and appropriate entries shall thereafter be made on the books and records of the Corporation). The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to be issued by the Corporation for each share of Convertible Preferred Stock upon a Conversion Event shall be equal to (a) the aggregate number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding multiplied by (b) the Conversion Multiple then in effect.

(ii) Promptly (and, in any event, no more than five (5) Business Days) following the occurrence of a Conversion Event, the Corporation shall publicly announce on a Current Report on Form 8-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or a press release or other form of publicly disseminated notice that all of the Convertible Preferred Stock has been converted into Common Stock at the Conversion Multiple then in effect.

(iii) Upon a Conversion Event, each Holder shall receive the shares of Common Stock to which it is entitled hereunder upon, to the extent such Holder’s Convertible Preferred Stock is certificated, surrender to the Corporation of the certificate(s) representing the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock held by it or, in the event the certificate(s) are lost, stolen or missing, a customary affidavit of loss and, in the sole discretion of the Corporation, an appropriate indemnification agreement in respect of such lost certificate(s). Upon (i) the surrender of such certificate(s), affidavit and indemnity, as applicable, and any customary accompanying materials requested by the Corporation (in each case, if relevant shares are certificated) or (ii) following the Conversion Event (if shares are uncertificated), the Corporation shall as promptly as practicable, but in any event within ten (10) Business Days thereafter, deliver to the relevant Holder a certificate, or evidence of share ownership if issued electronically, in such Holder’s name for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled based on the number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock so converted (or in the case of a Qualified Change of Control in which share of Common Stock is converted into other securities or property, the Company may deliver such other securities or property to which such Holder is entitled in lieu of delivering of Common Stock).

(b) Optional Conversion .

(i) At any time, and from time to time, prior to a Conversion Event but after the date hereof, (i) each Holder shall have the right (an “ Individual Optional Conversion Right ”), to convert all or any portion of such Holder’s Convertible Preferred Stock into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Required Holders shall have the right (a “ General Optional Conversion Right ”, and together with the Individual Optional Conversion Right, an “ Optional Conversion Right ”) to convert all, but not less than all, of the Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding for fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable by the Corporation for each share of Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to which an Optional Conversion Right is exercised shall be the product of (a) the aggregate number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock being converted multiplied by (b) the Conversion Multiple.

 

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(ii) Implementation of Individual Optional Conversion Rights

(A) The Individual Optional Conversion Right shall be exercised by written notice to the Corporation given by a Holder exercising its Individual Conversion Right. Notice of the exercise of an Individual Optional Conversion Right (“ Individual Optional Conversion Notice ”) shall include a conversion notice executed by an authorized representative of the relevant Holder and such notice shall specify the number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock being converted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Individual Optional Conversion Notice may only be given during the Optional Window Conversion Period.

(B) The Corporation’s conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock upon the exercise of an Individual Optional Conversion Right shall occur not later than the Close of Business on the date (the “ Individual Optional Conversion Closing Date ”) designated by the Corporation which is not later than five (5) Business Days after receipt of the related Individual Optional Conversion Notice, and shall be subject to the condition that the certificate(s) representing the Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted (if any) have been surrendered for conversion to the Corporation or, in the event such certificate(s) are lost, stolen or missing, a customary affidavit of loss and, in the sole discretion of the Corporation, an appropriate indemnification agreement in respect of such lost certificate(s). Promptly following any Individual Optional Conversion Closing Date, the Corporation shall deliver to the relevant Holder(s): (a) a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Common Stock issued by reason of such conversion, or evidence of share ownership if issued electronically, in such name or names and such denomination or denominations as such Holder has specified in the relevant Individual Optional Conversion Notice; and (b) if applicable, a certificate representing any Convertible Preferred Stock which were represented by the certificate or certificates delivered to the Corporation in the Individual Optional Conversion Notice but which were not converted.

(iv) Implementation of the exercise of the General Optional Conversion Right .

(A) The General Optional Conversion Right shall be exercised by written notice to the Corporation given by the Required Holders. Notice of the exercise of a General Optional Conversion Right (“ General Optional Conversion Notice ”) shall include a conversion notice executed by an authorized representative of each Required Holder. On the third (3 rd ) Business Day after delivery to the Corporation of a General Optional Conversion Notice in respect of the exercise of the General Optional Conversion Right (such date, the “ General Optional Conversion Closing Date ”), all outstanding shares of the Convertible

 

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Preferred Stock automatically shall be converted into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as are determined pursuant to the last sentence of Section (6)(b)(i) above ; the Convertible Preferred Stock automatically shall be extinguished, cancelled and discharged for all purposes and each Holder of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect to such Convertible Preferred Stock except the right to receive the Common Stock (and rights appurtenant thereto) into which such Convertible Preferred Stock has been converted (in each of the foregoing without the requirement for any further action on behalf of the Holders or the Corporation, and appropriate entries shall thereafter be made on the books and records of the Corporation). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Optional Conversion Right may only be exercised during the Optional Window Conversion Period.

(B) Promptly (and, in any event, no more than five (5) Business Days) following the occurrence of the exercise of the General Optional Conversion Right, the Corporation shall publicly announce on a Current Report on Form 8-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or a press release or other form of publicly disseminated notice, that all of the Convertible Preferred Stock has been converted into Common Stock at the Conversion Multiple then in effect.

(C) Upon the exercise of the General Optional Conversion Right, each Holder shall receive the shares of Common Stock to which it is entitled hereunder upon, to the extent such Holder’s Convertible Preferred Stock is certificated, surrender to the Corporation of the certificate(s) representing the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock held by it or, in the event the certificate(s) are lost, stolen or missing, a customary affidavit of loss and, in the sole discretion of the Corporation, an appropriate indemnification agreement in respect of such lost certificate(s). Upon (i) the surrender of such certificate(s), affidavit and indemnity, as applicable, and any customary accompanying materials requested by the Corporation (in each case, if relevant shares are certificated) or (ii) following the General Optional Conversion Closing Date (if relevant shares are uncertificated), the Corporation shall as promptly as practicable, but in any event within ten (10) Business Days thereafter, deliver to the relevant Holder a certificate, or evidence of share ownership if issued electronically, in such Holder’s name for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled based on the number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock so converted.

(c) General Conversion Provisions . The issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to the Holders for any issuance tax in respect thereof or other cost incurred by the Corporation in connection with such conversion and the related issuance of shares of Common Stock. Upon conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall take all such actions as are reasonably necessary in order to insure that the Common Stock issuable with respect to such conversion shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all taxes, liens, charges and encumbrances with respect to the issuance thereof.

 

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(d) Adjustment to Conversion Multiple and Conversion Price .

(i) Stock Splits, Subdivisions, Reclassifications or Combinations . If the Corporation shall (1) (x) issue Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on Common Stock and the Holders are not issued such dividend or distribution or (y) subdivide or reclassify the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, (2) combine, consolidate or reclassify the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (3) issue to substantially all holders of Common Stock rights or warrants convertible into shares of Common Stock (each event described in clauses (1) through (3), an “ Adjustment Event ”), then (x) the Conversion Multiple in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the effective date of the Adjustment Event shall be adjusted to the number obtained by multiplying the Conversion Multiple in effect on such date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Open of Business on the Effective Date of such Adjustment Event (as if any rights or warrants described in the preceding clause (3) had been converted into shares of Common Stock), and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on the effective date of such Adjustment Event; and (y) the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the effective date of the Adjustment Event shall be adjusted to the number obtained by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect on such date by a fraction, the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Open of Business on the Effective Date of such Adjustment Event (as if any rights or warrants described in the preceding clause (3) had been converted into shares of Common Stock), and the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on the effective date of such Adjustment Event.

(ii) Business Combinations . In case of any Business Combination or reclassification of Common Stock (other than a reclassification of Common Stock referred to in Section  6(d)(i) ), lawful provision shall be made as part of the terms of such Business Combination or reclassification whereby each Holder shall have the right thereafter to convert each share of Convertible Preferred Stock held by it only into the kind and amount of securities, cash and other property receivable upon the Business Combination or reclassification by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which a share of Convertible Preferred Stock would have been convertible immediately prior to the Business Combination or reclassification. The Corporation or the Person formed by the consolidation or resulting from the merger or which acquires such assets or which acquires the Corporation’s stock, as the case may be, shall make provisions in its charter or certificate or articles of incorporation or other constituent documents (each, a “ Constituent Document ”) to establish such rights and to ensure that the dividend, voting and other rights of the Holders established herein are unchanged. Such Constituent Documents or any amendment thereof in accordance with this paragraph shall contain terms as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the terms of the Convertible Preferred Stock set forth herein, including adjustments, which, for events subsequent to the effective date of such Constituent Documents, shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this paragraph.

 

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(iii) Statement Regarding Adjustments . Whenever the Conversion Multiple or Conversion Price shall be adjusted as provided in Section  6(d)(i) , the Corporation shall forthwith send (or cause to be sent) to each Holder who so requests in writing a statement showing in reasonable detail the facts requiring such adjustment and the Conversion Multiple or Conversion Price that shall be in effect after such adjustment.

(iv) No Adjustment . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section  6(d) , no adjustment pursuant to this Section  6 shall be made:

(A) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Corporation’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any plan;

(B) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries;

(C) upon the issuance of any Plan Warrants or shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in clause (B) above outstanding as of the Effective Date, including the Plan Warrants;

(D) solely for a change in the par value of the Common Stock or a change to no par value of the Common Stock; or

(E) for any change in or increase to the Liquidation Preference.

(v) Stockholder Rights Plan . If the Corporation has a stockholder rights plan in effect upon conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock, each share of Common Stock issued upon such conversion shall be entitled to receive the appropriate number of rights, if any, and the certificates representing the Common Stock issued upon such conversion shall bear such legends, if any, in each case as may be provided by the terms of any such stockholder rights plan, as the same may be amended from time to time. No adjustment shall be required in respect of the adoption of such a plan or the issuance of such rights thereunder. However, if, prior to any conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock, the rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable stockholder rights plan, the Conversion Rate and Conversion Price shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Corporation distributed to all or substantially all holders of such rights to acquire Common Stock, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

(e) Fractional Shares . The Corporation shall not issue any fractional shares of Common Stock upon conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock. Instead the Corporation shall pay a cash adjustment to the holder of Convertible Preferred Stock being converted based upon the volume weighted average price for the Common Stock, as reported in composite transactions for U.S. exchanges and automated quotation systems upon which the Common Stock may be listed or traded, based on the five consecutive trading days ending the trading day immediately prior to the date of the Conversion Event, the Individual Optional Conversion Notice or the General Optional Conversion Notice, as applicable.

 

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7. Liquidation Preference . Upon any bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, each Holder shall be entitled to receive in respect of each share of Convertible Preferred Stock, and to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to its stockholders, after satisfaction of the liabilities to the Corporation’s creditors and before any payment or distribution is made to holders of Common Stock, the greater of (a) the Liquidation Preference and (b) the amount of consideration per share to be paid to the holders of Common Stock, as if such Holder’s shares of Convertible Preferred Stock had been converted into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section  6 immediately prior to the bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation. Except to the extent provided in clause (b) of the preceding sentence, the Holders of Convertible Preferred Stock shall have no right to participate in any such distribution or payment to holders of Common Stock.

8. Covenants .

(a) Anti-Layering . Without the consent of the Required Holders, the Corporation shall not issue any new Equity Interests, reclassify any existing Equity Interest into or issue any Equity Interests convertible into Equity Interests (i) with a ranking senior to or pari passu with the Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets upon, or in connection with, the sale, liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation or (ii) with a ranking senior to or pari passu with the Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends. Notwithstanding clause (ii) of the foregoing sentence, nothing in this Section 8(a) shall limit the Corporation’s rights to issue Common Stock, reclassify any Equity Interests (other than Convertible Preferred Stock) into Common Stock, or issue Equity Interests convertible into Common Stock with such rights as to dividends as are set forth in the Charter and this Articles Supplementary.

(b) Reservation of Common Stock . The Corporation shall, at all times when any shares of Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon the conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to Section  6 hereof, taking into account any adjustment to such number of shares so issuable in accordance with  Section 6  hereof. The Corporation shall take all such actions as may be necessary to assure that all such shares of Common Stock may be so issued without violation of any applicable Law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock may be listed (except for official notice of issuance which shall be immediately delivered by the Corporation upon each such issuance). The Corporation shall not close its books against the transfer of any of its stock in any manner which would prevent the timely conversion of the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

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(c) Limited Preemptive Rights . In the event that the Corporation proposes to issue additional shares of Common Stock or other Equity Interests convertible into Common Stock (“ Additional Shares ”) in an offering intended to be a “private placement” (as such term is used in the securities laws), the Corporation shall deliver written notice to each beneficial owner of Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Preemptive Right Notice ”), who has within the preceding 12 month period provided the Corporation with appropriate and customary evidence for the type of transaction contemplated of such Holder’s status as a Qualified Holder (as hereinafter defined) contact information and which notice shall specify the number of Additional Shares to be issued. The Corporation shall use its reasonable efforts to make inquiry of any such Holder who previously has provided such information (at the contact information the Holder provided), at approximately 12 month intervals, requesting updated information regarding such matters. Each Holder that is an “accredited investor”, “qualified institutional buyer” or non-U.S. Person (as such terms are defined in Rules 144 and 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act)) (each such Holder a “Qualified Holder”) shall have a preemptive right to purchase its pro rata share of such Additional Shares, determined by multiplying (i) the total number of Additional Shares to be issued by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock then owned by such Holder (and as to which, it has provided reasonably satisfactory evidence of such ownership to the Corporation if requested) and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding, by delivering, within ten (10) business days of receipt of the Preemptive Right Notice, written notice to the Corporation of its exercise of its preemptive right hereunder (the “ Exercise Notice ”) and, if requested by the Corporation, any customary evidence for the type of transaction contemplated. The foregoing right shall not apply to: (i) securities described in Section  6(d)(iv) or (v) , (ii) securities issued pursuant to any pro rata stock split, dividend or recapitalization approved by the Board of Directors, (iii) securities issued relating to debt financings (including convertible debt instruments), (iv) securities issued in a merger or consolidation or to the counterparty of the underlying transaction in connection with acquisitions, joint ventures or strategic marketing or supplier agreements approved by the Board of Directors, (v) intercompany loans or securities issued to the Corporation or its subsidiaries, (vi) securities issued in connection with equipment financing, and (vii) securities issued in a public offering. In addition, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Corporation’s obligations under this Section  8(d) shall apply only if the Corporation reasonably determines that a private placement offering exemption exists in reliance upon customary procedures for the issuance of stock in any offering of equity upon exercise of the rights set forth in this section and in no event shall the Corporation be required to structure any equity offering in a manner that would be so exempt if the Board of Directors has determined to make a public offering of securities.

9. Redemption . The Convertible Preferred Stock is not subject to mandatory redemption by the Corporation.

10. Transfer Restrictions . The Convertible Preferred Stock shall be subject to the restrictions on transferability set forth in the Charter.

11. Amendments and Waivers . No amendment, modification, termination or waiver of, or consent to any departure by the Corporation from any provision of the Charter, including the terms of the Convertible Preferred Stock set forth herein, or the Bylaws (in each case, by merger, consolidation or otherwise) that would alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Convertible Preferred Stock so as to affect it adversely or that would increase or decrease the total number of authorized or issued shares of the Convertible Preferred Stock or any other class or series of stock of the Corporation ranking senior to, or on parity with, the Convertible Preferred Stock will be effective without the written consent of the Required Holders.

 

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12. Rights and Remedies of Holders .

(a) The various provisions set forth herein are for the benefit of the Holders (or beneficial owners) and shall be enforceable by them, including by one or more actions for specific performance.

(b) Except as expressly set forth herein, all remedies available under the terms of the Convertible Preferred Stock set forth herein, at law, in equity or otherwise, will be deemed cumulative and not alternative or exclusive of other remedies. The exercise by any Holder (or beneficial owner) of the Convertible Preferred Stock of a particular remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.

13. Notice .

(a) Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be delivered under this Articles Supplementary will be in writing and delivered by (i) email (subject to confirmation of receipt) or (ii) overnight delivery via a national courier service, with respect to any Holder, at the email address or physical address on file with the Corporation and, with respect to the Corporation, to its principal executive office (attention: Secretary) which as of the date hereof is:

Ditech Holding Corporation

3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 1100

Tampa, Florida 33607

Fax No.: (813) 281-5635

Attention: General Counsel

(b) Notice or other communication pursuant to Section  13(a) will be deemed given or received when delivered, except that any notice or communication received by email transmission on a non-Business Day or on any Business Day after 5:00 p.m. addressee’s local time or by overnight delivery on a non-Business Day will be deemed to have been given and received at 9:00 a.m. addressee’s local time on the next Business Day.

14. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision hereof shall be interpreted in a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision hereof is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable Law, then such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating or otherwise adversely affecting the remaining provisions hereof.

 

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Exhibit 3.2

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION

BYLAWS

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.  PRINCIPAL OFFICE . The principal office of the Corporation in the State of Maryland shall be located at such place as the Board of Directors may designate.

Section 2.  ADDITIONAL OFFICES . The Corporation may have additional offices, including a principal executive office, at such places as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.  PLACE . All meetings of stockholders shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at such other place as shall be set in accordance with these Bylaws and stated in the notice of the meeting.

Section 2.  ANNUAL MEETING . An annual meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors and the transaction of any business within the powers of the Corporation shall be held on the date and at the time and place set by the Board of Directors.

Section 3.  SPECIAL MEETINGS .

(a)  General . The chairman of the board, president, chief executive officer or Board of Directors may call a special meeting of the stockholders. Except as provided in subsection (b)(4) of this Section 3, a special meeting of stockholders shall be held on the date and at the time and place set by the chairman of the board, president, chief executive officer or Board of Directors, whoever has called the meeting. Subject to subsection (b) of this Section 3, a special meeting of stockholders shall also be called by the secretary of the Corporation to act on any matter that may properly be considered at a meeting of stockholders upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on such matter at such meeting.

(b)  Stockholder-Requested Special Meetings . (1) Any stockholder of record seeking to have stockholders request a special meeting shall, by sending written notice to the secretary (the “Record Date Request Notice”) by registered mail, return receipt requested, request the Board of Directors to fix a record date to determine the stockholders entitled to request a special meeting (the “Request Record Date”). The Record Date Request Notice shall set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at it, shall be signed by one or more stockholders of record as of the date of signature (or their agents duly authorized in a writing accompanying the Record Date Request Notice), shall bear the date of signature of each such stockholder (or such agent) and shall set forth all information relating to each such stockholder and each matter proposed to be acted on at the meeting that would be required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of directors in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such a solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”). Upon receiving the Record Date Request Notice, the Board of Directors may fix a Request Record Date. The Request Record Date shall not precede and shall not be more than ten days after the close of business on the date on which the resolution fixing the Request Record Date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors, within ten days after the date on which a valid Record Date Request Notice is received, fails to adopt a resolution fixing the Request Record Date, the Request Record Date shall be the close of business on the tenth day after the first date on which a Record Date Request Notice is received by the secretary.

(2) In order for any stockholder to request a special meeting to act on any matter that may properly be considered at a meeting of stockholders, one or more written requests for a special meeting (collectively, the “Special Meeting Request”) signed by stockholders of record (or their agents duly authorized in a writing accompanying the request) as of the Request Record Date entitled to cast not less than a majority of all of the votes


entitled to be cast on such matter at such meeting (the “Special Meeting Percentage”) shall be delivered to the secretary. In addition, the Special Meeting Request shall (a) set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at it (which shall be limited to those lawful matters set forth in the Record Date Request Notice received by the secretary), (b) bear the date of signature of each such stockholder (or such agent) signing the Special Meeting Request, (c) set forth (i) the name and address, as they appear in the Corporation’s books, of each stockholder signing such request (or on whose behalf the Special Meeting Request is signed), (ii) the class, series and number of all shares of stock of the Corporation which are owned by each such stockholder (beneficially or of record), and (iii) the nominee holder for, and number of, shares of stock of the Corporation owned by such stockholder beneficially but not of record, (d) be sent to the secretary by registered mail, return receipt requested, and (e) be received by the secretary within 60 days after the Request Record Date. Any requesting stockholder (or agent duly authorized in a writing accompanying the revocation of the Special Meeting Request) may revoke his, her or its request for a special meeting at any time by written revocation delivered to the secretary.

(3) The secretary shall inform the requesting stockholders of the reasonably estimated cost of preparing and mailing or delivering the notice of the meeting (including the Corporation’s proxy materials). The secretary shall not be required to call a special meeting upon stockholder request and such meeting shall not be held unless, in addition to the documents required by paragraph (2) of this Section 3(b), the secretary receives payment of such reasonably estimated cost prior to the preparation and mailing or delivery of such notice of the meeting.

(4) In the case of any special meeting called by the secretary upon the request of stockholders (a “Stockholder-Requested Meeting”), such meeting shall be held at such place, date and time as may be designated by the Board of Directors;  provided , however, that the date of any Stockholder-Requested Meeting shall be not more than 90 days after the record date for such meeting (the “Meeting Record Date”); and  provided further  that if the Board of Directors fails to designate, within ten days after the date that a valid Special Meeting Request is actually received by the secretary (the “Delivery Date”), a date and time for a Stockholder-Requested Meeting, then such meeting shall be held at 2:00 p.m. local time on the 90 th  day after the Meeting Record Date or, if such 90 th  day is not a Business Day (as defined below), on the first preceding Business Day; and  provided further  that in the event that the Board of Directors fails to designate a place for a Stockholder-Requested Meeting within ten days after the Delivery Date, then such meeting shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation. In fixing a date for a Stockholder-Requested Meeting, the Board of Directors may consider such factors as it deems relevant, including, without limitation, the nature of the matters to be considered, the facts and circumstances surrounding any request for the meeting and any plan of the Board of Directors to call an annual meeting or a special meeting. In the case of any Stockholder-Requested Meeting, if the Board of Directors fails to fix a Meeting Record Date that is a date within 30 days after the Delivery Date, then the close of business on the 30 th  day after the Delivery Date shall be the Meeting Record Date. The Board of Directors may revoke the notice for any Stockholder-Requested Meeting in the event that the requesting stockholders fail to comply with the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Section 3(b).

(5) If written revocations of the Special Meeting Request have been delivered to the secretary and the result is that stockholders of record (or their agents duly authorized in writing), as of the Request Record Date, entitled to cast less than the Special Meeting Percentage have delivered, and not revoked, requests for a special meeting on the matter to the secretary: (i) if the notice of meeting has not already been delivered, the secretary shall refrain from delivering the notice of the meeting and send to all requesting stockholders who have not revoked such requests written notice of any revocation of a request for a special meeting on the matter, or (ii) if the notice of meeting has been delivered and if the secretary first sends to all requesting stockholders who have not revoked requests for a special meeting on the matter written notice of any revocation of a request for the special meeting and written notice of the Corporation’s intention to revoke the notice of the meeting or for the chairman of the meeting to adjourn the meeting without action on the matter, (A) the secretary may revoke the notice of the meeting at any time before ten days before the commencement of the meeting or (B) the chairman of the meeting may call the meeting to order and adjourn the meeting from time to time without acting on the matter. Any request for a special meeting received after a revocation by the secretary of a notice of a meeting shall be considered a request for a new special meeting.

(6) The chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president or Board of Directors may appoint regionally or nationally recognized independent inspectors of elections to act as the agent of the Corporation for the purpose of promptly performing a ministerial review of the validity of any purported Special Meeting Request received by the secretary. For the purpose of permitting the inspectors to perform such review, no such purported Special Meeting Request shall be deemed to have been received by the secretary until the earlier of (i) five


Business Days after actual receipt by the secretary of such purported request and (ii) such date as the independent inspectors certify to the Corporation that the valid requests received by the secretary represent, as of the Request Record Date, stockholders of record entitled to cast not less than the Special Meeting Percentage. Nothing contained in this paragraph (6) shall in any way be construed to suggest or imply that the Corporation or any stockholder shall not be entitled to contest the validity of any request, whether during or after such five Business Day period, or to take any other action (including, without limitation, the commencement, prosecution or defense of any litigation with respect thereto, and the seeking of injunctive relief in such litigation).

(7) For purposes of these Bylaws, “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of Florida or New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

Section 4.  NOTICE . Not less than ten nor more than 90 days before each meeting of stockholders, the secretary shall give to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting and to each stockholder not entitled to vote who is entitled to notice of the meeting notice in writing or by electronic transmission stating the time and place of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting or as otherwise may be required by any statute, the purpose for which the meeting is called, by mail, by presenting it to such stockholder personally, by leaving it at the stockholder’s residence or usual place of business, by electronic transmission or by any other means permitted by Maryland law. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid. If transmitted electronically, such notice shall be deemed to be given when transmitted to the stockholder by an electronic transmission to any address or number of the stockholder at which the stockholder receives electronic transmissions. The Corporation may give a single notice to all stockholders who share an address, which single notice shall be effective as to any stockholder at such address, unless such stockholder objects to receiving such single notice or revokes a prior consent to receiving such single notice. Failure to give notice of any meeting to one or more stockholders, or any irregularity in such notice, shall not affect the validity of any meeting fixed in accordance with this Article II, or the validity of any proceedings at any such meeting.

Subject to Section 11(a) of this Article II, any business of the Corporation may be transacted at an annual meeting of stockholders without being specifically designated in the notice, except such business as is required by any statute to be stated in such notice. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting of stockholders except as specifically designated in the notice. The Corporation may postpone or cancel a meeting of stockholders by making a public announcement (as defined in Section 11(c)(3) of this Article II) of such postponement or cancellation prior to the meeting. Notice of the date, time and place to which the meeting is postponed shall be given not less than ten days prior to such date and otherwise in the manner set forth in this Section 4.

Section 5.  ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT . Every meeting of stockholders shall be conducted by an individual appointed by the Board of Directors to be chairman of the meeting or, in the absence of such appointment or appointed individual, by the chairman of the board or, in the case of a vacancy in the office or absence of the chairman of the board, by one of the following officers present at the meeting in the following order: the vice chairman of the board, if there is one, the chief executive officer, the president, the secretary, the vice presidents in their order of rank and, within each rank, in their order of seniority or, in the absence of such officers, a chairman chosen by the stockholders by the vote of a majority of the votes cast by stockholders present in person or by proxy. The secretary or, in the case of a vacancy in the office or absence of the secretary, an assistant secretary or an individual appointed by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting shall act as secretary. In the event that the secretary presides at a meeting of stockholders, an assistant secretary, or, in the absence of all assistant secretaries, an individual appointed by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, shall record the minutes of the meeting. The order of business and all other matters of procedure at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined by the chairman of the meeting. The chairman of the meeting may prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and take such action as, in the discretion of the chairman and without any action by the stockholders, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, (a) restricting admission to the time set for the commencement of the meeting; (b) limiting attendance or participation at the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized proxies and such other individuals as the chairman of the meeting may determine; (c) limiting the time allotted to questions or comments; (d) determining when and for how long the polls should be opened and when the polls should be closed and when announcement of the results should be made; (e) maintaining order and security at the meeting; (f) removing any stockholder or any


other individual who refuses to comply with meeting procedures, rules or guidelines as set forth by the chairman of the meeting; (g) concluding a meeting or recessing or adjourning the meeting, whether or not a quorum is present, to a later date and time and at a place announced at the meeting; and (h) complying with any state and local laws and regulations concerning safety and security. Unless otherwise determined by the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with any rules of parliamentary procedure.

Section 6.  QUORUM . At any meeting of stockholders, the presence in person or by proxy of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting on any matter shall constitute a quorum; but this section shall not affect any requirement under any statute or the charter of the Corporation (the “Charter”) for the vote necessary for the approval of any matter. If such quorum is not established at any meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the meeting  sine die  or from time to time to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date without notice other than announcement at the meeting. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.

The stockholders present either in person or by proxy, at a meeting which has been duly called and at which a quorum has been established, may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal from the meeting of enough stockholders to leave fewer than would be required to establish a quorum.

Section 7.  VOTING . A plurality of all the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient to elect a director. Subject to Section 5.2 of the Charter, each share entitles the holder thereof to vote for as many individuals as there are directors to be elected and for whose election the holder is entitled to vote. A majority of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient to approve any other matter which may properly come before the meeting, unless more than a majority of the votes cast is required by statute or by the Charter. Unless otherwise provided by statute or by the Charter, each outstanding share of stock, regardless of class, entitles the holder thereof to cast one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders. Voting on any question or in any election may be viva voce unless the chairman of the meeting shall order that voting be by ballot or otherwise.

Section 8.  PROXIES . A holder of record of shares of stock of the Corporation may cast votes in person or by proxy executed by the stockholder or by the stockholder’s duly authorized agent in any manner permitted by law. Such proxy or evidence of authorization of such proxy shall be filed with the secretary of the Corporation before or at the meeting. No proxy shall be valid more than eleven months after its date unless otherwise provided in the proxy.

Section 9.  VOTING OF STOCK BY CERTAIN HOLDERS . Stock of the Corporation registered in the name of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity, if entitled to be voted, may be voted by the president or a vice president, managing member, manager, general partner or trustee thereof, as the case may be, or a proxy appointed by any of the foregoing individuals, unless some other person who has been appointed to vote such stock pursuant to a bylaw or a resolution of the governing body of such corporation or other entity or agreement of the partners of a partnership presents a certified copy of such bylaw, resolution or agreement, in which case such person may vote such stock. Any trustee or fiduciary, in such capacity, may vote stock registered in such trustee’s or fiduciary’s name, either in person or by proxy.

Shares of stock of the Corporation directly or indirectly owned by it shall not be voted at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares entitled to be voted at any given time, unless they are held by it in a fiduciary capacity, in which case they may be voted and shall be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time.

The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution a procedure by which a stockholder may certify in writing to the Corporation that any shares of stock registered in the name of the stockholder are held for the account of a specified person other than the stockholder. The resolution shall set forth the class of stockholders who may make the certification, the purpose for which the certification may be made, the form of certification and the information to be contained in it; if the certification is with respect to a record date, the time after the record date within which the certification must be received by the Corporation; and any other provisions with respect to the procedure which the Board of Directors considers necessary or advisable. On receipt by the secretary of the Corporation of such certification, the person specified in the certification shall be regarded as, for the purposes set forth in the certification, the holder of record of the specified stock in place of the stockholder who makes the certification.


Section 10.  INSPECTORS . The Board of Directors or the chair of the meeting may appoint, before or at the meeting, one or more inspectors for the meeting and any successor thereto. Except as otherwise provided by the chair of the meeting, the inspectors, if any, shall (i) determine the number of shares of stock represented at the meeting in person or by proxy and the validity and effect of proxies, (ii) receive and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, (iii) report such tabulation to the chair of the meeting, (iv) hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote and (v) do such acts as are proper to fairly conduct the election or vote. Each such report shall be in writing and signed by him or her or by a majority of them if there is more than one inspector acting at such meeting. If there is more than one inspector, the report of a majority shall be the report of the inspectors. The report of the inspector or inspectors on the number of shares represented at the meeting and the results of the voting shall be  prima facie  evidence thereof.

Section 11.  ADVANCE NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR AND OTHER STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS .

(a)  Annual Meetings of Stockholders . (1) Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (i) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (iii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the record date set by the Board of Directors for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting, at the time of giving of notice by the stockholder as provided for in this Section 11(a) and at the time of the annual meeting (and any postponement or adjournment thereof), who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each individual so nominated or on any such other business and who has complied with this Section 11(a) or (iv) as otherwise provided in the Charter.

(2) For any nomination or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section 11, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Corporation and any such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for action by the stockholders. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall set forth all information required under this Section 11 and shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not earlier than the 150 th  day nor later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 120 th  day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement (as defined in Section 11(c)(3) of this Article II) for the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely, such notice must be so delivered not earlier than the 150 th  day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 120 th  day prior to the date of such annual meeting, as originally convened, or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. The public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of an annual meeting shall not commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

(3) Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth:

(i) as to each individual whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director (each, a “Proposed Nominee”), all information relating to the Proposed Nominee that would be required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of the Proposed Nominee as a director in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act;

(ii) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a description of such business, the stockholder’s reasons for proposing such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person (as defined below), individually or in the aggregate, including any anticipated benefit to the stockholder or the Stockholder Associated Person therefrom;

(iii) as to the stockholder giving the notice, any Proposed Nominee and any Stockholder Associated Person,


(A) the class, series and number of all shares of stock or other securities of the Corporation or any affiliate thereof (collectively, the “Company Securities”), if any, which are owned (beneficially or of record) by such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person, the date on which each such Company Security was acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition, and any short interest (including any opportunity to profit or share in any benefit from any decrease in the price of such stock or other security) in any Company Securities of any such person,

(B) the nominee holder for, and number of, any Company Securities owned beneficially but not of record by such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person,

(C) whether and the extent to which, such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person, directly or indirectly (through brokers, nominees or otherwise), is subject to or during the last six months has engaged in any hedging, derivative or other transaction or series of transactions or entered into any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short interest, any borrowing or lending of securities or any proxy or voting agreement), the effect or intent of which is to (I) manage risk or benefit of changes in the price of (x) Company Securities or (y) any security of any entity that was listed in the Peer Group in the Stock Performance Graph in the most recent annual report to security holders of the Corporation (a “Peer Group Company”) for such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person or (II) increase or decrease the voting power of such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person in the Corporation or any affiliate thereof (or, as applicable, in any Peer Group Company) disproportionately to such person’s economic interest in the Company Securities (or, as applicable, in any Peer Group Company) and

(D) any substantial interest, direct or indirect (including, without limitation, any existing or prospective commercial, business or contractual relationship with the Corporation), by security holdings or otherwise, of such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person, in the Corporation or any affiliate thereof, other than an interest arising from the ownership of Company Securities where such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person receives no extra or special benefit not shared on a  pro rata  basis by all other holders of the same class or series;

(iv) as to the stockholder giving the notice, any Stockholder Associated Person with an interest or ownership referred to in clauses (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (3) of this Section 11(a) and any Proposed Nominee,

(A) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s stock ledger, and the current name and business address, if different, of each such Stockholder Associated Person and any Proposed Nominee and

(B) the investment strategy or objective, if any, of such stockholder, and each such Stockholder Associated Person who is not an individual and a copy of the prospectus, offering memorandum or similar document, if any, provided to investors or potential investors in such stockholder and each such Stockholder Associated Person;

(v) the name and address of any person who contacted or was contacted by the stockholder giving the notice or any Stockholder Associated Person about the Proposed Nominee or other business proposal prior to the date of such stockholder’s notice; and

(vi) to the extent known by the stockholder giving the notice, the name and address of any other stockholder supporting the nominee for election or reelection as a director or the proposal of other business on the date of such stockholder’s notice.

(4) Such stockholder’s notice shall, with respect to any Proposed Nominee, be accompanied by a written undertaking executed by the Proposed Nominee (i) certifying that such Proposed Nominee (a) is not, and will not become a party to, any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed to the Corporation and (b) will serve as a director of the Corporation if elected; and (ii) attaching a completed Proposed Nominee questionnaire (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Corporation, upon request by the stockholder providing the notice and shall include all information relating to the Proposed Nominee that would be required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of the Proposed Nominee as a director in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such


solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act, or would be required pursuant to the rules of any national securities exchange on which any securities of the Corporation are listed or over-the-counter market on which any securities of the Corporation are traded).

(5) Notwithstanding anything in this subsection (a) of this Section 11 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased, and there is no public announcement of such action at least 130 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement (as defined in Section 11(c)(3) of this Article II) for the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 11(a) shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the tenth day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

(6) For purposes of this Section 11, “Stockholder Associated Person” of any stockholder shall mean (i) any person acting in concert with such stockholder, (ii) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder (other than a stockholder that is a depositary) and (iii) any person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such stockholder or such Stockholder Associated Person.

(b)  Special Meetings of Stockholders . Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of individuals for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected only (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (ii) provided that the special meeting has been called in accordance with Section 3(a) of this Article II for the purpose of electing directors, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the record date set by the Board of Directors for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to vote at the special meeting, at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 11 and at the time of the special meeting (or any postponement or adjournment thereof), who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each individual so nominated and who has complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 11 or (iii) as otherwise provided in the Charter. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more individuals to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder may nominate an individual or individuals (as the case may be) for election as a director as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice, containing the information required by paragraphs (a)(3) and (a)(4) of this Section 11, is delivered to the secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not earlier than the 120 th  day prior to such special meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time on the later of the 90 th  day prior to such special meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. The public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of a special meeting shall not commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

(c)  General . (1) If information submitted pursuant to this Section 11 by any stockholder proposing a nominee for election as a director or any proposal for other business at a meeting of stockholders shall be inaccurate in any material respect, such information may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 11. Any such stockholder shall notify the Corporation of any inaccuracy or change (within two Business Days of becoming aware of such inaccuracy or change) in any such information. Upon written request by the secretary or the Board of Directors, any such stockholder shall provide, within five Business Days of delivery of such request (or such other period as may be specified in such request), (A) written verification, satisfactory, in the discretion of the Board of Directors or any authorized officer of the Corporation, to demonstrate the accuracy of any information submitted by the stockholder pursuant to this Section 11, and (B) a written update of any information (including, if requested by the Corporation, written confirmation by such stockholder that it continues to intend to bring such nomination or other business proposal before the meeting) submitted by the stockholder pursuant to this Section 11 as of an earlier date. If a stockholder fails to provide such written verification or written update within such period, the information as to which written verification or a written update was requested may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 11.

(2) Only such individuals who are nominated in accordance with this Section 11 shall be eligible for election by stockholders as directors, and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 11. The chairman of the meeting shall have the power to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with this Section 11.


(3) For purposes of this Section 11, “the date of the proxy statement” shall have the same meaning as “the date of the company’s proxy statement released to shareholders” as used in Rule 14a-8(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act, as interpreted by the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. “Public announcement” shall mean disclosure (i) in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press, Business Wire, PR Newswire or other widely circulated news or wire service or (ii) in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act.

(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of state law and of the Exchange Act with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 11. Nothing in this Section 11 shall be deemed to affect any right of a stockholder to request inclusion of a proposal in, or the right of the Corporation to omit a proposal from, any proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act. Nothing in this Section 11 shall require disclosure of revocable proxies received by the stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person pursuant to a solicitation of proxies after the filing of an effective Schedule 14A by such stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person under Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act.

(5) Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, except as otherwise determined by the chairman of the meeting, if the stockholder giving notice as provided for in this Section 11 does not appear in person or by proxy at such annual or special meeting to present each nominee for election as a director or the proposed business, as applicable, such matter shall not be considered at the meeting.

Section 12.  TELEPHONE MEETINGS . The Board of Directors or chairman of the meeting may permit stockholders to participate in meetings of the stockholders by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means constitutes presence in person at the meeting.

Section 13.  CONTROL SHARE ACQUISITION ACT . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Charter or these Bylaws, Title 3, Subtitle 7 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, or any successor statute (the “MGCL”), shall not apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of stock of the Corporation. This section may be repealed, in whole or in part, at any time, whether before or after an acquisition of control shares and, upon such repeal, may, to the extent provided by any successor bylaw, apply to any prior or subsequent control share acquisition.

Section 14.  STOCKHOLDERS’ CONSENT IN LIEU OF MEETING . Subject to the rights of holders of any preferred stock, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting (a) if a unanimous consent setting forth the action is given in writing or by electronic transmission by each stockholder entitled to vote on the matter and filed with the minutes of proceedings of the stockholders or (b) if the action is advised, and submitted to the stockholders for approval, by the Board of Directors and a consent in writing or by electronic transmission of stockholders entitled to cast not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take the action at a meeting of stockholders at which all stockholders entitled to vote on the action are present and have voted is delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the MGCL. The Corporation shall give notice of any action taken by less than unanimous consent to each stockholder not later than ten days after the effective time of such action.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

Section 1.  GENERAL POWERS . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.

Section 2.  NUMBER, TENURE AND RESIGNATION . Subject to Article V of the Charter, a majority of the entire Board of Directors may establish, increase or decrease the number of directors, provided that the number thereof shall never be less than the minimum number required by the MGCL, and further provided that the tenure of office of a director shall not be affected by any decrease in the number of directors. Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time by delivering his or her resignation to the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board or the secretary. Any resignation shall take effect immediately upon its receipt or at such later time specified in the resignation. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated in the resignation.


Section 3.  ANNUAL AND REGULAR MEETINGS . An annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of stockholders, no notice other than this Bylaw being necessary. In the event such meeting is not so held, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place of regular meetings of the Board of Directors without other notice than such resolution.

Section 4.  SPECIAL MEETINGS . Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president or a majority of the directors then in office. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix the time and place of any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by them. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time and place of special meetings of the Board of Directors without other notice than such resolution.

Section 5.  NOTICE . Notice of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be delivered personally or by telephone, electronic mail, facsimile transmission, courier or United States mail to each director at his or her business or residence address. Notice by personal delivery, telephone, electronic mail or facsimile transmission shall be given at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Notice by United States mail shall be given at least three days prior to the meeting. Notice by courier shall be given at least two days prior to the meeting. Telephone notice shall be deemed to be given when the director or his or her agent is personally given such notice in a telephone call to which the director or his or her agent is a party. Electronic mail notice shall be deemed to be given upon transmission of the message to the electronic mail address given to the Corporation by the director. Facsimile transmission notice shall be deemed to be given upon completion of the transmission of the message to the number given to the Corporation by the director and receipt of a completed answer-back indicating receipt. Notice by United States mail shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail properly addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. Notice by courier shall be deemed to be given when deposited with or delivered to a courier properly addressed. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual, regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be stated in the notice, unless specifically required by statute or these Bylaws.

Section 6.  QUORUM . A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that for the first eighteen months following the effectiveness of these Bylaws if the directors are considering a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation or a change of control transaction with respect to the Corporation at least one Common Stock Director shall be present in order to constitute a quorum, and provided further that, if less than the required quorum is present at such meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice, and provided further that if, pursuant to applicable law, the Charter or these Bylaws, the vote of a majority or other percentage of a specified group of directors is required for action, a quorum must also include a majority or such other percentage of such group.

The directors present at a meeting which has been duly called and at which a quorum has been established may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal from the meeting of enough directors to leave fewer than required to establish a quorum.

Section 7.  VOTING . The action of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the Board of Directors, unless the concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by applicable law, the Charter or these Bylaws. If enough directors have withdrawn from a meeting to leave fewer than required to establish a quorum, but the meeting is not adjourned, the action of the majority of that number of directors necessary to constitute a quorum at such meeting shall be the action of the Board of Directors, unless the concurrence of a greater proportion is required for such action by applicable law, the Charter or these Bylaws.

Section 8.  ORGANIZATION . At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board or, in the absence of the chairman, the vice chairman of the board, if any, shall act as chairman of the meeting. In the absence of both the chairman and vice chairman of the board, the chief executive officer or, in the absence of the chief executive officer, the president or in the absence of the president, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as chairman of the meeting. The secretary or, in his or her absence, an assistant secretary of the Corporation or, in the absence of the secretary and all assistant secretaries, an individual appointed by the chairman of the meeting, shall act as secretary of the meeting.


Section 9.  TELEPHONE MEETINGS . Directors may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

Section 10.  CONSENT BY DIRECTORS WITHOUT A MEETING . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting, if a consent in writing or by electronic transmission to such action is given by each director and is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors.

Section 11.  VACANCIES . If for any reason any or all the directors cease to be directors, such event shall not terminate the Corporation or affect these Bylaws or the powers of the remaining directors hereunder. Except as may be provided by the Board of Directors in setting the terms of any class or series of preferred stock or as set forth in this Section 11, any vacancy on the Board of Directors may be filled only by a majority of the remaining directors, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum. Any director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the directorship in which the vacancy occurred and until a successor is elected and qualifies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Initial Period (as defined in the Charter), vacancies caused by the death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other cause of a Preferred Stock Director (as defined in the Charter) shall be filled only by the remaining Preferred Stock Directors, with the Common Stock Directors (as defined in the Charter) having no right to vote thereon, and vacancies caused by the death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other cause of a Common Stock Director shall be filled only by the remaining Common Stock Directors, with the Preferred Stock Directors having no right to vote thereon.

Section 12.  COMPENSATION . Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services as directors but, by resolution of the Board of Directors, may receive compensation per year and/or per meeting and/or per visit to real property or other facilities owned or leased by the Corporation and for any service or activity they performed or engaged in as directors. Directors shall be reimbursed for expenses of attendance, if any, at each annual, regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof and for their expenses, if any, in connection with each property visit and any other service or activity they perform or engage in as directors; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any directors from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

Section 13.  RELIANCE . Each director and officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her duties with respect to the Corporation, be entitled to rely on any information, opinion, report or statement, including any financial statement or other financial data, prepared or presented by an officer or employee of the Corporation whom the director or officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented, by a lawyer, certified public accountant or other person, as to a matter which the director or officer reasonably believes to be within the person’s professional or expert competence, or, with respect to a director, by a committee of the Board of Directors on which the director does not serve, as to a matter within its designated authority, if the director reasonably believes the committee to merit confidence.

Section 14.  RATIFICATION . The Board of Directors or the stockholders may ratify and make binding on the Corporation any action or inaction by the Corporation or its officers to the extent that the Board of Directors or the stockholders could have originally authorized the matter. Moreover, any action or inaction questioned in any stockholders’ derivative proceeding or any other proceeding on the ground of lack of authority, defective or irregular execution, adverse interest of a director, officer or stockholder, non-disclosure, miscomputation, the application of improper principles or practices of accounting, or otherwise, may be ratified, before or after judgment, by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders, and if so ratified, shall have the same force and effect as if the questioned action or inaction had been originally duly authorized, and such ratification shall be binding upon the Corporation and its stockholders and shall constitute a bar to any claim or execution of any judgment in respect of such questioned action or inaction.

Section 15.  CERTAIN RIGHTS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS . A director who is not also an officer of the Corporation shall have no responsibility to devote his or her full time to the affairs of the Corporation. Any director or officer, in his or her personal capacity or in a capacity as an affiliate, employee, or agent of any other person, or otherwise, may have business interests and engage in business activities similar to, in addition to or in competition with those of or relating to the Corporation.


Section 16.  EMERGENCY PROVISIONS . Notwithstanding any other provision in the Charter or these Bylaws, this Section 16 shall apply during the existence of any catastrophe, or other similar emergency condition, as a result of which a quorum of the Board of Directors under Article III of these Bylaws cannot readily be obtained (an “Emergency”). During any Emergency, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, (i) a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof may be called by any director or officer by any means feasible under the circumstances; (ii) notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors during such an Emergency may be given less than 24 hours prior to the meeting to as many directors and by such means as may be feasible at the time, including publication, television or radio, and (iii) the number of directors necessary to constitute a quorum shall be one-third of the entire Board of Directors.

Section 17.  ADVISORY DIRECTORS . The Board of Directors may by resolution appoint advisory directors to the Board, who may also serve as directors emeriti, and shall have such authority and receive such compensation and reimbursement as the Board of Directors shall provide. Advisory directors or directors emeriti shall not have the authority to participate by vote in the transaction of business.

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 1.  NUMBER, TENURE AND QUALIFICATIONS . The Board of Directors may appoint from among its members an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and one or more other committees, composed of one or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. During the Initial Period, to the extent that the Board of Directors has appointed a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, such committee shall include at least two Common Stock Directors.

Section 2.  POWERS . The Board of Directors may delegate to committees appointed under Section 1 of this Article any of the powers of the Board of Directors, except as prohibited by law. Except as may be otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, any committee may delegate some or all of its power and authority to one or more subcommittees, composed of one or more directors, as the committee deems appropriate in its sole discretion.

Section 3.  MEETINGS . Notice of committee meetings shall be given in the same manner as notice for special meetings of the Board of Directors. A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Initial Period, to the extent a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee exists, at least one Common Stock Director must be present in order for a quorum of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to be present. The act of a majority of the committee members present at a meeting shall be the act of such committee. The Board of Directors may designate a chairman of any committee, and such chairman or, in the absence of a chairman, any two members of any committee (if there are at least two members of the committee) may fix the time and place of its meeting unless the Board shall otherwise provide. In the absence of any member of any such committee, the members thereof present at any meeting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may appoint another director to act in the place of such absent member. Each committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings.

Section 4.  TELEPHONE MEETINGS . Members of a committee of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

Section 5. C ONSENT BY COMMITTEES WITHOUT A MEETING . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting, if a consent in writing or by electronic transmission to such action is given by each member of the committee and is filed with the minutes of proceedings of such committee.

Section 6.  VACANCIES . Subject to the provisions hereof, the Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the membership of any committee, to appoint the chair of any committee, to fill any vacancy, to designate an alternate member to replace any absent or disqualified member or to dissolve any such committee.


ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS . The officers of the Corporation shall include a president, a secretary and a treasurer and may include a chairman of the board, a vice chairman of the board, a chief executive officer, one or more vice presidents, a chief operating officer, a chief financial officer, one or more assistant secretaries and one or more assistant treasurers. In addition, the Board of Directors may from time to time elect such other officers with such powers and duties as it shall deem necessary or appropriate. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors, except that the chief executive officer or president may from time to time appoint one or more vice presidents, assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers or other non-executive officers. Each officer shall serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, or his or her resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. Any two or more offices except president and vice president may be held by the same person. Election of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights between the Corporation and such officer or agent.

Section 2.  REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION . Any officer or agent of the Corporation may be removed, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors if in its judgment the best interests of the Corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Any officer of the Corporation may resign at any time by delivering his or her resignation to the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president or the secretary. Any resignation shall take effect immediately upon its receipt or at such later time specified in the resignation. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated in the resignation. Such resignation shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the Corporation.

Section 3.  VACANCIES . A vacancy in any office may be filled by the Board of Directors for the balance of the term.

Section 4.  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER . The Board of Directors may designate a chief executive officer. In the absence of such designation, the chairman of the board shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation. The chief executive officer shall have general responsibility for implementation of the policies of the Corporation, as determined by the Board of Directors, and for the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation. He or she may execute any deed, mortgage, bond, contract or other instrument, except in cases where the execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation or shall be required by law to be otherwise executed; and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of chief executive officer and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.

Section 5.  CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER . The Board of Directors may designate a chief operating officer. The chief operating officer shall have the responsibilities and duties as determined by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer.

Section 6.  CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER . The Board of Directors may designate a chief financial officer. The chief financial officer shall have the responsibilities and duties as determined by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer.

Section 7.  CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD . The Board of Directors may designate from among its members a chairman of the board, who shall not, solely by reason of these Bylaws, be an officer of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate the chairman of the board as an executive or non-executive chairman. The chairman of the board shall preside over the meetings of the Board of Directors. The chairman of the board shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors.

Section 8.  PRESIDENT . In the absence of a chief executive officer, the president shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Corporation. In the absence of a designation of a chief operating officer by the Board of Directors, the president shall be the chief operating officer. He or she may execute any deed, mortgage, bond, contract or other instrument, except in cases where the execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation or shall be required by law to be otherwise executed; and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of president and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.


Section 9.  VICE PRESIDENTS . In the absence of the president or in the event of a vacancy in such office, the vice president (or in the event there be more than one vice president, the vice presidents in the order designated at the time of their election or, in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform the duties of the president and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the president; and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to such vice president by the chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may designate one or more vice presidents as executive vice president, senior vice president, or vice president for particular areas of responsibility.

Section 10.  SECRETARY . The secretary shall (a) keep the minutes of the proceedings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and committees of the Board of Directors in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the Corporation; (d) keep a register of the post office address of each stockholder which shall be furnished to the secretary by such stockholder; (e) have general charge of the stock transfer books of the Corporation; and (f) in general perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the chief executive officer, the president or by the Board of Directors.

Section 11.  TREASURER . The treasurer shall have the custody of the funds and securities of the Corporation, keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors and in general perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors. In the absence of a designation of a chief financial officer by the Board of Directors, the treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the Corporation. The treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the president and Board of Directors, at the regular meetings of the Board of Directors or whenever it may so require, an account of all his or her transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.

Section 12.  ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS . The assistant secretaries and assistant treasurers, in general, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the secretary or treasurer, respectively, or by the chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors.

Section 13.  COMPENSATION . The compensation of the officers shall be fixed from time to time by or under the authority of the Board of Directors and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by reason of the fact that he or she is also a director.

ARTICLE VI

CONTRACTS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS

Section 1.  CONTRACTS . The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or agent to enter into any contract or to execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Any agreement, deed, mortgage, lease or other document shall be valid and binding upon the Corporation when duly authorized or ratified by action of the Board of Directors and executed by an authorized person.

Section 2.  CHECKS AND DRAFTS . All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or agent of the Corporation in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.

Section 3.  DEPOSITS . All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited or invested from time to time to the credit of the Corporation as the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, or any other officer designated by the Board of Directors may determine.


ARTICLE VII

STOCK

Section 1.  CERTIFICATES . Except as may be otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, any officer of the Corporation or the Charter, stockholders of the Corporation are not entitled to certificates representing the shares of stock held by them. In the event that the Corporation issues shares of stock represented by certificates, such certificates shall be in such form as prescribed by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized officer, shall contain the statements and information required by the MGCL and shall be signed by the officers of the Corporation in any manner permitted by the MGCL. In the event that the Corporation issues shares of stock without certificates, to the extent then required by the MGCL the Corporation shall provide to the record holders of such shares a written statement of the information required by the MGCL to be included on stock certificates. There shall be no difference in the rights and obligations of stockholders based on whether or not their shares are represented by certificates.

Section 2.  TRANSFERS . All transfers of shares of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation in such manner as the Board of Directors or any officer of the Corporation may prescribe and, if such shares are certificated, upon surrender of certificates duly endorsed. The issuance of a new certificate upon the transfer of certificated shares is subject to the determination of the Board of Directors or an officer of the Corporation that such shares shall no longer be represented by certificates. Upon the transfer of any uncertificated shares, the Corporation shall provide to the record holders of such shares, to the extent then required by the MGCL, a written statement of the information required by the MGCL to be included on stock certificates.

The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share of stock as the holder in fact thereof and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided by the laws of the State of Maryland.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, transfers of shares of any class or series of stock will be subject in all respects to the Charter and all of the terms and conditions contained therein.

Section 3.  REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE . Any officer of the Corporation may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated; provided, however, if such shares have ceased to be certificated, no new certificate shall be issued unless requested in writing by such stockholder and the Board of Directors or an officer of the Corporation has determined that such certificates may be issued. Unless otherwise determined by an officer of the Corporation, the owner of such lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, shall be required, as a condition precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or certificates, to give the Corporation a bond in such sums as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation.

Section 4.  FIXING OF RECORD DATE . The Board of Directors may set, in advance, a record date for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or the allotment of any other rights, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other proper purpose. Such record date, in any case, shall not be prior to the close of business on the day the record date is fixed and shall be not more than 90 days and, in the case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than ten days, before the date on which the meeting or particular action requiring such determination of stockholders of record is to be held or taken.

When a record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting of stockholders has been set as provided in this section, such record date shall continue to apply to the meeting if adjourned or postponed, except if the meeting is adjourned or postponed to a date more than 120 days after the record date originally fixed for the meeting, in which case a new record date for such meeting shall be determined as set forth herein.

Section 5.  STOCK LEDGER . The Corporation shall maintain at its principal office or at the office of its counsel, accountants or transfer agent, an original or duplicate stock ledger containing the name and address of each stockholder and the number of shares of each class held by such stockholder.


Section 6.  FRACTIONAL STOCK; ISSUANCE OF UNITS . The Board of Directors may authorize the Corporation to issue fractional shares of stock or authorize the issuance of scrip, all on such terms and under such conditions as it may determine. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Charter or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of units consisting of different securities of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VIII

ACCOUNTING YEAR

The Board of Directors shall have the power, from time to time, to fix the fiscal year of the Corporation by a duly adopted resolution.

ARTICLE IX

DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 1.  AUTHORIZATION . Dividends and other distributions upon the stock of the Corporation may be authorized by the Board of Directors, subject to the provisions of law and the Charter. Dividends and other distributions may be paid in cash, property or stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of law and the Charter.

Section 2.  CONTINGENCIES . Before payment of any dividend or other distribution, there may be set aside out of any assets of the Corporation available for dividends or other distributions such sum or sums as the Board of Directors may from time to time, in its sole discretion, think proper as a reserve fund for contingencies, for equalizing dividends, for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall determine, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

ARTICLE X

SEAL

Section 1.  SEAL . The Board of Directors may authorize the adoption of a seal by the Corporation. The seal shall contain the name of the Corporation and the year of its incorporation and the words “Incorporated Maryland.” The Board of Directors may authorize one or more duplicate seals and provide for the custody thereof.

Section 2.  AFFIXING SEAL . Whenever the Corporation is permitted or required to affix its seal to a document, it shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of any law, rule or regulation relating to a seal to place the word “(SEAL)” adjacent to the signature of the person authorized to execute the document on behalf of the Corporation.

ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCE OF EXPENSES

To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, the Corporation shall indemnify and, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, shall pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to (a) any individual who is a present or former director or officer of the Corporation and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or (b) any individual who, while a director or officer of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member or manager of another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The rights to indemnification and advance of expenses provided by the Charter and these Bylaws shall vest immediately upon election of a director or officer. The Corporation may, with the approval of its Board of Directors, provide such indemnification and advance for expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation. The indemnification and payment or reimbursement of expenses provided in these Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of or limit in any way other rights to which any person seeking indemnification or payment or reimbursement of expenses may be or may become entitled under any bylaw, resolution, insurance, agreement or otherwise.


Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article, nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of the Bylaws or Charter inconsistent with this Article, shall apply to or affect in any respect the applicability of the preceding paragraph with respect to any act or failure to act which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.

ARTICLE XII

WAIVER OF NOTICE

Whenever any notice of a meeting is required to be given pursuant to the Charter or these Bylaws or pursuant to applicable law, a waiver thereof in writing or by electronic transmission, given by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any meeting need be set forth in the waiver of notice of such meeting, unless specifically required by statute. The attendance of any person at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where such person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened.

ARTICLE XIII

AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

The Board of Directors shall have the exclusive power to adopt, alter or repeal any provision of these Bylaws and to make new Bylaws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Initial Period, the Corporation shall not, without the approval of at least seven (7) of the nine (9) members of the Board of Directors then in office, amend, alter or repeal the provisions of Article III, Section 6 or Section 11 of these Bylaws.

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Exhibit 4.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of February 9, 2018

Among

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION (f/k/a WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

CORP.),

as the Company

THE GUARANTORS NAMED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO,

and

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB,

as Trustee and Collateral Agent

9.0% SECOND LIEN SENIOR SUBORDINATED PIK TOGGLE NOTES DUE 2024

 

 


CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*

 

Trust Indenture Act Section

  

Indenture Section

310    7.10

(a)(2)

   7.10

(a)(3)

   N.A.

(a)(4)

   N.A.

(a)(5)

   7.10

(b)

   7.10

(c)

   N.A.
311    7.11

(b)

   7.11

(c)

   N.A.
312    2.05

(b)

   12.03

(c)

   12.03
313    7.06

(b)(1)

   12.05

(b)(2)

   7.06; 7.07

(c)

   7.06; 12.02

(d)

   7.06
314    4.03, 4.04; 12.02; 12.05

(b)

   12.02

(c)(1)

   12.04

(c)(2)

   12.04

(c)(3)

   N.A.

(d)

   12.05

(e)

   12.05

(f)

   N.A.
315    7.01

(b)

   7.05; 12.02.

(c)

   7.01

(d)

   7.01

(e)

   6.12
316 (a) (last sentence)    2.09

(a)(1)(A)

   6.05

(a)(1)(B)

   6.04

(a)(2)

   N.A.

(b)

   6.06

(c)

   9.04
317    6.07

(a)(2)

   6.11

(b)

   2.04
318    12.01

(b)

   N.A.

(c)

   12.01

N.A.    means not applicable.

* This Cross-Reference Table is not part of this Indenture.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  
ARTICLE 1 D EFINITIONS AND I NCORPORATION BY R EFERENCE      1  

Section 1.01. Definitions

     1  

Section 1.02. Other Definitions

     50  

Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act

     51  

Section 1.04. Rules of Construction

     52  

Section 1.05. Acts of Holders

     53  

Section 1.06. Intercreditor Agreement

     54  

Section 1.07. Guarantees and Collateral

     54  

ARTICLE 2 T HE N OTES

     54  

Section 2.01. Form and Dating; Terms

     54  

Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication

     55  

Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent

     56  

Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust

     57  

Section 2.05. Holder Lists

     57  

Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange

     57  

Section 2.07. Replacement Notes

     61  

Section 2.08. Outstanding Notes

     61  

Section 2.09. Treasury Notes

     62  

Section 2.10. Temporary Notes

     62  

Section 2.11. Cancellation

     62  

Section 2.12. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers

     62  

ARTICLE 3 R EDEMPTION

     63  

Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee

     63  

Section 3.02. Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased

     63  

Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption

     63  

Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption

     64  

Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price

     65  

Section 3.06. Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part

     65  

Section 3.07. Optional Redemption

     65  

Section 3.08. Mandatory Redemption

     67  

Section 3.09. Offers to Repurchase by Application of Excess Proceeds

     67  

ARTICLE 4 C OVENANTS

     69  

Section 4.01. Payment of Notes

     69  

Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency

     70  

Section 4.03. Reports and Other Information

     71  

Section 4.04. Compliance Certificate

     72  

Section 4.05. Taxes

     72  

 

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Section 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws

     72  

Section 4.07. Limitation on Restricted Payments

     73  

Section 4.08. Limitations on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries

     77  

Section 4.09. Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock

     79  

Section 4.10. Limitation on Certain Subordinated Indebtedness

     79  

Section 4.11. Asset Sales

     79  

Section 4.12. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates

     82  

Section 4.13. Limitation on Liens

     84  

Section 4.14. Conduct of Business

     85  

Section 4.15. Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control

     85  

Section 4.16. Additional Note Guarantees

     86  

Section 4.17. Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions

     87  

Section 4.18. Designation of Unrestricted and Restricted Subsidiaries

     87  

Section 4.19. Covenant Suspension

     88  

Section 4.20. After-Acquired Collateral

     88  

Section 4.21. Impairment of Security Interest

     89  

ARTICLE 5 S UCCESSORS

     89  

Section 5.01. Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets

     89  

Section 5.02. Surviving Entity Substituted

     90  

ARTICLE 6 D EFAULTS AND R EMEDIES

     91  

Section 6.01. Events of Default

     91  

Section 6.02. Acceleration

     93  

Section 6.03. Other Remedies

     94  

Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults

     94  

Section 6.05. Control by Majority

     94  

Section 6.06. Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment

     95  

Section 6.07. Collection Suit by Trustee

     95  

Section 6.08. Restoration of Rights and Remedies

     95  

Section 6.09. Rights and Remedies Cumulative

     95  

Section 6.10. Delay or Omission Not Waiver

     95  

Section 6.11. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

     95  

Section 6.12. Undertaking for Costs

     96  

Section 6.13. Trustee May Enforce Claims without Possession of Notes

     96  

Section 6.14. Limitation on Suits

     96  

Section 6.15. Priorities

     97  

ARTICLE 7 T RUSTEE

     97  

Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee

     97  

Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee

     98  

Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee

     100  

Section 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer

     100  

 

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Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults

     100  

Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes

     100  

Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity

     101  

Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee

     101  

Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

     102  

Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification

     102  

Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company

     103  

ARTICLE 8 L EGAL D EFEASANCE AND C OVENANT D EFEASANCE

     103  

Section 8.01. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

     103  

Section 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge

     103  

Section 8.03. Covenant Defeasance

     104  

Section 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance

     104  

Section 8.05. Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions

     106  

Section 8.06. Repayment to Company

     106  

Section 8.07. Reinstatement

     106  

ARTICLE 9 A MENDMENT , S UPPLEMENT AND W AIVER

     107  

Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders of Notes

     107  

Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders of Notes

     108  

Section 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act

     110  

Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents

     110  

Section 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes

     110  

Section 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

     111  

ARTICLE 10 S UBORDINATION

     111  

Section 10.01. Agreement To Subordinate

     111  

Section 10.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy

     111  

Section 10.03 Default on Senior Indebtedness

     112  

Section 10.04. Payment Permitted

     113  

Section 10.05. Subrogation

     113  

Section 10.06. Relative Rights

     113  

Section 10.07. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company

     114  

Section 10.08. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent

     114  

Section 10.09. Distribution or Notice to Representative

     115  

Section 10.10. Article 10 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right To Accelerate

     115  

Section 10.11. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated

     115  

Section 10.12. Trustee Entitled To Rely

     115  

Section 10.13. Trustee To Effectuate Subordination

     115  

Section 10.14. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Obligations

     116  

Section 10.15. Reliance by Holders of Senior Obligations Upon Subordination Provisions

     116  

 

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ARTICLE 11 N OTE G UARANTEES

     116  

Section 11.01. Note Guarantee

     116  

Section 11.02. Limitation on Guarantor Liability

     118  

Section 11.03. Execution and Delivery

     118  

Section 11.04. Subrogation

     118  

Section 11.05. Benefits Acknowledged

     118  

Section 11.06. Merge, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets

     119  

Section 11.07. Release of Note Guarantees

     119  

ARTICLE 12 S UBORDINATION OF G UARANTEES

     120  

Section 12.01. Agreement to Subordinate

     120  

Section 12.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy

     120  

Section 12.03 Default on Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor

     122  

Section 12.04. Subrogation

     122  

Section 12.05. Relative Rights

     122  

Section 12.06. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Guarantor

     122  

Section 12.07. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent

     123  

Section 12.08. Distribution or Notice to Representative

     124  

Section 12.09. Article 12 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right To Accelerate

     124  

Section 12.10. Trustee Entitled To Rely

     124  

Section 12.11. Trustee To Effectuate Subordination

     124  

Section 12.12. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Obligations of Guarantors

     124  

Section 12.13. Reliance by Holders of Senior Obligations of a Guarantor Upon Subordination Provisions

     124  

ARTICLE 13 S ATISFACTION AND D ISCHARGE

     125  

Section 13.01. Satisfaction and Discharge

     125  

Section 13.02. Application of Trust Money

     125  

ARTICLE 14 C OLLATERAL

     126  

Section 14.01. Security Documents

     126  

Section 14.02. Further Assurances

     126  

Section 14.03. Collateral Agent

     127  

Section 14.04. Authorization of Actions to be Taken

     134  

Section 14.05. Release of Collateral

     135  

Section 14.06. Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee

     136  

Section 14.07. Release upon Termination of Company’s Obligations

     136  

ARTICLE 15 M ISCELLANEOUS

     136  

Section 15.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls

     136  

Section 15.02. Notices

     136  

Section 15.03. Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes

     137  

Section 15.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

     137  

 

iv


Section 15.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

     138  

Section 15.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents

     138  

Section 15.07. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

     138  

Section 15.08. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction and Service

     138  

Section 15.09. Waiver of Jury Trial

     139  

Section 15.10. Force Majeure

     139  

Section 15.11. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

     139  

Section 15.12. Successors

     139  

Section 15.13. Severability

     139  

Section 15.14. Counterpart Originals

     140  

Section 15.15. Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

     140  

Section 15.16. Qualification of Indenture

     140  

Section 15.17. U.S.A. Patriot Act

     140  

 

EXHIBITS   
Exhibit A    Form of Note
Exhibit B    Form of Supplemental Indenture to Be Delivered by Subsequent Guarantors

 

ANNEXES   
Annex A    Form of Security Agreement
Annex B    Form of Pledge Agreement

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of February 9, 2018, among Ditech Holding Corporation (f/k/a Walter Investment Management Corp.), a Maryland corporation (collectively with successors and assigns, the “ Company ”), the Guarantors (as defined herein) listed on the signature pages hereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Trustee and Collateral Agent.

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, pursuant to the confirmation order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “ Bankruptcy Court ”) dated January 18, 2018, the creation of an issue of $250,000,000 initial aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 9.0% Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes due 2024 (the “ Initial Notes ”);

WHEREAS, the Company and each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.

ARTICLE 1

D EFINITIONS AND I NCORPORATION BY R EFERENCE

Section 1.01. Definitions .

Acquired Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or at the time it merges or consolidates with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person or secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such Person and in each case whether or not incurred by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Company or such acquisition, merger or consolidation.

Additional Pari Passu Debt ” means any Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than the Notes) and guarantees thereof that is incurred, issued or guaranteed by the Company and/or any Guarantor, which debt and guarantees are (i) subordinated in right of payment to the Senior Obligations but not subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the guarantees thereof and (ii) secured by the Collateral (or a portion thereof) on a basis junior to the Senior Obligations but not junior to the Notes and with respect to which a Pari Passu Agent has become party to (x) a Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and (y) any other applicable Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, on behalf of the holders of such Obligations.

Additional Pari Passu Obligations ” means any Obligations to the Pari Passu Secured Parties of any series of Additional Pari Passu Debt, including the guarantees thereof and any other agreement or instrument granting or providing for the perfection of a Lien securing such items.

 

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Additional Senior Debt ” means any Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than the Senior Credit Facilities) and guarantees thereof that is incurred, issued or guaranteed by the Company and/or any Guarantor, which debt and guarantees are (i) not subordinated or junior in right of payment to the Senior Obligations and (ii) secured by the Collateral (or a portion thereof) on a basis senior to the Notes and other Additional Pari Passu Debt and with respect to which an authorized representative on behalf of the holders of such Obligations has become party to a Senior Intercreditor Agreement as a Senior Agent (or equivalent term) in accordance with the procedures set forth therein.

Additional Senior Obligations ” means any Obligations to the Senior Secured Parties of any series of Additional Senior Debt, including the guarantees thereof, any letter of credit obligations, obligations in respect of Permitted Hedging Transactions or obligations with respect to Cash Management Services and any other agreement or instrument granting or providing for the perfection of a Lien securing such items.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. The term “ control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “ controlling ” and “ controlled ” have meanings correlative of the foregoing.

Agent ” means any Registrar or Paying Agent.

Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to any Note on any applicable redemption date, the greater of (i) 1.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of such Note and (ii) the excess of:

(1) the present value at such redemption date of the sum of (i) the redemption price of such Note at December 15, 2020 (such redemption price being set forth in Section 3.07(c) hereof) plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such Note through December 15, 2020 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest), such present value to be computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over

(2) the then outstanding principal amount of such Note.

The Applicable Premium shall be calculated by the Company, and the Trustee shall have no responsibility to verify such amount.

Applicable Procedures ” means, with respect to any transfer, exchange or other activity of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note of the Depositary, Euroclear and/or Clearstream, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and/or Clearstream that apply to such transfer, exchange or other activity.

Asset Acquisition ” means (1) an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or shall be merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or (2) the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of the assets of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) other than in the ordinary course of business.

 

2


Asset Sale ” means:

(1) the sale, lease (other than operating leases entered in the ordinary course of business), conveyance or other disposition of any assets or rights; provided that the sale, lease (other than operating leases entered in the ordinary course of business), conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, other than any Required Asset Sale, will be governed by the provisions of Section 4.15 and/or Section 5.01 hereof and not by the provisions of Section 4.11 hereof; provided further that a transaction otherwise meeting the requirements of an “Asset Sale” under this definition will be deemed to be an Asset Sale notwithstanding its treatment under GAAP; and

(2) the issuance or sale of Equity Interests in any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:

(1) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having a Fair Market Value of less than $5.0 million;

(2) a transfer of assets between or among the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(3) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(4) the sale of advances, loans, customer receivables, mortgage related securities or other assets in the ordinary course of business, the sale, transfer or discount of accounts receivable or the sale of other assets that by their terms convert into cash in the ordinary course of business, any sale of MSRs in connection with the origination of the associated mortgage loan in the ordinary course of business or any sale of securities in respect of additional fundings under reverse mortgage loans in the ordinary course of business;

(5) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents or Investment Grade Securities;

(6) the sale, conveyance or other disposition of Investments or other assets and disposition or compromise of loans or other receivables, in each case, in connection with the workout, compromise, settlement or collection thereof or exercise of remedies with respect thereto, in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy, foreclosure or similar proceedings, including foreclosure, repossession and disposition of REO Assets and other collateral for loans serviced and/or originated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

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(7) the modification of any loans owned or serviced by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(8) a Restricted Payment that does not violate Section 4.07 or a Permitted Investment;

(9) disposals, liquidations or replacements of damaged, worn out or obsolete equipment or other assets no longer used or useful in the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case the ordinary course of business;

(10) assets sold, conveyed or otherwise disposed of pursuant to the terms of Permitted Funding Indebtedness or Non-Recourse Indebtedness;

(11) a sale, conveyance or other disposition (in one or more transactions) of Securitization Assets or Residual Interests;

(12) a sale, conveyance or other disposition (in one or more transactions) of Servicing Advances, Residential Mortgage Loans or MSRs or any parts thereof (a) in the ordinary course of business, (b) in connection with the transfer or termination of the related MSRs or (c) in connection with Excess Spread Sales in the ordinary course of business;

(13) a sale, conveyance or other disposition of Securitization Assets in the ordinary course of business in connection with the origination, acquisition, securitization and/or sale of loans that are purchased, insured, guaranteed, or securitized;

(14) a sale, conveyance or other disposition in the ordinary course of business of MSRs in connection with MSR Facilities or Warehouse Facilities and/or REO Assets;

(15) a sale, conveyance or other disposition of Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(16) the creation of a Lien (but not the sale or other disposition of the property subject to such Lien) permitted by Section 4.13;

(17) transactions pursuant to repurchase agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(18) any Co-Investment Transaction;

(19) any sale or other disposition of a minority interest in any Person that is not a Subsidiary, that constituted a Restricted Payment or Permitted Investment; provided that (x) the majority interests in such Person shall also be concurrently sold or transferred on the same terms and the holder or holders of such majority interests shall have required such sale or disposition of such minority interest pursuant to the exercise of any applicable drag-along rights and (y) the Net Proceeds from the sale or transfer of such minority interest are applied in accordance with Section 4.10 hereof;

 

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(20) any lease or license of real and personal property in the ordinary course of business;

(21) any surrender or waiver of contract rights or settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims in the ordinary course of business;

(22) [Reserved];

(23) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets or Equity Interests of the Company’s Ditech Financial LLC business; provided that the Company receives consideration at the time of sale or disposition at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets or Equity Interests sold or disposed of; provided further that any cash proceeds are applied as Net Proceeds in accordance with Section 4.11 hereof;

(24) sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers of the RMS Business; provided that (A) no Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, (B) the Company delivers or causes to be delivered an opinion stating that such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view from an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged and that is independent of the Company and its Affiliates and (C) any cash proceeds, to the extent the same would have been Net Proceeds if such transactions had been Asset Sales, are applied in accordance with Section 4.11 hereof; and

(25) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets or rights required or advisable as a result of statutory or regulatory changes as determined in good faith by the senior management of the Company; provided that any cash or Cash Equivalents received must be applied as Net Proceeds in accordance with Section 4.11 hereof.

Asset Swap ” means an exchange (or concurrent purchase and sale) of property, plant, equipment or other assets (excluding working capital or current assets) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for the assets or Capital Stock of a Person conducting a Permitted Business; provided that, in the case of any such exchange for Capital Stock of a Person conducting a Permitted Business, such Person is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided , further , that any cash or Cash Equivalents received must be applied as Net Proceeds in accordance with Section 4.11 hereof.

Attributable Debt ” in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction means, as of the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate per annum implicit in the lease involved in such sale and leaseback transaction, as determined in good faith by the Company) of the obligation of the lessee thereunder for rental payments (excluding, however, any amounts required to be paid by such lessee, whether or not designated as rent or additional rent, on account of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water rates or similar charges or any amounts required to be paid by such lessee thereunder contingent upon the amount of sales or similar contingent amounts) during the remaining term of such lease (including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended); provided , however , that if such sale and leaseback transaction results in a Capital

 

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Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of Capital Lease Obligation. In the case of any lease which is terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty, such rental payments shall also include the amount of such penalty, but no rental payments shall be considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated.

Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy” as now or hereinafter in effect, or any successor thereto.

Bankruptcy Law ” means the Bankruptcy Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

Board of Directors ” means, as to any Person, the board of directors, or similar governing body, of such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof.

Board Resolution ” means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

Business Day ” means each day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which commercial banking institutions are not required to be open in the State of New York or the place of payment.

Calculation Date ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “ Secured Leverage Ratio.

Capital Stock ” means:

(1) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, including each class of Common Stock and Preferred Stock of such Person; or

(2) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership or other equity interests (whether general or limited) of such Person,

but, in each case, excluding any debt security that is convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock.

Capitalized Lease Obligation ” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , for the avoidance of doubt, that any obligations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries either existing on the date of this Indenture or created prior to the recharacterization described below that were not included on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as Capital Lease Obligations and that are subsequently recharacterized as Capital Lease Obligations due to a change in GAAP, shall for purposes of this Indenture not be treated as Capital Lease Obligations or Indebtedness.

 

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Cash Equivalents ” means:

(1) Dollars;

(2) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary of the Company that is a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, such local currencies held by such Foreign Subsidiary of the Company from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

(3) securities or any evidence of indebtedness issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support of those securities or such evidence of indebtedness);

(4) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the three highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s;

(5) certificates of deposit with maturities of twelve months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding twelve months and overnight bank deposits with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million and a Moody’s or S&P Rating of “B” or better;

(6) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3) and (5) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (5) above;

(7) commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s or S&P and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of acquisition; and

(8) money market funds at least 90.0% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (7) of this definition.

In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary of the Company that is a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, Cash Equivalents shall also include (a) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (8) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (b) local currencies and other short-term investments utilized by foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (1) through (8) and in this paragraph.

Cash Interest has the meaning given to such term in Exhibit A hereto.

 

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Cash Management Services means any of the following to the extent not constituting a line of credit: treasury and/or cash management services, including, without limitation, other netting services, overdraft protections, automated clearing-house arrangements, employee credit card programs, controlled disbursement services, ACH transactions, return items, interstate depositary network services, foreign exchange facilities, deposit and other accounts and merchant services.

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any Required Asset Sales, to any Person; or

(2) the Company becomes aware of (by way of a report or any other filing pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, proxy, vote, written notice or otherwise) the acquisition by any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision), including any group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), in a single transaction or in a related series of transactions (excluding for the avoidance of doubt, the acquisition pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization of Convertible Preferred Stock or Common Stock in the Company or securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for such equity interests and agreements and arrangements entered into pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization but not any acquisition or agreement thereafter), by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination or purchase of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision) of 50.0% or more of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company.

(3) No Person or Persons shall be considered a “group” for purposes of clause (2) above solely on account of possessing or exercising any right to vote or consent in respect of any matter or to nominate or appoint directors pursuant to the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company, By laws of the Company or Convertible Preferred Stock (including with respect to the General Optional Conversion Right therein) and all determinations as to the percentage of Voting Stock beneficially owned shall deem the Convertible Preferred Stock to have been converted in full into Common Stock for purposes of such determination. For purposes of this definition, any direct or indirect holding company of the Company shall not itself be considered a “Person” or “group” for purposes of clause (2) above; provided that no “Person” or “group” beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such holding company.

Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking, Société Anonyme.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Co-Investment Transaction ” means a transaction pursuant to which a portion of MSRs or the right to receive fees in respect of MSRs are transferred for fair value to another Person.

 

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Collateral ” means all property (whether real or personal) subject or purported to be subject, from time to time, to a Lien under any Security Document.

Collateral Agent ” means Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, in its capacity as “Collateral Agent” under this Indenture and under the Security Documents to which it is a party and any successor or replacement thereto in such capacity.

Collateral Requirements ” means, at any time, subject to (x) the applicable limitations set forth in this Indenture and/or any Security Document and (y) the time periods (and extensions thereof) set forth in this Indenture, the requirement that:

(a) the Collateral Agent shall have received in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor after the Issue Date (i) a supplement to the Security Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit D thereto, (ii) a counterpart to the Pledge Agreement, (iii) if the respective Restricted Subsidiary required to comply with the requirements set forth in this definition pursuant to Section 4.16 owns (A) registrations of or applications for trademarks filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office that constitute Collateral, a Trademark Security Agreement (as defined in the Security Agreement), (B) registrations of or applications for patents filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office that constitute Collateral, a Patent Security Agreement (as defined in the Security Agreement) and/or (C) registrations of or applications for copyrights filed with the United States Copyright Office that constitute Collateral, a Copyright Security Agreement (as defined in the Security Agreement), (iv) the other documentation required pursuant to Section 11.12 of the Security Agreement and Article 30 of the Pledge Agreement, (v) Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in appropriate form for filing in such jurisdictions as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and, (vi) to the extent applicable, an executed joinder to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement in substantially the form attached as an exhibit thereto; and

(b) the Collateral Agent shall have received with respect to any Real Property acquired after the Closing Date, a Mortgage and any necessary UCC fixture filing in respect thereof, in each case together with, to the extent that corresponding documents have been delivered to the Senior Agent and delivery to the Collateral Agent is customary and appropriate if the same can be procured without undue burden or expense (in each case, as determined by the Company in good faith):

(i) a Mortgage Policy covering such Real Property in an amount at least equal to the purchase price of such real property as well as an ALTA survey thereof certified to the Collateral Agent; and

(ii) in order to comply with the Flood Laws, the following documents: (A) a completed standard “life of loan” flood hazard determination form (a “Flood Determination Form”), (B) if the improvement(s) to the applicable improved real property is located in a special flood hazard area, a notification to the Company (“Company Notice”) and (if applicable) notification to the Company that flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) is not available because the community does not participate in the NFIP, (C) documentation evidencing the Company’s receipt of the Company Notice (e.g., countersigned Company Notice, return

 

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receipt of certified U.S. Mail, or overnight delivery), and (D) if the Company Notice is required to be given and flood insurance is available in the community in which the property is located, a copy of one of the following: the flood insurance policy, the Company’s application for a flood insurance policy plus proof of premium payment, a declaration page confirming that flood insurance has been issued, or such other evidence of flood insurance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

Common Stock ” of any Person means any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or non- voting) of such Person’s common stock, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or issued after the Issue Date, and includes, without limitation, all series and classes of such common stock.

Company Order ” means a written request or order signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer of the Company and delivered to the Trustee.

Confirmation Order ” means an order of the Bankruptcy Court confirming the Plan of Reorganization.

Consolidated EBITDA means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, adjusted by:

(a) deducting therefrom (to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period except for payments referred to in clause (a)(iv) and (vi) below), without duplication, the amount (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period) of:

(i) non-recurring or unusual gains;

(ii) non-cash gains and other non-cash income, but excluding loan origination related non-cash gains, such as gains on interest rate lock derivatives, forward sale commitment derivatives, loans held for sale and capitalized mortgage servicing rights, which shall be included in calculating Consolidated EBITDA even if such gains and income were excluded in calculating Consolidated Net Income;

(iii) the amount of all cash payments or cash charges made (or incurred) on account of a non-cash charge or non-cash loss added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (b)(iv) or (b)(vii) below in a previous period;

(iv) net income attributable to discontinued operations;

(v) gains on non-recourse assets held by any Securitization Entity or Heritage Walter Securitization Trust to the extent consolidated on the balance sheet; and

(vi) principal payments on any Indebtedness of the Heritage Walter Securitization Trust to the extent consolidated on the balance sheet; and

 

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(b) adding thereto (to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period except for payments referred to in clause (b)(xi) below or except as otherwise specified below), without duplication, the amount (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period) of:

(i) total interest expense (inclusive of amortization of deferred financing fees (other than arrangement, commitment, underwriting, amendment, structuring or similar fees paid to any agent, underwriter or arranger or fees that are not paid ratably to the market) and other original issue discount and banking fees, charges and commissions (e.g., letter of credit fees and commitment fees)), excluding without duplication (x) interest expense attributable to Non-Recourse Indebtedness, Excess Spread Sales and Permitted Securitization Indebtedness and interest expense attributable to Permitted Funding Indebtedness other than MSR Indebtedness and (y) interest expense related to non-recourse debt held by any Heritage Walter Securitization Trust to the extent consolidated on the balance sheet;

(ii) without duplication among periods, provision for taxes paid or accrued based on income or capital, withholding, franchise and similar taxes;

(iii) all depreciation and amortization expense, excluding amortization of MSRs and intangibles, which shall not be added thereto (it being understood that, for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated by deducting therefrom the amount of depreciation and amortization in such period pursuant to GAAP, even if such amount is otherwise excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income);

(iv) non-cash charges or non-cash losses (including but not limited to share based non-cash compensation and non-cash fair value adjustments), but excluding loan origination non-cash losses such as losses on interest rate lock derivatives, forward sale commitment derivatives or loans held for sale, which shall not be added thereto (it being understood that, for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated by deducting therefrom the amount of such non-cash charges or non-cash losses in such period pursuant to GAAP, even if such amount is otherwise excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income);

(v) all losses, charges, costs or expenses related to (x) the Plan of Reorganization, (y) the refinancing, retirement or redemption of, or amendment or modification to, any Indebtedness or (z) any restructuring, operational change or initiative, including for the avoidance of doubt, the transformation of the business of the Issuer, or any integration, acquisition or disposition (or potential acquisition or disposition) (whether incurred prior to, or after, the consummation of any such acquisition or disposition (or potential acquisition or disposition)), including any retention, replacement or separation of employees related to any of the foregoing, before or after the Issue Date;

(vi) fees and expenses incurred in connection with any Investment (including any Asset Acquisition), issuance of Equity Interests or incurrence of Indebtedness (in each case, whether or not consummated), except to the extent that such fees and expenses were financed with proceeds of equity or Indebtedness;

(vii) non-recurring or unusual losses or charges or net after-tax extraordinary losses or charges (including without limitation any such charges attributable to the implementation of cost-savings initiatives, severance, restructuring charges, relocation costs and one-time compensation charges (in each case relating to any Asset Acquisitions));

 

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(viii) the amount of all cash received on account of any non-cash gains on non-cash income deducted from Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (a)(iii) above in a previous period;

(ix) net loss attributable to discontinued operations;

(x) servicing income earned for servicing of assets in any Securitization Entity (other than any such income attributable to a Heritage Walter Securitization Trust) to the extent consolidated on the balance sheet and accounted for at fair value;

(xi) principal payments received by any Heritage Walter Securitization Trust from borrowers to the extent consolidated on the balance sheet;

(xii) losses on non-recourse assets held by any Securitization Entity or Heritage Walter Securitization Trust to the extent consolidated on the balance sheet;

(xiii) net cash proceeds received from sales of REO Assets owned by any Heritage Walter Securitization Trust to the extent consolidated on the balance sheet;

(xiv) any valuation allowance for mortgage loans held-for-investment and corresponding debt in relation to securitized loans in accordance with GAAP that require no additional capital or equity contributions to the Company; and

(xv) the amortization of cash flow hedges, MSRs and intangibles.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication:

(1) the aggregate of the interest expense on Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, including without limitation, (a) any amortization of debt discount (except as set forth below), (b) the net costs under Permitted Hedging Transactions, (c) all capitalized interest, and (d) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation, but excluding any amortization of debt discount (excess of proceeds over the initial fair value of the debt component) on any convertible debt securities resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification 470-20, Debt (but only to the extent of the information therein that was codified from Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position No. APB 14-1— Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement) or related interpretations or guidance);

(2) to the extent not already included in clause (1), the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(3) the imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt created after the Issue Date; and

(4) the product of (a) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person or preferred stock of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) or to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall any increase in the Liquidation Preference (as defined in the Convertible Preferred Stock be considered a payment or accrual of dividends thereon for any purposes under this Indenture, including the definition of Consolidated Interest Expense.

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period (taken as a single accounting period) in accordance with GAAP, provided that:

(A) the following items shall be excluded in computing Consolidated Net Income (without duplication):

(i) the net income of any Person (other than the Company) in which a Person or Persons other than the Company and its Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries has an Equity Interest or Equity Interests, except to the extent of the amount of cash dividends or other cash distributions of net income actually paid or permitted to be paid to the Company or a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary by such Person during such period;

(ii) the net income (or loss) of any Person prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or all or substantially all of the property or the net income related to assets of such Person are acquired by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; and

(iii) the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of cash dividends or similar cash distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of such net income is not at the time permitted by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary;

(B) any interest expense on Permitted MSR Indebtedness (but excluding any imputed financing expense attributable to any mark-to-market adjustment in connection with any Excess Spread Sale), Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness and Permitted Warehouse Indebtedness for such period shall reduce Consolidated Net Income for such period to the extent that such amounts did not otherwise reduce Consolidated Net Income for such period;

 

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(C) items classified as extraordinary gains or losses (calculated on an after-tax basis) shall be excluded in computing Consolidated Net Income (without duplication);

(D) the following items (the amounts thereof to be initially calculated on a pre- tax basis and then adjusted for taxes cumulatively) shall be excluded in computing Consolidated Net Income:

(i) changes in the fair value of the Company’s assets or liabilities, including changes in the fair value of MSRs, reverse mortgage loans and HMBS obligations;

(ii) direct impairment charges or the reversal of such charges;

(iii) gains and losses realized upon the disposition (including reserves or abandonments) of assets outside of the ordinary course of business;

(iv) income or loss (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness;

(v) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period;

(vi) the amortization of cash flow hedges, MSRs and intangibles;

(vii) the amount of all reversals made (or incurred) on account of an item added back to or deducted from Consolidated Net Income in a previous period following the Issue Date pursuant to clauses (A) through (E) hereof;

(viii) any income or loss related to the Fair Market Value of economic hedges related to MSRs or other mortgage related assets or securities, to the extent that such other mortgage related assets or securities are valued at Fair Market Value and gains and losses with respect to such related assets or securities have been excluded pursuant to another clause of this provision;

(ix) in the case of a successor to the referent Company by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of the reference Company’s assets, any earnings of the successor corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets; and

(x) the effect of any gain or loss associated with liabilities created in respect of a Co-Investment Transaction as a result of the accounting treatment thereof under GAAP; and

(E) Consolidated Net Income shall be increased, without duplication, by the amount of all cash received from the initial or tail issuance of reverse mortgage securities (HMBS), plus any cash received from the monetization of reverse mortgages or related MSRs, plus any cash received for servicing of reverse mortgages, less any cash payments made during such period to originate, acquire or fund the related loans and subsequent addition to such loans.

Convertible Preferred Stock ” means the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock (as defined in the Plan of Reorganization).

 

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Corporate Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person, the aggregate consolidated amount of Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries then outstanding that would be shown on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding, for the purpose of this definition, Indebtedness incurred under clauses (2), (5), (6), (10), (11), (12), (15), (27) and (33) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness).

Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee ” shall be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 15.02 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Holders and the Company.

Credit Enhancement Agreements ” means, collectively, any documents, instruments, guarantees or agreements entered into by the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Securitization Entity for the purpose of providing credit support (that is reasonably customary as determined by the Company’s senior management) with respect to any Permitted Funding Indebtedness or Permitted Securitization Indebtedness.

Currency Agreement ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, futures contracts, options on futures contracts or other similar agreement or arrangement designed to protect such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries against fluctuations in currency values.

Custodian ” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.

Default ” means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

Definitive Note ” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06(c) hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “ Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note ” attached thereto.

Depositary ” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as Depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.

Designated Noncash Consideration ” means the Fair Market Value of any noncash consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is designated as Designated Noncash Consideration pursuant to an officers’ certificate executed by the principal financial officer of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such Asset Sale less the amount of Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on such Designated Noncash Consideration.

 

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Disqualified Capital Stock ” means that portion of any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event (other than an event which would constitute a Change of Control), matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control) on or prior to the final maturity date of the Notes.

Dollar ” or “ $ ” means the lawful money of the United States of America.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person other than a Foreign Subsidiary.

Equity Interests ” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

Equity Offering ” means a public or private sale of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Capital Stock and other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) by the Company.

Euroclear ” means Euroclear S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system.

Excess Spread Sale ” means any sale in the ordinary course of business and for Fair Market Value of any excess servicing fee spread under any MSR.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto.

Excluded Collateral ” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Excluded Contributions ” means net cash proceeds or marketable securities received by the Company from contributions to its common equity capital designated as Excluded Contributions pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate on the date such capital contributions are made.

Existing Facilities ” means, collectively, the Existing Servicing Advance Facilities and the Existing Warehouse Facilities.

Existing Credit Facility ” means the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated on the Issue Date, by and among the Company, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders identified therein, as such agreement, together with the related documents thereto (including, without limitation, any security documents), may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement extending the maturity of, increasing the interest rate or fees applicable thereto, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring (including adding Subsidiaries of the Company as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder) all or any portion of the Indebtedness or increasing the amount of Indebtedness that may be borrowed thereunder under such agreement or any successor or replacement agreement and any indentures or other credit facilities and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders.

 

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Existing Servicing Advance Facilities ” means (i) the Early Advance Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2014, as amended, between Ditech Financial LLC, as servicer pursuant to that certain Mortgage Selling and Servicing Contract dated March 23, 2015, and Fannie Mae, (ii) the indenture to be entered into on or about the date hereof providing for the issuance of agency servicing advance receivable backed notes, by and among Ditech Agency Advance Trust, as issuer, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee, Ditech Financial LLC, as servicer and administrator, and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, as administrative agent, and (iii) the indenture to be entered into on or about the date hereof providing for the issuance of non-agency servicing advance receivable backed notes, by and among Ditech PLS Advance Trust II, as issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee, Ditech Financial LLC, as servicer and as administrator, and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, as administrative agent, in case of each of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), as such agreements and indentures, together with the related documents thereto (including, without limitation, any security documents, receivable sale agreements and receivable pooling agreements), may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement extending the maturity of, increasing the interest rate or fees applicable thereto, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring (including adding Subsidiaries of the Company as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder) all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or indenture or any successor or replacement agreement or indenture and or any indentures or other credit facilities and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders.

Existing Warehouse Facilities ” means (i) the Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2016 by and among Ditech Financial LLC and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC on behalf of buyers, including but not limited to Credit Suisse AG, a company incorporated in Switzerland, acting through its Cayman Islands Branch and Alpine Securitization LTD, and (ii) the Second Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement dated as of November 30, 2017, by and among Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., RMS REO CS, LLC, RMS REO BRC, LLC and Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC on behalf of buyers, including but not limited to Credit Suisse AG, a company incorporated in Switzerland, acting through its Cayman Islands Branch, Alpine Securitization LTD and Barclays Bank PLC, in each case, together with the related documents thereto (including, without limitation, any security documents), in case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) as such agreements, together with the related documents thereto (including, without limitation, any security documents), may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement extending the maturity of, increasing the interest rate or fees applicable thereto, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring (including adding Subsidiaries of the Company as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder) all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or any successor or replacement agreement and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders.

 

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Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any asset (including any Equity Interests of any Person), the price at which a willing buyer that is not an Affiliate of the seller and a willing seller, would reasonably be expected to agree to purchase and sell such asset, as determined in good faith by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary selling such asset. For the avoidance of doubt, any sale, contribution, assignment or other transfer shall not be deemed to be for less than Fair Market Value solely because such sale, contribution, assignment or transfer was made at a discount to par.

Fannie Mae ” means the Federal National Mortgage Association, in its corporate capacity, and any majority owned and controlled affiliate thereof.

FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. or any other self-regulatory body which succeeds to the functions of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Person, as of any date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters (the “ Four Quarter Period ”) for which internal financial statements are available ending prior to the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (the “ Transaction Date ”) to (ii) the Fixed Charges of such Person for the Four Quarter Period.

In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, “Consolidated EBITDA” and “Fixed Charges” shall be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis for the period of such calculation to:

(1) the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and the application of the proceeds thereof) giving rise to the need to make such calculation and any incurrence or repayment of other Indebtedness (and the application of the proceeds thereof), other than the incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes pursuant to working capital facilities, occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such incurrence or repayment, as the case may be (and the application of the proceeds thereof), occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period; and

(2) any asset sales or other dispositions or any asset originations, asset purchases, purchase of MSRs, Servicing Advances or servicing rights, Investments and Asset Acquisitions (including, without limitation, any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a result of such Person or one of its Subsidiaries (including any Person who becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the Asset Acquisition) incurring, assuming or otherwise being liable for Indebtedness that is Acquired Indebtedness and also including any Consolidated EBITDA (including any pro forma expense and cost reductions) attributable to the assets which are originated or purchased, the Investments that are made and the assets that are the subject of the Asset Acquisition or asset sale or other disposition during the Four Quarter Period) occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date, as if such asset sale or other disposition or asset origination, asset purchase, Investment or Asset Acquisition (including the incurrence, assumption or liability for any such Acquired Indebtedness) occurred on the first day

 

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of the Four Quarter Period. If such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly guarantees Indebtedness of a third Person, the preceding sentence shall give effect to the incurrence of such guaranteed Indebtedness as if such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person had directly incurred or otherwise assumed such guaranteed Indebtedness.

The Company shall be entitled in calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio: (i) to treat the entry into a bona fide subservicing agreement in respect of MSRs as an Asset Acquisition and (ii) to give effect in such pro forma calculation to any bona fide binding definitive agreement, subject to customary closing conditions, for any transaction that upon the consummation thereof would be subject to the foregoing paragraph (including any related incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness). The pro forma calculations shall be made by a responsible accounting officer of the Company in good faith based on the information reasonably available to it at the time of such calculation and may include cost savings and operating expense reductions resulting from such Investment, acquisition or purchase. The foregoing calculations shall not be required to comply with the requirements for pro forma financial statements in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act or any other regulation or policy of the SEC related thereto.

Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of:

(1) Consolidated Interest Expense on Corporate Indebtedness and any MSR Indebtedness,

(2) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Preferred Stock of such Person, and

(3) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Capital Stock.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person that is not organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

Foreign Subsidiary Total Assets ” means the total assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries of the Company, as determined in accordance with GAAP in good faith by the Company without intercompany eliminations.

Four Quarter Period ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, which are in effect as of the Issue Date.

Global Note Legend ” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(b)(i) hereof, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

 

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Global Notes ” means, individually and collectively, each of the global notes, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, issued in accordance with Article 2 hereof.

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank, Government Sponsored Entity or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

Government Securities ” means securities that are:

(1) direct obligations of the United States for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged; or

(2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America,

which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuers thereof, and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act), as custodian with respect to any such Government Securities or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such Government Securities held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt; provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the Government Securities or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the Government Securities evidenced by such depository receipt.

Government Sponsored Entity ” means (i) Fannie Mae, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Government National Mortgage Association and (ii) any other entity that is “sponsored”, chartered or controlled by the federal government of the United States.

guarantee ” means a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner including, without limitation, by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise).

Guarantor ” means each of:

(1) the Company’s Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries owned on the Issue Date that are Domestic Subsidiaries and guarantee obligations under the Existing Credit Facility; and

(2) any other Subsidiary of the Company that executes a Note Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, and their respective successors and assigns, in each case, until the Note Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

 

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Heritage Walter Securitization Trust ” means any Securitization Entity of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries and any installment sale contract, chattel paper or loan contract and related promissory note and mortgage and any REO Asset owned by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case in existence immediately prior to the acquisition by the Company on July 1, 2011 of GTCS Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Holder ” means the Person in whose name the Note is registered on the Registrar’s book.

Indebtedness ” means with respect to any Person, without duplication:

(1) all Obligations of such Person for borrowed money;

(2) all Obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

(3) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;

(4) all Obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all Obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable and other accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue by 90 days or more or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted);

(5) all Obligations for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction;

(6) guarantees and other contingent obligations in respect of Indebtedness referred to in clauses (1) through (5) above and clause (8) or (9) below;

(7) Obligations of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) above and clause (9) below which are secured by any lien on any property or asset of such Person, the amount of such Obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the Fair Market Value of such property or asset and the amount of the Obligation so secured;

(8) all Obligations under currency agreements and interest swap agreements of such Person;

(9) all Attributable Debt of such Person; and

(10) all Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such Person with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends, if any.

 

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For purposes hereof, the “ maximum fixed repurchase price ” of any Disqualified Capital Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the Fair Market Value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such Fair Market Value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of Directors of the issuer of such Disqualified Capital Stock.

The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be:

(1) the accreted value thereof, in the case of any Indebtedness issued at a discount to par;

(2) with respect to any Obligations under currency agreements and interest swap agreements, the net amount payable if such agreements terminated at that time due to default by such Person;

(3) in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of:

(a) the Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination; and

(b) the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person; or

(4) except as provided above, the principal amount or liquidation preference thereof, in the case of any other Indebtedness.

Indenture ” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Initial Intercreditor Agreement ” means the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the Issue Date among the Senior Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Company and each Guarantor, as it may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, in accordance with this Indenture.

Initial Notes ” as defined in the recitals hereto.

Interest Payment Date ” means June 15 and December 15 of each year.

Intercreditor Agreement ” means, (a) with respect to any Indebtedness which constitutes Senior Obligations, a Senior Intercreditor Agreement, (b) with respect to any Indebtedness to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, a Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and (c) with respect to any Indebtedness, any Market Intercreditor Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, in accordance with this Indenture.

 

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Investment ” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan or other extension of credit (including, without limitation, a guarantee), advance or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition by such Person of any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities. “Investment” shall exclude (x) accounts receivable, extensions of trade credit or advances by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on commercially reasonable terms in accordance with the Company’s or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ normal trade practices, as the case may be, (y) deposits made in the ordinary course of business and customary deposits into reserve accounts related to Securitizations and (z) commission, travel and similar advances to officers, directors, managers and employees, in each case, made in the ordinary course of business.

Investment Grade ” means a rating of the Notes by both S&P and Moody’s, each such rating being one of such agency’s four highest generic rating categories that signifies investment grade ( i.e., BBB- (or the equivalent) or higher by S&P and Baa3 (or the equivalent) or higher by Moody’s); provided that, in each case, such ratings are publicly available; provided , further , that in the event Moody’s or S&P is no longer in existence for purposes of determining whether the Notes are rated “ Investment Grade, ” such organization may be replaced by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act) designated by the Company, notice of which shall be given to the Trustee.

Investment Grade Securities ” means marketable securities of a Person (other than the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, an Affiliate or joint venture of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary), acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business that are rated, at the time of acquisition, BBB- (or the equivalent) or higher by S&P and Baa3 (or the equivalent) or higher by Moody’s.

Issue Date ” means February 9, 2018.

Junior Lien Obligations ” means the Obligations with respect to other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Indenture, which is by its terms intended to be secured by the Collateral (or a portion thereof) on a basis junior to the Securities pursuant to customary intercreditor arrangements entered into in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; provided such Lien is permitted to be incurred under this Indenture.

Leaseholds ” of any Person shall mean all the right, title and interest of such Person as lessee or licensee in, to and under leases or licenses of land, improvements and/or fixtures.

Lien ” means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, any lease in the nature thereof and any agreement to give any security interest) in each case, in the nature of security; provided that in no event shall an operating lease or a transfer of assets pursuant to a Co-Investment Transaction be deemed to constitute a Lien.

 

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L/C Cap ” means at any time an amount equal to $30.0 million, minus (x) the aggregate face amount of all letters of credit outstanding at such time in reliance on clause (3)(a) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” and (y) the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents and cash and Cash Equivalents in accounts at such time subject to Liens in reliance on the L/C Cap pursuant to clause (10) (c) of the definition of “Permitted Liens.”

Market Intercreditor Agreement ” means any intercreditor agreement or other arrangement (which may take the form of a “waterfall” or similar provision), the terms of which are consistent in all material respects with, or no less favorable (taken as a whole) to the Holders than, market terms (as determined by the Company in good faith) governing arrangements for the sharing and/or subordination of liens and/or arrangements relating to the distribution of payments, as applicable, at the time the relevant intercreditor agreement is proposed to be established in light of the type of Indebtedness subject thereto.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation, and its successors.

Mortgage ” shall mean a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or similar security instrument made by the Company or any Guarantor in favor of, or for the benefit of, the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

MSR ” of any Person means any and all of the following: (a) all rights of such Person to service Residential Mortgage Loans, (b) all rights of such Person as “ Servicer ” (or similar designation) in such Person’s capacity as servicing rights owner with respect to such Residential Mortgage Loans under the related Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation (but subject to the restrictions set forth therein) directing who may service such Residential Mortgage Loans, (c) any and all rights of such Person to servicing fees and other compensation for servicing such Residential Mortgage Loans, (d) any late fees, penalties or similar payments with respect to such Residential Mortgage Loans, (e) all accounts and rights to payment related to any of the property described in this definition and (f) the right to possess and use any and all servicing files, servicing records, data tapes, computer records, or other information pertaining to such Residential Mortgage Loans to the extent relating to the past, present or prospective servicing of such Residential Mortgage Loans.

MSR Assets ” means MSRs other than MSRs on loans originated by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries for so long as such MSRs are financed in the normal course of the origination of such loans.

MSR Facility ” means any financing arrangement of any kind, including, but not limited to, financing arrangements in the form of repurchase facilities, loan agreements, note issuance facilities and commercial paper facilities, with a financial institution or other lender (including, without limitation, Fannie Mae or any other Government Sponsored Entity) or purchaser, in each case, exclusively to finance or refinance the purchase or origination by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of MSRs originated or purchased by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

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MSR Facility Trust ” means any Person (whether or not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) established for the purpose of issuing notes or other securities in connection with an MSR Facility, which (i) notes and securities are backed by specified MSRs originated or purchased by, and/or contributed to, such Person from the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) notes and securities are backed by specified MSRs purchased by, and/or contributed to, such Person from the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

MSR Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness in connection with an MSR Facility; the amount of any particular MSR Indebtedness as of any date of determination shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Net Proceeds ” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale, taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset Sale, in each case, after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements, distributions to minority interest holders in Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such Asset Sale and amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale and any reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP.

Non-Recourse Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any specified Person, Indebtedness that is:

(1) specifically advanced to finance the acquisition of investment assets and secured only by the assets to which such Indebtedness relates without recourse to such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than subject to such customary carve- out matters for which such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries acts as a guarantor in connection with such Indebtedness, such as fraud, misappropriation, breach of representation and warranty and misapplication, unless, until and for so long as a claim for payment or performance has been made thereunder against such Person (which has not been satisfied) at which time the obligations with respect to any such customary carve-out shall not be considered Non-Recourse Indebtedness, to the extent that such claim is a liability of such Person for GAAP purposes);

(2) advanced to (i) such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries that holds investment assets or (ii) any of such Person’s Subsidiaries or group of such Person’s Subsidiaries formed for the sole purpose of acquiring or holding investment assets, in each case, against which a loan is obtained that is made without recourse to, and with no cross-collateralization against, such Person’s or any of such Person’s Restricted Subsidiaries’ other assets (other than: (A) cross-collateralization against assets which serve as collateral for other Non-Recourse Indebtedness; and (B) subject to such customary carve-out matters for which such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries acts as a guarantor in connection with such Indebtedness, such as fraud, misappropriation, breach of representation and warranty and misapplication, unless, until and for so long as a claim for payment or performance has been made thereunder against such Person

 

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(which has not been satisfied) at which time the obligations with respect to any such customary carve-out shall not be considered Non-Recourse Indebtedness, to the extent that such claim is a liability of such Person for GAAP purposes) and upon complete or partial liquidation of which the loan must be correspondingly completely or partially repaid, as the case may be; or

(3) specifically advanced to finance the acquisition of real property and secured by only the real property to which such Indebtedness relates without recourse to such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than subject to such customary carve-out matters for which such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acts as a guarantor in connection with such Indebtedness, such as fraud, misappropriation, breach of representation and warranty and misapplication, unless, until and for so long as a claim for payment or performance has been made thereunder against such Person (which has not been satisfied) at which time the obligations with respect to any such customary carve-out shall not be considered Non-Recourse Indebtedness, to the extent that such claim is a liability of such Person for GAAP purposes);

provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any Non-Recourse Indebtedness is made with recourse to other assets of a Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries, only that portion of such Non-Recourse Indebtedness that is recourse to such other assets or Restricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed not to be Non-Recourse Indebtedness.

Note Guarantee ” means the guarantee by each Guarantor of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes, executed pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.

Notes ” means the Initial Notes and more particularly means any Note authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (including any PIK Notes that are actually issued and any increase in the principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including PIK Notes) as a result of a PIK Interest Payment). For the purposes of this Indenture, all references to “principal amount” of the Notes as of any date shall include any increase in the principal amount of the Notes (including PIK Notes) on or prior to such date as a result of a PIK Interest Payment.

Note Obligations ” means all Obligations owing pursuant to the Notes, the Security Documents, this Indenture and the Note Guarantees.

Obligations ” means all obligations for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnification, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

OID Legend ” means the legend set for in Section 2.06(b)(ii) hereof to be placed on each Note issued hereunder that has more than a de minimis amount of original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Officer ” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or Vice President, of the Company, or, in the event that the Company has no such officers, a person duly authorized under applicable law by the directors or a similar body to act on behalf of the Company. A reference to an “Officer” of a Guarantor has a correlative meaning.

 

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Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed by or on behalf of a Person by two Officers of such Person.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company.

Pari Passu Agent ” means, collectively, the Collateral Agent and the authorized representative of any Additional Pari Passu Debt that becomes subject to (x) a Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and (y) any other applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

Pari Passu Documents ” means, with respect to any series of Additional Pari Passu Debt, the loan agreements, promissory notes, indentures and all other agreements, instruments and other documents at any time executed or delivered by the Company or any Guarantor or any other person with, to or in favor of the Pari Passu Agent or any other Pari Passu Secured Party in respect of such series in connection therewith or related thereto.

Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement ” means a Market Intercreditor Agreement providing for Indebtedness to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Note Obligations and, if any, other Pari Passu Obligations, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, in accordance with this Indenture.

Pari Passu Obligations ” means (i) all Obligations owing pursuant to the Notes, the Security Documents, this Indenture and the Note Guarantees and (ii) any Additional Pari Passu Obligations with respect to which a Pari Passu Agent has become party to (x) a Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and (y) any other applicable Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, on behalf of the holders of such Obligations to the extent the Liens securing such Obligations are permitted by clauses (6), (21), (27), (28), (31), (40) or (41) (in each case, other than Liens securing Senior Obligations) or, solely in the case of Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of the Notes or Liens in respect of Pari Passu Obligations initially incurred pursuant to the forgoing clauses, (14) of the definition of “Permitted Liens.”

Pari Passu Secured Parties ” means (i) with respect to the Notes, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Holders of the Notes and the other persons from time to time holding Obligations under this Indenture and (ii) with respect to any series of Additional Pari Passu Debt, the holders of such Additional Pari Passu Debt, the authorized representative with respect thereto, any trustee or agent therefor under any related Pari Passu Document and the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by the Company or any Guarantor under any related Pari Passu Documents and the holders of any other Pari Passu Obligations secured by the Pari Passu Documents for such series of Additional Pari Passu Debt.

participant ” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).

 

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Payment Default ” means any default in payment (whether at stated maturity, upon scheduled installment, by acceleration or otherwise) of principal of, premium, if any, or interest in respect of any Senior Obligations beyond any applicable grace period.

Permitted Business ” means the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date and businesses that are reasonably related, ancillary or complementary thereto or reasonable developments or extensions thereof.

Permitted Funding Indebtedness ” means (i) any Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness, (ii) any Permitted Warehouse Indebtedness, (iii) any Permitted Residual Indebtedness, (iv) any Permitted MSR Indebtedness, (v) any Indebtedness under clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this definition that is acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition permitted under this Indenture, (vi) any facility that combines any Indebtedness under clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of this definition and (vii) any Refinancing of the Indebtedness under clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of this definition and advanced to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries based upon, and secured by, Servicing Advances, mortgage related securities, loans, MSRs, consumer receivables, REO Assets or Residual Interests existing on the Issue Date or created or acquired thereafter; provided , however , that solely as of the date of the incurrence of such Permitted Funding Indebtedness, the amount of any excess (determined as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are available) of (x) the amount of any Indebtedness incurred in accordance with this clause (vii) for which the holder thereof has contractual recourse to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries to satisfy claims with respect thereto (excluding customary carve-out matters such as fraud, misappropriation, breaches of representations and warranties and misapplication) over (y) the aggregate (without duplication of amounts) Realizable Value of the assets that secure such Indebtedness shall not be Permitted Funding Indebtedness (but shall not be deemed to be a new incurrence of Indebtedness subject to the provisions under Section 4.09 hereof, except with respect to, and solely to the extent of, any such excess that exists upon the initial incurrence of such Indebtedness incurred under this clause (vii) which excess shall be entitled to be incurred pursuant to any other provision under Section 4.09 hereof). The amount of any Permitted Funding Indebtedness shall be determined in accordance with the definition of “Indebtedness.”

Permitted Funds ” means, collectively, (i) any Person electing to be treated as a real estate investment trust under the Code or any fund (or group of related funds) (which, in each case, may be managed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) that has as its primary investment objective (a) the origination or acquisition of Residential Mortgage Loans (performing or non-performing) or interests therein, including mortgage backed securities and/or (b) the acquisition and/or origination of MSRs or interests therein (including excess servicing fee spread) and (ii) any similarly structured Affiliate or Subsidiary of any of the foregoing.

Permitted Hedging Transactions ” means entering into instruments and contracts and making margin calls thereon by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in reasonable relation to a Permitted Business that are entered into for bona fide hedging purposes and not for speculative purposes (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or senior management of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary) and shall include, without limitation, interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars, forward hedge and “to be announced” contracts or mortgage sale contracts and similar instruments, “interest only” mortgage derivative assets or other mortgage derivative products, future contracts and options on futures contracts on the Eurodollar, Federal Funds, Treasury bills and Treasury rates and similar financial instruments.

 

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Permitted Indebtedness ” means, without duplication, each of the following:

(1) Indebtedness under the Notes, including all PIK Notes issued and all PIK Interest accrued under this Indenture, and the Note Guarantees;

(2) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Existing Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the maximum amount available under each Existing Facility as in effect on the Issue Date;

(3) (a) Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor under the Existing Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder) in an amount not to exceed $1,200 million and (b) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of undrawn letters of credit and reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued for the benefit of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that the aggregate face amount of all such letters of credit at any time outstanding pursuant to the foregoing clause (3)(b) shall not exceed the L/C Cap;

(4) other Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness described in clauses (1), (2) and (3) above) and Convertible Preferred Stock (including for the avoidance of doubt, the Liquidation Preference thereof (as defined therein) and any increase of the same pursuant to the terms thereof);

(5) Permitted Hedging Transactions;

(6) Indebtedness under Currency Agreements; provided that in the case of Currency Agreements which relate to Indebtedness, such Currency Agreements do not increase the Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries outstanding other than as a result of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates or by reason of fees, indemnities and compensation payable thereunder;

(7) Indebtedness owed to and held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that (a) any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or any transfer of such Indebtedness (other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) shall be deemed, in each case, to constitute the incurrence of such Indebtedness by the obligor thereon, and (b) if the Company is the obligor on such Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations with respect to the Notes;

 

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(8) Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company for so long as such Indebtedness is held by a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, in each case subject to no Lien; provided that (a) any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor to any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor is unsecured and subordinated in right of payment, pursuant to a written agreement, to the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes, and (b) if as of any date any Person other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company owns or holds, directly or indirectly, any such Indebtedness or any Person holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness, such date shall be deemed the incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness by the Company;

(9) [Reserved];

(10) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries represented by letters of credit for the account of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, in order to provide security for workers’ compensation claims, payment obligations in connection with self-insurance or similar requirements in the ordinary course of business;

(11) Permitted Funding Indebtedness;

(12) Permitted Securitization Indebtedness and Indebtedness under Credit Enhancement Agreements;

(13) Refinancing Indebtedness;

(14) (A) any guarantee by the Company or a Guarantor of Indebtedness or other obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness) so long as the incurrence of such Indebtedness incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary of the Company is permitted under the terms of this Indenture, or (B) any guarantee by a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Company (other than Non- Recourse Indebtedness); provided that such guarantee is permitted under the terms of this Indenture;

(15) Non-Recourse Indebtedness;

(16) Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of the Guarantors in connection with the acquisition of a Permitted Business; provided that on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, after giving effect to the incurrence thereof and the use of proceeds therefrom, the Company would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(b).

(17) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) incurred to finance the development, construction, purchase, lease, repairs, maintenance or improvement of assets (including MSRs and related Servicing Advances) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the Liens securing such Indebtedness may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time the Lien is incurred and the Indebtedness secured by the Lien may not be incurred more than 270 days after the latter of the acquisition or completion of the construction of the property subject to the Lien; provided , further that the amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the Fair Market Value of the assets purchased or constructed with the proceeds of such Indebtedness;

 

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(18) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earnouts or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a Subsidiary, other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or a Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided that such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote to financial statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet will not be deemed to be reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (18));

(19) Indebtedness consisting of Indebtedness from the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value by the Company of Common Stock (or options, warrants or other rights to acquire Common Stock) of the Company from any future, current or former officer, director, manager or employee (or any spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs or legatees of any of the foregoing) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their authorized representatives to the extent described in clause (iv) of Section 4.07(b) hereof;

(20) Indebtedness in respect of overdraft protections and otherwise in connection with customary deposit accounts maintained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with banks and other financial institutions as part of its ordinary cash management program;

(21) the incurrence of Indebtedness by a Foreign Subsidiary in an amount not to exceed at any one time outstanding, together with any other Indebtedness incurred under this clause (21), 5.0% of Foreign Subsidiary Total Assets;

(22) shares of Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company issued to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any subsequent issuance or transfer of any Capital Stock or any other event which results in any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any other subsequent transfer of any such share of Preferred Stock (except to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary) shall be deemed in each case to be an issuance of such shares or Preferred Stock not permitted by this clause (22);

(23) Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiary consisting of the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business;

(24) Obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal, customs, surety bonds and completion guarantees provided by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or in connection with judgments that do not result in an Event of Default;

(25) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a general partner of a Permitted Fund solely as a result of such Restricted Subsidiary being a general partner of a Permitted Fund but only so long as such Restricted Subsidiary is not engaged directly or indirectly in any business other than the businesses engaged in by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date and reasonable extensions and developments thereof and businesses reasonably similar, ancillary or complimentary thereto;

 

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(26) to the extent otherwise constituting Indebtedness, obligations arising from agreements providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of Residual Interests or other loans and other mortgage-related receivables purchased or originated by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries arising in the ordinary course of business;

(27) guarantees by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness that is otherwise Permitted Indebtedness;

(28) Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company and Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock of any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount or liquidation preference (together with Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) up to 100.0% of the net cash proceeds received by the Company since immediately after the Issue Date from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company or cash contributed to the capital of the Company (in each case, other than proceeds of Disqualified Capital Stock or sales of Equity Interests to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) to the extent that such net cash proceeds or cash have not been applied pursuant to Section 4.07 hereof and are thereafter excluded from clause (C)(2) of Section 4.07(a); provided , however , that the aggregate amount of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Guarantors) pursuant to this clause (28) may not exceed $50.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

(29) Indebtedness arising out of or to fund purchases of all remaining outstanding asset-backed securities of any Securitization Entity for the purpose of relieving the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company of the administrative expense of servicing such Securitization Entity;

(30) Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance or assumed in connection with an acquisition in a principal amount (together with Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) not to exceed the greater of (x) $60.0 million and (y) 1.0% of Total Assets in the aggregate at any one time outstanding together with all other Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock and/or Preferred Stock issued under this clause (30);

(31) guarantees by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company to owners of servicing rights in the ordinary course of business;

(32) additional Indebtedness incurred by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50.0 million at any one time outstanding; and

(33) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, Indebtedness under Excess Spread Sales incurred in the ordinary course of business.

 

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For purposes of determining compliance with Section 4.09 hereof, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in clauses (1) through (33) above or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the second paragraph of such covenant, the Company shall, in its sole discretion, classify (or later reclassify) such item of Indebtedness or any portion thereof in any manner that complies with this covenant; provided that Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Facility outstanding on the Issue Date shall be deemed incurred pursuant to clause (3) above and may not be reclassified and Indebtedness required by the Existing Credit Facility to be repaid on the Issue Date, to the extent so repaid, shall not be deemed incurred in violation of this Indenture. Accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Capital Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock for purposes of Section 4.09 hereof.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture to the contrary, for all purposes during the term of this Indenture, each lease in existence on the Issue Date shall have the same characterization as a Capitalized Lease Obligation or an operating lease as the characterization of that lease in the most recent financial statements in existence on the Issue Date, notwithstanding any change in characterization of that lease subsequent to the Issue Date by the Company or Parent based on changes in GAAP or its interpretation of GAAP.

Permitted Investments ” means:

(1) any Investment in the Company or in a Restricted Subsidiary;

(2) any Investment in cash or Cash Equivalents;

(3) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in a Person, if as a result of such Investment (i) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or (ii) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(4) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in Securitization Entities, Warehouse Facility Trusts, MSR Facility Trusts, Investments in mortgage related securities or charge-off receivables in the ordinary course of business;

(5) Investments arising out of purchases of all remaining outstanding asset- backed securities of any Securitization Entity and/or Securitization Assets of any Securitization Entity in the ordinary course of business or for the purpose of relieving the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company of the administrative expense of servicing such entity;

(6) Investment in MSRs (including in the form of repurchases of MSRs);

(7) Investments in Residual Interests in connection with any Securitization, Warehouse Facility or MSR Facility;

 

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(8) Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the form of loans extended to non-Affiliate borrowers in connection with any loan origination business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(9) any Restricted Investment made as a result of the receipt of securities or other assets of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.10 hereof, or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Sale;

(10) Investments made solely in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Company or any Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(11) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (a) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer, or (b) litigation, arbitration or other disputes with Persons who are not Affiliates;

(12) Investments in connection with Permitted Hedging Transactions;

(13) repurchases of the Notes;

(14) Investments in and making or origination of Servicing Advances, residential or commercial mortgage loans and Securitization Assets (whether or not made in conjunction with the acquisition of MSRs) (including in the form of repurchases of any of the foregoing);

(15) guarantees of Indebtedness permitted under Section 4.09 hereof;

(16) any transaction to the extent it constitutes an investment that is permitted and made in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.12(c) hereof (except transactions described in clauses (vi) and (ix) of Section 4.12(c) hereof);

(17) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, material or equipment or the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;

(18) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business;

(19) any Investment existing on the Issue Date or made pursuant to binding commitments in effect on the Issue Date or an Investment consisting of any extension, modification or renewal of any Investment existing on the Issue Date; provided that the amount of any such Investment may only be increased pursuant to this clause (19) to the extent required by the terms of such Investment as in existence on the Issue Date or as otherwise permitted under this Indenture;

 

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(20) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any Person where such Investment was acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable, or (b) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

(21) any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in a joint venture not to exceed the greater of (a) $50.0 million and (b) 0.8% of Total Assets;

(22) other Investments having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (22) that are at that time outstanding, net of cash repayments of principal in the case of loans, sale proceeds in the case of Investments in the form of debt instruments and cash equity returns (whether as a distribution, dividend, redemption or sale) in the case of equity investments, not to exceed the greater of (a) $75.0 million and (b) 1.3% of Total Assets at the time of such Investment (with the Fair Market Value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);

(23) purchases of mortgage backed securities or similar debt instruments related to a Permitted Business;

(24) [Reserved];

(25) advances to, or guarantees of Indebtedness of, employees not in excess of $5.0 million outstanding at any one time; and

(26) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees for business- related travel expenses, moving expenses and other travel related expenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business.

Permitted Liens ” means the following types of Liens:

(1) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims either: (a) not yet delinquent for a period of more than 30 days, or (b) contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which the Company or its Subsidiaries shall have set aside on their books such reserves as may be required pursuant to GAAP;

(2) statutory and common law Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, repairmen and other Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(3) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation and other types of social security or obtaining of insurance, including any Lien securing letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business in connection therewith, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, trade contracts, performance and completion guarantees, leases, contracts in the ordinary course of business, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money);

 

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(4) Liens existing on the Issue Date after giving effect to the consummation of the Plan of Reorganization;

(5) Liens on assets, property or shares of stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into or consolidated or amalgamated with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided, however , that such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming such a Restricted Subsidiary or merging with or into or consolidating or amalgamating with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided , further , however , that such Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(6) Liens on assets or property at the time the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the assets or property or within 360 days of such acquisition, including any acquisition by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto); provided , further that the aggregate amount of obligations secured thereby does not exceed the greater of (x) $50.0 million and (y) 0.8% of Total Assets at any time outstanding and no such Lien may secure obligations in an amount that exceeds the Fair Market Value of the assets or property acquired as of the date of acquisition;

(7) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company owing to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(8) Liens arising from leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses granted to others which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(9) Liens arising from UCC financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or dispositions of assets;

(10) (a) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clause (3)(a) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”, (b) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents and accounts containing cash and Cash Equivalents securing Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clause (3)(b) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” in an aggregate amount not to exceed 105% of the face amount of the Indebtedness permitted thereby, and (c) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents and accounts containing cash and Cash Equivalents securing obligations owed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Government Sponsored Entity, any other government agency or any insurer, which obligations are permitted or not prohibited by this Indenture and in each case (in respect of this subclause (c)), so long as the aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding of the obligations secured thereby does not exceed the sum of $50.0 million and the L/C Cap;

 

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(11) Liens in favor of the Company or any Guarantor;

(12) Liens securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness so long as such Lien shall encumber only (i) any Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary which owes such Indebtedness, (ii) the assets originated, acquired or funded with the proceeds of such Non-Recourse Indebtedness and (iii) any intangible contract rights and other accounts, documents, records and other property directly related to the foregoing;

(13) grants of software and other technology licenses in the ordinary course of business;

(14) Liens to secure any refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement (or successive refinancings, refundings, extensions, renewals or replacements) as a whole, or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien referred to in clauses (4), (5), (6), (21), (28), (31), (39), (40), (41) and (42) of this definition; provided , however , that (x) such new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property that secured the original Lien (plus improvements on such property), and (y) the Indebtedness secured by such Lien at such time is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (A) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount of the Indebtedness described under clauses (4), (5), (6), (21), (28), (31), (39), (40), (41), and (42) of this definition at the time the original Lien became a Permitted Lien under this Indenture, and (B) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancing, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement;

(15) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale or purchase of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(16) Liens incurred to secure Cash Management Services or to implement cash pooling arrangements in the ordinary course of business and Liens arising by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions relating to banker’s Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depository or financial institution;

(17) any encumbrance or restriction (including put and call arrangements) with respect to Capital Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to any joint venture or similar agreement;

(18) any amounts held by a trustee in the funds and accounts under an indenture securing any revenue bonds issued for the benefit of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(19) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;

 

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(20) survey exceptions, encumbrances, easements or reservations of, or rights of other for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property or Liens incidental to the conduct of the Permitted Business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and other similar charges or encumbrances in respect of real property not interfering, in the aggregate, in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(21) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capitalized Lease Obligation; provided that such Liens do not extend to any property or assets which is not leased property subject to such Capitalized Lease Obligation;

(22) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

(23) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of credit which encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof;

(24) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual, or warranty requirements of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including rights of offset and set-off;

(25) Liens securing Permitted Hedging Transactions and the costs thereof;

(26) Liens securing Indebtedness under Currency Agreements;

(27) Liens with respect to obligations at any one time outstanding that do not exceed $50.0 million;

(28) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred to finance the construction or purchase of assets (excluding MSR Assets) by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any acquisition of Capital Stock or by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary); provided that any such Lien may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time the Lien is incurred and the Indebtedness secured by the Lien may not be incurred more than 180 days after the acquisition or completion of the construction of the property subject to the Lien; provided further that the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not exceed the purchase price of the assets purchased or constructed with the proceeds of such Indebtedness;

(29) Liens on Securitization Assets, any intangible contract rights and other accounts, documents, records and assets directly related to the foregoing assets and the proceeds thereof incurred in connection with Permitted Securitization Indebtedness or permitted guarantees thereof;

 

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(30) Liens on spread accounts and credit enhancement assets, Liens on the stock of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company substantially all of which are spread accounts and credit enhancement assets and Liens on interests in Securitization Entities, in each case incurred in connection with Credit Enhancement Agreements;

(31) Liens to secure Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor securing Indebtedness of such Foreign Subsidiary or such Restricted Subsidiary that is permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred;

(32) (i) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC, or any comparable or successor provision, on items in the course of collection, and (ii) bankers’ Liens, right of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect to property in one or more accounts maintained by the Company or a Subsidiary as customary in the banking industry in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained, securing amounts owing to such bank customarily so secured;

(33) Liens solely on cash advances or any cash earnest money deposits made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement and Liens consisting of an agreement to sell or otherwise dispose of any property permitted under this Indenture;

(34) Liens on Servicing Advances, Residential Mortgage Loans or MSRs and any intangible contract rights and other accounts, documents, records and property directly related to the foregoing assets and any proceeds thereof, in each case that are the subject of an Excess Spread Sale entered into in the ordinary course of business securing obligations under such Excess Spread Sale;

(35) Liens on cash, cash equivalents or other property arising in connection with the discharge or redemption of Indebtedness;

(36) Liens on any real property constituting exceptions to title as set forth in a mortgage title policy delivered to a secured lender with respect thereto;

(37) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of premiums with respect thereto; provided that such Liens shall not exceed the amount of such premiums so financed;

(38) Liens (x) incurred in connection with the purchase or shipping of goods or assets (or the related assets and proceeds thereof), which Liens are in favor of the seller or shipper of such goods or assets and only attach to such goods or assets, and (y) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

(39) Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees;

 

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(40) Liens on the Collateral securing Senior Obligations or Pari Passu Obligations, in respect of (x) Indebtedness and other obligations that were permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(a) and (y) obligations of the Company or any Guarantor in respect of any Cash Management Services provided by any agent or lender party to any credit facility permitted to be secured pursuant to clause (x) hereof or any affiliate of such agent or lender (or any Person that was a lender or an affiliate of a lender at the time the applicable agreements pursuant to which such Cash Management Services are provided were entered into);

(41) Liens on the Collateral securing Pari Passu Obligations; provided that, with respect to Liens securing Obligations permitted under this clause (41), after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness so secured does not exceed the greater of (x) $75.0 million and (y) such amount, as would not, on a pro forma basis, after giving effect to the incurrence thereof and application of the proceeds therefrom, cause the Company’s Secured Leverage Ratio to exceed 4.0 to 1.00; and

(42) Liens on the Collateral securing Junior Lien Obligations.

Permitted MSR Indebtedness ” means MSR Indebtedness; provided , that solely as of the date of the incurrence of such MSR Indebtedness, the amount of any excess (determined as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are available) of (x) the amount of any such MSR Indebtedness for which the holder thereof has contractual recourse to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries to satisfy claims with respect to such MSR Indebtedness (excluding pursuant to customary carve-out matters such as fraud, misappropriation, breaches of representations and warranties and misapplication) over (y) the aggregate (without duplication of amounts) Realizable Value of the assets that secure such MSR Indebtedness shall not be Permitted MSR Indebtedness (but shall not be deemed to be a new incurrence of Indebtedness subject to the provisions of Section 4.09 hereof, except with respect to, and solely to the extent of, any such excess that exists upon the initial incurrence of such Indebtedness which excess shall be entitled to be incurred pursuant to any other provisions of Section 4.09 hereof). The amount of any particular Permitted MSR Indebtedness as of any date of determination shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Permitted Residual Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under a Residual Funding Facility; provided that, solely as of the date of the incurrence of such Permitted Residual Indebtedness, the amount of any excess (determined as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are available) of (x) the amount of any such Permitted Residual Indebtedness for which the holder thereof has contractual recourse to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries to satisfy claims with respect to such Permitted Residual Indebtedness (excluding pursuant to customary carve-out matters such as fraud, misappropriation, breaches of representations and warranties and misapplication) over (y) the aggregate (without duplication of amounts) Realizable Value of the assets that secure such Permitted Residual Indebtedness shall be deemed not to be Permitted Residual Indebtedness (but shall not be deemed to be a new incurrence of Indebtedness subject to the provisions of Section 4.09 hereof except with respect to, and solely to the extent of, any such excess that exists upon the initial incurrence of such Indebtedness which excess shall be entitled to be incurred pursuant to any other provisions of Section 4.09 hereof) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, at such time.

 

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Permitted Securitization Indebtedness ” means Securitization Indebtedness; provided that (i) any Warehouse Indebtedness or MSR Indebtedness used to finance the purchase, origination or pooling of any Receivables subject to any Securitization that is repaid in connection with such Securitization to the extent of the net proceeds received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from the applicable Securitization Entity and (ii) solely as of the date of the incurrence of such Permitted Securitization Indebtedness, the amount of any excess (determined as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are available) of (x) the amount of any such Securitization Indebtedness for which the holder thereof has contractual recourse to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries to satisfy claims with respect to such Securitization Indebtedness (excluding pursuant to customary carve-out matters such as fraud, misappropriation, breaches of representations and warranties and misapplication) over (y) the aggregate (without duplication of amounts) Realizable Value of the assets that secure such Securitization Indebtedness shall not be Permitted Securitization Indebtedness (but shall not be deemed to be a new incurrence of Indebtedness subject to the provisions of Section 4.09 hereof except with respect to, and solely to the extent of, any such excess that exists upon the initial incurrence of such Indebtedness which excess shall be entitled to be incurred pursuant to any other provisions of Section 4.09 hereof).

Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred under a Servicing Advance Facility; provided , however , that solely as of the date of the incurrence of such Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness, the amount of any excess (determined as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are available) of (x) the amount of any such Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness for which the holder thereof has contractual recourse (other than subject to such customary carve-out matters for which such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries acts as a guarantor in connection with such Indebtedness, such as fraud, misappropriation, breaches of representations or warranties and misapplication, unless, until and for so long as a claim for payment or performance has been made thereunder (which has not been satisfied) at which time the obligations with respect to any such customary carve-out shall not be considered Non- Recourse Indebtedness, to the extent that such claim is a liability of such Person for GAAP purposes) to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries to satisfy claims with respect to such Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness (excluding pursuant to customary carve-out matters such as fraud, misappropriation, breaches of representations and warranties and misapplication) over (y) the aggregate (without duplication of amounts) Realizable Value of the assets that secure such Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness shall not be Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness (but shall not be deemed to be a new incurrence of Indebtedness subject to the provisions of Section 4.09 hereof except with respect to, and solely to the extent of, any such excess that exists upon the initial incurrence of such Indebtedness under a Servicing Advance Facility which excess shall be entitled to be incurred pursuant to any other provisions of Section 4.09 hereof) of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, at such time.

Permitted Warehouse Indebtedness ” means Warehouse Indebtedness; provided that solely as of the date of the incurrence of such Warehouse Indebtedness, the amount of any excess (determined as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are available) of (x) the amount of any such Warehouse Indebtedness for which the holder thereof has contractual recourse to the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries to satisfy claims with

 

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respect to such Warehouse Indebtedness (excluding pursuant to customary carve-out matters such as fraud, misappropriation, breaches of representations and warranties and misapplication) over (y) the aggregate (without duplication of amounts) Realizable Value of the assets that secure such Warehouse Indebtedness shall not be Permitted Warehouse Indebtedness (but shall not be deemed to be a new incurrence of Indebtedness subject to the provisions of Section 4.09 hereof except with respect to, and solely to the extent of, any such excess that exists upon the initial incurrence of such Indebtedness which excess shall be entitled to be incurred pursuant to any other provisions of Section 4.09 hereof). The amount of any particular Permitted Warehouse Indebtedness as of any date of determination shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation, unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.

PIK Interest ” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the interest paid-in-kind on the Notes in the form of (i) an increase in the outstanding principal amount of the Notes or (ii) the issuance of PIK Notes as of such Interest Payment Date.

PIK Interest Payment ” has the meaning given to such term in Exhibit A hereto.

PIK Notes ” means any and all Definitive or Global Notes, as the context requires, issued in accordance with this Indenture in payment of interest payable on the Notes.

PIK Notice ” has the meaning given to such term in Exhibit A hereto.

PIK Register ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.03 hereof.

Plan of Reorganization ” means the Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of the Company and Affiliate Co-Plan Proponents, dated November 6, 2017, as approved pursuant to the Confirmation Order, in accordance with Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (whether any such further amendment, supplement or other modification is effected through an amendment, supplement or other modification to the Plan of Reorganization itself or through the Confirmation Order) in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code.

Pledge Agreement ” means the Second Lien Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, among the Collateral Agent, the Company and each Guarantor, and as otherwise amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.

Preferred Stock ” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation.

Qualified Capital Stock ” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

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Real Property ” of any Person shall mean all the right, title and interest of such Person in and to land, improvements and fixtures, including Leaseholds.

Realizable Value ” of an asset means (i) with respect to any REO Asset, the value realizable upon the disposition of such asset as determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion and consistent with customary industry practice and (ii) with respect to any other asset, the lesser of (x) if applicable, the face value of such asset and (y) the market value of such asset as determined by the Company in accordance with the agreement governing the applicable Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness, Permitted Warehouse Indebtedness, Permitted MSR Indebtedness or Permitted Residual Indebtedness, as the case may be (or, if such agreement does not contain any related provision, as determined by senior management of the Company in good faith); provided, however , that the realizable value of any asset described in clause (i) or (ii) above which an unaffiliated third party has a binding contractual commitment to purchase from the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be the minimum price payable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary for such asset pursuant to such contractual commitment.

Receivables ” means loans and other mortgage-related receivables (including Servicing Receivables and MSRs but excluding Residual Interests and net interest margin securities) purchased or originated by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or, with respect to Servicing Receivables and MSRs, otherwise arising in the ordinary course of business ; provided , however , that for purposes of determining the amount of a Receivable at any time, such amount shall be determined in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, as of the most recent practicable date.

Record Date ” for the interest payable on any applicable Interest Payment Date means June 1 or December 1 (whether or not a Business Day) next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

Refinance ” means, in respect of any security or Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, refund, repay, prepay, redeem, defease or retire, or to issue a security or Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such security or Indebtedness in whole or in part. “ Refinanced ” and “ Refinancing ” shall have correlative meanings.

Refinancing Indebtedness ” means any Refinancing by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company of Indebtedness incurred in accordance with clauses (1), (4), (13), (16), (17), (28) or (30) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness or incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b), and in each case that does not:

(1) result in an increase in the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of such Person as of the date of such proposed Refinancing (or, if issued with original issue discount, the aggregate issue price) (plus the amount of any premium required to be paid under the terms of the instrument governing such Indebtedness and plus the amount of reasonable tender premiums, as determined in good faith by the Company, defeasance costs, accrued interest and fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with such Refinancing and amounts of Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred under this Indenture); or

 

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(2) create Indebtedness with a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced; or a scheduled final maturity earlier than the scheduled final maturity of the Indebtedness being Refinanced; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is incurred either (a) by the Company or any Guarantor or (b) by the Restricted Subsidiary that is the obligor on the Indebtedness being Refinanced and (ii) if such Indebtedness being Refinanced is subordinate or junior to the Notes, then such Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinate to the Notes at least to the same extent and in the same manner as the Indebtedness being Refinanced.

REO Asset ” of a Person means a real estate asset owned by such Person and acquired as a result of the foreclosure or other enforcement of a lien on such asset securing a Servicing Advance or loans and other mortgage-related receivables purchased or originated by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary course of business.

Required Asset Sale ” means any Asset Sale that is a result of a repurchase right or obligation or a mandatory sale right or obligation related to (i) MSRs, (ii) pools or portfolios of MSRs, or (iii) the Capital Stock of any Person that holds MSRs or pools or portfolios of MSRs, which rights or obligations are either in existence on the Issue Date (or substantially similar in nature to such rights or obligations in existence on the Issue Date) or pursuant to the guidelines or regulations of a Government Sponsored Entity.

Residential Mortgage Loan ” means any residential mortgage loan, manufactured housing installment sale contract and loan agreement, home equity loan, home improvement loan, consumer installment sale contract or similar loan evidenced by a Residential Mortgage Note, and any installment sale contract, loan contract or chattel paper.

Residential Mortgage Note ” means a promissory note, bond or similar instrument evidencing indebtedness of an obligor under a Residential Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, all related security interests and any and all rights to receive payments due thereunder.

Residual Funding Facility ” means any funding arrangement with a financial institution or institutions or other lenders or purchasers under which advances are made to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary secured by Residual Interests.

Residual Interests ” means any residual, subordinated, reserve accounts and retained ownership interest held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in Securitization Entities, Warehouse Facility Trusts and/or MSR Facility Trusts, regardless of whether required to appear on the face of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

Responsible Officer ” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, any assistant vice president, any trust officer, any assistant trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such Person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

 

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Restricted Investment ” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

Restricted Subsidiary ” of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

RMS Business ” means the reverse mortgage business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and the assets and liabilities related thereto including reverse subservicing.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw- Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Secured Debt ” means any Indebtedness secured by a Lien upon the property of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (regardless of the Realizable Value of such property), but including, for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio, only Corporate Indebtedness secured by a Lien.

Secured Leverage Ratio ” means, on any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Secured Debt on such date to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the Four Quarter Period for which internal financial statements are available ending prior to such date (the “ Calculation Date ”).

In addition, for purposes of calculating the Secured Leverage Ratio, “Consolidated EBITDA” shall be calculated on a pro forma basis with adjustments, to the extent applicable, as set forth under the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”

Secured Parties has the meaning assigned that term in the respective Security Documents.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute or statutes thereto.

Securitization ” means a public or private transfer, sale or financing of Servicing Advances, and/or mortgage loans, installment contracts, other loans and any other asset capable of being securitized (collectively, the “ Securitization Assets ”) by which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary directly or indirectly securitizes a pool of specified Securitization Assets including, without limitation, any such transaction involving the sale of specified Servicing Advances or mortgage loans to a Securitization Entity or a Government Sponsored Entity (including a Securitization Entity established by such Government Sponsored Entity).

Securitization Assets ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Securitization.”

Securitization Entity ” means (i) any Person (whether or not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) established for the purpose of issuing asset-backed or mortgaged-backed or mortgage pass-through securities of any kind (including collateralized mortgage

 

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obligations and net interest margin securities), (ii) any special purpose Subsidiary established for the purpose of selling, depositing or contributing Securitization Assets into a Person described in clause (i) or holding securities in any related Securitization Entity, regardless of whether such person is an issuer of securities; provided that such Person is not an obligor with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor and (iii) any special purpose Subsidiary of the Company formed exclusively for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of Credit Enhancement Agreements and regardless of whether such Subsidiary is an issuer of securities; provided that such Person is not an obligor with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor other than under Credit Enhancement Agreements.

Securitization Indebtedness ” means (i) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to on-balance sheet Securitizations treated as financings and (ii) any Indebtedness consisting of advances made to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries based upon securities issued by a Securitization Entity pursuant to a Securitization and acquired or retained by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Security Agreement ” means the Second Lien Security Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, among the Collateral Agent, the Company and each Guarantor, and as otherwise amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.

Security Documents ” means the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, mortgages, deeds of trust, collateral assignment, control agreements and related agreements, as amended, supplemented, restated, amended and restated renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, creating the security interest as contemplated by this Indenture.

Senior Agent ” means, collectively, the agent under the Senior Credit Facilities and the authorized representative of any Additional Senior Debt that becomes subject to a Senior Intercreditor Agreement.

Senior Credit Facilities ” means (1) the Existing Credit Facility, including any replacement or refinancing facility or indenture that increases or decreases the amount permitted to be borrowed thereunder or alters the maturity thereof and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders, and any amendments, supplements, modifications, extensions, renewals, restatements, amendments and restatements or refundings thereof or any such indentures or credit facilities that replace or refinance such credit facility so long as in each case Indebtedness incurred thereunder does not constitute Indebtedness that is by its terms subordinated in right of payment and (2) whether or not the credit agreement referred to in clause (1) remains outstanding, if designated by the Company to be included in the definition of “Senior Credit Facilities,” so long as in each case Indebtedness incurred thereunder does not constitute Indebtedness that is by its terms subordinated in right of payment, one or more (i) debt facilities or commercial paper facilities, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, (ii) debt securities, indentures or other forms of debt financing (including convertible or ex-changeable debt instruments or bank guarantees or bankers’ acceptances) or (iii) instruments or agreements evidencing any other Indebtedness, in each case, with the same or different arrangements, agents, lenders, borrowers or issuer and, in each case, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived, renewed, refunded, replaced, restructured, repaid, refinanced or otherwise modified in whole or in part from time to time.

 

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Senior Documents ” means, with respect to any series of Additional Senior Debt, the loan agreements, promissory notes, indentures and all other agreements, instruments and other documents at any time executed or delivered by the Company or any Guarantor or any other person with, to or in favor of the Senior Agent or any other Senior Secured Party in respect of such series in connection therewith or related thereto.

Senior Intercreditor Agreement ” means (i) if the Existing Credit Facility is outstanding on the relevant date of determination, the Initial Intercreditor Agreement or (ii) if the Existing Credit Facility is not outstanding on the relevant date of determination, either (a) an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of the Initial Intercreditor Agreement, with any changes thereto, provided that the Company shall have determined in good faith that the terms thereof taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Holders than those of the Initial Intercreditor Agreement or (b) a Market Intercreditor Agreement providing for Indebtedness to be secured on a senior basis to the Note Obligations and, if any, other Pari Passu Obligations, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, in accordance with this Indenture.

Senior Obligations ” means (i) all Obligations owing pursuant to the Senior Credit Facilities and guarantees thereof and any letter of credit obligations, obligations in respect of Permitted Hedging Transactions in respect of the Senior Credit Facilities, or obligations with respect to Cash Management Services and any other agreement or instrument granting or providing for the perfection of a Lien securing such item in respect thereof and (ii) any Additional Senior Obligations.

Senior Obligations After-Acquired Property ” means any property (other than the initial Collateral) of the Company or any Guarantor that secures any Senior Obligations.

Senior Secured Parties ” means (i) with respect to the Senior Credit Facilities, the Senior Agent, the lenders under the Senior Credit Facilities and the other persons from time to time holding Obligations under the Senior Obligations and (ii) with respect to any series of Additional Senior Debt, the holders of such Additional Senior Debt, the authorized representative with respect thereto, any trustee or agent therefor under any related Senior Document and the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by the Company or any Guarantor under any related Senior Documents and the holders of any other Senior Obligations secured by the Senior Documents for such series of Additional Senior Debt.

Servicing Advance Facility ” means any funding arrangement with lenders collateralized in whole or in part by Servicing Advances under which advances are made to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries based on such collateral.

Servicing Advances ” means advances made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in its capacity as servicer of any mortgage-related receivables to fund principal, interest, escrow, foreclosure, insurance, tax or other payments or advances when the borrower on the underlying receivable is delinquent in making payments on such receivable; to enforce remedies, manage and liquidate REO Assets; or that the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise advances in its capacity as servicer.

 

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Servicing Agreements ” means any servicing agreements (including whole loan servicing agreements for portfolios of whole mortgage loans), pooling and servicing agreements, interim servicing agreements and other servicing agreements, and any other agreement governing the rights, duties and obligations of either the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as a servicer, under such servicing agreements.

Servicing Receivables ” means rights to collections under mortgage-related receivables, or other rights to reimbursement of Servicing Advances that the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company has made in the ordinary course of business and on customary industry terms.

Significant Subsidiary ” with respect to any Person, means any Subsidiary of such Person that satisfies the criteria for a “significant subsidiary” set forth in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act, as such regulation is in effect on the Issue Date.

Subsidiary, ” with respect to any Person, means:

(1) any corporation of which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors under ordinary circumstances shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person; or

(2) any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under ordinary circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.

Total Assets ” means the total assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Company, as adjusted to exclude (to the extent such assets are reflected on such consolidated balance sheet) (i) Restricted cash and cash equivalents, (ii) the following to the extent they are Securitization Assets (excluding Servicing Advances) (a) Residential Mortgage Loans at amortized cost, net, (b) Residential Mortgage Loans at fair value (for the avoidance of doubt this includes reverse mortgage loans in Ginnie Mae securitization trusts), (c) Receivables, net, (d) Other assets and (e) any other assets not included in clauses (a) through (d) in all cases without duplication.

Transaction Date ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”

Treasury Rate ” means, as determined by the Company, as of the applicable redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of constant maturity United States Treasury securities (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H. 15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two business days prior to such redemption date (or, if such statistical release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from such redemption date to December 15, 2020; provided , however , that if no published maturity exactly corresponds

 

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with such date, then the Treasury Rate shall be interpolated or extrapolated on a straight-line basis from the arithmetic mean of the yields for the next shortest and next longest published maturities; provided further , however , that if the period from such redemption date to December 15, 2020, is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

Trust Indenture Act ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C §§ 77aaa-777bbbb).

Trustee ” means Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, a national banking association, as trustee, until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and, if the applicable jurisdiction shall not have any Uniform Commercial Code, the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means (i) WIMC Real Estate Investment LLC and 2013 WCO Holdings Corp. and (ii) any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board of Directors of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Board Resolution, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:

(1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness and other Indebtedness that is not recourse to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their assets;

(2) except as permitted by Section 4.12 hereof, is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company;

(3) is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results; and

(4) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Voting Stock ” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person, including the Common Stock of the Company and the Convertible Preferred Stock.

Warehouse Facility ” means any financing arrangement of any kind, including, but not limited to, financing arrangements in the form of repurchase facilities, loan agreements, note issuance facilities and commercial paper facilities (excluding in all cases, Securitizations), with a financial institution or other lender or purchaser exclusively to (i) finance or refinance the

 

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purchase, origination or funding by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of, provide funding to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company through the transfer of, loans, mortgage- related securities and other mortgage related receivables purchased or originated by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in the ordinary course of business, (ii) finance the funding of or refinance Servicing Advances; or (iii) finance or refinance the carrying of REO Assets related to loans and other mortgage-related receivables purchased or originated by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such purchase, origination, pooling, funding refinancing and carrying is in the ordinary course of business.

Warehouse Facility Trusts ” means any Person (whether or not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) established for the purpose of issuing notes or other securities in connection with a Warehouse Facility, which notes and securities are backed by (i) specified loans, mortgage-related securities and other mortgage-related receivables purchased by, and/or contributed to, such Person from the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) specified Servicing Advances purchased by, and/or contributed to, such Person from the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or (iii) the carrying of REO Assets related to loans and other mortgage-related receivables purchased by, and/or contributed to, such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Warehouse Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness in connection with a Warehouse Facility; provided that the amount of any particular Warehouse Indebtedness as of any date of determination shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock, as the case may be, at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (1) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock into; (2) the sum of the total of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining scheduled installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required scheduled payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.

Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary ” of any Person means any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person of which all the outstanding voting securities (other than in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, directors’ qualifying shares or an immaterial amount of shares required to be owned by other Persons pursuant to applicable law) are owned by such Person or any Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary of such Person.

Section 1.02. Other Definitions.

 

Term

   Defined in
Section

“Acceptable Commitment”

   4.11

“Action”

   14.03

“Affiliate Transaction”

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Term

   Defined in
Section

“Authentication Order”

   2.02

“Asset Sale Offer”

   4.11

“Bankruptcy Court”

   Recitals

“Catch-Up Payment”

   2.13

“Change of Control Offer”

   4.15

“Change of Control Payment”

   4.15

“Change of Control Payment Date”

   4.15

“Collateral Net Proceeds”

   4.11

“Company”

   Preamble

“Covenant Defeasance”

   8.03

“DTC”

   2.03

“Event of Default”

   6.01

“Excess Proceeds”

   4.11

“incur”

   4.09

“Initial Notes”

   Recitals

“Legal Defeasance”

   8.02

“Non-Collateral Net Proceeds”

   4.11

“Note Register”

   2.03

“notice of acceleration”

   6.02

“Offer Amount”

   3.09

“Offer Period”

   3.09

“pay its Subsidiary Guarantee”

   12.03

“Paying Agent”

   2.03

“PIK Notes”

   2.01

“PIK Register”

   2.03

“Purchase Date”

   3.09

“Registrar”

   2.03

“Restricted Payment”

   4.07

“Reversion Date”

   4.19

“Security Document Order”

   14.03

“Surviving Entity”

   5.01

“Suspended Covenants”

   4.19

“Suspension Period”

   4.19

“Trustee”

   8.05

Section 1.03. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the Trust Indenture Act, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

The following Trust Indenture Act terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

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indenture security holder ” means a Holder of a Note;

indenture to be qualified ” means this Indenture;

indenture trustee ” or “ institutional trustee ” means the Trustee; and

obligor ” on the Notes and the Note Guarantees means the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Note Guarantees, respectively.

All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the Trust Indenture Act, defined by Trust Indenture Act reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the Trust Indenture Act have the meanings so assigned to them.

Section 1.04. Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) term has the meaning assigned to it;

(b) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

(c) “or” is not exclusive;

(d) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular;

(e) “including” means including without limitation;

(f) “will” shall be interpreted to express a command;

(g) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

(h) references to sections of, or rules under, the Securities Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time;

(i) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article,” “Section” or “clause” refers to an Article, Section or clause, as the case may be, of this Indenture;

(j) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not any particular Article, Section, clause or other subdivision; and

(k) unless the context otherwise requires, all references to any “interest” or to any other amount payable on or with respect to the Notes shall be deemed to refer to Cash Interest or PIK Interest as the context may require.

 

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Section 1.05. Acts of Holders . (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 7.01) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.05.

(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by or on behalf of any legal entity other than an individual, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute proof of the authority of the Person executing the same. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner that the Trustee deems sufficient.

(c) The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register.

(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.

(e) The Company may, in the circumstances permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or take any other act, or to vote or consent to any action by vote or consent authorized or permitted to be given or taken by Holders. Unless otherwise specified, if not set by the Company prior to the first solicitation of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, any such record date shall be the later of 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or the date of the most recent list of Holders furnished to the Trustee prior to such solicitation.

(f) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed agents, each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part.

 

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(g) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Holder, including any Depositary that is the Holder of a Global Note, may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and DTC that is the Holder of a Global Note may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Note through such Depositary’s standing instructions and customary practices.

(h) The Company may fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Persons who are beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note held by any Depositary entitled under the procedures of such depositary to make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders. If such a record date is fixed, the Holders on such record date or their duly appointed proxy or proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date. No such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action shall be valid or effective if made, given or taken more than 90 days after such record date.

Section 1.06. Intercreditor Agreement . This Indenture is entered into with the benefit and subject to the terms of each Intercreditor Agreement, and the rights and benefits of the Pari Passu Secured Parties hereunder are limited by and subject to the terms of each Intercreditor Agreement including as to collateral priority.

Section 1.07. Guarantees and Collateral . Notwithstanding any provision of this Indenture, the Notes or any Security Document to the contrary, for purposes of any determination relating to the Collateral as to which the Trustee or Collateral Agent is granted discretion hereunder or under any Security Document (including any determination with respect to any waiver or extension or any opportunity to request anything that is permitted or required under this Indenture or any Security Document), so long as any Senior Intercreditor Agreement remains in effect, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have agreed and accepted any determination in respect thereof by the Senior Representative (as defined in the Initial Intercreditor Agreement (or any equivalent term in any other Senior Intercreditor Agreement)).

ARTICLE 2

T HE N OTES

Section 2.01. Form and Dating; Terms. (a) General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rules or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication.

In connection with the payment of PIK Interest in respect of the Notes in accordance herewith, the Company shall be entitled, without the consent of the Holders, to increase the outstanding principal amount of the Notes issued under this Indenture on the same

 

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terms and conditions as the Notes issued on the Issue Date (other than the issuance dates and the date from which interest will accrue). The Notes, including all PIK Interest (whether paid in the form of PIK Notes or by increase to the principal amount of any Note) under this Indenture, shall be treated as a single class for all purposes of this Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. The Notes shall be in minimum denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof; provided , however , that PIK Notes may be issued in minimum denominations of $1.00 and integral multiples of $1.00.

(b) Global Notes . Global Notes shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Definitive Notes shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect transfers, exchanges, redemptions and payments of PIK Interest. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.

(c) Terms . The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is limited to the sum of $250,000,000 plus the principal amount of PIK Notes that may be issued from time to time hereunder.

The terms and provisions contained in the Notes to shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

The Notes shall be subject to repurchase by the Company pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer as provided in Section 4.11 hereof or a Change of Control Offer as provided in Section 4.15 hereof. The Notes shall not be redeemable, other than as provided in Article 3 hereof.

Section 2.02. Execution and Authentication. At least one Officer of the Company shall execute the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid.

A Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, as the case may be, by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

 

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The Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Order to authenticate (an “ Authentication Order ”) the Initial Notes and any PIK Notes, authenticate and deliver the Initial Notes and any such PIK Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the PIK Interest paid by tfor the applicable interest period. Such Authentication Order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated.

With respect to any Interest Payment Date on which the Company pays PIK Interest with respect to a Global Note, the Company shall deliver an Company Order stating the amount of PIK Interest due, directing the Trustee to increase the principal amount of the Global Note by an amount equal to the interest payable, rounded up to the nearest $1.00, for the relevant interest period, and the Trustee shall make such corresponding adjustments to reflect such increase on the books and records of the Registrar. The foregoing notwithstanding, PIK Interest on a Global Note may be paid in the form of PIK Notes should the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary, if any, so require or the Company so elect, in which case PIK Notes in a principal amount equal to the interest payable, rounded up to the nearest $1.00, for the relevant interest period will be issued to the Holders on such record date, pro rata in accordance with their interests, as provided in the Authentication Order from the Company to the Trustee pursuant to this Section 2.02.

With respect to any Interest Payment Date on which the Company pays PIK Interest with respect to a Definitive Note, PIK Notes in a principal amount equal to the interest payable, rounded up to the nearest $1.00, for the relevant interest period on the aggregate principal amount of such Definitive Notes as of the relevant record date for such Interest Payment Date will be issued to the Holders of such Definitive Notes on such record date or the aggregate principal amount thereof shall be increased by notation in the PIK Register. The Company shall execute and deliver such PIK Notes, along with an Authentication Order, to the Trustee for authentication.

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel shall be required to be delivered in connection with the payment of PIK Interest (whether by issuance of PIK Notes, increase of principal balance or notation in the PIK Register).

Section 2.03. Registrar and Paying Agent. The Company shall (a) maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“ Registrar ”) and (b) an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“ Paying Agent ”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes (“ Note Register ”) and of their transfer and exchange. The Registrar will also keep a register of the outstanding principal amount of any

 

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Definitive Notes then authenticated as such amount may be increased from time to time through the payment of PIK Interest (without the issuance of any PIK Note) in accordance herewith (the “ PIK Interest Register ”). The registered Holder of a Note shall be treated as the owner of the Note for all purposes. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes representing the Notes.

The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Notes.

Section 2.04. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

Section 2.05. Holder Lists . The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least two Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Company shall otherwise comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 312(a).

Section 2.06. Transfer and Exchange. (a)  Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2.06, a Global Note may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of the Depositary or to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. A beneficial interest in a Global Note may not be exchanged for a Definitive Note unless (i) the Depositary (x) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note or (y) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary,

 

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(ii) subject to the procedures of the Depositary, the Company, at its option, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of the Definitive Notes, (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes, or (iv) upon prior written notice given to the Trustee by or on behalf of the Depositary in accordance with this Indenture. Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), Definitive Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests in Global Notes will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the Depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures). Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Section 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Sections 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note, except for Definitive Notes issued subsequent to any of the preceding events in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv). A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06.

(b) Legends. The following legends shall appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture:

(i) Global Note Legend . Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (with appropriate changes in the last sentence if DTC is not the Depositary):

“THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR NOTES IN DEFINITIVE FORM, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) (“DTC”) TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED

 

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REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”

(ii) OID Legend. Each Note issued hereunder that may have more than a de minimis amount of original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THIS NOTE MAY BE ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 1271 ET SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. A HOLDER MAY OBTAIN THE ISSUE PRICE, AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, ISSUE DATE AND YIELD TO MATURITY FOR SUCH NOTE BY SUBMITTING A REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION TO DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION, 3000 BAYPORT DRIVE, SUITE 1100, TAMPA, FL 33607, ATTENTION: GENERAL COUNSEL.”

(c) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

(d) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.

(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof or at the Registrar’s request.

(ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.07, 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.11, 4.15 and 9.05 hereof).

 

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(iii) Neither the Registrar nor the Company shall be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption or tendered for repurchase pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or Collateral Asset Sale Offer or Asset Sale Offer in whole or in part, except the portion of any Note being redeemed or repurchased in part that is not redeemed or repurchased.

(iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(v) The Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption or tendered (and not validly withdrawn) for purchase in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Collateral Asset Sale Offer or Asset Sale Offer, in each case in whole or in part, except the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of any Note being redeemed or purchased in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a Record Date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date.

(vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(vii) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount.

(viii) At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Global Notes or Definitive Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and mail, the replacement Global Notes and Definitive Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.

 

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(ix) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.

(x) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

(xi) The Trustee shall have no responsibility for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.

Section 2.07. Replacement Notes . If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee, the Registrar or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership and destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee’s requirements are met. An indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company and the Trustee may charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a Note.

Every replacement Note is a contractual obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

Section 2.08. Outstanding Notes . The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note. For the avoidance of doubt, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under any Note shall include any increase in the outstanding principal amount of such Note as the result of payment of PIK Interest, if any.

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser.

If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.

If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.

 

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Section 2.09. Treasury Notes. In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, or by any Affiliate controlled by the Company, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith shall not be disregarded if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right to deliver any such direction, waiver or consent with respect to the Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company, a Guarantor or any Affiliate controlled by the Company or a Guarantor. Sections 316(a) and 315(d)(3) of the Trust Indenture Act are expressly excluded from this Indenture.

Section 2.10. Temporary Notes . Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Company consider appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.

Holders and beneficial holders, as the case may be, of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits accorded to Holders, or beneficial holders, respectively, of Notes under this Indenture.

Section 2.11. Cancellation . The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee or, at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of such cancelled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act) in accordance with its customary procedures. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that they have paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

Section 2.12. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers . The Company in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP numbers and/or ISIN numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use CUSIP numbers and/or ISIN numbers in notices of redemption, Change of Control Offers and Asset Sale Offers as a convenience to Holders; provided , that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any such notice and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or repurchase pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall as promptly as practicable notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP number and ISIN numbers.

 

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ARTICLE 3

R EDEMPTION

Section 3.01. Notices to Trustee.

(a) If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least five calendar days before notice of redemption is required to be mailed or caused to be mailed to Holders pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee), an Officers’ Certificate from the Company setting forth (i) the paragraph or subparagraph of such Note and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture or the Notes, any redemption notice may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including completion of an Equity Offering or other corporate transaction. If such redemption is subject to the satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, in the Company’s discretion the redemption date may be delayed or the redemption may be rescinded in the event any such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the original redemption date.

Section 3.02. Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased. If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed or purchased (a) if the Notes are listed on any national securities exchange, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the Notes are listed or (b) on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate. In the event of partial redemption or purchase by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed or purchased shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption or purchase. If a partial redemption is made with the proceeds of an Equity Offering, the Trustee shall select the Notes only on a pro rata basis or on as nearly a pro rata basis as is practicable (subject to the Applicable Procedures).

The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase.

Section 3.03. Notice of Redemption . Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed by first-class mail notices of redemption at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address, with a copy to the Trustee.

 

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The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including CUSIP number(s)) and shall state:

(a) the redemption date;

(b) the redemption price;

(c) if any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount of that Note that is to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note representing the same indebtedness to the extent not redeemed will be issued in the name of the Holder of the Notes upon cancellation of the original Note;

(d) the name and address of the Paying Agent;

(e) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

(f) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;

(g) the Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed;

(h) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number and ISIN number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes; and

(i) if in connection with a redemption pursuant to Section 3.07(b) hereof, any condition to such redemption.

At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense; provided that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least five calendar days before notice of redemption is required to be mailed or caused to be mailed to Holders pursuant to this Section 3.03 (unless a shorter notice shall be agreed to by the Trustee), an Officers’ Certificate of the Company requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.

Section 3.04. Effect of Notice of Redemption . Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price (except as provided for in Section 3.01(b) or Section 3.07(b) hereof). The notice, if mailed in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice by mail or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption in whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note. Subject to Section 3.05 hereof, on and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption, as long as the Company has deposited with the Paying Agent funds in satisfaction of the applicable redemption price.

 

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Section 3.05. Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price . Prior to noon (New York City time) on the redemption or purchase date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the redemption or purchase price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.

If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption or purchase date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on or after a Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption or purchase date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such Record Date. If any Note called for redemption or purchase shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest accrued to the redemption or purchase date not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.

Section 3.06. Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part. Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered representing the same indebtedness to the extent not redeemed or purchased; provided that each new Note will be in a principal amount of $1.00 or an integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof. It is understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, only an Authentication Order and not an Opinion of Counsel or an Officers’ Certificate of the Company is required for the Trustee to authenticate such new Note.

Section 3.07. Optional Redemption . (a) At any time prior to December 15, 2020, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem all or a part of the Notes (including any PIK Notes), upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount (including in respect of PIK Interest) of the Notes redeemed, plus the Applicable Premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable date of redemption (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date that is on or prior to the applicable date of redemption).

(b) At any time, or from time to time, prior to December 15, 2020, the Company may, at its option, use the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings to redeem up to 35.0% of the principal amount (including PIK Notes and PIK Interest) of all Notes issued at a redemption price equal to 109.000% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date that is on or prior to the applicable date of redemption); provided that:

 

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(i) at least 65.0% of the principal amount of all Notes issued under this Indenture remains outstanding immediately after any such redemption; and

(ii) the Company makes such redemption not more than 120 days after the consummation of any such Equity Offering.

Notice of any redemption upon any Equity Offering may be given prior to the completion thereof, and any such redemption or notice may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent.

(c) On or after December 15, 2020, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the cash redemption prices expressed as percentages of principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable date of redemption, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on December 15, 2020 of the years indicated below, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date that is on or prior to the applicable date of redemption:

 

Year

   Percentage  

2020

     106.000

2021

     104.000

2022

     102.000

2023 and thereafter

     100.000

(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, on each accrual period (as defined in Section 1272(a)(5) of the Code) ending on or after the fifth anniversary of the Issue Date, the aggregate amount of accrued and unpaid original issue discount (as defined in Section 1273(a)(1) of the Code) on the Notes would, but for this Section 3.07, exceed an amount equal to the product of the issue price of the Notes multiplied by the yield to maturity (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.1272-1(b)(1)(i)) of the Notes, the Company shall redeem at each such applicable date, without premium or penalty, the minimum amount of principal plus accrued interest on the Notes necessary to prevent any of the accrued and unpaid interest and original issue discount on the Notes from being disallowed or deferred as a deduction under Section 163(e)(5) of the Code to the Company (any such payment, a “Catch-Up Payment”). No partial prepayment on the Notes pursuant to any other provision of this Indenture (including any payment of Cash Interest) shall alter the obligation of the Company to make prepayments provided for in this Section 3.07(d).

(e) Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

 

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(f) In addition to the Company’s rights to redeem Notes pursuant to Section 3.07(a), 3.07(b), 3.07(c) and 3.07(d) hereof, the Company may at any time and from time to time purchase Notes in open-market transactions, tender offers or otherwise.

Section 3.08. Mandatory Redemption . The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

Section 3.09. Offers to Repurchase by Application of Excess Proceeds. (a) In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.11 hereof, the Company shall be required to commence an Asset Sale Offer, it shall follow the procedures specified below.

(b) The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days following its commencement and no longer, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the “ Offer Period ”). Promptly after the termination of the Offer Period (the “ Purchase Date ”), the Company shall apply all Excess Proceeds (the “ Offer Amount ”) to the purchase of Notes and Additional Pari Passu Debt, as provided in Section 4.11 hereof. Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.

(c) If the Purchase Date is on or after a Record Date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest up to but excluding the Purchase Date, shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such Record Date, and no additional interest, if applicable, shall be payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer.

(d) Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company shall send, by first-class mail, a notice to each of the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Holders and holders of Additional Pari Passu Debt. The notice, which shall govern the terms of the Asset Sale Offer, shall state:

(i) that an Asset Sale Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.09 and Section 4.10 hereof and the length of time the Asset Sale Offer shall remain open;

(ii) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Purchase Date;

(iii) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest;

(iv) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Purchase Date;

(v) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in a minimum denomination of $1.00 or an integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof;

 

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(vi) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note which is attached as Exhibit A hereto, completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice (or transfer by book-entry transfer to the Depositary, as applicable) prior to the close of business on the third Business Day prior to the Purchase Date;

(vii) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their tendered Notes and their election, if any, to require the Company to purchase such Notes; provided that the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the last day of the Offer Period, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder of the Notes, the principal amount of the Notes tendered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered Notes and its election to have such Note purchased;

(viii) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes and Additional Pari Passu Debt surrendered by the holders thereof exceeds the Offer Amount, the Trustee shall select the Notes and the Company shall select such Additional Pari Passu Debt to be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the accreted value or principal amount of the Notes or such other Additional Pari Passu Debt tendered (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Trustee so that only Notes in minimum denominations of $1,000, or integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof, shall be purchased);

(ix) that Holders whose certificated Notes were purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer) representing the same indebtedness to the extent not repurchased; and

(x) any other instructions, as determined by the Company, consistent with this Section 3.09 and Section 4.11 hereof, that a Holder must follow.

(e) On or before the Purchase Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, (i) accept for payment, on a pro rata basis as described in clause (d)(viii) of this Section 3.09, the Offer Amount of Notes and, if required, Additional Pari Passu Debt or portions thereof validly tendered pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes and Additional Pari Passu Debt tendered and (ii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate of the Company stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof so tendered.

(f) The Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall promptly mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes properly tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company shall promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate and mail or deliver (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) such new Note to such Holder (it being understood that, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, no Opinion of Counsel or Officers’ Certificate of the Company is required for the Trustee to authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note) in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered representing the same indebtedness to the extent

 

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not repurchased; provided , that each such new Note shall be in a minimum principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1.00, in excess thereof. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Asset Sale Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Purchase Date.

(g) Prior to noon New York City time on the Purchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent, money sufficient to pay the purchase price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes to be purchased on that Purchase Date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as applicable, by the Company in excess of the amount necessary to pay the purchase price of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all Notes to be purchased.

(h) Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.09 or Section 4.11 hereof, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.09 shall be made pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

ARTICLE 4

C OVENANTS

Section 4.01. Payment of Notes. The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company, holds as of noon (New York City time) on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. A portion of the interest payable on the Notes for any period may be paid as PIK Interest to the extent permitted by clause 1(a) of the Notes.

The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code) on overdue principal at the rate equal to the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.

PIK Interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee has received (i) with respect to PIK Interest to be paid by increasing the outstanding amount of any Notes, an Authentication Order, pursuant to Section 2.02, to increase the outstanding amount of any Notes and (ii) with respect to any PIK Interest to be paid through the issuance of PIK Notes, PIK Notes duly executed by the Company together with an Authentication Order, pursuant to Section  2.02 , requesting the authentication of such PIK Notes by the Trustee.

PIK Interest on the Notes will be payable to the extent permitted by this Indenture and the Notes with respect to Notes represented by one or more Global Notes (x) by increasing the principal amount of the outstanding Global Note by an amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the applicable interest period (rounded up to the nearest $1.00) and, for Global Notes deposited with the Custodian, making corresponding adjustments to reflect such increase on the

 

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books and records of the Registrar, or (y) if so required by the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary, if any, or if the Company so elects, by issuing PIK Notes in certificated form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the applicable interest period (rounded up to the nearest whole dollar), in each case as provided in the Authentication Order from the Company to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.02. PIK Interest on the Notes will be payable to the extent permitted by this Indenture and the Notes with respect to Notes represented by one or more Definitive Notes (x) by issuing PIK Notes in certificated form in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the applicable interest period (rounded up to the nearest whole dollar), or (y) by increasing the aggregate principal amount of such Definitive Notes by such amount so rounded through notation in the PIK Interest Register, in each case, as provided in the Authentication Order from the Company to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.02. In the case of Definitive Notes, if any, Holders shall be entitled to surrender to the Registrar for transfer or exchange Definitive Notes to receive one or more new Definitive Notes reflecting such increase in principal amount in accordance with the terms of this Indenture. Following an increase in the principal amount of the outstanding Global Notes, or any Definitive Notes, as a result of a PIK Interest Payment, the Notes will bear interest on such increased principal amount from and after the date of such PIK Interest Payment. Any PIK Notes will be dated as of the applicable Interest Payment Date and will bear interest from and after such date. All PIK Notes issued pursuant to a PIK Interest Payment will mature on the same date as the Notes issued on the Issue Date, will be governed by, and subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of, this Indenture and shall have the same rights and benefits as the Notes issued on the Issue Date. Any PIK Notes will be issued with the description “PIK” on the face of such PIK Notes.

Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company shall maintain in the United States an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) required under Section 2.03 hereof where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the United States for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof.

 

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Section 4.03. Reports and Other Information. (a) So long as any Notes are outstanding and whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Company shall file with the SEC and furnish to the Holders of Notes, or cause the Trustee to furnish to the Holders of Notes, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations:

(i) all quarterly and annual reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such reports; and

(ii) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports.

The availability of the foregoing materials on the SEC’s EDGAR service (or its successor) shall be deemed to satisfy the Company’s delivery obligation.

(b) All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the rules and regulations applicable to such reports. Each annual report on Form 10-K will include a report on the Company’s consolidated financial statements by the Company’s certified independent accountants, and each Form 10-Q and 10-K will include a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” that describes the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries.

(c) If, at any time, the Company is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, the Company shall nevertheless continue filing the reports specified in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 4.03 with the SEC within the time periods specified above unless the SEC will not accept such a filing. The Company shall not take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept the Company’s filings for any reason, the Company shall post the reports referred to in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 4.03 on a website within the time periods that would apply if the Company were required to file those reports with the SEC.

(d) If, at any time, the Company has designated any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, then any “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” or other comparable section, shall provide an analysis and discussion of the material differences with respect to the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as compared to the Company and its Subsidiaries (including such Unrestricted Subsidiaries); provided , however , that no such disclosure will be required unless the Unrestricted Subsidiaries would, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a Significant Subsidiary.

(e) [Reserved].

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the Company shall not be deemed to have failed to comply with any of its obligations described under clause (iii) of Section 6.01 until 120 days after the date on which any report hereunder is due.

 

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(g) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

Section 4.04. Compliance Certificate . (a) The Company and each Guarantor (to the extent that such Guarantor is so required under the Trust Indenture Act) shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year ending after the Issue Date, a certificate from an Officer of the Company and each such Guarantor, stating that a review of the activities of (i) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in the case of a certificate from the Company, or (ii) such Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in the case of a certificate from each such Guarantor, during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or such Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled their obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or such Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every condition and covenant contained in this Indenture and are not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or such Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries are taking or propose to take with respect thereto).

(b) When any Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, or if the Trustee or the holder of any other evidence of Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company gives any notice or takes any other action with respect to a claimed Default, the Company shall, within five Business Days after becoming aware of such Default, deliver written notice to the Trustee specifying such event and what action the Company proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 4.05. Taxes . The Company shall pay, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate negotiations or proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.

Section 4.06. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws . The Company and each of the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) that they shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that they may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that they shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

 

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Section 4.07. Limitation on Restricted Payments . (a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

(i) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution (other than dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or dividends or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary so long as, in the case of any dividend or distribution payable on, or in respect of, any class or series of securities issued by a Restricted Subsidiary other than a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend or distribution in accordance with its Equity Interests in such class or series of securities) on or in respect of shares of the Company’s Capital Stock to holders of such Capital Stock;

(ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Company or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire shares of any class of such Capital Stock (other than in exchange for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company) held by Persons other than the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(iii) make any principal payment on, purchase, defease, redeem, prepay, decrease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled final maturity, scheduled repayment or scheduled sinking fund payment, any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to another Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or the Company, or any such payment on Indebtedness due within one year of the date of purchase, defeasance, redemption, prepayment, decrease or other acquisition or retirement) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes; or

(iv) make any Restricted Investment

if at the time of such action (each such payment and other actions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 4.07(a) being collectively referred to as, a “ Restricted Payment ”), or immediately after giving effect thereto:

(A) a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; or

(B) immediately after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis, the Company is not able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(b); or

(C) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments (including such proposed Restricted Payment) made subsequent to the Issue Date (the amount expended for such purposes, if other than in cash, being the Fair Market Value of such property) shall exceed the sum of:

(1) 50.0% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the first day of the fiscal quarter of the Company prior to which the Issue Date occurs to the end of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100.0% of such deficit); plus

 

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(2) 100.0% of the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of marketable securities or other property received by the Company from any Person after the Issue Date including:

(x) any contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Capital Stock and Excluded Contributions);

(y) the issuance or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Capital Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Company that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests (or Disqualified Capital Stock or debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary of the Company); plus

(3) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the Issue Date is sold for cash or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash, the lesser of (x) the cash return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any), and (y) the initial amount of such Restricted Investment; plus

(4) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company is designated as a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company after the Issue Date, the Fair Market Value of the Company’s Investment in such Subsidiary as of the date on which such Subsidiary was originally designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date.

(b) Section 4.07(a) hereof shall not prohibit:

(i) the payment of any dividend or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of such dividend or notice of such redemption if the dividend or payment of the redemption price, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of declaration or notice under this Indenture;

(ii) the making of any Restricted Payment, either (A) in exchange for, or upon conversion into, shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, (B) through the application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or (C) through the application of a substantially concurrent cash capital contribution received by the Company from its shareholders (which sale for cash of Qualified Capital Stock or capital contribution (to the extent so used) shall be excluded from the calculation of amounts under clause (C)(2) of Section 4.07(a) hereof);

(iii) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including the acquisition of any shares of Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company) that is unsecured or contractually subordinated to the Notes or to any Note Guarantee by

 

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exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds from a substantially concurrent incurrence of Refinancing Indebtedness; provided, however , that such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value shall be excluded in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments;

(iv) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value by the Company of Common Stock (or options, warrants or other rights to acquire Common Stock) of the Company from any future, current or former officer, director, manager or employee (or any spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs or legatees of any of the foregoing) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their authorized representatives, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10.0 million in any calendar year; plus (A) the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company after the Issue Date from the issuance of such Equity Interests to, or the exercise of options to purchase such Equity Interests by, any current or former director, officer or employee of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company ( provided that the amount of such net cash proceeds received by the Company and utilized pursuant to this clause (iv)(A) for any such repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement will be excluded from clause (C)(2) of Section 4.07(a) hereof) and (B) the proceeds of “key-man” life insurance policies that are used to make such redemptions or repurchases; provided that amounts available pursuant to this clause (iv) to be utilized for Restricted Payments during any twelve-month period may be carried forward and utilized in the next succeeding twelve-month period and provided , further , that the cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Company from any future, current or former officer, director, manager or employee (or any spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs or legatees of any of the foregoing) of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any repurchase of Capital Stock of such entities (or warrants or options or rights to acquire such Capital Stock) will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment under this Indenture;

(v) (A) the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or other convertible or exchangeable securities to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options, warrants or other convertible or exchangeable securities and (B) repurchases of Equity Interests or options to purchase Equity Interests deemed to occur in connection with the exercise of stock options, warrants or other convertible or exchangeable securities to the extent necessary to pay applicable withholding taxes;

(vi) any payment of cash by the Company in respect of fractional shares of the Company’s Capital Stock upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any stock options, warrants, other rights to purchase Capital Stock or other convertible or exchangeable securities;

(vii) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company or Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company issued on or after the Issue Date in accordance with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(b) hereof;

 

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(viii) the payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution) by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis;

(ix) any repricing or issuance of employee stock options or other awards or the adoption of bonus arrangements, in each case in connection with the issuance of the Notes, and payments pursuant to such arrangements;

(x) Restricted Payments that are made with Excluded Contributions;

(xi) Restricted Payments made with Net Proceeds from Asset Sales remaining after application thereof as required by Section 4.11 hereof (including after the making by the Company of any Asset Sale Offer required to be made by the Company pursuant to such covenant and the purchase of all Notes tendered therein);

(xii) upon occurrence of a Change of Control or Asset Sale and within 60 days after the completion of the Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer pursuant to Section 4.15 or Section 4.11 hereof, as applicable (including the purchase of all Notes tendered), any purchase or redemption of Obligations of the Company that are subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes required pursuant to the terms thereof as a result of such Change of Control or Asset Sale at a purchase or redemption price not to exceed 101.0% (in the case of a Change of Control) or 100.0% (in the case of an Asset Sale) of the outstanding principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon; provided , however , that (A) at the time of such purchase or redemption, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom) and (B) such purchase or redemption is not made, directly or indirectly, from the proceeds of (or made in anticipation of) any issuance of Indebtedness by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(xiii) Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed $40.0 million;

(xiv) so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, the payment of dividends on the Company’s Common Stock pursuant to this clause (xiv) in an amount that does not exceed the greater of (x) $15.0 million or (y) 4.2% of Consolidated Net Income in any fiscal year of the Company; provided that any unused portion of this basket may be utilized in any succeeding fiscal year of the Company; and

(xv) the making of any Restricted Payment on or after the Issue Date pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, the Confirmation Order or any documents, instruments or agreements contemplated thereby.

In determining the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date in accordance with clause (C) of Section 4.07(a) hereof, amounts expended pursuant to clauses (i), (iv), (vii), (xiii) and (xiv) of this Section 4.07(b) shall be included in such calculation.

 

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For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.07, if any Investment or Restricted Payment would be permitted pursuant to one or more of the provisions described in Section 4.07(b) and/or one or more exceptions contained in the definition of “Permitted Investments,” the Company may classify such Investment or Restricted Payment in any manner that complies with this Section 4.07 and may later reclassify any such Investment or Restricted Payment in any manner that complies with this Section 4.07 so long as this Investment or Restricted Payment (as so reclassified) would be permitted to be made in reliance on the applicable exceptions as of the date of such reclassification. For the avoidance of doubt, any increase to the Liquidation Preference (as defined in the Convertible Preferred Stock) shall not, of itself, be a Restricted Payment for purposes hereof.

Section 4.08. Limitations on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries . (a) The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to:

(i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Capital Stock to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(ii) make loans or advances or to pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or

(iii) transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.

(b) Section 4.08(a) hereof shall not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

(i) applicable law, rule, regulation or order;

(ii) this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, each Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents;

(iii) customary non-assignment provisions of any contract, lease or license of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(iv) any instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired;

(v) the Existing Facilities as each exists on the Issue Date and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings thereof; provided that any restrictions imposed pursuant to any such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement,

 

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refunding, replacement or refinancing are ordinary and customary with respect to facilities similar to the Existing Facilities (under the relevant circumstances) and will not materially affect the Company’s ability to make anticipated principal and interest payments on the Notes (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company);

(vi) agreements or instruments existing on the Issue Date, including the Existing Credit Facility, to the extent and in the manner such agreements or instruments are in effect on the Issue Date;

(vii) restrictions on the transfer of assets (other than cash) held in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company imposed under any agreement governing Indebtedness incurred in accordance with this Indenture;

(viii) provisions in agreements evidencing Permitted Funding Indebtedness that impose restrictions on the collateral securing such Indebtedness, provide for financial covenants, limitation on affiliate transactions, the transfer of all or substantially all assets, other fundamental changes or other customary limitations which, in each case as determined in good faith by the Company, are customary or will not materially affect the ability of the Company to pay the principal, interest and premium on the Notes;

(ix) restrictions on the transfer of assets subject to any Lien permitted under this Indenture imposed by the holder of such Lien;

(x) restrictions imposed by any agreement to sell assets or Capital Stock permitted under this Indenture to any Person pending the closing of such sale;

(xi) any agreement or instrument governing Capital Stock of any Person that is acquired;

(xii) the requirements of any Securitization, Warehouse Facility or MSR Facility that are exclusively applicable to any Securitization Entity, Warehouse Facility Trust, MSR Facility Trust or special purpose Subsidiary of the Company formed in connection therewith;

(xiii) customary provisions in joint venture and other similar agreements relating solely to such joint venture;

(xiv) customary provisions in leases, licenses and other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(xv) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers or other counterparties of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(xvi) other Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock permitted to be incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.09 hereof; provided that the restrictions will not materially affect the ability of the Company to pay the principal, interest and premium, if any, on the Notes, as determined in good faith by the Company;

 

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(xvii) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property purchased or leased of the nature described in clause (iii) of Section 4.08(a); and

(xviii) any encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (ii) through (iv) and (vi) through (xv) of this Section 4.08(b); provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors whose judgment shall be conclusively binding, not materially more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions, taken as a whole, than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.

Section 4.09. Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock. (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume, guarantee, become liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to, or otherwise become responsible for payment of (collectively, “ incur ”) any Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired Indebtedness) and the Company shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of Preferred Stock, in each case other than Permitted Indebtedness.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 4.09(a) hereof, if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or as a consequence of the incurrence of any such Indebtedness, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired Indebtedness), and the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries may issue Preferred Stock, in each case if on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock, after giving effect to the incurrence thereof and the use of proceeds thereof, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company is at least 2.0 to 1.0.

Section 4.10. Limitation on Certain Subordinated Indebtedness . The Company will not incur any Indebtedness that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to any Senior Obligations and senior in right of payment to the Notes. No Guarantor will incur any Indebtedness that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to any Senior Obligations of such Guarantor and senior in right of payment to such Guarantor’s Note Guarantee.

Section 4.11. Asset Sales . (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale, other than a Required Asset Sale, unless:

(i) the Company (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value (measured as of the date of the definitive agreement with respect to such Asset Sale) of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and

 

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(ii) except in the case of an Asset Swap, at least 75.0% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents. For purposes of this provision, each of the following will be deemed to be cash:

(A) any liabilities, as shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent consolidated balance sheet, of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes or any Note Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets (or a third party on behalf of such transferee) pursuant to a customary novation or other agreement that releases the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from further liability;

(B) any securities, notes or other obligations or assets received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days of the receipt thereof, to the extent of the cash received in that conversion;

(C) any Designated Noncash Consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Noncash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (C) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $80.0 million and (y) 1.3% of Total Assets, at the time of the receipt of such Designated Noncash Consideration (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Noncash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); and

(D) any stock or assets of the kind referred to in clauses (iv) and (v) of Section 4.11(b).

(b) Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale, including a Required Asset Sale, the Company (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) may apply such Net Proceeds at its option, in any combination of the following:

(i) to prepay or repay Indebtedness constituting Senior Obligations and if the Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto;

(ii) to prepay or repay Pari Passu Debt permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Indenture, and, in the case of Additional Pari Passu Debt under revolving credit facilities or other similar Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto; provided that the Company contemporaneously redeems, repurchases or repays a ratable principal amount of Notes or makes an offer to all holders of Notes to purchase a ratable amount of Notes pursuant to and subject to the conditions applicable to Asset Sale Offers described below;

 

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(iii) to make one or more offers to the holders of the Notes (and, at the option of the Company, the holders of Additional Pari Passu Debt) to purchase Notes (and such other Additional Pari Passu Debt) pursuant to and subject to the conditions applicable to Asset Sale Offers described below;

(iv) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, another Permitted Business, if, after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, the Permitted Business is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or

(v) to acquire other assets (including, without limitation, MSRs and Securitization Assets) that are used or useful in a Permitted Business or capital expenditures,

provided that, in the case of clauses (iv) and (v) above, a binding commitment shall be treated as a permitted application of the Collateral Net Proceeds from the date of such commitment so long as the Company or such other Restricted Subsidiary enters into such commitment with the good faith expectation that such Collateral Net Proceeds will be applied to satisfy such commitment within 180 days of such commitment (an “ Acceptable Commitment ”); provided further that if any Acceptable Commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before such Net Proceeds are applied, then such Net Proceeds shall constitute Excess Proceeds.

(c) Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds, the Company may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings and/or borrowings under Permitted Funding Indebtedness or otherwise invest the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Indenture.

(d) Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested within 365 days (as extended by any Acceptable Commitment) as provided in Section 4.11(b) or (b) will constitute “ Excess Proceeds. ” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $25.0 million, within 30 days thereof, the Company shall make an offer to all Holders of Notes and all holders of Additional Pari Passu Debt containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and such Additional Pari Passu Debt that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds (an “ Asset Sale Offer ”). The offer price in any Asset Sale Offer shall be equal to 100.0% of the principal amount (or, in the case of any other Additional Pari Passu Debt offered at a significant original issue discount, 100.0% of the accreted value thereof, if permitted by the relevant indenture or other agreement governing such Additional Pari Passu Debt) plus accrued and unpaid interest, to the date of purchase, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company may use those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and Additional Pari Passu Debt tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Company shall determine the amount of the Notes and such Additional Pari Passu Debt to be purchased on a pro rata basis or as nearly a pro rata basis as is practicable (subject to the Applicable Procedures) and the Trustee shall select the Notes to be repurchased by lot, pro rata , or such other method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate. Upon completion of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero.

 

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(e) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Asset Sale provisions of this Indenture by virtue of such compliance.

Section 4.12. Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates . (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with, or for the benefit of, any of its Affiliates (each an “ Affiliate Transaction ”), involving aggregate payment of consideration in excess of $5.0 million other than:

(i) Affiliate Transactions permitted pursuant to Section 4.12(c) ; and

(ii) Affiliate Transactions on terms that, in the good faith judgment of the Company or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, are no less favorable than those that might reasonably have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company or such Subsidiary.

(b) All Affiliate Transactions (and each series of related Affiliate Transactions which are similar or part of a common plan) involving aggregate payments or other property with a Fair Market Value in excess of $10.0 million shall be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, such approval to be evidenced by a Board Resolution stating that such Board of Directors has determined that such transaction complies with the provisions of Section 4.12(a).

(c) The restrictions set forth in Sections 4.12(a) and 4.12(b) hereof shall not apply to:

(i) any employment or consulting agreement, employee benefit plan, officer or director indemnification agreement or any similar arrangement entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or approved in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company and payments pursuant thereto and the issuance of Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) to directors, employees and consultants pursuant to stock option or stock ownership plans;

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(iii) transactions between the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Person in which the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries has made an Investment in the ordinary course of business and such Person is an Affiliate solely because of such Investment;

(iv) transactions between the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Person in which the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries holds an interest as a joint venture partner and such Person is an Affiliate solely because of such interest;

(v) any agreement or arrangement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto or any transactions or payments contemplated thereby (including pursuant to any amendment thereto) in any replacement agreement thereto so long as any such amendment or replacement agreement is not more disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith);

(vi) an agreement between a Person and an Affiliate of such Person existing at the time such Person is acquired by, or merged into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition or merger;

(vii) Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments (other than pursuant to clause (1) or (3) thereunder) permitted by this Indenture;

(viii) sales of Qualified Capital Stock and capital contributions to the Company from Affiliates;

(ix) the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms of, any registration rights agreement, this Indenture, the Convertible Preferred Stock or other agreement or instrument entered into in connection with the Plan of Reorganization to which it is a party as of the Issue Date and any similar agreements which it may enter into thereafter; provided , however , that the existence of, or the performance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations under any future amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Issue Date shall only be permitted by this clause (ix) to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement, taken as a whole, are not disadvantageous to the Holders of the Notes in any material respect (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith);

(x) transactions in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, receives an opinion from a nationally recognized investment banking, appraisal or accounting firm that such Affiliate Transaction is fair, from a financial standpoint, to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary as approved in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company;

 

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(xi) (A) the provision of mortgage servicing and similar services to Affiliates in the ordinary course of business and otherwise not prohibited by this Indenture that are fair to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as determined by the Company in good faith) or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party (as determined by the Company in good faith), and (B) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, contractors, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods or services that are Affiliates, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture that are fair to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors of the Company or the senior management thereof, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

(xii) payments or loans (or cancellation of loans) to employees or consultants of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(xiii) Co-Investment Transactions as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company; and

(xiv) sales of accounts receivable, or participations therein, or Securitization Assets or related assets in connection with any Securitization.

Section 4.13. Limitation on Liens . The Company shall not, and shall not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or permit or suffer to exist any Liens of any kind on the assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries unless:

(a) in the case of Liens securing Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries that is expressly subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes, the Notes are secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to such Liens; and

(b) in all other cases, the Notes are equally and ratably secured except for:

(i) Liens existing as of the Issue Date to the extent and in the manner such Liens are in effect on the Issue Date;

(ii) Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees;

(iii) Liens securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness;

(iv) (A) Liens securing Permitted Funding Indebtedness so long as any such Lien shall encumber only (1) the assets originated, acquired or funded with the proceeds of such Indebtedness, assets that consist of Servicing Advances, MSRs, loans, mortgage related securities and other mortgage related receivables, REO Assets, Residual Assets and other similar assets subject to and pledged to secure such Indebtedness, and (2) any intangible contract rights and other accounts, documents, records and other assets directly related to the assets set forth in the preceding clause (1) of this clause (iv) and any proceeds thereof, and

 

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(B) Liens in any cash collateral or restricted accounts securing Permitted Funding Indebtedness;

(v) Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness that is incurred to Refinance any Indebtedness that has been secured by a Lien permitted under this Indenture and that has been incurred in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture; provided , however , that such Liens (A) are, when taken as a whole, not materially less favorable to the Holders than the Liens in respect of the Indebtedness being Refinanced, and (B) do not extend to or cover any property or assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries not securing the Indebtedness so Refinanced (or property of the same type and value); and

(vi) Permitted Liens.

(c) Any Lien created for the benefit of Holders pursuant to this Section 4.13 shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of each of the related Liens described in Section 4.13(a) or Section 4.13(b) hereof.

Section 4.14. Conduct of Business . The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such extent as would not be material to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Section 4.15. Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control . (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder shall have the right to require that the Company purchase all or a portion of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “ Change of Control Offer ”), at a purchase price equal to 101.0% of the principal amount of the Notes purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase (subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date that is on or prior to the applicable date of redemption).

(b) Within 30 days following the date upon which a Change of Control occurs, the Company must send, by first class mail, a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, or otherwise in accordance with the procedures of DTC, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice shall state the following information:

(i) that a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.15 and that all Notes properly tendered pursuant to such Change of Control Offer will be accepted for payment by the Company;

(ii) the purchase price (the “ Change of Control Payment ”);

(iii) the purchase date, which must be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the “ Change of Control Payment Date ”);

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(v) that unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;

(vi) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase,” which is attached to the form of Note attached as Exhibit A hereto, on the reverse of the Note completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice (or transfer by book-entry transfer to the Depositary, as applicable) prior to the close of business on the third Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;

(vii) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their tendered Notes and their election to require the Company to purchase such Notes; provided that the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the last day of the offer period, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder of the Notes, the principal amount of the Notes tendered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered Notes and its election to have such Notes purchased; and

(viii) any other instructions, as determined by the Company, consistent with this Section 4.15, that a Holder must follow.

(c) The Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (i) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, or (ii) an unconditional notice of redemption as to all outstanding Notes has been given pursuant to Sections 3.07(a) and 3.07(c) hereof, unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control conditioned upon such Change of Control if at the time of making of the Change of Control Offer a definitive agreement is in place with respect to such Change of Control.

(e) The Company shall comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.15, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.15 by virtue thereof.

Section 4.16. Additional Note Guarantees . If any Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary becomes a guarantor or borrower with respect to any obligations under the Existing Credit Facility after the Issue Date, then such Wholly- Owned Restricted Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor and execute a supplemental indenture, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B hereto, within 30 days of the date on which it became a guarantor with respect to the Existing Credit Facility. Each Person that becomes a Guarantor after the Issue Date shall comply with the Collateral Requirements.

 

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Section 4.17. Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions . The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any sale and leaseback transaction; provided that the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company may enter into a sale and leaseback transaction if:

(a) the Company or that Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, could have (i) incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt relating to such sale and leaseback transaction pursuant to Section 4.09 hereof and (ii) incurred a Lien to secure such Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.13 hereof;

(b) the consideration of that sale and leaseback transaction is at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the property that is the subject of that sale and leaseback transaction; and

(c) the transfer of assets in that sale and leaseback transaction is permitted by, and the Company applies the proceeds of such transaction in compliance with Section 4.11 hereof.

Section 4.18. Designation of Unrestricted and Restricted Subsidiaries . (a) The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default or Event of Default. If a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as Unrestricted will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07 hereof or under one or more clauses of the definition of “Permitted Investments,” as determined by the Company. That designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

(b) Any designation of a Subsidiary of the Company as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving effect to such designation and an officers’ certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by Section 4.07 hereof. The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation will only be permitted if (i) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.09, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period; and (ii) no Default or Event of Default would occur and be continuing following such designation.

 

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Section 4.19. Covenant Suspension . During any period of time that the Notes are rated Investment Grade and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to Sections 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.11, 4.12, 4.14, 4.16, Section 4.20Section 4.21 and 5.01(a)(B) hereof (collectively, the “ Suspended Covenants ”). In the event that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time (the “ Suspension Period ”) as a result of the preceding sentence and, subsequently, one or both of the Rating Agencies, as applicable, withdraws its ratings or downgrades the ratings assigned to the Notes such that the Notes are not rated Investment Grade (the “ Reversion Date ”), then the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants, it being understood that no actions taken by (or omissions of) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during the suspension period shall constitute a Default or an Event of Default under the Suspended Covenants. Furthermore, after the Reversion Date, calculations with respect to Restricted Payments will be made in accordance with the terms of Section 4.07 as though such covenant had been in effect prior to, but not during, the Suspension Period and all Indebtedness incurred, or Disqualified Stock issued, during the Suspension Period will be classified to have been incurred or issued pursuant to clause (4) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness.

Section 4.20. After-Acquired Collateral

(a) From and after the Issue Date, upon the acquisition by the Company or any Guarantor of any Senior Obligations After-Acquired Property, the Company or such Guarantor shall, subject to the provisions of the Security Documents, execute and deliver security agreements, pledge agreements, Mortgages, deeds of trust, collateral assignments, security instruments and financing statements as shall be reasonably necessary to vest in the Collateral Agent a perfected security interest, subject to Permitted Liens, in such Senior Obligations After-Acquired Property and to have such Senior Obligations After-Acquired Property added to the Collateral substantially concurrently with the delivery thereof to the Senior Agent, and thereupon all provisions of this Indenture relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such Senior Obligations After-Acquired Property to the same extent and with the same force and effect; provided , however , that if granting such second priority security interest in such Senior Obligations After-Acquired Property requires the consent of a third party, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent with respect to the second priority interest for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Holders and the Trustee; provided further , however , that if such third party does not consent to the granting of such second-priority security interest after the use of such commercially reasonable efforts, the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, will not be required to provide such security interest.

(b) From and after the Issue Date, if the Company or any Guarantor creates any additional security interest upon any property or asset that would constitute Collateral to secure any Pari Passu Obligations other than the Securities on a second-priority basis (subject to Permitted Liens), it shall concurrently grant a second-priority security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) upon such property as security for the Securities and the other Obligations under this Indenture.

 

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Section 4.21. Impairment of Security Interest. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be permitted to take any action, or omit to take any action, which action or omission would have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties except as expressly set forth in, or permitted by, this Indenture, any Security Document and/or any Intercreditor Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the granting of Permitted Liens with respect to the Collateral (including any release and substantially contemporaneous re-grant of any such Permitted Liens, which shall not be restricted by any provision of this Indenture) and the consummation of any sale or other disposition of any assets (including any Asset Sale), in each case, in accordance with this Indenture shall not be deemed to impair such security interests. Any release of collateral in accordance with Section 14.05 of this Indenture will not be deemed to impair the security under the Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof, and any appraiser or other expert may rely on such provision in delivering a certificate requesting release.

ARTICLE 5

S UCCESSORS

Section 5.01. Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets . (a) The Company may not, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of (or cause or permit any Subsidiary of the Company to sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries net of any associated non-recourse or secured obligations), whether as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, to any Person unless:

(A) either:

(1) the Company shall be the surviving or continuing entity; or

(2) the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition the properties and assets of the Company and of the Company’s Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety (the “ Surviving Entity ”):

(i) shall be a Person organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia; provided that in the case where the Surviving Entity is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the Notes is a corporation; and

(ii) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on all of the Notes and the performance of every covenant of the Notes, this Indenture and any Security Documents on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;

 

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(B) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (A)(2)(ii) of this Section 5.01(a) (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction), the Company or such Surviving Entity, as the case may be, shall either (a) be able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.09(b) hereof, or (b) the Company shall have a pro forma Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio that would not be less than the actual Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company immediately prior to such transaction;

(C) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (A)(2)(ii) of this Section 5.01(a) (including, without limitation, giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing; and

(D) the Company or the Surviving Entity shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied.

(b) For purposes of Section 5.01(a), the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 5.01(a) shall not apply to:

(i) a merger of the Company with an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reorganizing the Company in another jurisdiction;

(ii) any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; or

(iii) any Required Asset Sale that complies with Section 4.11 hereof.

Section 5.02. Surviving Entity Substituted . Upon any consolidation, combination or merger or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof, in which the Company is not the continuing entity, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, lease or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture, the Notes and the Security Documents with the same effect as if such Surviving Entity had been named as such.

 

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ARTICLE 6

D EFAULTS AND R EMEDIES

Section 6.01. Events of Default . An “ Event of Default ” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

(i) the failure to pay interest on any Notes when the same becomes due and payable and the default continues for a period of 30 days;

(ii) the failure to pay the principal on any Notes, when such principal becomes due and payable, at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise;

(iii) a default in the observance or performance of any other covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture and such default continues for a period of 60 days after the Company receives written notice specifying the default (and demanding that such default be remedied) from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of all Notes issued under this Indenture;

(iv) the failure to pay at final maturity (giving effect to any applicable grace periods and any extensions thereof) the principal amount of any Indebtedness (other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or the acceleration of the final stated maturity of any such Indebtedness (which acceleration is not rescinded, annulled or otherwise cured within 20 days of receipt by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary of notice of any such acceleration) if the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness in default for failure to pay principal at final maturity or which has been accelerated, aggregates $75.0 million or more at any time; provided that in connection with any series of convertible or exchangeable securities (A) any conversion or exchange of such securities by a holder thereof into shares of Capital Stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of Capital Stock, (B) the rights of holders of such securities to convert or exchange into shares of Capital Stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of Capital Stock and (C) the rights of holders of such securities to require any repurchase by the Company of such securities in cash shall not, in itself, constitute an Event of Default under this clause (iv);

(v) one or more judgments in an aggregate amount in excess of $75.0 million shall have been rendered against the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and such judgments remain undischarged, unpaid or unstayed for a period of 60 days after such judgment or judgments become final and non- appealable (other than any judgments as to which, and only to the extent, a reputable insurance company has acknowledged coverage of such judgments in writing);

 

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(vi) the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(A) commences proceedings to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;

(B) consents to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under applicable Bankruptcy Law;

(C) consents to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of it or for all or substantially all of its property;

(D) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors;

or

(E) generally is not paying its debts as they become due;

(vii) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:

(A) is for relief against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, in a proceeding in which the Company, any such Restricted Subsidiary or any such group of Restricted Subsidiaries is to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;

(B) appoints a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company, any such Restricted Subsidiary or any such group of Restricted Subsidiaries; or

(C) orders the liquidation of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;

and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or

(viii) the Note Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary of the Company shall for any reason cease to be in full force and effect or be declared null and void or any responsible officer of any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary of the Company, as the case may be, denies that it has any further liability under its Note Guarantee or gives notice to such effect, other than by reason of the termination of this Indenture or the release of any such Note Guarantee in accordance with this Indenture; or

 

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(ix) (A) the Liens created by the Security Documents securing the Note or Guarantees thereof shall at any time not constitute perfected Liens on any portion of the Collateral having a Fair Market Value in excess of $10.0 million (net of any amounts which are covered indemnities or by insurance policies issued by creditworthy entities), intended to be covered thereby (to the extent perfection is required by the Indenture or such Security Documents) other than in accordance with the terms of such relevant Security Document and the Indenture and other than the satisfaction in full of all Obligations under the Indenture or release or amendment of any such Lien in accordance with the terms of the Indenture or such Security Documents, if such default continues for 10 days after the Company has actual knowledge thereof, or (B) the enforceability thereof shall be contested by the Company or any Guarantor; or

(x) the failure of the Company or any Guarantor to comply for 60 days after receipt of written notice with its other agreements contained in the Security Documents, except for a failure that would not be material to the whole of the Notes and without materially affecting the value of the Collateral taken as a whole.

Section 6.02. Acceleration . (a) If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clause (vi) or (vii) of Section 6.01 hereof with respect to the Company) shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25.0% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes issued under this Indenture may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Notes issued under this Indenture to be due and payable by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “ notice of acceleration, ” and the Notes shall become immediately due and payable.

(b) If an Event of Default specified in clause (vi) or (vii) of Section 6.01 hereof with respect to the Company occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of, and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the then outstanding Notes issued under this Indenture shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

(c) At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Notes as described in Section 6.02(a) or 6.02(b) hereof, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of all outstanding Notes issued under this Indenture may rescind and cancel such acceleration and its consequences:

(i) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree;

(ii) if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration;

 

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(iii) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such acceleration, has been paid;

(iv) if the Company has paid the Trustee (including its agents and counsel) its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its expenses, disbursements and advances; and

(v) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type described in clause (vi) or (vii) of Section 6.01 hereof, the Trustee shall have received an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived.

No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

Section 6.03. Other Remedies . (a) If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

(b) The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults . Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, interest on any Note held by a non-consenting Holder (including in connection with an Asset Sale Offer or a Change of Control Offer); provided , subject to Section 6.02 hereof, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall affect any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

Section 6.05. Control by Majority . Subject to all provisions of this Indenture and applicable law, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder of a Note or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability.

 

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Section 6.06. Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Note (including in connection with an Asset Sale Offer or a Change of Control Offer), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

Section 6.07. Collection Suit by Trustee . If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(i) or (ii) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium, if any, interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

Section 6.08. Restoration of Rights and Remedies . If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceedings, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding has been instituted.

Section 6.09. Rights and Remedies Cumulative . Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 2.07 hereof, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 6.10. Delay or Omission Not Waiver . No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article 6 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

Section 6.11. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim . The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes including the Guarantors), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to participate as members in any official committee of creditors appointed in such matter and to

 

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collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

Section 6.12. Undertaking for Costs . In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.12 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.06 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10.0% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

Section 6.13. Trustee May Enforce Claims without Possession of Notes . All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or any of the Notes may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery or judgment, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, shall be for the ratable benefit of each and every Holder of a Note in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

Section 6.14. Limitation on Suits . Subject to Section 6.06 hereof, no Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:

(a) such Holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

(b) Holders of at least 25.0% of the then outstanding principal amount of all Notes issued under this Indenture have requested the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

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(d) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt thereof and the offer of security or indemnity; and

(e) Holders of a majority in principal amount of the total outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.

A Holder of Notes may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of Notes or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder.

Section 6.15. Priorities . If the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any agent collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, subject to the terms of and the relative priorities and related rights set forth in each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, it shall pay out the money in the following order:

(a) FIRST, to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, their agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee or such Agent and the costs and expenses of collection;

(b) SECOND, to Holders of the Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium, if any and interest ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, respectively; and

(c) THIRD, to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct including a Guarantor, if applicable.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.15.

ARTICLE 7

T RUSTEE

Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee . (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

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of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

(c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;

(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved in a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 7.01.

(e) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders of the Notes unless the Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it or security against any loss, liability or expense.

(f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee . (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon, and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate of the Company or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

 

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(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care.

(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

(e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.

(f) None of the provisions of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise to incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not assured to it.

(g) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.

(h) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(i) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent), custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

(j) [Reserved].

(k) The Trustee may request that the Company and any Guarantor deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers (with specimen signatures) authorized at such times to take specific actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

(l) The permissive rights of the Trustee to take certain actions under this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty unless so specified herein.

 

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(m) The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.

Section 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee . Subject to the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest as described in the Trust Indenture Act, it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Section 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.

Section 7.04. Trustee s Disclaimer . The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.

Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults . If a Default occurs and is continuing and if it is actually known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default within 90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a Default relating to the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Note, the Trustee may withhold from the Holders notice of any continuing Default if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes. The Trustee shall not be deemed to know of any Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

Section 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes . Within 60 days after each May 15, beginning with the May 15 following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a) (but if no event described in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(b)(2). The Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c).

A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Notes shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(d). The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting thereof.

 

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Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity . The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder as the parties shall agree in writing from time to time. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents (including for the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent) and counsel.

The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Trustee for, and hold the Trustee harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claims, liability or expense (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder (including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company or any Guarantor (including this Section 7.07) or defending itself against any claim whether asserted by any Holder, the Company or any Guarantor, or liability in connection with the acceptance, exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder). The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any third-party claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct or negligence.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.13 hereof, to secure the payment obligations of the Company and the Guarantors in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee from the Company or any Guarantor, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(vi) or (vii) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under the Bankruptcy Code.

The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of Trust Indenture Act Section 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.

The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee.

Section 7.08. Replacement of Trustee . A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08. The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing not less than 30 days prior to the effective date of such removal. The Company may remove the Trustee if:

 

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(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof or Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act;

(b) the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under the Bankruptcy Code;

(c) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.

If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee (at the Company’s expense), the Company or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall deliver a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

Section 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc. If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.

Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification . There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

 

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This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of Trust Indenture Act Sections 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 310(b).

Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company . The Trustee is subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in Trust Indenture Act Section 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Trust Indenture Act Section 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

ARTICLE 8

L EGAL D EFEASANCE AND C OVENANT D EFEASANCE

Section 8.01. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. The Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have either Section 8.02 or Section 8.03 hereof applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

Section 8.02. Legal Defeasance and Discharge . Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (“ Legal Defeasance ”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “ outstanding ” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture including that of the Guarantors (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

(a) the rights of Holders to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any and interest on the Notes when such payments are due solely out of the trust created pursuant to this Indenture referred to in Section 8.04 hereof;

(b) the Company’s obligations with respect to the Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payments under Article 2 and money for security payments held in trust;

(c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith; and

(d) this Section 8.02.

Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.

 

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Section 8.03. Covenant Defeasance. Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company and the Guarantors shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, Section 4.19, 4.20 and 4.21 hereof and Section 5.01(a) hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof are satisfied (“ Covenant Defeasance ”), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes and any Note Guarantees shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03 hereof, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(iii) (solely with respect to the covenants that are released upon a Covenant Defeasance), 6.01(iv), 6.01(v), 6.01(vi) (solely with respect to the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries), 6.01(vii) (solely with respect to the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries) and 6.01(viii), 6.01(ix) and 6.01(x) hereof shall not constitute Events of Default.

Section 8.04. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance . The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.02 or Section 8.03 hereof to the outstanding Notes:

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance with respect to the Notes:

(a) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders cash in Dollars, non-callable U.S. government obligations, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the written opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any and interest on the Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and any other amounts owing under this Indenture (in the case of an optional redemption date prior to electing to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an irrevocable notice to redeem all of the outstanding Notes on such redemption date);

 

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(b) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions:

(i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or

(ii) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law,

in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion of counsel shall confirm that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the beneficial owners of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(c) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel in the United States confirming that, subject to customary assumptions and exclusions, the beneficial owners of the Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit (and any similar concurrent deposit relating to other Indebtedness) (and the incurrence of Liens associated with any such borrowings));

(e) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture and the agreements governing any other Indebtedness being defeased, discharged or replaced) to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is bound;

(f) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other creditors of the Company or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company or others; and

(g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel may be subject to customary assumptions and exclusions), each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by clause (b) of this Section 8.04 with respect to a Legal Defeasance need not be delivered if all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (x) have become due and payable, or

(y) will become due and payable on the maturity date within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company.

 

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Section 8.05. Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions . Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “ Trustee ”) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company or a Guarantor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time, upon the written request of the Company, any money or Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

Section 8.06. Repayment to Company . Subject to any abandoned property law, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, and interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its written request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.

Section 8.07. Reinstatement . If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or Governmental Authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

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ARTICLE 9

A MENDMENT , S UPPLEMENT AND W AIVER

Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders of Notes. Notwithstanding Section 9.02 hereof, the Company, the Guarantors (with respect to a Note Guarantee or this Indenture), the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, may amend or supplement this Indenture and any Note Guarantee or Notes, the Security Documents or any Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of any Holder to:

(a) cure any mistakes, ambiguities, defects or inconsistencies;

(b) provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or to alter the provisions of this Indenture relating to the form of the Notes (including the related definitions) in a manner that does not materially adversely affect any Holder;

(c) provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders of the Notes by a successor to the Company or such Guarantor and the release of the Company or such Guarantor, in each case pursuant to Article 5 hereof or Article 11 hereof, as applicable;

(d) make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not materially adversely affect the legal rights under this Indenture of any Holder of the Notes or to add covenants for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or any Guarantor;

(e) comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

(f) provide for the issuance of PIK Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Indenture;

(g) allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a guarantee with respect to the Notes or to effect the release of any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or this Indenture (to the extent permitted by this Indenture);

(h) secure the Notes;

(i) allow any Restricted Subsidiary required to join the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among the Company, the Collateral Agent and others identified therein;

(j) to evidence and provide for the acceptance and appointment under this Indenture of a successor Trustee thereunder pursuant to the requirements thereof; or

(k) to add additional assets as Collateral, to release Collateral from the Lien pursuant to this Indenture, the Security Documents and each applicable Intercreditor Agreement when permitted or required by this Indenture, the Security Documents or such Intercreditor Agreement and to modify the Security Documents and/or each Intercreditor Agreement to secure

 

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additional extensions of credit and add additional secured creditors holding Obligations that are permitted to constitute Senior Obligations, Pari Passu Obligations or other permitted obligations, as applicable under the Initial Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

In addition, without the consent of any Noteholder, the Trustee (and/or Collateral Agent, if applicable) and the Company and the Guarantors will be authorized to (and the Trustee and/or Collateral agent, as applicable, shall) (x) amend, amend and restate, supplement or, if reasonably necessary, replace the Security Documents and/or enter into new Security Documents and (y) amend, amend and restate, supplement or enter into one or more new Intercreditor Agreements, (1) to add additional secured parties holding, and to secure any, other Obligations permitted by this Indenture to be incurred and secured by the Collateral, and having the relative Lien priorities, if any, to be set forth herein and/or (2) to add parties (including collateral agents, administrative and other agents, trustees and lenders) to the Security Documents in respect of the incurrence of Obligations secured by Permitted Liens described in clauses (39), (40), (41) or (42) of the definition thereof.

Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.06 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither an Opinion of Counsel nor an Officers’ Certificate of the Company shall be required in connection with the addition of a Guarantor under this Indenture upon execution and delivery by such Guarantor and the Trustee of a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B hereto.

Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders of Notes . Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Security Documents and each Intercreditor Agreement with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.06 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Security Documents and any Intercreditor Agreement may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes). Sections 2.08 and 2.09 hereof shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for the purposes of this Section 9.02.

 

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Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.06 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors, if applicable, in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental indenture or waiver.

Without the consent of each affected Holder of Notes, an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

(a) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

(b) reduce the rate of or change or have the effect of changing the time for payment of interest, including defaulted interest, on any Notes;

(c) reduce the principal of or change or have the effect of changing the fixed final maturity of any Notes, or change the date on which any Notes may be subject to redemption or reduce the redemption price therefor;

(d) make any Notes payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;

(e) make any change in provisions of this Indenture protecting the right of each Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on such Note on or after the due date thereof or to bring suit to enforce such payment, or permitting Holders of a majority in principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture to waive Defaults or Events of Default provided that if holders representing at least 66 2/3% in principal amount of the Notes agree to release (i) all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes and Note Guarantees in accordance with this Indenture and/or (ii) all or substantially all of the Note Guarantees, no Holder may allege the Company to be in violation of this provision;

(f) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

 

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(g) after the Company’s obligation to purchase Notes arises thereunder, amend, change or modify in any material respect the obligation of the Company to make and consummate a Change of Control Offer in the event of a Change of Control or modify any of the provisions or definitions with respect thereto;

(h) modify or change any provision of this Indenture or the related definitions affecting the ranking of the Notes in a manner which adversely affects the Holders; or

(i) make any change in the provisions in any Intercreditor Agreement, the Security Documents or this Indenture dealing with the application of proceeds of Collateral that would adversely affect the Holders of the Notes.

Additionally, without the consent of Holders of at least 66 2/3% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, no such amendment, waiver or modification will release all or substantially all of the Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes and Note Guarantees.

Section 9.03. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act . Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be set forth in an amended or supplemental indenture that complies with the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.

Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents . Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the waiver, supplement or amendment becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.

The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement, or waiver. If a record date is fixed, then, notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only such Persons, shall be entitled to consent to such amendment, supplement, or waiver or to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 90 days after such record date unless the consent of the requisite number of Holders has been obtained.

Section 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes . The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.

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Section 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc . The Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Company may not sign an amendment, supplement or waiver until its Board of Directors approves it. In executing any amendment, supplement or waiver, the Trustee (and the Collateral Agent, if a party to such amendment, supplement or waiver) shall receive and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 15.04 hereof, an Officers’ Certificate of the Company and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment, supplement or waiver is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and any Guarantors party thereto, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof (including Section 9.03 hereof). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither an Opinion of Counsel nor an Officers’ Certificate of the Company shall be required for the Trustee to execute and deliver a supplemental indenture to this Indenture adding a new Guarantor, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B hereto.

ARTICLE 10

S UBORDINATION

Section 10.01. Agreement To Subordinate . The Company covenants and agrees, and each Holder of a Note, by his acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in this Article 10, the Note Obligations are hereby expressly made subordinate and postponed to and subject in right of payment as provided in this Article 10 to the prior payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all Senior Obligations. The Notes shall in all respects rank pari passu with all other obligations of the Company that are not expressly subordinated to the Notes, including any Pari Passu Obligations of the Company and senior to all existing and future Indebtedness of the Company that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes by written agreement to that effect (including any Junior Lien Obligations that are also subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations), and only Senior Obligations shall rank senior in right of payment to the Notes in accordance with the provisions set forth herein. All provisions of this Article 10 shall be subject to Section 10.11.

This Article 10 shall constitute a continuing offer to all Persons who, in reliance upon Article 10, become holders of, or continue to hold, Senior Obligations, and such provisions are made for the benefit of the holders of Senior Obligations, and such holders are made obligee hereunder and they or each of them may enforce such provisions.

Section 10.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy . In the event of (a) any insolvency or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding in connection therewith, relative to the Company or to its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary from any source, (b) any liquidation, dissolution or other winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, or (c) any assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshaling of assets or liabilities of the Company, then and in any such event:

 

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(i) the holders of Senior Obligations shall receive payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all amounts due on or in respect of all Senior Obligations, or provision shall be made for such payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents to the satisfaction of the holders of Senior Obligations, before the Holders of the Notes are entitled to receive any payment or distribution of any kind or character from any source on account of the Note Obligations or on account of the purchase or redemption or other acquisition of Notes; and

(ii) any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character from any source, whether in cash, property or securities, including by way of set-off or enforcement of any guarantee or otherwise, which the Trustee or the Holders would be entitled to receive but for the provisions of this Article 10 shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other person making such payment or distribution, whether a trustee in bankruptcy, a receiver or liquidating trustee or otherwise, directly to the holders of Senior Obligations or their authorized representative or representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any of such Senior Obligations may have been issued, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of the Senior Obligations held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all Senior Obligations of the Company remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution, or provision therefor to the satisfaction of the holders of the Senior Obligations, to or for the holders of such Senior Obligations; and

(iii) any taxes that have been withheld or deducted from any payment or distribution in respect of the Notes, or any taxes that ought to have been withheld or deducted from any such payment or distribution that have been remitted to the relevant taxing authority, shall not be considered to be an amount that a Holder or the Trustee is entitled to receive for the purposes of Section 10.02(ii).

(b) The consolidation of the Company with, or the merger of the Company into, another Person or the liquidation or dissolution of the Company following the conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposal of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to another Person upon the terms and conditions set forth in Article 5 shall not be deemed a dissolution, winding-up, liquidation, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors or marshaling of assets and liabilities of the Company for the purposes of this Section if the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires such assets substantially as an entirety, as the case may be, shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, lease or disposal, comply with the conditions set forth in Article 5.

Section 10.03. Default on Senior Indebtedness

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including by way of set-off or enforcement of any guarantee or otherwise, on account of the Note Obligations or on account of the purchase, redemption, deposit for defeasance or other acquisition of Notes unless and until such Payment Default shall have been cured or waived in writing or shall have ceased to exist or such Senior Obligations shall have been discharged or paid in full in cash or Cash Equivalents, after which the Company shall resume making any and all required payments in respect of the Notes, including any missed payments.

(b) In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Company shall make any payment to the Trustee (which is not paid over to Holders of Notes) prohibited by the foregoing provisions of this Section, then and in such event such payment shall be paid over to the authorized representatives of the Senior Obligations, to be held in trust for distribution to the holders of Senior Obligations or, to the extent amounts are not then due in respect of Senior Obligations, promptly returned to the Company, or otherwise as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct. The Trustee shall not be liable for any interest on any money received by it.

Section 10.04. Payment Permitted. Nothing contained in this Article 10 or elsewhere in this Indenture or in any of the Notes shall prevent the Company, at any time except during the pendency of any event referred to in clause (a), (b) or (c) of Section 10.02 or under the conditions described in Section 10.03, from making payments at any time of principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the Notes.

Section 10.05. Subrogation . After all Senior Obligations are paid in full and until the Notes are paid in full, Holders shall be subrogated (equally and ratably with the holders of all indebtedness of the Company which by its express terms is subordinated and postponed to Senior Obligations to the same extent as the Notes are subordinated and postponed and which is entitled to like rights of subrogation) to the rights of holders of Senior Obligations to receive distributions applicable to Senior Obligations. A distribution made under this Article 10 to holders of Senior Obligations that otherwise would have been made to Holders is not, as between the Company and Holders, a payment by the Company on such Senior Obligations.

Section 10.06. Relative Rights . This Article 10 defines the relative rights of Holders and holders of Senior Obligations. Nothing in this Indenture shall:

(a) impair, as between the Company and Holders, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay principal of and interest on the Notes in accordance with their terms; or

(b) affect the relative rights against the Company of Holders and creditors of the Company other than the holders of Senior Obligations; or

(c) except as set forth in Section 6.02, prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising its available remedies upon a Default or an Event of Default, subject to the rights of holders of Senior Obligations to receive distributions otherwise payable to Holders.

 

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Section 10.07. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Company .

(a) No right of any holder of Senior Obligations to enforce the subordination of the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes shall be impaired by any act or failure to act by the Company or by its failure to comply with this Indenture.

(b) Without in any way limiting the generality of subsection (a) of this Section 10.06, the holders of Senior Obligations may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes, without incurring responsibility to the Holders of the Notes and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Article 10 or the obligations hereunder of the Holders of the Notes to the holders of Senior Obligations, do any one or more of the following:

(i) change the manner, place or terms of payment or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, the terms of Senior Obligations or the terms of any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement under which Senior Obligations is outstanding (including any increase in the aggregate principal amount of any indebtedness thereunder, it being understood that any such additional indebtedness shall not constitute Senior Obligations to the extent Incurred in violation of Section 4.09 of this Indenture);

(ii) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Senior Obligations;

(iii) release any Person liable in any manner for the collection of Senior Obligations; and

(iv) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Company and/or any other Person.

(c) If the Trustee on behalf of the Holders or any Holders should fail to file a proof of claim in any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding relating to the Company at least 30 days before the expiration of the time to file such claim or claims, each holder of Senior Obligations (or its representative) is hereby authorized to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of all or any of the Holders.

Section 10.08. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent . Notwithstanding Section 10.03, the Trustee or Paying Agent may continue to make payments on the Notes and shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of facts that would prohibit the making of any such payments unless, not less than one Business Day prior to the date of such payment, a Trust Officer receives notice satisfactory to it that payments may not be made under this Article 10. The Company, the Registrar or co-registrar, the Paying Agent, a Representative or a holder of Senior Obligations may give the notice; provided , however , that, if an issue of Senior Obligations has a Representative, only the Representative may give the notice.

Subject to the provisions of the TIA, the Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior Obligations with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. The Registrar and co-registrar and the Paying Agent may do the same with like rights. The Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article 10 with respect to any Senior

 

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Obligations that may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of such Senior Obligations; and nothing in Article 7 shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder. Nothing in this Article 10 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.07.

Section 10.09. Distribution or Notice to Representative . Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of Senior Obligations, the distribution may be made and the notice given to their representative (if any).

Section 10.10. Article 10 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right To Accelerate . The failure to make a payment pursuant to the Notes by reason of any provision in this Article 10 shall not be construed as preventing the occurrence of a Default. Nothing in this Article 10 shall have any effect on the right of the Holders or the Trustee to accelerate the maturity of the Notes.

Section 10.11. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, payments from money held in trust under Article 8 by the Trustee and which were deposited in accordance with the terms of Article 8 and not in violation of Section 10.03 for the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes shall not be subordinated to the prior payment of any Senior Obligations or subject to the restrictions set forth in this Article 10, and none of the Holders shall be obligated to pay over any such amount to the Company or any holder of Senior Obligations or any other creditor of the Company.

Section 10.12. Trustee Entitled To Rely . Upon any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 10, the Trustee and the Holders shall be entitled to rely (a) upon any order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in which any proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 10.02 are pending, (b) upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such payment or distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders or (c) upon the Representatives for the holders of Senior Obligations for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of Senior Obligations and other Obligations of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 10. In the event that the Trustee determines, in good faith, that evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Obligations to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 10, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of such Senior Obligations held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article 10, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment. The provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02 shall be applicable to all actions or omissions of actions by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 10.

Section 10.13. Trustee To Effectuate Subordination . Each Holder by accepting a Note authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination between the Holders and the holders of Senior Obligations as provided in this Article 10 and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.

 

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Section 10.14. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Obligations . The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Obligations and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall mistakenly pay over or distribute to Holders or the Company or any other Person, money or assets to which any holders of Senior Obligations shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 10 or otherwise.

Section 10.15. Reliance by Holders of Senior Obligations Upon Subordination Provisions . Each Holder by accepting a Note acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration to each holder of any Senior Obligations, whether such Senior Obligations was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Notes, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Obligations and such holder of such Senior Obligations shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Obligations.

ARTICLE 11

N OTE G UARANTEES

Section 11.01. Note Guarantee . Subject to this Article 11 and Article 12, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent and their respective successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that: (a) the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee or Collateral Agent hereunder or thereunder shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives (to the extent it may lawfully do so) diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor shall not be discharged except by full payment or complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.

 

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Each Guarantor also agrees to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 11.01.

If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid either to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or such Holder, each Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.

Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes of each Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of each Note Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Note Guarantees.

Each Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Company for liquidation, reorganization, should the Company become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Company’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes or Note Guarantees, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

In case any provision of any Note Guarantee shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

The Note Guarantee issued by any Guarantor shall be a secured obligation of such Guarantor, subject to the terms of each Intercreditor Agreement and Article 12 hereof.

Each payment to be made by a Guarantor in respect of its Note Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature.

 

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Section 11.02. Limitation on Guarantor Liability . Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of the Bankruptcy Code or fraudulent conveyance laws to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 11, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law. Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Note Guarantee shall be entitled upon payment in full of all guaranteed obligations under this Indenture to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP.

Section 11.03. Execution and Delivery . To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 11.01 hereof, each Guarantor hereby agrees that this Indenture (or any supplemental indenture attached hereto as Exhibit B) shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by an Officer of such Guarantor.

Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 11.01 hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Note Guarantee on the Notes.

If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture (or any supplemental indenture attached hereto as Exhibit B) no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, such Note Guarantee shall be valid nevertheless.

The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.

If required by Section 4.16 hereof, the Company shall cause any newly created or acquired Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of Section 4.15(e) hereof and this Article 11, to the extent applicable.

Section 11.04. Subrogation . Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders of Notes against the Company in respect of any amounts paid by any Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.01 hereof; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Guarantor shall be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Company under this Indenture or the Notes shall have been paid in full.

Section 11.05. Benefits Acknowledged . Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to its Note Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

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Section 11.06. Merge, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets . A Guarantor may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person, other than the Company or another Guarantor, unless:

(a) except in the case of a merger entered into solely for the purpose of reincorporating a Guarantor in another jurisdiction, immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(b) either:

(i) the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if not the Guarantor) assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under this Indenture and its Note Guarantee pursuant to a supplemental indenture; or

(ii) the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are either (A) applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture or (B) not required to be applied in accordance with any provision of this Indenture; and

(c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such sale, disposition, consolidation or merger and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture will comply with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied.

Section 11.07. Release of Note Guarantees . A Note Guarantee by a Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by such Guarantor, the Company or the Trustee is required for the release of such Guarantor’s Note Guarantee (other than deliver of the Officers’ Certificate referred to in this Section 11.07), in the following circumstances:

(a) in connection with any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of that Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.11 hereof;

(b) in connection with any sale, transfer or other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of that Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, if the sale or other disposition does not violate Section 4.11 hereof;

 

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(c) if the Company designates that any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company in accordance with Section 4.18 hereof;

(d) if such Guarantor is released from its obligations under the Existing Credit Facility and released from its guarantee of all other Indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors (except if such release is pursuant to, or as a result of, a complete payment under such other obligation); or

(e) upon Legal Defeasance, Covenant Defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture by the Company pursuant to Article 13 hereof.

In connection with any such release, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate of such Guarantor confirming the effective date of such release and stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.

ARTICLE 12

S UBORDINATION OF G UARANTEES

Section 12.01. Agreement to Subordinate. Each Guarantor covenants and agrees, and each Holder of a Note, by his acceptance thereof, likewise covenants and agrees, that, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in this Article 12, the Note Guarantees are hereby expressly made subordinate and postponed to and subject in right of payment as provided in this Article 12 to the prior payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all Senior Obligations of such Guarantors. The Note Guarantees shall in all respects rank pari passu with all other obligations of the Guarantors that are not expressly subordinated to the Note Guarantees, including any Pari Passu Obligations of the Guarantors and senior to all existing and future Indebtedness of the Guarantors that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Guarantees by written agreement to that effect (including any Junior Lien Obligations of such Guarantors that are also subordinated in right of payment to the Note Guarantees), and only Senior Obligations of such Guarantors shall rank senior in right of payment to the Note Guarantees in accordance with the provisions set forth herein. All provisions of this Article 12 shall be subject to Section 12.11.

This Article 12 shall constitute a continuing offer to all Persons who, in reliance upon such Article, become holders of, or continue to hold, Senior Obligations of the Guarantors, and such provisions are made for the benefit of the holders of Senior Obligations of the Guarantors, and such holders are made obligee hereunder and they or each of them may enforce such provisions.

Section 12.02. Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy . In the event of (a) any insolvency or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding in connection therewith, relative to any Guarantor or to its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary from any source, (b) any liquidation, dissolution or other winding-up of any Guarantor, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, or (c) any assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshaling of assets or liabilities of any Guarantor, then and in any such event:

 

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(i) the holders of Senior Obligations of such Guarantor shall receive payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all amounts due on or in respect of all Senior Obligations of such Guarantor, or provision shall be made for such payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents to the satisfaction of the holders of Senior Obligations of such Guarantor, before the Holders of the Notes are entitled to receive any payment or distribution of any kind or character from any source on account of the Note Guarantees or on account of the purchase or redemption or other acquisition of Notes; and

(ii) any payment or distribution of assets of any Guarantor of any kind or character from any source, whether in cash, property or securities, including by way of set-off or enforcement of any guarantee or otherwise, which the Trustee or the Holders would be entitled to receive but for the provisions of this Article shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other person making such payment or distribution, whether a trustee in bankruptcy, a receiver or liquidating trustee or otherwise, directly to the holders of Senior Obligations of such Guarantor or their authorized representative or representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any of such Senior Obligations may have been issued, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of such Senior Obligations held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full in cash or Cash Equivalents of all Senior Obligations of such Guarantor remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution, or provision therefor to the satisfaction of the holders of such Senior Obligations, to or for the holders of such Senior Obligations; and

(iii) any taxes that have been withheld or deducted from any payment or distribution in respect of any Note Guarantees, or any taxes that ought to have been withheld or deducted from any such payment or distribution that have been remitted to the relevant taxing authority, shall not be considered to be an amount that a Holder or the Trustee is entitled to receive for the purposes of Section 12.02(ii).

The consolidation of any Guarantor with, or the merger of any Guarantor into, another Person or the liquidation or dissolution of any Guarantor following the conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposal of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to another Person upon the terms and conditions set forth in Article 5 shall not be deemed a dissolution, winding-up, liquidation, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors or marshaling of assets and liabilities of such Guarantor for the purposes of this Section 12 if the Person formed by such consolidation or into which such Guarantor is merged or the Person which acquires such assets substantially as an entirety, as the case may be, shall, as a part of such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer, lease or disposal, comply with the conditions set forth in Article 5.

 

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Section 12.03. Default on Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor .

(a) No Guarantor may make any payment pursuant to its Note Guarantee (collectively, “ pay its Subsidiary Guarantee ”) if (i) any principal, premium, if any, interest or other amount payable in respect of any Senior Obligations of such Guarantor is not paid within any applicable grace period (including at Maturity) or (ii) any other default on Senior Obligations of such Guarantor occurs and the maturity of such Senior Obligations is accelerated in accordance with its terms unless, in either case, (A) the default has been cured or waived and any such acceleration has been rescinded or (B) such Senior Obligations have been paid in full in cash or Cash Equivalents; provided, however, that any Guarantor may pay its Subsidiary Guarantee without regard to the foregoing if such Guarantor and the Trustee receive written notice approving such payment from the Representative of the holders of such issue of Senior Obligations of such Guarantor.

(b) In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, any Guarantor shall make any payment to the Trustee (which is not paid over to Holders of Notes) prohibited by the foregoing provisions of this Section, then and in such event such payment shall be paid over to the authorized representatives of the Senior Obligations, to be held in trust for distribution to the holders of Senior Obligations or, to the extent amounts are not then due in respect of Senior Obligations, promptly returned to such Guarantor, or otherwise as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct. The Trustee shall not be liable for any interest on any money received by it.

Section 12.04. Subrogation . After all Senior Obligations of a Guarantor is paid in full and until the Notes are paid in full, Holders shall be subrogated (equally and ratably with the holders of all indebtedness of such Guarantor which by its express terms is subordinated and postponed to Senior Obligations of such Guarantor to the same extent as the Notes are subordinated and postponed and which is entitled to like rights of subrogation) to the rights of holders of Senior Obligations of such Guarantor to receive distributions applicable to such Senior Obligations. A distribution made under this Article 12 to holders of Senior Obligations of such Guarantor that otherwise would have been made to Holders is not, as between such Guarantor and Holders, a payment by such Guarantor on such Senior Obligations.

Section 12.05. Relative Rights . This Article 12 defines the relative rights of Holders and holders of Senior Obligations of a Guarantor. Nothing in this Indenture shall:

(a) impair, as between a Guarantor and Holders, the obligation of such Guarantor, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the Note Guarantee as set forth in 12; or

(b) affect the relative rights against a Guarantor of Holders and creditors of a Guarantor other than the holders of Senior Obligations of a Guarantor; or

(c) except as set forth in Section 6.02, prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising its available remedies upon a default by such Guarantor of the Note Guarantee, subject to the rights of holders of Senior Obligations of such Guarantor to receive distributions otherwise payable to Holders.

Section 12.06. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Guarantor .

(a) No right of any holder of Senior Obligations of any Guarantor to enforce the subordination of the Note Guarantee shall be impaired by any act or failure to act by such Guarantor or by its failure to comply with this Indenture.

 

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(b) Without in any way limiting the generality of subsection (a) of this Section 12.05, the holders of Senior Obligations of a Guarantor may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Trustee or the Holders, without incurring responsibility to the Holders and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Article 12 or the obligations hereunder of the Holders to the holders of Senior Obligations of a Guarantor, do any one or more of the following:

(i) change the manner, place or terms of payment or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, the terms of Senior Obligations of a Guarantor or the terms of any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement under which such Senior obligation is outstanding (including any increase in the aggregate principal amount of any indebtedness thereunder, it being understood that any such additional indebtedness shall not constitute Senior Obligations to the extent incurred in violation of Section 4.09 of this Indenture);

(ii) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing such Senior Obligations;

(iii) release any Person liable in any manner for the collection of such Senior Obligations; and

(iv) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against a Guarantor and/or any other Person.

(c) If the Trustee on behalf of the Holders or any Holders should fail to file a proof of claim in any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding relating to a Guarantor at least 30 days before the expiration of the time to file such claim or claims, each holder of Senior Obligations of a Guarantor (or its representative) is hereby authorized to file an appropriate claim for and on behalf of all or any of the Holders.

Section 12.07. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent . The Trustee or Paying Agent may continue to make payments on any Note Guarantee and shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of facts that would prohibit the making of any such payments unless, not less than one Business Day prior to the date of such payment, a Trust Officer receives notice satisfactory to it that payments may not be made under this Article 12. The Company, the Registrar or co-registrar, the Paying Agent, a representative or a holder of Senior Obligations may give the notice; provided , however , that, if an issue of Senior Obligations of any Guarantor has a representative, only the representative may give the notice.

Subject to the provisions of the TIA, the Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior Obligations of a Guarantor with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. The Registrar and co-registrar and the Paying Agent may do the same with like rights. The Trustee shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article 12 with respect to any Senior Obligations of a Guarantor that may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of such Senior Obligations; and nothing in Article 7 shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder. Nothing in this Article 12 shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.07.

 

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Section 12.08. Distribution or Notice to Representative . Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of Senior Obligations of a Guarantor, the distribution may be made and the notice given to their Representative (if any).

Section 12.09. Article 12 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right To Accelerate . The failure to make a payment pursuant to a Note Guarantee by reason of any provision in this Article 12 shall not be construed as preventing the occurrence of a Default. Nothing in this Article 12 shall have any effect on the right of the Holders or the Trustee to make a demand for payment on any Note Guarantee pursuant to Article 11.

Section 12.10. Trustee Entitled To Rely . Upon any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 12, the Trustee and the Holders shall be entitled to rely (a) upon any order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in which any proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 12.02 are pending, (b) upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such payment or distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders or (c) upon the Representatives for the holders of Senior Obligations of any Guarantor for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of Senior Obligations of any Guarantor and other Indebtedness of such Guarantor, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 12. In the event that the Trustee determines, in good faith, that evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Obligations of any Guarantor to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 12, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of such Senior Obligations of such Guarantor held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article 12, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment. The provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02 shall be applicable to all actions or omissions of actions by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 12.

Section 12.11. Trustee To Effectuate Subordination . Each Holder by accepting a Security authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to acknowledge or effectuate the subordination between the Holders and the holders of Senior Obligations of any Guarantor as provided in this Article 12 and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.

Section 12.12. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Obligations of Guarantors . The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Obligations of any Guarantor and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall mistakenly pay over or distribute to Holders or the Company or any other Person, money or assets to which any holders of such Senior Obligation shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 12 or otherwise.

Section 12.13. Reliance by Holders of Senior Obligations of a Guarantor Upon Subordination Provisions . Each Holder by accepting a Security acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration to each holder of any Senior Obligation of any Guarantor, whether such Senior Obligation was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Securities, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Obligation and such holder of such Senior Obligation shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Obligation.

 

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ARTICLE 13

S ATISFACTION AND D ISCHARGE

Section 13.01. Satisfaction and Discharge . This Indenture shall be discharged and shall cease to be of further effect (except as to surviving rights or registration of transfer or exchange of the Notes, as expressly provided for in this Indenture) as to all Notes when:

(a) either:

(i) all the Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(ii) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under irrevocable arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company, and the Company or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee funds in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes to the date of deposit together with irrevocable instructions from the Company directing the Trustee to apply such funds to the payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

(b) the Company or any Guarantor has paid all other sums payable under this Indenture by the Company; and

(c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to clause (a)(ii) of this Section 13.01, the provisions of Section 13.02 and Section 8.06 hereof shall survive.

Section 13.02. Application of Trust Money . Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof, all funds deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 13.01 hereof shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company or a Guarantor acting as their own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

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If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any funds in accordance with Section 13.01 hereof by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or Governmental Authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 13.01 hereof; provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the funds held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 14

C OLLATERAL

Section 14.01. Security Documents. The payment of the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on the Notes when due, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise and whether by the Company pursuant to the Notes or by any Guarantor pursuant to its Note Guarantee, the payment of all other Obligations under the Notes, this Indenture and the Security Documents and the performance of all other Obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Indenture, the Notes, the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents are secured as provided in the Security Documents and will be secured by the Security Documents hereafter delivered as required or permitted by this Indenture. The Company shall, and shall cause each Guarantor to, and each Guarantor shall, make all filings (including filings of continuation statements and amendments to UCC financing statements that may be necessary to continue the effectiveness of such UCC financing statements) and take all other actions as are required by the Security Documents to maintain (at the sole cost and expense of the Company and the Guarantors) the security interest created by the Security Documents in the Collateral as a second priority security interest, subject only to Permitted Liens, in each case to the extent required by the Security Documents.

Section 14.02. Further Assurances. The Company shall furnish to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent (if other than the Trustee), on or within 90 days of December 31 of each year, commencing December 31, 2018 an Opinion of Counsel either (1) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all action necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of the security interests created by the Security Documents (to the extent such perfection is required by the Security Documents) (or to otherwise make effective the liens intended to be created thereby to the extent therein provided) and reciting the details of such action or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given have been taken or (2) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action is necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of any security interest created under any of the Security Documents to the extent such perfection is required by the Security Documents (or to otherwise make effective the liens intended to be created thereby to the extent therein provided).

 

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Section 14.03. Collateral Agent .

(a) In addition to the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and indemnities set forth herein, the Collateral Agent shall have all the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and indemnities provided in the Security Documents.

(b) Each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Indenture, the Security Documents and each Intercreditor Agreement and hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Indenture, the Security Documents and each Intercreditor Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents and each Intercreditor Agreement, and consents and agrees to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement and each Security Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms.

(c) Each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby directs the Trustee to so designate and appoint the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Indenture, the Security Documents and any Intercreditor Agreement and the Trustee hereby so designates and appoints the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 14.03. The provisions of this Section 14.03 are solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and none of the Trustee, any of the Holders, the Company, nor any of the Guarantors or any other Person shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided hereunder. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, any Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Security Documents and any Intercreditor Agreement, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Security Documents to which it is a party and any Intercreditor Agreement, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Trustee, any Holder, the Company, any Guarantor or any other Person, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture, the Security Documents and any Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law

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Indenture, the Security Documents or any Intercreditor Agreement, or for any failure of the Company or any Guarantor or any other party to this Indenture, the Security Documents or any Intercreditor Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its respective related Persons shall be under any obligation to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents or any Intercreditor Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Company, any Guarantor or any of the Company’s or Guarantors’ or Affiliates.

(e) In addition to the foregoing, the Company and the Guarantors will comply with the provisions of Trust Indenture Act Section 314. To the extent applicable, the Company and the Guarantors will comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 314(d), relating to the release of property or securities or relating to the substitution therefor of any property or securities to be subjected to the Lien of the security documents. Any certificate or opinion required by Trust Indenture Act Section 314(d) may be made by an Officer of the Company except in cases where Trust Indenture Act Section 314(d) requires that such certificate or opinion be made by an independent Person, which Person will be an independent engineer, appraiser or other expert selected by the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph, the Company will not be required to comply with all or any portion of Trust Indenture Act Section 314(d) if it determines, in good faith after consultation with counsel, that under the terms of Trust Indenture Act Section 314(d) and/or any interpretation or guidance as to the meaning thereof of the SEC, including “no action” letters or exemptive orders, all or any portion of Trust Indenture Act Section 314(d) is inapplicable to one or a series of released Collateral.

(f) For the purposes of the Trust Indenture Act or otherwise under this Indenture, the release of any Collateral from the terms of the Security Documents shall not be deemed to impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof if and to the extent the Collateral is released pursuant to this Indenture, the Initial Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents.

(g) The Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action under this Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents or any Intercreditor Agreement, unless either such Intercreditor Agreement so provides or it shall first be directed by the Trustee acting in accordance with this Indenture.

(h) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a responsible officer of the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes in accordance with the terms hereof.

(i) The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Company, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Collateral Agent. If the Collateral Agent resigns under this Indenture, the Company shall appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed

 

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prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent (as stated in the notice of resignation), the Collateral Agent may appoint, subject to the consent of the Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor at the expense of the Company. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the term “Collateral Agent” shall mean such successor collateral agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the Collateral Agent shall be terminated. After the retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 14.03 and any other provision expressly stated to survive the resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent hereof shall continue to inure to its benefit and the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be deemed to be released from liability as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent under this Indenture.

(j) Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB shall initially act as Collateral Agent and shall be authorized to appoint co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Except for gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of any action by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with this Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents or any Intercreditor Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents or other related Persons shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

(k) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Security Documents to which it is a party and the Initial Intercreditor Agreement, whether executed on or after the Issue Date, (ii) bind the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Security Documents and each Intercreditor Agreement and (iii) perform and observe its obligations under the Security Documents to which it is a party and the Initial Intercreditor Agreement. The Holders of the Notes designate and appoint the Collateral Agent as their authorized representative under any Intercreditor Agreement.

(l) If at any time or times the Trustee shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Indenture, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Trustee from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Trustee pursuant to Article 6, the Trustee shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent such proceeds to be applied by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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(m) Subject to the Initial Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent is each Holder’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Holders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC can be perfected only by possession. Should the Trustee obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Company, the Trustee shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof and promptly shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions and the Collateral Agent shall not have any liability or responsibility for the perfection of the security interest of such Collateral.

(n) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall have any obligation whatsoever to any of the Holders or to any other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Company or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all of the Company’s or the Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Indenture, any Security Document or each applicable Intercreditor Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall have any duty or obligation to monitor the condition, financial or otherwise, of the Company or any Guarantor, or any of their assets.

(o) None of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any Senior Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys or agents will be responsible or liable for the existence, genuineness, value or protection of any Collateral, for the legality, enforceability, effectiveness or sufficiency of this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Initial Intercreditor Agreement (or any new intercreditor agreement entered into pursuant to Section 9.01), for the creation, perfection, priority, sufficiency or protection of any Lien, or any defect or deficiency as to any such matters.

(p) Except as directed by the Trustee or the requisite Holders as required or as permitted by this Indenture, or as otherwise directed pursuant to and subject to the terms of, the Security Documents and each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, the Holders acknowledge and agree that the Collateral Agent will not be obligated:

(i) to act upon directions purported to be delivered to it by any other Person; or

(ii) to take any other action whatsoever with regard to any or all of the Liens, the Security Documents or the Collateral.

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execution of an Intercreditor Agreement is authorized or permitted and requesting the Collateral Agent to enter into an Intercreditor Agreement providing for such Senior Obligations to be secured on a senior basis in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the Senior Obligations so incurred, the Holders acknowledge and agree that the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized and directed to enter into such Intercreditor Agreement, bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder.

(r) If the Company (i) incurs Pari Passu Obligations at any time when a Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement is not in effect or at any time when Indebtedness constituting Pari Passu Obligations entitled to the benefit of a Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, and (ii) delivers to the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate so stating and stating that the execution of a Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement is authorized or permitted and requesting the Collateral Agent to enter into a Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the Pari Passu Obligations so incurred, the Holders acknowledge and agree that the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized and directed to enter into such Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder.

(s) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Notes, any Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents, in the event the Collateral Agent is entitled to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the Collateral, the Collateral Agent shall not be required to commence any such action or exercise any remedy or to inspect or conduct any studies of any property under the mortgages or take any such other action if the Collateral Agent has determined that the Collateral Agent may incur personal liability, including but not limited to in connection with or as a result of the presence at, or release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of any hazardous substances unless the Collateral Agent has received security or indemnity from the Holders in an amount and in a form all satisfactory to the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, protecting the Collateral Agent (and the Trustee, as applicable) from all such liability. The Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described above if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Company or the Holders to be satisfactory to it.

(t) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Trustee assumes any responsibility for any failure or delay in performance or any breach by the Company or any Guarantor under this Indenture, any Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be responsible to the Holders or any other Person for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties contained in any certificate, report, statement, or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent or the Trustee, as the case may be, under or in connection with, this Indenture, any Intercreditor Agreement or any Security Document; the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability of this Indenture, any Intercreditor Agreement and any Security Documents of any other party thereto; the genuineness, enforceability, collectability, value, sufficiency, location or existence of any Collateral, or the validity, effectiveness, enforceability, sufficiency, extent, perfection or priority of any Lien therein; the validity, enforceability or collectability of any Obligations; the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, business, creditworthiness or legal status of any obligor; or for any failure of any obligor to perform its

 

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obligations under this Indenture, any Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall have any obligation to any Holder or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into the existence of any Default or Event of Default, or the observance or performance by any obligor of any terms of this Indenture, the Notes, any Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection or other proceeding under this Indenture, the Notes, any Initial Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, as the case may be. The Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time to seek instructions from the Holders or a court of competent jurisdiction with respect to the administration of the Security Documents, any Intercreditor Agreement and this Indenture.

(u) The parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not assume, be responsible for or otherwise be obligated for any liabilities, claims, causes of action, suits, losses, allegations, requests, demands, penalties, fines, settlements, damages (including foreseeable and unforeseeable), judgments, expenses and costs (including but not limited to, any remediation, corrective action, response, removal or remedial action, or investigation, operations and maintenance or monitoring costs, for personal injury or property damages, real or personal) of any kind whatsoever, pursuant to any environmental law as a result of this Indenture, the Notes, any Initial Intercreditor Agreement, the Security Documents or any actions taken pursuant hereto or thereto. Further, the parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that in the exercise of its rights under this Indenture, any Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, the Collateral Agent may hold or obtain indicia of ownership primarily to protect the security interest of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral and that any such actions taken by the Collateral Agent shall not be construed as or otherwise constitute any participation in the management of such Collateral as those terms are defined in Section 101 (20) (E) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq., as amended.

(v) Upon the receipt by the Collateral Agent of a written request of the Company signed by an Officer (a “ Security Document Order ”), the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized and directed to execute and enter into, and shall execute and enter into, without the further consent of any Holder, the Trustee or any other Person, any Security Document, the Initial Intercreditor Agreement or any future Intercreditor Agreement in connection with the incurrence of Senior Obligations or Pari Passu Obligations in compliance with the terms hereof to be executed after the Issue Date; provided that no such agreement adversely affects the Collateral Agent’s rights, protections, immunities, privileges and indemnities as determined by the Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion. Such Security Document Order shall (i) state that it is being delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to, and is a Security Document Order referred to in, this Section 14.03(v), and (ii) instruct the Collateral Agent to execute and enter into such Security Document and/or Intercreditor Agreement. Any such execution of a Security Document and/or Intercreditor Agreement shall be at the direction and expense of the Company, and other than in connection with intellectual property filings and joinders to existing Security Documents in connection with additional Guarantors becoming party hereto and additional Collateral being pledged pursuant to existing Security Documents pursuant to a supplemental indenture and/or joinders to existing Security Documents, upon delivery to the Collateral Agent of an Officer’s Certificate and, if requested by the Collateral Agent, an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of the Security Document

 

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and/or Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfied and that each such Security Document and/or Intercreditor Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the respective parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms. The Holders, by their acceptance of the Notes, hereby authorize and direct the Collateral Agent to execute such Security Documents and any Intercreditor Agreement.

(w) Each Holder, by acceptance of the Notes, agrees that the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver each Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents to which it is a party and all agreements, documents and instruments incidental thereto, and act in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent shall have no discretion under this Indenture, any Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents to which it is a party (other than as specifically set forth herein or therein) and shall not be required to make or give any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the written direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and/or the Trustee, as applicable.

(x) After the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, direct the Collateral Agent in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture, the Security Documents or any Intercreditor Agreement.

(y) The Collateral Agent is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Holders distributed under this Indenture, the Security Documents or each Intercreditor Agreement and to the extent not prohibited under any Intercreditor Agreement, for turnover to the Trustee to make further distributions of such funds to itself, the Trustee and the Holders in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.01 hereof and the other provisions of this Indenture.

(z) In each case that Collateral Agent may or is required hereunder or under, or in connection with, any Security Document or any Intercreditor Agreement to take any action (an “ Action ”), including without limitation to make any determination, to direct investments, to make any appointments, to give consents, to exercise rights, powers or remedies, to release or sell Collateral or otherwise to act hereunder or under any Security Document or any Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent may seek direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable with respect to any Action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. If the Collateral Agent shall request direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes with respect to any Action, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such Action unless and until the Collateral Agent shall have received direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and the Collateral Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining.

(aa) Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody of Collateral in its possession or control, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, any Intercreditor Agreement or any Security Document, in no event shall the Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, or have any duty or obligation with respect to, the recording, filing, registering, perfection, protection or maintenance of the security interests or Liens intended to be

 

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created by this Indenture or the Security Documents (including without limitation the filing or continuation of any UCC financing or continuation statements or similar documents or instruments), nor shall the Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, and the Collateral Agent and the Trustee make no representation regarding, the validity, effectiveness or priority of the security interests or Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents.

(bb) Before the Collateral Agent acts or refrains from acting, in each case at the request or direction of the Company or the Guarantors, it may require an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion.

(cc) In no event shall the Collateral Agent be required to execute and deliver any landlord lien waiver, estoppel or collateral access letter, or any account control agreement or any instruction or direction letter delivered in connection with such document, in each case that the Collateral Agent determines adversely affects it or otherwise subjects it to personal liability, including without limitation agreements to indemnify any contractual counter-party.

Section 14.04. Authorization of Actions to be Taken.

(a) Each Holder of Notes, by its acceptance thereof, consents and agrees to the terms of each Security Document and each Intercreditor Agreement, as originally in effect and as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Indenture, authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents to which it is a party and each Intercreditor Agreement, appoints the Collateral Agent as its collateral agent and authorizes and empowers the Collateral Agent to bind the Holders of Notes as set forth in the Security Documents and each Intercreditor Agreement, and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights and powers thereunder.

(b) The Trustee is authorized and empowered to receive for the benefit of the Holders of Notes any funds collected or distributed to the Trustee under the Security Documents and any Intercreditor Agreement and to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders of Notes according to the provisions of this Indenture and the Notes (upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate of the Company certifying such designation).

(c) Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents and each Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee may (but shall not be obligated to) without the consent of the Holders, direct, on behalf of the Holders, the Collateral Agent to take all actions to:

(i) enforce any of the terms of the Security Documents or the Initial Intercreditor Agreement to which the Collateral Agent is a party; or

(ii) collect and receive payment of any and all Obligations with respect to the Notes.

(d) At the Company’s sole cost and expense, the Trustee is authorized and empowered (but shall not be obligated) to institute and maintain, or direct the Collateral Agent to institute and maintain, such suits and proceedings as may be expedient to protect or enforce the Liens with respect to the Collateral (in accordance with any Intercreditor Agreement) or a

 

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Security Documents or any Intercreditor Agreement or to prevent any impairment of Collateral by any acts that may be unlawful or in violation of the Security Documents, any Intercreditor Agreement or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as may be expedient, at the Company’s sole cost and expense, to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders of Notes in the Collateral. Nothing in this Section 14.04 shall be considered to impose any such duty or obligation to act on the part of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent.

Section 14.05. Release of Collateral.

(a) In addition to releases pursuant to the provisions of the Security Documents and any Intercreditor Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors shall be entitled to the releases of property and other assets (other than any disposition to the Company or another Guarantor (other than any release and substantially contemporaneous re-grant of a Lien on such asset)) included in the Collateral from the Liens securing the Notes under any one or more of the following circumstances:

(i) to enable the disposition of such property or assets to the extent not prohibited under Section 4.11 hereof;

(ii) in the case of a Guarantor that is released from its Note Guarantee, the release of the property and assets of such Guarantor;

(iii) as required under any Intercreditor Agreement (if in effect); and/or

(iv) as described in Article 9 hereof.

(b) The liens on and security interests in all Collateral securing the Notes or the Note Guarantees also shall be released automatically upon (i) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest on, and premium, if any, on, the Notes and all other Obligations under this Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Security Documents that are non-contingent and are due and payable at or prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, are paid (including pursuant to Article 8 hereof) or (ii) a legal defeasance or covenant defeasance under Article 8 hereof.

(c) Upon the release of a Guarantor from its Note Guarantee or the Company from its obligations as referenced in this Section 14.05, such Guarantor or the Company, and the property and assets of such Guarantor or the Company, shall be automatically and unconditionally released from its obligations under the Security Documents.

(d) At the cost and written request of the Company, the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver instruments to evidence any release under this Section 14.05, upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent in this Indenture, the Notes and the Security Documents have been satisfied. Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be liable for any release undertaken in reliance upon any such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel, and notwithstanding any term hereof or in any Security Document, the Notes or any Intercreditor Agreement to the contrary, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to execute and deliver any instruments of release, satisfaction or termination, unless and until it receives such Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.

 

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Section 14.06. Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee . In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 14 upon the Company or a Guarantor with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Company or a Guarantor or of any officer or officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article 14.

Section 14.07. Release upon Termination of Company s Obligations . In the event that the liens on and security interests in all Collateral securing the Notes or the Note Guarantees are released automatically pursuant to Section 14.05(b), the Trustee shall, upon the request of the Company, deliver to the Company and the Collateral Agent a notice prepared by the Company and provided to the Trustee stating that the Trustee, on behalf of the Holders, disclaims any and all rights it has in or to the Collateral, and any rights it has under the Security Documents, and upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of such notice, the Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to hold a Lien in the Collateral on behalf of the Trustee, and the Trustee shall (and direct the Collateral Agent to) do or cause to be done, at the Company’s sole cost and expense, all acts reasonably requested by the Company to release such Lien as soon as is reasonably practicable.

ARTICLE 15

M ISCELLANEOUS

Section 15.01. Trust Indenture Act Controls . If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by Trust Indenture Act Section 318(c), the imposed duties shall control.

Section 15.02. Notices . Any notice or communication by the Company, any Guarantor, the Trustee or Collateral Agent to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), PDF transmission, fax or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:

If to the Company and/or any Guarantor:

c/o Ditech Holding Corporation

3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 1100

Tampa, Florida 33607

Fax No.: (813) 281-5635

Attention: General Counsel

If to the Trustee or Collateral Agent:

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB

500 Delaware Avenue

Wilmington, Delaware 19801

Fax No.: (302) 421-9137

Attention: Corporate Trust, Walter Investment

 

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The Company, any Guarantor, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, by notice to the others, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five calendar days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed by first- class mail; when receipt acknowledged, if faxed; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery; provided that any notice or communication delivered to the Trustee shall be deemed effective upon actual receipt thereof.

Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c), to the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it; provided that any notices or communications to the Trustee shall be deemed effective only upon actual receipt thereof.

If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

Section 15.03. Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes . Holders may communicate pursuant to Trust Indenture Act Section 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of Trust Indenture Act Section 312(c).

Section 15.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent . Upon any request or application by the Company or any of the Guarantors to the Trustee and/or Collateral Agent, as applicable, to take any action under this Indenture, the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, shall furnish to the Trustee:

(a) An Officers’ Certificate of the Company in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and/or Collateral Agent, as applicable, (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 15.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and

(b) An Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and/or Collateral Agent, as applicable, (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 15.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied;

 

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provided , however , that such Opinion of Counsel shall not be required in connection with the authentication and delivery by the Trustee of the Initial Notes.

Section 15.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion . Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to Section 4.04 hereof or Trust Indenture Act Section 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of Trust Indenture Act Section 314(e) and shall include:

(a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

(b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with (and, in the case of an Opinion of Counsel, may be limited to reliance on an Officers’ Certificate as to matters of fact); and

(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

Section 15.06. Rules by Trustee and Agents . The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 15.07. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders . No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantors shall have any liability for any obligation of the Company or any Guarantors, respectively, under the Notes, the Note Guarantees and this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of such obligations or their creation; provided that the foregoing shall not limit any Guarantor’s obligations under its Note Guarantee. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

Section 15.08. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction and Service . THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND ANY NOTE GUARANTEE, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR ANY NOTE GUARANTEE, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any federal or State court located in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York, New York in any suit, action or proceeding based on or arising out of or relating to this Indenture or any Notes and irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such suit or proceeding may be determined in any such court. The Company and each Guarantor irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which they may have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in an inconvenient forum. The Company and each Guarantor agrees that final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court shall be conclusive and binding upon it, and may be enforced in any courts to the jurisdiction of which it is subject by a suit upon such judgment, provided , that service of process is effected upon it in the manner specified herein or as otherwise permitted by law. To the extent the Company or any Guarantor has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, executor or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, it hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Indenture to the extent permitted by law.

Section 15.09. Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE GUARANTORS, THE TRUSTEE AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE NOTE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 15.10. Force Majeure . In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Indenture arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software or hardware) services.

Section 15.11. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements . This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

Section 15.12. Successors . All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Collateral Agent in this Indenture shall bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 11.07 hereof.

Section 15.13. Severability . In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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Section 15.14. Counterpart Originals . This Indenture may be executed in two or more counterparts, which when so executed shall constitute one and the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

Section 15.15. Table of Contents, Headings, etc . The Table of Contents, Cross- Reference Table and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 15.16. Qualification of Indenture . The Company and the Guarantors shall qualify this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act and shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses for the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee) incurred in connection therewith, including, but not limited to, costs and expenses of qualification of this Indenture and the Notes and printing this Indenture and the Notes. The Trustee shall be entitled to receive from the Company and the Guarantors any such Officers’ Certificates, Opinions of Counsel or other documentation as it may reasonably request in connection with any such qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.

Section 15.17. U.S.A. Patriot Act . The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. Patriot Act.

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DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Cheryl A. Collins

  Name: Cheryl A. Collins
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer
DITECH FINANCIAL LLC
By:  

/s/ Cheryl A. Collins

  Name: Cheryl A. Collins
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer
DF INSURANCE AGENCY LLC
By:  

/s/ Cheryl A. Collins

  Name: Cheryl A. Collins
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer
GREEN TREE CREDIT LLC
By:  

/s/ Kimberly A. Perez

  Name: Kimberly A. Perez
  Title:   Senior Vice President and
              Chief Accounting Officer
GREEN TREE CREDIT SOLUTIONS LLC
By:  

/s/ Cheryl A. Collins

  Name: Cheryl A. Collins
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer
GREEN TREE INSURANCE AGENCY OF NEVADA, INC.
By:  

/s/ Cheryl A. Collins

  Name: Cheryl A. Collins
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer,
              Director

Signature Page to Indenture

 


GREEN TREE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS III LLC
By:  

/s/ Cheryl A. Collins

  Name: Cheryl A. Collins
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer
GREEN TREE SERVICING CORP.
By:  

/s/ Cheryl A. Collins

  Name: Cheryl A. Collins
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer,
              Director
MORTGAGE ASSET SYSTEMS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Jeanetta Brown

  Name: Jeanetta Brown
  Title:   Vice President
REO MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Jeanetta Brown

  Name: Jeanetta Brown
  Title:   Vice President
REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Cheryl A. Collins

  Name: Cheryl A. Collins
  Title:   Senior Vice President, Director

Signature Page to Indenture

 


WALTER MANAGEMENT HOLDING COMPANY LLC
By:  

/s/ Cheryl A. Collins

  Name: Cheryl A. Collins
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer
WALTER REVERSE ACQUISITION LLC
By:  

/s/ Cheryl A. Collins

  Name: Cheryl A. Collins
  Title:   Treasurer

Signature Page to Indenture

 


WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as Trustee and Collateral Agent
By:   /s/ Geoffrey J. Lewis
  Name: Geoffrey J. Lewis
  Title: Vice President

Signature Page to Indenture

 


Exhibit A

FORM OF NOTE

[FACE OF NOTE]

[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

[Insert the OID Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

 

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CUSIP 25501G AA3

ISIN US25501GAA31

GLOBAL NOTE

9.0% Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes due 2024

 

No.                         [Initially][$                     ]

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION

Ditech Holding Corporation (f/k/a Walter Investment Management Corp.), a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ,” which term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, promises to pay to [                                ][CEDE & CO.], or its registered assigns, the principal sum [of                  United States Dollars][as set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached hereto] on December 31, 2024.

 

Interest Payment Dates:    June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on June 15, 2018
Record Dates:    June 1 and December 1

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which will for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

[ Signature Page Follows ]

 

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the                 day of                , 2018.

 

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

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This is one of the 9.0% Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes due 2024 referred to in the within- mentioned Indenture:

 

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB,
    as Trustee
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
  Date:                                                                      

 

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[REVERSE OF NOTE]

9.0% Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes due 2024

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

1. INTEREST. (a) The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 9.0% per annum from February 9, 2018 until maturity. For any interest period, the Company may, at its option, elect to pay interest on this Note (i) entirely in cash (“ Cash Interest ”) or (ii) with respect up to $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of this Note, plus the aggregate principal amount of then outstanding PIK Interest (whether paid in the form of PIK Notes or by increase to the principal amount of any Note), as PIK Interest and (b) the remainder as Cash Interest. The Company shall pay interest semi- annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that the first Interest Payment Date shall be June 15, 2018. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the interest rate on the Notes. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

(b) In the event that the Company shall pay PIK Interest for any Interest Period, then the Company shall deliver a notice in the form attached to this Note as Annex 1 (a “ PIK Notice ”) to the Trustee prior to the beginning of each interest period with respect to such interest period, which notice shall state the total amount of interest to be paid on the Interest Payment Date in respect of such Interest Period and the amount of such interest to be paid as PIK Interest (the “ PIK Interest Payment ”). The Trustee, on behalf of and at the expense of the Company, shall promptly deliver a corresponding notice provided by the Company to the Holders. Upon written request of a Holder, the Company shall provide in reasonable detail the Company’s determination of such pro forma calculation. For the avoidance of doubt, interest on the Notes in respect of any Interest Period for which a PIK Notice is not delivered in accordance with the above must be paid entirely in cash. Interest for the last Interest Period ending at the stated maturity of the Notes shall be payable entirely in cash.

(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the payment of accrued interest in connection with any redemption of Notes pursuant to Article 3 of the Indenture or in connection with any repurchase of Notes pursuant to Section 4.15 of the Indenture shall be made solely in cash.

2. METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company shall pay Cash Interest on the Notes to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the June 1 or December 1 (each, a “ Record Date ”) (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date

 

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and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. Payment of Cash Interest may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders, provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest and premium, if any, on all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

PIK Interest on the Notes will be payable:

(a) with respect to Notes represented by one or more Global Notes registered in the name of, or held by, DTC or its nominee, upon delivery of an Company Order (which may be included in the PIK Notice delivered to the Trustee in accordance with paragraph 1(c)), by increasing the principal amount of the outstanding Global Note by an amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the applicable Interest Period (rounded up to the nearest whole dollar), which shall be recorded in the Registrar’s books and records and in the schedule to the Global Note in accordance with the Indenture or (y) in certain circumstances, by issuing PIK Notes in an amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the application interest period (rounded up to the nearest whole number), which shall be recorded in the Registrar’s books and records; and

(b) with respect to Notes represented by Definitive Notes, (x) by issuing PIK Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of PIK Interest for the applicable Interest Period (rounded up to the nearest $1.00), and the Trustee will, upon receipt of an Company Order (which may be included in the PIK Notice delivered to the Trustee in accordance with paragraph 1(c)), authenticate and deliver such PIK Notes for original issuance to the Holders on the relevant record date, as shown by the records of the register of Holders or (y) by increasing the aggregate principal amount of such Definitive Notes through notation in the PIK Interest Register.

Following an increase in the principal amount of the outstanding global notes as a result of a PIK Interest Payment, the Notes will bear interest on such increased principal amount from and after the date of such PIK Interest Payment. Any PIK Notes issued in certificated form will be dated as of the applicable Interest Payment Date and will bear interest from and after such date.

3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

4. INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture, dated as of February 9, 2018 (the “ Indenture ”), among the Company, the Guarantors named therein and the Trustee. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of the Company designated as its 9.0% Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes due 2024. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to

 

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the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “ Trust Indenture Act ”). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

(a) This Note is subject to the optional redemption provisions set forth in Section 3.07 of the Indenture.

(b) Any redemption pursuant to Section 3.07 of the Indenture shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.07 of the Indenture.

(c) In addition to the Company’s rights to redeem Notes pursuant to Section 3.07 of the Indenture, the Company may at any time and from time to time purchase Notes in open-market transactions, tender offers or otherwise.

6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

7. OFFERS TO REPURCHASE.

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company shall make an offer (a “ Change of Control Offer ”) to each Holder to purchase all or a portion of such Holder’s Notes (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1.00 in excess of $1,000) at a purchase price equal to 101.0% of the principal amount of the Notes purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase (the “ Change of Control Payment ”). The Change of Control Offer shall be made in accordance with Section 4.15 of the Indenture.

(b) If the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consummate an Asset Sale, other than a Required Asset Sale, within 30 days after each date that the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds from such Asset Sales exceeds $25.0 million, the Company shall make an offer to all Holders of Notes and all holders of Additional Pari Passu Debt containing provisions similar to those set forth in the Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and such Additional Pari Passu Debt that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds (an “ Asset Sale Offer ”). The offer price in any Asset Sale Offer shall be equal to 100.0% of the principal amount (or, in the case of any other Additional Pari Passu Debt offered at a significant original issue discount, 100.0% of the accreted value thereof, if permitted by the relevant indenture or other agreement governing such Additional Pari Passu Debt) plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, the Company may use those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and Additional Pari Passu Debt tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Company shall determine the amount of the Notes and such Additional Pari Passu Debt to be purchased on a pro rata basis or as nearly a pro rata basis as is practicable (subject to the Applicable Procedures) and the Trustee shall select the Notes to be repurchased by lot, pro rata , or such other method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate. Upon

 

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completion of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero. Holders of Notes that are the subject of an offer to purchase will receive an Asset Sale Offer from the Company prior to any related purchase date and may elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled “ Option of Holder to Elect Purchase ” attached to this Note. The Asset Sale Offer shall be made in accordance with Section 3.09 and Section 4.11 of the Indenture.

8. SUBORDINATION. The Notes and Guarantees thereof are subordinated to Senior Obligations of the Company. To the extent provided in the Indenture, Senior Obligations of the Company must be paid before the Notes or any Guarantee thereof may be paid. The Company agrees, and each Holder by accepting a Note agrees, to the subordination provisions contained in the Indenture and the Guarantees thereof and authorizes the Trustee to give it effect and appoints the Trustee as attorney-in-fact for such purpose.

9. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1.00 in excess of $1,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption or tendered (and not validly withdrawn) for purchase, except for the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of any Note being redeemed or purchased in part. Also, the Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed.

10. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. The Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Notes may be amended or supplemented as provided in the Indenture.

12. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. The Events of Default relating to the Notes are defined in Section 6.01 of the Indenture. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25.0% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all of the Notes to be due and payable by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration,” and the same shall become immediately due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. Holders may not enforce the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default under the Indenture except a Default in payment of the principal of, premium, if

 

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any, or interest on, any Note held by a non-consenting Holder (including in connection with an Asset Sale Offer or a Change of Control Offer). The Company and each Guarantor (to the extent that such Guarantor is so required under the Trust Indenture Act) are required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Company is required within five Business Days after becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default and the status thereof.

13. AUTHENTICATION. This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee.

14. GOVERNING LAW. THE NOTES, THE INDENTURE AND THE NOTE GUARANTEES, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THE NOTES, THE INDENTURE OR THE NOTE GUARANTEES, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

15. CUSIP NUMBERS. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers and ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers and ISIN numbers in notices of redemption, Change of Control Offers and Asset Sale Offers as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any such notice and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or repurchase pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers.

16. NOTE GUARANTEE. The Company’s obligations under the Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by the Guarantors as set forth in Article 11 and 12 of the Indenture.

18. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. The Company shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to the Company at the following address:

Ditech Holding Corporation

3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 1100

Tampa, Florida 33607

Fax No.: (813) 281-5635

Attention: General Counsel

In the case of any conflict between this Note and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and control.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:                                                                                                                                     

      (Insert assignee’ legal name)

 

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint                                                                                                                                                                

to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

Date:                                     

 

Your Signature:  

 

 

(Sign exactly as your name

appears on the face of this Note)

Signature Guarantee*:                                     

 

* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.11 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:

☐ Section 4.11    ☐ Section 4.15

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.11 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

$                                 

Date:                                 

 

Your Signature:  

 

 

(Sign exactly as your name

appears on the face of this Note)

 

Tax Identification No.:  

 

Signature Guarantee*:                                 

 

* Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $250,000,000.00. The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of

Exchange

 

Amount of

decrease in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

 

Amount of

increase in

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

 

Principal

Amount of this

Global Note

following such

decrease or

increase

 

Signature of

authorized

signatory of

Trustee or Note

Custodian

       

 

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[FORM OF NOTATION ON NOTE RELATING TO NOTE GUARANTEE]

THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE GUARANTORS TO THE HOLDERS OF THE NOTES PURSUANT TO THE NOTE GUARANTEES AND THE INDENTURE DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 9, 2018, AMONG DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION, THE GUARANTORS NAMED THEREIN AND THE TRUSTEE NAMED THEREIN (THE “ INDENTURE ”) ARE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 11 AND 12 OF THE INDENTURE, AND REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO SUCH INDENTURE FOR THE PRECISE TERMS OF THE NOTE GUARANTEES. THE TERMS OF THE INDENTURE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ARTICLE 11 AND 12, ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE.

 

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Annex 1

Ditech Holding Corporation

9.0% Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes due 2024

CUSIP No. 25501G AA3 and ISIN No. US25501GAA31

NOTICE OF PIK PAYMENT

 

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by Ditech Holding Corporation (f/k/a Walter Investment Management Corp.) (the “ Company ”) that, pursuant to the Indenture (the “ Indenture ”), dated as of February 9, 2018, among the Company and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), that on [•] 15, 20[    ] (the “ Interest Payment Date ”), the Company will pay a total amount of $[•] of interest on the $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of their 9.0% Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes due 2024 (the “ Notes ”), of which $[•] will be paid as PIK Interest and the remainder of which will be paid in cash.

GENERAL INFORMATION

This notice is being sent pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Note and pursuant to the Indenture. Capitalized terms used herein (but otherwise not defined) shall have such meanings as set forth in the Indenture. No representation is being made as to the correctness of the CUSIP No. or ISIN No. either as printed on the Notes or as contained in this notice. Holders should rely only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes.

Dated: February [•], 2018

 

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Exhibit B

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT

GUARANTORS

 

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Exhibit B

FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT

GUARANTORS

Supplemental Indenture (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of                 , among                                                    (the “ Guaranteeing Subsidiary ”), a subsidiary of Ditech Holding Corporation (f/k/a Walter Investment Management Corp.), a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”) and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company and each of the Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “ Indenture ”), dated as of February 9, 2018, providing for the issuance of 9.0% Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes due 2024 (the “ Notes ”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein and under the Indenture (the “ Note Guarantee ”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

(1) Capitalized Terms . Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

(2) Agreement to Guarantee . The Guaranteeing Subsidiary acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a copy of the Indenture and all other documents it deems necessary to review in order to enter into this Supplemental Indenture, and acknowledges and agrees to (i) join and become a party to the Indenture as indicated by its signature below; (ii) be bound by the Indenture, as of the date hereof, as if made by, and with respect to, each signatory hereto; and (iii) perform all obligations and duties required of a Guarantor pursuant to the Indenture. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide an unconditional Note Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture, including, but not limited to, Article 11 and 12 thereof, and subject to the limitations therein.

(3) Execution and Delivery . The Guaranteeing Subsidiary agrees that the Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Note Guarantee on the Notes.

 

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(4) No Recourse Against Others . No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors (including the Guaranteeing Subsidiary), respectively, under the Notes, the Note Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation; provided that the foregoing shall not limit any Guarantor’s obligations under its Note Guarantees. Each Holder by accepting Notes waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

(5) Governing Law . THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(6) Counterpart Originals . This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in two or more counterparts, which when so executed shall constitute one and the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

(7) Effect of Headings . The Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

(8) The Trustee . The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary.

(9) Benefits Acknowledged . The Guaranteeing Subsidiary acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to this Note Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

(10) Successors . All agreements of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its Successors, except as otherwise in this Supplemental Indenture. All agreements of the Trustee in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.

[ Signature Page Follows ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.

 

[GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY,

    FSB, as Trustee

By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

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Annex A

FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT


 

 

SECOND LIEN SECURITY AGREEMENT

among

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION,

CERTAIN OTHER SUBSIDIARIES OF DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION

FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

and

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB,

as COLLATERAL AGENT

Dated as of February 9, 2018

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

         

P AGE

   ARTICLE 1   
   S ECURITY I NTERESTS   
Section 1.01.    Grant of Security Interests    1
   ARTICLE 2   
   G ENERAL R EPRESENTATIONS , W ARRANTIES AND C OVENANTS   
Section 2.01.    Necessary Filings    4
Section 2.02.    No Liens    5
Section 2.03.    Other Financing Statements    5
Section 2.04.    Chief Executive Office, Record Locations    5
Section 2.05.    [Intentionally Omitted]    5
Section 2.06.    Legal Names; Type of Organization (and Whether a Registered Organization and/or a Transmitting Utility); Jurisdiction of Organization; Location; Organizational Identification Numbers; Federal Employer Identification Number; Changes Thereto; Etc.    5
Section 2.07.    Certain Significant Transactions    6
Section 2.08.    [Intentionally Omitted]    6
Section 2.09.    Real Property    6
Section 2.10.    Deposit Accounts    6
Section 2.11.    Recourse    6
   ARTICLE 3   
S PECIAL P ROVISIONS C ONCERNING A CCOUNTS ; C ONTRACT R IGHTS ; I NSTRUMENTS ;   
   C HATTEL P APER AND C ERTAIN O THER C OLLATERAL   
Section 3.01.    Insurance    6
Section 3.02.    Maintenance of Records    7
Section 3.03.    Direction to Account Debtors; Contracting Parties; etc.    7
Section 3.04.    [Intentionally Omitted]    7
Section 3.05.    Collection    7
Section 3.06.    Instruments    8
Section 3.07.    Assignors Remain Liable Under Accounts    8
Section 3.08.    Assignors Remain Liable Under Contracts    8
Section 3.09.    Deposit Accounts    9
Section 3.10.    Letter-of-Credit Rights    9
Section 3.11.    Commercial Tort Claims    9
Section 3.12.    Chattel Paper    10
Section 3.13.    Further Actions    10

 

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   ARTICLE 4   
S PECIAL P ROVISIONS C ONCERNING T RADEMARKS AND D OMAIN N AMES   
Section 4.01.    Additional Representations and Warranties and Covenants    10
Section 4.02.    Licenses and Assignments    10
Section 4.03.    Infringements    11
Section 4.04.    [Intentionally Omitted]    11
Section 4.05.    [Intentionally Omitted]    11
Section 4.06.    Future Registered Marks    11
Section 4.07.    Remedies    11
   ARTICLE 5   
S PECIAL P ROVISIONS C ONCERNING P ATENTS , C OPYRIGHTS AND T RADE S ECRETS   
Section 5.01.    Additional Representations and Warranties and Covenants    11
Section 5.02.    Licenses and Assignments    12
Section 5.03.    Infringements    12
Section 5.04.    [Intentionally Omitted]    12
Section 5.05.    Maintenance of Patents or Copyrights    12
Section 5.06.    Prosecution of Patent or Copyright Applications    12
Section 5.07.    Other Patents and Copyrights    12
Section 5.08.    Remedies    13
   ARTICLE 6   
   P ROVISIONS C ONCERNING A LL C OLLATERAL   
Section 6.01.    Protection of Collateral Agent’s Security    13
Section 6.02.    Warehouse Receipts Non-Negotiable    13
Section 6.03.    Additional Information    13
Section 6.04.    Further Actions    13
Section 6.05.    Financing Statements    14
Section 6.06.    GNMA Acknowledgement Agreement    14
   ARTICLE 7   
   R EMEDIES U PON O CCURRENCE OF AN E VENT OF D EFAULT   
Section 7.01.    Remedies; Obtaining the Collateral Upon Default    14
Section 7.02.    Remedies; Disposition of the Collateral    16
Section 7.03.    Waiver of Claims    17
Section 7.04.    Application of Proceeds    17
Section 7.05.    Remedies Cumulative    18
Section 7.06.    Discontinuance of Proceedings    18

 

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   ARTICLE 8   
   I NDEMNITY   
Section 8.01.    Indemnity    18
Section 8.02.    Indemnity Obligations Secured by Collateral; Survival    19
   ARTICLE 9   
   D EFINITIONS   
   ARTICLE 10   
   C ONCERNING T HE C OLLATERAL A GENT   
Section 10.01.    Power of Attorney    28
Section 10.02.    General Provisions    28
   ARTICLE 11   
   M ISCELLANEOUS   
Section 11.01.    Notices    29
Section 11.02.    Waiver; Amendment    29
Section 11.03.    Obligations Absolute    29
Section 11.04.    Successors and Assigns    30
Section 11.05.    Headings Descriptive    30
Section 11.06.   

GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND

SERVICE, WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

   30
Section 11.07.    Assignor’s Duties    30
Section 11.08.    Termination; Release    31
Section 11.09.    Counterparts    32
Section 11.10.    Severability    32
Section 11.11.    The Collateral Agent and the Other Secured Parties    32
Section 11.12.    Additional Assignors    32
Section 11.13.    No Conflicts with Servicing Rights Acknowledgement Agreements    32
Section 11.14.    Intercreditor Agreements Govern    33

 

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Schedule 1    Chief Executive Office; Record Locations
Schedule 2    Legal Names; Type of Organization; Jurisdiction; Location; Organizational Identification
   Numbers; Federal Employer Identification Number;
Schedule 3    Significant Transactions
Schedule 4    Letter-of-Credit Rights
Schedule 5    Commercial Tort Claims
Schedule 6    Trademarks
Schedule 7    Patents
Schedule 8    Copyrights
Schedule 9    Deposit Accounts
Exhibit A    Form of Trademark Security Agreement
Exhibit B    Form of Patent Security Agreement
Exhibit C    Form of Copyright Security Agreement
Exhibit D    Form of Security Agreement Supplement
Exhibit E    Form of Perfection Certificate

 

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SECOND LIEN SECURITY AGREEMENT

SECOND LIEN SECURITY AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), dated as of February 9, 2018, among DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION (formerly known as Walter Investment Management Corp.), a Maryland corporation (the “ Issuer ”), the subsidiaries of the Issuer from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “ Subsidiary Assignors ” and, together with the Issuer, the “ Assignors ”) and WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as collateral agent (together with any successor collateral agent, the “ Collateral Agent ”), for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Certain capitalized terms as used herein are defined in Article 9 hereof. Except as otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein and defined in the Indenture (as defined below) shall be used herein as therein defined.

W   I   T   N   E   S   S   E   T   H :

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the guarantors from time to time party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee (together with any successor trustee, the “ Trustee ”) and Collateral Agent, have entered into an Indenture, dated as of February 9, 2018 (as amended, modified, restated, amended and restated and/or supplemented from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), pursuant to which the Issuer has issued $250 million aggregate principal amount of 9.0% second lien senior subordinated PIK toggle notes due 2024 (the “ Notes ”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Note Guarantee, each Subsidiary Assignor has jointly and severally guaranteed to the Secured Parties the payment when due of all Note Obligations as described in the Indenture;

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the issuance of the Notes that each Assignor shall have executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent this Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Issuer and each Assignor will obtain benefits from the execution, delivery and performance of the obligations under the Indenture and desires to execute this Agreement in order to induce the holders of the Notes to purchase the Notes;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the benefits accruing to each Assignor, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Assignor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and hereby covenants and agrees with the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as follows:

ARTICLE 1

S ECURITY I NTERESTS

Section 1.01.     Grant of Security Interests . (a) Subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement as security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due of all of its Secured Obligations, each Assignor does hereby pledge and grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in all of the right, title, interest, powers, remedies, privileges and other benefits of such Assignor in, to and under all of the following personal property and fixtures (and all rights therein) of such Assignor, or in which or to which such Assignor has any rights, in each case whether now existing or hereafter from time to time acquired and wherever located:

(i)    each and every Account;

(ii)    all cash;

 

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(iii)    the Cash Collateral Account and all monies, securities, Instruments and other investments deposited or required to be deposited in the Cash Collateral Account;

(iv)    all Chattel Paper (including, without limitation, all Tangible Chattel Paper and all Electronic Chattel Paper);

(v)    all Commercial Tort Claims described on Schedule 5 hereto as updated from time to time;

(vi)    all computer programs owned by such Assignor and all intellectual property rights therein and all other proprietary information of such Assignor, including but not limited to Domain Names and Trade Secret Rights, together with all causes of action arising prior to or after the date hereof for infringement of such rights or unfair competition regarding the same and all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due with respect to any of the foregoing;

(vii)    all Contracts, together with all Contract Rights arising thereunder;

(viii)    all Copyrights, together with all causes of action arising prior to or after the date hereof for infringement of any Copyrights or unfair competition regarding the same and all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due with respect to any of the foregoing;

(ix)    all Equipment;

(x)    all Deposit Accounts and all other demand, deposit, time, savings, cash management, passbook and similar accounts maintained by such Assignor with any Person and all monies deposited or required to be deposited in any of the foregoing;

(xi)    all Documents;

(xii)    all General Intangibles (including any Equity Interests in other Persons that do not constitute Investment Property);

(xiii)    all Goods;

(xiv)    all Instruments;

(xv)    all Inventory;

(xvi)    all Investment Property;

(xvii)    all Letter-of-Credit Rights (whether or not the respective letter of credit is evidenced by a writing);

(xviii)    all Marks, together with the registrations and right to all renewals thereof, the goodwill of the business of such Assignor symbolized by the Marks and all causes of action arising prior to or after the date hereof for infringement of any of the Marks or unfair competition regarding the same and all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due with respect to any of the foregoing;

 

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(xix)    all Patents, together with all causes of action arising prior to or after the date hereof for infringement of any of the Patents or unfair competition regarding the same and all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due with respect to any of the foregoing;

(xx)    all Permits;

(xxi)    all Software and all Software licensing rights, all writings, plans, specifications and schematics, all engineering drawings, customer lists, credit files, goodwill and licenses, and all recorded data of any kind or nature, regardless of the medium of recording;

(xxii)    all Supporting Obligations;

(xxiii)    all other intellectual and similar property of every kind and nature and all embodiments or fixations thereof and related documentation, registration and franchises, together with all causes of action arising prior to or after the date hereof for infringement of any such rights or unfair competition regarding the same and all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due with respect to any of the foregoing; and

(xxiv)    all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing (all of the above, the “ Collateral ”);

provided that no Assignor shall be required to grant a security interest hereunder in (and the term “ Collateral ” shall not include) any Excluded Collateral (so long as the same remains “Excluded Collateral” in accordance with the definition thereof).

(b)    The security interest of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement extends to all Collateral which any Assignor may acquire, or with respect to which any Assignor may obtain rights, at any time during the term of this Agreement.

(c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein at any time after the GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement has been entered into and is effective:

(i)    the property subject to the security interest reflected in this instrument includes all of the right, title and interest of each Assignor in certain mortgages and/or participation interests related to such mortgages (“ Pooled Mortgages ”) and pooled under the mortgage-backed securities program of the Government National Mortgage Association (“ Ginnie Mae ”), pursuant to section 306(g) of the National Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1721(g);

(ii)    to the extent that the security interest reflected in this instrument relates in any way to the Pooled Mortgages, such security interest is subject and subordinate to all rights, powers and prerogatives of Ginnie Mae, whether now existing or hereafter arising, under and in connection with: (i) 12 U.S.C. § 1721(g) and any implementing regulations; (ii) the terms and conditions of that certain GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement, with respect to the Security Interest (as defined in the GNMA Acknowledgement Agreement), (iii) applicable Guaranty Agreements (as defined in the GNMA Acknowledgement Agreement) and contractual agreements between Ginnie Mae and Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.; and (iv) the Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities Guide, Handbook 5500.3 Rev. 1, and other applicable guides (items (i), (iii) and (iv), collectively, the “ Ginnie Mae Contract ”); it being understood that in the event the enforcement of such security

 

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interest could reasonably be expected to conflict with the provisions of the GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement referenced in item (ii) above, the terms, conditions and restrictions imposed under the GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement shall control;

(iii)    such rights, powers and prerogatives of Ginnie Mae include, but are not limited to, Ginnie Mae’s right, by issuing a letter of extinguishment to each Assignor, to effect and complete the extinguishment of all redemption, equitable, legal or other right, title or interest of each Assignor in the Pooled Mortgages, in which event the security interest as it relates in any way to the Pooled Mortgages shall instantly and automatically be extinguished as well; and

(iv)    for purposes of clarification, “subject and subordinate” in clause (ii) above means, among other things, that any cash held by the Collateral Agent as collateral and any cash proceeds received by the Collateral Agent in respect of any sale or other disposition of, collection from, or other realization upon, all or any part of the collateral may only be applied by the Collateral Agent to the extent that such proceeds have been received by, or for the account of, the Debtor free and clear of all GNMA rights and other restrictions on transfer under applicable GNMA guidelines; provided that this clause (iv) shall not be interpreted as establishing rights in favor of GNMA except to the extent that such rights are reflected in, or arise under, the Ginnie Mae Contract.

(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, at any time during which a Freddie Acknowledgment Agreement has been entered into and is effective, the security interest created by this Agreement in the Servicing Security Interest (as defined in the Freddie Acknowledgement Agreement) is subject and subordinate in each and every respect to (a) all rights, powers and prerogatives of one or more of the following: the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the GNMA, or such other investors that own mortgage loans, or which guaranty payments on securities based on and backed by pools of mortgage loans, identified on the exhibit(s) or schedule(s) attached to this financing statement (each, an “ Investor ”); and (b) all claims of an Investor arising out of or relating to any and all breaches, defaults and outstanding obligations of the debtor to the Investor. Such rights, powers and prerogatives of each Investor may include, without limitation, one or more of the following: the right of an Investor to disqualify (in whole or in part) the debtor named herein from participating in a mortgage selling or servicing program or a securities guaranty program with the Investor; the right to terminate (in whole or in part) contract rights of the debtor relating to such a mortgage selling or servicing program or securities guaranty program; and the right to transfer and sell all or any portion of such contract rights following the termination of those rights.

ARTICLE 2

G ENERAL R EPRESENTATIONS , W ARRANTIES AND C OVENANTS

Each Assignor represents, warrants and covenants, which representations, warranties and covenants shall survive execution and delivery of this Agreement, as follows:

Section 2.01.     Necessary Filings . All filings, registrations, recordings and other actions necessary or appropriate to create, preserve and perfect the security interest granted by such Assignor to the Collateral Agent hereby (x) in respect of the UCC Filing Collateral have been accomplished as of the Issue Date and (y) in respect of Collateral other than UCC Filing Collateral will be accomplished, to the extent not accomplished as of the Issue Date after use of commercially reasonable efforts by such Assignor, on or prior to the date that is 60 days (or such longer period as consented to by the Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion) after the Issue Date (in each case other than as permitted by this Agreement) and the

 

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security interest granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement in and to the Collateral creates or will create, as of the applicable date, a valid and, together with all such filings, registrations, recordings and other actions, perfected security interest therein prior to the rights of all other Persons therein and subject to no other Liens (in each case, other than Permitted Liens) and is entitled to all the rights, priorities and benefits afforded by the Uniform Commercial Code or other relevant law as enacted in any relevant jurisdiction to perfected security interests, in each case to the extent that the Collateral consists of the type of property in which a security interest may be perfected by possession or control (within the meaning of the UCC as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York), by filing a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted in any relevant jurisdiction or by a filing of a Copyright Security Agreement, a Patent Security Agreement, a Trademark Security Agreement or other similar instrument, as applicable, in the respective form attached hereto in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in the United States Copyright Office, in each case other than as otherwise permitted by this Agreement.

Section 2.02.     No Liens . Such Assignor is, and as to all Collateral acquired by it from time to time after the date hereof such Assignor will be, the owner of all Collateral free from any Lien of any Person (other than Permitted Liens), and such Assignor shall defend the Collateral against all claims and demands of all Persons at any time claiming the same or any interest therein adverse to the Collateral Agent (other than Collateral sold to a Person that is not an Assignor in compliance with the Indenture Documents).

Section 2.03.     Other Financing Statements . As of the date hereof, there is no financing statement (or similar statement or instrument of registration under the law of any jurisdiction) covering or purporting to cover any interest of any kind in the Collateral (other than financing statements filed in respect of Permitted Liens), and so long as the Termination Date has not occurred, such Assignor will not execute or authorize to be filed in any public office any financing statement (or similar statement or instrument of registration under the law of any jurisdiction) or statements relating to the Collateral, except financing statements filed or to be filed in respect of and covering the security interests granted hereby by such Assignor or in connection with Permitted Liens.

Section 2.04.     Chief Executive Office, Record Locations . The chief executive office of such Assignor is, on the date of this Agreement, located at the address indicated on Schedule 1 hereto for such Assignor. During the period of the five years preceding the date of this Agreement, the chief executive office of such Assignor has not been located at any address other than that indicated on Schedule 1 in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, in each case unless each such other address is also indicated on Schedule 1 hereto for such Assignor.

Section 2.05.     [Intentionally Omitted] .

Section 2.06.     Legal Names; Type of Organization (and Whether a Registered Organization and/or a Transmitting Utility); Jurisdiction of Organization; Location; Organizational Identification Numbers; Federal Employer Identification Number; Changes Thereto; Etc. The exact legal name of each Assignor, the type of organization of such Assignor, the jurisdiction of organization of such Assignor, such Assignor’s Location, the organizational identification number (if any) of such Assignor, the Federal Employer Identification Number (if any) of such Assignor; and whether or not such Assignor is a Transmitting Utility, is listed on Schedule 2 hereto for such Assignor. Such Assignor shall not change its legal name, its type of organization, its status as a Registered Organization (in the case of a Registered Organization), its status as a Transmitting Utility or as a Person which is not a Transmitting Utility, as the case may be, its jurisdiction of organization, its Location, its organizational identification number (if any), or its Federal Employer Identification Number (if any) from that listed on Schedule 2 hereto, except that any such changes shall be permitted (so long as not in violation of the applicable requirements of the Indenture Documents) if (i) it shall have given to the Collateral Agent written notice of each change prior to the date of such change to the information listed on Schedule 2 (as adjusted for any subsequent changes

 

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thereto previously made in accordance with this sentence), together with a supplement to Schedule 2 which shall correct all information contained therein for such Assignor and (ii) in connection with such change or changes, it shall have taken all action reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to maintain the security interest of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral intended to be granted hereby at all times fully perfected and in full force and effect. In addition, to the extent that such Assignor does not have an organizational identification number on the date hereof and later obtains one, such Assignor shall promptly thereafter notify the Collateral Agent of such organizational identification number and shall take all actions reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent to the extent necessary to maintain the security interest of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral intended to be granted hereby fully perfected and in full force and effect.

Section 2.07.     Certain Significant Transactions . During the two-year period preceding the date of this Agreement, no Person shall have merged or consolidated with or into any Assignor, and no Person shall have liquidated into, or transferred all or substantially all of its assets to, any Assignor, in each case except as described in Schedule 3 hereto. With respect to any transactions so described in Schedule 3 hereto, the respective Assignor shall have furnished to the Collateral Agent such information with respect to the Person (and the assets of the Person and locations thereof) which merged with or into or consolidated with such Assignor, or was liquidated into or transferred all or substantially all of its assets to such Assignor, and shall have furnished to the Collateral Agent such UCC lien searches as may have been requested by the Collateral Agent with respect to such Person and its assets, to establish that no security interest (excluding Permitted Liens) continues perfected on the date hereof with respect to any Person described above (or the assets transferred to the respective Assignor by such Person), including without limitation pursuant to Section 9-316(a)(3) of the UCC.

Section 2.08.     [Intentionally Omitted] .

Section 2.09.     Real Property . No Assignor owns Real Property (other than REO Assets) with a book value equal to or greater than $5,000,000 as of the Issue Date.

Section 2.10.     Deposit Accounts . Schedule 9 hereto sets forth under the heading “Deposit Accounts” all of the Deposit Accounts (other than Excluded Accounts) held by each Assignor as of the date hereof . As of the date hereof, such Assignor is the sole account holder of each such Deposit Account and such Assignor has not consented to, and is not otherwise aware of, any Person (other than any Senior Agent, the Collateral Agent or the depository institution at which such Deposit Account is maintained) having either sole domination or control (within the meaning of the common law) or “control” (within the meaning of Section 9-104 of the UCC) over such Deposit Account.

Section 2.11.     Recourse . This Agreement is made with full recourse to each Assignor and pursuant to and upon all the warranties, representations, covenants and agreements on the part of such Assignor contained herein, in the Indenture Documents and otherwise in writing in connection herewith or therewith.

ARTICLE 3

S PECIAL P ROVISIONS C ONCERNING A CCOUNTS ; C ONTRACT R IGHTS ; I NSTRUMENTS ;

C HATTEL P APER AND C ERTAIN O THER C OLLATERAL

Section 3.01.     Insurance . Each Assignor will at all times keep its material property insured and will ensure that all policies or certificates (or certified copies thereof) with respect to such insurance be endorsed in a customary manner for the benefit of the Collateral Agent naming the Collateral Agent as loss payee thereunder; provided that the requirement set forth in this Section 3.01 shall be deemed satisfied so long as a Senior Agent is acting for the benefit of the Collateral Agent pursuant to a Senior Intercreditor Agreement with respect to the disposition of any proceeds of the Collateral.

 

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Section 3.02.     Maintenance of Records . Each Assignor will keep and maintain at its own cost and expense proper books of record and accounts in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all requirements of law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities.

Section 3.03.     Direction to Account Debtors; Contracting Parties; etc. Subject to the terms of each Intercreditor Agreement, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, if the Collateral Agent so directs any Assignor, such Assignor agrees (a) to cause all payments on account of the Accounts and Contracts to be made directly to the Cash Collateral Account, (b) that the Collateral Agent may, at its option, directly notify the obligors with respect to any Accounts and/or under any Contracts to make payments with respect thereto as provided in the preceding clause (a), and (c) that the Collateral Agent may enforce collection of any such Accounts and Contracts and may adjust, settle or compromise the amount of payment thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent as such Assignor. Without notice to or assent by any Assignor, the Collateral Agent may, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, apply any or all amounts then in, or thereafter deposited in, the Cash Collateral Account toward the payment of the Secured Obligations in the manner provided in Section 7.04 of this Agreement. The reasonable costs and expenses of collection (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), whether incurred by an Assignor or the Collateral Agent, shall be borne by the relevant Assignor. The Collateral Agent shall deliver a copy of each notice referred to in the preceding clause (b) to the relevant Assignor, provided that (x) the failure by the Collateral Agent to so notify such Assignor shall not affect the effectiveness of such notice or the other rights of the Collateral Agent created by this Section 3.03 and (y) no such notice shall be required if an Event of Default of the type described in Sections 6.01(vi) and (vii) of the Indenture has occurred and is continuing.

Section 3.04.     [Intentionally Omitted] .

Section 3.05.     Collection . (a) Each Assignor shall endeavor in accordance with reasonable business practices to cause to be collected from the account debtor named in each of its Accounts or obligor under any Contract, as and when due any and all amounts owing under or on account of such Account or Contract (including, without limitation, amounts which are delinquent, such amounts to be collected in accordance with generally accepted lawful collection procedures), and apply forthwith upon receipt thereof all such amounts as are so collected to the outstanding balance of such Account or under such Contract. Except as otherwise directed by the Collateral Agent after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, any Assignor may allow in its reasonable business judgment (to be determined by such Assignor in good faith), as adjustments to amounts owing under its Accounts and Contracts (i) an extension or renewal of the time or times of payment, or settlement for less than the total unpaid balance, which such Assignor finds appropriate in accordance with its reasonable business judgment and (ii) a refund or credit due as a result of returned or damaged merchandise or improperly performed services or for other reasons which such Assignor finds appropriate in accordance with its reasonable business judgment. The reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) of collection, whether incurred by an Assignor or the Collateral Agent, shall be borne by the relevant Assignor.

(b)    In accordance with its reasonable business judgment (to be determined by such Assignor in good faith), at each applicable Assignor’s sole cost and expense, such Assignor will appear in and defend any action or proceedings arising under, growing out of or in any manner connected with the obligations, covenants, conditions, duties, agreements or obligations of such Assignor under any Contract and/or Account of such Assignor.

 

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Section 3.06.     Instruments . If any Assignor owns or acquires any Instrument constituting Collateral with a principal amount in excess of $500,000 (other than (x) checks and other payment instruments received and collected in the ordinary course of business and (y) any Instrument subject to pledge pursuant to the Pledge Agreement), such Assignor will promptly (and in any event within 30 days) following request by the Collateral Agent notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon request by the Collateral Agent, will promptly deliver such Instrument to the Collateral Agent appropriately endorsed to the order of the Collateral Agent.

Section 3.07.     Assignors Remain Liable Under Accounts . (a) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Assignors shall remain liable under each of the Accounts to observe and perform all of the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it thereunder, all in accordance with the terms of any agreement giving rise to such Accounts, except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any Account (or any agreement giving rise thereto) by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party of any payment relating to such Account pursuant hereto, nor shall the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of any Assignor under or pursuant to any Account (or any agreement giving rise thereto), to make any payment, to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by them or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any Account (or any agreement giving rise thereto), to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to them or to which they may be entitled at any time or times.

(b)    If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, should any Assignor fail to perform or discharge its obligations or duties under the Accounts as required in Section 3.07(a) above, then the Collateral Agent may, but shall have no obligation to (and shall not thereby release such Assignor from any obligation hereunder), perform or discharge any such obligation or duty to such extent as the Collateral Agent may, in its reasonable business judgment, deem necessary or advisable to protect the security provided hereby, including appearing in and defending any action or proceeding purporting to affect the security hereof and the rights or powers of the Collateral Agent hereunder. In exercising any such powers, the Collateral Agent may pay necessary and reasonable costs (including reasonable attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees and expenses), and all such reasonable expenses paid or incurred by the Collateral Agent shall be for the account of the respective Assignor and shall constitute additional Secured Obligations of such Assignor, payable upon demand, and shall bear interest at the default rate of interest set forth in the Indenture.

Section 3.08.     Assignors Remain Liable Under Contracts . (a) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Assignors shall remain liable under each of the Contracts to observe and perform all of the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by them thereunder, all in accordance with and pursuant to the terms and provisions of each Contract, except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any Contract by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party of any payment relating to such Contract pursuant hereto, nor shall the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of any Assignor under or pursuant to any Contract, to make any payment, to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any performance by any party under any Contract, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts which may have been assigned to them or to which they may be entitled at any time or times.

 

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(b)    If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, should any Assignor fail to perform or discharge its obligations or duties under the Contracts as required in Section 3.08(a) above, then the Collateral Agent may, but shall have no obligation to (and shall not thereby release such Assignor from any obligation hereunder), perform or discharge any such obligation or duty to such extent as the Collateral Agent may, in its reasonable business judgment, deem necessary or advisable to protect the security provided hereby, including appearing in and defending any action or proceeding purporting to affect the security hereof and the rights or powers of the Collateral Agent hereunder. In exercising any such powers, the Collateral Agent may pay necessary and reasonable costs (including reasonable attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees and expenses), and all such reasonable expenses paid or incurred by the Collateral Agent shall be for the account of the respective Assignor and shall constitute additional Secured Obligations of such Assignor, payable upon demand, and shall bear interest at the default rate of interest set forth in the Indenture.

Section 3.09.     Deposit Accounts . With respect to any Deposit Account other than Excluded Accounts maintained by any Assignor, such Assignor shall promptly (and in any event within 60 days or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its discretion) use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into and cause the depositary institution maintaining such account to enter into a Control Agreement with respect to such Deposit Account; provided that the foregoing requirements shall not apply to Deposit Accounts held by the Assignors at Bank of America, N.A. or any of its affiliates; provided further, for the avoidance of doubt, the entry into a Control Agreement shall not be a condition to the opening of any Deposit Account at a depositary institution; provided further, that the requirement set forth in this Section 3.09 shall be deemed satisfied with respect to Deposit Accounts existing on the Issue Date so long as a Senior Agent is acting for the benefit of the Collateral Agent pursuant to a Senior Intercreditor Agreement with respect to any Control Agreement to which a Senior Agent is a party (each an “ Issue Date Controlled Account ”); provided further, each Assignor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into Control Agreements with respect to each Issue Date Controlled Account prior to or contemporaneously with the occurrence of the Discharge of Senior Obligations (as defined in the Initial Intercreditor Agreement (or any equivalent term in any other Senior Intercreditor Agreement)).

Section 3.10.     Letter-of-Credit Rights . Attached hereto as Schedule 4 is a true and correct list as of the date hereof of all letters of credit with a stated amount of $1,500,000 or more issued in favor of each Assignor, as beneficiary thereunder. If any Assignor is at any time a beneficiary under a letter of credit with a stated amount of $1,500,000 or more, such Assignor shall promptly (and in any event within 30 days) following request by the Collateral Agent notify the Collateral Agent thereof and, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon the request of the Collateral Agent, such Assignor shall pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) arrange for the issuer and any confirmer of such letter of credit to consent to an assignment to the Collateral Agent of the proceeds of any drawing under such letter of credit or (ii) arrange for the Collateral Agent to become the transferee beneficiary of such letter of credit, with the Collateral Agent agreeing, in each case, that the proceeds of any drawing under the letter of credit are to be delivered to the Assignor, except after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, in which case such proceeds shall be applied as provided in the Agreement.

Section 3.11.     Commercial Tort Claims . All Commercial Tort Claims in an amount (taking the greater of the aggregate claimed damages thereunder or the reasonably estimated value thereof) of $1,500,000 or more of each Assignor in existence on the date of this Agreement are described in Schedule 5 hereto with the specificity required to satisfy Official Comment 5 to UCC Section 9-108. If any Assignor shall at any time after the date of this Agreement acquire a Commercial Tort Claim in an amount (taking the greater of the aggregate claimed damages thereunder or the reasonably estimated value thereof) of $1,500,000 or more, such Assignor shall promptly (and in any event within 30 days) notify the Collateral

 

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Agent thereof in a writing signed by such Assignor and describing the details thereof with the specificity required to satisfy Official Comment 5 to UCC Section 9-108 and, upon request by the Collateral Agent, shall grant to the Collateral Agent 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 the Collateral Agent.

Section 3.12.     Chattel Paper . Upon the request of the Collateral Agent made at any time or from time to time, each Assignor shall promptly (and in any event within 30 days) following request by the Collateral Agent furnish to the Collateral Agent a list of each Electronic Chattel Paper held or owned by such Assignor with an amount in excess of $500,000 payable thereunder or in connection therewith. Furthermore, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon request by the Collateral Agent, each Assignor shall promptly take all actions which are reasonably practicable so that the Collateral Agent has “control” of such Electronic Chattel Paper in accordance with the requirements of Section 9-105 of the UCC. Each Assignor will, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, within 10 days following any request by the Collateral Agent, deliver all of its Tangible Chattel Paper to the Collateral Agent.

Section 3.13.     Further Actions . Each Assignor will, at its own expense, make, execute, endorse, acknowledge, file and/or deliver to the Collateral Agent from time to time such vouchers, invoices, schedules, confirmatory assignments, conveyances, financing statements, transfer endorsements, certificates, reports and other assurances or instruments and take such further steps, including any and all actions as may be necessary or required under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act, relating to its Accounts, Contracts, Instruments and other property or rights covered by the security interest hereby granted, as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require.

ARTICLE 4

S PECIAL P ROVISIONS C ONCERNING T RADEMARKS AND D OMAIN N AMES

Section 4.01.     Additional Representations and Warranties and Covenants . (a) Each Assignor represents and warrants that it is the true and lawful owner of or otherwise has the right to use the registered and applied-for Marks listed in Schedule 6 hereto for such Assignor and that said listed Marks include all active United States Marks registered with and applications for registration of United States Marks made to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Except as could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Assignor represents and warrants that the registrations and applications listed in Schedule 6 hereto are valid and subsisting and have not been canceled and that such Assignor is not aware of (i) any third-party claim that any of said registrations is invalid or unenforceable, (ii) any valid basis for such claim or (iii) any reason that any of said applications will not mature into registrations. Each Assignor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent an absolute power of attorney to sign, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any document which may be required by the United States Patent and Trademark Office or similar registrar in order to effect an absolute assignment of all of such Assignor’s right, title and interest in each Mark, and record the same.

(b)    On the Issue Date (in the case of any Assignor existing as of such date) or the date on which it signs and delivers its first Security Agreement Supplement (in the case of any additional Assignor), such Assignor will sign and deliver to the Collateral Agent a Trademark Security Agreement in respect of all Marks then owned by it.

Section 4.02.     Licenses and Assignments . Except as otherwise permitted by the Indenture Documents, each Assignor hereby agrees not to divest itself of any right under any material Mark or material Domain Name absent prior written approval of the Collateral Agent.

 

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Section 4.03.     Infringements . Each Assignor agrees, to take all reasonable action against any Person infringing any Mark or Domain Name in any manner that, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.04.     [Intentionally Omitted] .

Section 4.05.     [Intentionally Omitted] .

Section 4.06.     Future Registered Marks . If any Mark registration is issued hereafter to any Assignor as a result of any application now or hereafter pending before the United States Patent and Trademark Office or a statement of use is filed and accepted with respect to an Assignor’s application for registration of a Mark on an intent-to-use basis, within 60 days after the last day of the calendar quarter during which such Assignor received such certificate or similar indicia of ownership or acceptance of such statement of use by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, such Assignor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent a copy of such registration certificate or similar indicia of ownership or notify the Collateral Agent of such acceptance, and a grant of a security interest in such Mark, to the Collateral Agent and at the expense of such Assignor, confirming the grant of a security interest in such Mark to the Collateral Agent hereunder, the form of such security to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto or in such other form as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

Section 4.07.     Remedies . Subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Collateral Agent may, by written notice to the relevant Assignor, take any or all of the following actions: (a) declare the entire right, title and interest of such Assignor in and to each of the Marks and Domain Names, together with all trademark rights and rights of protection to the same, vested in the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in which event such rights, title and interest shall immediately vest in the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to exercise the power of attorney referred to in Section 4.01 hereof to execute, cause to be acknowledged and notarized and record said absolute assignment with the applicable agency or registrar; (b) take and use or sell the Marks or Domain Names of such Assignor and the goodwill of such Assignor’s business symbolized by the Marks or Domain Names and the right to carry on the business and use the assets of such Assignor in connection with which the Marks or Domain Names have been used; and (c) direct such Assignor to refrain, in which event such Assignor shall refrain, from using the Marks or Domain Names in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, and such Assignor shall execute such further documents that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to further confirm this and to transfer ownership of such Assignor’s right, title and interest in and to the Marks or Domain Names and registrations and any pending trademark applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or applicable Domain Name registrar to the Collateral Agent.

ARTICLE 5

S PECIAL P ROVISIONS C ONCERNING P ATENTS , C OPYRIGHTS AND T RADE S ECRETS

Section 5.01.     Additional Representations and Warranties and Covenants . (a) Each Assignor represents and warrants that it is the true and lawful owner of all rights in or otherwise has the right to use (i) all Trade Secret Rights of such Assignor, (ii) the Patents listed in Schedule 7 hereto for such Assignor include all the active United States patents and applications for United States patents that such Assignor owns as of the date hereof and (iii) the Copyrights listed in Schedule 8 hereto for such Assignor and that said Copyrights include all the active United States copyrights registered with the United States Copyright Office and applications for registration of United States copyrights that such Assignor owns as of the date hereof. Except as could not either individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Assignor further represents and warrants that (x) the registrations for United States Patents and Copyrights listed in Schedule 7 and 8 hereto are subsisting, have not been canceled and that

 

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such Assignor is not aware of any third-party claim that any such registration is invalid or unenforceable, and is not aware of any valid basis for such claim and (y) such Assignor is not aware that there is any reason that any applications for United States Patents and Copyrights listed in Schedule 7 and 8 hereto will not mature into registrations. Each Assignor further warrants that it has no knowledge that any aspect of such Assignor’s present or contemplated business operations infringes or will infringe any patent or copyright of any other Person or such Assignor has misappropriated any Trade Secret or proprietary information which, in each case, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Assignor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent an absolute power of attorney to sign, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, any document which may be required by the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office in order to effect an absolute assignment of all such Assignor’s right, title and interest in each Patent or Copyright, and to record the same.

(b)    On the Issue Date (in the case of any Assignor existing as of such date) or the date on which it signs and delivers its first Security Agreement Supplement (in the case of any additional Assignor), such Assignor will sign and deliver to the Collateral Agent a Patent Security Agreement and a Copyright Security Agreement in respect of all Patents and Copyrights, respectively, owned by it.

Section 5.02.     Licenses and Assignments . Except as otherwise permitted by the Indenture Documents, each Assignor hereby agrees not to divest itself of any right under any material Patent or Copyright absent prior written approval of the Collateral Agent.

Section 5.03.     Infringements . Each Assignor agrees to take all reasonable action against any Person infringing any Patent or Copyright or any Person misappropriating any Trade Secret Right, in each case to the extent that such infringement or misappropriation, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.04.     [Intentionally Omitted] .

Section 5.05.     Maintenance of Patents or Copyrights . At its own expense, each Assignor shall make timely payment of all post-issuance fees required to maintain in force its rights under each material Patent or Copyright, absent prior written consent of the Collateral Agent (other than any such Patents or Copyrights which are deemed by such Assignor in its reasonable business judgment to no longer be useful in its business or operations).

Section 5.06.     Prosecution of Patent or Copyright Applications . At its own expense, each Assignor shall diligently prosecute all material applications for (a) United States Patents listed in Schedule 7 hereto and (b) Copyright applications listed on Schedule 8 hereto.

Section 5.07.     Other Patents and Copyrights . Within 60 days after the last day of the calendar quarter during which the acquisition or issuance of a United States Patent, registration of a Copyright, or acquisition of a registered Copyright, or of filing of an application for a United States Patent or Copyright occurs, the relevant Assignor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent a copy of said Copyright or Patent, or certificate or registration of, or application therefor, as the case may be, with a grant of a security interest as to such Patent or Copyright, as the case may be, to the Collateral Agent and at the expense of such Assignor, confirming the grant of a security interest, the form of such grant of a security interest to be substantially in the form of Exhibit B or C hereto, as appropriate, or in such other form as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

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Section 5.08.     Remedies . Subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Collateral Agent may, by written notice to the relevant Assignor, take any or all of the following actions: (a) declare the entire right, title, and interest of such Assignor in each of the Patents and Copyrights vested in the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in which event such right, title, and interest shall immediately vest in the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in which case the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to exercise the power of attorney referred to in Section 5.01 hereof to execute, cause to be acknowledged and notarized and to record said absolute assignment with the applicable agency; (b) take and practice or sell the Patents and Copyrights; and (c) direct such Assignor to refrain, in which event such Assignor shall refrain, from practicing the Patents and using the Copyrights directly or indirectly, and such Assignor shall execute such further documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request further to confirm this and to transfer ownership of the Patents and Copyrights to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

A RTICLE 6

P ROVISIONS C ONCERNING A LL C OLLATERAL

Section 6.01.     Protection of Collateral Agent s Security . Except as otherwise permitted by the Indenture Documents and any Intercreditor Agreement, each Assignor will do nothing to impair the rights of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral in any material respect. Each Assignor will at all times maintain insurance, at such Assignor’s own expense to the extent and in the manner provided in the Indenture. Except to the extent otherwise permitted to be retained by such Assignor or applied by such Assignor pursuant to the terms of the Indenture Documents, the Collateral Agent shall, at the time any proceeds of such insurance are distributed to the Secured Parties, apply such proceeds in accordance with Section 7.04 hereof. Each Assignor assumes all liability and responsibility in connection with the Collateral acquired by it and the liability of such Assignor to pay the Secured Obligations shall in no way be affected or diminished by reason of the fact that such Collateral may be lost, destroyed, stolen, damaged or for any reason whatsoever unavailable to such Assignor.

Section 6.02.     Warehouse Receipts Non-Negotiable . To the extent practicable and in the respective Assignor’s prudent business judgment (to be determined by such Assignor in good faith), each Assignor agrees that if any warehouse receipt or receipt in the nature of a warehouse receipt is issued with respect to any of its Inventory, such Assignor shall request that such warehouse receipt or receipt in the nature thereof shall not be “negotiable” (as such term is used in Section 7-104 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction or under other relevant law).

Section 6.03.     Additional Information . Each Assignor will, at its own expense, from time to time upon the reasonable request of the Collateral Agent, promptly (and in any event within 30 days after its receipt of the respective request) furnish to the Collateral Agent such information with respect to the Collateral (including the identity of the Collateral or such components thereof as may have been requested by the Collateral Agent, the value and location of such Collateral, etc.) as may be requested by the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the foregoing, each Assignor agrees that it shall promptly (and in any event within 30 days after its receipt of the respective request) furnish to the Collateral Agent such updated Schedules hereto as may from time to time be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent.

Section 6.04.     Further Actions . Each Assignor will, at its own expense and upon the reasonable request of the Collateral Agent, make, execute, endorse, acknowledge, file and/or deliver to the Collateral Agent from time to time such lists, descriptions and designations of its Collateral, documents of title, invoices, schedules, confirmatory assignments, conveyances, financing statements, transfer endorsements, certificates, reports and other assurances or instruments and take such further steps relating to the Collateral and other property or rights covered by the security interest hereby granted, which the Collateral Agent deems reasonably appropriate or advisable to (i) perfect, preserve or protect its security interest in the Collateral, (ii) enable the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties to obtain the full benefits of the Indenture Documents, or (iii) enable the Collateral Agent to exercise and enforce any of its rights, powers and

 

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remedies with respect to any of such Assignor’s Collateral; provided that, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Assignor shall be required (i) to deliver any documents or take any perfection steps required or governed by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction, including the delivery of non-U.S. law pledge or charge agreements, non-U.S. law agreements or filings with respect to intellectual property, non-U.S. law security assignments or other non-U.S. agreements or filings or (ii) to deliver any landlord or bailee waiver, any collateral access agreement or any similar document.

Section 6.05.     Financing Statements . Each Assignor agrees to deliver to the Collateral Agent (and, if required, execute) such financing statements, in form reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request or as are reasonably necessary or desirable in the opinion of the Collateral Agent to establish and maintain a valid, enforceable, perfected security interest in the Collateral as provided herein and the other rights and security contemplated hereby. Each Assignor authorizes the Collateral Agent to file in any jurisdiction any initial financial statement or amendments thereto. Each Assignor will pay any applicable filing fees, recordation taxes and related expenses relating to its Collateral. Each Assignor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to file any such financing statements without the signature of such Assignor where permitted by law (and such authorization includes describing the Collateral as “all assets” or “all personal property” of such Assignor or using words of similar effect). Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession or control, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Indenture or any Security Document, in no event shall the Collateral Agent be responsible for, or have any duty or obligation with respect to, the recording, filing, registering, perfection, protection or maintenance of the security interests or Liens intended to be created by this Agreement, the Indenture or the Security Documents (including without limitation the filing or continuation of any UCC financing or continuation statements or similar documents or instruments), nor shall the Collateral Agent be responsible for, and the Collateral Agent makes no representation regarding, the validity, effectiveness or priority of the security interests or Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents.

Section 6.06.     GNMA Acknowledgement Agreement . After entry into a GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement on or after the Issue Date to which the Collateral Agent is not a party, the Assignors party thereto agree that if such agreement is terminated, such Assignors shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into a replacement GNMA Acknowledgement Agreement which includes the Collateral Agent as a party thereto and is in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

ARTICLE 7

R EMEDIES U PON O CCURRENCE OF AN E VENT OF D EFAULT

Section 7.01.     Remedies; Obtaining the Collateral Upon Default . Each Assignor agrees that, to the extent not inconsistent with any Intercreditor Agreement, if any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then and in every such case, the Collateral Agent, in addition to any rights now or hereafter existing under applicable law and under the other provisions of this Agreement or any other Indenture Document, shall have all rights as a Secured Party under any UCC (whether or not in effect in the jurisdiction where such rights are exercised), and such additional rights and remedies to which a Secured Party is entitled under the laws in effect in all relevant jurisdictions and, without limiting the foregoing, may:

(a)    personally, or by agents or attorneys, immediately take possession of the Collateral or any part thereof, from such Assignor or any other Person who then has possession of any part thereof with or without notice or process of law, and for that purpose may enter upon such Assignor’s premises where any of the Collateral is located and remove the same and use in connection with such removal any and all services, supplies, aids and other facilities of such Assignor;

 

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(b)    instruct the obligor or obligors on any agreement, instrument or other obligation (including, without limitation, the Accounts and the Contracts) constituting the Collateral to make any payment required by the terms of such agreement, instrument or other obligation directly to the Collateral Agent and may exercise any and all remedies of such Assignor in respect of such Collateral;

(c)    instruct all depository banks and/or securities intermediaries which have entered into a Control Agreement with the Collateral Agent to transfer all monies, securities, credit balances, financial assets and instruments held by such depositary bank and/or securities intermediaries to the Cash Collateral Account and/or otherwise exercise other dominion and control over the Deposit Accounts for which the Collateral Agent has control;

(d)    sell, assign or otherwise liquidate any or all of the Collateral or any part thereof in accordance with Section 7.02 hereof, or direct such Assignor to sell, assign or otherwise liquidate any or all of the Collateral or any part thereof, and, in each case, take possession of the proceeds of any such sale or liquidation;

(e)    take possession of the Collateral or any part thereof, by directing such Assignor in writing to deliver the same to the Collateral Agent at any reasonable place or places designated by the Collateral Agent, in which event such Assignor shall at its own expense:

(i)    forthwith cause the same to be moved to the place or places so designated by the Collateral Agent and there delivered to the Collateral Agent;

(ii)    store and keep any Collateral so delivered to the Collateral Agent at such place or places pending further action by the Collateral Agent as provided in Section 7.02 hereof; and

(iii)    while the Collateral shall be so stored and kept, provide such security and maintenance services as shall be reasonably necessary to protect the same and to preserve and maintain it in good condition;

(f)    use, license or sublicense (without payment of royalty or other compensation to any Assignor), whether on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis, any Marks, Domain Names, Patents, Copyrights or other intellectual property included in the Collateral now owned or hereafter acquired by any Assignor for such term and on such conditions and in such manner as the Collateral Agent shall in its reasonable judgment determine (it being understood and agreed (x) that each Assignor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for purposes of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise its rights and remedies under this Agreement in accordance with its terms, an irrevocable license to so use, license or, to the extent necessary to exercise such rights and remedies, sublicense such Marks, Domain Names, Patents, Copyrights or other intellectual property, including access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof, and (y) that any license, sublicense or other transaction entered into by the Collateral Agent in accordance herewith shall be binding upon each Assignor notwithstanding any subsequent cure of an Event of Default); provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7.01(f) shall require Assignors to grant any license that is prohibited by any rule of law, statute or regulation;

(g)    apply any monies constituting Collateral or proceeds thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.04;

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(i)    obtain access to any Assignor’s data processing equipment, computer hardware and software relating to the Collateral and use all of the foregoing and the information contained therein in any manner the Collateral Agent deems reasonably appropriate to satisfy the Secured Obligations; it being understood that each Assignor’s obligation so to deliver the Collateral is of the essence of this Agreement and that, accordingly, upon application to a court of equity having jurisdiction, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to a decree requiring specific performance by such Assignor of said obligation. By accepting the benefits of this Agreement and each other Security Document, the Secured Parties expressly acknowledge and agree that this Agreement and each other Security Document may be enforced only by the action of the Collateral Agent acting upon the instructions of the Trustee and that no other Secured Party shall have any right individually to seek to enforce or to enforce this Agreement or to realize upon the security to be granted hereby, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties upon the terms of this Agreement and the other Security Documents.

Section 7.02.     Remedies; Disposition of the Collateral . Subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, if any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then any Collateral or any portion thereof repossessed by the Collateral Agent under or pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof and any other Collateral or any portion thereof whether or not so repossessed by the Collateral Agent, may be sold, assigned, leased or otherwise disposed of under one or more contracts or as an entirety, and without the necessity of gathering at the place of sale the property to be sold, and in general in such manner, for cash, on credit or for future delivery at such time or times, at such place or places (including, without limitation, at any exchange, broker’s board or at any of the Collateral Agent’s offices or elsewhere), at such price or prices and on such other terms as the Collateral Agent may, in compliance with any mandatory requirements of applicable law, determine to be commercially reasonable irrespective of the impact of any such sales on the market price of the Collateral. Any of the Collateral may be sold, leased or otherwise disposed of in the condition in which the same existed when taken by the Collateral Agent or after any overhaul or repair at the expense of the relevant Assignor which the Collateral Agent shall determine to be commercially reasonable. Any such sale, lease or other disposition may be effected by means of a public disposition or private disposition, effected in accordance with the applicable requirements (in each case if and to the extent applicable) of Sections 9-610 through 9-613 of the UCC and/or such other mandatory requirements of applicable law as may apply to the respective disposition. The Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private disposition or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for the disposition, and such disposition may be made at any time or place to which the disposition may be so adjourned. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. To the extent permitted by any such requirement of law, the Collateral Agent may bid for and become the purchaser (and may pay all or any portion of the purchase price by crediting Secured Obligations against the purchase price) of the Collateral or any item thereof, offered for disposition in accordance with this Section 7.02 without accountability to the relevant Assignor. If, under applicable law, the Collateral Agent shall be permitted to make disposition of the Collateral within a period of time which does not permit the giving of notice to the relevant Assignor as hereinabove specified, the Collateral Agent need give such Assignor only such notice of disposition as shall be required by such applicable law. Upon any sale or other disposition of Collateral by the Collateral Agent (including pursuant to a power of sale granted by statute or under judicial proceeding), the receipt of the Collateral Agent or of the officer making such sale or disposition shall be sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral so sold or disposed and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid to the Collateral Agent or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication thereof. The Collateral Agent may disclaim any warranty, as to title or as to any other matter, in connection with such sale or other disposition, and its doing so shall not be considered adversely to affect the commercial reasonableness of such sale or other disposition. If the Collateral Agent sells any of the Collateral upon credit, the Assignors

 

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will be credited only with payment actually made by the purchaser, received by the Collateral Agent and applied in accordance with Section 7.04 hereof. In the event the purchaser fails to pay for the Collateral, the Collateral Agent may resell the same, subject to the same rights and duties set forth herein. Each Assignor agrees to do or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be reasonably necessary to make such disposition or dispositions of all or any portion of the Collateral valid and binding and in compliance with any and all applicable laws, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions, decrees or awards of any and all courts, arbitrators or governmental instrumentalities, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over any such sale or sales, all at such Assignor’s expense.

Section 7.03.     Waiver of Claims . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, EACH ASSIGNOR HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW (INCLUDING SECTION 9-602 OF THE UCC), NOTICE AND JUDICIAL HEARING IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLLATERAL AGENT’S TAKING POSSESSION OR THE COLLATERAL AGENT’S DISPOSITION OF ANY OF THE COLLATERAL, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AND ALL PRIOR NOTICE AND HEARING FOR ANY PREJUDGMENT REMEDY OR REMEDIES, and each Assignor hereby further waives, to the extent permitted by law (including Section 9-602 of the UCC):

(a)    all damages occasioned by such taking of possession or any such disposition except any damages which are the direct result of the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision);

(b)    all other requirements as to the time, place and terms of sale or other requirements with respect to the enforcement of the Collateral Agent’s rights hereunder including, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any claim against any Secured Party arising because the price at which any Collateral may have been sold at a private sale was less than the price that might have been obtained at a public sale, even if the Collateral Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one offeree; and

(c)    all rights of redemption, appraisement, valuation, stay, extension or moratorium now or hereafter in force under any applicable law in order to prevent or delay the enforcement of this Agreement or the absolute sale of the Collateral or any portion thereof, and each Assignor, for itself and all who may claim under it, insofar as it or they now or hereafter lawfully may, hereby waives the benefit of all such laws.

Any sale of, or the grant of options to purchase, or any other realization upon, any Collateral shall operate to divest all right, title, interest, claim and demand, either at law or in equity, of the relevant Assignor therein and thereto, and shall be a perpetual bar both at law and in equity against such Assignor and against any and all Persons claiming or attempting to claim the Collateral so sold, optioned or realized upon, or any part thereof, from, through and under such Assignor.

Section 7.04.     Application of Proceeds . Subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, all moneys collected by the Collateral Agent (or, to the extent the Pledge Agreement or any other Security Document requires proceeds of collateral under such other Security Document to be applied in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the pledgee or collateral agent under such other Security Document) upon any sale or other disposition of the Collateral, together with all other moneys received by the Collateral Agent hereunder, shall be applied in accordance with Section 6.15 of the Indenture.

 

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Section 7.05.     Remedies Cumulative . Subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, each and every right, power and remedy hereby specifically given to the Collateral Agent shall be in addition to every other right, power and remedy specifically given to the Collateral Agent under this Agreement, the other Indenture Documents or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute and each and every right, power and remedy whether specifically herein given or otherwise existing may be exercised from time to time or simultaneously and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the Collateral Agent. All such rights, powers and remedies shall be cumulative and the exercise or the beginning of the exercise of one shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to exercise any other or others. No delay or omission of the Collateral Agent in the exercise of any such right, power or remedy and no renewal or extension of any of the Secured Obligations shall impair any such right, power or remedy or shall be construed to be a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or an acquiescence thereof. No notice to or demand on any Assignor in any case shall entitle it to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of any of the rights of the Collateral Agent to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand. In the event that the Collateral Agent shall bring any suit to enforce any of its rights hereunder and shall be entitled to judgment, then in such suit the Collateral Agent may recover reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, and the amounts thereof shall be included in such judgment.

Section 7.06.     Discontinuance of Proceedings . In case the Collateral Agent shall have instituted any proceeding to enforce any right, power or remedy under this Agreement by foreclosure, sale, entry or otherwise, and such proceeding shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Collateral Agent, then and in every such case the relevant Assignor, the Collateral Agent and each holder of any of the Secured Obligations shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder with respect to the Collateral subject to the security interest created under this Agreement, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Collateral Agent shall continue as if no such proceeding had been instituted.

ARTICLE 8

I NDEMNITY

Section 8.01.     Indemnity . (a) Each Assignor jointly and severally agrees to indemnify, reimburse and hold the Collateral Agent, each other Secured Party and their respective successors, assigns, employees, affiliates and agents (hereinafter in this Section  8.01 referred to individually as “Indemnitee,” and collectively as “Indemnitees” ) harmless from any and all liabilities, obligations, damages, injuries, penalties, claims, demands, actions, suits, judgments and any and all documented costs, expenses or disbursements (but limited, with respect to legal expenses, to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one single firm of primary counsel, one firm of special counsel and one additional firm of local counsel for each applicable jurisdiction for all similarly situated Indemnitees) (for the purposes of this Section 8.01 the foregoing are collectively called “expenses” ) of whatsoever kind and nature imposed on, asserted against or incurred by any of the Indemnitees in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement, any other Indenture Document or any other document executed in connection herewith or therewith or in any other way connected with the administration of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the enforcement of any of the terms of any thereof, or the preservation of any rights under any thereof, or in any way relating to or arising out of the manufacture, ownership, ordering, purchase, delivery, control, acceptance, lease, financing, possession, operation, condition, sale, return or other disposition, or use of the Collateral (including, without limitation, latent or other defects, whether or not discoverable); provided that no Indemnitee shall be indemnified pursuant to this Section  8.01(a) for losses, damages or liabilities to the extent caused by the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

 

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(b)    Without limiting the application of Section 8.01(a) hereof, each Assignor agrees, jointly and severally, to pay or reimburse the Collateral Agent for any and all reasonable fees, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature incurred in connection with the creation, preservation or protection of the Collateral Agent’s Liens on, and security interest in, the Collateral, including, without limitation, all fees and taxes in connection with the recording or filing of instruments and documents in public offices, payment or discharge of any taxes or Liens upon or in respect of the Collateral, premiums for insurance with respect to the Collateral and all other fees, costs and expenses in connection with protecting, maintaining or preserving the Collateral and the Collateral Agent’s interest therein, whether through judicial proceedings or otherwise, or in defending or prosecuting any actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or relating to the Collateral (but limited, with respect to legal expenses, to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one single firm of primary counsel, one firm of special counsel and one additional firm of local counsel for each applicable jurisdiction).

Section 8.02.     Indemnity Obligations Secured by Collateral; Survival . Any amounts paid by any Indemnitee as to which such Indemnitee has the right to reimbursement shall constitute Secured Obligations secured by the Collateral. The indemnity obligations of each Assignor contained in this Article 8 shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the occurrence of the Termination Date.

ARTICLE 9

D EFINITIONS

The following terms shall have the meanings herein specified. Such definitions shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Section 1.04 of the Indenture shall apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis .

Account ” shall mean any “account” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York, and in any event shall include but shall not be limited to, all rights to payment of any monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance, (i) for property that has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of, (ii) for services rendered or to be rendered, (iii) for a policy of insurance issued or to be issued, (iv) for a secondary obligation incurred or to be incurred, (v) for energy provided or to be provided, (vi) for the use or hire of a vessel under a charter or other contract, (vii) arising out of the use of a credit or charge card or information contained on or for use with the card, or (viii) as winnings in a lottery or other game of chance operated or sponsored by a state, governmental unit of a state, or person licensed or authorized to operate the game by a state or governmental unit of a state. Without limiting the foregoing, the term “account” shall include all Health-Care-Insurance Receivables.

Agreement ” shall mean this Security Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Assignor ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Cash Collateral Account ” shall mean a non-interest bearing cash collateral account maintained with the Collateral Agent or other financial institution acceptable to the Collateral Agent, and in the sole dominion and control of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Chattel Paper ” shall mean “chattel paper” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York. Without limiting the foregoing, the term “Chattel Paper” shall in any event include all Tangible Chattel Paper and all Electronic Chattel Paper.

 

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Collateral ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(a) of this Agreement, provided that in no event shall it include any Excluded Collateral.

Collateral Agent ” shall have the meaning provided in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Commercial Tort Claims ” shall mean “commercial tort claims” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York, except that it shall only include such claims that have been asserted in judicial proceedings.

Contract Rights ” shall mean all rights of any Assignor under each Contract, including, without limitation, (i) any and all rights to receive and demand payments under any or all Contracts, (ii) any and all rights to receive and compel performance under any or all Contracts and (iii) any and all other rights, interests and claims now existing or in the future arising in connection with any or all Contracts.

Contracts ” shall mean all contracts between any Assignor and one or more additional parties (including, without limitation, any instrument or contract executed in connection with a Permitted Hedging Transaction, licensing agreements and any partnership agreements, joint venture agreements and limited liability company agreements).

Control Agreement ” shall mean, with respect to any deposit account, an agreement, among the Collateral Agent, the financial institution or other Person at which such account is maintained or with which such entitlement or contract is carried and the Assignor maintaining such account or owning such entitlement or contract, effective to grant “control” (within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 under the UCC) over such account to the Collateral Agent.

Copyright Security Agreement shall mean a Second Lien Copyright Security Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit C (with any changes that the Collateral Agent shall have approved), executed and delivered by an Assignor in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Copyrights ” shall mean any United States or foreign copyright now or hereafter owned by any Assignor (whether or not the underlying works of authorship have been published), including any registrations of any copyrights in the United States Copyright Office or any foreign equivalent office, as well as any application for a copyright registration now or hereafter made with the United States Copyright Office or any foreign equivalent office by any Assignor and any renewal of any of the foregoing.

Deposit Account ” shall mean any “deposit account” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.

Ditech ” shall mean Ditech Financial LLC< a Delaware limited liability company.

Document ” shall mean any “document” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.

Domain Names ” shall mean all Internet domain names and associated URL addresses in or to which any Assignor now or hereafter has any right, title or interest.

Electronic Chattel Paper ” shall mean “electronic chattel paper” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.

 

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Equipment ” shall mean any “equipment” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York, and in any event, shall include, but shall not be limited to, all machinery, equipment, furnishings, fixtures and vehicles now or hereafter owned by any Assignor and any and all additions, substitutions and replacements of any of the foregoing and all accessions thereto, wherever located, together with all attachments, components, parts, equipment and accessories installed thereon or affixed thereto.

Excluded Accounts ” shall mean the following Deposit Accounts:

(i)    any Deposit Account solely holding amounts with respect to insurance payments due to customers, or insurance premiums otherwise owed to third party insurance providers, of Residential Mortgage Loans serviced by the Issuer or its Subsidiaries which do not constitute property of an Assignor,

(ii)    any Deposit Account used solely to fund escrow arrangements in favor of a Person other than any Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries (e.g., environmental indemnity accounts),

(iii)    any Deposit Account used solely to satisfy licensing restrictions or minimum equity requirements to conduct business as (and only to the extent) required under applicable law,

(iv)    [intentionally omitted],

(v)    [intentionally omitted],

(vi)    any Deposit Accounts established (or otherwise maintained) by the Assignors that have an average monthly balance less than $1,000,000 in the aggregate for all such accounts,

(vii)    any Deposit Account solely holding amounts securing Liens permitted by clauses (3), (10b), (10c) (12), (29), (33), (34) and/or (35) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”,

(viii)    the lockbox account designated as account #008-7652 maintained at The Bank of New York Mellon into which only customer payments in respect of loans (including Residential Mortgage Loans) serviced by the Issuer and its Subsidiaries are deposited and any other Deposit Account solely established to collect or hold customer payments in respect of loans (including Residential Mortgage Loans) or other Securitization Assets serviced by the Issuer and its Subsidiaries, including each Trust Collection Account,

(ix)     any Deposit Account solely holding cash or Cash Equivalents owed to (or held pursuant to escrow arrangements in favor of) a third party by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the purchase of any Residential Mortgage Loan, home equity loan contracts, home improvement contracts, manufactured housing loan contracts, installment sale or loan contracts or similar pool of mortgage assets, provided that such purchase shall not be prohibited by the Indenture or any other Indenture Document then in effect,

(x)    any Deposit Account solely established to maintain cash, assets and other property of a Permitted Fund,

(xi)    payroll accounts solely holding amounts in respect of payroll,

(xii)    any Deposit Account that is a zero balance account, and

(xiii)    the account designated as account #104790489371 and maintained at U.S. Bank National Association or any of its affiliates (and any successor account thereto); provided amounts held in such account to which any Assignor is beneficially entitled shall be swept on at least a weekly basis to another Deposit Account of the Assignors that is subject to a Control Agreement.

 

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Excluded Collateral ” shall mean:

(i)    the Excluded Accounts (it being understood and agreed that, for the avoidance of doubt, all cash, Cash Equivalents, monies, securities or other investments or property held in, or deposited to, an Excluded Account which otherwise constitutes Collateral (or proceeds thereof) pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute “Excluded Collateral” and shall expressly be part of the Collateral),

(ii)    Securitization Assets accounts, and any assets or property subject to a Permitted Lien securing permitted Excess Spread Sales, Non-Recourse Indebtedness, Permitted Funding Indebtedness (and any Permitted Hedging Transaction related to such Permitted Funding Indebtedness), Permitted Securitization Indebtedness or Indebtedness under Credit Enhancement Agreements (and any Permitted Hedging Transaction related to such Credit Enhancement Agreements),

(iii)    any REO Assets;

(iv)    any equity interest issued by a Permitted Fund that cannot be pledged as a result of restrictions in its or its parent’s organizational documents or documents governing or related to its or its subsidiaries’ Indebtedness;

(v)    goods covered by a certificate of title (including vehicles) to the extent that the filing of a UCC-1 (or similar) financing statement is insufficient to perfect the Collateral Agent’ s security interest in such goods,

(vi)    any Contract that validly prohibits, restricts or requires the consent not obtained of a third party other than the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries for the creation by such Assignor of a security interest in such Contract (or in any rights or property obtained by such Assignor under such Contracts) except to the extent that any such prohibition, restriction or requirement would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 and 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) or any other applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Code),

(vii)    any property subject to a Lien permitted by clauses (6) and/or (21) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”, to the extent that the contractual arrangements governing such Lien expressly prohibit the granting of a security interest hereunder in such property,

(viii)    Leaseholds in respect of Real Property,

(ix)    that portion of any property which does not constitute property of an Assignor such as property as to which an Assignor acts as a fiduciary or trustee for an independent third party that is neither an Assignor nor a Subsidiary thereof (including premium funds collected from the insurers to be remitted to insurance carriers and funds collected from obligors or Residential Mortgage Loans to be transferred to the individual Trust Collection Accounts),

(x)    any property as to which the Collateral Agent has determined in its reasonable discretion and has notified the Issuer thereof in writing that the collateral value thereof is insufficient to justify the difficulty, time and/or expense of obtaining a perfected security interest therein,

 

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(xi)    any application for registration of a Mark filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, on an “intent-to-use” basis until such time (if any) as a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” is filed and accepted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office at which time such Mark shall automatically become part of the Collateral and subject to the security interest pledged hereunder,

(xii)    any property to the extent that such grant of a security interest is prohibited by applicable law or by a Governmental Authority, or requires a consent, approval, license or authorization not obtained of any Governmental Authority, except to the extent that such prohibition or requirement is rendered ineffective under any applicable law,

(xiii)    the Equity Interests of Immaterial Subsidiaries, captive insurance subsidiaries, not-for-profit subsidiaries, Securitization Entities and Unrestricted Subsidiaries,

(xiv)    the Voting Equity Interests of (a) any Exempted Foreign Entity and (b) any Domestic Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which consist of Equity Interests of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries, in each case constituting more than 66% of the total combined voting power of all Voting Equity Interests of such Exempted Foreign Entity or Domestic Subsidiary, as applicable,

(xv)    [intentionally omitted],

(xvi)    the Equity Interests in any partnership, joint venture or any Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary the pledge of which without the consent of one or more third parties is prohibited except to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 and 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions),

(xvii)    any property to the extent the creation of a security interest hereunder would result in material and adverse tax consequences, as reasonably determined by the Collateral Agent and the Issuer,

(xviii)    any margin collateral granted as security for any Permitted Hedging Transaction permitted under the Indenture Documents, and

(xix)    any cash, restricted accounts, cash equivalents or other property subject to a Lien permitted by (35) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”.

Exempted Foreign Entity ” shall mean (i) any corporation incorporated under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) any company organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia that, in any such case, is treated as a corporation or an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement ” shall mean collectively, (i) that certain First Amended, and Restated Acknowledgement Agreement, as of the Closing Date, among Fannie Mae, the Collateral Agent, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch and Ditech (including any amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, replacement, supplement or other modification thereto) and (ii) that certain Amended and Restated Acknowledgement Agreement, as of the Closing Date, among Fannie Mae, the Collateral Agent, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch and RMS (including any amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, replacement, supplement or other modification thereto).

 

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Freddie Acknowledgement Agreement ” shall mean an acknowledgment agreement or similar agreement among Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Collateral Agent, any other agents party thereto and the Assignors party thereto (including any amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, replacement, supplement or other modification thereto).

General Intangible ” shall mean any “general intangible” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.

GNMA Acknowledgement Agreement ” shall mean an acknowledgment agreement or similar agreement among Ginnie Mae, the Senior Representative (as defined in the Initial Intercreditor Agreement) and/or the Collateral Agent, any other agents party thereto and the Assignors party thereto (including any amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, replacement, supplement or other modification thereto).

Ginnie Mae ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(c)(i).

Goods ” shall mean “goods” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.

Health-Care-Insurance Receivable ” shall mean any “health-care-insurance receivable” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.

Immaterial Subsidiary ” shall mean, at any date of determination, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer that, together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, does not have (i) Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a pro forma basis) for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the last day of the most recent fiscal period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 4.03(a)(i) of the Indenture that equal or exceed 5% of the Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a pro forma basis) of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, (ii) any material intellectual property or (iii) any material real property.

Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.01(a) of this Agreement.

Indenture ” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals of this Agreement.

Indenture Documents ” shall mean (a) the Indenture, the Notes, the Security Documents and this Agreement and (b) any other related documents or instruments executed and delivered pursuant to the Indenture or any Security Document, in each case, as such agreements, documents or instruments may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Instrument ” shall mean any “instrument” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.

Inventory ” shall mean merchandise, inventory and goods, and all additions, substitutions and replacements thereof and all accessions thereto, wherever located, together with all goods, supplies, incidentals, packaging materials, labels, materials and any other items used or usable in manufacturing, processing, packaging or shipping same, in all stages of production from raw materials through work in process to finished goods, and all products and proceeds of whatever sort and wherever located and any portion thereof which may be returned, rejected, reclaimed or repossessed by the Collateral Agent from any Assignor’s customers, and shall specifically include all “inventory” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.

 

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Investment Property ” shall mean “investment property” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.

Investor ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(c)(iv) of this Agreement.

Issue Date Controlled Account ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.09 of this Agreement.

Issuer ” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals of this Agreement.

Letter-of-Credit Right ” shall mean any “letter-of-credit right” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.

Location ” of any Assignor, shall mean such Assignor’s “location” as determined pursuant to Section 9-307 of the UCC.

Marks ” shall mean any trademarks, service marks and trade names in or to which any Assignor now or hereafter has any right, title, or interest, including any registration or application for registration of any trademarks and service marks now owned or hereafter acquired by any Assignor, which are registered or filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the equivalent thereof in any state of the United States, or any equivalent foreign office or agency, as well as any unregistered trademarks and service marks used by an Assignor and any trade dress including logos, designs, fictitious business names and other business identifiers used by any Assignor.

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a material adverse effect (except for the implementation and consummation of the Plan of Reorganization and the transactions contemplated thereby and the effects that may customarily result, directly or indirectly, therefrom) on (i) the business, operations, property, assets or financial condition of the Assignors taken as a whole, (ii) the rights or remedies of or benefits available to the Secured Parties under the Indenture or (iii) the ability of the Assignors, taken as a whole, to perform its obligations to the Secured Parties under the Indenture or any material Indenture Document.

Notes ” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals of this Agreement.

Non-Voting Equity Interests ” shall mean all Equity Interests of any Person which are not Voting Equity Interests.

Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, each Subsidiary of such Person which is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person.

Patents ” shall mean any patent in or to which any Assignor now or hereafter has any right, title or interest therein, and any reissues, revisions, extensions, divisions, continuations (including, but not limited to, continuations-in-parts) and improvements thereof, as well as any application for a patent now or hereafter filed by any Assignor.

Patent Security Agreement ” shall mean a Second Lien Patent Security Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B (with any changes that the Collateral Agent shall have approved), executed and delivered by an Assignor in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Permits ” shall mean, to the extent permitted to be assigned by the terms thereof or by applicable law, all licenses, permits, rights, orders, variances, franchises or authorizations of or from any Governmental Authority or agency.

 

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Pooled Mortgages ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.01(c)(i).

Proceeds ” shall mean all “proceeds” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof and, in any event, shall also include, but not be limited to, (i) any and all proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable to the Collateral Agent or any Assignor from time to time with respect to any of the Collateral, (ii) any and all payments (in any form whatsoever) made or due and payable to any Assignor from time to time in connection with any requisition, confiscation, condemnation, seizure or forfeiture of all or any part of the Collateral by any Governmental Authority (or any person acting under color of Governmental Authority) and (iii) any and all other amounts from time to time paid or payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral.

Related Parties ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

Registered Organization ” shall have the meaning provided in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.

RMS ” shall mean Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Secured Obligations ” shall mean and include, as to any Assignor, all of the following:

(i)    the full and prompt payment when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (including, without limitation, principal, premium, interest (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization or similar proceeding of any Assignor (or which would accrue but for the operation of applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws) at the rate provided for in the respective documentation, whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed or allowable in any such proceeding) fees, costs and indemnities) of such Assignor to the Secured Parties, whether now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of, or in connection with, each Indenture Document to which such Assignor is a party (including, without limitation, in the event such Assignor is a Subsidiary Assignor, all such obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of such Assignor under its Note Guarantee) and the due performance and compliance by such Assignor with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained in each such Indenture Document;

(ii)    any and all sums advanced by the Collateral Agent in order to (x) preserve the Collateral or preserve its security interest in the Collateral or (y) cure any default or violation of any Contract or governmental approval;

(iii)    in the event of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of any indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of such Assignor referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the reasonable expenses of retaking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on the Collateral, or of any exercise by the Collateral Agent of its rights hereunder, together with reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs; and

(iv)    all amounts paid by any Indemnitee as to which such Indemnitee has the right to reimbursement under Section 8.01 of this Agreement;

 

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it being acknowledged and agreed that the “Secured Obligations” shall include extensions of credit of the types described above, whether extended on the date of this Agreement or extended from time to time after the date of this Agreement.

Secured Parties ” shall mean, collectively, (a) the holders of the Notes, (b) the Trustee, (c) the Collateral Agent and (d) the successors and permitted assigns of each of the foregoing.

Security Agreement Supplement ” shall mean a Security Agreement Supplement, substantially in the form of Exhibit D, signed and delivered to the Collateral Agent for the purpose of adding an Assignor as a party hereto pursuant to Section 11.12 and/or adding additional property to the Collateral.

Software ” shall mean “software” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.

Subsidiary Assignors ” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals of this Agreement.

Servicing Rights Acknowledgment Agreements ” shall mean, collectively, the GNMA Acknowledgment Agreement, the Freddie Acknowledgement Agreement and the FNMA Acknowledgment Agreement and any other acknowledgment agreement entered into by the Collateral Agent, the Assignors party thereto and any Government Sponsored Entity.

Supporting Obligations ” shall mean any “supporting obligation” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York, now or hereafter owned by any Assignor, or in which any Assignor has any rights, and, in any event, shall include, but shall not be limited to all of such Assignor’s rights in any Letter-of Credit Right or secondary obligation that supports the payment or performance of, and all security for, any Account, Chattel Paper, Document, General Intangible, Instrument or Investment Property.

Trustee ” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals of this Agreement.

Tangible Chattel Paper ” shall mean “tangible chattel paper” as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York.

Termination Date ” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.08(a) of this Agreement.

Trademark Security Agreement ” shall mean a Second Lien Trademark Security Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A (with any changes that the Collateral Agent shall have approved), executed and delivered by an Assignor in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Party’s.

Trade Secrets ” shall mean any secretly held now or hereafter existing engineering or other data, information, production procedures and other know-how or trade secret relating to the design, manufacture, assembly, installation, use, operation, marketing, sale and/or servicing of any products or business of an Assignor worldwide whether written or not.

Trade Secret Rights ” shall mean the rights of an Assignor in any Trade Secret it holds or uses in the course of its business.

Transmitting Utility ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9-102(a)(80) of the UCC.

 

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Trust Collection Accounts ” shall mean those individual collection accounts and intermediary holding accounts from which funds are transferred into individual collection accounts maintained pursuant to the requirements of the respective Servicing Agreements pursuant to which funds are deposited for payment to the beneficiaries of the respective securitizations or trusts and which contain no other funds.

UCC ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided , however , that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in any item or portion of the Collateral (or the exercise of any remedy with respect thereto) is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, at such time, in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions relating to such perfection or priority (or the exercise of such remedy) and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.

UCC Filing Collateral ” means Collateral for which a security interest can be perfected by filing a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement.

Voting Equity Interests ” of any Person shall mean all classes of Equity Interests of such Person entitled to vote.

A RTICLE 10

C ONCERNING T HE C OLLATERAL A GENT

Section 10.01.     Power of Attorney . Each Assignor hereby constitutes and appoints (which appointment is coupled with an interest) the Collateral Agent its true and lawful attorney, irrevocably, with full power of substitution, for the sole use and benefit of the Secured Parties, but at the Assignors’ expense, at any time and from time to time after the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default (in the name of such Assignor or otherwise), to the extent permitted by law to exercise all or any of the following powers with respect to all or any of such Assignor’s Collateral: (a) to act, require, demand, sue for, collect, receive, compound and give acquittance for any and all moneys and claims for moneys due or to become due to such Assignor under or arising out of the Collateral, (b) to endorse any checks or other instruments or orders in connection therewith, (c) to file any claims or take any action or institute, settle, compromise, compound or defend any proceedings with respect thereto which the Collateral Agent may deem to be necessary or advisable to protect the interests of the Secured Parties, (d) to sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or the proceeds or avails thereof, as fully and effectually as if the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner thereof, and (e) to extend the time of payment for any or all thereof and to make any allowance or other adjustment with reference thereto.

Section 10.02.     General Provisions . (a) The provisions of Section  14.03 of the Indenture shall inure to the benefit of the Collateral Agent, and shall be binding upon all Assignors and all Secured Parties, in connection with this Agreement and the other Indenture Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i)  the Collateral Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii)  the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Indenture Documents that the Collateral Agent is required in writing to exercise at the direction of the applicable Secured Parties and (iii)  except as expressly set forth in the Indenture Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for any failure to disclose, any information relating to any Assignor that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of any security interest granted herein, whether impaired by operation of law or

 

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by reason of any action or omission to act on its part under the Indenture Documents. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Collateral Agent by the Issuer or a Secured Party.

(b)     Sub-Agents and Related Parties . The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties and exercise any of its rights and powers through one or more sub-agents appointed by it. The Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any of its duties and exercise any of its rights and powers through its Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of Section 11.11(b) and this Section 10.02 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent.

(c)     Information as to Secured Obligations and Actions by Secured Parties . For all purposes of the Indenture Documents, including determining the amounts of the Secured Obligations or whether any action has been taken under any Indenture Document, the Collateral Agent will be entitled to rely on information from (i) its own records or the records of the Trustee for information as to the Secured Parties, their Secured Obligations and actions taken by them, (ii) any Secured Party for information as to its Secured Obligations and actions taken by it, to the extent that the Collateral Agent has not obtained such information from its own records, and (iii) the Issuer, to the extent that the Collateral Agent has not obtained information from the foregoing sources.

(d)     Refusal to Act . The Collateral Agent may refuse to act on any notice, consent, direction or instruction from any Secured Party or any agent, trustee or similar representative thereof that, in the Collateral Agent’s opinion, (i) is contrary to law or the provisions of any Indenture Document, (ii) may expose the Collateral Agent to liability (unless the Collateral Agent shall have been indemnified, to its reasonable satisfaction, for such liability by the Secured Parties that gave such notice, consent, direction or instruction) or (iii) is unduly prejudicial to Secured Parties not joining in such notice, consent, direction or instruction.

ARTICLE 11

M ISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.01.     Notices . Each notice, request or other communication given hereunder shall be given in accordance with Section 15.02 of the Indenture and shall be addressed, (a) if to the Issuer, the Collateral Agent or the Trustee, to such address as such Person shall have specified in the Indenture and (b) if to any Assignor other than the Issuer, in the care of the Issuer to such address as the Issuer shall have specified in the Indenture, or in each case to such other address or addressed to such other individual as shall have been furnished in writing by any Person described above to the party required to give notice hereunder.

Section 11.02.     Waiver; Amendment . Except as provided in Sections 11.08 and 11.12, none of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any other Security Document may be changed, waived, modified or varied in any manner whatsoever unless in writing duly signed by each Assignor directly affected thereby (it being understood that the addition or release of any Assignor hereunder shall not constitute a change, waiver, discharge or termination affecting any Assignor other than the Assignor so added or released) and the Collateral Agent.

Section 11.03.     Obligations Absolute . The obligations of each Assignor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be impaired by, (a) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation or the like of such Assignor; (b) any exercise or non-exercise, or any waiver of, any right, remedy, power or privilege under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Indenture Document; or (c) any amendment to or modification of any Indenture Document or any security for any of the Secured Obligations; whether or not such Assignor shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing.

 

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Section 11.04.     Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (a) remain in full force and effect, subject to release and/or termination as set forth in Section 11.08, (b) be binding upon each Assignor, its successors and assigns; provided , however , that no Assignor shall assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent and (c) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent hereunder, to the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the other Secured Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns. All agreements, statements, representations and warranties made by each Assignor herein or in any certificate or other instrument delivered by such Assignor or on its behalf under this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Secured Parties and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Indenture Documents regardless of any investigation made by the Secured Parties or on their behalf.

Section 11.05.     Headings Descriptive . The headings of the several sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

Section 11.06.     GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE, WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Assignor hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any federal or State court located in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York, New York in any suit, action or proceeding based on or arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Indenture or any Notes and irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such suit or proceeding may be determined in any such court. Each Assignor irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which they may have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in an inconvenient forum. Each Assignor agrees that final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court shall be conclusive and binding upon it, and may be enforced in any courts to the jurisdiction of which it is subject by a suit upon such judgment, provided, that service of process is effected upon it in the manner specified herein or as otherwise permitted by law. To the extent any Assignor has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, executor or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, it hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Indenture to the extent permitted by law.

EACH OF THE ASSIGNORS AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 11.07.     Assignor s Duties . It is expressly agreed, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, that each Assignor shall remain liable to perform all of the obligations, if any, assumed by it with respect to the Collateral and the Collateral Agent shall not have any obligations or liabilities with respect to any Collateral by reason of or arising out of this Agreement, nor shall the Collateral Agent be required or obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill any of the obligations of any Assignor under or with respect to any Collateral.

 

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Section 11.08.     Termination; Release . (a) After the Termination Date, this Agreement shall terminate ( provided that all indemnities set forth herein including, without limitation in Section 8.01 hereof, shall survive such termination) and the Collateral Agent, at the request and expense of the respective Assignor, will promptly execute and deliver to such Assignor a proper instrument or instruments (including Uniform Commercial Code termination statements on form UCC-3) acknowledging the satisfaction and termination of this Agreement, and will duly release from the security interest created hereby and assign, transfer and deliver to such Assignor (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of the Collateral as may be in the possession of the Collateral Agent and as has not theretofore been sold or otherwise applied or released pursuant to this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, “ Termination Date ” shall mean the date upon which no Note is outstanding or the Indenture is satisfied and discharged and all other Secured Obligations then due and payable have been paid in full in cash (other than Secured Obligations and indemnities described in Section 8.01 of the Security Agreement, Article 11 hereof and described in Section 7.07 of the Indenture, and any other indemnities set forth in any other Security Documents, in each case which are not then due and payable).

(b)    Subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, in the event that any part of the Collateral (i) is or becomes Excluded Collateral, (ii) is sold or otherwise disposed of (to a Person other than an Assignor) at any time prior to the Termination Date, in connection with a sale or disposition not prohibited by the Indenture and the proceeds from such sale or disposition are applied in accordance with the terms of the Indenture or such other applicable Indenture Documents, as the case may be, to the extent required to be so applied or (iii) is otherwise released at the direction of the Trustee, in each case, such Collateral shall be automatically released from the security interest created hereby and, at the request and expense of such Assignor, the Collateral Agent will execute and deliver any documentation, including termination or partial release statements and the like requested by such Assignor, in connection therewith and assign, transfer and deliver to such Assignor (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of the Collateral that has become Excluded Collateral or as is then being (or has been) so sold or otherwise disposed of, or released, and as may be in the possession of the Collateral Agent and has not theretofore been assigned, transferred or delivered pursuant to this Agreement. Furthermore, upon the release of any Subsidiary Assignor from the Note Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, any such Subsidiary Assignor (and the Collateral at such time assigned by the respective Assignor pursuant hereto) shall be released from this Agreement without any further action hereunder and the Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to execute and deliver such instruments of release as provided in this Section 11.08(b). The Collateral Agent shall have no liability whatsoever to any other Secured Creditor as a result of the release of any Assignor by it in accordance with (or which the Collateral Agent believes in good faith to be in accordance with) this Section 11.08(b).

(c)    At any time that an Assignor desires that the Collateral Agent take any action to acknowledge or give effect to any release of Collateral pursuant to the foregoing Section 11.08(a) or (b), such Assignor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent a certificate signed by a principal executive officer of such Assignor stating that the release of the respective Collateral is permitted pursuant to such Section 11.08(a) or (b). At any time that the Issuer or the respective Assignor desires that a Subsidiary of the Issuer which has been released from the Note Guarantee be released hereunder as provided in the last sentence of Section 11.08(b), it shall deliver to the Collateral Agent a certificate signed by a principal executive officer of the Issuer and the respective Assignor stating that the release of the respective Assignor (and its Collateral) is permitted pursuant to such Section 11.08(b).

(d)    The Collateral Agent shall have no liability whatsoever to any other Secured Party as the result of any release of Collateral by it in accordance with (or which the Collateral Agent in good faith believes to be in accordance with) this Section 11.08.

 

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Section 11.09.     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile or other form of electronic transmission) and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Issuer and the Collateral Agent.

Section 11.10.     Severability . Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 11.11.     The Collateral Agent and the Other Secured Parties . (a) The Collateral Agent will hold in accordance with this Agreement all items of the Collateral at any time received under this Agreement. It is expressly understood and agreed that the obligations of the Collateral Agent as holder of the Collateral and interests therein and with respect to the disposition thereof, and otherwise under this Agreement, are only those expressly set forth in this Agreement and in Section 14.03 of the Indenture. The Collateral Agent shall act hereunder on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in Section 14.03 of the Indenture.

(b)    Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody and preservation thereof, the Collateral Agent will have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any sub-agent or bailee or any income therefrom or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Collateral Agent will be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in its possession or control if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property, and will not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage to any Collateral, or for any diminution in the value thereof, by reason of any act or omission of any sub-agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith, except to the extent that such liability arises from the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Section 11.12.     Additional Assignors . It is understood and agreed that any Subsidiary Assignor that desires to become an Assignor hereunder, or is required to become a party to this Agreement after the date hereof pursuant to the requirements of the Indenture or any other Indenture Document, shall become an Assignor hereunder by (x) executing a counterpart hereof and delivering same to the Collateral Agent or by executing a Security Agreement Supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit D and delivering same to the Collateral Agent, (y) delivering a Perfection Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto and supplements to Schedules 1 through 8, inclusive, hereto as are necessary to cause such Schedules to be complete and accurate with respect to such additional Assignor on such date and (z) taking all actions as specified in this Agreement as would have been taken by such Assignor had it been an original party to this Agreement, in each case with all documents required above to be delivered to the Collateral Agent and with all documents and actions required above to be taken to the reasonable satisfaction of the Collateral Agent.

Section 11.13.     No Conflicts with Servicing Rights Acknowledgement Agreements . To the extent any provision of this Agreement conflicts with the express provisions of any Servicing Rights Acknowledgement Agreement, the provisions of such Servicing Rights Acknowledgement Agreement shall govern and be controlling.

 

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Section 11.14.     Intercreditor Agreements Govern . NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, THE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS GRANTED TO THE COLLATERAL AGENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SECURED PARTIES PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY BY THE COLLATERAL AGENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL HEREUNDER ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF EACH INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE PROVISIONS OF ANY INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN AND CONTROL. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO DELIVER PLEDGED

COLLATERAL AND ANY CERTIFICATES, INSTRUMENTS OR DOCUMENTS IN RELATION THERETO TO THE COLLATERAL AGENT OR ANY OBLIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THE DELIVERY, TRANSFER, CONTROL, NOTATION OR PROVISION OF VOTING RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL SHALL BE DEEMED SATISFIED BY THE DELIVERY, TRANSFER, CONTROL, NOTATION OR PROVISION IN FAVOR OF THE PARTY SPECIFIED IN THE APPLICABLE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT.

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

 

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION

DITECH FINANCIAL LLC

GREEN TREE CREDIT SOLUTIONS LLC

GREEN TREE SERVICING CORP.

WALTER MANAGEMENT HOLDING COMPANY LLC

DF INSURANCE AGENCY LLC

GREEN TREE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS III LLC

GREEN TREE INSURANCE AGENCY OF NEVADA, INC.,

each as an Assignor

By:  

 

Name:   Cheryl A. Collins
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

WALTER REVERSE ACQUISITION LLC

, as an Assignor

By:  

 

Name:   Cheryl A. Collins
Title:   Treasurer

GREEN TREE CREDIT LLC

, as an Assignor

By:  

 

Name:   Anthony Renzi
Title:   President and Treasurer

MORTGAGE ASSET SYSTEMS, LLC

REO MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC, each as an Assignor

By:  

 

Name:   Jeffery Baker
Title:   President
REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., as an Assignor
By:  

 

Name:   Cheryl A. Collins
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Second Lien Security Agreement]


Accepted and Agreed to:

 

WILMINGTON SAVINGS
FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as Collateral Agent
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Second Lien Security Agreement]


Schedule 1

Chief Executive Office; Record Locations

Current Chief Executive Offices :

 

Assignor

  

Address

  

City

  

County

  

State

Ditech Holding Corporation    1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 100    Fort Washington    Montgomery    Pennsylvania
Walter Management Holding Company LLC    1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 100A    Fort Washington    Montgomery    Pennsylvania
Ditech Financial LLC    1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 100A    Fort Washington    Montgomery    Pennsylvania
DF Insurance Agency LLC    345 St. Peter Street    Saint Paul    Ramsey    Minnesota
Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC    1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 100A    Fort Washington    Montgomery    Pennsylvania
Green Tree Servicing Corp.    1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 100A    Fort Washington    Montgomery    Pennsylvania
Green Tree Credit LLC    1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 100A    Fort Washington    Montgomery    Pennsylvania
Green Tree Investment Holdings III LLC    1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 100A    Fort Washington    Montgomery    Pennsylvania
Green Tree Insurance Agency of Nevada, Inc.    345 St. Peter Street    Saint Paul    Ramsey    Minnesota
Walter Reverse Acquisition LLC    3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 1100    Tampa    Hillsborough    Florida
Mortgage Asset Systems, LLC    4800 Riverside Drive, Suite 102    Palm Beach Gardens    Palm Beach County    Florida
REO Management Solutions, LLC    5222 Cypress Creek Parkway, Suite 100    Houston    Harris    Texas
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    14405 Walters Road, Suite 200    Houston    Harris    Texas

Prior Chief Executive Offices :

 

Assignor

  

Address

  

City

  

County

  

State

Ditech Holding Corporation    3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 1100    Tampa    Hillsborough    Florida
Walter Management Holding Company LLC    1100 Landmark Towers 345 St. Peter Street    Saint Paul    Ramsey    Minnesota
Ditech Financial LLC    3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 880    Tampa    Hillsborough    Florida
   1100 Landmark Towers 345 St. Peter Street    Saint Paul    Ramsey    Minnesota

 

Schedule 1


Assignor

  

Address

  

City

  

County

  

State

DF Insurance Agency LLC    1100 Landmark Towers 345 St. Peter Street    Saint Paul    Ramsey    Minnesota
Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC    1100 Landmark Towers 345 St. Peter Street    Saint Paul    Ramsey    Minnesota
Green Tree Servicing Corp.    1100 Landmark Towers 345 St. Peter Street    Saint Paul    Ramsey    Minnesota
Green Tree Credit LLC    1100 Landmark Towers 345 St. Peter Street    Saint Paul    Ramsey    Minnesota
Green Tree Investment Holdings III LLC    1100 Landmark Towers 345 St. Peter Street    Saint Paul    Ramsey    Minnesota
Green Tree Insurance Agency of Nevada, Inc.    1100 Landmark Towers 345 St. Peter Street    Saint Paul    Ramsey    Minnesota
   300 Landmark Towers 345 St. Peter Street    Saint Paul    Ramsey    Minnesota
Mortgage Asset Systems, LLC    4800 Riverside Drive, Suite 102    Palm Beach Gardens    Palm Beach    Florida
REO Management Solutions, LLC    5222 FM 1960 West, Suite 100    Houston    Harris    Texas
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    2727 Spring Creek Drive    Spring    Harris    Texas

 

Schedule 1


Schedule 2

Legal Names; Type of Organization; Jurisdiction; Location; Organizational Identification Numbers;

Federal Employer Identification Number

 

Legal Name

 

Type of Entity

 

Transmitting
Utility
(Yes/No)

 

Registered
Organization
(Yes/No)

 

Organizational
Number

 

Federal

Taxpayer
Identification
Number

 

State of
Organization

 

Location (for purposes of
UCC § 9-307)

Ditech Holding Corporation   Corporation   NO   YES   D04712238   13-3950486   Maryland   Maryland
Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC   Limited Liability Company   NO   YES   4730391   27-1311565   Delaware   Delaware
Walter Management Holding Company LLC   Limited Liability Company   NO   YES   3644561   81-1059818   Delaware   Delaware
Green Tree Servicing Corp.   Corporation   NO   YES   3664478   20-0843552   Delaware   Delaware
Ditech Financial LLC   Limited Liability Company   NO   YES   2458190   41-1795868   Delaware   Delaware
Green Tree Credit LLC   Limited Liability Company   NO   YES   2908639   75-3115864   New York   New York
Green Tree Investment Holdings III LLC   Limited Liability Company   NO   YES   3660312   20-0031008   Delaware   Delaware
Green Tree Insurance Agency of Nevada, Inc.   Corporation   NO   YES   C5094-1981   88-0187331   Nevada   Nevada
Walter Reverse Acquisition LLC   Limited Liability Company   NO   YES   5208923   46-0928837   Delaware   Delaware

 

Schedule 2


Legal Name

 

Type of Entity

 

Transmitting
Utility
(Yes/No)

 

Registered
Organization
(Yes/No)

 

Organizational
Number

 

Federal

Taxpayer
Identification
Number

 

State of
Organization

 

Location (for purposes of
UCC § 9-307)

Mortgage Asset Systems, LLC   Limited Liability Company   NO   YES   4315561   87-0798148   Delaware   Delaware
REO Management Solutions, LLC   Limited Liability Company   NO   YES   4737590   27-2377787   Delaware   Delaware
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.   Corporation   NO   YES   4304886   77-0672274   Delaware   Delaware
DF Insurance Agency LLC   Limited Liability Company   NO   YES   6014342   30-0936918   Delaware   Delaware

 

Schedule 2


Schedule 3

Significant Transactions

 

Assignor/Subsidiary

  

Description of Transaction Including Parties Thereto

  

Date of Transaction

Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC    Green Tree Investment Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, liquidated into Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC    November 15, 2017
Ditech Financial LLC    Landmark Asset Receivables Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, merged into Ditech Financial LLC    May 31, 2016

 

Schedule 3


Schedule 4

Letter of Credit Rights

None.

 

Schedule 4


Schedule 5

Commercial Tort Claims

None.

 

Schedule 5


Schedule 6

Trademarks

U.S. TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS

 

Trademark

  

Owner

   Registration Number  

GREEN TREE

  

Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC

     3,958,332  

RELATIONSHIPS THAT WORK

  

Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC

     3,883,516  
LOGO   

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     3,523,171  

RM Navigator

  

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     3,550,915  

RM Compass

  

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     3,558,675  
LOGO   

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     4,192,836  

SPECIALTY SERVICING SOLUTIONS

  

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     4,207,913  
LOGO   

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     4,204,998  

GREEN TREE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

  

Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC

     4,968,197  
LOGO   

Ditech Financial LLC

     4,999,638  

DRIVEN BY DITECH

  

Ditech Financial LLC

     4,800,789  
LOGO   

Ditech Financial LLC

     4,660,705  

 

Schedule 6


Trademark

  

Owner

   Registration Number  

 

LOGO

  

Ditech Financial LLC

     4,660,706  
LOGO   

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     4,882,946  
LOGO   

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     4,875,777  
LOGO   

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     4,875,778  

SECURITY 1

  

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     4,875,769  
LOGO   

Ditech Financial LLC

     4,660,707  
LOGO   

Ditech Financial LLC

     4,660,711  
LOGO   

Ditech Financial LLC

     4,660,708  
LOGO   

Ditech Financial LLC

     4,660,709  

SECURITY 1 LENDING

  

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     4,651,345  
LOGO   

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     4,651,346  
LOGO   

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     4,236,035  

 

Schedule 6

2


Trademark

  

Owner

   Registration Number  
LOGO   

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     4,304,530  
LOGO   

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     4,362,376  
LOGO   

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     4,463,542  
LOGO   

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

     4,365,970  
LOGO   

Ditech Financial LLC

     5,244,355  
LOGO   

Ditech Financial LLC

     5,326,697  

DITECH HOME LOANS

  

Ditech Financial LLC

     5,239,673  

LOANS THAT TAKE YOU HOME

  

Ditech Financial LLC

     5,143,217  

SMARTWATCH

  

Ditech Financial LLC

     5,233,378  

DITECH

  

Ditech Financial LLC

     2,158,800  

DITECH

  

Ditech Financial LLC

     3,417,288  

DITECH A WALTER COMPANY

  

Ditech Financial LLC

     5,156,760  

DITECH A WALTER COMPANY

  

Ditech Financial LLC

     5,156,761  

DITECH A WALTER COMPANY

  

Ditech Financial LLC

     5,156,762  

DITECH ESIGNATURE

  

Ditech Financial LLC

     3,396,372  

DITECH FINANCIAL

  

Ditech Financial LLC

     5,156,758  

 

Schedule 6

3


Trademark

  

Owner

   Registration Number  

HOME STARTS HERE

  

Ditech Financial LLC

     4,538,260  

PURCHASE POWER

  

Ditech Financial LLC

     4,428,573  

U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS

 

Trademark

  

Owner

   Application Number  
DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION    Ditech Holding Corporation (formerly known as Walter Investment Management Corp.)      87/051,226  
LOGO    Ditech Holding Corporation (formerly known as Walter Investment Management Corp.)      87/770,766  

DITECH DELIVERY ADVANTAGE

   Ditech Financial LLC      86/763,056  

HOME TWEET HOME

   Ditech Financial LLC      86/338,816  

ONE RESILIENT FAMILY OF COMPANIES

   Ditech Holding Corporation (formerly known as Walter Investment Management Corp.)      87/725,035  

SERVICE READY

   Ditech Holding Corporation (formerly known as Walter Investment Management Corp.)      87/725,023  

WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. SERVICE READY ONE RESILIENT FAMILY COMPANIES

   Ditech Holding Corporation (formerly known as Walter Investment Management Corp.)      87/726,482  

 

Schedule 6

4


Schedule 7

Patents

U.S. PATENTS AND DESIGN PATENTS

None.

U.S. PATENT APPLICATIONS

None.

 

Schedule 7


Schedule 8

Copyrights

U.S. COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS

 

Copyright

  

Owner

  

Registration No.

Navigator_V10.5

  

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

  

TX0006845984

RM Navigator

  

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

  

V3623D725

RM Compass

  

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

  

V3623D725

REOcentral V 3.4.

  

Mortgage Asset Systems, LLC

  

TX0007648383

Ditech-Flexible commercial

  

Ditech Financial LLC

  

PA0001679568

U.S. COPYRIGHT APPLICATIONS

None.

 

Schedule 8


Schedule 9

Deposit Accounts

 

Assignor

  

Type of Account

   Account Number   

Financial Institution

DF Insurance Agency LLC    Depository    1291568712    Bank of America
Ditech Financial LLC    Concentration    1257813493    Bank of America
Ditech Financial LLC    Other    1291241271    Bank of America
Ditech Financial LLC    General    1291243657    Bank of America
Ditech Financial LLC    General    1291475435    Bank of America
Ditech Financial LLC    Disbursement    104793158874    US Bank
Ditech Financial LLC    Other    39131200    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Ditech Financial LLC    General    4838744001    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Ditech Holding Corporation    General    1257067914    Bank of America
Mortgage Asset Systems LLC    Concentration    1854950340    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
REO Management Solutions, LLC    Disbursement    9610000698    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
REO Management Solutions, LLC    Concentration    2000039528797    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    General    2111011223    Texas Capital Bank
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    General    2111040966    Texas Capital Bank
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    General    1854950415    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    Concentration    4008080970    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    Concentration    2000019577250    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

 

Schedule 9


EXHIBIT A

to Security Agreement

[FORM OF] SECOND LIEN TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT

(this “Agreement”)

[●], 20[●]

FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, [Name of Grantor], a [                ] [            ] (the “ Grantor ”) with notice address at                                              , hereby grants to WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as Collateral Agent (the “ Grantee ”), a continuing security interest in all of the Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (i) each United States Mark, including, without limitation, each registered or applied for Mark set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, (ii) each Contract that includes any license of, or other grant of rights to, any Mark or any other trademark or similar intellectual property right of any party to such Contract, including, without limitation, the material Contracts that include any in-bound license of any registered or applied for United States Mark, as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, (iii) all Proceeds of the foregoing, (iv) the goodwill of the businesses with which the Marks are associated and (v) all causes of action arising prior to, on or after the date hereof for injury to or infringement, violation or dilution of any of the foregoing or unfair competition regarding the same or for injury to the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing or violation of intellectual property rights in connection with any of the foregoing, including all proceeds and revenues therefrom, in each case, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquiring or arising (the items described in clauses (i)-(v), collectively, the “ Mark Collateral ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Mark Collateral include (x) any application for registration of a Mark filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“ PTO ”) on an intent-to-use basis until such time (if any) as a Statement of Use or Amendment to Allege Use is filed and accepted by the PTO, at which time such Mark shall automatically become subject to the security interest pledged or (y) any other Excluded Collateral.

This Agreement is made to secure the satisfactory performance and payment of all the Secured Obligations of the Grantor, as such term is defined in that certain Second Lien Security Agreement among the Grantor, the other assignors from time to time party thereto and the Grantee, dated as of February 9, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Security Agreement ”). Upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, the Grantee shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the Grantor an instrument in writing releasing the security interest in the Mark Collateral acquired under this Agreement.

This Agreement has been granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to the Grantee under the Security Agreement. The rights and remedies of the Grantee with respect to the security interest granted herein are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, all terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event that any provisions of this Agreement are deemed to conflict with the Security Agreement, the provisions of the Security Agreement shall govern.

Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Agreement, including its preamble, have the meanings provided or provided by reference in the Security Agreement.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together constitute one and the same original.

THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Second Lien Trademark Security Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

[NAME OF GRANTOR], as Grantor
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as Collateral Agent and Grantee
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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Schedule A

[NAME OF GRANTOR]

U.S. TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS

 

TRADEMARK

 

REG. NO.

 

REG. DATE

            
            
            

U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS

 

TRADEMARK

 

REG. NO.

 

REG. DATE

            
            
            

 

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EXHIBIT B

to Security Agreement

[FORM OF] SECOND LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT

(this “Agreement”)

[●], 20[●]

FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, [Name of Grantor], a [                ] [                ] (the “ Grantor ”) with notice address at                                         , hereby grants to WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as Collateral Agent (the “ Grantee ”), a continuing security interest in all of the Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (i) each United States Patent, including, without limitation, each issued Patent and patent application set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, (ii) each Contract that includes any license of, or other grant of rights to, any Patent or any other patent or similar intellectual property right of any party to such Contract, including, without limitation, the material Contracts that include any in-bound license of any United States issued Patent or patent application, as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, (iii) all Proceeds of the foregoing and (iv) all causes of action arising prior to, on or after the date hereof for infringement or violation of any of the foregoing or unfair competition regarding the same, including all proceeds and revenues therefrom, in each case whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising (the items described in clauses (i)-(iv), collectively, the “ Patent Collateral ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Patent Collateral include any Excluded Collateral.

This Agreement is made to secure the satisfactory performance and payment of all the Secured Obligations of the Grantor, as such, term is defined in that certain Second Lien Security Agreement among the Grantor, the other assignors from time to time party thereto and the Grantee, dated as of February 9, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time, the “ Security Agreement ”). Upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, the Grantee shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the Grantor an instrument in writing releasing the security interest in the Patent Collateral acquired under this Agreement.

This Agreement has been granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to the Grantee under the Security Agreement. The rights and remedies of the Grantee with respect to the security interest granted herein are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, all terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event that any provisions of this Agreement are deemed to conflict with the Security Agreement, the provisions of the Security Agreement shall govern.

Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Agreement, including its preamble, have the meanings provided or provided by reference in the Security Agreement.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together constitute one and the same original.

THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Second Lien Patent Security Agreement as of as of the date first set forth above.

 

[NAME OF GRANTOR], as Grantor
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as Collateral Agent and Grantee
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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Schedule A

[NAME OF GRANTOR]

U.S. PATENTS AND DESIGN PATENTS

 

Patent No.

 

Issued

 

Expiration

  

Country

  

Title

         
         
         

U.S. PATENT APPLICATIONS

 

Case No.

 

Serial No.

 

Country

  

Date

  

Filing Title

         
         
         

 

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EXHIBIT C

to Security Agreement

[FORM OF] SECOND LIEN COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT

(this “Agreement”)

[●], 20[●]

FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, [Name of Grantor], a [                    ] [                    ] (the “ Grantor ”), hereby grants to WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as Collateral Agent (the “ Grantee ”), a continuing security interest in all of the Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (i) each United States Copyright, including, without limitation, those United States registered or applied for Copyrights set forth in Schedule A attached hereto, (ii) each Contract that includes any license of, or other grant of rights to, any Copyright or any other copyright or similar intellectual property right of any party to such Contract, including, without limitation, the material Contracts that include any in-bound license of any registered or applied for United States Copyright, as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto, (iii) all Proceeds of the foregoing and (iv) all causes of action arising prior to, on or after the date hereof for infringement or violation of any of the foregoing or unfair competition regarding the same, including all proceeds and revenues therefrom, in each case whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising (the items described in clauses (i)-(iv), collectively, the “ Copyright Collateral ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Copyright Collateral include any Excluded Collateral.

This Agreement is made to secure the satisfactory performance and payment of all the Secured Obligations of the Grantor, as such, term is defined in that certain Second Lien Security Agreement among the Grantor, the other assignors from time to time party thereto and the Grantee, dated as of February 9, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time, the “ Security Agreement ”). Upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, the Grantee shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the Grantor an instrument in writing releasing the security interest in the Copyright Collateral acquired under this Agreement.

This Agreement has been granted in conjunction with the security interest granted to the Grantee under the Security Agreement. The rights and remedies of the Grantee with respect to the security interest granted herein are more fully set forth in the Security Agreement, all terms and provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. In the event that any provisions of this Agreement are deemed to conflict with the Security Agreement, the provisions of the Security Agreement shall govern.

Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms used in this agreement, including its preamble, have the meanings provided or provided by reference in the Security Agreement.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together constitute one and the same original.

THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Second Lien Copyright Security Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

[NAME OF GRANTOR], as Grantor
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as Collateral Agent and Grantee
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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Schedule A

[NAME OF GRANTOR]

U.S. COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS

 

Registration No.

 

Registration Date

 

Title

  

Expiration
Date

      
      
      

U.S. COPYRIGHT APPLICATIONS

 

Case No.

 

Serial No.

 

Country

  

Date

  

Filing Title

         
         
         

 

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EXHIBIT D

to Security Agreement

[FORM OF] SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT

SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT dated as of             ,             , between [NAME OF ASSIGNOR] (the “ Assignor ”) and WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as Collateral Agent.

WHEREAS, DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION (formerly known as Walter Investment Management Corp.), a Maryland corporation, the other Assignors from time to time party thereto and WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as Collateral Agent, are parties to that certain Second Lien Security Agreement dated as of February 9, 2018 (as heretofore amended, restated, supplemented, amended and restated and/or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Security Agreement ”) under which the Assignors secure their respective Secured Obligations;

WHEREAS, [name of Assignor] desires to become a party to the Security Agreement as an Assignor thereunder; and

WHEREAS, terms defined in the Security Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have, as used herein, the respective meanings provided for therein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.     Grant of Security Interest . (a) Subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, In order to secure its Secured Obligations, the Assignor grants to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a continuing security interest in all the following property of the Assignor, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising and regardless of where located (the “ New Collateral ”):

(i)    each and every Account;

(ii)    all cash;

(iii)    all Chattel Paper (including, without limitation, all Tangible Chattel Paper and all Electronic Chattel Paper);

(iv)    all Commercial Tort Claims described on Schedule 5 hereto as updated from time to time;

(v)    all computer programs of such Assignor and all intellectual property rights therein and all other proprietary information of such Assignor, including but not limited to Domain Names and Trade Secret Rights, together with all causes of action arising prior to or after the date hereof for infringement of such rights or unfair competition regarding the same and all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due with respect to any of the foregoing;

(vi)    all Contracts, together with all Contract Rights arising thereunder;

(vii)    all Copyrights, together with all causes of action arising prior to or after the date hereof for infringement of any Copyrights or unfair competition regarding the same and all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due with respect to any of the foregoing;

 

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(viii)    all Equipment;

(ix)    all Deposit Accounts and all other demand, deposit, time, savings, cash management, passbook and similar accounts maintained by such Assignor with any Person and all monies deposited or required to be deposited in any of the foregoing;

(x)    all Documents;

(xi)    all General Intangibles (including any Equity Interests in other Persons that do not constitute Investment Property);

(xii)    all Goods;

(xiii)    all Instruments;

(xiv)    all Inventory;

(xv)    all Investment Property;

(xvi)    all Letter-of-Credit Rights (whether or not the respective letter of credit is evidenced by a writing);

(xvii)    all Marks, together with the registrations and right to all renewals thereof, the goodwill of the business of such Assignor symbolized by the Marks and all causes of action arising prior to or after the date hereof for infringement of any of the Marks or unfair competition regarding the same and all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due with respect to any of the foregoing;

(xviii)    all Patents, together with all causes of action arising prior to or after the date hereof for infringement of any of the Patents or unfair competition regarding the same and all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due with respect to any of the foregoing;

(xix)    all Permits;

(xx)    all Software and all Software licensing rights, all writings, plans, specifications and schematics, all engineering drawings, customer lists, credit files, goodwill and licenses, and all recorded data of any kind or nature, regardless of the medium of recording;

(xxi)    all Supporting Obligations;

(xxii)    all other intellectual and similar property of every kind and nature and all embodiments or fixations thereof and related documentation, registration and franchises, together with all causes of action arising prior to or after the date hereof for infringement of any such rights or unfair competition regarding the same and all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due with respect to any of the foregoing; and

 

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(xxiii)    all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing;

provided that the Assignor shall not be required to grant a security interest hereunder in (and the term “New Collateral” shall not include) any Excluded Collateral (so long as the same remains “Excluded Collateral” in accordance with the definition thereof). For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Assignor shall be required to grant a security interest hereunder in 100% of the Non-Voting Equity Interests of each Exempted Foreign Entity at any time and from time to time acquired by such Assignor.

(b)    The Liens granted hereunder are subject to Sections 1.01(b), (c) and (d) of the Security Agreement.

2.     Delivery of Collateral . Concurrently with delivering this Security Agreement Supplement to the Collateral Agent, the Assignor is complying with the provisions of Section 3.06 of the Security Agreement with respect to any Instrument, if and to the extent included in the New Collateral at such time.

3.     Party to Security Agreement . Upon delivering this Security Agreement Supplement to the Collateral Agent, the Assignor will become a party to the Security Agreement and will thereafter have all the rights and obligations of an Assignor thereunder and be bound by all the provisions thereof as fully as if the Assignor were one of the original parties thereto.

4.     Representations and Warranties . (a)The Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.

(b)    The Assignor has delivered a Perfection Certificate and supplements to Schedules 1 through 8 to the Security Agreement as set forth in Section 11.12 of the Security Agreement to the Collateral Agent. The information set forth therein is correct and complete as of the date hereof. Within 60 days after the date hereof, the Assignor will furnish to the Collateral Agent a file search report from each UCC filing office listed in such Perfection Certificate, showing the filing made at such filing office to perfect the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder and under the Security Agreement on the New Collateral.

(c)    The execution and delivery of this Security Agreement Supplement by the Assignor and the performance by it of its obligations under the Security Agreement as supplemented hereby are within its corporate or other powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or of its certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents), or of any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon it or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (except the Lien granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties hereunder and under the Security Agreement) on any of its assets.

(d)    The Security Agreement as supplemented hereby constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Assignor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity.

 

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(e)    Each of the representations and warranties set forth in Articles 2 through 5 of the Security Agreement is true as applied to the Assignor and the New Collateral. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, references in said Articles to an “Assignor” shall be deemed to refer to the Assignor, references to Schedules to the Security Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the corresponding Schedules to this Security Agreement Supplement, references to “Collateral” shall be deemed to refer to the New Collateral, and references to the “Issue Date”, “the date hereof” or “the date of this Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the date on which the Assignor signs and delivers this Security Agreement Supplement.

5.     Governing Law . THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK..

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Security Agreement Supplement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as Collateral Agent
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT E

to Security Agreement

[FORM OF] PERFECTION CERTIFICATE

[●], 20[●]

Reference is hereby made to that certain Second Lien Security Agreement dated as of February 9, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Security Agreement ”), among Ditech Holding Corporation (formerly known as Walter Investment Management Corp.), a Maryland corporation (the “ Issuer ”), the subsidiaries of the Issuer from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “ Subsidiary Assignors ” and, together with the Issuer, the “ Existing Assignors ”) and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as collateral agent (“ Collateral Agent ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned in the Security Agreement.

[ Each of ][ The ] undersigned ([ each a ][ the ] “ New Assignor ” and together with the Existing Assignors, the “ Assignors ”) hereby certifies, as of the date hereof and without personal liability, to the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Creditor as follows:

1.     Names. (a) The exact legal name of [ the ][ each ] Assignor, as such name appears in its respective certificate of incorporation, formation or other organizational document (as applicable), is set forth in Schedule 1(a) . [ The ][ Each ] New Assignor is the type of entity disclosed next to its name in Schedule 1(a) . Also set forth in Schedule 1(a) is the organizational identification number, if any, of [ the ][ each ] New Assignor that is a registered organization, the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number of [ the ][ each ] New Assignor and the jurisdiction of organization of [ the ][ each ] New Assignor.

(b)    Set forth in Schedule 1(b) hereto is any other corporate or organizational names [ the ][ each ] New Assignor has had in the past five years, together with the date of the relevant change.

(c)    Set forth in Schedule 1(c) is a list of all other names (including trade names or similar appellations) used by [ the ][ each ] New Assignor or any of its divisions or business units in connection with the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties at any time during the past two years.

(d)    Except as set forth in Schedule 1(d) , [ no New Assignor has ][ the New Assignor has not ] changed its identity or corporate structure in any way within the past two years. Changes in identity or corporate structure would include mergers, consolidations and acquisitions, as well as any change in the form, nature or jurisdiction of organization. Set forth in Schedule 1(d) is the information required by Section 1 of this certificate for any other business or organization to which [ the ][ each ] New Assignor became the successor by merger, consolidation, acquisition, change in form, nature or jurisdiction of organization or otherwise, at any time in the past two years.

2.     Current Locations . (a) The chief executive office and mailing address of [ the ][ each ] New Assignor is located at the address (including street, address, city, county and state) set forth in Schedule 2(a) hereto.

(b)    Set forth in Schedule 2(b) hereto are all locations where [ the ][ each ] New Assignor maintains any books or records relating to any Collateral.

 

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3.     Prior Locations . Set forth in Schedule 3 is the information required by Schedule 2(a) or Schedule 2(b) with respect to each material location or place of business previously maintained by [ the ][ each ] New Assignor at any time during the past five years.

4.     Extraordinary Transactions . Within the last five years, except for those material purchases, acquisitions and other transactions described on Schedule 4 attached hereto, all of the Accounts have been originated and all other Collateral has been acquired by [ the ][ each ] New Assignor in the ordinary course of business.

5.     File Search Reports . File search reports have been obtained from (A) the Uniform Commercial Code filing offices (i) in each jurisdiction identified in Section 1(a) or Section 2(a) with respect to each legal name set forth in Section 1 and (ii) in each jurisdiction described in Schedule 1(d) or Schedule 4 relating to any of the transactions described in Schedule (1)(d) or Schedule 4 with respect to each legal name of the person or entity from which [ the ][ each ] New Assignor purchased or otherwise acquired any of the Collateral, (B) each filing officer in each real estate recording office identified on Schedule 8 with respect to any Real Property owned by [ the ][ any ] New Assignor with a book value of at least $5,000,000 and (C) such other jurisdictions and filing offices reasonably required by the Collateral Agent to identify any other liens, security interests or other encumbrances upon the Collateral. Such search reports reflect no liens against any of the Collateral other than those permitted under the Credit Agreement.

6.     UCC Filings . Financing statements (duly authorized by [ the ][ each ] New Assignor constituting the debtor therein), including the indications of the collateral, attached as Schedule 6 have been prepared for filing in the proper Uniform Commercial Code filing offices in the jurisdictions identified in Schedule 7 hereof.

7.     Schedule of Filings . Attached hereto as Schedule 7 is a schedule of (i) the appropriate filing offices for the financing statements attached hereto as Schedule 6 and (ii) any other actions required to create, preserve, protect and perfect the security interests in the Collateral that may be perfected by filing granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents. No other filings or actions are required to create, preserve, protect and perfect the security interests in the Collateral that may be perfected by filing granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents.

8.     Real Property . Attached hereto as Schedule 8 is a list of all real property with a book value of at least $5,000,000 owned by [ the ][ each ] New Assignor and filing offices for Mortgages in respect of such real property.

9.     Absence of Certain Property . [ No Assignor owns ][ The New Assignor does not own ] any assets of material value which constitute farm products, as-extracted collateral or timber-to-be-cut (each as defined in the UCC).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Perfection Certificate as of the date first set forth above.

 

[NEW ASSIGNOR(S)]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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Annex B

FORM OF PLEDGE AGREEMENT


EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

SECOND LIEN PLEDGE AGREEMENT

among

EACH OF THE PLEDGORS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO

and

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB

as COLLATERAL AGENT

 

 

Dated as of February 9, 2018

 

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

       P AGE  
ARTICLE 1 S ECURITY FOR S ECURED O BLIGATIONS      1  
ARTICLE 2 D EFINITIONS      2  
ARTICLE 3 P LEDGE OF S ECURITIES , E TC .      5  

Section 3.01.

  Pledge      5  

Section 3.02.

  Procedures      7  

Section 3.03.

  Subsequently Acquired Collateral      9  

Section 3.04.

  Transfer Taxes      10  

Section 3.05.

  Certain Representations and Warranties Regarding the Collateral      10  
ARTICLE 4 A PPOINTMENT OF S UB - AGENTS ; E NDORSEMENTS , E TC .      10  
ARTICLE 5 V OTING , E TC ., W HILE N O E VENT OF D EFAULT      10  
ARTICLE 6 D IVIDENDS AND O THER D ISTRIBUTIONS      11  
ARTICLE 7 R EMEDIES IN C ASE OF AN E VENT OF D EFAULT      11  
ARTICLE 8 R EMEDIES , C UMULATIVE , E TC .      12  
ARTICLE 9 A PPLICATION OF P ROCEEDS      13  
ARTICLE 10 P URCHASERS OF C OLLATERAL      13  
ARTICLE 11 I NDEMNITY      13  
ARTICLE 12 P LEDGEE N OT A P ARTNER OR L IMITED L IABILITY C OMPANY M EMBER      14  
ARTICLE 13 F URTHER A SSURANCES ; P OWER - OF -A TTORNEY      14  
ARTICLE 14 T HE P LEDGEE AS C OLLATERAL A GENT      15  
ARTICLE 15 T RANSFER BY THE P LEDGORS      16  
ARTICLE 16 R EPRESENTATIONS , W ARRANTIES AND C OVENANTS OF THE P LEDGORS      16  
ARTICLE 17 [R ESERVED ]      18  
ARTICLE 18 P LEDGORS ’ O BLIGATIONS A BSOLUTE , E TC .      18  
ARTICLE 19 S ALE OF C OLLATERAL W ITHOUT R EGISTRATION      19  

 

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ARTICLE 20 T ERMINATION ; R ELEASE

     20  

ARTICLE 21 N OTICES , E TC .

     21  

ARTICLE 22 W AIVER ; A MENDMENT

     21  

ARTICLE 23 S UCCESSORS AND A SSIGNS

     21  

ARTICLE 24 H EADINGS D ESCRIPTIVE

     22  

ARTICLE 25 G OVERNING L AW ; S UBMISSION TO J URISDICTION ; V ENUE ; W AIVER OF J URY T RIAL

     22  

ARTICLE 26 P LEDGOR S D UTIES

     22  

ARTICLE 27 C OUNTERPARTS

     22  

ARTICLE 28 S EVERABILITY

     23  

ARTICLE 29 R ECOURSE

     23  

ARTICLE 30 A DDITIONAL P LEDGORS

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ARTICLE 31 L IMITED O BLIGATIONS

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ARTICLE 32 [R ESERVED ]

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ARTICLE 33 I NTERCREDITOR A GREEMENT

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ARTICLE 34 B ROKER D EALER C OMPLIANCE

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Annex A

      [Reserved]   

Annex B

      Subsidiaries   

Annex C

      Corporate Stock   

Annex D

      Promissory Notes   

Annex E

      Limited Liability Company Interests   

Annex F

      Partnership Interests   

Annex G

      Other Pledged Collateral   

Annex H

      Uncertificated Security Agreement   

 

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SECOND LIEN PLEDGE AGREEMENT

SECOND LIEN PLEDGE AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), dated as of February 9, 2018 among DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION (formerly Walter Investment Management Corp.), a Maryland corporation (the “ Issuer ”), the subsidiaries of the Issuer from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “ Subsidiary Pledgors and together with the Issuer, each, a “ Pledgor ” and, together with any other entity that becomes a pledgor hereunder pursuant to Article 30 hereof, the “ Pledgors ”) and WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as collateral agent (together with any successor collateral agent, the “ Pledgee ”), for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined below). Except as otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein and defined in the Indenture (as defined below) shall be used herein as therein defined.

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the guarantors from time to time party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee (together with any successor trustee, the “ Trustee ”) and collateral agent, have entered into an Indenture, dated as of February 9, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), pursuant to which the Issuer has issued $250 million aggregate principal amount of 9.0% Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes due 2024 (the “ Notes ”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Note Guarantee, the Subsidiary Pledgors have guaranteed to the Secured Parties the payment when due of all Note Obligations as described in the Indenture;

WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the issuance of the Notes that each Pledgor shall have executed and delivered to the Pledgee this Agreement;

WHEREAS, each Pledgor will obtain benefits from the execution, delivery and performance of the obligations under the Indenture and desires to execute this Agreement in order induce the holders of the Notes to purchase the Notes;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other benefits accruing to each Pledgor, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Pledgor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Pledgee for the benefit of the Secured Parties and hereby covenants and agrees with the Pledgee for the benefit of the Secured Parties as follows:

ARTICLE 1

S ECURITY FOR S ECURED O BLIGATIONS

This Agreement is made by each Pledgor for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure:

(i)    the full and prompt payment when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (including, without limitation, principal, premium, interest (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization or similar proceeding of any Pledgor or any Subsidiary thereof (or which would accrue but for the operation of applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws) at the rate provided for in the respective documentation, whether or not a claim for post-petition interest is allowed or allowable in any such proceeding), fees, costs and indemnities) of such Pledgor owing to the Secured Parties, whether now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising


out of or in connection with, each Indenture Document to which such Pledgor is a party (including, in the case of each Pledgor that is a Subsidiary Pledgor, all such obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of such Pledgor under its Note Guarantee) and the due performance and compliance by such Pledgor with all of the terms, conditions and agreements contained in each such Indenture Document;

(ii)    any and all sums advanced by the Pledgee in its reasonable discretion in order to preserve the Collateral (as hereinafter defined) or preserve its security interest in the Collateral;

(iii)    in the event of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of any indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of such Pledgor referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the reasonable expenses of retaking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on the Collateral, or of any exercise by the Pledgee of its rights hereunder, together with reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs; and

(iv)    all amounts paid by any Indemnitee as to which such Indemnitee has the right to reimbursement under Article 11 of this Agreement;

(b)    all such obligations, liabilities, indebtedness, sums and expenses set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) of this Article 1 being herein collectively called the “ Secured Obligations ,” it being acknowledged and agreed that the “ Secured Obligations ” shall include indebtedness and obligations of the types described above, whether incurred on the date of this Agreement or incurred from time to time after the date of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 2

D EFINITIONS

(a)    Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein and defined in the Indenture shall be used herein as therein defined. Reference to singular terms shall include the plural and vice versa. Section 1.04 of the Indenture shall apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis .

(b)    The following capitalized terms used herein shall have the definitions specified below:

Adverse Claim ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 8-102(a)(1) of the UCC.

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

Broker-Dealer Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary that is registered as (a) a broker or a dealer pursuant to Section 15 of the Exchange Act or (b) a broker or a dealer or an underwriter under any foreign securities law.

Certificated Security ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 8-102(a)(4) of the UCC.

Clearing Corporation ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 8-102(a)(5) of the UCC.

Collateral ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01 hereof.

 

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Collateral Accounts ” shall mean any and all accounts established and maintained by the Pledgee in the name of any Pledgor to which Collateral may be credited.

Contract ” shall mean all contracts between any Pledgor and one or more additional parties (including, without limitation, any partnership agreements, joint venture agreements and limited liability company agreements).

Domestic Corporation ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Stock .”

Excluded Collateral ” shall have the meaning given such term in the Security Agreement.

Exempted Foreign Entity ” shall mean any Foreign Corporation and other Company organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia that, in any such case, is treated as a corporation or an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Financial Asset ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC.

Foreign Corporation ” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of “ Stock .”

Indemnitees ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 11 hereof.

Indenture ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Indenture Documents ” shall mean (a) the Indenture, the Notes, the other Security Documents and this Agreement and (b) any other related documents or instruments executed and delivered pursuant to the Indenture or any Security Document, in each case, as such agreements, documents or instruments may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Instrument ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC.

Intercompany Note ” shall have the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Promissory Note”.

Investment Property ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the UCC.

Issuer ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Limited Liability Company Assets ” shall mean all assets of a limited liability company, whether tangible or intangible and whether real, personal or mixed (including, without limitation, all limited liability company capital and interest in other limited liability companies), at any time owned by any Pledgor or represented by any Limited Liability Company Interest.

Limited Liability Company Interests ” shall mean the entire limited liability company membership interest at any time owned by any Pledgor in any limited liability company.

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a material adverse effect (except for the implementation and consummation of the Plan of Reorganization and the transactions contemplated thereby and the effects that may customarily result, directly or indirectly, therefrom) on (i) the business, operations, property, assets or financial condition of the Pledgors taken as a whole, (ii) the rights or remedies of or benefits available to the Secured Parties under the Indenture or (iii) the ability of the Pledgors, taken as a whole, to perform its obligations to the Secured Parties under the Indenture or any material Indenture Document.

 

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Non-Voting Equity Interests ” shall mean all Equity Interests of any Person which are not Voting Equity Interests.

Notes ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Partnership Assets ” shall mean all assets of a partnership, whether tangible or intangible and whether real, personal or mixed (including, without limitation, all partnership capital and interest in other partnerships), at any time owned by any Pledgor or represented by any Partnership Interest.

Partnership Interest ” shall mean the entire general partnership interest or limited partnership interest at any time owned by any Pledgor in any general partnership or limited partnership.

Pledged Notes ” shall mean all Promissory Notes at any time pledged or required to be pledged hereunder.

Pledgee ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

Pledgor ” shall have the meaning set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

Proceeds ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC.

Promissory Notes ” shall mean (x) all intercompany notes at any time issued to each Pledgor (an “ Intercompany Note ”) and (y) all other promissory notes from time to time issued to, or held by, each Pledgor.

Related Parties ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

Registered Organization ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9-102(a)(70) of the UCC.

Regulatory Supervising Organization ” shall mean any of (a) the SEC, (b) FINRA, (c) the New York Stock Exchange, (d) state securities commissions and (e) any other U.S. or foreign governmental or self-regulatory organization, exchange, clearing house or financial regulatory authority of which the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is a member or to whose rules it is subject.

Secured Obligations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 1 hereof.

Secured Parties ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Security Agreement.

Securities Account ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 8-501(a) of the UCC.

Securities Intermediary ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 8-102(14) of the UCC.

Security ” and “ Securities ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 8-102(a)(15) of the UCC and shall in any event also include all Stock and all Promissory Notes.

 

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Security Entitlement ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC.

Stock ” shall mean (x) with respect to corporations incorporated under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia (each, a “ Domestic Corporation ”), all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of any Domestic Corporation at any time owned by any Pledgor and (y) with respect to corporations that are not Domestic Corporations (each, a “ Foreign Corporation ”), all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of any Foreign Corporation at any time owned by any Pledgor.

Subsidiary Pledgor ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Termination Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article 20 hereof.

Trustee ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

UCC ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York from time to time; provided that all references herein to specific Sections or subsections of the UCC are references to such Sections or subsections, as the case may be, of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof.

Uncertificated Security ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 8-102(a)(18) of the UCC.

Voting Equity Interests ” of any Person shall mean all classes of Equity Interests of such Person entitled to vote.

ARTICLE 3

P LEDGE OF S ECURITIES , E TC .

Section 3.01.     Pledge . To secure the Secured Obligations now or hereafter owed or to be performed by such Pledgor, subject to the terms of each Intercreditor Agreement, each Pledgor does hereby grant, pledge and assign to the Pledgee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and does hereby create a continuing security interest in favor of the Pledgee for the benefit of the Secured Parties in, all of its right, title and interest in and to the following, whether now owned or existing or hereafter from time to time acquired or arising and regardless of where located (collectively, the “ Collateral ”):

(a)    each of the Collateral Accounts, including any and all assets of whatever type or kind deposited by such Pledgor in any such Collateral Account, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, existing or arising, including, without limitation, all Financial Assets, Investment Property, monies, checks, drafts, Instruments, Securities or interests therein of any type or nature deposited or required by the Indenture or any other Indenture Document to be deposited in such Collateral Account, and all investments and all certificates and other Instruments (including depository receipts, if any) from time to time representing or evidencing the same, and all dividends, interest, distributions, cash and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the foregoing;

(b)    all Securities owned or held by such Pledgor from time to time and all options and warrants owned by such Pledgor from time to time to purchase Securities;

 

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(c)    all Limited Liability Company Interests owned by such Pledgor from time to time and all of its right, title and interest in each limited liability company to which each such Limited Liability Company Interest relates, whether now existing or hereafter acquired, including, without limitation, to the fullest extent permitted under the terms and provisions of the documents and agreements governing such Limited Liability Company Interests and applicable law:

(i)    all its capital therein and its interest in all profits, income, surpluses, losses, Limited Liability Company Assets and other distributions to which such Pledgor shall at any time be entitled in respect of such Limited Liability Company Interests;

(ii)    all other payments due or to become due to such Pledgor in respect of Limited Liability Company Interests, whether under any limited liability company agreement or otherwise, whether as contractual obligations, damages, insurance proceeds or otherwise;

(iii)    all of its claims, rights, powers, privileges, authority, options, security interests, liens and remedies, if any, under any limited liability company agreement or operating agreement, or at law or otherwise in respect of such Limited Liability Company Interests;

(iv)    all present and future claims, if any, of such Pledgor against any such limited liability company for monies loaned or advanced, for services rendered or otherwise;

(v)    all of such Pledgor’s rights under any limited liability company agreement or operating agreement or at law to exercise and enforce every right, power, remedy, authority, option and privilege of such Pledgor relating to such Limited Liability Company Interests, including any power to terminate, cancel or modify any such limited liability company agreement or operating agreement, to execute any instruments and to take any and all other action on behalf of and in the name of any of such Pledgor in respect of such Limited Liability Company Interests and any such limited liability company, to make determinations, to exercise any election (including, but not limited to, election of remedies) or option or to give or receive any notice, consent, amendment, waiver or approval, together with full power and authority to demand, receive, enforce, collect or receipt for any of the foregoing or for any Limited Liability Company Asset, to enforce or execute any checks, or other instruments or orders, to file any claims and to take any action in connection with any of the foregoing; and

(vi)    all other property hereafter delivered in substitution for or in addition to any of the foregoing, all certificates and instruments representing or evidencing such other property and all cash, securities, interest, dividends, rights and other property at any time and from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all thereof;

(d)    all Partnership Interests owned by such Pledgor from time to time and all of its right, title and interest in each partnership to which each such Partnership Interest relates, whether now existing or hereafter acquired, including, without limitation, to the fullest extent permitted under the terms and provisions of the documents and agreements governing such Partnership Interests and applicable law:

(i)    all its capital therein and its interest in all profits, income, surpluses, losses, Partnership Assets and other distributions to which such Pledgor shall at any time be entitled in respect of such Partnership Interests;

(ii)    all other payments due or to become due to such Pledgor in respect of Partnership Interests, whether under any partnership agreement or otherwise, whether as contractual obligations, damages, insurance proceeds or otherwise;

 

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(iii)    all of its claims, rights, powers, privileges, authority, options, security interests, liens and remedies, if any, under any partnership agreement or operating agreement, or at law or otherwise in respect of such Partnership Interests;

(iv)    all present and future claims, if any, of such Pledgor against any such partnership for monies loaned or advanced, for services rendered or otherwise;

(v)    all of such Pledgor’s rights under any partnership agreement or operating agreement or at law to exercise and enforce every right, power, remedy, authority, option and privilege of such Pledgor relating to such Partnership Interests, including any power to terminate, cancel or modify any partnership agreement or operating agreement, to execute any instruments and to take any and all other action on behalf of and in the name of such Pledgor in respect of such Partnership Interests and any such partnership, to make determinations, to exercise any election (including, but not limited to, election of remedies) or option or to give or receive any notice, consent, amendment, waiver or approval, together with full power and authority to demand, receive, enforce, collect or receipt for any of the foregoing or for any Partnership Asset, to enforce or execute any checks, or other instruments or orders, to file any claims and to take any action in connection with any of the foregoing; and

(vi)    all other property hereafter delivered in substitution for or in addition to any of the foregoing, all certificates and instruments representing or evidencing such other property and all cash, securities, interest, dividends, rights and other property at any time and from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all thereof;

(e)    all Financial Assets and Investment Property owned by such Pledgor from time to time;

(f)    all Security Entitlements owned by such Pledgor from time to time in any and all of the foregoing; and

(g)    all Proceeds of any and all of the foregoing;

provided that, no Pledgor shall be required at any time to pledge hereunder (and the term “ Collateral ” shall not include) any Excluded Collateral (so long as the same remains “Excluded Collateral” in accordance with the definition thereof).

Section 3.02.     Procedures . (a) To the extent that any Pledgor as of the Issue Date or at any time or from time to time thereafter owns, acquires or obtains any right, title or interest in any Collateral, such Collateral shall automatically (and without the taking of any action by such Pledgor) be pledged pursuant to Section 3.01 of this Agreement and, in addition thereto (but subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement), such Pledgor shall (to the extent provided below and not inconsistent with the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement) take the following actions as set forth below as promptly as practicable and, (x) in the case of any such Collateral owned by a Pledgor on the Issue Date and constituting Certificated Securities, as of the Issue Date, (y) in the case of any such Collateral other than Certificated Securities owned by a Pledgor on the Issue Date, to the extent not accomplished as of the Issue Date after use of commercially reasonable efforts by such Pledgor, within 60 days after the Issue Date and (z) in the case of any such Collateral owned by a Pledgor after the Issue Date, within 60 days after it obtains such Collateral (or such later date as determined by the Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion), for the benefit of the Pledgee and the other Secured Parties:

(i)    with respect to a Certificated Security (other than a Certificated Security credited on the books of a Clearing Corporation or Securities Intermediary), such Pledgor shall physically deliver such Certificated Security to the Pledgee, endorsed to the Pledgee or endorsed in blank;

 

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(ii)    with respect to an Uncertificated Security (other than an Uncertificated Security credited on the books of a Clearing Corporation or Securities Intermediary), such Pledgor shall only authorize, execute and deliver, and cause the issuer of such Uncertificated Security to duly authorize, execute and deliver to the Pledgee, an agreement for the benefit of the Pledgee and the other Secured Parties substantially in the form of Annex H hereto (appropriately completed to the satisfaction of the Pledgee and with such modifications, if any, as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Pledgee) pursuant to which such issuer agrees to comply with any and all instructions originated by the Pledgee without further consent by the registered owner and not to comply with instructions regarding such Uncertificated Security (and any Partnership Interests and Limited Liability Company Interests issued by such issuer) originated by any other Person other than a court of competent jurisdiction;

(iii)    with respect to a Certificated Security, Uncertificated Security, Partnership Interest or Limited Liability Company Interest credited on the books of a Clearing Corporation or Securities Intermediary (including a Federal Reserve Bank, Participants Trust Company or The Depository Trust Company), such Pledgor shall take (x) all actions required (i) to comply with the applicable rules of such Clearing Corporation or Securities Intermediary and (ii) to perfect the security interest of the Pledgee under applicable law and (y) such other actions as the Pledgee deems necessary or desirable to effect the foregoing; provided that a Pledgor shall not be required to enter into any control agreement in respect of any Security Entitlement or Securities Account;

(iv)    with respect to a Partnership Interest or a Limited Liability Company Interest (other than a Partnership Interest or Limited Liability Company Interest credited on the books of a Clearing Corporation or Securities Intermediary), (1) if such Partnership Interest or Limited Liability Company Interest is represented by a certificate and is a Security for purposes of the UCC, such Pledgor shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 3.02(a)(i) hereof, and (2) if such Partnership Interest or Limited Liability Company Interest is not represented by a certificate but is a Security for purposes of the UCC, such Pledgor shall follow the procedure set forth in Section 3.02(a)(ii) hereof;

(v)    with respect to any Intercompany Note, and any other Promissory Note in an amount in excess of $500,000, such Pledgor (in either case) shall provide physical delivery of such Intercompany Note and other Promissory Note to the Pledgee, endorsed in blank, or, at the request of the Pledgee, endorsed to the Pledgee; and

(vi)    with respect to cash proceeds from any of the Collateral described in Section 3.01 hereof, at any time following a request by the Pledgee given while an Event of Default is in existence, such Pledgor shall (i) permit establishment by the Pledgee of a deposit account in the name of such Pledgor over which the Pledgee shall have “control” within the meaning of Section 9-104 of the UCC and no withdrawals or transfers may be made therefrom by any Person except with the prior written consent of the Pledgee and (ii) provide for the deposit of such cash in such deposit account.

 

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(b)    In addition to the actions required to be taken pursuant to Section 3.02(a) hereof, each Pledgor shall take the following additional actions with respect to the Collateral:

(i)    with respect to all Collateral of such Pledgor whereby or with respect to which the Pledgee may obtain “control” thereof within the meaning of Section 8-106 of the UCC (or under any provision of the UCC as same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or under the laws of any relevant State other than the State of New York), such Pledgor shall take all actions (to the extent not inconsistent with any Intercreditor Agreement) as may be requested from time to time by the Pledgee so that “control” of such Collateral is obtained and at all times held by the Pledgee; provided that no Pledgor shall be required to enter into a control agreement in respect of any Security Entitlement and the Securities Account to which the underlying Financial Asset is credited;

(ii)    each Pledgor shall from time to time deliver to the Pledgee financing statements (on appropriate forms) under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the various relevant States, covering all Collateral hereunder (with the form of such financing statements to be satisfactory to the Pledgee), to be filed in the relevant filing offices so that at all times the Pledgee’s security interest in all Investment Property and other Collateral which can be perfected by the filing of such financing statements (in each case to the maximum extent perfection by filing may be obtained under the laws of the relevant States, including, without limitation, Section 9-312(a) of the UCC) may be so perfected; and

(iii)    subject to the terms of this Agreement and to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and following request by the Pledgee, each Pledgor shall cause each Broker-Dealer Subsidiary to (A) make any required filing or application with, and give any required notice to, any applicable Governmental Authority or Regulatory Supervising Organization that may be necessary to permit the Secured Parties and the Pledgee to acquire, exercise control over, transfer or otherwise exercise any rights provided under this Agreement over the Equity Interests of a Broker-Dealer Subsidiary pledged hereunder, (B) use its best efforts to pursue such filing, application or notice and obtain any required consent or approval as promptly as practicable, (C) notify the Pledgee of any filing or notice that will be required, which each Pledgor represents will contain a complete list of all regulatory authorizations and notifications that may be required, and (D) take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the Pledgee to facilitate such acquisition, control or transfer of the Equity Interests of any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary pledged hereunder.

Section 3.03.     Subsequently Acquired Collateral . If any Pledgor shall acquire (by purchase, stock dividend, distribution or otherwise) any additional Collateral at any time or from time to time after the date hereof, (i) such Collateral shall automatically (and without any further action being required to be taken) be subject to the pledge and security interests created pursuant to Section 3.01 hereof and, furthermore, such Pledgor will, to the extent not inconsistent with any Intercreditor Agreement, thereafter take (or cause to be taken) all action (as promptly as practicable and, in any event, within 60 days after it obtains such Collateral (or such later date as determined by the Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion)) reasonably required with respect to such Collateral in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.02 hereof and any Intercreditor Agreement and will, to the extent not inconsistent with any Intercreditor Agreement, promptly thereafter deliver to the Pledgee (i) a certificate executed by an authorized officer of such Pledgor describing such Collateral and certifying that the same has been duly pledged in favor of the Pledgee (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) hereunder and (ii) supplements to Annexes A through G hereto as are necessary to cause such Annexes to be complete and accurate at such time. Without limiting the foregoing, each Pledgor shall be required to pledge hereunder the Equity Interests of (x) any Exempted Foreign Entity and (y) any Domestic Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which consist of Equity Interests of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries, in each case at any time and from time to time after the date hereof acquired by such Pledgor, provided that no Pledgor shall be required at any time to pledge hereunder the Voting Equity Interests of any such Exempted Foreign Entity

 

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or Domestic Subsidiary referred to in the foregoing clauses (x) and (y) constituting more than 66% of the total combined voting power of all Voting Equity Interests of such Exempted Foreign Entity or Domestic Subsidiary, as applicable.

Section 3.04.     Transfer Taxes . Each pledge of Collateral under Section 3.01 or Section 3.03 hereof shall be accompanied by any transfer tax stamps required in connection with the pledge of such Collateral.

Section 3.05.     Certain Representations and Warranties Regarding the Collateral . Each Pledgor represents and warrants that on the date hereof: (i) each Subsidiary of such Pledgor, and the direct ownership thereof, is listed in Annex B hereto, (ii) the Stock (and any warrants or options to purchase Stock) held directly by such Pledgor (other than Excluded Collateral) consists of the number and type of shares of the Stock (or warrants or options to purchase any Stock) of the corporations as described in Annex C hereto; (iii) such Stock referenced in clause (ii) of this paragraph constitutes that percentage of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the issuing corporation as is set forth in Annex C hereto; (iv) the Promissory Notes held by such Pledgor consist of the promissory notes described in Annex D hereto where such Pledgor is listed as the lender to the extent such Promissory Notes are required to be delivered to the Pledgee pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(v) hereof; (v) the Limited Liability Company Interests held directly by such Pledgor (other than Excluded Collateral) consist of the number and type of interests of the Persons described in Annex E hereto; (vi) each such Limited Liability Company Interest referenced in clause (v) of this paragraph constitutes that percentage of the issued and outstanding equity interest of the issuing Person as set forth in Annex E hereto; (vii) the Partnership Interests held directly by such Pledgor (other than Excluded Collateral) consist of the number and type of interests of the Persons described in Annex F hereto; (viii) each such Partnership Interest referenced in clause (vii) of this paragraph constitutes that percentage of the issued and outstanding equity interest of the issuing Person as set forth in Annex F hereto; (ix) the Pledgor has complied with the respective procedure set forth in Section 3.02(a) hereof with respect to each item of Collateral described in Annexes C through F hereto; and (x) except as set forth on Annexes C through F hereto, such Pledgor does not directly hold any other Securities, Stock, Limited Liability Company Interests or Partnership Interests other than as set forth on Annex G that constitute Collateral hereunder.

ARTICLE 4

A PPOINTMENT OF S UB - AGENTS ; E NDORSEMENTS , E TC .

Subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, the Pledgee shall have the right to appoint one or more sub-agents for the purpose of retaining physical possession of the Collateral, which may be held (in the discretion of the Pledgee) in the name of the relevant Pledgor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Pledgee or any nominee or nominees of the Pledgee or a sub-agent appointed by the Pledgee.

ARTICLE 5

V OTING , E TC ., W HILE N O E VENT OF D EFAULT .

Unless and until there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default, each Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Collateral owned by it, and to give consents, waivers or ratifications in respect thereof; provided that, in each case, no vote shall be cast or any consent, waiver or ratification given or any action taken or omitted to be taken which would violate or result in a breach of any covenant contained in the Intercreditor Agreement or any Indenture Document. All such rights of each Pledgor to vote and to give consents, waivers and ratifications shall cease in case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and Article 7 hereof shall become applicable.

 

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ARTICLE 6

D IVIDENDS AND O THER D ISTRIBUTIONS

Subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, unless and until there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default, all cash dividends, cash distributions, cash Proceeds and other cash amounts payable in respect of the Collateral shall be paid to the respective Pledgor. Subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, the Pledgee shall be entitled to receive, and to retain as part of the Collateral:

(i)    all other or additional stock, notes, certificates, limited liability company interests, partnership interests, instruments or other securities or property (including, but not limited to, cash dividends other than as set forth above) paid or distributed by way of dividend or otherwise in respect of the Collateral;

(ii)    all other or additional stock, notes, certificates, limited liability company interests, partnership interests, instruments or other securities or property (including, but not limited to, cash (although such cash may be paid directly to the respective Pledgor so long as no Event of Default then exists)) paid or distributed in respect of the Collateral by way of stock-split, spin-off, split-up, reclassification, combination of shares or similar rearrangement; and

(iii)    all other or additional stock, notes, certificates, limited liability company interests, partnership interests, instruments or other securities or property (including, but not limited to, cash) which may be paid in respect of the Collateral by reason of any consolidation, merger, exchange of stock, conveyance of assets, liquidation or similar corporate or other reorganization.

Nothing contained in this Article 6 shall limit or restrict in any way the Pledgee’s right to receive the proceeds of the Collateral in any form in accordance with Article 3 of this Agreement. All dividends, distributions or other payments which are received by any Pledgor contrary to the provisions of this Article 6 or Article 7 hereof shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Pledgee, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Pledgor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Pledgee as Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).

ARTICLE 7

R EMEDIES IN C ASE OF AN E VENT OF D EFAULT

If there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default, then and in every such case, to the extent not inconsistent with the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, the Pledgee shall be entitled to exercise all of the rights, powers and remedies (whether vested in it by this Agreement, any other Indenture Document or by law) for the protection and enforcement of its rights in respect of the Collateral, and the Pledgee shall be entitled to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction and also shall be entitled, without limitation, to exercise the following rights, which each Pledgor hereby agrees to be commercially reasonable:

(i)    to receive all amounts payable in respect of the Collateral otherwise payable under Article 6 hereof to the respective Pledgor;

(ii)    to transfer all or any part of the Collateral into the Pledgee’s name or the name of its nominee or nominees;

 

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(iii)    to accelerate any Pledged Note which may be accelerated in accordance with its terms, and take any other lawful action to collect upon any Pledged Note (including, without limitation, to make any demand for payment thereon);

(iv)    to vote (and exercise all rights and powers in respect of voting) all or any part of the Collateral (whether or not transferred into the name of the Pledgee) and give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect of the Collateral and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof (each Pledgor hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing the Pledgee the proxy and attorney-in-fact of such Pledgor, with full power of substitution to do so);

(v)    at any time and from time to time to sell, assign and deliver, or grant options to purchase, all or any part of the Collateral, or any interest therein, at any public or private sale, without demand of performance, advertisement or notice of intention to sell or of the time or place of sale or adjournment thereof or to redeem or otherwise purchase or dispose (all of which are hereby waived by each Pledgor), for cash, on credit or for other property, for immediate or future delivery without any assumption of credit risk, and for such price or prices and on such terms as the Pledgee in its absolute discretion may determine, provided at least 10 days’ written notice of the time and place of any such sale shall be given to the respective Pledgor. The Pledgee shall not be obligated to make any such sale of Collateral regardless of whether any such notice of sale has theretofore been given. Each Pledgor hereby waives and releases to the fullest extent permitted by law any right or equity of redemption with respect to the Collateral, whether before or after sale hereunder, and all rights, if any, of marshalling the Collateral and any other security or the Secured Obligations or otherwise. At any such sale, unless prohibited by applicable law, the Pledgee on behalf of the Secured Parties may bid for and purchase all or any part of the Collateral so sold free from any such right or equity of redemption. Neither the Pledgee nor any other Secured Party shall be liable for failure to collect or realize upon any or all of the Collateral or for any delay in so doing nor shall any of them be under any obligation to take any action whatsoever with regard thereto. If the Collateral Agent sells any of the Collateral upon credit, the Pledgors will be credited only with payment actually made by the purchaser, received by the Collateral Agent and applied in accordance with Section 7.04 of the Security Agreement. In the event the purchaser fails to pay for the Collateral, the Collateral Agent may resell the same, subject to the same rights and duties set forth herein.; and

(vi)    to set off any and all Collateral against any and all Secured Obligations, and to withdraw any and all cash or other Collateral from any and all Collateral Accounts and to apply such cash and other Collateral to the payment of any and all Secured Obligations.

Each Pledgor agrees to do or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be reasonably necessary to make any such disposition or dispositions of all or any portion of the Collateral valid and binding and in compliance with any and all applicable laws, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions, decrees or awards of any and all courts, arbitrators or governmental instrumentalities, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over any such sale or sales, all at such Pledgor’s expense.

ARTICLE 8

R EMEDIES , C UMULATIVE , E TC .

Each and every right, power and remedy of the Pledgee provided for in this Agreement or in any other Indenture Document, or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition to every other such right, power or remedy. The exercise or beginning of the exercise by the Pledgee or any other Secured Party of any one or more of the

 

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rights, powers or remedies provided for in this Agreement or any other Indenture Document or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by the Pledgee or any other Secured Party of all such other rights, powers or remedies, and no failure or delay on the part of the Pledgee or any other Secured Party to exercise any such right, power or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof. No notice to or demand on any Pledgor in any case shall entitle it to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of any of the rights of the Pledgee or any other Secured Party to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand. The Secured Parties agree that this Agreement may be enforced only by the action of the Pledgee, in each case, acting upon the instructions of the Trustee, and that no other Secured Party shall have any right individually to seek to enforce or to enforce this Agreement or to realize upon the security to be granted hereby, it being understood and agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised by the Pledgee for the benefit of the Secured Parties upon the terms of this Agreement and the Security Agreement.

ARTICLE 9

A PPLICATION OF P ROCEEDS

(a)    All monies collected by the Pledgee upon any sale or other disposition of the Collateral pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, together with all other monies received by the Pledgee hereunder, shall be applied in the manner provided in the Security Agreement.

(b)    It is understood and agreed that each Pledgor shall remain jointly and severally liable with respect to its Secured Obligations to the extent of any deficiency between the amount of the proceeds of the Collateral pledged by it hereunder and the aggregate amount of such Secured Obligations.

ARTICLE 10

P URCHASERS OF C OLLATERAL

Upon any sale of the Collateral by the Pledgee hereunder (whether by virtue of the power of sale herein granted, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise), the receipt of the Pledgee or the officer making such sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral so sold, and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the Pledgee or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication or nonapplication thereof.

ARTICLE 11

I NDEMNITY

Each Pledgor jointly and severally agrees to indemnify, reimburse and hold the Collateral Agent, each other Secured Party and their respective successors, assigns, employees, affiliates and agents (hereinafter in this Article 11 referred to individually as “ Indemnitee ,” and collectively as “ Indemnitees ”) harmless from any and all liabilities, obligations, damages, injuries, penalties, claims, demands, actions, suits, judgments and any and all documented costs, expenses or disbursements (but limited, with respect to legal expenses, to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one single firm of primary counsel, one firm of special counsel and one additional firm of local counsel for each applicable jurisdiction for all similarly situated Indemnitees) (for the purposes of this Article 11 the foregoing are collectively called “expenses”) of whatsoever kind and nature imposed on, asserted against or incurred by any of the Indemnitees in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement, any other Indenture Document or any other document executed in connection herewith or therewith or in any other way connected with the administration of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the enforcement of any of the terms of any thereof, or the preservation of any rights under

 

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any thereof, or in any way relating to or arising out of the manufacture, ownership, ordering, purchase, delivery, control, acceptance, lease, financing, possession, operation, condition, sale, return or other disposition, or use of the Collateral (including, without limitation, latent or other defects, whether or not discoverable); provided that no Indemnitee shall be indemnified pursuant to this Article 11 for losses, damages or liabilities to the extent caused by the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

ARTICLE 12

P LEDGEE N OT A P ARTNER OR L IMITED L IABILITY C OMPANY M EMBER

(a)    Nothing herein shall be construed to make the Pledgee or any other Secured Party liable as a member of any limited liability company or as a partner of any partnership and neither the Pledgee nor any other Secured Party by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise (except as referred to in the following sentence) shall have any of the duties, obligations or liabilities of a member of any limited liability company or as a partner in any partnership. The parties hereto expressly agree that, unless the Pledgee shall become the absolute owner of Collateral consisting of a Limited Liability Company Interest or a Partnership Interest pursuant hereto, this Agreement shall not be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture among the Pledgee, any other Secured Party, any Pledgor and/or any other Person.

(b)    Except as provided in the last sentence of paragraph (a) of this Article 12, the Pledgee, by accepting this Agreement, did not intend to become a member of any limited liability company or a partner of any partnership or otherwise be deemed to be a co-venturer with respect to any Pledgor, any limited liability company, partnership and/or any other Person either before or after an Event of Default shall have occurred. The Pledgee shall have only those powers set forth herein and the Secured Parties shall assume none of the duties, obligations or liabilities of a member of any limited liability company or as a partner of any partnership or any Pledgor except as provided in the last sentence of paragraph (a) of this Article 12.

(c)    The Pledgee and the other Secured Parties shall not be obligated to perform or discharge any obligation of any Pledgor as a result of the pledge hereby effected.

(d)    The acceptance by the Pledgee of this Agreement, with all the rights, powers, privileges and authority so created, shall not at any time or in any event obligate the Pledgee or any other Secured Party to appear in or defend any action or proceeding relating to the Collateral to which it is not a party, or to take any action hereunder or thereunder, or to expend any money or incur any expenses or perform or discharge any obligation, duty or liability under the Collateral.

ARTICLE 13

F URTHER A SSURANCES ; P OWER - OF -A TTORNEY

(a)    Each Pledgor agrees that it will join with the Pledgee in executing and, at such Pledgor’s own expense, file and refile under the UCC or other applicable law such financing statements, continuation statements and other documents, in form reasonably acceptable to the Pledgee, in such offices as the Pledgee (acting on its own or on the instructions of the Trustee) may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate and wherever required or permitted by law in order to perfect, preserve, confirm or validate the Pledgee’s security interest in the Collateral hereunder and hereby authorizes the Pledgee to file financing statements and amendments thereto relative to all or any part of the Collateral (including, without limitation, financing statements which list the Collateral specifically and/or “all assets” or similar description, as collateral) without the signature of such Pledgor where permitted by law, and agrees to do such further acts and things and to execute and deliver to the Pledgee such additional conveyances, assignments, agreements and instruments as the Pledgee may reasonably require or deem advisable to carry into effect the purposes of this Agreement or to further assure and confirm unto the Pledgee and enable the Pledgee to exercise and enforce any of its rights, powers and remedies hereunder or thereunder.

 

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(b)    Each Pledgor hereby constitutes and appoints the Pledgee its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, irrevocably, with full authority in the place and stead of such Pledgor and in the name of such Pledgor or otherwise, for the sole benefit of the Secured Parties, but at the Pledgors’ expense, at any time and from time to time after the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, in the Pledgee’s discretion, to act, require, demand, sue for, collect, receive, compound and give acquittance for any and all monies and claims for monies due or to become due to such Pledgor under or arising out of the Collateral, to endorse any checks or other instruments or orders in connection therewith and to file any claims or take any action or institute, settle, compromise, compound or defend any proceedings and to execute any instrument which the Pledgee may reasonably deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, to sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or the proceeds or avails thereof, as fully and effectually as if the Pledgee were the absolute owner thereof, to extend the time of payment of any or all thereof and to make any allowance or other adjustment with reference thereto, which appointment as attorney is coupled with an interest.

ARTICLE 14

T HE P LEDGEE AS C OLLATERAL A GENT

(a)    Subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, the Pledgee will hold in accordance with this Agreement all items of the Collateral at any time received under this Agreement. It is expressly understood, acknowledged and agreed by each Secured Party that by accepting the benefits of this Agreement each such Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that the obligations of the Pledgee as holder of the Collateral and interests therein and with respect to the disposition thereof, and otherwise under this Agreement, are only those expressly set forth in this Agreement and in Section 14.03 of the Indenture. The Pledgee shall act hereunder on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in Section 14.03 of the Indenture.

(b)    The provisions of Section 14.03 of the Indenture shall inure to the benefit of the Pledgee, and shall be binding upon all Pledgors and all Secured Parties, in connection with this Agreement and the other Indenture Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) the Pledgee shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Trustee shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Indenture Documents that the Pledgee is required in writing to exercise at the direction of the applicable Secured Parties, and except as expressly set forth in the Indenture Documents, the Pledgee shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for any failure to disclose, any information relating to any Pledgor that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Pledgee or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Pledgee shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of any security interest granted herein, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part under the Indenture Documents. The Pledgee shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Pledgee by the Issuer or a Secured Party.

(c)     Sub-Agents and Related Parties . The Pledgee may perform any of its duties and exercise any of its rights and powers through one or more sub-agents appointed by it. The Pledgee and any such sub-agent may perform any of its duties and exercise any of its rights and powers through its Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of Article 31 and this Article 14 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Pledgee and any such sub-agent.

 

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(d)     Information as to Secured Obligations and Actions by Secured Parties . For all purposes of the Indenture Documents, including determining the amounts of the Secured Obligations, or whether any action has been taken under any Indenture Document, the Pledgee will be entitled to rely on information from (i) its own records for information as to the Secured Parties, their Secured Obligations and actions taken by them, (ii) any Secured Party for information as to its Secured Obligations and actions taken by it, to the extent that the Pledgee has not obtained such information from its own records, and (iii) the Issuer, to the extent that the Pledgee has not obtained information from the foregoing sources.

(e)     Refusal to Act . The Pledgee may refuse to act on any notice, consent, direction or instruction from any Secured Party or any agent, trustee or similar representative thereof that, in the Pledgee’s opinion, (i) is contrary to law or the provisions of any Indenture Document, (ii) may expose the Pledgee to liability (unless the Pledgee shall have been indemnified, to its reasonable satisfaction, for such liability by the Secured Parties that gave such notice, consent, direction or instruction) or (iii) is unduly prejudicial to Secured Parties not joining in such notice, consent, direction or instruction.

ARTICLE 15

T RANSFER BY THE P LEDGORS

Except as permitted pursuant to any Intercreditor Agreement prior to the date all Secured Obligations have been paid in full in cash pursuant to the Indenture, no Pledgor will sell or otherwise dispose of, grant any option with respect to, or mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber any of the Collateral or any interest therein.

ARTICLE 16

R EPRESENTATIONS , W ARRANTIES AND C OVENANTS OF THE P LEDGORS

(a)    Each Pledgor represents, warrants and covenants as to itself and each of its Subsidiaries that, as of the date hereof:

(i)    it is the legal, beneficial and record owner of, and has good and marketable title to, all of its material Collateral consisting of one or more Securities, Partnership Interests and Limited Liability Company Interests and that it has sufficient interest in all of its Collateral in which a security interest is purported to be created hereunder for such security interest to attach (in each case, free and clear of any pledge, lien, mortgage, hypothecation, security interest, charge, option, Adverse Claim or other encumbrance whatsoever, except the liens and security interests, created by this Agreement or permitted in respect of the Collateral under the Indenture Documents);

(ii)    it has full power, authority and legal right to pledge all the Collateral pledged by it pursuant to this Agreement and, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization;

(iii)    this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Pledgor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Pledgor enforceable against such Pledgor in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability hereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law);

 

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(iv)    except to the extent already obtained or made, no consent of any other party (including, without limitation, any stockholder, partner, member or creditor of such Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries) and no order, consent, license, permit, approval or authorization or validation of, exemption by, notice or report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required to be obtained by such Pledgor in connection with (a) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by such Pledgor, (b) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement against such Pledgor (except as set forth in clause (iii) above), (c) the perfection or enforceability of the Pledgee’s security interest in such Pledgor’s Collateral or (d) except for compliance with or as may be required by applicable securities laws, the exercise by the Pledgee of any of its rights or remedies provided herein;

(v)    neither the execution, delivery or performance by such Pledgor of this Agreement or any other Indenture Document to which it is a party, nor compliance by it with the terms and provisions hereof and thereof nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein: (x) except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, will contravene any provision of any applicable law, statute, rule or regulation, or any applicable order, writ, injunction or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental instrumentality, domestic or foreign, applicable to such Pledgor; (y) except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, will conflict with or result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien (except pursuant to the Security Documents) upon any of the properties or assets of such Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any indenture, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, credit agreement, loan agreement or any other material agreement, contract or other instrument to which such Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or is otherwise bound, or by which it or any of its properties or assets is bound or to which it may be subject; or (z) will violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation, by-laws, certificate of partnership, partnership agreement, certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement (or equivalent organizational documents), as the case may be, of such Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries;

(vi)    all of such Pledgor’s Collateral (consisting of Securities, Limited Liability Company Interests and Partnership Interests) has been duly and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable (except as such rights may arise under mandatory provisions of applicable statutory law that may not be waived or otherwise agreed and not as a result of any rights contained in any organizational document) and is subject to no options to purchase or similar rights;

(vii)    [Reserved];

(viii)    the pledge, collateral assignment and delivery to the Pledgee of such Pledgor’s Collateral consisting of Certificated Securities and Pledged Notes pursuant to this Agreement creates a valid and perfected security interest in such Certificated Securities and Pledged Notes, and the proceeds thereof, subject to no prior Lien or encumbrance or to any agreement purporting to grant to any third party a Lien or encumbrance on the property or assets of such Pledgor which would include the Securities (other than the Liens and security interests permitted under the Indenture Documents then in effect) and the Pledgee is entitled to all the rights, priorities and benefits afforded by the UCC or other relevant law as enacted in any relevant jurisdiction to perfect security interests in respect of such Collateral; and

 

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(ix)    “control” (as defined in Section 8-106 of the UCC) has been obtained by the Pledgee over all of such Pledgor’s Collateral consisting of Securities (including, without limitation, Promissory Notes which are Securities, but excluding any Security Entitlement) with respect to which such “control” may be obtained pursuant to Section 8-106 of the UCC, except to the extent that the obligation of the applicable Pledgor to provide the Pledgee with “control” of such Collateral has not yet arisen under this Agreement.

(b)    Each Pledgor covenants and agrees that it will defend the Pledgee’s right, title and security interest in and to such Pledgor’s Collateral and the proceeds thereof against the claims and demands of all persons whomsoever; and each Pledgor covenants and agrees that it will have like title to and right to pledge any other property at any time hereafter pledged to the Pledgee by such Pledgor as Collateral hereunder and will likewise defend the right thereto and security interest therein of the Pledgee and the other Secured Parties.

(c)    No Pledgor has performed any acts that might prevent the Pledgee from enforcing any of the provisions of this Agreement. Each Pledgor will, promptly upon request, provide to the Pledgee all information and evidence concerning such Pledgor’s Collateral that the Pledgee may reasonably request from time to time to enable it to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.

(d)    In the case of each Pledgor which is an issuer of Collateral, such Pledgor agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Collateral issued by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to it.

(e)    In the case of each Pledgor which is a partner, member or equity holder, as the case may be, in a partnership, limited liability company or other entity, such Pledgor hereby consents to the extent required by the applicable partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, or other organizational document to the pledge by each other Pledgor, pursuant to the terms hereof, of the Partnership Interests, Limited Liability Company Interests or other Collateral in such partnership, limited liability company or other entity and, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to the transfer of such Partnership Interests, Limited Liability Company Interests or other Collateral to the Pledgee or its nominee and to the substitution of the Pledgee or its nominee as a substituted partner, equity holder or member of such partnership, limited liability company or other entity with all the rights, powers and duties of a general partner, limited partner, member or equity holder, as the case may be.

ARTICLE 17

[R ESERVED ].

ARTICLE 18

P LEDGORS ’ O BLIGATIONS A BSOLUTE , E TC .

The obligations of each Pledgor under this Agreement shall be absolute and unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended, discharged, terminated or otherwise affected by, any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever (other than termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 20 hereof), including, without limitation:

(i)    any renewal, extension, amendment or modification of, or addition or supplement to or deletion from, any Indenture Document (other than this Agreement in accordance with its terms), or any other instrument or agreement referred to therein, or any assignment or transfer of any thereof;

 

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(ii)    any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence or other action or inaction under or in respect of any such agreement or instrument including, without limitation, this Agreement (other than a waiver, consent or extension with respect to this Agreement in accordance with its terms);

(iii)    any furnishing of any additional security to the Pledgee or its assignee or any acceptance thereof or any release of any security by the Pledgee or its assignee;

(iv)    any limitation on any party’s liability or obligations under any such instrument or agreement or any invalidity or unenforceability, in whole or in part, of any such instrument or agreement or any term thereof; or

(v)    any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition, adjustment, dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to any Pledgor or any Subsidiary of any Pledgor, or any action taken with respect to this Agreement by any trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any such proceeding, whether or not such Pledgor shall have notice or knowledge of any of the foregoing.

ARTICLE 19

S ALE OF C OLLATERAL W ITHOUT R EGISTRATION

(a)    Subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and any Pledgor shall have received from the Pledgee a written request or requests that such Pledgor cause any registration, qualification or compliance under any federal or state securities law or laws to be effected with respect to all or any part of the Collateral consisting of Securities, Limited Liability Company Interests or Partnership Interests, such Pledgor as soon as practicable and at its expense will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration to be so effected (and be kept effective) and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such qualification and compliance to be effected (and be kept effective) as may be so requested and as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of such Collateral consisting of Securities, Limited Liability Company Interests or Partnership Interests, including, without limitation, registration under the Securities Act, as then in effect (or any similar statute then in effect), appropriate qualifications under applicable blue sky or other state securities laws and appropriate compliance with any other governmental requirements; provided , that the Pledgee shall furnish to such Pledgor such information regarding the Pledgee as such Pledgor may request in writing and as shall be required in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance. Each Pledgor will cause the Pledgee to be kept reasonably advised in writing as to the progress of each such registration, qualification or compliance and as to the completion thereof, will furnish to the Pledgee such number of prospectuses, offering circulars and other documents incident thereto as the Pledgee from time to time may reasonably request, and will indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, the Pledgee and all other Secured Parties participating in the distribution of such Collateral consisting of Securities, Limited Liability Company Interests or Partnership Interests against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities caused by any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained therein (or in any related registration statement, notification or the like) or by any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein (or in any related registration statement, notification or the like) a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same may have been caused by an untrue statement or omission based upon information furnished in writing to such Pledgor by the Pledgee or such other Secured Party expressly for use therein.

(b)    If at any time when the Pledgee shall determine to exercise its right to sell all or any part of the Collateral consisting of Securities, Limited Liability Company Interests or Partnership Interests pursuant to Article 7 hereof, and such Collateral or the part thereof to be sold shall not, for any reason

 

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whatsoever, be effectively registered under the Securities Act as then in effect, the Pledgee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, sell such Collateral or part thereof by private sale in such manner and under such circumstances as the Pledgee may deem necessary or advisable in order that such sale may legally be effected without such registration. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in any such event the Pledgee, in its sole and absolute discretion (i) may proceed to make such private sale notwithstanding that a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Collateral or part thereof shall have been filed under such Securities Act, (ii) may approach and negotiate with a single possible purchaser to effect such sale, and (iii) may restrict such sale to a purchaser who will represent and agree that such purchaser is purchasing for its own account, for investment, and not with a view to the distribution or sale of such Collateral or part thereof. In the event of any such sale, the Pledgee shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the Collateral at a price which the Pledgee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price might be realized if the sale were deferred until the registration as aforesaid.

ARTICLE 20

T ERMINATION ; R ELEASE .

(a)    On the Termination Date (as defined below), this Agreement shall terminate (provided that all indemnities set forth herein including, without limitation, in Article 11 hereof shall survive any such termination) and the Pledgee, at the request and expense of such Pledgor, will execute and deliver to such Pledgor a proper instrument or instruments acknowledging the satisfaction and termination of this Agreement (including, without limitation, UCC-3 termination statements and instruments of satisfaction, discharge and/or reconveyance), and will duly release from the security interest created hereby and assign, transfer and deliver to such Pledgor (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of the Collateral as may be in the possession of the Pledgee and as has not theretofore been sold or otherwise applied or released pursuant to this Agreement, together with any moneys at the time held by the Pledgee or any of its sub-agents hereunder and, with respect to any Collateral consisting of an Uncertificated Security, a Partnership Interest or a Limited Liability Company Interest (other than an Uncertificated Security, Partnership Interest or Limited Liability Company Interest credited on the books of a Clearing Corporation or Securities Intermediary), a termination of the agreement relating thereto executed and delivered by the issuer of such Uncertificated Security pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii) or by the respective partnership or limited liability company pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(iv)(2). As used in this Agreement, “ Termination Date ” shall mean the date upon which no Note is outstanding or the Indenture is satisfied and discharged and all other Secured Obligations then due and payable have been paid in full in cash (other than indemnities described in Article 11 hereof, Section 8.01 of the Security Agreement and Section 7.07 of the Indenture, and any other indemnities set forth in any other Security Documents, in each case which are not then due and payable).

(b)    Subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, in the event that any part of the Collateral (i) is or becomes Excluded Collateral, (ii) is sold or otherwise disposed of (to a Person other than a Pledgor) at any time prior to the Termination Date, in connection with a sale or disposition not prohibited by the Indenture and the proceeds from such sale or disposition are applied in accordance with the terms of the Indenture or such other applicable Indenture Documents, as the case may be, to the extent required to be so applied or (iii) is otherwise released at the direction of the Trustee, in each case, such Collateral shall be automatically released from the security interest created hereby and, at the request and expense of any Pledgor, the Collateral Agent will execute and deliver any documentation, including termination or partial release statements and the like, in connection therewith and assign, transfer and deliver to such Pledgor (without recourse and without any representation or warranty) such of the Collateral that has become Excluded Collateral or as is then being (or has been) so sold or otherwise disposed of, or released, and as may be in the possession of the Collateral Agent and has not theretofore

 

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been assigned, transferred or delivered pursuant to this Agreement. Furthermore, upon the release of any Subsidiary Pledgor from the Note Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, any such Subsidiary Pledgor (and the Collateral at such time assigned by the respective Pledgor pursuant hereto) shall be released from this Agreement without any further action hereunder and the Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to execute and deliver such instruments of release as provided in this Section 11.09(b).

(c)    At any time that any Pledgor desires that Collateral be released as provided in the foregoing Article 20(a) or (b), it shall deliver to the Pledgee (and the relevant sub-agent, if any, designated pursuant to Article 4 hereof) a certificate signed by an authorized officer of such Pledgor stating that the release of the respective Collateral is permitted pursuant to Article 20(a) or (b) hereof.

(d)    The Pledgee shall have no liability whatsoever to any other Secured Party as the result of any release of Collateral by it in accordance with (or which the Pledgee in good faith believes to be in accordance with) this Article 20.

ARTICLE 21

N OTICES , E TC .

Each notice, request or other communication given hereunder shall be given in accordance with Section 15.02 of the Indenture and shall be addressed, (a) if to the Issuer or the Pledgee, to such address as such Person shall have specified in the Indenture, (b) if to any Pledgor other than the Issuer, in the care of the Issuer to such address as the Issuer shall have specified in the Indenture and (c) if to any Secured Party, to such address as such Secured Party shall have specified in writing to the Issuer and the Collateral Agent or, in each case to such other address or addressed to such other individual as shall have been furnished in writing by any Person described above to the party required to give notice hereunder.

ARTICLE 22

W AIVER ; A MENDMENT

Except as contemplated by any Intercreditor Agreement and as provided in Articles 20 and 30 hereof, none of the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be changed, waived, modified or varied in any manner whatsoever except in accordance with the requirements specified in the Indenture.

ARTICLE 23

S UCCESSORS AND A SSIGNS

This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and effect, subject to release and/or termination as set forth in Article 20, (ii) be binding upon each Pledgor, its successors and assigns; provided , however , that no Pledgor shall assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Trustee, and (iii) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Pledgee hereunder, to the benefit of the Pledgee, the other Secured Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns. All agreements, statements, representations and warranties made by each Pledgor herein or in any certificate or other instrument delivered by such Pledgor or on its behalf under this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Secured Parties and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Indenture Documents regardless of any investigation made by the Secured Parties or on their behalf.

 

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ARTICLE 24

H EADINGS D ESCRIPTIVE

The headings of the several Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 25

G OVERNING L AW ; S UBMISSION TO J URISDICTION ; V ENUE ; W AIVER OF J URY T RIAL

(a)    THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Pledgor hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any federal or State court located in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York, New York in any suit, action or proceeding based on or arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Indenture or any Notes and irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such suit or proceeding may be determined in any such court. Each Pledgor irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which they may have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in an inconvenient forum. Each Pledgor agrees that final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court shall be conclusive and binding upon it, and may be enforced in any courts to the jurisdiction of which it is subject by a suit upon such judgment, provided, that service of process is effected upon it in the manner specified herein or as otherwise permitted by law. To the extent any Pledgor has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, executor or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, it hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Indenture to the extent permitted by law.

(b)    EACH OF THE PLEDGORSS, THE TRUSTEE AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

ARTICLE 26

P LEDGOR S D UTIES

It is expressly agreed, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, that each Pledgor shall remain liable to perform all of the obligations, if any, assumed by it with respect to the Collateral and the Pledgee shall not have any obligations or liabilities with respect to any Collateral by reason of or arising out of this Agreement, except for the safekeeping of Collateral actually in Pledgee’s possession, nor shall the Pledgee be required or obligated in any manner to perform or fulfill any of the obligations of any Pledgor under or with respect to any Collateral.

ARTICLE 27

C OUNTERPARTS

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic transmission) and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with each Pledgor and the Pledgee.

 

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ARTICLE 28

S EVERABILITY

Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

ARTICLE 29

R ECOURSE

This Agreement is made with full recourse to each Pledgor and pursuant to and upon all the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements on the part of such Pledgor contained herein and in the other Indenture Documents and otherwise in writing in connection herewith or therewith.

ARTICLE 30

A DDITIONAL P LEDGORS

It is understood and agreed that any Subsidiary of the Issuer that is required to become a party to this Agreement after the date hereof pursuant to the requirements of the Indenture or any other Indenture Document, shall become a Pledgor hereunder by (x) executing a counterpart hereof and delivering same to the Pledgee or executing an assumption agreement and delivering same to the Pledgee, in each case as may be required by (and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to) the Pledgee, (y) delivering supplements to Annexes A through G, hereto as are necessary to cause such annexes to be complete and accurate with respect to such additional Pledgor on such date and (z) taking all actions as specified in this Agreement as would have been taken by such Pledgor had it been an original party to this Agreement, in each case with all documents required above to be delivered to the Pledgee and with all documents and actions required above to be taken to the reasonable satisfaction of the Pledgee.

ARTICLE 31

L IMITED O BLIGATIONS

It is the desire and intent of each Pledgor and the Secured Parties that this Agreement shall be enforced against each Pledgor to the fullest extent permissible under the laws applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in furtherance of the foregoing, it is noted that the obligations of each Pledgor constituting a Subsidiary Pledgor have been limited as provided in the Note Guarantee.

Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody and preservation thereof, the Pledgee will have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income therefrom or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Pledgee will be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in its possession or control if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property, and will not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage to any Collateral, or for any diminution in the value thereof, by reason of any act or omission of any agent or bailee selected by the Pledgee in good faith, except to the extent that such liability arises from the Pledgee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

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ARTICLE 32

[R ESERVED ].

ARTICLE 33

I NTERCREDITOR A GREEMENT

NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, THE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS GRANTED TO THE COLLATERAL AGENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SECURED PARTIES PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY BY THE COLLATERAL AGENT WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL HEREUNDER ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF EACH INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE PROVISIONS OF ANY INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THIS AGREEMENT, THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN AND CONTROL. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT TO DELIVER PLEDGED COLLATERAL AND ANY CERTIFICATES, INSTRUMENTS OR DOCUMENTS IN RELATION THERETO TO THE COLLATERAL AGENT OR ANY OBLIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THE DELIVERY, TRANSFER, CONTROL, NOTATION OR PROVISION OF VOTING RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO ANY COLLATERAL SHALL BE DEEMED SATISFIED BY THE DELIVERY, TRANSFER, CONTROL, NOTATION OR PROVISION IN FAVOR OF THE PARTY SPECIFIED IN THE APPLICABLE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT.

ARTICLE 34

B ROKER D EALER C OMPLIANCE

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Indenture Document, no party hereto shall take any actions hereunder that would constitute or result in a transfer or assignment of any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary or any Equity Interests of a Broker-Dealer Subsidiary, or a change of control over such Broker-Dealer Subsidiary, requiring the application to and/or prior approval of FINRA or any other Regulatory Supervising Organization without first making such application and/or obtaining such prior approval, to the extent required, of FINRA or such Regulatory Supervising Organization.

Without limiting the obligations of any party under Section 3.02(b)(iii), if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Pledgee shall have notified the Issuer that it intends to enforce its rights under Article 7, the Pledgee is empowered to seek from FINRA or any other Regulatory Supervising Organization, to the extent required, consent to or approval of any involuntary transfer of control of any entity whose Collateral is subject to this Agreement for the purpose of seeking a bona fide purchaser to whom control ultimately will be transferred. Each Pledgor agrees to cooperate with any such purchaser and with the Pledgee in the preparation, execution and filing of any forms and providing any information that may be necessary in obtaining such consent to the assignment to such purchaser of the Collateral. Each Pledgor hereby agrees to consent to any such voluntary or involuntary transfer after and during the continuation of an Event of Default and following delivery by the Pledgee of the notice described above, as long as not revoked or rescinded. Each Pledgor shall cooperate fully in obtaining the consent of FINRA and the approval or consent of each other Regulatory Supervising Organization required to effectuate the foregoing.

 

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

 

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION
DITECH FINANCIAL LLC
GREEN TREE CREDIT SOLUTIONS LLC
GREEN TREE SERVICING CORP.
WALTER MANAGEMENT HOLDING COMPANY LLC
DF INSURANCE AGENCY LLC
GREEN TREE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS III LLC

GREEN TREE INSURANCE AGENCY OF NEVADA, INC.,

each as a Pledgor

By:  

                     

Name:   Cheryl A. Collins
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer
WALTER REVERSE ACQUISITION LLC, as a Pledgor
By:  

                 

Name:   Cheryl A. Collins
Title:   Treasurer
GREEN TREE CREDIT LLC, as a Pledgor
By:  

 

Name:   Anthony Renzi
Title:   President and Treasurer
MORTGAGE ASSET SYSTEMS, LLC
REO MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC, each as a Pledgor
By:  

 

Name:   Jeffery Baker
Title:   President
REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., as a Pledgor
By:  

 

Name:   Cheryl A. Collins
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Second Lien Pledge Agreement]


Accepted and Agreed to:

 

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND
SOCIETY, FSB, as Pledgee
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Second Lien Pledge Agreement]


ANNEX A

[Reserved]

 

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ANNEX B

Note: Borrower holds a 100% (direct or indirect) ownership interest in each of the Subsidiaries listed below. Each direct owner of each of the Subsidiaries set forth below holds a 100% ownership interest in each such Subsidiary, unless otherwise indicated.

 

Subsidiary

  

Direct Owner

Mid-State Capital, LLC

  

Ditech Holding Corporation

Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC

  

Ditech Holding Corporation

DF Insurance Agency LLC

  

Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC

2013 WCO Holdings Corp.

  

Ditech Holding Corporation

Hanover SPC-A, Inc.

  

Ditech Holding Corporation

Green Tree Advance Receivables II LLC

  

Ditech Financial LLC

Green Tree Advance Receivables III LLC

  

Ditech Financial LLC

Green Tree Insurance Agency of Nevada, Inc.

  

Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC

Green Tree Investment Holdings III LLC

  

Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC

Walter Management Holding Company LLC

  

Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC

Green Tree Servicing Corp.

  

Walter Management Holding Company LLC

Green Tree Credit LLC

  

Walter Management Holding Company LLC

Ditech Financial LLC

  

Walter Management Holding Company LLC

WIMC Real Estate Investment LLC

  

Ditech Holding Corporation

Walter Reverse Acquisition LLC

  

Ditech Holding Corporation

 

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Subsidiary

  

Direct Owner

Mortgage Asset Systems, LLC    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
REO Management Solutions, LLC    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
RMS REO BRC, LLC    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
RMS REO CS, LLC    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    Walter Reverse Acquisition LLC
Ditech Agency Advance Depositor LLC    Ditech Financial LLC
Ditech PLS Advance Depositor LLC    Ditech Financial LLC

 

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ANNEX C

 

Name of Issuing

Corporation      

   Record/owner    Type of Shares    Number of Shares
Issued and
Outstanding
     Number of Shares
Owned by Record
Owner
     Ownership
Percentage
    Certificate No.  

Green Tree Servicing Corp.

   Walter Management
Holding Company
LLC
   Common      100,000        100,000        100     4  

Green Tree Insurance Agency of Nevada, Inc.

   Green Tree Credit
Solutions LLC
   Common      10,000        10,000        100     8  

Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

   Walter Reverse
Acquisition LLC
   Common      1,000        1,000        100     15  

 

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ANNEX D

That certain Global Intercompany Note, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Payees and Payors party thereto.

 

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ANNEX E

 

Entity

   Record Owner    Certificate No.    No. Interest Issues
and Outstanding
   No. Interest Owned
by Record Owner
   Ownership
Percentage
 

Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC

   Ditech Holding
Corporation
   Uncertificated    N/A    N/A      100

Green Tree Credit LLC

   Walter Management
Holding Company LLC
   Uncertificated    N/A    N/A      100

Green Tree Investment Holdings III LLC

   Green Tree Credit
Solutions LLC
   Uncertificated    N/A    N/A      100

Walter Management Holding Company LLC

   Green Tree Credit
Solutions LLC
   Uncertificated    N/A    N/A      100

Ditech Financial LLC

   Walter Management
Holding Company LLC
   Uncertificated    N/A    N/A      100

Walter Reverse Acquisition LLC

   Ditech Holding
Corporation
   Uncertificated    N/A    N/A      100

Mortgage Asset Systems, LLC

   Reverse Mortgage
Solutions, Inc.
   Uncertificated    N/A    N/A      100

REO Management Solutions, LLC

   Reverse Mortgage
Solutions, Inc.
   Uncertificated    N/A    N/A      100

WIMC Real Estate Investment LLC

   Ditech Holding
Corporation
   Uncertificated    N/A    N/A      100

DF Insurance Agency LLC

   Green Tree Credit
Solutions LLC
   Uncertificated    N/A    N/A      100

 

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ANNEX F

None.

 

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ANNEX G

Other Investments :

 

  1. Ditech Holding Corporation owns a 100% undivided beneficial ownership interest in Mid-State Trust X pursuant to a trust agreement dated as of October 31, 2001 as further amended and restated from time to time, between Mid-State Homes, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company

 

  2. Ditech Holding Corporation owns a 100% undivided beneficial ownership interest in Mid-State Capital Corporation 2006-1 Trust pursuant to a trust agreement dated as of July 14, 2004 as further amended and restated from time to time, between Mid-State Homes, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company

 

  3. Ditech Holding Corporation owns a 100% undivided beneficial ownership interest in Mid-State Trust XI pursuant to a trust agreement dated as of July 24, 2003 as further amended and restated from time to time, between Mid-State Homes, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company

 

  4. Ditech Holding Corporation owns a 100% undivided beneficial ownership interest in Mid-State Capital Corporation 2005-1 Trust pursuant to a trust agreement dated as of November 22, 2005 as further amended and restated from time to time, between Mid-State Homes, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company

 

  5. Ditech Holding Corporation holds a Class R Asset-Backed Note issued by WIMC Capital Trust 2011-1, governed by a trust agreement dated as of June 8, 2011

 

  6. Investment by Ditech Holding Corporation in single, fixed-rate security with a 8.0% coupon and a contractual maturity of 2038

 

  7. Investment by Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC in beneficial interests of Hanover Capital Trust 2001-A

 

  8. Ditech Holding Corporation owns approximately a 10% interest in Walter Capital Opportunity Corp.

 

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ANNEX H

Form of Agreement Regarding Uncertificated Securities,

Limited Liability Company Interests and Partnership Interests

AGREEMENT (as amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), dated as of [                , 20    ], among the undersigned pledgor (the “ Pledgor ”), WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB not in its individual capacity but solely as Collateral Agent under the Pledge Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, the “ Pledgee ”), and [            ], as the issuer of the Uncertificated Securities, Limited Liability Company Interests and/or Partnership Interests (each as defined below) (the “ Issuer ”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Pledgor, certain of its affiliates and the Pledgee have entered into an Second Lien Pledge Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2018 (as amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time, the “ Pledge Agreement ”), under which, among other things, in order to secure the payment of the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Pledge Agreement), the Pledgor has or will pledge to the Pledgee for the benefit of the Secured Creditors (as defined in the Pledge Agreement), and grant a security interest in favor of the Pledgee for the benefit of such Secured Creditors in, all of the right, title and interest of the Pledgor in and to any and all [“uncertificated securities” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(18) of the Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted in the State of New York (the “ UCC ”)) (“ Uncertificated Securities ”)] [Partnership Interests (as defined in the Pledge Agreement)] [Limited Liability Company Interests (as defined in the Pledge Agreement)], from time to time issued by the Issuer, whether now existing or hereafter from time to time acquired by the Pledgor (with all of such [Uncertificated Securities] [Partnership Interests] [Limited Liability Company Interests] being herein collectively called the “ Collateral ”); and

WHEREAS, the Pledgor is the registered owner of the Collateral and desires the Issuer to enter into this Agreement in order to perfect the security interest of the Pledgee under the Pledge Agreement in the Collateral, to vest in the Pledgee control of the Collateral and to provide for the rights of the parties under this Agreement;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1.    The Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Issuer, and the Issuer hereby agrees, to comply with any and all instructions (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) and orders originated by the Pledgee (and its successors and assigns) regarding any and all of the Collateral without the further consent by the registered owner (including the Pledgor) or any other person, and, following its receipt of a notice from the Pledgee stating that the Pledgee is exercising exclusive control of the Collateral, not to comply with any instructions (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) or orders regarding any or all of the Collateral originated by any person or entity other than the Pledgee (and its successors and assigns) or a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

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2.    The Issuer hereby certifies that (i) no notice of any security interest, lien or other encumbrance or claim (including any writ, garnishment, judgment, attachment, execution or similar process) affecting the Collateral (other than the security interest of the Pledgee) has been received by it (in which case such Issuer shall promptly notify the Pledgee thereof), and (iii) the security interest of the Pledgee in the Collateral has been registered in the books and records of the Issuer.

3.    The Issuer hereby represents and warrants that (i) the pledge by the Pledgor of, and the granting by the Pledgor of a security interest in, the Collateral to the Pledgee, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, does not violate the charter, by-laws, partnership agreement, membership agreement or any other agreement governing the Issuer or the Collateral, (ii) this Agreement is a valid and binding agreement of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with its terms, (iii) there is no other agreement (except this Agreement) between the Issuer and the Pledgor with respect to the Collateral (in which case this Agreement shall prevail to the extent of any conflict between such other agreement, whether now existing or hereafter entered into, and this Agreement), (iv) there is no other agreement between the Issuer and any other person pursuant to which the Issuer has agreed, or will agree, to comply with instructions (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) of such other person and (v) the Collateral consisting of capital stock of a corporation is fully paid and nonassessable.

4.    The Issuer hereby (i) waives any security interest, lien or right of set-off that it may now have or hereafter acquire in or with respect to the Collateral, (ii) agrees that the Issuer’s obligations in respect of the Collateral will not be subject to deduction, set-off or any other right in favor of any person other than the Pledgee, (iii) agrees to deliver to the Pledgee all non-cash dividends, interests and other non-cash distributions paid or made upon or with respect to the Collateral, (iv) agrees that all items of income, gain, expense and loss recognized in respect to the Collateral shall be reported to the U.S. internal revenue service and all state and local taxing authorities under the name and taxpayer identification number of the Pledgor, and (v) agrees that the rights and powers granted herein to the Pledgee are powers coupled with an interest and will not be affected by any bankruptcy of the Pledgor or any lapse of time.

5.    All notices, statements of accounts, reports, prospectuses, financial statements and other communications to be sent to the Pledgor by the Issuer in respect of the Issuer will also be sent to the Pledgee at the following address:

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB

500 Delaware Avenue

Wilmington, Delaware 19801

Fax No.: (302) 421-9137

Attention: Patrick J. Healy

Email: phealy@wsfsbank.com

6.    Following its receipt of a notice from the Pledgee stating that the Pledgee is exercising exclusive control of the Collateral and until the Pledgee shall have delivered written notice to the Issuer that all of the Secured Obligations have been paid in full in cash and this Agreement is terminated, the Issuer will send any and all redemptions, distributions, interest or other payments in respect of the Collateral from the Issuer for the account of the Pledgee only by wire transfers to such account as the Pledgee shall instruct.

 

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7.    Except as expressly provided otherwise in Sections 5 and 6, all notices, instructions, orders and communications hereunder shall be sent or delivered by mail, telegraph, telex, telecopy, cable or overnight courier service and all such notices and communications shall, when mailed, telexed, telecopied, cabled or sent by overnight courier, be effective when deposited in the mails or delivered to overnight courier, prepaid and properly addressed for delivery on such or the next Business Day, or sent by telex or telecopier, except that notices and communications to the Pledgee or the Issuer shall not be effective until received. All notices and other communications shall be in writing and addressed as follows:

 

(a)    if to the Pledgor, at:    
  

 

 
  

 

 
  

 

 
  

 

 
   Attention:                            
  

Telephone No.:

Fax No.:

   
(b)    if to the Pledgee, at the address given in Section 4 hereof;
(c)    if to the Issuer, at:
  

 

 
  

 

 
  

 

 

or at such other address as shall have been furnished in writing by any person described above to the party required to give notice hereunder. As used in this Section 6, “ Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or other day in which banks in New York are authorized to remain closed.

8.    This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Pledgor and the Issuer and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Pledgee and its successors and assigns. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one instrument. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall prove to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed to be severable from the other provisions of this Agreement which shall remain binding on all parties hereto. None of the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be changed, waived, modified or varied in any manner whatsoever except in writing signed by the Pledgee, the Issuer and the Pledgor.

9.    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its principles of conflict of laws.

*        *        *

 

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

 

[                        ],

      as Pledgor

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, not in its individual capacity but solely as Pledgee
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

[                        ],

    as the Issuer

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of February 9, 2018

among

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION,

as Borrower,

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO

and

CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         

Page

 

ARTICLE 1

  

DEFINITIONS

     2  

Section 1.01

   Defined Terms      2  

Section 1.02

   Terms Generally      41  

Section 1.03

   Classification of Loans and Borrowings      42  

Section 1.04

   Designated Senior Indebtedness      42  

ARTICLE 2

  

THE CREDITS

     42  

Section 2.01

  

Loans

     42  

Section 2.02

  

[Reserved]

     42  

Section 2.03

  

[Reserved]

     42  

Section 2.04

  

Evidence of Debt; Repayment of Loans

     42  

Section 2.05

  

Fees

     43  

Section 2.06

  

Interest on Loans

     43  

Section 2.07

  

Default Interest

     44  

Section 2.08

  

Alternate Rate of Interest

     44  

Section 2.09

  

[Reserved]

     44  

Section 2.10

  

Conversion and Continuation of Borrowings

     44  

Section 2.11

  

Repayment of Term Borrowings

     46  

Section 2.12

  

Voluntary Prepayment

     46  

Section 2.13

  

Mandatory Prepayments

     47  

Section 2.14

  

Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances

     49  

Section 2.15

  

Change in Legality

     50  

Section 2.16

  

Breakage

     50  

Section 2.17

  

Pro Rata Treatment

     51  

Section 2.18

  

Sharing of Setoffs

     51  

Section 2.19

  

Payments

     52  

Section 2.20

  

Taxes

     52  

Section 2.21

  

Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances; Duty to Mitigate

     55  

Section 2.22

  

[Reserved]

     56  

Section 2.23

  

[Reserved]

     56  

Section 2.24

  

Defaulting Lenders

     56  

Section 2.25

  

Incremental Facilities

     57  

Section 2.26

  

Amend and Extend Transactions

     58  

Section 2.27

  

Credit Agreement Refinancing Facilities

     60  

ARTICLE 3

  

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     61  

Section 3.01

  

Company Status

     61  

Section 3.02

  

Power and Authority

     61  

Section 3.03

  

No Violation

     61  

Section 3.04

  

Approvals

     62  

 

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Section 3.05

  

Financial Statements; Financial Condition; Undisclosed Liabilities

     62  

Section 3.06

  

Litigation

     63  

Section 3.07

  

True and Complete Disclosure

     63  

Section 3.08

  

Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations

     63  

Section 3.09

  

Tax Returns and Payments

     63  

Section 3.10

  

Compliance with ERISA

     64  

Section 3.11

  

Security Documents

     64  

Section 3.12

  

Properties

     64  

Section 3.13

  

Capitalization

     65  

Section 3.14

  

Subsidiaries

     65  

Section 3.15

  

Compliance with Statutes, Etc.

     65  

Section 3.16

  

Investment Company Act

     65  

Section 3.17

  

Insurance

     65  

Section 3.18

  

Environmental Matters

     65  

Section 3.19

  

Employment and Labor Relations

     66  

Section 3.20

  

Intellectual Property, Etc.

     66  

Section 3.21

  

Indebtedness

     66  

Section 3.22

  

Anti-Terrorism Law

     67  

Section 3.23

  

[Reserved]

     67  

Section 3.24

  

[Reserved]

     67  

Section 3.25

  

[Reserved]

     67  

Section 3.26

  

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

     67  

ARTICLE 4

  

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

     68  

Section 4.01

  

Conditions Precedent

     68  

ARTICLE 5

  

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     71  

Section 5.01

  

Information Covenants

     71  

Section 5.02

  

Books, Records and Inspections

     73  

Section 5.03

  

Maintenance of Property; Insurance

     73  

Section 5.04

  

Existence; Franchises

     74  

Section 5.05

  

Compliance with Statutes, Etc.

     74  

Section 5.06

  

Compliance with Environmental Laws

     75  

Section 5.07

  

ERISA

     75  

Section 5.08

  

End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters

     76  

Section 5.09

  

[Reserved]

     76  

Section 5.10

  

Payment of Taxes

     76  

Section 5.11

  

Use of Proceeds

     76  

Section 5.12

  

Additional Security; Further Assurances; Etc.

     76  

Section 5.13

  

[Reserved]

     77  

Section 5.14

  

[Reserved]

     77  

Section 5.15

  

[Reserved]

     77  

Section 5.16

  

[Reserved]

     77  

Section 5.17

  

[Reserved]

     77  

Section 5.18

  

Maintenance of Company Separateness

     77  

Section 5.19

  

[Reserved]

     77  

Section 5.20

  

Maintenance of Ratings

     77  

Section 5.21

  

Designation of Subsidiaries

     78  

Section 5.22

  

Post-Closing Items

     78  

 

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ARTICLE 6

  

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     78  

Section 6.01

  

Liens

     78  

Section 6.02

  

Consolidation, Merger, Sale of Assets, Etc.

     82  

Section 6.03

  

Dividends

     85  

Section 6.04

  

Indebtedness

     86  

Section 6.05

  

Advances, Investments and Loans

     89  

Section 6.06

  

Transactions with Affiliates

     92  

Section 6.07

  

Asset Coverage Ratios

     93  

Section 6.08

  

Interest Expense Coverage Ratio

     93  

Section 6.09

  

First Lien Net Leverage Ratio

     94  

Section 6.10

  

Modifications of Certain Agreements

     94  

Section 6.11

  

Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries

     94  

Section 6.12

  

Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests

     95  

Section 6.13

  

Business; Etc.

     95  

Section 6.14

  

Limitation on Creation of Subsidiaries

     95  

Section 6.15

  

Prepayments of Other Indebtedness

     96  

ARTICLE 7

  

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     96  

Section 7.01

  

Events of Default

     96  

ARTICLE 8

  

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE COLLATERAL AGENT

     99  

ARTICLE 9

  

MISCELLANEOUS

     102  

Section 9.01

  

Notices; Electronic Communications

     102  

Section 9.02

  

Survival of Agreement

     104  

Section 9.03

  

Binding Effect

     104  

Section 9.04

  

Successors and Assigns

     104  

Section 9.05

  

Expenses; Indemnity

     109  

Section 9.06

  

Right of Setoff

     110  

Section 9.07

  

Applicable Law

     111  

Section 9.08

  

Waivers; Amendment

     111  

Section 9.09

  

Interest Rate Limitation

     112  

Section 9.10

  

Entire Agreement

     113  

Section 9.11

  

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     113  

Section 9.12

  

Severability

     113  

Section 9.13

  

Counterparts

     113  

Section 9.14

  

Headings

     113  

Section 9.15

  

Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process

     113  

Section 9.16

  

Confidentiality

     114  

Section 9.17

  

Lender Action

     115  

Section 9.18

  

USA PATRIOT Act Notice

     115  

Section 9.19

  

Amendment and Restatement; No Novation

     115  

Section 9.20

  

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

     115  

SCHEDULE 1.01(a)

  

Lenders and Tranche B Term Loans

  
SCHEDULE 1.01(b)   

Subsidiary Guarantors

  
SCHEDULE 1.01(c)   

Unrestricted Subsidiaries

  
SCHEDULE 3.05   

Financial Statements; Financial Condition; Undisclosed Liabilities

  

 

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SCHEDULE 3.06   Litigation
SCHEDULE 3.09   Certain Tax Matters
SCHEDULE 3.11(c)   Mortgage Filing Offices
SCHEDULE 3.12   Real Property
SCHEDULE 3.14   Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 3.17   Insurance
SCHEDULE 3.21   Existing Indebtedness
SCHEDULE 4.02(a)   List of Counsel
SCHEDULE 5.01   Reporting
SCHEDULE 5.22   Post-Closing Items
SCHEDULE 6.01   Existing Liens
SCHEDULE 6.04   Existing Indebtedness
SCHEDULE 6.05   Existing Investments
SCHEDULE 6.11   Certain Restrictive Agreements
EXHIBIT A   Form of Security Agreement
EXHIBIT B   Form of Pledge Agreement
EXHIBIT C   Form of First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement
EXHIBIT D   [Reserved]
EXHIBIT E   Form of Subsidiaries Guaranty
EXHIBIT F   Form of Intercompany Subordination Agreement
EXHIBIT G   Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT H   Form of Assignment and Acceptance
EXHIBIT I   Form of Intercompany Note
EXHIBIT J   Form of Administrative Questionnaire
EXHIBIT K   Form of Solvency Certificate
EXHIBIT L   Procedures for Dutch Auction

 

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of February 9, 2018, among DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION (formerly known as Walter Investment Management Corp.), a Maryland corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders (such term and each other capitalized term used but not defined in this introductory statement having the meaning given it in ARTICLE I), and CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “ Administrative Agent ”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “ Collateral Agent ”) for the Lenders. This Agreement amends and restates the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement (as defined below) in its entirety.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on November 30, 2017 (the “ Petition Date ”), the Borrower commenced a voluntary petition for reorganization pursuant to chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “ Bankruptcy Court ”);

WHEREAS, prior to the Petition Date, financing was provided to the Borrower pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2013, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of February 23, 2016, Amendment No. 2 thereto dated as of August 5, 2016 and Amendment No. 3 thereto dated as of July 31, 2017 (and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Petition Date, the “ Pre-Petition Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Pre-Petition Lenders ”), and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (successor to Credit Suisse AG), as administrative agent and collateral agent, pursuant to which the Pre-Petition Lenders extended credit to the Borrower consisting of (a) Tranche B Term Loans in an original aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000,000 (the “ Pre-Petition Term Loans ”) and (b) revolving credit commitments in an original aggregate amount of $125,000,000;

WHEREAS, the Pre-Petition Term Loans, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, fees, indemnities, costs and other payment obligations pursuant to the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement that are outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date (collectively, the “ Pre-Petition Term Loan Obligations ”), are owing as of the Closing Date;

WHEREAS, on January 18, 2018, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Confirmation Order (as defined herein);

WHEREAS, in connection with the implementation and consummation of the Plan of Reorganization (as defined herein), and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, in the other Credit Documents, in the Plan of Reorganization and in the Confirmation Order, the Lenders have agreed to enter into this Agreement, which shall be an amendment and restatement of the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement; and

WHEREAS, upon the effectiveness of the Plan of Reorganization, (a) all Pre-Petition Term Loan Obligations shall continue as Obligations (including accrued and unpaid non-default interest outstanding under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement) and (b) the Pre-Petition Term Loans shall continue as Tranche B Term Loans hereunder and each initial Lender shall be deemed to have made, in the aggregate, $1,156,500,513.53 of Tranche B Term Loans.

 

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The Lenders are willing to extend such credit to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

D EFINITIONS

Section 1.01     Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

ABR ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

Acquired Entity ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.05(xii).

Additional Credit Extension Amendment ” shall mean an amendment to this Agreement (which may, at the option of the Administrative Agent, be in the form of an amendment and restatement of this Agreement) providing for any Incremental L/C Commitments pursuant to Section 2.25, Extended Term Loans and/or Extended L/C Commitments pursuant to Section 2.26 or Refinancing Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.27, which shall be consistent with the applicable provisions of this Agreement and otherwise satisfactory to the parties thereto. Each Additional Credit Extension Amendment shall be executed by the Administrative Agent, the Credit Parties and the other parties specified in the applicable Section of this Agreement (but not any other Lender). Any Additional Credit Extension Amendment may include conditions for delivery of opinions of counsel and other documentation consistent with the conditions in Section 4.01, all to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the other parties to such Additional Credit Extension Amendment.

Additional Lender ” shall mean, at any time, any Person that is not an existing Lender and that agrees to provide any portion of any (a) Incremental L/C Commitments in accordance with Section 2.25 or (b) Refinancing Term Loans pursuant to an Additional Credit Extension Amendment in accordance with Section 2.27; provided that such Additional Lender shall be an Eligible Assignee.

Additional Security Documents ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.12.

Adjusted Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (a) the sum (without duplication) of:

(i)    non-cash charges or non-cash losses (including, but not limited to share-based non-cash compensation and non-cash fair value adjustments and non-cash interest expense) which were included in arriving at Consolidated Net Income for such period;

(ii)    servicing income earned during such period for servicing of assets in any Securitization Entity (other than any such income attributable to a Heritage Walter Securitization Trust) to the extent consolidated on the balance sheet and carried at fair value;

(iii)    principal payments received during such period by any Heritage Walter Securitization Trust from borrowers to the extent consolidated on the balance sheet;

(iv)    net cash proceeds received during such period from sales of REO Assets by any Heritage Walter Securitization Trust to the extent consolidated on the balance sheet;

(v)    the amount of all cash received during such period from the initial or tail issuance of reverse mortgage securities (HMBS) less any cash payments made during such period to originate, acquire or fund the related loans and subsequent additions to such loans to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income for such period; and

 

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(vi)    any cash received for servicing of reverse mortgages to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income for such period;

less (b) the sum of:

(i)    non-cash gains and non-cash income, including but not limited to non-cash fair value adjustments, which were included in arriving at Consolidated Net Income for such period;

(ii)    the amount of all cash gains on Asset Sales the Net Sale Proceeds of which were applied as a mandatory repayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.13(c) or reinvested (or to be reinvested) as permitted by such Section 2.13(c) to the extent that such cash gains were included in arriving at Consolidated Net Income for such period; and

(iii)    principal payments during such period on Indebtedness of any Heritage Walter Securitization Trust to the extent consolidated on the balance sheet.

Adjusted LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the product of (i) the LIBO Rate in effect for such Interest Period and (ii) Statutory Reserves; provided that, in the case of the Tranche B Term Loans, if the Adjusted LIBO Rate as so determined for any Interest Period is less than 1.00% per annum, then Adjusted LIBO Rate with respect to the Tranche B Term Loans for such Interest Period shall be deemed to be 1.00% per annum.

Administrative Agent ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory statement to this Credit Agreement.

Administrative Questionnaire ” shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire substantially in the form of Exhibit J, or such other form as may be supplied from time to time by the Administrative Agent.

Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling (including, but not limited to, all directors and officers of such Person), controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power (i) to vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or equivalent governing body) of such Person or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Agents ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Article 8.

Aggregate Incremental Amount ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Incremental L/C Commitments incurred at or prior to such time.

Agreement ” shall mean this Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as modified, supplemented, amended, restated (including any amendment and restatement hereof), extended or renewed from time to time.

 

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All-in Yield ” shall mean, as to any Indebtedness, the effective yield thereon as determined in good faith by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent taking into account the applicable interest rate, margin, original issue discount and upfront fees; provided that original issue discount and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a four-year life to maturity (or, if less, the life of such Indebtedness); provided further that any eurodollar rate floor or base rate floor (“ new floor ”) that is greater than the comparable eurodollar rate floor or base rate floor applicable to the Tranche B Term Loans at such time shall only be taken into account in determining the All-in-Yield with respect to the Tranche B Term Loans to the extent an increase in any interest rate floor applicable to the Tranche B Term Loans to the corresponding new floor would cause an increase in the yield applicable to the Tranche B Term Loans then in effect; provided further that “All-in Yield” shall not include arrangement, commitment, underwriting, amendment, structuring or similar fees paid to any agent, underwriter or arranger or fees that are not paid ratably to the market with respect to such Indebtedness.

Alternate Base Rate ” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) for a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of one month plus 1.00%. If the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms of the definition thereof, the Alternate Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (b) of the preceding sentence until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, as the case may be.

Amend and Extend Transaction ” shall mean an extension of maturity transaction described in and effected pursuant to Section 2.26.

Anti-Terrorism Laws ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.22(a).

Applicable Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Percentage ” shall mean, at any time, 50%.

Applicable Margin ” shall mean (a) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, 6.00% per annum and (b) with respect to any ABR Loan, 5.00% per annum.

Asset Coverage Ratio A ” shall mean, on any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Net Assets A of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as of such date of determination, to (b) all First Lien Indebtedness.

Asset Coverage Ratio B ” shall mean, on any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Net Assets B of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as of such date of determination, to (b) all First Lien Indebtedness.

Asset Sale ” shall mean any sale, transfer or other disposition (or series of related sales, transfers or other dispositions) (each, a “ Disposition ”) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Person other than to the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor of any asset (including, without limitation, any capital stock or other securities of, or Equity Interest in, another Person) not made in the Ordinary Course of Business; provided that no Non-Core Asset Sale or Disposition of Bulk MSR shall constitute an “Asset Sale”; provided further that any such Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(iv), Section 6.02(xiv) or Section 6.02(xxv), to the extent not constituting a Non-Core Asset Sale or Disposition of Bulk MSR, shall constitute an “Asset Sale”.

 

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Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee, and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit H or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent.

Authorized Officer ” shall mean the chief executive officer, president, any vice-president, chairman, vice chairman, secretary, any assistant secretary, treasurer, any assistant treasurer, chief operating officer or chief financial officer of the Borrower.

Bail-In Action ” shall mean the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation ” shall mean, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Balance Sheet Value ” shall mean, on any date of determination, with respect to any liability or asset (including Equity Interests of any Person), as of any date of determination, the amount included on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as of the fiscal quarter then last ended related to such liability or asset, calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Bankruptcy Code ” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now or hereafter in effect, or any successor thereto.

Bankruptcy Court ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.

Borrower ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory statement to this Agreement.

Borrower Materials ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01.

Borrower Notice ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.12(c).

Borrowing ” shall mean Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

Breakage Event ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.16.

Bulk MSR ” shall mean all MSR, including the related Servicing Advances, other than Flow MSR.

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close; provided, however, that when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

 

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Calculation Period ” shall mean, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, any Significant Asset Sale or any other event expressly required to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Test Period most recently ended prior to the date of such Permitted Acquisition, Significant Asset Sale or other event for which financial statements have been delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 4.01(k) or Section 5.01(b) or (c), as applicable.

Capital Expenditures ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all expenditures (without duplication) by such Person which should be capitalized in accordance with GAAP and, without duplication, the amount of Capitalized Lease Obligations incurred by such Person.

Capitalized Lease Obligations ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all rental obligations of such Person which, under GAAP, are required to be capitalized on the books of such Person, in each case taken at the amount thereof accounted for as indebtedness in accordance with such principles.

Cash Equivalents ” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof ( provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition, (ii) marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s, (iii) Dollar denominated time deposits, certificates of deposit and bankers acceptances of any Lender or any commercial bank having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company having, a combined capital and surplus of at least $1,000,000,000 with maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition by such Person, (iv) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (iii) above, (v) commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated in the United States rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s and in each case maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition by such Person, and (vi) investments in money market funds substantially all of whose assets are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (v) above.

CERCLA ” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as the same has been amended and may hereafter be amended from time to time, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq .

Change in Adjusted Consolidated Working Capital ” shall mean, for a given period, without duplication, the sum of the changes (plus or minus) during such period in: (a) Servicing Advances net of the change in applicable borrowings under Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness, (b) finance receivable purchases or repurchases of Residential Mortgage Loans net of collections and liquidation proceeds on purchased receivables or repurchased Residential Mortgage Loans, (c) new loan originations net of proceeds received from the sale of new loans, collections on new loans and the change in related borrowings under Permitted Warehouse Indebtedness, (d) cash and Cash Equivalents required to be maintained (i) at any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to bona fide legal or regulatory requirements, (ii) by any Non-Recourse Entities related to non-recourse financing or (iii) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business pursuant to any line of credit permitted to be maintained hereunder, and (e) other assets (excluding cash and Cash Equivalents) and liabilities (excluding the current portion of any Indebtedness under this Agreement and the current portion of any other long term Indebtedness which would otherwise be included therein), to the extent the impact of such changes are reflected in the consolidated statement of cash flows of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding for this purpose Securitization Entities (other than Heritage Walter Securitization Trusts) to the extent consolidated.

 

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Change in Law ” shall mean (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Closing Date, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or the NAIC after the Closing Date or (c) compliance by any Lender or any Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.14, by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or any such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Closing Date; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or 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.

Change of Control ” shall mean (i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) shall have obtained the power (whether or not exercised) to elect a majority of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Borrower, (ii) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting interests in the Borrower’s Equity Interests, (iii) the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Borrower shall cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors or (iv) a “change of control” or similar event howsoever denominated shall occur as provided in any Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower) or any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with an aggregate principal amount of at least $5,000,000 (or the documentation governing the same) and such “change of control” or similar event shall not be waived in writing by the holders of such Equity Interests or Indebtedness; provided (x) for the avoidance of doubt, the acquisition pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization of the Convertible Preferred Stock or common Equity Interests in the Borrower or securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for such Equity Interests and agreements and arrangements entered into pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization but not any acquisition or agreement thereafter shall not constitute a “Change of Control”, (y) no Person or Persons shall be considered a “group” for purposes of this definition solely on account of possessing or exercising any right to vote or consent in respect of any matter or to nominate or appoint directors pursuant to the organizational documents of the Borrower or Convertible Preferred Stock (including with respect to the General Optional Conversion Right therein) and (z) all determinations as to the percentage of voting interests in the Borrower’s Equity Interests beneficially owned shall deem the Convertible Preferred Stock to have been converted in full into common Equity Interests for purposes of such determination.

Charges ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.09.

Claims ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Environmental Claims”.

Class ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Tranche B Term Loans, Extended L/C Commitments (of the same Extension Series), Extended Term Loans (of the same Extension Series) or Refinancing Term Loans and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is an Incremental L/C Commitment or a Refinancing Term Loan Commitment and when used in reference to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to the applicable Class.

 

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Closing Date ” shall mean the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.08).

Closing Date Warrants ” shall mean the Series A Warrants and the Series B Warrants.

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Collateral ” shall mean all property (whether real or personal) with respect to which any security interests or liens have been granted (or purported to be granted) pursuant to any Security Document, including all Pledge Agreement Collateral, all Security Agreement Collateral and all Mortgaged Properties.

Collateral Agent ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory statement to this Agreement.

Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, such Lenders’ Incremental L/C Commitment or Refinancing Term Loan Commitment.

Communications ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01.

Company ” shall mean any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other business entity (or the adjectival form thereof, where appropriate).

Confirmation Order ” means an order of the Bankruptcy Court confirming the Plan of Reorganization.

Connection Taxes ” shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Administrative Agent or Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising solely from such Administrative Agent or Lender 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 Credit Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Credit Document).

Consolidated EBITDA ” shall mean, for any period, “Adjusted EBITDA” as disclosed on each filed Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, as applicable, for such period; provided , solely for purposes of calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, with respect to the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended December 31, 2017, “Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean “Adjusted EBITDA” as disclosed on the Form 10-K of the Borrower for such period, plus, without duplication, the amount of any Reductions which were included in the calculation of “Adjusted EBITDA” in respect of (i) advance receivables in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000, (ii) property repurchase risk within the default servicing operation in an aggregate amount not to exceed $6,000,000 and (iii) potential losses regarding curtailment items within the reverse mortgage operation in an aggregate amount not to exceed $8,000,000; provided further , the total amount of Reductions added back in reliance on the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) may not exceed $15,900,000.

Consolidated Indebtedness ” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (without duplication) (i) all Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) as would be required to be reflected as debt or Capitalized Lease Obligations on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, (ii) all Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries of the type described in clause (ii) of the definition of Indebtedness and (iii) all Contingent Obligations of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness

 

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of any third Person of the type referred to in preceding clauses (i) and (ii); provided that no determination of “Consolidated Indebtedness” shall include (x) the aggregate amount available to be drawn or paid ( i.e. , unfunded amounts) under all letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety and appeal bonds and similar obligations issued for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (but excluding, for avoidance of doubt, all unpaid drawings or other matured monetary obligations owing in respect of such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety and appeal bonds and similar obligations) or (y) Non-Recourse Indebtedness, Permitted Securitization Indebtedness of any Securitization Entity, obligations under Excess Spread Sales or Permitted Funding Indebtedness other than MSR Indebtedness. For the avoidance of doubt, Consolidated Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to GNMA trusts.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” shall mean, for any period, (i) the total cash consolidated interest expense of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, all commissions and other commitment and banking fees and charges ( e.g. , fees with respect to letters of credit, Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Other Hedging Agreements, but excluding, to the extent included therein, arrangement, commitment, underwriting, amendment, structuring, original issue discounts or similar fees paid to any agent, underwriter or arranger or fees that are not paid ratably to the market), but excluding, to the extent included therein, cash interest expense attributable to Non-Recourse Indebtedness, Excess Spread Sales, Permitted Securitization Indebtedness and Permitted Funding Indebtedness other than MSR Indebtedness) for such period (calculated without regard to any limitations on payment thereof), plus (ii) without duplication, that portion of Capitalized Lease Obligations of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis representing the interest factor for such period. For purposes of the foregoing, interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments made or received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to Interest Rate Protection Agreements.

Consolidated Net Income ” shall mean, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis for such period (taken as a single accounting period) in accordance with GAAP, provided that (A) the following items shall be excluded in computing Consolidated Net Income (without duplication): (i) the net income of any Person (other than Borrower) in which a Person or Persons other than the Borrower and its Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries has an Equity Interest or Equity Interests, except to the extent of the amount of cash dividends or other cash distributions of net income actually paid to the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary by such Person during such period, (ii) except for determinations expressly required to be made on a Pro Forma Basis, the net income (or loss) of any Person prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or all or substantially all of the property or the net income related to assets of such Person are acquired by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and (iii) the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of cash dividends or similar cash distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of such net income is not at the time permitted by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary, and (B) any interest expense on Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness and Permitted Warehouse Indebtedness for such period shall reduce Consolidated Net Income for such period to the extent that such amounts did not otherwise reduce Consolidated Net Income for such period.

Consummation of the Plan of Reorganization ” shall mean the occurrence of the Plan Effective Date and the substantial consummation of the Plan of Reorganization within the meaning of Section 1101(2) of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

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Contingent Obligation ” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person as a result of such Person being a general partner of any other Person, unless the underlying obligation is expressly made non-recourse as to such general partner, and any obligation of such Person guaranteeing, having the economic effect of guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (“ primary obligations ”) of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (x) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor or (y) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth, solvency or other financial statement condition of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however , that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business or any customary carve-out matters for which such Person acts as a guarantor, such as fraud, misappropriation, breach of representation and warranty and misapplication, unless and until a claim for payment or performance has been made in respect thereof (which has not been satisfied). The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.

Continuing Directors ” shall mean the directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Borrower on the Closing Date (including all directors appointed to the board of directors pursuant to the Plan) and each other director (or equivalent Person) if such director’s (or equivalent Person’s) nomination for election to the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Borrower is recommended by a majority of the then Continuing Directors.

Contract Consideration ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow”.

Convertible Preferred Stock ” shall mean the Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock (as defined in the Plan of Reorganization).

Credit Documents ” shall mean this Agreement, the Subsidiaries Guaranty, the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and, after the execution and delivery thereof pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, each Note, each other Security Document and each Additional Credit Extension Amendment.

Credit Enhancement Agreements ” shall mean, collectively, any documents, instruments, guarantees or agreements entered into by the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary, or any Securitization Entity for the purpose of providing credit support (that is reasonably customary as determined by the Borrower’s senior management), including pursuant to netting or similar arrangements, with respect to any Permitted Funding Indebtedness, Permitted Securitization Indebtedness and/or any related Interest Rate Protection Agreement.

Credit Facilities ” shall mean the term loan and, if applicable letter of credit facilities provided for by this Agreement.

Credit Party ” shall mean the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

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Credit Suisse ” shall mean Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (successor to Credit Suisse AG).

Debtor Relief Laws ” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

Default ” shall mean any event, act or condition which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, subject to Section 2.24(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.24(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and each Lender.

Designated Material Contract ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, any commercial contract of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries that (i) is filed publicly by the Borrower as an exhibit to its then most recently filed 10-K or any 10-Q filed thereafter and prior to such date and (ii) has been identified in writing as such to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date (and upon the request of any Lender, the Administrative Agent shall make the list of Designated Material Contracts available to such Lender).

Disposition ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Asset Sale”.

Dividend ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, that such Person has, directly or indirectly, declared or paid a dividend, distribution or returned any other amount with respect to any Equity Interests to its stockholders, shareholders, partners or members or authorized or made any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders, shareholders, partners or members in their capacity as such, or redeemed, retired, purchased or otherwise acquired or terminated or cancelled, directly or indirectly, for a consideration (whether in cash, securities or other property) any shares of any

 

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class of its capital stock or any other Equity Interests outstanding on or after the Closing Date (or any options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its capital stock or other Equity Interests), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or shall have permitted any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for a consideration any shares of any class of the capital stock or any other Equity Interests of such Person outstanding on or after the Closing Date (or any options or warrants issued by such Person with respect to its capital stock or other Equity Interests).

Dollars ” and the sign “ $ ” shall each mean freely transferable lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary ” of any Person shall mean any Subsidiary of such Person incorporated or organized in the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

Dutch Auction ” shall mean an auction conducted by the Borrower to purchase Term Loans as contemplated by Section 9.04(l) substantially in accordance with the procedures set forth in Exhibit L.

EEA Financial Institution ” shall mean (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country ” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority ” shall mean any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Eligible Assignee ” shall mean (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender, (iii) a Related Fund of a Lender and (iv) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by the Administrative Agent; and, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed and, in the case of the Borrower, any such approval shall be deemed to have been given if the Borrower has not responded within five Business Days of a request for such approval); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (x) except as permitted under Section 9.04(l), the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or (y) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (y).

Environmental Claims ” shall mean any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, orders, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance, violation, or liability investigations or proceedings relating in any way to any Environmental Law or any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law (hereafter, “ Claims ”), including, without limitation, (a) any and all Claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and (b) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief in connection with alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment due to the presence of Hazardous Materials.

 

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Environmental Law ” shall mean any federal, state, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code and rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to the environment, natural resources, human health and safety or Hazardous Materials, including, without limitation, CERCLA; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq .; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq .; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq .; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq .; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq .; the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq .; the Emergency Planning and the Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq .; the Hazardous Material Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq .; the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq .; and any state and local or foreign counterparts or equivalents, in each case as amended from time to time.

Equity Interests ” of any Person shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participation or other equivalents of or interest in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any common stock, preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, “Equity Interests” shall exclude any Indebtedness convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests.

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the Closing Date and any subsequent provisions of ERISA, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

ERISA Affiliate ” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower is treated as a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

ERISA Event ” shall mean (a) any Reportable Event, (b) with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard (as defined in Section 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 402(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (d) the filing of a notice to terminate any Plan if such termination would require material additional contributions in order to be considered a standard termination within the meaning of Section 4041(b) of ERISA, (e) a determination that any Plan is in “at-risk status” or any Multiemployer Plan is in “endangered status” or “critical status” (as each is defined in Section 303 and 305 of ERISA, respectively), (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (g) proceedings have been instituted to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan which is subject to Title IV of ERISA, (h) the receipt by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or (i) the occurrence of a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” with respect to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is a “disqualified person” (each within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) that is reasonably likely to result in material liability to the Borrower.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

 

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Eurodollar ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.

Evidence of Flood Insurance ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.12(c).

Excess Cash Flow ” shall mean, for any period, the remainder of (a) the sum of, without duplication, (i) Adjusted Consolidated Net Income for such period and (ii) Change in Adjusted Consolidated Working Capital (if negative) for such period, minus (b) the sum of, without duplication, (i) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (v) below, the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such period and the aggregate amount of cash used to consummate Permitted Acquisitions during such period or to acquire MSR during such period (including, for this purpose, the aggregate amount of all principal prepayments and repayments of Permitted MSR Indebtedness during such period the proceeds of which were previously used to purchase MSR) (other than such Capital Expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions and acquisitions of MSR to the extent financed with equity proceeds, Equity Interests, asset sale proceeds (other than from sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), insurance or condemnation proceeds or Indebtedness or other proceeds that would not be included in Adjusted Consolidated Net Income), (ii) the aggregate amount of permanent principal payments in cash of Indebtedness of the types described in clauses (i), (iii), (iv) and (vii) of the definition of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than (1) repayments of Permitted Funding Indebtedness, Non-Recourse Indebtedness and Securitization Indebtedness, (2) repayments of revolving loans unless such repayment is accompanied by a corresponding permanent reduction in commitments in respect thereof, (3) repayments made with the proceeds of asset sales (other than from sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), sales or issuances of Equity Interests, capital contributions, insurance or condemnation events or Indebtedness or other proceeds that would not be included in Adjusted Consolidated Net Income and (4) payments of Loans and/or other Obligations, provided that repayments of Term Loans shall be deducted in determining Excess Cash Flow to the extent such repayments were required pursuant to Section 2.11(a)), (iii) Change in Adjusted Consolidated Working Capital (if positive) for such period, (iv) the aggregate amount of Investments made in cash in any Permitted Funds during such period (other than such Investments to the extent financed with equity proceeds, Equity Interests, asset sale proceeds (other than from sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), insurance or condemnation proceeds or Indebtedness or other proceeds that would not be included in Adjusted Consolidated Net Income) and (v) without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in other periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts with an entity that is not an Affiliate (the “ Contract Consideration ”) entered into during such period relating to Permitted Acquisitions, acquisitions of MSRs or Capital Expenditures to be consummated or made during the period of 120 days following the end of such period, provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of cash actually utilized to finance such Permitted Acquisitions, acquisitions of MSRs or Capital Expenditures during such 120-day period (other than to the extent financed with equity proceeds, Equity Interests, asset sale proceeds (other than from sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), insurance or condemnation proceeds or Indebtedness or other proceeds that would not be included in Adjusted Consolidated Net Income) is less than the Contract Consideration, the Borrower shall apply such shortfall as a mandatory prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Section 2.13(d) no later than the earliest to occur of the (A) abandonment of such planned expenditure, (B) making of such planned expenditure and (C) last day of such 120-day period.

 

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Excess Cash Flow Payment Date ” shall mean the earlier of (a) the date occurring 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal year of the Borrower ending December 31, 2018) and (b) the third Business Day following the date on which financial statements with respect to such period are delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(c).

Excess Cash Flow Payment Period ” shall mean with respect to the repayment required on each Excess Cash Flow Payment Date, the immediately preceding fiscal year of the Borrower.

Excess Spread Sale ” shall mean any sale in the ordinary course of business and for Fair Market Value of any excess servicing fee spread under any MSR.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Excluded Collateral ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.

Excluded Subsidiary ” shall mean each (a) Non-Recourse Entity, (b) Securitization Entity, (c) Restricted Subsidiary that is prohibited by any applicable law from guaranteeing the Obligations or that would require the consent, approval, license or authorization of any Governmental Authority (other than a Government Sponsored Entity) or any Regulatory Supervising Organization to guarantee the Obligations (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received), (d) Unrestricted Subsidiary, (e) Immaterial Subsidiary, (f) REIT Subsidiary, (g) MSR Facility Trust, (h) Foreign Subsidiary, (i) Domestic Subsidiary substantially all of the direct assets of which consist of Equity Interests in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries, (j) Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (k) Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower and (l) special purpose Subsidiary established for the purpose of incurring Permitted Securitization Indebtedness or Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness so long as such Subsidiary continues to be utilized solely for such purpose.

Excluded Taxes ” shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Credit Party hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, or that are Connection Taxes, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a) above or in which the Borrower is located, (c) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.21(a)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Lender under applicable law in effect at the time such Lender acquires any interest in a Loan or a Commitment or designates a new lending office, except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of acquisition of such interest in a Loan or Commitment, designation of a new lending office or assignment, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.20(a), (d) any Tax attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.20(e) and (e) any Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.

Executive Order ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.22(a).

Existing Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.21.

Extended L/C Commitment ” shall mean any Class of Incremental L/C Commitments the maturity of which shall have been extended pursuant to Section 2.26.

Extended Term Loans ” shall mean any Class of Term Loans the maturity of which shall have been extended pursuant to Section 2.26.

 

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Extension ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.26.

Extension Offer ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.26(b).

Extension Series ” shall mean all Extended Term Loans and Extended L/C Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Additional Credit Extension Amendment (or any subsequent Additional Credit Extension Amendment to the extent such Additional Credit Extension Amendment expressly provides that the Extended Term Loans or Extended L/C Commitments, as applicable, provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Extension Series) and that provide for the same interest margins, extension fees, if any, and amortization schedule.

Fair Market Value ” shall mean, with respect to any asset (including any Equity Interests of any Person), the price at which a willing buyer that is not an Affiliate of the seller, and a willing seller, would reasonably be expected to agree to purchase and sell such asset, as determined in good faith by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary selling such asset.

Fannie Mae ” shall mean the Federal National Mortgage Association, in its corporate capacity, and any majority owned and controlled affiliate thereof.

FATCA ” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Closing Date (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 and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any intergovernmental agreements implementing the foregoing.

Federal Funds Effective Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository 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), as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day.

Fee Letter ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Agent Fee Letter, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and the Administrative Agent.

Fees ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).

Financial Covenants ” shall mean the covenants set forth in Sections 6.07, 6.08 and 6.09.

Financial Covenant Default ” shall mean (i) a failure to comply with any of the Financial Covenants or (ii) the taking of any action by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary if such action was prohibited hereunder solely due to the existence of a Financial Covenant Default of the type described in clause (i) of this definition.

FINRA ” shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. or any other self-regulatory body which succeeds to the functions of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

 

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First Lien Indebtedness ” shall mean Consolidated Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is secured by a Lien that is pari passu with (or not junior to) the Liens securing the Tranche B Term Loans (and any extension, renewal, replacement or refinancing thereof that is pari passu therewith or any other Indebtedness that is required to be pari passu therewith hereunder).

First Lien Net Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, on any date of determination, the ratio of (x) First Lien Indebtedness on such date minus the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date and (ii) $250,000,000 to (y) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date; provided that, for purposes of any calculation of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio pursuant to this Agreement, Consolidated EBITDA shall be determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with the definition of “ Pro Forma Basis” contained herein.

First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement ” shall mean the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C, dated as of the Closing Date, among, inter alios , the Borrower and the other Grantors (as defined therein) party thereto, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Junior Collateral Agent for the Junior Secured Parties referred to therein and the Collateral Agent, as agent for the Senior Secured Parties referred to therein, and each other person from time to time party thereto.

Flood Determination Form ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.12(c).

Flood Documents ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.12(c).

Flood Laws ” shall mean the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (where applicable).

Flow MSR ” shall mean all MSR that are funded or purchased by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary within the prior 120 days and sold to a counterparty pursuant to a flow purchase agreement in the Ordinary Course of Business.

Foreign Lender ” shall mean any Lender that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

Foreign Pension Plan ” shall mean any plan, fund (including, without limitation, any superannuation fund) or other similar program established or maintained outside the United States by the Borrower or any one or more of the Restricted Subsidiaries primarily for the benefit of employees of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiaries residing outside the United States, which plan, fund or other similar program provides, or results in, retirement income, a deferral of income in contemplation of retirement or payments to be made upon termination of employment, and which plan is not subject to ERISA or the Code.

Foreign Subsidiary ” of any Person shall mean any Subsidiary of such Person that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time.

GNMA ” shall mean the Government National Mortgage Association.

“GNMA Buyout ” shall mean reverse loans which have been repurchased out of reverse GNMA securitization pools that are included in “Residential loans” in the balance sheet of the Borrower.

 

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“GNMA Buyout REO” shall mean any GNMA Buyout that is then classified as an REO Asset.

“GNMA Buyout Percentage” shall mean 95.0% for each fiscal quarter during the fiscal years ending 2017, 2018 and 2019, and 92.0% for each fiscal quarter thereafter.

Government Sponsored Entity ” shall mean (i) Fannie Mae, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and GNMA and (ii) any other entity that is “sponsored”, chartered or controlled by the federal government of the United States.

Governmental Authority ” shall mean the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank, Government Sponsored Entity or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

Granting Lender ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(i).

Hazardous Materials ” shall mean (a) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials, asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, lead, mold, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous waste,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous substances,” “restricted hazardous waste,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants,” or “pollutants,” or words of similar import, under any applicable environmental law; and (c) any other chemical, material or substance, the exposure to, or Release of which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Governmental Authority.

Heritage Walter Securitization Trust ” shall mean any Securitization Entity of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries and any installment sale contract, chattel paper or loan contract and related promissory note and mortgage and any REO Asset owned by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case in existence immediately prior to the acquisition by the Borrower on July 1, 2011 of GTCS Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Immaterial Subsidiary ” shall mean, at any date of determination, a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that, together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, does not have (i) Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with the definition of “ Pro Forma Basis” contained herein) for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on the last day of the most recent fiscal period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 that equal or exceed 5% of the Consolidated EBITDA (determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with the definition of “ Pro Forma Basis” contained herein) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, (ii) any material intellectual property or (iii) any material real property. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent quarterly as to all Immaterial Subsidiaries as provided in Section 5.01(f). The Borrower may designate and re-designate a Restricted Subsidiary as an Immaterial Subsidiary at any time, subject to the terms set forth in this definition.

Incremental Issuing Bank ” shall mean a Lender with an Incremental L/C Commitment or an outstanding Letter of Credit issued, or L/C Disbursement incurred, pursuant to an Incremental L/C Commitment.

Incremental L/C Commitment ” shall mean the commitment of any Incremental Issuing Bank, established pursuant to Section 2.25, to issue Letters of Credit on behalf of the Borrower.

 

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Indebtedness ” shall mean, as to any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (ii) the maximum amount available to be drawn or paid under all letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety and appeal bonds and similar obligations issued for the account of such Person and all unpaid drawings and unreimbursed payments in respect of such letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety and appeal bonds and similar obligations, (iii) all indebtedness of the types described in clause (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) of this definition secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such indebtedness has been assumed by such Person ( provided that, if the Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable in respect of such indebtedness, such indebtedness shall be deemed to be in an amount equal to the fair market value of the property to which such Lien relates), (iv) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (v) all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of indebtedness and other obligations described in another clause of this definition, (vi) all obligations under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, any Other Hedging Agreement or under any similar type of agreement and (vii) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such Person. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is directly liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include trade payables, accrued expenses and deferred tax and other credits incurred by any Person in accordance with customary practices and in the ordinary course of business of such Person.

Indemnified Taxes ” shall mean Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by any Credit Party under any Credit Document other than Excluded Taxes.

Indemnitee ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(b).

Information ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.16.

Intercompany Debt ” shall mean any Indebtedness, payables or other obligations, whether now existing or hereafter incurred, owed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary.

Intercompany Loans ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.05(viii).

Intercompany Note ” shall mean a promissory note evidencing Intercompany Loans, duly executed and delivered substantially in the form of Exhibit I (or such other form as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), with blanks completed in conformity herewith.

Intercompany Subordination Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Intercompany Subordination Agreement dated as of the Closing Date among the Borrower and certain subsidiaries of the Borrower and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit F.

Intercreditor Agreement ” shall mean, as the context may require, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and/or any Other Intercreditor Agreement.

Interest Expense Coverage Ratio ” shall mean, for any period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense (reduced, to the extent included in such Consolidated Interest Expense, by the amount of any cash interest income with respect to Unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries) for such period, in each case,

 

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of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that for purposes of any calculation of the Interest Expense Coverage Ratio, Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense shall be determined on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with the requirements of the definition of “ Pro Forma Basis” contained herein.

Interest Payment Date ” shall mean (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, and (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day that would have been an Interest Payment Date had successive Interest Periods of three months’ duration been applicable to such Borrowing.

Interest Period ” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3 or 6 months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided, however, that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period and (c) no Interest Period for any Loan shall extend beyond the maturity date of such Loan. Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to but excluding the last day of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

Interest Rate Protection Agreement ” shall mean any interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest collar agreement, interest rate hedging agreement, master securities forward transaction agreement for the forward purchase or sale of obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States government or agencies thereof, including TBA transactions on mortgage-backed securities or specified pool transactions, or any other agreement or arrangement similar to any of the foregoing.

Investments ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.05.

Issuing Bank ” shall mean a Lender with an L/C Commitment or an outstanding Letter of Credit or L/C Disbursement.

Knowledge of the Borrower ”, “Knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries ” or “ Knowledge of the Borrower or each Credit Party ” shall mean the actual knowledge of any of the chief executive officer, president, any vice-president, secretary, any assistant secretary, treasurer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, chief strategic officer, general counsel, any assistant general counsel, chief information officer or chief human resources officer, or any other Person performing functions that would customarily be performed by a person holding any of the foregoing positions, in each case of the Borrower.

Latest Maturity Date ” shall mean, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment (or, if so specified, applicable to the specified Loans or Commitments or Class thereof) hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity or expiration date of any Incremental L/C Commitment, Extended Term Loan, Extended L/C Commitment or any Refinancing Term Loan, as applicable.

 

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L/C Cap ” shall mean at any time an amount equal to $30,000,000, minus (x) the aggregate face amount of all letters of credit outstanding at such time in reliance on Section 2.25 and/or Section 6.04(xx) and (y) the amount of cash, Cash Equivalents and cash and Cash Equivalents in accounts at such time subject to Liens permitted in reliance on the L/C Cap pursuant to Section 6.01(xxx).

L/C Commitments ” shall mean Incremental L/C Commitments and Extended L/C Commitments.

L/C Disbursement ” shall mean a payment or disbursement made by any Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank.

L/C Exposure ” shall mean at any time the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time and (b) the aggregate amount of all L/C Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Leaseholds ” of any Person shall mean all the right, title and interest of such Person as lessee or licensee in, to and under leases or licenses of land, improvements and/or fixtures.

Legacy Business ” shall mean businesses related to non-Government Sponsored Entity or non-Ginnie Mae mortgage loans or MSR (other than the RMS Business).

Lenders ” shall mean (a) the Persons listed on Schedule 1.01(a) and (b) any Person that has become a party hereto pursuant to an Additional Credit Extension Amendment or Assignment and Acceptance, other than any such Person that has ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.

Letter of Credit ” shall mean any letter of credit issued by one or more Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to their Incremental L/C Commitments.

LIBO Rate ” shall mean, the Published LIBO Rate, as adjusted to reflect applicable reserves prescribed by governmental authorities.

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, charge, lien (statutory or other), preference, priority or other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any capital lease, conditional sale agreement or other title retention agreement or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing), in each case, in the nature of security.

Loans ” shall mean any Tranche B Term Loan, Extended Term Loan or Refinancing Term Loan made by any Lender hereunder.

Margin Stock ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.

Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a material adverse effect (except for the implementation and consummation of the Plan of Reorganization and the transactions contemplated thereby and the effects that may customarily result, directly or indirectly, therefrom) on (i) the business, operations, property, assets or financial condition of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole,

 

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(ii) the rights or remedies of or benefits available to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any other material Credit Document or (iii) the ability of the Borrower or the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform its or their obligations to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any other material Credit Document.

Maturity Date ” shall mean the Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date (in the case of Tranche B Term Loans), any maturity date related to any tranche of L/C Commitments, any maturity date related to any tranche of Refinancing Term Loans or any maturity date related to any Extension Series of Extended Term Loans, in each case, as such date may be extended pursuant to Section 2.26.

Maximum Rate ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.09.

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.

Mortgage ” shall mean a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or similar security instrument made by any Credit Party in favor of, or for the benefit of, the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors in such form or forms as are reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

Mortgage Policy ” shall mean a lender’s title insurance policy (Form 2006).

Mortgaged Property ” shall mean any Real Property owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which is encumbered (or required to be encumbered) by a Mortgage pursuant to the terms hereof.

MSR ” of any Person shall mean any and all of the following: (a) all rights of such Person to service Residential Mortgage Loans, (b) all rights of such Person as “Servicer” (or similar designation) in such Person’s capacity as servicing rights owner with respect to such Residential Mortgage Loans under the related Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation (but subject to the restrictions set forth therein) directing who may service such Residential Mortgage Loans, (c) any and all rights of such Person to servicing fees and other compensation for servicing such Residential Mortgage Loans, (d) any late fees, penalties or similar payments with respect to such Residential Mortgage Loans, (e) all accounts and rights to payment related to any of the property described in this definition and (f) the right to possess and use any and all servicing files, servicing records, data tapes, computer records, or other information pertaining to such Residential Mortgage Loans to the extent relating to the past, present or prospective servicing of such Residential Mortgage Loans.

MSR Acknowledgement Agreement ” shall mean an Acknowledgement Agreement, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, among the Collateral Agent, the respective owner of the Residential Mortgage Loans to which the applicable MSR relate and the applicable Credit Party pursuant to which the Collateral Agent acknowledges and agrees that its security interest in the MSR described in such Acknowledgement Agreement is subject and subordinate to all rights, powers and prerogatives of such owner on the terms (and subject to the conditions) set forth in such Acknowledgement Agreement.

MSR Call Option ” shall mean the right of an MSR Lender which is a Government Sponsored Entity to repurchase MSR from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary the purchase of which was initially financed by such MSR Lender with proceeds of Permitted MSR Indebtedness so long as the purchase price in respect thereof is at Fair Market Value and for cash.

MSR Facility ” shall mean any financing arrangement of any kind, including, but not limited to, financing arrangements in the form of repurchase facilities, loan agreements, note issuance facilities and commercial paper facilities, with a financial institution or other lender (including, without limitation,

 

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Fannie Mae or any other Government Sponsored Entity) or purchaser, in each case, exclusively to finance or refinance the purchase or origination by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of MSRs originated or purchased by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

MSR Facility Trust ” shall mean any Person (whether or not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) established for the purpose of issuing notes or other securities in connection with an MSR Facility, which (i) notes and securities are backed by specified MSRs originated or purchased by, and/or contributed to, such Person from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) notes and securities are backed by specified MSRs purchased by, and/or contributed to, such Person from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

MSR Indebtedness ” shall mean Indebtedness in connection with an MSR Facility; the amount of any particular MSR Indebtedness as of any date of determination shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP.

MSR Lender ” shall mean a third party financing source (including, without limitation, Fannie Mae) which provides financing to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary the proceeds of which are used exclusively to purchase MSR relating to Residential Mortgage Loans.

Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate currently makes or is obligated to make contributions or to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has made or was obligated, within the preceding six years, to make contributions.

NAIC ” shall mean the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Net Assets A ” shall mean, on any date of determination, the sum of, without duplication:

(a)    the Balance Sheet Value of “Cash and cash equivalents”;

(b)    the Balance Sheet Value of “Servicing rights, net” minus the Balance Sheet Value of “Servicing rights related liabilities”;

(c)    the Balance Sheet Value of “Servicer and protective advances, net” minus the Balance Sheet Value of “Servicing advance liabilities”;

(d)    the sum of (i) the sum of (y) the Balance Sheet Value of “Residential loans” and (z) the Balance Sheet Value of GNMA Buyout REO minus (ii) the sum of (w) the aggregate principal amount of Warehouse Indebtedness with respect to which the assets described in clause (d)(i) are subject, (x) the Balance Sheet Value of the residential loans held in Residual Trusts and Non-Residual Trusts, (y) the Balance Sheet Value of reverse loans which are in reverse GNMA securitization pools and (z) the Balance Sheet Value of residential loans which are in GNMA securitization pools that are eligible for early buy-out;

(e)    the Balance Sheet Value of total assets less total liabilities of the Residual Trusts;

(f)    the Balance Sheet Value of “Premises and equipment, net”;

(g)    the Balance Sheet Value of “Receivables, net” minus the Balance Sheet Value of “Receivables, net” related to the Non-Residual Trusts; and

 

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(h)    the sum of (i) the Balance Sheet Value of “Other assets, net” minus (ii) the sum of (y) the Balance Sheet Value of “Other assets” related to the Residual Trusts and Non-Residual Trusts and (z) the Balance Sheet Value of REO assets which are in reverse GNMA securitization pools and any GNMA Buyout REOs included in “Net Assets A” pursuant to clause (d) above;

provided , that “Net Assets A” shall include any exchange, substitution, replacement or recategorization of the foregoing to the extent such asset would have been included in “Net Assets A” prior to such exchange, substitution, replacement or recategorization.

“Net Assets B” shall mean, on any date of determination, the sum of , without duplication;

(a)    the lesser of (i) the Balance Sheet Value of “Cash and cash equivalents” and (ii) $250,000,000;

(b)    the Balance Sheet Value of “Servicing rights, net” minus the Balance Sheet Value of “Servicing rights related liabilities”;

(c)    (if positive) (i) the then-applicable Servicer and Protective Advance Percentage multiplied by the Balance Sheet Value of “Servicer and protective advances, net” minus (ii) the Balance Sheet Value of “Servicing advance liabilities”;

(d)    (if positive) the sum of (i) 90% of (v) the Balance Sheet Value of “Residential loans” minus (w) the Balance Sheet Value of the residential loans held in Residual Trusts and Non-Residual Trusts, minus (x) the Balance Sheet Value of reverse loans which are in reverse GNMA securitization pools, minus (y) the Balance Sheet Value of residential loans which are in GNMA securitization pools that are eligible for early buy-out and minus (z) the Balance Sheet Value of GNMA Buyouts and (ii) the then-applicable GNMA Buyout Percentage multiplied by the sum of (x) GNMA Buyouts and (y) the Balance Sheet Value of GNMA Buyout REO, minus (iii) the aggregate principal amount of Warehouse Indebtedness to which the assets described in clause (d)(i)(v) and (d)(ii) are subject;

(e)    75% of the sum of (i) the Balance Sheet Value of “total assets” minus (ii) the Balance Sheet Value of “total liabilities”, in each case, of the Residual Trusts;

(f)    50% of MSR Holdback Receivables; and

(g)    75% of Servicing Fee Receivables ;

provided that the foregoing clause (d) shall not exceed 15% of the aggregate amount constituting Net Assets B; provided further that the sum of the foregoing clauses (d), (e) and (g) shall not exceed 20% of the aggregate amount constituting Net Assets B; provided further , that “Net Assets B” shall include any exchange, substitution, replacement or recategorization of the foregoing to the extent (i) such asset would have been included in “Net Assets B” prior to such exchange, substitution, replacement or recategorization and (ii) any advance rate or other deduction applicable to any such asset pursuant to the foregoing prior to such exchange, substitution, replacement or recategorization shall continue to apply to any such asset after such exchange, substitution, replacement or recategorization.

Net Cash Proceeds ” shall mean, for any event requiring a repayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.13(b) or (e), as the case may be, the gross cash proceeds (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a promissory note, receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) received from such event, net of reasonable transaction costs (including, as applicable, any underwriting, brokerage or other customary commissions and reasonable legal, advisory and other fees and expenses

 

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associated therewith) received from any such event and, in the case of a Recovery Event, net of the amount of such gross cash proceeds required to be used to permanently repay any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness secured by the Security Documents, Permitted External Refinancing Debt and any Permitted Refinancing thereof) which is secured by the respective property or assets destroyed, damaged, taken or otherwise underlying such Recovery Event.

Net Sale Proceeds ” shall mean for any sale or other disposition of assets, the gross cash proceeds (including any cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a promissory note, receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) received from such sale or other disposition of assets, net of (i) reasonable transaction costs (including, without limitation, any underwriting, brokerage or other customary selling commissions, reasonable legal, advisory and other fees and expenses (including title and recording expenses), associated therewith and sales, VAT and transfer taxes arising therefrom), (ii) payments of unassumed liabilities relating to the assets sold or otherwise disposed of, to the extent that such payment of unassumed liabilities is required by law, rule, regulation or contract and is actually paid at the time of, or within 90 days after, the date of such sale or other disposition, (iii) the amount of such gross cash proceeds required to be used to permanently repay any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness secured by the Security Documents, Permitted External Refinancing Debt and any Permitted Refinancing thereof) which is secured by the respective assets which were sold or otherwise disposed of, (iv) the estimated net marginal increase in income taxes which will be payable by the Borrower’s consolidated group or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to the fiscal year of the Borrower in which the sale or other disposition occurs as a result of such sale or other disposition (the “ Net Tax Amount ”), provided that, after filing the Borrower’s tax return for the applicable year, the Borrower shall promptly determine in good faith whether such estimated Net Tax Amount exceeds the actual Net Tax Amount reflected on Borrower’s tax return for the applicable year (as originally filed and without regard to any subsequent amendments to such tax return), and any such difference between the estimated Net Tax Amount and actual Net Tax Amount shall be treated as additional gross cash proceeds and (v) with respect to any Disposition of MSR for which “subservicer” rights are retained, Servicing Advances receivables with respect to such Servicing Advances required to be made as subservicer under the related subservicing agreement as estimated by the Borrower acting in good faith; provided, further, however, that such gross proceeds shall not include any portion of such gross cash proceeds which the Borrower determines in good faith should be reserved for post-closing adjustments (to the extent the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower as to such determination), it being understood and agreed that on the day that all such post-closing adjustments have been determined (which shall not be later than 12 months following the date of the respective asset sale), the amount (if any) by which the reserved amount in respect of such sale or disposition exceeds the actual post-closing adjustments payable by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute Net Sale Proceeds on such date received by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary from such sale or other disposition.

Net Tax Amount ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Net Sale Proceeds”.

NFIP ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.12(c).

Non-Core Asset Sales ” shall mean any sale of (a) the RMS Business, (b) Legacy Businesses, with Net Sale Proceeds in the aggregate in excess of $10,000,000 for the term of this Agreement; provided that sales for less than zero shall be treated as zero for purposes of such threshold, (c) the equity interests of any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor and (d) Residual Interests.

Non-Defaulting Lender ” shall mean, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

 

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Non-Recourse Entities ” shall mean, collectively, each Non-Recourse Servicer Advance Debt Entity, each Non-Recourse Warehouse Debt Entity and each Securitization Entity.

Non-Recourse Indebtedness ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person or any of its Subsidiaries, Indebtedness that is specifically advanced to finance the acquisition of investment assets and secured only by the assets to which such Indebtedness relates without recourse to such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (other than subject to such customary carve-out matters for which such Person or its Subsidiaries acts as a guarantor in connection with such Indebtedness, such as fraud, misappropriation, breach of representation and warranty and misapplication, unless, until and for so long as a claim for payment or performance has been made thereunder against such Person (which has not been satisfied) at which time the obligations with respect to any such customary carve-out shall not be considered Non-Recourse Indebtedness, to the extent that such claim is a liability of such Person for GAAP purposes).

Non-Recourse Servicer Advance Debt Entity ” shall mean any special purpose bankruptcy remote Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is exclusively engaged in making Servicing Advances and/or the transactions contemplated in the incurrence of Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness that constitutes Non-Recourse Indebtedness in connection therewith and activities relating directly thereto.

Non-Recourse Warehouse Debt Entity ” shall mean any special purpose bankruptcy remote Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is exclusively engaged in the origination of residential mortgage loans and the incurrence of Permitted Warehouse Indebtedness that constitutes Non-Recourse Indebtedness in connection therewith and activities relating directly thereto.

Non-Residual Trust ” shall mean any variable interest entity identified as a “Non-Residual Trust” in the most recently filed Form 10-K or Form 10-Q of the Borrower, as applicable.

Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, each Subsidiary of such Person which is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person.

Notes ” shall mean any promissory notes issued from time to time pursuant to Section 2.04(e).

Obligations ” shall mean all amounts owing to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, including, without limitation, all amounts in respect of any principal, premium, interest (including any interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding (or which would accrue but for the operation of applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws) at the rate provided for herein, whether or not such interest is an allowed or allowable claim in any such proceeding), penalties, fees, expenses, indemnifications, reimbursements (including L/C Disbursements with respect to Letters of Credit), damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of the foregoing amounts.

OFAC ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.22(a).

Ordinary Course of Business ” shall mean the ordinary course of business (i) as conducted by similarly situated residential loan and mortgage finance businesses in good faith in a manner consistent with customary market practice for the industries in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries operate or (ii) as conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in good faith and consistent with past practice with respect to the scope of its normal business operations; provided that (x) with respect to Residential Mortgage Loans, in order for a Disposition thereof to have been made in the “Ordinary Course of Business”, at the time of such Disposition, (I) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not have exited or taken a substantial step toward exiting the business or a significant part of the business of the

 

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origination of Residential Mortgage Loans and (II) such Disposition is consistent with the past practices of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in terms of transaction size, type and structure. and (y) with respect to Ginnie Mae buyout loans, in order for a Disposition thereof to have been made in the “Ordinary Course of Business,” the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall reinvest the Net Sale Proceeds thereof in Ginnie Mae buyout loans within six months of the consummation of such Disposition.

Other Hedging Agreements ” shall mean any foreign exchange contracts, currency swap agreements, commodity agreements or other similar arrangements, or arrangements designed to protect against fluctuations in currency values or commodity prices.

Other Intercreditor Agreement ” shall mean any intercreditor or subordination agreement or arrangement (which may take the form of a “waterfall” or similar provision), as applicable, the terms of which are reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Other Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes, mortgage recording taxes or any other similar excise or property taxes, charges or levies arising from any payment made under any Credit Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Credit Document, except any such Taxes that are Connection Taxes imposed with respect to any assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.21).

PBGC ” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.

Permitted Acquisition ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.05(xii).

Permitted Encumbrance ” shall mean, with respect to any Mortgaged Property, such exceptions to title as are set forth in the Mortgage Policy delivered with respect thereto, all of which exceptions must be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

Permitted External Refinancing Debt ” shall mean any Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower in the form of one or more series of unsecured or junior lien loans or unsecured or pari passu or junior secured notes to refinance all or a portion of any existing Class of Term Loans; provided that (i) the final maturity date of any such Indebtedness shall be no earlier than 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date, (ii) such Indebtedness shall not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans being refinanced, (iii) in the case of loans, such Indebtedness shall not provide for any prepayment or amortization terms that are more favorable to the lenders providing such Indebtedness than the corresponding provisions of the Term Loans being refinanced, (iv) in the case of notes, such Indebtedness shall not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption, sinking fund obligations or other payment (other than periodic interest payments) prior to the date that is 91 days following the Latest Maturity Date, other than customary offers to purchase upon a change of control, asset sale or casualty or condemnation event and customary acceleration rights upon an event of default, (v) such Indebtedness shall be unsecured or may either (A) solely in the case of notes, be secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Obligations, and a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to an Other Intercreditor Agreement reflecting the pari passu status of the Liens securing such Indebtedness or (B) be secured by the Collateral on a junior, subordinated lien basis (including with respect to the control of remedies) to the Obligations, and a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to (x) if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (y) otherwise, the provisions of an Other Intercreditor Agreement, (vi) if such Indebtedness is secured, such Indebtedness shall not be secured by

 

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any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than Collateral and the collateral documents shall be substantially the same as the applicable Security Documents (with such changes, including, if applicable, to reflect the junior lien nature thereof and any changes customarily requested by an indenture trustee, as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (vii) no Person, other than a Credit Party, shall be an obligor or guarantor in respect of such Indebtedness, (viii) the other terms and conditions of such Indebtedness (excluding pricing, premiums and optional prepayment or redemption terms) are no more favorable (taken as a whole), as reasonably determined by the Borrower, to the investors providing such Indebtedness than those applicable to the Term Loans being refinanced (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date); provided that in the event such Indebtedness consists of syndicated term loans and the All-in Yield of such Indebtedness exceeds the All-in Yield of the Tranche B Term Loans, the Borrower shall offer the Tranche B Term Lenders the opportunity to provide such Indebtedness on the same terms being offered, which opportunity must be accepted within ten Business Days of such offer and if not so accepted by any Tranche B Term Lender within such ten Business Day period shall be deemed to be declined by such Tranche B Term Lender, (ix) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Indebtedness shall not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Term Loans being refinanced except by an amount equal to any interest capitalized in connection with, any premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing and (x) substantially concurrently with the incurrence or issuance of such Indebtedness, 100% of the net cash proceeds thereof shall be applied to repay the refinanced Term Loans, including accrued interest, fees, costs and expenses relating thereto. Permitted External Refinancing Debt shall include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

Permitted Funding Indebtedness ” shall mean (i) any Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness, (ii) any Permitted Warehouse Indebtedness, (iii) any Permitted Residual Indebtedness, (iv) any Permitted MSR Indebtedness, (v) any Indebtedness of the type set forth in clauses (i) – (iv) of this definition that is acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or Servicing Acquisition, (vi) any facility that combines any Indebtedness under clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of this definition and (vii) any Permitted Refinancing of the Indebtedness under clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of this definition and advanced to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary based upon, and secured by, Servicing Advances (and/or reimbursement rights therefor), mortgage related securities, loans, MSRs, consumer receivables, REO Assets or Residual Interests; provided , however , that the excess (determined as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are available), if any, of (x) the amount of any Indebtedness incurred in accordance with this clause (vii) for which the holder thereof has contractual recourse to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to satisfy claims with respect thereto (excluding customary carve-out matters such as fraud, misappropriation, breaches of representations and warranties and misapplication) over (y) the aggregate (without duplication of amounts) Realizable Value of the assets that secure such Indebtedness shall not be Permitted Funding Indebtedness (but shall not be deemed to be a new incurrence, assumption, or sufferance or permission to exist of Indebtedness subject to Section 6.04 except with respect to, and solely to the extent of, any such excess that exists upon the initial incurrence of such Indebtedness incurred under this clause (vii)).

Permitted Funds ” shall mean, collectively, (i) any Person electing to be treated as a real estate investment trust under the Code or any fund (or group of related funds) (which, in each case, may be managed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) that has as its primary investment objective (a) the origination or acquisition of Residential Mortgage Loans (performing or non-performing) or interests therein, including mortgage backed securities and/or (b) the acquisition and/or origination of MSR or interest therein (including excess servicing fee spread) and (ii) any similarly structured Affiliate or Subsidiary of any of the foregoing.

 

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Permitted Liens ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01.

Permitted MSR Indebtedness ” shall mean MSR Indebtedness; provided that the excess (determined as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are available), if any, of (x) the amount of any such MSR Indebtedness for which the holder thereof has contractual recourse to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to satisfy claims with respect to such MSR Indebtedness (excluding pursuant to customary carve-out matters such as fraud, misappropriation, breaches of representations and warranties and misapplication) over (y) the aggregate (without duplication of amounts) Realizable Value of the assets that secure such MSR Indebtedness shall not be Permitted MSR Indebtedness (but shall not be deemed to be a new incurrence, assumption, or sufferance or permission to exist, of Indebtedness subject to Section 6.04 except with respect to, and solely to the extent of, any such excess that exists upon the initial incurrence of such Indebtedness). The amount of any particular Permitted MSR Indebtedness as of any date of determination shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Permitted Refinancing ” shall mean any Indebtedness (the “ refinancing Indebtedness ”) issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refinance, renew, replace, defease, discharge or refund, other Indebtedness (the “ refinanced Indebtedness ”); provided that:

(a)    the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of the refinanced Indebtedness (plus all accrued interest thereon and the amount of all reasonable fees, expenses and premiums incurred in connection with such exchange, refinancing, renewal, replacement, defeasance, discharge or refunding);

(b)    such refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the refinanced Indebtedness;

(c)    the terms of such refinancing Indebtedness (including as to collateral), taken as a whole (as reasonably determined by the Borrower), are not more restrictive to the Credit Parties than the refinanced Indebtedness (other than with respect to interest rates, fees, premiums and no call periods);

(d)    no person, other than a Credit Party, shall be an obligor in respect of such refinancing Indebtedness;

(e)    if the refinanced Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment or in lien priority to the Obligations, the refinancing Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment or in lien priority, as applicable, to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the refinanced Indebtedness;

(f)    no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such exchange, refinancing, renewal, replacement, defeasance, discharge or refunding; and

(g)    if such refinanced Indebtedness is secured, the refinancing Indebtedness with respect thereto may only be secured if and to the extent secured by the same assets that secured such refinanced Indebtedness.

Permitted Residual Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under a Residual Funding Facility; provided that the excess (determined as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are available), if any of (x) the amount of any such Permitted Residual Indebtedness for which the holder thereof has contractual recourse to the

 

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Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to satisfy claims with respect to such Permitted Residual Indebtedness (excluding pursuant to customary carve-out matters such as fraud, misappropriation, breaches of representations and warranties and misapplication) over (y) the aggregate (without duplication of amounts) Realizable Value of the assets that secure such Permitted Residual Indebtedness shall be deemed not to be Permitted Residual Indebtedness (but shall not be deemed to be a new incurrence, assumption, or sufferance or permission to exist of Indebtedness subject to Section 6.04 except with respect to, and solely to the extent of, any such excess that exists upon the initial incurrence of such Indebtedness).

Permitted Securitization Indebtedness ” shall mean Securitization Indebtedness; provided that (i) in connection with any Securitization, any Warehouse Indebtedness or MSR Indebtedness used to finance the purchase or origination of any receivables subject to such Securitization is repaid in connection with such Securitization to the extent of the net proceeds received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from the applicable Securitization Entity and (ii) the excess (determined as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are available), if any, of (x) the amount of any such Securitization Indebtedness for which the holder thereof has contractual recourse to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to satisfy claims with respect to such Securitization Indebtedness (excluding pursuant to customary carve-out matters such as fraud, misappropriation, breaches of representations and warranties and misapplication) over (y) the aggregate (without duplication of amounts) Realizable Value of the assets that secure such Securitization Indebtedness shall not be Permitted Securitization Indebtedness (but shall not be deemed to be a new incurrence, assumption or sufferance or permission to exist of Indebtedness subject to Section 6.04 except with respect to, and solely to the extent of, any such excess that exists upon the initial incurrence of such Indebtedness).

Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred under a Servicing Advance Facility; provided , however, that the excess (determined as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are available), if any of (x) the amount of any such Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness for which the holder thereof has contractual recourse to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to satisfy claims with respect to such Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness (excluding pursuant to customary carve-out matters such as fraud, misappropriation, breaches of representations and warranties and misapplication) over (y) the aggregate (without duplication of amounts) Realizable Value of the assets that secure such Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness shall not be Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness (but shall not be deemed to be a new incurrence, assumption or sufferance or permission to exist of Indebtedness subject to Section 6.04 except with respect to, and solely to the extent of, any such excess that exists upon the initial incurrence of such Indebtedness).

Permitted Warehouse Indebtedness ” shall mean Warehouse Indebtedness; provided that the excess (determined as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are available), if any, of (x) the amount of any such Warehouse Indebtedness for which the holder thereof has contractual recourse to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to satisfy claims with respect to such Warehouse Indebtedness (excluding pursuant to customary carve-out matters such as fraud, misappropriation, breaches of representations and warranties and misapplication) over (y) the aggregate (without duplication of amounts) Realizable Value of the assets that secure such Warehouse Indebtedness shall not be Permitted Warehouse Indebtedness (but shall not be deemed to be a new incurrence, assumption, or sufferance or permission to exist of Indebtedness subject to Section 6.04 except with respect to, and solely to the extent of, any such excess that exists upon the initial incurrence of such Indebtedness). The amount of any particular Permitted Warehouse Indebtedness as of any date of determination shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, association, limited liability company, trust or other enterprise or any Governmental Authority.

Petition Date ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.

Plan ” shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

Plan Effective Date ” has the meaning assigned to the term “Effective Date” in the Plan of Reorganization.

Plan of Reorganization ” shall mean that certain Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of the Borrower and Affiliate Co-Plan Proponents, dated November 6, 2017, as approved pursuant to the Confirmation Order, in accordance with Section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (whether any such further amendment, supplement or other modification is effected through an amendment, supplement or other modification to the Plan of Reorganization itself or through the Confirmation Order) in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code.

Platform ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01.

Pledge Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated First Lien Pledge Agreement dated as of the Closing Date among each of the pledgors from time to time party thereto and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

Pledge Agreement Collateral ” shall mean all “Collateral” as defined in the Pledge Agreement.

Pledgee ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Pledge Agreement.

Preferred Equity ”, as applied to the Equity Interests of any Person, means Equity Interests of such Person (other than common Equity Interests of such Person) of any class or classes (however designed) that ranks prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of such Person, to shares of Equity Interests of any other class of such Person.

Pre-Petition Credit Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.

Pre-Petition Lenders ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.

Pre-Petition Term Loans ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.

Pre-Petition Term Loan Obligation ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.

Prime Rate ” shall mean the rate of interest per annum determined from time to time by Credit Suisse as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City and notified to the Borrower. The prime rate is a rate set by Credit Suisse based upon various factors including Credit Suisse’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such rate.

 

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Pro Forma Basis ” shall mean, in connection with any calculation of compliance with any financial covenant or financial term, the calculation thereof after giving effect on a pro forma basis to (without duplication) (x) the incurrence, assumption, guarantee, redemption, repayment, retirement or extinguishment of any Indebtedness (other than (A) revolving Indebtedness, except, in the case of an incurrence, assumption or guarantee, to the extent same is incurred, assumed or guaranteed to refinance other outstanding Indebtedness or to finance a Permitted Acquisition, any purchase of MSRs, Servicing Advances or servicing rights permitted hereunder or, in the case of a redemption, repayment, retirement or extinguishment, to the extent all commitments under such revolving Indebtedness are permanently and correspondingly terminated, and (B) any Permitted MSR Indebtedness) after the first day of the relevant Calculation Period or Test Period, as the case may be, as if such Indebtedness had been incurred, assumed, guaranteed, redeemed, repaid, retired or extinguished (and the proceeds thereof applied) on the first day of such Test Period or Calculation Period, as the case may be) and (y) any Permitted Acquisition, any purchase of MSRs, Servicing Advances or servicing rights permitted hereunder, entry into a bona fide subservicing agreement in respect of MSRs or any Significant Asset Sale then being consummated (each, a “ Subject Transaction ”) as well as any other Subject Transaction if consummated after the first day of the relevant Test Period or Calculation Period, as the case may be, and on or prior to the date of the respective Subject Transaction then being effected, as if each such transaction had been effected on the first day of such Test Period or Calculation Period, as the case may be with the following rules to apply in connection therewith:

(i)    all Indebtedness (x) (other than revolving Indebtedness, except to the extent same is incurred, assumed or guaranteed to refinance other outstanding Indebtedness or to finance a Permitted Acquisition, any purchase of MSRs, Servicing Advances or servicing rights permitted hereunder, and other than Permitted MSR Indebtedness) incurred, assumed or guaranteed after the first day of the relevant Test Period or Calculation Period (whether incurred, assumed or guaranteed to finance a Permitted Acquisition, any purchase of MSRs, Servicing Advances or servicing rights permitted hereunder, to refinance Indebtedness or otherwise) shall be deemed to have been incurred, assumed or guaranteed (and the proceeds thereof applied) on the first day of such Test Period or Calculation Period, as the case may be, and remain outstanding through the date of determination and (y) (other than revolving Indebtedness, except to the extent accompanied by a corresponding permanent commitment reduction) permanently redeemed, repaid, retired or extinguished after the first day of the relevant Test Period or Calculation Period, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have been retired or redeemed on the first day of such Test Period or Calculation Period, as the case may be, and remain redeemed, repaid, retired or extinguished through the date of determination;

(ii)    all Indebtedness assumed to be outstanding pursuant to preceding clause (i) shall be deemed to have borne interest at (x) the rate applicable thereto, in the case of fixed rate indebtedness or (y) the rates which would have been applicable thereto during the respective period when same was deemed outstanding, in the case of floating rate Indebtedness (although interest expense with respect to any Indebtedness for periods while same was actually outstanding during the respective period shall be calculated using the actual rates applicable thereto while same was actually outstanding); provided that all Indebtedness (whether actually outstanding or deemed outstanding) bearing interest at a floating rate of interest shall be tested on the basis of the rates applicable at the time the determination is made pursuant to said provisions; and

(iii)    whenever pro forma effect is given to any Subject Transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower and, except as set forth in the next sentence, in a manner consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Act, as set forth in a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower (with supporting calculations) delivered to the Administrative Agent. In addition to any adjustments

 

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consistent with Regulation S-X, such certificate may set forth additional pro forma adjustments arising out of factually supportable and identifiable cost savings or business optimization initiatives (including cost saving synergies) attributable to any such transaction (net of any additional costs associated with such transaction) and expected in good faith to be realized within 12 months following such transaction, including, but not limited to, (w) reduction in personnel expenses, (x) reduction of costs related to administrative functions, (y) reductions of costs related to leased or owned properties and (z) reductions from the consolidation of operations and streamlining of corporate overhead (taking into account, for purposes of determining such calculation, any historical financial statements of the business or entities acquired or disposed of, assuming such transaction and all other such transaction that have been consummated since the beginning of such period, and any Indebtedness or other liabilities repaid or incurred in connection therewith had been consummated and incurred or repaid at the beginning of such period); provided , that, unless the Administrative Agent shall otherwise agree in its reasonable discretion, the aggregate amount of adjustments made pursuant to this sentence shall at no time exceed 10% of Consolidated EBITDA prior to giving pro forma effect thereto.

Property ” shall mean the Real Property, including the improvements thereon, or the personal property (tangible and intangible), in either case which are encumbered pursuant to a Securitization Assets.

Public Lender ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01.

Published LIBO Rate ” shall mean, with respect to any Interest Period when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing:

(a)    the rate of interest appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to such service as determined by the Administrative Agent) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars for a term comparable to such Interest Period, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the date which is two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (but if more than one rate is specified on such page, the rate will be an arithmetic average of all such rates); and

(b)    if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Published LIBO Rate” for such Interest Period shall be a comparable successor rate approved by the Borrower that is, at such time, broadly accepted by the syndicated loan market for loans denominated in US dollars in lieu of the “Published LIBO Rate” or, if no such broadly accepted comparable successor rate exists at such time, a successor index rate as the Administrative Agent may determine with the consent of the Borrower and the Required Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned and notwithstanding anything in Section 9.08 to the contrary).

Qualified Equity Interests ” shall mean any Equity Interests of the Borrower so long as the terms of any such Equity Interests (or the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) (a) do not contain any maturity, mandatory put, redemption, repayment, sinking fund or other similar provision (whether as a result of an asset sale, change of control or otherwise), (b) do not require the payment of dividends or distributions that would otherwise be prohibited by the terms of this Agreement and (c) do not provide that such Equity Interests are or will become convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests (other than Qualified Equity Interests), in each case of (a), (b) and (c) before the date that is one year after the Latest Maturity Date.

Real Property ” of any Person shall mean all the right, title and interest of such Person in and to land, improvements and fixtures, including Leaseholds.

 

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Realizable Value ” of an asset shall mean (i) with respect to any REO Asset, the value realizable upon the disposition of such asset as determined by the Borrower in its reasonable discretion and consistent with customary industry practice and (ii) with respect to any other asset, the lesser of (x) if applicable, the face value of such asset and (y) the market value of such asset as determined by the Borrower in accordance with the agreement governing the applicable Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness, Permitted Warehouse Indebtedness, Permitted MSR Indebtedness or Permitted Residual Indebtedness, as the case may be (or, if such agreement does not contain any related provision, as determined by senior management of the Borrower in good faith); provided, however , that the realizable value of any asset described in clause (i) or (ii) above which an unaffiliated third party has a binding contractual commitment to purchase from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries shall be the minimum price payable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary for such asset pursuant to such contractual commitment.

Recovery Event ” shall mean the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation awards payable (i) by reason of theft, loss, physical destruction, damage, taking or any other similar event with respect to any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) under any policy of insurance required to be maintained under Section 5.03 (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, business interruption insurance).

Reduction ” shall mean any fee, loss, charge, expense, cost, accrual or reserve of any kind.

Refinanced Term Loans ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.27.

Refinancing Term Loan Commitment ” shall mean the commitment of any Lender, established pursuant to Section 2.27, to make Refinancing Term Loans to the Borrower.

Refinancing Term Loan Lender ” shall mean a Lender with a Refinancing Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Refinancing Term Loan.

Refinancing Term Loans ” shall mean one or more new Classes of Term Loans that result from an Additional Credit Extension Amendment in accordance with Section 2.27.

Register ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(d).

Registered Equivalent Notes ” shall mean, with respect to any note originally issued in a Rule 144A or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act, substantially identical notes (having the same guarantees) issued in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefore pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.

Regulation D ” shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing reserve requirements.

Regulation T ” shall mean Regulation T of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof.

Regulation U ” shall mean Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof.

Regulation X ” shall mean Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof.

 

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Regulatory Supervising Organization ” shall mean any of (a) the SEC, (b) FINRA, (c) the New York Stock Exchange, (d) state securities commissions and (e) any other U.S. or foreign governmental or self-regulatory organization, exchange, clearing house or financial regulatory authority of which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is a member or to whose rules it is subject.

REIT Subsidiary ” shall mean a Restricted Subsidiary that is intended by the Borrower to qualify as a real estate investment trust under the Code.

Related Fund ” shall mean, with respect to any Lender that is a fund or commingled investment vehicle that invests in bank loans, any other fund that invests in bank loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

Related Parties ” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, trustees, officers, employees, agents, representatives and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

Release ” shall mean actively or passively disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, pumping, leaking, leaching, dumping, emitting, escaping, emptying, pouring, seeping, migrating or the like, into or upon any land or water or air, or otherwise entering into the environment.

REO Assets ” of a Person shall mean any real property owned by such Person and acquired as a result of the foreclosure or other enforcement of a lien on such asset securing a loan, Servicing Advance or other mortgage-related receivables.

Repayment Date ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.11(a).

Reportable Event ” shall mean an event described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA with respect to a Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA other than those events as to which the 30-day notice period is waived.

Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time, Lenders having Loans, L/C Exposure and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of all Loans outstanding, L/C Exposure and unused Commitments at such time. The Loans, L/C Exposure and unused Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in the determination of the Required Lenders at any time.

Residential Mortgage Loan ” shall mean any residential mortgage loan, manufactured housing installment sale contract and loan agreement, home equity loan, home improvement loan, consumer installment sale contract or similar loan evidenced by a Residential Mortgage Note, and any installment sale contract, loan contract or chattel paper.

Residential Mortgage Note ” shall mean a promissory note, bond or similar instrument evidencing indebtedness of an obligor under a Residential Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, all related security interests and any and all rights to receive payments due thereunder.

Residual Funding Facility ” shall mean any funding arrangement with a financial institution or institutions or other lenders or purchasers under which advances are made to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary secured by Residual Interests.

 

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Residual Interests ” shall mean any residual, subordinated, reserve accounts and retained ownership interest held by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in Securitization Assets, Securitization Entities, Warehouse Facility Trusts and/or MSR Facility Trusts, regardless of whether required to appear on the face of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

Residual Trust ” shall mean any variable interest entity identified as a “Residual Trust” in the most recently filed Form 10-K or Form 10-Q of the Borrower, as applicable.

Restricted ” shall mean, when referring to cash or Cash Equivalents of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, that such cash or Cash Equivalents (i) appears (or would be required to appear) as “restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower or of any such Restricted Subsidiary (unless such appearance is related to Liens on the Collateral securing Indebtedness permitted hereunder to be secured by Liens on the Collateral), (ii) are subject to any Lien in favor of any Person other than the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors and Liens securing Permitted External Refinancing Debt or (iii) are not otherwise generally available for use by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary.

Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean a Subsidiary other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Returns ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.09.

RMS Business ” means the reverse mortgage business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and the assets and liabilities related thereto including reverse subservicing.

RSA ” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Restructuring Support Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2017 (as amended in accordance with the terms thereof and prior to the date hereof), among the Borrower and the Lenders party thereto.

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, or any successor thereto.

SEC ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01(h).

Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes ” shall mean 9.0% Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes due 2024, issued by the Borrower pursuant to the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes Indenture. Unless the context requires otherwise, any reference to the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes shall include any Permitted Refinancing thereof (and any further Permitted Refinancing thereof).

Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes Documents ” shall mean the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes and the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes Indenture (including any guarantee with respect thereto) and the Security Documents (as defined in the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes Indenture).

Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes Indenture ” shall mean the Indenture dated as of the Plan Effective Date, under which the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes were issued, among the Borrower, as issuer, certain of the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, as guarantors, and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee and collateral agent, and as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time in accordance with the terms hereof.

Secured Creditors ” shall have the meaning assigned that term in the respective Security Documents.

 

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Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Securitization ” shall mean a public or private transfer, sale or financing of (i) Servicing Advances, (ii) mortgage loans, (iii) installment contracts and/or (iv) other loans and related assets (clauses (i) – (iv) above, collectively, the “ Securitization Assets ”) by which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary directly or indirectly securitizes a pool of specified Securitization Assets including, without limitation, any such transaction involving the sale of specified Servicing Advances or mortgage loans to a Securitization Entity or a Government Sponsored Entity (including a Securitization Entity established by such Government Sponsored Entity).

Securitization Assets ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Securitization.”

Securitization Entity ” shall mean (i) any Person (whether or not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) established for the purpose of issuing asset-backed or mortgaged-backed or mortgage pass-through securities of any kind (including collateralized mortgage obligations and net interest margin securities), (ii) any special purpose Subsidiary established for the purpose of selling, depositing or contributing Securitization Assets into a Person described in clause (i) or holding securities in any related Securitization Entity, regardless of whether such person is an issuer of securities; provided that such Person is not an obligor with respect to any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (iii) any special purpose Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower formed exclusively for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of Credit Enhancement Agreements and regardless of whether such Restricted Subsidiary is an issuer of securities; provided that such Person is not an obligor with respect to any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor other than under Credit Enhancement Agreements.

Securitization Indebtedness ” shall mean (i) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred pursuant to on-balance sheet Securitizations and (ii) any Indebtedness consisting of advances made to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary based upon securities issued by a Securitization Entity pursuant to a Securitization and acquired or retained by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Security Agreement ” shall mean the Amended and Restated First Lien Security Agreement dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, certain other Subsidiaries of the Borrower from time to time party thereto and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

Security Agreement Collateral ” shall mean all “Collateral” as defined in the Security Agreement.

Security Document ” shall mean and include each of the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, each Mortgage and, after the execution and delivery thereof, each Additional Security Document.

Senior Representative ” shall mean, with respect to any Indebtedness, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or other agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

Series A Warrants ” shall mean the series A ten year warrants issued by the Borrower in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization.

 

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Series B Warrants ” shall mean the series B ten year warrants issued by the Borrower in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization.

“Servicer and Protective Advance Percentage” shall mean 95.0% for each fiscal quarter during the fiscal years ending 2017, 2018 and 2019, and 92.0% for each fiscal quarter thereafter.

Servicing Acquisition ” shall mean an acquisition permitted under this Agreement of MSRs, Servicing Advances or servicing rights.

Servicing Advance Facility ” shall mean any funding arrangement with lenders collateralized in whole or in part by Servicing Advances (and/or reimbursement rights therefor) under which advances are made to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries based on such collateral.

Servicing Advances ” shall mean advances made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in its capacity as servicer of any mortgage-related receivables to fund principal, interest, escrow, foreclosure, insurance, tax or other payments or advances when the borrower on the underlying receivable is delinquent in making payments on such receivable; to enforce remedies, manage and liquidate REO Assets; or that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise advances in its capacity as servicer pursuant to any Servicing Agreement.

Servicing Agreements ” shall mean any servicing agreements (including whole loan servicing agreements for portfolios of whole mortgage loans), pooling and servicing agreements, interim servicing agreements and other servicing agreements, and any other agreement governing the rights, duties and obligations of either the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as a servicer, under such servicing agreements.

“Servicing Fee Receivables” shall mean all receivables related to servicing or sub-servicing of loans and REO including base servicing fee, incentives, ancillary fees and deficiency collections.

Significant Asset Sale ” shall mean each Asset Sale (or series of related Asset Sales) which generates Net Sale Proceeds of at least $2,500,000.

SPV ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(i).

Statutory Reserves ” shall mean a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board and any other banking authority, domestic or foreign, to which the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including any branch, Affiliate or other fronting office making or holding a Loan) is subject for Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the Board). Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the Board) and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D. Statutory Reserves shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

Subject Transaction ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “ Pro Forma Basis”.

Subsidiaries Guaranty ” shall mean the Amended and Restated Subsidiaries Guaranty dated as of the Closing Date made by the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto in favor of Credit Suisse, as Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors (as therein defined), substantially in the form of Exhibit E.

 

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Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has more than a 50% equity interest at the time. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

Subsidiary Guarantor ” shall mean each Wholly-Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Excluded Subsidiaries) (in each case, whether existing on the Closing Date or established, created or acquired after the Closing Date), unless and until such time as the respective Wholly-Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary is released from all of its obligations under the Subsidiaries Guaranty in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof. As of the Closing Date, Subsidiary Guarantors are listed on Schedule 1.01(b).

Taxes ” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.

Term Borrowing ” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Term Loans.

Term Lender ” shall mean a Lender with a Commitment or an outstanding Term Loan.

Term Loan ” shall mean a Tranche B Term Loan, a Refinancing Term Loan or an Extended Term Loan, as applicable.

Termination Date ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Article 5.

Test Period ” shall mean each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then last ended, in each case taken as one accounting period; provided that in the case of determinations of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, the Interest Expense Coverage Ratio, the Asset Coverage Ratio A and the Asset Coverage Ratio B pursuant to this Agreement, such further adjustments (if any) as described in the provisos to such definitions contained herein shall be made to the extent applicable.

Tranche B Term Lender ” shall mean each Lender that holds a Tranche B Term Loan.

Tranche B Term Loan Maturity Date ” shall mean June 30, 2022.

Tranche B Term Loans ” shall mean the term loans made to the Borrower by the Lenders pursuant to the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement and continued by the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01. The aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Tranche B Term Loans as of the Closing Date is $1,156,500,513.53.

Transactions ” shall mean, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance by the Credit Parties of the Credit Documents to which they are a party and the making of the Borrowings hereunder, (b) the issuance of the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes, (c) the issuance of the Convertible Preferred Stock, (d) the issuance of the Closing Date Warrants, (e) the other transactions contemplated to occur on the Plan Effective Date pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization and (f) the payment of related fees and expenses.

 

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Type ”, when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to the Rate by reference to which interest on such Loan or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing is determined. For purposes hereof, the term “Rate” shall mean the Adjusted LIBO Rate and the Alternate Base Rate.

UCC ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.

Uniform Customs ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.07.

United States ” and “ U.S. ” shall each mean the United States of America.

Unrestricted ” shall mean, when referring to cash or Cash Equivalents of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, that such cash or Cash Equivalents are not Restricted.

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” shall mean (a) each Subsidiary of the Borrower listed on Schedule 1.01(c), (b) a Subsidiary of the Borrower designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 5.21 subsequent to the Closing Date and (c) a Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

USA PATRIOT Act ” shall mean The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

Warehouse Facility ” shall mean any financing arrangement of any kind, including, but not limited to, financing arrangements in the form of repurchase facilities, loan agreements, note issuance facilities and commercial paper facilities (excluding in all cases, Securitizations), with a financial institution or other lender or purchaser exclusively to (i) finance or refinance the purchase or origination by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of, or provide funding to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary through the transfer of, loans, mortgage-related securities and other mortgage-related receivables purchased or originated by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower in the ordinary course of business, (ii) finance the funding of or refinance Servicing Advances; or (iii) finance or refinance the carrying of REO Assets related to loans and other mortgage-related receivables purchased or originated by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such purchase or origination is in the ordinary course of business.

Warehouse Facility Trusts ” shall mean any Person (whether or not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) established for the purpose of issuing notes or other securities in connection with a Warehouse Facility, which notes and securities are backed by (i) specified loans, mortgage-related securities and other mortgage-related receivables purchased by, and/or contributed to, such Person from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) specified Servicing Advances purchased by, and/or contributed to, such Person from the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary; or (iii) the carrying of REO Assets related to loans and other mortgage-related receivables purchased by, and/or contributed to, such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Warehouse Indebtedness ” shall mean Indebtedness in connection with a Warehouse Facility; provided that the amount of any particular Warehouse Indebtedness as of any date of determination shall be calculated in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” shall mean, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness; provided that for purposes of determining the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Indebtedness that is being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended (the “ Applicable Indebtedness ”), the effects of any prepayments made on such Applicable Indebtedness prior to the date of the applicable modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension shall be disregarded.

Withdrawal Liability ” shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

Wholly-Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of such Person which is a Domestic Subsidiary.

Wholly-Owned Foreign Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of such Person which is a Foreign Subsidiary.

Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Restricted Subsidiary.

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation 100% of whose capital stock is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person has a 100% equity interest at such time (other than, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower with respect to the preceding clauses (i) and (ii), director’s qualifying shares and/or other nominal amount of shares required to be held by Persons other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under applicable law).

Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” shall mean, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Section 1.02     Terms Generally . The definitions in Section 1.01 shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”; and the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed as having the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) any reference in this Agreement to any Credit Document shall mean such document as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, in each case, in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement, (b) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or

 

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regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and (c) all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to amend any covenant in Article 6 or any related definition to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP occurring after the Closing Date on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article 6 or any related definition for such purpose), then the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, all financial covenants contained herein or in any other Credit Document shall be calculated without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-7-25 or 470-20 (or any similar accounting principle) permitting a Person to value its financial liabilities at the fair value thereof or at any amount other than the outstanding principal amount thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any Credit Document, whenever it is necessary to determine whether a lease is a capital lease or an operating lease, such determination shall be made on the basis of GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date, notwithstanding any modifications or interpretive changes thereto that may occur thereafter.

Section 1.03     Classification of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “ Term Loan ”) or by Type ( e.g. , a “ Eurodollar Loan ”) or by Class and Type ( e.g. , a “ Eurodollar Term Loan ”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class ( e.g. , a “ Term Credit Borrowing ”) or by Type ( e.g. , a “ Eurodollar Borrowing ”) or by Class and Type ( e.g. , a “ Eurodollar Term Credit Borrowing ”).

Section 1.04     Designated Senior Indebtedness . The Obligations hereunder are hereby designated by the Borrower as “Designated Senior Indebtedness” (or similar term) for all purposes of any subordinated indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

ARTICLE 2

T HE C REDITS

Section 2.01     Loans . The parties hereto agree that $1,156,500,513.53 of the Pre-Petition Term Loans remain outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein on the Closing Date, and pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization, each Term Lender that is a Pre-Petition Lender is deemed, severally and not jointly, to continue, on the Closing Date, the aggregate principal amount of its Pre-Petition Term Loans as a like principal amount of Tranche B Term Loans hereunder. On and as of the Closing Date, each Term Lender shall hold a portion of the Tranche B Term Loans in the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on Schedule 1.01(a). Amounts paid or prepaid in respect of Tranche B Term Loans may not be reborrowed.

Section 2.02    [Reserved].

Section 2.03    [Reserved].

Section 2.04     Evidence of Debt; Repayment of Loans . (a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the principal amount of each Term Loan of such Lender as provided in Section 2.11.

 

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(b)    Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.

(c)    The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and, if applicable, the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and each Lender’s share thereof.

(d)    The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) above shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations therein recorded; provided , however , that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligations of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with their terms.

(e)    Any Lender may request that Loans made by it hereunder be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender and its registered assigns and in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event any Lender shall request and receive such a promissory note, the interests represented by such note shall at all times (including after any assignment of all or part of such interests pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes payable to the payee named therein or its registered assigns.

Section 2.05     Fees . (a) [Reserved].

(b)    The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, the administrative fees set forth in the Fee Letter at the times and in the amounts specified therein (the “ Fees ”).

(c)    [Reserved].

(d)    [Reserved].

(e)    All Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, if and as appropriate, among the Lenders. Once paid, none of the Fees shall be refundable under any circumstances.

Section 2.06     Interest on Loans . (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.07, the Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, at all times and calculated from and including the date of such Borrowing to but excluding the date of repayment thereof) at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

(b)    Subject to the provisions of Section 2.07, the Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin.

 

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(c)    Interest on each Loan shall be payable on the Interest Payment Dates applicable to such Loan except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate for each Interest Period or day within an Interest Period, as the case may be, shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 2.07     Default Interest . If the Borrower shall default in the payment of any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount due hereunder or under any other Credit Document, by acceleration or otherwise, then, until such defaulted amount shall have been paid in full, to the extent permitted by law, such defaulted amount shall bear interest (after as well as before judgment), payable on demand, (a) in the case of principal, at the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan pursuant to Section 2.06 plus 2.00% per annum and (b) in all other cases, at a rate per annum (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, at all times) equal to the rate that would be applicable to an ABR Loan plus 2.00% per annum.

Section 2.08     Alternate Rate of Interest . In the event, and on each occasion, that on the day two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing the Administrative Agent shall have determined that Dollar deposits in the principal amounts of the Loans comprising such Borrowing are not generally available in the London interbank market, or that the rates at which such Dollar deposits are being offered will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lenders holding more than 50% in principal amount of the Loans which are to be included in such Eurodollar Borrowing of making or maintaining such Eurodollar Loans during such Interest Period, or that reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Administrative Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, give written or fax notice of such determination to the Borrower and the Lenders. In the event of any such determination, until the Administrative Agent shall have advised the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.10 shall be deemed to be a request for an ABR Borrowing. Each determination by the Administrative Agent under this Section 2.08 shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 2.09    [Reserved].

Section 2.10     Conversion and Continuation of Borrowings . The Borrower shall have the right at any time upon prior irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent (a) not later than 12:00 (noon), New York City time, one Business Day prior to conversion, to convert any Eurodollar Borrowing into an ABR Borrowing, (b) not later than 12:00 (noon), New York City time, three Business Days prior to conversion or continuation, to convert any ABR Borrowing into a Eurodollar Borrowing or to continue any Eurodollar Borrowing as a Eurodollar Borrowing for an additional Interest Period, and (c) not later than 12:00 (noon), New York City time, three Business Days prior to conversion, to convert the Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing to another permissible Interest Period, subject in each case to the following:

(a)    [reserved];

(b)    each conversion or continuation shall be made pro rata among the Lenders in accordance with the respective principal amounts of the Loans comprising the converted or continued Borrowing;

(c)    if less than all the outstanding principal amount of any Borrowing shall be converted or continued, then each resulting Borrowing shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000;

 

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(d)    each conversion shall be effected by each Lender and the Administrative Agent by recording for the account of such Lender the new Loan of such Lender resulting from such conversion and reducing the Loan (or portion thereof) of such Lender being converted by an equivalent principal amount; accrued interest on any Eurodollar Loan (or portion thereof) being converted shall be paid by the Borrower at the time of conversion;

(e)    if any Eurodollar Borrowing is converted at a time other than the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall pay, upon demand, any amounts due to the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.16;

(f)    any portion of a Borrowing maturing or required to be repaid in less than one month may not be converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing;

(g)    any portion of a Eurodollar Borrowing that cannot be converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing by reason of the immediately preceding clause shall be automatically converted at the end of the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing into an ABR Borrowing;

(h)    no Interest Period may be selected for any Eurodollar Term Borrowing that would end later than a Repayment Date occurring on or after the first day of such Interest Period if, after giving effect to such selection, the aggregate outstanding amount of (A) the Eurodollar Term Borrowings with Interest Periods ending on or prior to such Repayment Date and (B) the ABR Term Borrowings would not be at least equal to the principal amount of Term Borrowings to be paid on such Repayment Date; and

(i)    upon notice to the Borrower from the Administrative Agent given at the request of the Required Lenders, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default, no outstanding Loan may be converted into, or continued as, a Eurodollar Loan.

Each notice pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall be irrevocable and shall refer to this Agreement and specify (i) the identity and amount of the Borrowing that the Borrower requests be converted or continued, (ii) whether such Borrowing is to be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing or an ABR Borrowing, (iii) if such notice requests a conversion, the date of such conversion (which shall be a Business Day) and (iv) if such Borrowing is to be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period with respect thereto. If no Interest Period is specified in any such notice with respect to any conversion to or continuation as a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise the Lenders of any notice given pursuant to this Section 2.10 and of each Lender’s portion of any converted or continued Borrowing. If the Borrower shall not have given notice in accordance with this Section 2.10 to continue any Borrowing into a subsequent Interest Period (and shall not otherwise have given notice in accordance with this Section 2.10 to convert such Borrowing), such Borrowing shall, at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto (unless repaid pursuant to the terms hereof), automatically be converted into an ABR Borrowing.

 

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Section 2.11     Repayment of Term Borrowings . (a) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, on (each such date being called a “ Repayment Date ”) (i) the Closing Date, $37,500,000 and (ii) thereafter in quarterly installments equal to the amounts listed below (which installments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments as specified in Section 2.13(g)) and each such payment shall be made on the last Business Day of each month as follows:

 

Repayment Date

   Principal Amount  

March 2018

   $ 7,500,000  

June 2018

   $ 7,500,000  

September 2018

   $ 7,500,000  

December 2018

   $ 7,500,000  

March 2019

   $ 10,000,000  

June 2019

   $ 26,700,000  

September 2019

   $ 36,700,000  

December 2019

   $ 36,700,000  

each March, June, September and December thereafter

   $ 15,000,000  

Each payment pursuant to this Section 2.11 shall be made together with accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be paid to but excluding the date of such payment.

In the event any Refinancing Term Loans are made, such Refinancing Term Loans shall be repaid in amounts and on dates as agreed between the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of such Refinancing Term Loans, subject to the requirements set forth in Section 2.27 and to adjustment from time to time pursuant to Section 2.12(b), Section 2.13(g) and Section 9.04(l), together in each case, with accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be paid to but excluding the date of such payment.

(b)    To the extent not previously paid, all Term Loans of any Class shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date applicable to the Term Loans of such Class, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be paid to but excluding the date of payment.

(c)    All repayments pursuant to this Section 2.11 shall be subject to Section 2.16, but shall otherwise be without premium or penalty.

Section 2.12     Voluntary Prepayment . (a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, upon at least three Business Days’ prior written or fax notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by written or fax notice) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, or written or fax notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by written or fax notice) at least one Business Day prior to the date of prepayment in the case of ABR Loans, to the Administrative Agent before 12:00 (noon), New York City time; provided , however , that each partial prepayment shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 in the case of a Term Borrowing.

(b)    Voluntary prepayments of any Class of Term Loans shall be applied against the remaining scheduled installments of principal due in respect of the applicable Class of Term Loans under Section 2.11 as may be specified by the Borrower, or if not so specified, in direct order of maturity; provided that such prepayments shall be allocated to the Tranche B Term Loans on a pro rata basis (or on a greater than pro rata basis) determined by reference to all Term Loans then outstanding.

 

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(c)    Each notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing (or portion thereof) to be prepaid, shall be irrevocable and shall commit the Borrower to prepay such Borrowing by the amount stated therein on the date stated therein; provided, however, that if such prepayment is for all of the then outstanding Loans, then the Borrower may (x) revoke such notice prior to the proposed date of prepayment and/or (y) extend the prepayment date by not more than five Business Days; provided further, however, that the provisions of Section 2.16 shall apply with respect to any such revocation or extension. All prepayments under this Section 2.12 shall be subject to Section 2.16 but otherwise without premium or penalty. All prepayments under this Section 2.12 shall be accompanied by accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be prepaid to but excluding the date of payment.

Section 2.13     Mandatory Prepayments . (a) [Reserved].

(b)    In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 2.13, on each date on or after the Closing Date upon which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary receives any cash proceeds from any issuance or incurrence by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.04, other than Permitted External Refinancing Indebtedness and Refinancing Term Loans), an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of the respective issuance or incurrence of such Indebtedness shall be applied on such date as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.13(g).

(c)    Unless otherwise agreed by the Required Lenders, in addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 2.13, on each date upon which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary receives (other than in connection with any Disposition to the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor) any cash proceeds from (i) any Non-Core Asset Sale, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom shall be applied on such date as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.13(g), (ii) any Disposition of (A) any Bulk MSR (other than any such Disposition required by the following clause (iii) hereof) and/or (B) any Asset Sale, in each case, in an amount equal to 80% of the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom shall be applied on such date as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.13(g), or (iii) any Disposition on or prior to February 15, 2018 of Government Sponsored Entity-related Bulk MSR, an amount equal to the sum of (A) 80% of the gross proceeds therefrom (excluding the proceeds of the Disposition of any related Servicing Advances) and (B) 80% of the Net Sale Proceeds of the Servicing Advances related to the Bulk MSR subject to such Disposition shall be applied on such date as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.13(g).

(d)    In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 2.13, on each Excess Cash Flow Payment Date, an amount equal to the remainder of (if positive) (i) the Applicable Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Percentage of the Excess Cash Flow for the related Excess Cash Flow Payment Period minus (ii) the aggregate amount of principal prepayments of Loans to the extent (and only to the extent) that such prepayments were made as a voluntary prepayment pursuant to Section 2.12(a) other than with proceeds of asset sales (other than from sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), sales or issuances of Equity Interests, capital contributions, insurance or condemnation events or Indebtedness or other proceeds that would not be included in Adjusted Consolidated Net Income during the relevant Excess Cash Flow Payment Period minus (iii) the face value of Term Loans assigned to or purchased by the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.04(l) during the relevant Excess Cash Flow Payment Period, shall be applied as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.13(g); provided that the amount required to be applied as a mandatory prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.13(d) for any Excess Cash Flow Payment Period shall not exceed an amount equal to (x) 75% of the Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Payment Period minus (y) scheduled installments of principal due in respect of the Term Loans under Section 2.11(a) paid during the related

 

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Excess Cash Flow Payment Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the option of the Borrower, all or any portion of any mandatory repayment required pursuant to this clause (d) for any Excess Cash Flow Payment Period may be paid or applied prior to the related Excess Cash Flow Payment Date (but no earlier than January 1 of the fiscal year in which the related Excess Cash Flow Payment Date occurs), provided that (x) no such mandatory repayment shall be added to the aggregate amount of principal prepayments described in subclause (ii) above for any succeeding Excess Cash Flow Payment Period and (y) the Borrower shall pay such additional amounts (if any) as necessary to pay the full amount of any mandatory repayment required pursuant to this clause (d) no later than the applicable Excess Cash Flow Payment Date (it being understood that if such initial prepayment exceeds such requirement, such excess shall be treated as a voluntary prepayment pursuant to Section 2.12(a) in the fiscal year in which such prepayment was made).

(e)    In addition to any other mandatory repayments pursuant to this Section 2.13, within one Business Day following each date on or after the Closing Date upon which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary receives any cash proceeds from any Recovery Event (other than Recovery Events where the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom do not exceed $250,000), an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds from such Recovery Event shall be applied on such date as a mandatory repayment in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.13(g); provided, however , that such Net Cash Proceeds shall not be required to be so applied on such date so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists and the Borrower has delivered a certificate to the Administrative Agent on such date stating that such Net Cash Proceeds shall be reinvested (or contractually committed to be reinvested pursuant to a written binding agreement with a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) in the businesses permitted of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6.13 within 365 days following the date of the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, and provided further , that (I) if all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds not required to be so applied pursuant to the preceding proviso are not so reinvested (or contractually committed to be so reinvested) within 365 days after the date of the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds (or such earlier date, if any, as the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary determines not to reinvest the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Recovery Event as set forth above), such remaining portion shall be applied on the last day of such period (or such earlier date, as the case may be) as provided above in this Section 2.13(e) without regard to the immediately preceding proviso and (II) if all or any portion of such proceeds are not required to be applied on the last day of such 365-day period referred to in clause (I) of this proviso because such amount is contractually committed to be reinvested and then either (A) subsequent to such date such contract is terminated or expires without such portion being so reinvested or (B) such contractually committed portion is not so reinvested within 180 days after the date of such commitment, such remaining portion, in the case of either of preceding clause (A) or (B), shall be applied as a mandatory repayment as provided above in this Section 2.13(e) without regard to the immediately preceding proviso.

(f)    [Reserved].

(g)    Each amount required to be applied pursuant to Section 2.13(b) through Section 2.13(e) in accordance with this Section 2.13(g) shall be applied pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Term Loans then held by the Term Lenders (except to the extent that any applicable Additional Credit Extension Amendment for any Class of Term Loans provides that such Term Loans shall be entitled to less than pro rata treatment); provided that any prepayment of Term Loans required as a result of the incurrence of Permitted External Refinancing Indebtedness or Refinancing Term Loans in respect of any such Class shall be applied solely to such Class. Each such prepayment of the Tranche B Term Loans shall be applied in inverse order of maturity against the remaining scheduled installments of principal due in respect of the Tranche B Term Loans under Section 2.11(a). Each prepayment of any other Class of Term Loans shall be applied as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders in respect of such Term Loans.

 

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(h)    The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, at the time of each prepayment required under this Section 2.13, (i) a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of such prepayment and (ii) at least three Business Days prior written notice of such prepayment. Each notice of prepayment shall specify the prepayment date, the Type of each Loan being prepaid and the principal amount of each Loan (or portion thereof) to be prepaid. All prepayments of Borrowings under this Section 2.13 shall be subject to Section 2.16 and, in the case of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.13(b), but shall otherwise be without premium or penalty, and shall be accompanied by accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be prepaid to but excluding the date of payment.

Section 2.14     Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances . (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Change in Law shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of or credit extended by any Lender or any Issuing Bank (except any such reserve requirement which is reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate), shall subject a Lender to Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes, Other Taxes and Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or on its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto or shall impose on such Lender or such Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein, and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such Issuing Bank of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan or increase the cost to any Lender or any Issuing Bank of issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) by an amount deemed by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to be material, then the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank,, as the case may be, upon demand such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank,, as the case may be for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b)    If any Lender or any Issuing Bank shall have determined that any Change in Law regarding capital adequacy has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made to a level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to be material, then from time to time the Borrower shall pay to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c)    A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or its holding company, as applicable, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) above shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or such Issuing Bank the amount shown as due on any such certificate delivered by it within 10 days after its receipt of the same.

(d)    Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any Issuing Bank to demand compensation for any increased costs or reduction in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be under any obligation to compensate any Lender or any Issuing Bank under paragraph (a) or (b) above with respect to increased costs or reductions with respect to any

 

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period prior to the date that is 180 days prior to such request if such Lender or such Issuing Bank knew or could reasonably have been expected to know of the circumstances giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of the fact that such circumstances would result in a claim for increased compensation by reason of such increased costs or reductions; provided further that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to any increased costs or reductions arising out of the retroactive application of any Change in Law within such 180-day period. The protection of this Section shall be available to each Lender and each Issuing Bank regardless of any possible contention of the invalidity or inapplicability of the Change in Law that shall have occurred or been imposed.

Section 2.15     Change in Legality . (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Change in Law shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain any Eurodollar Loan or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated hereby with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, then, by written notice to the Borrower and to the Administrative Agent:

(i)    such Lender may declare that Eurodollar Loans will not thereafter (for the duration of such unlawfulness) be made by such Lender hereunder (or be continued for additional Interest Periods) and ABR Loans will not thereafter (for such duration) be converted into Eurodollar Loans, whereupon any request for a Eurodollar Borrowing (or to convert an ABR Borrowing to a Eurodollar Borrowing or to continue a Eurodollar Borrowing for an additional Interest Period) shall, as to such Lender only, be deemed a request for an ABR Loan (or a request to continue an ABR Loan as such for an additional Interest Period or to convert a Eurodollar Loan into an ABR Loan, as the case may be), unless such declaration shall be subsequently withdrawn; and

(ii)    such Lender may require that all outstanding Eurodollar Loans made by it be converted to ABR Loans, in which event all such Eurodollar Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans as of the effective date of such notice as provided in paragraph (b) below.

In the event any Lender shall exercise its rights under (i) or (ii) above, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise have been applied to repay the Eurodollar Loans that would have been made by such Lender or the converted Eurodollar Loans of such Lender shall instead be applied to repay the ABR Loans made by such Lender in lieu of, or resulting from the conversion of, such Eurodollar Loans.

(b)    For purposes of this Section 2.15, a notice to the Borrower by any Lender shall be effective as to each Eurodollar Loan made by such Lender, if lawful, on the last day of the Interest Period then applicable to such Eurodollar Loan; in all other cases such notice shall be effective on the date of receipt by the Borrower.

Section 2.16     Breakage . The Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any loss or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) any event, other than a default by such Lender in the performance of its obligations hereunder, which results in (i) such Lender receiving or being deemed to receive any amount on account of the principal of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the Interest Period in effect therefor, (ii) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan to an ABR Loan, or the conversion of the Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, in each case other than on the last day of the Interest Period in effect therefor, or (iii) any Eurodollar Loan to be made by such Lender (including any Eurodollar Loan to be made pursuant to a conversion or continuation under Section 2.10) not being made after notice of such Loan shall have been given by the Borrower hereunder (any of the events referred to in this clause (a) being called a “ Breakage Event ”) or (b) any default in the making of any payment or prepayment required to be made hereunder. In the case of any Breakage Event, such loss

 

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shall include an amount equal to the excess, as reasonably determined by such Lender, of (i)its cost of obtaining funds for the Eurodollar Loan that is the subject of such Breakage Event for the period from the date of such Breakage Event to the last day of the Interest Period in effect (or that would have been in effect) for such Loan over (ii) the amount of interest likely to be realized by such Lender in redeploying the funds released or not utilized by reason of such Breakage Event for such period. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts which such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 2.17     Pro Rata Treatment . Subject to the express provisions of this Agreement which require, or permit, differing payments to be made to Non-Defaulting Lenders as opposed to Defaulting Lenders, and as permitted pursuant to the terms of any Additional Credit Extension Amendment, as permitted under Section 9.04(l) or required under Section 2.15, each Borrowing, each payment or prepayment of principal of any Borrowing, each payment of interest on the Loans, each reduction of the Commitments, each conversion of any Borrowing to or continuation of any Borrowing as a Borrowing of any Type and each other payment received by any Lender by exercising any right of setoff, counterclaim or otherwise shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders in accordance with their respective applicable Commitments (or, if such Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, in accordance with the respective principal amounts of their outstanding Loans). Each Lender agrees that in computing such Lender’s portion of any Borrowing to be made hereunder, the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, round each Lender’s percentage of such Borrowing to the next higher or lower whole Dollar amount.

Section 2.18     Sharing of Setoffs . Each Lender agrees that if it shall, through the exercise of a right of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim against the Borrower or any other Credit Party, or pursuant to a secured claim under Section 506 of Title 11 of the United States Code or other security or interest arising from, or in lieu of, such secured claim, received by such Lender under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law or otherwise, or by any other means, obtain payment (voluntary or involuntary) in respect of any Loan or Loans or L/C Disbursement as a result of which the unpaid principal portion of its Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements shall be proportionately less than the unpaid principal portion of the Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements of any other Lender, it shall be deemed simultaneously to have purchased from such other Lender at face value, and shall promptly pay to such other Lender the purchase price for, a participation in the Loans and L/C Exposure of such other Lender, so that the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans and L/C Exposure and participations in Loans and L/C Exposure held by each Lender shall be in the same proportion to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans and L/C Exposure then outstanding as the principal amount of its Loans and L/C Exposure prior to such exercise of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim or other event was to the principal amount of all Loans and L/C Exposure outstanding prior to such exercise of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim or other event; provided, however, that (i) if any such purchase or purchases or adjustments shall be made pursuant to this Section 2.18 and the payment giving rise thereto shall thereafter be recovered, such purchase or purchases or adjustments shall be rescinded to the extent of such recovery and the purchase price or prices or adjustment restored without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this Section 2.18 shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including any application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender) or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than, unless such assignment was made pursuant to Section 9.04(l), to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates (it being understood that, unless such assignment was made pursuant to Section 9.04(l), the provisions of this Section 2.18 shall apply). The Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing arrangements and agree that any Lender holding a participation in a Loan or L/C Disbursement deemed to have been so purchased may exercise any and all rights of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim with respect to any and all moneys owing by the Borrower to such Lender by reason thereof as fully as if such Lender had made a Loan directly to the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

 

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Section 2.19     Payments . (a) The Borrower shall make each payment (including principal of or interest on any Borrowing or any L/C Disbursement or any Fees or other amounts) hereunder and under any other Credit Document not later than 12:00 (noon), New York City time, on the date when due in immediately available Dollars, without setoff, defense or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. Each such payment shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. The Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to each Lender any payments received by the Administrative Agent on behalf of such Lender.

(b)    Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, whenever any payment (including principal of or interest on any Borrowing or any Fees or other amounts) hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall become due, or otherwise would occur, on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or Fees, if applicable.

Section 2.20     Taxes . (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Credit Party hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes except as required by law; provided that, if the Borrower or any other Credit Party shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including deductions for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower or such Credit Party shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower or such Credit Party shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(b)    In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(c)    (i) Indemnification by the Borrower . The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Credit Party hereunder or under any other Credit Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other 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 the Borrower by a Lender or an Issuing Bank, or by the Administrative Agent on behalf of itself, a Lender or an Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(ii)     Indemnification by Lenders . Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (x) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so) (y) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.04(f) relating to the maintenance of the Participant Register and (z) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Credit Document, and any reasonable expenses

 

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arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such 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 any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Credit Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (c)(ii).

(d)    As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower or any other Credit Party to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or 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 the Administrative Agent.

(e)    (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate. In addition, any Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to any withholding (including backup withholding) or information reporting requirements. Upon the reasonable request of such Borrower or the Administrative Agent, any Lender shall update any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.20(e). If any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect with respect to a Lender, such Lender shall promptly (and in any event within 10 days after such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy) notify such Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy and update the form or certification if it is legally eligible to do so.

(ii)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Borrower is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, any Lender with respect to such Borrower shall, if it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to such Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies reasonably requested by such Borrower and the Administrative Agent) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party hereto, duly completed and executed copies of whichever of the following is applicable:

(A)    in the case of a Lender that is not a Foreign Lender, IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

(B)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (1) with respect to payments of interest under any Credit Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (2) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Credit Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

 

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(C)    in the case of a Foreign Lender for which payments under any Credit Document constitute income that is effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States, IRS Form W-8ECI;

(D)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code both (1) IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E and (2) a certificate to the effect that such Lender is not (a) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (b) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code (c) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (d) conducting a trade or business in the United States with which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected;

(E)    in the case of a Foreign Lender that is not the beneficial owner of payments made under any Credit Document (including a partnership or a participating Lender) (1) an IRS Form W-8IMY on behalf of itself and (2) the relevant forms prescribed in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (F) of this paragraph (e)(ii) that would be required of each such beneficial owner or partner of such partnership if such beneficial owner or partner were a Lender; provided, however, that if the Lender is a partnership and one or more of its partners are claiming the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, such Lender may provide the certificate described in (D)(2) above on behalf of such partners; or

(F)    any other form prescribed by law as a basis for claiming exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax together with such supplementary documentation necessary to enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the amount of Tax (if any) required by law to be withheld.

(G)    If a payment made to a Lender under any Credit Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the applicable withholding agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by such withholding agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the withholding agent as may be necessary for the withholding agent to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 2.20(e)(iii), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(f)    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 2.20 (including additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.20), 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

 

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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.

(g)    For purposes of this Section 2.20, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank.

(h)    For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the Closing Date, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) this Agreement as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).

Section 2.21     Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances; Duty to Mitigate. (a) In the event (i) any Lender or any Issuing Bank delivers a certificate requesting compensation pursuant to Section 2.14, (ii) any Lender or any Issuing Bank delivers a notice described in Section 2.15, (iii) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Issuing Bank or any Governmental Authority on account of any Lender or any Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.20, (iv) any Lender refuses to consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification of any Credit Document requested by the Borrower that requires the consent of a greater percentage of the Lenders than the Required Lenders and such amendment, waiver or other modification is consented to by the Required Lenders, or (v) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, in each case, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort (including with respect to the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 9.04(b)), upon notice to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender or such Issuing Bank to transfer and assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (or, in the case of clause (iv) above, all of its interests, rights and obligation with respect to the Class of Loans or Commitments that is the subject of the related consent, amendment, waiver or other modification) to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such assigned obligations and, with respect to clause (iv) above, shall consent to such requested amendment, waiver or other modification of any Credit Documents (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (x) such assignment shall not conflict with any law, rule or regulation or order of any court or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction, (y) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consents shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, and (z) the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid to the affected Lender or the affected Issuing Bank in immediately available funds an amount equal to the sum of the principal of and interest accrued to the date of such payment on the outstanding Loans or L/C Disbursements of such Lender or such Issuing Bank, respectively, plus all Fees and other amounts accrued for the account of such Lender or such Issuing Bank hereunder with respect thereto (including any amounts under Sections 2.14 and 2.16); provided further that, if prior to any such transfer and assignment the circumstances or event that resulted in such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s claim for compensation under Section 2.14, notice under Section 2.15 or the amounts paid pursuant to Section 2.20, as the case may be, cease to cause such Lender or such Issuing Bank to suffer increased costs or reductions in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital, or cease to have the consequences specified in Section 2.15, or cease to result in amounts being payable under Section 2.20, as the case may be (including as a result of any action taken by such Lender or such Issuing Bank pursuant to paragraph (b) below), or if such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall waive its right to claim further compensation under Section 2.14 in respect of such

 

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circumstances or event or shall withdraw its notice under Section 2.15 or shall waive its right to further payments under Section 2.20 in respect of such circumstances or event or shall consent to the proposed amendment, waiver, consent or other modification, as the case may be, then such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall not thereafter be required to make any such transfer and assignment hereunder. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank hereby grants to the Administrative Agent an irrevocable power of attorney (which power is coupled with an interest) to execute and deliver, on behalf of such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, as assignor, any Assignment and Acceptance necessary to effectuate any assignment of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s interests hereunder in the circumstances contemplated by this Section 2.21(a).

(b)    If (i) any Lender or any Issuing Bank shall request compensation under Section 2.14, (ii) any Lender or any Issuing Bank delivers a notice described in Section 2.15 or (iii) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Issuing Bank or any Governmental Authority on account of any Lender or any Issuing Bank, pursuant to Section 2.20, then such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall use reasonable efforts (which shall not require such Lender or such Issuing Bank to incur an unreimbursed loss or unreimbursed cost or expense or otherwise take any action inconsistent with its internal policies or legal or regulatory restrictions or suffer any disadvantage or burden deemed by it to be significant) (x) to file any certificate or document reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or (y) to assign its rights and delegate and transfer its obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if such filing or assignment would reduce its claims for compensation under Section 2.14 or enable it to withdraw its notice pursuant to Section 2.15 or would reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.20, as the case may be, in the future. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or any Issuing Bank in connection with any such filing or assignment, delegation and transfer.

Section 2.22    [Reserved].

Section 2.23    [Reserved].

Section 2.24     Defaulting Lenders . (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(i)    Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders.

(ii)    Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article 8 or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 9.06 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement; fourth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this

 

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Agreement; fifth , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement and sixth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b)    If the Borrower and the Collateral Agent agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

Section 2.25     Incremental Facilities .

(a)    The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time, request Incremental L/C Commitments in an amount such that, after giving effect thereto, (i) the Aggregate Incremental Amount does not exceed the L/C Cap. Such notice shall set forth (i) the amount of the Incremental L/C Commitments being requested (which shall be in minimum increments of $100,000 and a minimum amount of $1,000,000) and (ii) the date on which such Incremental L/C Commitments are requested to become effective (which shall not be less than 5 Business Days nor more than 60 days after the date of such notice (or such shorter periods as the Administrative Agent shall agree)). The Borrower may seek Incremental L/C Commitments from existing Lenders (each of which shall be entitled to agree or decline to participate in its sole discretion) or any Additional Lender.

(b)    It shall be a condition precedent to the effectiveness of any Incremental L/C Commitment and the issuance of the Letters of Credit that (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing immediately prior to or immediately after giving effect to such Incremental L/C Commitment and (ii) the terms of such Incremental L/C Commitments and the Letters of Credit issued thereunder shall comply with Section 2.25(c).

(c)    The terms of the Incremental L/C Commitments and the Letters of Credit issued pursuant thereto shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Issuing Bank and set forth in an Additional Credit Extension Amendment (including any applicable conditions for the issuance of a Letter of Credit); provided that (i) the Incremental L/C Commitments will rank pari passu in right of payment and with respect to security with the Tranche B Term Loans and none of the obligors or guarantors with respect thereto shall be a Person that is not a Credit Party; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit the posting of cash collateral to secure the Letters of Credit issued pursuant to such Incremental L/C Commitments, (ii) any L/C Disbursement may participate on a pro rata basis, greater than pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments or commitment reductions hereunder, as specified in the applicable Additional Credit Extension Amendment and (iii) the L/C Commitments may be cancelled and/or terminated on a non-pro rata basis with respect to the Term Loans.

(d)    In connection with any Incremental L/C Commitments, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each applicable Incremental Issuing Bank shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Additional Credit Extension Amendment and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the Incremental L/C Commitment of each Incremental Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Additional Credit Extension Amendment. Any Additional Credit Extension Amendment may, without consent of any other Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents

 

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as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.25, including any amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment and implementation of the L/C Commitments and any other technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower) in connection with the foregoing, in each case on terms consistent with this Section 2.25.

(e)    This Section 2.25 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.17 or Section 9.08 to the contrary.

Section 2.26     Amend and Extend Transactions .

(a)    The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time, request an extension (each, an “ Extension ” and each such notice, an “ Extension Request ”) of L/C Commitments of a Class (which term, for purposes of this provision, shall also include any tranche of L/C Commitments outstanding hereunder pursuant to a previous Amend and Extend Transaction) and/or Term Loans of a Class (which term, for purposes of this provision, shall also include any term loans outstanding hereunder pursuant to a previous Amend and Extend Transaction or any Refinancing Term Loans) to the extended maturity date specified in such notice. Such notice shall set forth (i) the amount of the applicable Class of L/C Commitments and/or Term Loans to be extended (which shall be in minimum increments of $1,000,000 and a minimum amount of $5,000,000), (ii) the date on which such Extension is requested to become effective (which shall be not less than 10 Business Days nor more than 60 days after the date of such Extension Request (or such longer or shorter periods as the Administrative Agent shall agree)) and (iii) the relevant Class or Classes of L/C Commitments and/or Term Loans to which the Extension Request relates. Each Lender of the applicable Class shall be offered (an “ Extension Offer ”) an opportunity to participate in such Extension on a pro rata basis and on the same terms and conditions as each other Lender of such Class pursuant to procedures established by, or reasonably acceptable to, the Administrative Agent. If the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (calculated on the face amount thereof) or L/C Commitments in respect of which Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Extension Offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Term Loans or L/C Commitments, as applicable, offered to be extended by the Borrower pursuant to such Extension Offer, then the Term Loans or L/C Commitments, as applicable, of Lenders of the applicable Class shall be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts (but not to exceed actual holdings of record) with respect to which such Lenders have accepted such Extension Offer.

(b)    It shall be a condition precedent to the effectiveness of any Extension that (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to such Extension, (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Article 3 and in each other Credit Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Extension and (iii) the terms of such Extended L/C Commitments and Extended Term Loans shall comply with Section 2.26(c).

(c)    The terms of each Extension shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable extending Lender and set forth in an Additional Credit Extension Amendment; provided that (i) the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loan or Extended L/C Commitment shall be no earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date applicable to the original Term Loans or L/C Commitments, respectively, at the time of Extension, (ii)(A) there shall be no scheduled amortization of the Extended L/C Commitments, (B) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans under the applicable Credit Facility not extended pursuant to such Extension Offer and (C) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or on a less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory

 

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prepayments or commitment reductions hereunder, as specified in the applicable Extension Offer, (iii) the L/C Disbursements pursuant to such Extended L/C Commitments and the Extended Term Loans will rank pari passu in right of payment and with respect to security with the Term Loans and none of the obligors or guarantors with respect thereto shall be a Person that is not a Credit Party, (iv) the interest rate margin, rate floors, fees, original issue discounts and premiums applicable to any Extended Term Loans or Extended L/C Commitments (and the letters of credit issued pursuant thereto) shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Extended Term Loans or Extended L/C Commitments, as applicable and (v) to the extent the terms of the Extended Term Loans or the Extended L/C Commitments are inconsistent with the terms set forth herein (except as set forth in clause (i) through (iv) above), such terms shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(d)    In connection with any Extension, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each applicable extending Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Additional Credit Extension Amendment and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the Extension. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Extension. Any Additional Credit Extension Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to implement the terms of any such Extension Offer, including any amendments necessary to establish Extended Term Loans or Extended L/C Commitments as a new Class or tranche of Term Loans or Incremental L/C Commitments, as applicable, and such other technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new Class or tranche, in each case on terms not inconsistent with this Section 2.26).

(e)    In the event that the Administrative Agent determines in its sole discretion that the allocation of Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series or the Extended L/C Commitments of a given Extension Series, in each case to a given Lender was incorrectly determined as a result of manifest administrative error, then the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and such affected Lender may (and hereby are authorized to), in their sole discretion and without the consent of any other Lender, enter into an amendment to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (each, a “ Corrective Extension Amendment ”) within 15 days following the determination of such error, as the case may be, which Corrective Extension Amendment shall (i) provide for the conversion and extension of Term Loans under the existing Term Loan Class or existing L/C Commitments, as the case may be, in such amount as is required to cause such Lender to hold Extended Term Loans or Extended L/C Commitments (and related letters of credit and L/C Disbursements) of the applicable Extension Series into which such other Term Loans or L/C Commitments were initially converted, as the case may be, in the amount such Lender would have held had such administrative error not occurred and had such Lender received the minimum allocation of the applicable Loans or Commitments to which it was entitled under the terms of such Extension Amendment, in the absence of such error, (ii) be subject to the satisfaction of such conditions as the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and such Lender may agree, and (iii) effect such other amendments of the type (with appropriate reference and nomenclature changes) described in the penultimate sentence of Section 2.26(d).

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Section 2.27     Credit Agreement Refinancing Facilities .

(a)    The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time, request Refinancing Term Loans to refinance all or a portion of any existing Class of Term Loans (the “ Refinanced Term Loans ”) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the Refinanced Term Loans plus any accrued interest, fees, costs and expenses related thereto (including any original issue discount or upfront fees). Such notice shall set forth (i) the amount of the applicable Refinanced Term Loans (which shall be in minimum increments of $1,000,000 and a minimum amount of $5,000,000) and (ii) the date on which the applicable Additional Credit Extension Amendment is to become effective (which shall not be less than 10 Business Days nor more than 60 days after the date of such notice (or such longer or shorter periods as the Administrative Agent shall agree)). The Borrower may seek Refinancing Term Loans from existing Lenders (each of which shall be entitled to agree or decline to participate in its sole discretion) or any Additional Lender.

(b)    It shall be a condition precedent to the effectiveness of each Additional Credit Extension Amendment and the incurrence of any Refinancing Term Loans thereunder that (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing immediately prior to or immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Refinancing Term Loans, (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Article 3 and in each other Credit Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date such Additional Credit Extension Amendment becomes effective and the Refinancing Term Loans are made, (iii) the terms of the Refinancing Term Loans shall comply with Section 2.27(c) and (iv) substantially concurrently with the incurrence of any such Refinancing Term Loans, 100% of the proceeds thereof shall be applied to repay the Refinanced Term Loans (including accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) payable in connection therewith).

(c)    The terms of any Refinancing Term Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans and set forth in an Additional Credit Extension Amendment; provided that (i) the final maturity date of any Refinancing Term Loans shall not be earlier than 91 days after the maturity or termination date of the applicable Refinanced Term Loans, (ii) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Refinancing Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Refinanced Term Loans, (iii) the Refinancing Term Loans will rank pari passu in right of payment and of security with the Revolving Loans and the Term Loans, none of the obligors or guarantors with respect thereto shall be a Person that is not a Credit Party, and such Refinancing Term Loans shall not be secured by any assets other than the Collateral, (iv) the Refinancing Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or on a less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory prepayments or commitment reductions hereunder, as specified in the applicable Additional Credit Extension Amendment, (v) the interest rate margin, rate floors, fees, original issue discount and premiums applicable to the Refinancing Term Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans and (vi) to the extent the terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Facilities are inconsistent with the terms set forth herein (except as set forth in clause (i) through (v) above), such terms shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(d)    In connection with any Refinancing Term Loans incurred pursuant to this Section 2.27, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each applicable Lender or Additional Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Additional Credit Extension Amendment and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence such Refinancing Term Loans. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Additional Credit Extension Amendment. Any Additional Credit Extension Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.27, including any amendments necessary to establish the applicable Refinancing Term Loans as a new Class or tranche of Term Loans and such other technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such Classes or tranches (including to

 

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preserve the pro rata treatment of the refinanced and non-refinanced tranches), in each case on terms consistent with this Section 2.27. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

(e)    This Section 2.27 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.17 or Section 9.08 to the contrary.

ARTICLE 3

R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES

In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans, the Borrower makes the following representations and warranties, in each case after giving effect to the Transactions, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes and the making of the Loans, with the occurrence of the Closing Date being deemed to constitute a representation and warranty that the matters specified in this Article 3 are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date.

Section 3.01     Company Status . The Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries (i) is a duly organized and validly existing Company in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has the Company power and authority to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and presently proposes to engage and (iii) is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications, except to the extent all failures with respect to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) (other than, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), with respect to the Borrower) and (iii) could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.02     Power and Authority . Each Credit Party has the Company power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Credit Documents to which it is party and, in the case of the Borrower, to borrow hereunder, and has taken all necessary Company action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of each of such Credit Documents. Each Credit Party has duly executed and delivered each of the Credit Documents to which it is party, and each of such Credit Documents constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).

Section 3.03     No Violation . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not (i) contravene any provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or Governmental Authority, (ii) (x) violate or result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or give rise to any right to accelerate or to require the prepayment, repurchase of redemption of any obligation under, or (y) result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien (except pursuant to the Security Documents) upon any of the property or assets of any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit agreement or loan agreement, or any other agreement, contract or instrument, in each case to which any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any its property or assets is bound or to which it may be subject or (iii) violate any provision of the certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents), as applicable, of any Credit

 

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Party or any Restricted Subsidiary, except to the extent all violations or contraventions with respect to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii)(x) could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.04     Approvals . Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with (except for (x) those that have otherwise been obtained or made on or prior to the Closing Date and which remain in full force and effect on the Closing Date and (y) filings which are necessary to perfect the security interests or liens created under the Security Documents), or exemption or other action by, any Governmental Authority is required to be obtained or made by, or on behalf of, any Credit Party to authorize, or is required to be obtained or made by, or on behalf of, any Credit Party in connection with, the execution, delivery and performance of any Credit Document or the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any such Credit Document.

Section 3.05     Financial Statements; Financial Condition; Undisclosed Liabilities . (a) (i) The audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at December 31, 2014, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016 and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows and changes in stockholder’s equity of the Borrower for the three fiscal years of the Borrower ended on such dates, in each case furnished to the Administrative Agent for delivery to the Lenders prior to the Closing Date, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at the dates of said financial statements and the results of operations for the respective periods covered thereby except as set forth on Schedule 3.05 and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as at September 30, 2017 and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity of the Borrower for the nine-month period ended on such date, in each case furnished to the Lenders prior to the Closing Date, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at the date of said financial statements and the results of operations for the respective periods covered thereby, subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes. All such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied except to the extent provided in the notes to said financial statements and subject, in the case of the unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

(b)    [Reserved].

(c)    On and as of the Closing Date, and after giving effect to the Transactions and to all Indebtedness (including the Loans) being incurred or assumed and Liens created by the Credit Parties in connection therewith, (i) the sum of the fair value of the assets, at a fair valuation on a going concern basis, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) will exceed the sum of their debts, (ii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) as of the date hereof do not have debts outstanding, and do not intend to incur further debts, beyond their ability to pay such debts as such debts mature in the ordinary course of business and (iii) the capital of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) is not unreasonably small in relation to the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) contemplated as of the date hereof. For purposes of this Section 3.05(c), “debt” means any liability on a claim, and “claim” means (a) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured, or unsecured or (b) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.

 

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(d)    Except as reflected in the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 3.05(a), and except for the Indebtedness incurred under this Agreement or otherwise incurred in the ordinary course of business, there were as of the Closing Date no liabilities or obligations that would be required to be reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries by GAAP with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether or not due) which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(e)    [Reserved].

(f)    After giving effect to the Transactions, since the Closing Date, there has been no change in the business, operations, property, assets or financial condition of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that either, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.06     Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.06, there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity pending or, to the Knowledge of the Borrower, threatened (i) with respect to any Credit Document or (ii) that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.07     True and Complete Disclosure . All written information (taken as a whole) (including, without limitation, all information contained in the Credit Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any transaction contemplated herein or therein is, and all other such factual information (taken as a whole) hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent or any Lender will be, complete and correct in all material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and does not or will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit a material fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided (giving effect to all supplements and updates provided thereto prior to the Closing Date); provided that no representation is made with respect to information of a general economic or general industry nature.

Section 3.08     Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations . (a) All proceeds of the Loans will be used by the Borrower only for the purposes specified in the introductory statement to the Agreement.

(b)    No part of any Loan (or the proceeds thereof) will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. Neither the making of any Loan nor the use of the proceeds thereof will, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of Regulation T, U or X.

Section 3.09     Tax Returns and Payments . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.09, (i) the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be timely filed with the appropriate taxing authority all material federal, state, local and foreign returns, statements, forms and reports for taxes (the “ Returns ”) required to be filed by, or with respect to the income, properties or operations of, the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries has paid all material taxes and assessments payable by it which have become due, other than those that are being contested in good faith and adequately disclosed and fully provided for on the financial statements of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP and (iii) except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit or claim now pending or, to the Knowledge of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, threatened by any authority regarding any taxes relating to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

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Section 3.10     Compliance with ERISA . Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code except for non-compliance which, in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect. No ERISA Event has occurred within the past five years or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred or are reasonably likely to occur, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.11     Security Documents . (a) The provisions of the Security Agreement are effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in the Security Agreement Collateral described therein, and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, has a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest in all of the Security Agreement Collateral described therein to the extent required thereunder (other than (i) any Security Agreement Collateral consisting of cash not contained in a deposit account or securities account not subject to the “control” (as defined under the UCC) of the Collateral Agent, (ii) any Security Agreement Collateral consisting of deposit accounts not subject to the “control” (as defined under the UCC) of the Collateral Agent and (iii) any other Security Agreement Collateral to the extent perfection steps are not required to be taken pursuant to the Security Agreement with respect to such Security Agreement Collateral), subject to no other Liens other than Permitted Liens. The recordation of (x) the Grant of Security Interest in U.S. Patents, if applicable and (y) the Grant of Security Interest in U.S. Trademarks, if applicable, in the respective form attached to the Security Agreement, in each case in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, together with filings on Form UCC-1 made pursuant to the Security Agreement, will create, as may be perfected by such filings and recordation, a perfected security interest in the United States trademarks and patents covered by the Security Agreement, and the recordation of the Grant of Security Interest in U.S. Copyrights, if applicable, in the form attached to the Security Agreement with the United States Copyright Office, together with filings on Form UCC-1 made pursuant to the Security Agreement, will create, as may be perfected by such filings and recordation, a perfected security interest in the United States copyrights covered by the Security Agreement.

(b)    The security interests created under the Pledge Agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent, as Pledgee, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, constitute perfected security interests in the Pledge Agreement Collateral described in the Pledge Agreement, subject to no security interests of any other Person, other than Liens in favor of holders of Permitted External Refinancing Debt and any Permitted Refinancing thereof.

(c)    After the execution, delivery and recordation thereof, in the offices specified on Schedule 3.11(c), or, if delivered pursuant to Section 5.12, in the recording office specified by Borrower, each Mortgage will create, as security for the obligations purported to be secured thereby, a valid and enforceable perfected security interest in and mortgage lien on all right, title and interest of the Credit Parties in and to the respective Mortgaged Property (to the extent such Mortgaged Property constitutes real property or any interest in real property) in favor of the Collateral Agent (or such other trustee as may be required or desired under local law) for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, superior and prior to the rights of all third Persons (except that the security interest and mortgage lien created on such Mortgaged Property may be subject to the Permitted Encumbrances related thereto) and subject to no other Liens (other than Permitted Encumbrances related thereto).

Section 3.12     Properties . All Real Property (other than REO Assets) owned by a Credit Party as of the Closing Date, with a book value as of September 30, 2017 of at least $5,000,000, is set forth on Schedule 3.12. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.12, the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries has a valid and marketable title to all material properties (and to all buildings, fixtures and improvements located thereon) owned by it, and a valid leasehold interest in the material properties leased by it, in each case free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

 

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Section 3.13     Capitalization . The authorized Equity Interests of the Borrower consists solely of Qualified Equity Interests. All outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower have been duly and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and have been issued free of preemptive rights.

Section 3.14     Subsidiaries . On and as of the Closing Date, (a) the Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than those Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 3.14 and (b) Schedule 3.14 sets forth the percentage ownership (direct and indirect) of the Borrower in each class of Equity Interests of each of its Subsidiaries and also identifies the direct owner thereof. All outstanding Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of the Borrower have been duly and validly issued and are fully paid (except as such rights may arise under mandatory provisions of applicable statutory law that may not be waived or otherwise agreed) and have been issued free of preemptive rights, and no Subsidiary of the Borrower has outstanding any securities convertible into or exchangeable for its Equity Interests or outstanding any right to subscribe for or to purchase, or any options or warrants for the purchase of, or any agreement providing for the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of or any calls, commitments or claims of any character relating to, its Equity Interests or any stock appreciation or similar rights except as set forth on Schedule 3.14.

Section 3.15     Compliance with Statutes, Etc . The Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all Governmental Authorities in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property (including, without limitation, applicable statutes, regulations, orders and restrictions relating to environmental standards and controls), except such non-compliances as could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.16     Investment Company Act . Neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary is required to register as an “investment company”, or is subject to regulation, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 3.17     Insurance . Schedule 3.17 sets forth a listing of all material insurance maintained by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, with the amounts insured (and any deductibles) set forth therein. As of the Closing Date, such insurance is in full force and effect and all premiums have been duly paid. The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries have insurance in such amounts and covering such risks and liabilities as are in accordance with normal industry practice.

Section 3.18     Environmental Matters . (a) The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is and has been in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and the requirements of any permits issued under such Environmental Laws. There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Borrower, threatened Environmental Claims against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including any such claim arising out of the ownership, lease or operation by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Real Property formerly owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries). To the Knowledge of the Borrower there are no facts, circumstances, conditions or occurrences with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (including any Real Property formerly owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) or any other property that could be reasonably expected (i) to form the basis of any liability under Environmental Law or an Environmental Claim against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any such Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) to cause any Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, lease, occupancy, use or transferability of such Real Property by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any applicable Environmental Law.

 

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(b)    Hazardous Materials have not at any time been generated, used, treated or stored on, or transported to or from, or Released on, to, or from, any Real Property presently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Borrower, any other property, where such generation, use, treatment, storage, transportation or Release has violated or could be reasonably expected to violate any applicable Environmental Law or give rise to an Environmental Claim or any liability under Environmental Law.

(c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.18, the representations and warranties made in this Section 3.18 shall be untrue only if the effect of any or all facts, circumstances, occurrences, conditions, violations, claims, restrictions, failures, liabilities or noncompliances of the types described above could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.19     Employment and Labor Relations . Neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary is engaged in any unfair labor practice that could reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint pending against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any of them, before the National Labor Relations Board, and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement is so pending against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any of them, (ii) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) no union representation question exists with respect to the employees of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iv) no equal employment opportunity charges or other claims of employment discrimination are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and (v) no wage and hour department investigation has been made of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, except (with respect to any matter specified in clauses (i) – (v) above, either individually or in the aggregate) such as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.20     Intellectual Property , Etc . The Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries owns or has the right to use all the patents, permits, trademarks, domain names, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, franchises, inventions, trade secrets, proprietary information and know-how of any type, whether or not written (including, but not limited to, rights in computer programs and databases) and formulas, or rights with respect to the foregoing, necessary for the present conduct of its business, without any known conflict with the rights of others which, or the failure to own or have which, as the case may be, could reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.21     Indebtedness . Schedule 3.21 sets forth a list of all Indebtedness (including Contingent Obligations, but excluding intercompany Indebtedness solely between or among the Credit Parties and Indebtedness that is otherwise permitted under this Agreement (other than under Section 6.04(ii)) (it being understood that the representation set forth in this Section 3.21 shall not be deemed to be incorrect to the extent that Indebtedness in an aggregate amount not exceeding $10,000,000 is not reflected on Schedule 3.21)) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and which is to remain outstanding after giving effect to the Transactions (excluding the Loans, the “ Existing Indebtedness ”), in each case showing the aggregate principal amount thereof and the name of the respective borrower and any Credit Party or any Restricted Subsidiary which directly or indirectly guarantees such debt.

 

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Section 3.22     Anti-Terrorism Law . (a) Neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary is in violation of any legal requirement relating to any laws with respect to terrorism or money laundering (“ Anti-Terrorism Laws ”), including Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing effective September 24, 2001 (the “ Executive Order ”) and the USA PATRIOT Act. Neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary and, to the Knowledge of the Borrower, no agent of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary acting on behalf of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any director, officer, employee or Affiliate of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, is any of the following:

(i)    a Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order;

(ii)    a Person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, any Person that is listed in the annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of, the Executive Order;

(iii)    a Person with which any Lender is prohibited from dealing or otherwise engaging in any transaction by any Anti-Terrorism Law;

(iv)    a Person that commits, threatens or conspires to commit or supports “terrorism” as defined in the Executive Order; or

(v)    a Person that is named as a “specially designated national and blocked person” on the most current list published by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”) at its official website or any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list.

(b)    Neither the Borrower nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Borrower, no agent of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary acting on behalf of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, (i) conducts any business or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of a Person described in Section 3.22(a), (ii) deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked pursuant to the Executive Order, or (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 Anti-Terrorism Law.

(c)    The Borrower will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the Loans or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Person, for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

Section 3.23    [Reserved].

Section 3.24    [Reserved].

Section 3.25    [Reserved].

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agent of a governmental department, agency or instrumentality, (ii) a director, officer, employee or agent of a wholly or partially government-owned or -controlled company or business, (iii) a political party or official thereof, or candidate for political office, or (iv) an executive, official, employee or agent of a public international organization (e.g., the International Monetary Fund or the World Bank) (“ Government Official ”); while knowing or having a reasonable belief that all or some portion will be used for the purpose of: (a) influencing any act, decision or failure to act by a Government Official in his or her official capacity, (b) inducing a Government Official to use his or her influence with a government or instrumentality to affect any act or decision of such government or entity, or (c) securing an improper advantage; in order to obtain, retain, or direct business.

ARTICLE 4

C ONDITIONS OF L ENDING

Section 4.01     Conditions Precedent . The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions on the Closing Date:

(a)    The Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, a favorable written opinion of (i) Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, counsel for the Borrower, and (ii) each counsel listed on Schedule 4.02(a), each such opinion to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in each case (A) dated the Closing Date, (B) addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (C) covering such matters relating to the Credit Documents and the Transactions as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, and the Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinions.

(b)    The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or other equivalent formation document, including all amendments thereto, of each Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the state of its organization, and a certificate as to the good standing of each Credit Party as of a recent date, from such Secretary of State; (ii) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each Credit Party dated the Closing Date and certifying (A) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the by-laws, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, memorandum and articles of association or other equivalent governing document of such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing Date and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (B) below, (B) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors (or equivalent governing body) of such Credit Party authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents to which such Person is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, the borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date, (C) that the certificate or articles of incorporation or other equivalent formation document of such Credit Party has not been amended since the date of the last amendment thereto furnished pursuant to clause (i) above, and (D) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing any Credit Document or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such Credit Party; and (iii) the certificate referred to in the foregoing clause (ii) shall contain a certification by an Authorized Officer of such Credit Party as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary executing such certificate pursuant to clause (ii) above.

(c)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions precedent set forth in clauses (h) and (i) of this Section 4.01.

 

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(d)    The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall have received all Fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out of pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder, under any other Credit Document or under the Fee Letter referred to therein (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel).

(e)    The Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered this Agreement, and each other party to this Agreement shall have executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be in full force and effect.

(f)    The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each Credit Party either (i) a counterpart of each of the Security Agreement, Pledge Agreement, Subsidiaries Guaranty and Intercompany Subordination Agreement, in each case, signed on behalf of such party party thereto or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed counterpart of the Security Agreement, Pledge Agreement, Subsidiaries Guaranty and Intercompany Subordination Agreement,) that such party has signed a counterpart of the Security Agreement, Pledge Agreement, Subsidiaries Guaranty and Intercompany Subordination Agreement,

(g)    The Administrative Agent shall have received:

(i)    evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the proper filing of financing statements (Form UCC-1 or the equivalent) in each jurisdiction as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable, to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the Security Agreement;

(ii)    certified copies of requests for information or copies (Form UCC-11), or equivalent reports as of a recent date, listing all effective financing statements that name the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as debtor and that are filed in the jurisdictions referred to in clause (i) above and in such other jurisdictions in which Collateral is located on the Closing Date, together with copies of such other financing statements that name the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as debtor (none of which shall cover any of the Collateral except (x) to the extent evidencing Permitted Liens or (y) those in respect of which the Collateral Agent shall have received termination statements (Form UCC-3) or such other termination statements as shall be required by local law fully executed for filing);

(iii)    evidence of the completion of all other recordings and filings of, or with respect to, the Security Agreement (other than to the extent such actions are required or permitted to be performed after the Closing Date) as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable, to perfect the security interests intended to be created by the Security Agreement; and

(iv)    evidence that all other actions necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect and protect the security interests purported to be created by the Security Agreement have been taken (other than to the extent such actions are required or permitted to be performed after the Closing Date), and the Security Agreement shall be in full force and effect.

(h)    The representations and warranties set forth in Article 3 and in each other Credit Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date.

 

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(i)    As of, and immediately after the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(j)    Immediately after giving effect to the Consummation of the Plan of Reorganization, the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have outstanding no Indebtedness for borrowed money or Preferred Equity other than Indebtedness outstanding under this Agreement, the Convertible Preferred Stock, the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes, indebtedness listed on Schedule 3.21, other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Agreement and Qualified Equity Interests.

(k)    The Lenders shall have received the financial statements referred to in Section 3.05.

(l)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the chief financial officer of the Borrower substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K certifying that the Borrower and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions to occur on the Closing Date, are solvent.

(m)    The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least five Business Days prior to the Closing Date, to the extent requested, all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act.

(n)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of each of (i) the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes, the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes Indenture and each other Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes Document and (ii) the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, duly executed by the parties party thereto and effective as of the Plan Effective Date.

(o)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of, or a certificate as to coverage under, the insurance policies required by Section 5.03 and the applicable provisions of the Security Documents, each of which shall be endorsed or otherwise amended to include a customary lender’s loss payable endorsement and to name the Collateral Agent as additional insured, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(p)    The Confirmation Order shall have been entered in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, any applicable orders of the Bankruptcy Court and any applicable local rules.

(q)    The Confirmation Order shall be in full force and effect and shall not, without the consent of the Required Lenders, have been stayed, reversed, modified or amended, and shall not be subject to a motion to stay.

(r)    The Consummation of the Plan of Reorganization in accordance with its terms shall occur on the Closing Date, substantially simultaneously with the deemed making of the Tranche B Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.01.

(s)    The Administrative Agent shall have received fully executed Control Agreements (as defined in the Security Agreement) governing each deposit account of the Credit Parties, to the extent required by the Security Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE 5

A FFIRMATIVE C OVENANTS

The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender that so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect and until the Commitments have been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan, all Fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under any Credit Document shall have been paid in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been made) (the date on which all such conditions are satisfied, the “ Termination Date ”), unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

Section 5.01     Information Covenants . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent which will promptly furnish to each Lender:

(a)    [Reserved].

(b)     Quarterly Financial Statements . Within 45 days after the end of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, (i) its consolidated balance sheet and related statements of comprehensive income as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year and related statements of stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding prior period or periods (or in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of the previous fiscal year, and, in the case of the statement of shareholders’ equity, no comparative disclosure), all of which shall be certified by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower that they fairly present in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations for the periods indicated, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes and (ii) the information set forth on Schedule 5.01 for such quarterly period, which shall be certified as being true and correct in all material respects by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.

(c)     Annual Financial Statements . Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, (i) the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of income and stockholders’ equity and statement of cash flows for such fiscal year setting forth comparative figures where applicable for the preceding fiscal year and reported on by Ernst & Young LLP or other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing (which report shall be without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to scope of audit), together with a report of such accounting firm stating that in the course of its regular audit of the financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, such accounting firm obtained no knowledge of any Default or an Event of Default relating to financial or accounting matters which has occurred and is continuing or, if such accounting firm obtained knowledge of such a Default or an Event of Default, a statement as to the nature thereof, in each case only to the extent that such accounting firm is not restricted or prohibited from doing so by its internal policies or accounting rules or guidelines generally) and (ii) the information set forth on Schedule 5.01 for such fiscal year, which shall be certified as being true and correct in all material respects by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.

(d)     Unrestricted Subsidiaries . At any time the Borrower has designated any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 5.21, simultaneously with the delivery of each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in Sections 5.01(b) and (c), the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements.

 

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(e)    [Reserved].

(f)     Officer s Certificates . At the time of the delivery of the financial statements provided for in Sections 5.01(b) and (c), a compliance certificate from an Authorized Officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit G certifying on behalf of the Borrower that, to such officer’s knowledge after due inquiry, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or, if any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, specifying the nature and extent thereof, which certificate shall (i) set forth in reasonable detail the calculations required to establish whether the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries were in compliance with the provisions of Section 2.13(b), Section 2.13(c) and Section 2.13(e) and Section 6.07, Section 6.08 and Section 6.09, inclusive, at the end of such fiscal quarter or year, as the case may be, (ii) if delivered with the financial statements required by Section 5.01(c), set forth in reasonable detail the amount of (and the calculations required to establish the amount of) Excess Cash Flow for the respective Excess Cash Flow Payment Period, (iii) set forth a list of all Immaterial Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (iv) certify that there have been no changes to Schedules 1 through 8 of the Security Agreement and Annexes A through G of the Pledge Agreement, in each case since the Closing Date or, if later, since the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01(f), or if there have been any such changes, a list in reasonable detail of such changes (but, in each case with respect to this clause (iv), only to the extent that such changes are required to be reported to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of such Security Documents) and whether the Borrower and the other Credit Parties have otherwise taken all actions required to be taken by them pursuant to such Security Documents in connections with any such changes and (v) include a reaffirmation by the Borrower of its obligations under the Credit Documents.

(g)     Notice of Default, Litigation and Material Adverse Effect . Promptly, and in any event within three Business Days after any Authorized Officer obtains knowledge thereof, notice of (i) the occurrence of any event which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the corrective action (if any) taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) any litigation or governmental investigation or proceeding pending, or any threat or notice of intention of any Person to file or commence any litigation or governmental investigation or proceeding, against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (x) which, either individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect or (y) with respect to any Credit Document and (iii) any other event, change or circumstance that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

(h)     Other Reports and Filings . Promptly after the filing or delivery thereof, copies of all financial information, proxy materials and reports, if any, which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall publicly file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto (the “ SEC ”) (which delivery requirement shall be deemed satisfied by the posting of such information, materials or reports on EDGAR or any successor website maintained by the SEC so long as the Administrative Agent shall have been promptly notified in writing by the Borrower of the posting thereof) or deliver to holders (or any trustee, agent or other representative therefor) of any Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower, or any of its other material Indebtedness pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing the same.

(i)     Notice under Designated Material Contracts . Promptly following the occurrence of, or receipt by, as applicable, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries thereof, (i) notice of a reasonable expectation of termination of any Designated Material Contract, (ii) notice of actual termination of any Designated Material Contract and (iii) written notice of an event which if uncured could give rise to a termination event under any Designated Material Contract.

 

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(j)     Patriot Act Information . Promptly following the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s request therefor, all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or any Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its on-going obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act.

(k)    [Reserved].

(l)    [Reserved].

(m)    [Reserved].

(n)     Other Information . From time to time, such other information or documents (financial or otherwise) with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request.

Section 5.02     Books, Records and Inspections . The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and accounts in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all requirements of law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit officers and designated representatives of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders to visit and inspect, under guidance of officers of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, any of the properties of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, and to examine the books of account of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary and discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary with, and be advised as to the same by, its and their officers and independent accountants, all upon reasonable prior notice and at such reasonable times and intervals and to such reasonable extent as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request; provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise visitation and inspection rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this sentence.

Section 5.03     Maintenance of Property; Insurance . (a) The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, (i) keep all material property necessary to the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and subject to the occurrence of casualty events, (ii) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all such property and against all such risks as is consistent and in accordance with industry practice for companies similarly situated owning similar properties and engaged in similar businesses as the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, and (iii) furnish to the Administrative Agent, upon its request therefor, full information as to the insurance carried. Such insurance to the extent consistent with the foregoing shall include physical damage insurance on all real and personal property (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) on an all risk basis and business interruption insurance.

(b)    The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, at all times keep its material property insured in favor of the Collateral Agent, and shall ensure (or, with respect of clauses (ii) and (iii) below, use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure) that all policies or certificates (or certified copies thereof) with respect to such insurance (and any other insurance maintained by the Borrower and/or such Restricted Subsidiaries) (i) be endorsed to the Collateral Agent’s reasonable satisfaction for the benefit of the Collateral Agent (including, without limitation, by naming the Collateral Agent as loss payee and/or additional insured), (ii) state that the insurers under such insurance policies shall endeavor to provide at least 15 days’ prior written notice of the cancellation thereof by the respective insurer to the Collateral Agent, (iii) provide that the respective insurers irrevocably waive any and all rights of subrogation with respect to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Creditors, and (iv) be delivered to the Collateral Agent.

 

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(c)    If the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fail to maintain insurance in accordance with this Section 5.03, or if the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fail to so endorse and deposit all policies or certificates with respect thereto, the Administrative Agent shall have the right (but shall be under no obligation) to procure such insurance and the Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for all costs and expenses of procuring such insurance, provided that the Administrative Agent shall furnish written notice to the Borrower of its intent to procure such insurance.

(d)    If at any time the area in which the buildings or other improvements (as defined in the applicable Mortgages) in respect of any Mortgaged Property are located is designated (1) a “ flood hazard area ” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), the Borrower shall obtain flood insurance in such total amount as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders may from time to time reasonably require, and otherwise comply with the NFIP as set forth in the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as it may be amended from time to time, or (2) a “ Zone 1 ” area, the Borrower shall obtain earthquake insurance in such total amount as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders may from time to time reasonably require. Following the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Agent annual renewals of each flood insurance policy or annual renewals of each force-placed flood insurance policy, as applicable. In connection with any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to which any increase, extension, or renewal of Loans is contemplated, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent for any Mortgaged Property, a Flood Determination Form, Borrower Notice and Evidence of Flood Insurance, as applicable.

(e)    With respect to any Mortgaged Property, carry and maintain commercial general liability insurance and coverage on an occurrence basis against claims made for personal injury (including bodily injury, death and property damage) and umbrella liability insurance against any and all claims, in no event for a combined single limit of less than that which is customary for companies in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations, naming the Collateral Agent as an additional insured, on forms reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

(f)    The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent promptly whenever any separate insurance concurrent in form or contributing in the event of loss with that required to be maintained under this Section 5.03 is taken out by any Credit Party; and promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent a duplicate original copy of such policy or policies.

Section 5.04     Existence; Franchises . The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, (x) do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence and (y) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, franchises, licenses, permits, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, and patents necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business; provided, however , that nothing in this Section 5.04 shall prevent (i) sales of assets and other transactions by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 6.02, (ii) the discontinuation, abandonment or expiration of any right, franchise, license, permit, copyright, trademark or patent if such discontinuation, abandonment or expiration could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) the withdrawal by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of its qualification as a foreign Company in any jurisdiction if such withdrawal could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.05     Compliance with Statutes, Etc . The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all Governmental Authorities in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property (including applicable statutes, regulations, orders and restrictions relating to environmental standards and controls), except such non-compliances as could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.06     Compliance with Environmental Laws . (a) The Borrower will comply, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all Environmental Laws and permits applicable to, or required by, its operations or the ownership, lease, occupancy, or use of its Real Property now or hereafter owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except such noncompliances as could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and will promptly pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such compliance, and will keep or cause to be kept all such Real Property free and clear of any Liens imposed pursuant to such Environmental Laws except, in each case, for Permitted Liens related thereto. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries will generate, use, treat, store, Release or dispose of Hazardous Materials on any Real Property now or hereafter owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or transport Hazardous Materials to or from any such Real Property, except for Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, stored, Released or disposed of at or transported from, any such Real Properties (x) in compliance in all respects with all applicable Environmental Laws and as required in connection with the normal operation, use and maintenance of the business or operations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) as could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)    (i) At any time that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are not in compliance with Section 5.06(a), or (ii) in the event that the Administrative Agent or the Lenders have exercised any of the remedies pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 7.01, the Borrower will (in each case) provide, at the sole expense of the Borrower and at the request of the Administrative Agent, a non-invasive environmental site assessment report concerning the Real Property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is in question, prepared by an environmental consulting firm reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent, indicating the presence or absence of Hazardous Materials or noncompliance and the potential cost of any removal or remedial action required by a Governmental Authority in connection with such Hazardous Materials or noncompliance on such Real Property. If the Borrower fails to provide the same within 60 days after such request was made, the Administrative Agent may order the same, the cost of which shall be borne by the Borrower, and the Borrower shall grant and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and their respective agents access to such Real Property and specifically grants the Administrative Agent and the Lenders an irrevocable non-exclusive license, subject to the rights of tenants, to undertake such an assessment at any reasonable time upon reasonable notice to the Borrower, all at the sole expense of the Borrower.

Section 5.07     ERISA . (a) Furnish written notice to the Administrative Agent promptly, and in any event within ten days after any responsible officer of Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate knows, or has reason to know, that any ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur that, alone or together with any other ERISA Event could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in an aggregate amount exceeding $10,000,000.

(b)    The Borrower and each of its applicable Subsidiaries shall ensure that all Foreign Pension Plans administered by it or into which it makes payments obtains or retains (as applicable) registered status under and as required by applicable law and is administered in a timely manner in all respects in compliance with all applicable laws except where the failure to do any of the foregoing, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 5.08     End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters . The Borrower will cause (i) its and each of its Domestic Subsidiaries’ fiscal years to end on December 31 of each calendar year and (ii) its and each of its Domestic Subsidiaries’ fiscal quarters to end on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each calendar year.

Section 5.09    [Reserved].

Section 5.10     Payment of Taxes . The Borrower will pay and discharge, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to pay and discharge, all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, and all material lawful claims which, if unpaid, might become a Lien or charge upon any properties of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise permitted under Section 6.01(i); provided that neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP.

Section 5.11     Use of Proceeds . The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans only for the purposes specified in the introductory statement to this Agreement.

Section 5.12     Additional Security; Further Assurances; Etc . (a) The Borrower will, and will cause each other Credit Party to, grant to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors security interests and Mortgages in such assets and Real Property of the Borrower and such other Credit Party as are not covered by the original Security Documents and as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (collectively, the “ Additional Security Documents ”). All such security interests and Mortgages shall be granted pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent and shall constitute valid and enforceable perfected security interests, hypothecations and Mortgages superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons and enforceable against third parties and subject to no other Liens except for Permitted Liens or, in the case of Real Property, the Permitted Encumbrances related thereto. The Additional Security Documents or instruments related thereto shall be duly recorded or filed in such manner and in such places as are required by law to establish, perfect, preserve and protect the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent required to be granted pursuant to the Additional Security Documents and all taxes, fees and other charges payable in connection therewith shall be paid in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 5.12(a) shall not (i) apply to any Excluded Collateral or (ii) require any Credit Party to grant a Mortgage in (x) any Leasehold, (y) any owned Real Property the book value of which is less than $5,000,000 or (z) any REO Assets.

(b)    [Reserved].

(c)    With respect to any owned Real Property with respect to which a Mortgage is delivered pursuant to this Section 5.12, Borrower will promptly (i) if requested by the Collateral Agent, provide the Lenders with a Mortgage Policy covering such real property in an amount at least equal to the purchase price of such real property (or such other amount as shall be reasonably specified by the Collateral Agent) as well as an ALTA survey thereof certified to the Collateral Agent in form reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and (ii) if requested by the Collateral Agent, deliver to the Collateral Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. No later than three Business Days prior to the date on which a Mortgage is executed and delivered pursuant to this Section 5.12(c), in order to comply with the Flood Laws, the Collateral Agent shall have received the following documents (collectively, the “ Flood Documents ”): (A) a completed standard “life of loan” flood hazard determination form (a “ Flood Determination Form ”), (B) if the improvement(s) to the applicable improved real property is located in a special flood hazard area, a notification to the Borrower (“ Borrower Notice ”) and (if applicable)

 

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notification to the Borrower that flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program (“ NFIP ”) is not available because the community does not participate in the NFIP, (C) documentation evidencing the Borrower’s receipt of the Borrower Notice ( e.g. , countersigned Borrower Notice, return receipt of certified U.S. Mail, or overnight delivery), and (D) if the Borrower Notice is required to be given and flood insurance is available in the community in which the property is located, a copy of one of the following: the flood insurance policy, the borrower’s application for a flood insurance policy plus proof of premium payment, a declaration page confirming that flood insurance has been issued, or such other evidence of flood insurance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (any of the foregoing being “ Evidence of Flood Insurance ”).

(d)    The Borrower agrees that each action required by clauses (a) through (c) of this Section 5.12 shall be completed as soon as possible, but in no event later than 60 days after such action is requested to be taken by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; provided that, in no event will the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary be required to take any action, other than using its commercially reasonable efforts, to obtain consents from third parties with respect to its compliance with this Section 5.12.

Section 5.13    [Reserved].

Section 5.14    [Reserved].

Section 5.15    [Reserved].

Section 5.16    [Reserved].

Section 5.17    [Reserved].

Section 5.18     Maintenance of Company Separateness . The Borrower will cause each Non-Recourse Entity and each Securitization Entity to satisfy customary formalities for such entity, including, as applicable (i) to the extent required by 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. Neither the Borrower nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall make any payment to a creditor of any Non-Recourse Entity or any Securitization Entity in respect of any liability of any Non-Recourse Entity or any Securitization Entity, and no bank account of any Non-Recourse Entity or any Securitization Entity shall be commingled with any bank account of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries. Any financial statements distributed to any creditors of any Non-Recourse Entity or any Securitization Entity shall clearly establish or indicate the corporate separateness of such Non-Recourse Entity or such Securitization Entity from the Borrower and the other Restricted Subsidiaries. Neither the Borrower nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall take any action, or conduct its affairs in a manner, which is likely to result in the separate legal existence of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary being ignored, or in the assets and liabilities of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary being substantively consolidated with those of any other Person in a bankruptcy, reorganization or other insolvency proceeding.

Section 5.19    [Reserved].

Section 5.20     Maintenance of Ratings . The Borrower will use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain at all times public ratings (of any level) for the Credit Facilities and public corporate ratings or corporate family ratings (as applicable) of any level with respect to the Borrower, in each case from each of S&P and Moody’s.

 

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Section 5.21     Designation of Subsidiaries . The Borrower may at any time designate any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (a) immediately before and after such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (b) the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio specified in Section 6.09 as of the last day of the most recently ended Calculation Period (determined on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such designation) shall be satisfied (and, as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of any such designation, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations demonstrating such compliance), (c) no Subsidiary may be designated as or continue as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it is a “Restricted Subsidiary” for the purposes of any other Indebtedness (including, for the avoidance of doubt, under the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes) and (d) the Required Lenders shall have consented to the designation of such Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) investment therein. No Unrestricted Subsidiary shall at any time own any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, or own or hold any Lien on, any property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time. Any such designation shall be notified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent by promptly delivering to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

Section 5.22     Post-Closing Items . Notwithstanding anything herein or in the other Credit Documents to the contrary, the Borrower shall, or shall cause each other Credit Party to, satisfy the obligations listed in Schedule 5.22 by the times specified therein with respect to such items, or such later time as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

ARTICLE 6

N EGATIVE C OVENANTS

The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender that until the Termination Date, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

Section 6.01     Liens . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets (real or personal, tangible or intangible and including Equity Interests or other securities of any Person, including any Restricted Subsidiary) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or on any income or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof; provided that the provisions of this Section 6.01 shall not prevent the creation, incurrence, assumption or existence of the following (Liens described below are herein referred to as “ Permitted Liens ”):

(i)    Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due or Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;

(ii)    Liens in respect of property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary imposed by law, which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s and mechanics’ liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, and in each case (x) which are for amounts that are not past-due and do not in the aggregate materially detract

 

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from the value of the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s property or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or (y) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien, and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;

(iii)    Liens in existence on the Closing Date which are listed, and the property subject thereto described, in Schedule 6.01, plus renewals, replacements and extensions of such Liens, provided that (x) the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness, if any, or obligations secured by such Liens does not increase from that amount outstanding at the time of any such renewal, replacement or extension and (y) any such renewal, replacement or extension does not encumber any additional assets or properties of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(iv)    Liens created by or pursuant to this Agreement and the Security Documents;

(v)    (x) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to other Persons in the ordinary course of business and not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or materially detracting from the value of the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s property, rights or assets and (y) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor or licensor under any operating lease or license agreement entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and covering only the assets so leased or licensed;

(vi)    Liens upon assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary subject to Capitalized Lease Obligations to the extent such Capitalized Lease Obligations are permitted by Section 6.04(iv), provided that (x) such Liens only serve to secure the payment of Indebtedness arising under such Capitalized Lease Obligation and (y) the Lien encumbering the asset giving rise to the Capitalized Lease Obligation does not encumber any other asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(vii)    Liens placed upon fixed or capital assets used in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and placed at the time of the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or within 90 days thereafter to secure Indebtedness incurred to pay all or a portion of the purchase price thereof or to secure Indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of any such assets, or extensions, renewals or replacements of any of the foregoing for the same or a lesser amount, provided that (x) the Indebtedness secured by such Liens is permitted by Section 6.04(iv) and (y) in all events, the Lien encumbering the assets so acquired does not encumber any other asset of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary (other than property financed by such Indebtedness and proceeds thereof);

(viii)    easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments and other similar charges or encumbrances, and minor title deficiencies, in each case not securing Indebtedness and not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(ix)    Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into or dispositions of assets consummated in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(x)    Liens arising out of the existence of judgments or awards not constituting an Event of Default under Section 7.01(i) and in respect of which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review and in respect of which there shall have been secured a subsisting stay of execution pending such appeal or proceedings;

(xi)    statutory and common law landlords’ liens under leases entered into in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(xii)    (A) Liens (other than Liens imposed under ERISA) incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers compensation claims, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (B) Liens securing the performance of bids, trade contracts, performance and completion guarantees, tenders, leases and contracts in the ordinary course of business, statutory obligations, surety bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business (in each case exclusive of obligations in respect of Indebtedness);

(xiii)    Permitted Encumbrances;

(xiv)    Liens on property or assets acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, or on property or assets of a Restricted Subsidiary in existence at the time such Restricted Subsidiary is acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition, provided that (x) any Indebtedness that is secured by such Liens is permitted to exist under Section 6.04(vii), and (y) such Liens are not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation or anticipation of, such Permitted Acquisition and do not attach to any other asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(xv)    Liens arising out of any conditional sale, title retention, consignment or other similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to the extent such Liens do not attach to any assets other than the goods subject to such arrangements;

(xvi)    Liens (x) incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the purchase or shipping of goods or assets (or the related assets and proceeds thereof), which Liens are in favor of the seller or shipper of such goods or assets and only attach to such goods or assets, and (y) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

(xvii)    (A) bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business and are customary in the banking industry in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained, securing amounts owing to such bank or banks with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements and (B) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC on items in the course of collection;

(xviii)    Liens securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness so long as any such Lien shall encumber only (i) the assets originated, acquired or funded with the proceeds of such Non-Recourse Indebtedness and (ii) any intangible contract rights and other accounts, documents, records and other property directly related to the assets set forth in clause (i) and any proceeds thereof;

 

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(xix)    (A) Liens securing Permitted Funding Indebtedness (and any related Interest Rate Protection Agreement) other than Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness so long as any such Lien shall encumber only (i) the assets originated, acquired or funded with the proceeds of such Indebtedness and (ii) any intangible contract rights and other accounts, documents, records and other property directly related to the assets set forth in clause (i) and any proceeds thereof and (B) Liens in any cash collateral or restricted accounts securing Permitted Funding Indebtedness (and any related Interest Rate Protection Agreement) other than Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness;

(xx)    (A) Liens on Servicing Advances, any intangible contract rights, reimbursement rights for Servicing Advances and other accounts, documents, records and property directly related to the foregoing assets and any proceeds thereof securing Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness, Permitted Securitization Indebtedness or Non-Recourse Indebtedness and (B) Liens in any cash collateral or restricted accounts securing Permitted Servicing Advance Facility Indebtedness, or, if used to finance Servicing Advances, Permitted Securitization Indebtedness or Non-Recourse Indebtedness, in each case only to the extent required by the debt provider or Government Sponsored Entity and limited to an amount that is customary in the industry;

(xxi)    Liens on Servicing Advances (and/or reimbursement rights therefor), Residential Mortgage Loans or MSR and any intangible contract rights and other accounts, documents, records and property directly related to the foregoing assets and any proceeds thereof, in each case that are the subject of an Excess Spread Sale entered into in the ordinary course of business securing obligations under such Excess Spread Sale;

(xxii)    Liens on the Equity Interests of any Unrestricted Subsidiary and the proceeds thereof securing Non-Recourse Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(xxiii)    Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of premiums with respect thereto; provided such Liens shall not exceed the amount of such premiums so financed;

(xxiv)    Liens on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder;

(xxv)    Liens on Securitization Assets, any intangible contract rights and other accounts, documents, records and assets directly related to the foregoing assets and any proceeds thereof incurred in connection with Permitted Securitization Indebtedness or permitted guarantees thereof;

(xxvi)    Liens on the Collateral securing Permitted External Refinancing Debt or any Permitted Refinancing thereof;

(xxvii)    additional Liens of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.01 so long as the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby (determined as of the date such Lien is incurred) does not exceed $22,500,000 in the aggregate for all such Liens at any time; provided that such Liens shall not secure third party debt for borrowed money;

 

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(xxviii)    Liens in any cash collateral or restricted accounts (containing only cash or cash equivalent securities, including securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, including, without limitation, GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC mortgage backed securities) securing any Interest Rate Protection Agreement permitted under the Credit Documents;

(xxix)    Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents and restricted accounts containing cash and Cash Equivalents in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness; provided that such defeasance, discharge or redemption is permitted hereunder;

(xxx)    Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents and accounts containing cash and Cash Equivalents securing obligations owed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Government Sponsored Entity, any other government agency or any insurer, which obligations are permitted or not prohibited under the Credit Documents and in each case, so long as the aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding of the obligations secured thereby does not exceed the sum of $50,000,000 and the L/C Cap;

(xxxi)    Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents and accounts containing cash and Cash Equivalents securing the Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.04(xx) in an aggregate amount not to exceed 105% of the face amount of the Indebtedness permitted thereby;

(xxxii)    subject to the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, Liens securing indebtedness permitted by Section 6.04(xxii).

In connection with the granting of Liens of the type described in clauses (iii), (vi), (vii), (xiv), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxi), (xxv), (xxviii), (xxix), (xxx) and (xxxi) of this Section 6.01 by the Borrower of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate by it in connection therewith without approval of any Lender (including, without limitation, by executing appropriate lien releases or lien subordination agreements in favor of the holder or holders of such Liens, in either case solely with respect to the item or items of equipment or other assets subject to such Liens).

Section 6.02     Consolidation , Merger, Sale of Assets, Etc . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs or consummate any merger or consolidation, or convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property or assets (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), or consummate any sale-leaseback transactions with any Person, except that the following shall be permitted, in each case, so long as, in the case of each of the following constituting an Asset Sale, Disposition of Bulk MSR or Non-Core Asset Sale, the Net Sale Proceeds therefrom are applied pursuant to Section 2.13(c):

(i)    Capital Expenditures made in the ordinary course of business shall be permitted;

(ii)    the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may liquidate or otherwise dispose of obsolete or worn-out property in the ordinary course of business;

(iii)    Investments may be made to the extent permitted by Section 6.05 and Dividends to the extent permitted by Section 6.04;

(iv)    the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may sell assets ( provided that any sale of less than all the capital stock or other Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with this clause (iv) shall be deemed to be an Investment by the Borrower or the

 

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applicable Restricted Subsidiary in the capital stock or other Equity Interests not so sold in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such capital stock or other Equity Interests), so long as (v) no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom (including as a result of any such deemed investment), (w) the Borrower or the respective Restricted Subsidiary receives at least Fair Market Value and (x) the consideration received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary consists of at least 75% cash or Cash Equivalents and is paid at the time of the closing of such sale;

(v)    the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries may lease (as lessee) or license (as licensee) real or personal property in the ordinary course of business (so long as any such lease or license does not create a Capitalized Lease Obligation except to the extent permitted by Section 6.04(iv));

(vi)    the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries may sell or discount, in each case without recourse and in the ordinary course of business, accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof and not as part of any financing transaction;

(vii)    the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries may grant licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases to other Persons in the ordinary course of business and not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(viii)    the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may convey, sell or otherwise transfer all or any part of its business, properties and assets to the Borrower or to any Wholly-Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary which is a Subsidiary Guarantor;

(ix)    any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor may merge or consolidate with and into, or be dissolved or liquidated into, the Borrower or any Wholly-Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary which is a Subsidiary Guarantor, so long as (A) in the case of any such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation involving the Borrower, the Borrower is the surviving or continuing entity of any such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation and (B) in all other cases, a Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving or continuing entity of any such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation;

(x)    any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor (other than a Non-Recourse Entity) may convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property or assets to, or merge or consolidate with and into, or be dissolved or liquidated into, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, in each case so long as (A) no Event of Default shall result therefrom, (B) in the case of any such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation involving the Borrower, the Borrower is the surviving or continuing entity of any such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation and (C) in the case of any such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation involving a Subsidiary Guarantor (but not involving the Borrower), such Subsidiary Guarantor is the surviving or continuing entity of any such merger, consolidation, dissolution or liquidation;

(xi)    Permitted Acquisitions may be consummated in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.05(xii);

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(xiii)    sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers in the ordinary course of business and for Fair Market Value of Servicing Advances or Residential Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms of Permitted Funding Indebtedness or Non-Recourse Indebtedness shall be permitted;

(xiv)    to the extent that any MSR Lender which is a Government Sponsored Entity exercises its MSR Call Option, the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may sell the MSR subject to such MSR Call Option;

(xv)    [reserved];

(xvi)    sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers (in one or more transactions) for Fair Market Value of Servicing Advances, Residential Mortgage Loans or MSR or any parts thereof (a) in the ordinary course of business, (b) in connection with the transfer or termination of the related MSRs or (c) in connection with Excess Spread Sales in the ordinary course of business shall be permitted;

(xvii)    sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers in the ordinary course of business and for Fair Market Value of Servicing Advances, Residential Mortgage Loans or MSRs to Securitization Entities and Warehouse Facility Trusts in connection with Securitizations or Warehouse Facilities shall be permitted;

(xviii)    sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers of Investments or other assets and disposition or compromise of loans or other receivables, in each case, in connection with the workout, compromise, settlement or collection thereof or exercise of remedies with respect thereto, in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy, foreclosure or similar proceedings, including foreclosure, repossession and disposition of REO Assets and other collateral for loans serviced and/or originated by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be permitted;

(xix)    the modification of any loans owned by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business shall be permitted;

(xx)    sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers of Securitization Assets in the ordinary course of business and for Fair Market Value by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the origination, acquisition, securitization and/or sale of loans that are purchased, insured, guaranteed, or securitized shall be permitted;

(xxi)    sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers in the ordinary course of business of MSRs in connection with MSR Facilities and Warehouse Facilities and of REO Assets shall be permitted;

(xxii)    sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers of Residual Interests after the Closing Date in the ordinary course of business and for Fair Market Value shall be permitted; provided that the Fair Market Value of Residual Interests sold, contributed, assigned or otherwise transferred pursuant to this clause (xxii) shall not exceed $60,000,000 in the aggregate;

(xxiii)    sales or other transfers of a minority interest in any Investment otherwise permitted under Section 6.05; provided that the majority interests in such Investment shall also be concurrently sold or transferred on the same terms and the holder or holders of such majority interests shall have required such sale or disposition of such minority interest pursuant to the exercise of any applicable drag-along rights;

 

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(xxiv)    the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may contribute assets to any joint venture in exchange for Equity Interests in such joint venture; provided (x) such transaction is on an arm’s length basis, (y) the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, receives fair value for the assets so contributed and (z) such contributions shall constitute, on the date of such contribution, an Investment by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, in an amount equal to the fair market value of the assets so contributed; provided further , that such contributions may only be made to the extent permitted by Section 6.05;

(xxv)    sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers of any assets or rights required or advisable as a result of statutory or regulatory changes as determined in good faith by the senior management of the Borrower;

(xxvi)    sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers of Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(xxvii)    sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers of the RMS Business, so long as (A) no Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom and (B) the Borrower delivers or causes to be delivered an opinion stating that such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view from an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged and that is independent of the Borrower and its Affiliates; and

(xxviii)    to the extent constituting a merger or consolidation, or conveyance, sale, lease or other disposal, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate the Transactions.

For the avoidance of doubt, any sale, contribution, assignment or other transfer otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(xiii), (xvi) or (xvii) shall not be deemed to be for less than Fair Market Value solely because such sale, contribution, assignment or transfer was made at a discount to par.

To the extent the Required Lenders waive the provisions of this Section 6.02 with respect to the sale of any Collateral, or any Collateral is sold as permitted by this Section 6.02 (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary), such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Security Documents and, in the case of the sale of all of the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary Guarantor permitted by this Section 6.02 (other than to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary), such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released from the Subsidiaries Guaranty, and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized without any further action on behalf of any Lender or other Secured Creditor to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing release.

Section 6.03     Dividends . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, authorize, declare or pay any Dividends with respect to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, except that:

(i)    any Restricted Subsidiary may pay Dividends to the Borrower or to any Wholly-Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary and any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Credit Party may pay Dividends to any Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(ii)    any Non-Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary may pay Dividends to its shareholders, members or partners generally so long as the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary which owns the Equity Interests in the Restricted Subsidiary paying such Dividends receives at least its proportionate share thereof (based upon its relative holding of the Equity Interests in the Restricted Subsidiary paying such Dividends and taking into account the relative preferences, if any, of the various classes of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary);

(iii)    the Borrower may redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire for value, outstanding shares of its Qualified Equity Interests (or options or warrants to purchase its Qualified Equity Interests) following the death, disability or termination of employment of officers, directors or employees of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, provided that (x) the aggregate amount of all Dividends paid or made pursuant to this clause (iii) shall not exceed $10,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Borrower and (y) at the time of any Dividend permitted to be made pursuant to this clause (iii), no Default or Event of Default shall then exist or would result therefrom;

(iv)    the Borrower may pay Dividends on its Qualified Equity Interests solely through the issuance of additional shares of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower (but not in cash), provided that in lieu of issuing additional shares of Qualified Equity Interests as Dividends, the Borrower may increase the liquidation preference of the shares of Qualified Equity Interests in respect of which such Dividends have accrued;

(v)    to the extent constituting a Dividend, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate the Transactions; and

(vi)    to the extent constituting a Dividend, the making of any Dividends on or after the Closing Date as required by the Plan of Reorganization, the Confirmation Order or any documents, instruments or agreements contemplated thereby, including any Dividend in connection with (A) the conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock and (B) the exercise of the Closing Date Warrants.

Section 6.04     Indebtedness . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(i)    Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents;

(ii)    Existing Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 6.04 (as reduced by any permanent repayments of principal thereof) and, in each case, any subsequent extension, renewal or refinancing thereof, provided that the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness to be extended, renewed or refinanced does not increase from that amount outstanding (or, in the case of a revolving line of credit, the amount committed on the Closing Date (as reduced by any permanent commitment reductions thereunder)) at the time of any such extension, renewal or refinancing, and neither the final maturity nor the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Indebtedness is decreased, such Indebtedness, if subordinated to the Obligations, remains so subordinated on terms no less favorable to the Lenders, and the original obligors in respect of such Indebtedness remain the only obligors thereon;

(iii)    Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries under Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements, so long as the entering into of such Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Other Hedging Agreements are bona fide hedging activities and are not for speculative purposes;

 

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(iv)    Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries evidenced by Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness described in Section 6.01(vii), provided that in no event shall the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all Capitalized Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness permitted by this clause (iv) exceed $25,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(v)    Indebtedness constituting Intercompany Loans to the extent permitted by Section 6.05(viii);

(vi)    Indebtedness consisting of guaranties or other Contingent Obligations (x) by the Borrower and the Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries that are Subsidiary Guarantors of each other’s Indebtedness and other obligations permitted under this Agreement (other than guaranties of Non-Recourse Indebtedness, Permitted Funding Indebtedness or any Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.04(xvii); provided that the Borrower (but no other Credit Party) may, on an unsecured basis, guarantee the Permitted Funding Indebtedness of a Subsidiary Guarantor), (y) by Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties of each other’s Indebtedness or other contractual obligations permitted under this Agreement (in each case other than guaranties of Non-Recourse Indebtedness or Securitization Indebtedness) and (z) of Indebtedness and other obligations (including any Permitted Funding Indebtedness) so long as such guaranty or other Contingent Obligation is otherwise permitted as an Investment under Section 6.05 (other than Section 6.05(xi));

(vii)    Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition (or Indebtedness assumed at the time of a Permitted Acquisition of an asset securing such Indebtedness), provided that (x) such Indebtedness was not incurred in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Permitted Acquisition, (y) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed in any respect by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any acquired Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) and (z) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness permitted by this clause (vii) (other than Permitted Funding Indebtedness) shall not exceed $50,000,000;

(viii)    Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, so long as such Indebtedness is extinguished within three Business Days of its incurrence;

(ix)    Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to performance bonds, surety bonds, appeal bonds or customs bonds required in the ordinary course of business or in connection with the enforcement of rights or claims of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or in connection with judgments that do not result in a Default or an Event of Default;

(x)    Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which may be deemed to exist in connection with customary agreements providing for indemnification, purchase price adjustments and similar obligations in connection with the acquisition or disposition of assets in connection with transactions otherwise permitted hereunder, so long as any such obligations are those of the Person making the respective acquisition or sale, and are not guaranteed by any other Person except as permitted by Section 6.04(vi);

(xi)    Permitted Funding Indebtedness;

 

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(xii)    Non-Recourse Indebtedness;

(xiii)    to the extent constituting Indebtedness, Indebtedness under Excess Spread Sales incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(xiv)    (A) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which may be deemed to exist pursuant to earn-out arrangements upon the achievement of certain future performance goals of the respective Acquired Entity in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, so long as any such obligations are those of the Person making the respective Permitted Acquisition and are not guaranteed by any other Person except as permitted by Section 6.04(vi) and (B) any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary which may be deemed to exist pursuant to any deferred purchase price, installment payment or similar arrangement in connection with the purchase of MSR, Servicing Advances, REO Assets, servicing rights, Residual Interests Excess Spreads, residential or commercial mortgage loans or Securitization Assets, provided such Indebtedness is on terms consistent with standards acceptable to the industry;

(xv)    [reserved];

(xvi)    [reserved];

(xvii)    Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a general partner of a Permitted Fund solely as a result of such Restricted Subsidiary being a general partner of a Permitted Fund but only so long as such Restricted Subsidiary is in compliance with Section 6.13;

(xviii)    Permitted Securitization Indebtedness and Indebtedness under Credit Enhancement Agreements, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(xix)    so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom, additional unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Non-Recourse Entity) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any one time outstanding;

(xx)    Indebtedness consisting of undrawn letters of credit and reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued for the benefit of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the aggregate face amount of all such letters of credit at any time outstanding shall not exceed L/C Cap;

(xxi)    Permitted External Refinancing Debt of any Credit Party, and any Permitted Refinancing thereof; and

(xxii)    Indebtedness of the Credit Parties in respect of the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes in an aggregate principal amount of up to $250,000,000 plus the amount of any increase in the outstanding principal amount thereof as a result of the issuance of PIK Interest (as defined in the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes Indenture) in connection therewith, in each case, at any time outstanding, less the aggregate amount of any principal payments made thereon (other than in connection with a Permitted Refinancing thereof), and any Permitted Refinancing thereof.

 

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Section 6.05     Advances, Investments and Loans . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make or permit to exist any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of guaranty or otherwise) or capital contribution to, or purchase, hold or acquire any Equity Interest, bonds, notes, debentures, evidence of indebtedness or other securities of, or acquire any assets constituting all or substantially all of the assets of or assets constituting all or substantially all of the assets of a business, division or product line of, or make or permit to exist any investment or any other interest in, any Person (each of the foregoing an “ Investment ” and, collectively, “ Investments ”), except that the following shall be permitted:

(i)    the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire and hold accounts or notes receivables owing to any of them, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business;

(ii)    the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire and hold cash and Cash Equivalents;

(iii)    [reserved];

(iv)    the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire and own REO Assets and other investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in good faith settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business;

(v)    the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make loans and advances to their officers and employees in the ordinary course of business (including for travel, entertainment and relocation expenses) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,500,000 at any time outstanding;

(vi)    the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire and hold obligations of their officers and employees in connection with such officers’ and employees’ acquisition of shares of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower (so long as no cash is actually advanced by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the acquisition of such obligations);

(vii)    the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Other Hedging Agreements to the extent permitted by Section 6.04(iii);

(viii)    (A) the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors may make intercompany loans and advances between or among one another and (B) any Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Credit Party may make intercompany loans and advances to the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary (such intercompany loans and advances referred to in preceding clauses (A) and (B), collectively, the “ Intercompany Loans ”), provided that (v) each Intercompany Loan made by a Credit Party shall be evidenced by an Intercompany Note, (w) each such Intercompany Note owned or held by a Credit Party shall be pledged to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, (x) each Intercompany Loan made by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Credit Party to a Credit Party shall be subject to the subordination provisions contained in the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and (y) any Intercompany Loans made to any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to this clause (viii) shall cease to be permitted by this clause (viii) if such Subsidiary Guarantor or Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, ceases to constitute a Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Wholly-Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary or a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be;

 

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(ix)    (A) the Borrower and any Subsidiary Guarantor may make capital contributions to, or acquire Equity Interests of, any Subsidiary Guarantor which is a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary and (B) any Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Credit Party may make capital contributions to, or acquire Equity Interests of, any other Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, and may capitalize or forgive any Indebtedness owed to it by a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary;

(x)    the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may own the Equity Interests of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries created or acquired in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (so long as all amounts invested in such Restricted Subsidiaries are independently justified under another provision of this Section 6.05);

(xi)    Contingent Obligations permitted by Section 6.04, to the extent constituting Investments;

(xii)    the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may acquire all or substantially all the assets of a Person or line of business or business unit of such Person, or not less than the majority of the Equity Interests of a Person (referred to herein as the “ Acquired Entity ”; and any acquisition of an Acquired Entity meeting all the criteria of this Section 6.05(xii) being referred to herein as a “ Permitted Acquisition ”)); provided that (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the consummation of the proposed acquisition or immediately after giving effect thereto, (B) calculations are made by the Borrower for the respective Calculation Period on a Pro Forma Basis as if the respective acquisition (as well as all other Subject Transactions theretofore consummated after the first day of such Calculation Period) had occurred on the first day of such Calculation Period, and such calculations shall show that the Borrower shall have been in compliance with the Financial Covenants as of the last day of such Calculation Period on a Pro Forma Basis, (C) in the case of any acquisition with respect to which the aggregate consideration (including any Indebtedness that is assumed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary following such acquisition and any payments following such acquisition pursuant to earn-out provisions or similar obligations) to be incurred is expected to be $25,000,000 or more, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate executed by an Authorized Officer, certifying to the best of such officer’s knowledge, compliance with the requirements of preceding clauses (A) and (B), inclusive, and containing the calculations (in reasonable detail) required to establish compliance with preceding clause (B), (D) the Acquired Entity shall be in a business permitted by Section 6.13 and (E) the Borrower will cause each Restricted Subsidiary (except any Excluded Subsidiary) which is formed to effect, or is acquired pursuant to, such acquisition to comply with, and to execute and deliver all of the documentation as and to the extent required by, Section 5.12 and 6.14; provided further that the aggregate amount of such consideration paid or provided by or on behalf of any Credit Party (including any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by any such Person to finance any portion of such consideration) at any time after the Closing Date in reliance on this Section 6.05(xii) attributable to acquisitions of Persons that do not become Credit Parties or of assets by Subsidiaries that are not or do not become Credit Parties (including as a result of a merger or consolidation) shall not exceed the amount otherwise available for Investments in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties under this Section 6.05;

(xiii)    the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may receive and hold promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with any asset sale permitted by Section 6.02(iv);

 

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(xiv)    the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may in the ordinary course of business make advances in the form of a prepayment of expenses to vendors, suppliers and trade creditors, so long as such expenses were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary;

(xv)    Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in Securitization Entities, Warehouse Facility Trusts, MSR Facility Trusts, Investments in mortgage-related securities or charge-off receivables, in each case (a)(I) consistent with past practices or (II) generally accepted market standards and in the ordinary course of business or (b) the Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Covenants, determined on a Pro Forma Basis for the applicable Calculation Period;

(xvi)    Investments arising out of purchases (a)(I) consistent with past practices or (II) generally accepted market standards and in the ordinary course of business or (b) the Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Covenants, determined on a Pro Forma Basis for the applicable Calculation Period, of all remaining outstanding asset-backed securities of any Securitization Entity and/or Securitization Assets of any Securitization Entity;

(xvii)    Investment in MSRs (including in the form of repurchases of MSRs), in each case (a)(I) consistent with past practices or (II) generally accepted market standards and in the ordinary course of business or (b) the Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Covenants, determined on a Pro Forma Basis for the applicable Calculation Period;

(xviii)    Investments in Residual Interests in connection with any Securitization, Warehouse Facility or MSR Facility, in each case (a)(I) consistent with past practices or (II) generally accepted market standards and in the ordinary course of business or (b) the Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Covenants, determined on a Pro Forma Basis for the applicable Calculation Period;

(xix)    Investments in and making or origination of Servicing Advances, residential or commercial mortgage loans and Securitization Assets (whether or not made in conjunction with the acquisition of MSRs) (including in the form of repurchases of any of the foregoing), in each case (a)(I) consistent with past practices or (II) generally accepted market standards and in the ordinary course of business or (b) the Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Covenants, determined on a Pro Forma Basis for the applicable Calculation Period;

(xx)    the contribution, assignment or other transfer of Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided , that to the extent the transferor of such Equity Interest is a Credit Party, the recipient of such Equity Interests shall also be a Credit Party;

(xxi)    [reserved];

(xxii)    [reserved];

(xxiii)    in addition to Investments permitted by clauses (i) through (xxii) of this Section 6.05, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make additional loans, advances and other Investments to or in a Person (other than a Non-Recourse Entity) in an aggregate amount for all loans, advances and other Investments made pursuant to this clause (xxiii) (determined without regard to any write-downs or write-offs thereof), net of cash repayments of principal in the case of loans, sale proceeds in the case of Investments in the form of debt instruments and cash equity returns (whether as a distribution, dividend, redemption or sale) in the case of equity investments, not to exceed $30,000,000;

 

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(xxiv)    [reserved];

(xxv)    Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.05;

(xxvi)    Investments in connection with or resulting from sales, contributions, assignments or other transfers pursuant to Section 6.02(xxvii); and

(xxvii)    to the extent constituting an Investment, the consummation of the Transactions.

The amount, as of any date of determination, of (i) any Investment in the form of a loan, advance or extension of credit shall be the principal amount thereof outstanding on such date, minus any cash payments actually received by the applicable investor representing a payment or prepayment of in respect of principal of such Investment, but without any adjustment for write-downs or write-offs (including as a result of forgiveness of any portion thereof) with respect to such loan, advance or extension after the date of such loan, advance or extension, (ii) any Investment in the form of a guarantee shall be equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, (iii) any Investment in the form of a transfer of Equity Interests or other non-cash property by the investor to the investee, including any such transfer in the form of a capital contribution, shall be the Fair Market Value of such Equity Interests or other property as of the time of the transfer or capital contribution, minus any payments actually received by such investor representing a return of capital of such Investment, but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment, and (iv) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above) by the specified Person in the form of a purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interests, bonds, notes, debentures, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any other Person shall be the original cost of such Investment (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith), minus the amount of any portion of such Investment that has been repaid to the investor in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment.

Section 6.06     Transactions with Affiliates . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction or series of related transactions with any Affiliate (other than transactions (a) by and among Credit Parties and (b) by and among Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties and/or (c) by and among Credit Parties and Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Credit Parties to the extent that such transactions are in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices), other than on terms and conditions substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would reasonably be obtained by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at that time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, except that the following in any event shall be permitted:

(i)    Dividends may be paid to the extent provided in Section 6.03;

(ii)    loans may be made and other transactions may be entered into by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent permitted by Section 6.02, 6.04 and 6.05 so long as, in each case, such loans and other transactions are in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;

 

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(iii)    customary fees, indemnities and reimbursements may be paid to non-officer directors of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(iv)    the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into, and may make payments under, employment agreements, employee benefits plans, stock option plans, indemnification provisions and other similar compensatory arrangements with officers, employees and directors of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; and

(v)    the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms of, any registration rights agreement, the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes Indenture, the Convertible Preferred Stock or other agreement or instrument entered into in connection with the Plan of Reorganization to which it is a party as of the Closing Date.

Section 6.07     Asset Coverage Ratios . (a) The Borrower will not permit the Asset Coverage Ratio A, as of the last day of any Test Period ending on the date set forth in the table below, to be less than the ratio set forth opposite such fiscal quarter below:

 

Fiscal Quarter Ending

   Asset Coverage Ratio A  

December 31, 2017

     1.40:1.00  

March 31, 2018

     1.40:1.00  

June 30, 2018

     1.40:1.00  

September 30, 2018

     1.40:1.00  

December 31, 2018

     1.40:1.00  

March 31, 2019

     1.45:1.00  

June 30, 2019

     1.45:1.00  

September 30, 2019

     1.45:1.00  

December 31, 2019 and the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower thereafter

     1.50:1.00  

(b)    The Borrower will not permit the Asset Coverage Ratio B, as of the last day of each Test Period ending after the Closing Date, to be less than 1.00:1.00.

Section 6.08     Interest Expense Coverage Ratio . The Borrower will not permit the Interest Expense Coverage Ratio, as of the last day of any Test Period ending on the date set forth in the table below, to be less than the ratio set forth opposite such fiscal quarter below:

 

Fiscal Quarter Ending

   Interest Expense
Coverage Ratio
 

December 31, 2017

     1.20:1.00  

March 31, 2018

     1.20:1.00  

June 30, 2018

     1.20:1.00  

September 30, 2018

     1.25:1.00  

December 31, 2018

     1.25:1.00  

March 31, 2019

     1.75:1.00  

June 30, 2019

     2.00:1.00  

September 30, 2019

     2.00:1.00  

December 31, 2019 and the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower thereafter

     2.25:1.00  

 

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Section 6.09     First Lien Net Leverage Ratio . The Borrower will not permit the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio, as of the last day of any Test Period ending on the date set forth in the table below, to be greater than the ratio set forth opposite such date below:

 

Fiscal Quarter Ending

   First Lien Net Leverage
Ratio
 

December 31, 2017

     8.50:1.00  

March 31, 2018

     7.75:1.00  

June 30, 2018

     7.75:1.00  

September 30, 2018

     6.75:1.00  

December 31, 2018

     5.75:1.00  

March 31, 2019

     5.00:1.00  

June 30, 2019

     4.50:1.00  

September 30, 2019

     4.00:1.00  

December 31, 2019 and the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower thereafter

     3.50:1.00  

Section 6.10     Modifications of Certain Agreements. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, modify, change or waive, or permit the amendment, modification or changing of, any terms of (a) any Permitted External Refinancing Debt or any Permitted Refinancing thereof, if, after giving effect to such amendment, modification, change or waiver, such Indebtedness would not constitute Permitted External Refinancing Debt or (b) subject to subclause (vii) of this Section 6.10, the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes Documents or any respective Permitted Refinancing thereof if such amendment, modification, change or waiver (i) could reasonably be expected to materially increase the obligations of the obligors thereunder, (ii) confers any additional material rights on the holders thereof or any Permitted Refinancing thereof, (iii) decreases the Weighted Average Life to Maturity or shortens the maturity date applicable thereto, (iv) requires additional prepayments with respect to any event, (v) results in any subordination provisions thereof being less favorable in any respect to the Lenders, including, without limitation, Articles 10 and 12 of the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes Indenture, (vi) results in an increase in the All-in Yield (payable in cash only) on the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes in effect on the date hereof or (vii) results in an increase in excess of 2.00% per annum on the rate of interest paid-in-kind on the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes in effect on the date hereof, in each case, the payment of which is not otherwise permitted hereunder, in each case other than in connection with a Permitted Refinancing thereof.

Section 6.11     Limitation on Certain Restrictions on Subsidiaries . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any such Restricted Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its capital stock or any other Equity Interest or participation in its profits owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (b) make loans or advances to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or (c) transfer any of its properties or assets to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) applicable law, (ii) this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, (iii) agreements which (x) exist on the Closing Date and (to the extent not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.11) are listed on Schedule 6.11 and (y) to the extent agreements permitted by preceding sub-clause (x) are set forth in an agreement

 

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evidencing Indebtedness, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any permitted renewal, extension or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such renewal, extension or refinancing does not expand the scope of the restrictions described in clause (a), (b) or (c) that are contained in such existing agreement, (iv) agreements that are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary is acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such agreements were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (v) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing any leasehold interest of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (vi) customary provisions restricting assignment of any licensing agreement (in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is the licensee) or other contract entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, (vii) restrictions on the transfer of any asset or any Restricted Subsidiary pending the close of the sale of such asset or such Restricted Subsidiary, (viii) restrictions on the transfer of any asset subject to a Lien permitted by Section 6.01(iii), (vi), (vii), (xv), (xvi), (xviii), (xix), (xx), (xxv), (xxvii), (xxviii), (xxix), (xxx) and (xxxi); provided that such restrictions are limited to the applicable individual agreements and/or the property or assets subject to such agreements, (ix) customary provisions applicable to a Securitization Entity; provided that such restrictions are limited to the applicable individual agreements and/or the property or assets subject to such agreements, (x) provisions in documentation with respect to the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes, Permitted External Refinancing Debt or any Permitted Refinancing of the foregoing, in each case, so long as such provisions are no more restrictive than the corresponding provisions hereof and (xi) provisions pursuant to the terms of any Permitted Funding Indebtedness or any Non-Recourse Indebtedness providing for financial covenants or limitations on affiliate transactions, mergers, consolidations, transfers of all or substantially all assets or other fundamental changes, in each case so long as such provisions are determined in good faith by the Borrower to be customary for such financing and the applications of such provisions will not materially affect the ability of the Borrower to pay the principal or interest on the Loans.

Section 6.12     Limitation on Issuance of Equity Interests . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, issue (i) any Preferred Equity (other than (x) in the case of the Borrower, Preferred Equity that constitutes Qualified Equity Interests and (y) in the case of any such Restricted Subsidiary, Preferred Equity issued to the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor) or (ii) any redeemable common stock or other redeemable common Equity Interests other than (x) in the case of the Borrower, common Qualified Equity Interests and (y) in the case of any such Restricted Subsidiary, common stock or other redeemable common Equity Interests that is or are redeemable at the sole option of such Restricted Subsidiary.

Section 6.13     Business; Etc . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage directly or indirectly in any business other than the businesses engaged in by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and reasonable extensions and developments thereof and businesses reasonably similar, ancillary or complimentary thereto.

Section 6.14     Limitation on Creation of Subsidiaries . (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, establish, create or acquire after the Closing Date any Restricted Subsidiary, provided that the Borrower and its Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Non-Recourse Entities) shall be permitted to establish, create and, to the extent permitted by this Agreement, acquire Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as, in each case, (i) the capital stock or other Equity Interests of such new Restricted Subsidiary are promptly pledged pursuant to, and to the extent required by, the Pledge Agreement and the certificates, if any, representing such stock or other Equity Interests, together with stock or other appropriate powers duly executed in blank, are promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent, (ii) each such new Wholly-Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) promptly executes a counterpart of the Subsidiaries Guaranty, the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, (iii) each such new Wholly-Owned Domestic Restricted

 

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Subsidiary (other than any Non-Recourse Entity or Securitization Entities) promptly executes a counterpart of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement and (iv) each such new Wholly-Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary), to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, promptly takes all actions required pursuant to Section 5.12. In addition, each new Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary that is required to execute any Credit Document shall promptly execute and deliver, or cause to be promptly executed and delivered, all other relevant documentation (including opinions of counsel) of the type described in Section 4.01 as such new Restricted Subsidiary would have had to deliver if such new Restricted Subsidiary were a Credit Party on the Closing Date, in each case to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent; provided further that Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may be established, created or acquired in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.14(b).

(b)    In addition to Restricted Subsidiaries created pursuant to preceding clause (a), the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may establish, acquire or create, and make Investments in, Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries after the Closing Date as a result of Permitted Acquisitions (subject to the limitations contained in the definitions thereof) and Investments expressly permitted to be made pursuant to Section 6.05, provided that all of the capital stock or other Equity Interests of each such Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be pledged by any Credit Party which owns same as, and to the extent, required by the Pledge Agreement.

Section 6.15     Prepayments of Other Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, (a) voluntarily or optionally prepay, repurchase, redeem or otherwise optionally or voluntarily satisfy or defease, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof, or otherwise acquire for consideration (including as a result of any asset sale, change of control or similar event or any purchase or assignment pursuant to any provision similar to Section 9.04(l) hereunder), or set apart any sum for the aforesaid purposes, any Indebtedness constituting Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes, Permitted External Refinancing Debt or any Permitted Refinancing thereof, except (v) pursuant to a Permitted Refinancing thereof and (w) the conversion or exchange of any such Indebtedness to or for Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or (b) with respect to the Second Lien Senior Subordinated PIK Toggle Notes, make (i) any payment of cash interest with respect to more than $200,000,000 of the original principal amount thereof or (ii) any payment of cash interest with respect to amounts accreted to the principal amount thereof by virtue of payments in kind.

ARTICLE 7

E VENTS OF D EFAULT

Section 7.01     Events of Default . Upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each, an “ Event of Default ”):

(a)     Payments . (i) Default shall be made in the payment of any principal of any Loan or the reimbursement with respect to any L/C Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or by acceleration thereof or otherwise or (ii) default shall be made in the payment of any interest on any Loan or any Fee or L/C Disbursement or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (i)) due under any Credit Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and in the case of this clause (ii) such default shall continue unremedied for a period of three Business Days; or

(b)     Representations, etc . Any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by any Credit Party herein or in any other Credit Document or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made or delivered; or

 

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(c)     Covenants . The Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall (i) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 5.01(g)(i), 5.04 (with respect to the existence of the Borrower or any material Subsidiary Guarantor), Section 5.05, Section 5.08, 5.11, 5.18 or Article 6, or (ii) default in the due performance or observance by it of any other term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those set forth in Section 7.01(a) and 7.01(b)) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the earlier of (x) written notice thereof to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders and (y) knowledge thereof by the Borrower or any Authorized Officer of the Borrower; or

(d)     Default Under Other Agreements . (i) The Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity that is an Immaterial Subsidiary) shall (x) default in any payment of any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in an instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created or (y) default in the observance or performance of any agreement or condition relating to any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations or obligations under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement (it being understood that clause (i)(x) shall only apply to any failure to make any payment in respect of any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement as a result of such default)) or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, any such Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its stated maturity, (ii) any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations or obligations under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement (it being understood that clause (i)(x) shall only apply to any failure to make any payment in respect of any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Other Hedging Agreement as a result of such event)) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be declared to be (or shall become) due and payable, or required to be prepaid other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment, prior to the stated maturity thereof, provided that it shall not be a Default or an Event of Default under this Section 7.01(d) unless the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness as described in preceding clauses (i) and (ii) is at least $30,000,000; or (iii) any Designated Material Contract shall be terminated by the counterparty thereunder and such Designated Material Contract is not replaced by a comparable commercial contract, to the extent that failure to replace such Designated Material Contract would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(e)     Bankruptcy, etc . (i) An involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking (x) relief in respect of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity that is an Immaterial Subsidiary), or of a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity that is an Immaterial Subsidiary), under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (y) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity that is an Immaterial Subsidiary) or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity that is an Immaterial Subsidiary) or (z) the winding-up or liquidation of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity that is an Immaterial Subsidiary); and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; or (ii) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Entity that is an Immaterial Subsidiary) shall (t) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United

 

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States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (u) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in (i) above, (v) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary, (w) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (x) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (y) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due or (z) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

(f)     ERISA . An ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

(g)     Security Documents . Any of the Security Documents shall cease to be in full force and effect, or shall cease to give the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors the Liens, rights, powers and privileges purported to be created thereby (including, without limitation, a perfected security interest in, and Lien on, all of the Collateral (other than, in the aggregate, immaterial portions of the Collateral), in favor of the Collateral Agent, superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons (except as permitted by Section 6.01), and subject to no other Liens (except as permitted by Section 6.01), or any Credit Party shall default in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or observed pursuant to any such Security Document and such default shall continue beyond the period of grace, if any, specifically applicable thereto pursuant to the terms of such Security Document or the Borrower or any other Credit Party shall assert that any security interest purported to be created by any Security Document is not a valid, perfected, first priority (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or such Security Document) security interest in the securities, assets or properties covered thereby; or

(h)     Guaranties . Any Subsidiaries Guaranty or any provision thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect as to any Subsidiary Guarantor (except as a result of a release of any Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with the terms thereof), or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Person acting for or on behalf of such Subsidiary Guarantor shall deny or disaffirm such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations under the Subsidiaries Guaranty or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall default in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or observed pursuant to the Subsidiaries Guaranty; or

(i)     Judgments . One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Securitization Entity that is an Immaterial Subsidiary) involving in the aggregate for the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries a liability (not paid or to the extent not covered by a reputable and solvent insurance company) and such judgments and decrees either shall be final and non-appealable or shall not be vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending appeal for any period of 30 consecutive days, and the aggregate amount of all such judgments equals or exceeds $30,000,000; or

(j)     Intercreditor Agreement . Any Intercreditor Agreement shall, in whole or in part, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against the holders of any Indebtedness whose Liens are subject to such Intercreditor Agreement; or

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then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall then be continuing, the Administrative Agent may, and upon the written request of the Required Lenders shall, by written notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions ( provided that, if an Event of Default specified in Section 7.01(e) shall occur with respect to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Restricted Subsidiary that is (x) an Immaterial Subsidiary, (y) a Securitization Entity or (z) related to the RMS Business), the result which would occur upon the giving of written notice by the Administrative Agent as specified in clauses (i) and (ii) below shall occur automatically without the giving of any such notice): (i) declare the Commitments terminated, whereupon all Commitments of each Lender shall forthwith terminate immediately; (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest and Fees in respect of all Loans and the Notes and all Obligations owing hereunder and thereunder to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Credit Party, anything contained herein or in any other Credit Document to the contrary notwithstanding; (iii) terminate any Letter of Credit which may be terminated in accordance with its terms; (iv) [reserved]; (v) enforce, as Collateral Agent, all of the Liens and security interests created pursuant to the Security Documents; and (vi) enforce the Subsidiaries Guaranty.

ARTICLE 8

T HE A DMINISTRATIVE A GENT AND THE C OLLATERAL A GENT

Each Lender and each Issuing Bank (if any) hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent (for purposes of this Article 8, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are referred to collectively as the “ Agents ”) its agent and authorizes the Agents to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to such Agents by the terms of the Credit Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agents are hereby expressly authorized to (i) execute any and all documents (including releases) with respect to the Collateral and the rights of the Secured Creditors with respect thereto, as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents and (ii) negotiate, enforce or settle any claim, action or proceeding affecting the Lenders in their capacity as such, at the direction of the Required Lenders, which negotiation, enforcement or settlement will be binding upon each Lender. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders hereby specifically authorize the Agents to enter into one or more MSR Acknowledgement Agreements in connection with the Agents’ security interest, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, in those MSR relating to Residential Mortgage Loans owned or held by the respective owner of the Residential Mortgage Loans to which such MSR relate (in each case to the extent required to do so by such owner). If any provision hereof permits the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to incur any secured Indebtedness so long as any Liens securing such Indebtedness are subject to an Intercreditor Agreement, then (x) each such Intercreditor Agreement shall be deemed to also be satisfactory to the Lenders and any Issuing Bank if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five Business Days after notice thereof, (y) each Lender and each Issuing Bank hereby authorizes any Agent from time to time to enter into and perform its obligations under any such Intercreditor Agreement and (z) following the request of the Borrower, the applicable Agents shall execute such Intercreditor Agreement. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks acknowledges and agrees that an Agent may also act as the collateral agent or as collateral trustee for the lenders under certain other Indebtedness permitted hereunder and each Lender and the Issuing Bank hereby waives any conflict of interest, now contemplated or arising hereafter, in connection therewith and agrees not to assert against Credit Suisse or any of its Related Parties any claims, causes of action, damages or liabilities of whatever kind or nature relating thereto. The Administrative Agent may perform any of its respective duties hereunder by or through its officers, directors, agents, employees or affiliates.

 

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The institution serving as the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not an Agent hereunder.

Neither Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Credit Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) neither Agent shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) neither Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that such Agent is instructed in writing to exercise by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.08); provided that no Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Credit Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law, and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Credit Documents, neither Agent shall have any duty to disclose, nor shall it be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. Neither Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.08) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Neither Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to such Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and neither Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Credit Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Credit Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Credit Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article 4 or elsewhere in any Credit Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent.

Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. Each Agent may also rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

Each Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by it. Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of each Agent and any such sub-agent.

 

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Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Agent as provided below, either Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, any Issuing Banks and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Agent which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank. If no successor Agent has been appointed pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence by the 30th day after the date such notice of resignation was given by such Agent, such Agent’s resignation shall become effective and the Required Lenders shall thereafter perform all the duties of such Agent hereunder and/or under any other Credit Document until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent, as the case may be. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After an Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while acting as Agent.

Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agents or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agents or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement or any other Credit Document, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

Each Lender authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to enter into each Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents for the benefit of the Lenders and the other Secured Creditors. Each Lender hereby agrees, and each holder of any Note by the acceptance thereof will be deemed to agree, that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Required Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any other Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents, and the exercise by the Required Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders. The Collateral Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of all of the Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time prior to an Event of Default, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Security Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the security interest in and liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents.

The Lenders hereby authorize the Collateral Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Lien granted to or held by the Collateral Agent upon any Collateral (i) upon termination of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction of all of the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnification obligations) at any time arising under or in respect of this Agreement or the Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) constituting property being sold or otherwise disposed of (to Persons other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) upon the sale or other disposition thereof in compliance with Section 6.02, (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders (or all of the Lenders hereunder, to the extent required by Section 9.08) or (iv) as otherwise may be expressly provided in the relevant Security Documents. Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Article 9.

 

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ARTICLE 9

M ISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01     Notices; Electronic Communications . Notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile transmission, as follows:

(a)    if to the Borrower, to Ditech Holding Corporation, Attention of: General Counsel, 3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 1100, Tampa, Florida 33607 Fax Number 813-281-5635;

(b)    if to the Administrative Agent, to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch Attention of: Agency Management, Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010, Fax Number 212-322-2291, Email: agency.loanops@credit-suisse.com;

(c)    if to the Collateral Agent, to Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Attention of: Loan Operations – Boutique Management, Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010, Fax Number 212-325-8315, Email: list.ops-collateral@credit-suisse.com; and

(d)    if to a Lender, to it at its address (including email address or facsimile number) in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have received its Tranche B Term Loans.

All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt if delivered by hand or overnight courier service or sent by facsimile transmission (except that, if not given during the normal business hours of the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient) or on the date five Business Days after dispatch by certified or registered mail if mailed, in each case delivered, sent or mailed (properly addressed) to such party as provided in this Section 9.01 or in accordance with the latest unrevoked direction from such party given in accordance with this Section 9.01. As agreed to among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lenders from time to time, notices and other communications may also be delivered by e-mail to the e-mail address of a representative of the applicable Person provided from time to time by such Person.

The Borrower hereby agrees, unless directed otherwise by the Administrative Agent or unless the electronic mail address referred to below has not been provided by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, that it will, or will cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, provide to the Administrative Agent all information, documents and other materials that it is obligated to furnish to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Documents or to the Lenders under Article 5, including all notices, requests, financial statements, financial and other reports, certificates and other information materials, but excluding any such communication that (i) is or relates to a notice pursuant to Section 2.10, (ii) relates to the payment of any principal or other amount due under this Agreement prior to the scheduled date therefor, (iii) provides notice of any Default or Event of Default under this Agreement or any other Credit Document or (iv) is required to be delivered to satisfy any condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement and/or any Borrowing or other extension of credit hereunder (all such non-excluded communications being referred to herein collectively as “ Communications ”), by transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft medium that is properly identified in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent to an electronic mail address as directed by the Administrative Agent. In addition, the Borrower agrees, and agrees to cause the Restricted Subsidiaries, to continue to provide the Communications to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, as the case may be, in the manner specified in the Credit Documents but only to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent.

 

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The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders and any Issuing Bank materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, the “ Borrower Materials ”) by posting the Borrower Materials on Intralinks or another similar electronic system (the “ Platform ”) and (b) certain of the Lenders may be “public-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities) (each, a “ Public Lender ”). The Borrower hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 9.16); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated as “Public Investor;” and (z) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not marked as “Public Investor.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following Borrower Materials shall be marked “PUBLIC”, unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent promptly that any such document contains material non-public information: (1) the Credit Documents and (2) notification of changes in the terms of the Credit Facilities.

Each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable law, including United States federal and state securities laws, to make reference to Communications that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal or state securities laws.

THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. NEITHER THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NOR ANY OF ITS RELATED PARTIES WARRANTS THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM AND EACH EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE COMMUNICATIONS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS IS MADE BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF ITS RELATED PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF ITS RELATED PARTIES HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY CREDIT PARTY, ANY LENDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER OR NOT BASED ON STRICT LIABILITY AND INCLUDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF ANY CREDIT PARTY’S OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE LIABILITY OF ANY SUCH PERSON IS FOUND IN A FINAL RULING BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED PRIMARILY FROM SUCH PERSON’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.

 

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The Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of the Communications by the Administrative Agent at its e-mail address set forth above shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to the Administrative Agent for purposes of the Credit Documents. Each Lender agrees that receipt of notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that the Communications have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Credit Documents. Each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (including by electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender’s e-mail address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and that the foregoing notice may be sent to such e-mail address.

Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Credit Document in any other manner specified in such Credit Document.

Section 9.02     Survival of Agreement . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and any Issuing Bank and shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans and any issuance of Letters of Credit by any Issuing Bank, regardless of any investigation made by the Lenders or any Issuing Bank or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any Fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Credit Document is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not been terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.16, 2.20 and 9.05 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Loans, the expiration of the Commitments, the expiration of any Letter of Credit, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank.

Section 9.03     Binding Effect . This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower, the Agents, the Lenders and any Issuing Bank and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.

Section 9.04     Successors and Assigns . (a) Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

(b)    Each Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it), with the prior consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and with notice to the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that (i) (A) [reserved], (B) the consent of the Borrower (1) shall not be required to any such assignment made (x) to another Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or a Related Fund of a Lender, (y) [reserved] or (z) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and (2) shall be deemed to have been given if the Borrower has not responded with five Business Days of a request for such consent), (C) the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall be in an integral multiple of, and not less than, $1,000,000 in the case of Term Loans (or, if less, the entire remaining amount of such Lender’s Commitment or Loans of the relevant Class); provided that simultaneous assignments by two or more Related Funds shall be combined

 

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for purposes of determining whether the minimum assignment requirement is met, (ii) the parties to each assignment shall (A) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent or (B) if previously agreed with the Administrative Agent, manually execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, and, in each case, shall pay to the Administrative Agent a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent), and (iii) the assignee (other than the Borrower in connection with assignments contemplated by Section 9.04(l)), if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire (in which the assignee shall designate one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Credit Parties and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including federal and state securities laws) and all applicable forms described in Section 2.20(e). Upon acceptance and recording pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section 9.04, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, (A) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement and (B) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.14, 2.16, 2.20 and 9.05, as well as to any Fees accrued for its account and not yet paid); provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender having been a Defaulting Lender. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate to pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent and each Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

(c)    By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender thereunder and the assignee thereunder shall be deemed to confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) such assigning Lender warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned thereby free and clear of any adverse claim and that its Commitment and the outstanding balances of its Term Loans, in each case without giving effect to assignments thereof which have not become effective, are as set forth in such Assignment and Acceptance, (ii) except as set forth in (i) above, such assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement, or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto, or the financial condition of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or the performance or observance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any of its obligations under this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee represents and warrants that it is an Eligible Assignee legally authorized to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.05 or delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to

 

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enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (v) such assignee will independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, such assigning Lender or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (vi) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, respectively, by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (vii) [reserved]; and (viii) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

(d)    The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in The City of New York a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, the Collateral Agent 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, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Issuing Bank, the Collateral Agent and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. This Section 9.04(d) shall be construed so that the Loans are at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Code.

(e)    Upon its receipt of, and consent to, a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, an Administrative Questionnaire completed in respect of the assignee (if applicable to such assignee), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) above, if applicable, and the written consent of the Administrative Agent and, if required, the Borrower to such assignment and any applicable forms described in Section 2.20(e), the Administrative Agent shall promptly (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance and (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register. Except with respect to assignments to the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.04(l), no assignment shall be effective unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph (e).

(f)    Each Lender may without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent sell participations to one or more banks or other Persons in all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided , however , that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the participating banks or other Persons shall be entitled to the benefit of the cost protection provisions contained in Sections 2.14, 2.16 and 2.20 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.20(e) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.20(e) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if they were Lenders (but, with respect to any particular participant, to no greater extent than the Lender that sold the participation to such participant) and (iv) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, and such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the obligations of the Borrower relating to the Loans or L/C Disbursements and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement (other than amendments, modifications or waivers decreasing any fees payable to such participating bank or Person hereunder or the amount of principal of or the rate at which interest is payable on the Loans in which such participating bank or Person has an interest,

 

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extending any scheduled principal payment date or date fixed for the payment of interest on the Loans in which such participating bank or Person has an interest, increasing or extending the Commitments in which such participating bank or Person has an interest or releasing any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than in connection with the sale of such Subsidiary Guarantor in a transaction permitted by Section 6.02) or all or substantially all of the Collateral). To the extent permitted by law, each participating bank or other Person also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.06 as though it were a Lender, provided such participating bank or other Person agrees to be subject to Section 2.18 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the 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 Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (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 Credit Document) 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 the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent 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.

(g)    Any Lender or participant may, in connection with any assignment or participation or proposed assignment or participation pursuant to this Section 9.04, disclose to the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant any information relating to the Borrower furnished to such Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower; provided that, prior to any such disclosure of information designated by the Borrower as confidential, each such assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant shall execute an agreement whereby such assignee or participant shall agree (subject to customary exceptions) to preserve the confidentiality of such confidential information on terms no less restrictive than those applicable to the Lenders pursuant to Section 9.16.

(h)    Any Lender may at any time assign all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure extensions of credit to such Lender or in support of obligations owed by such Lender (including any such assignment or pledge in support of obligations owed to a Federal Reserve Bank or any other central banking authority); provided that no such assignment shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(i)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “ Granting Lender ”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “ SPV ”), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the option to provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPV to make any Loan and (ii) if an SPV elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by an SPV hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPV shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPV, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, such SPV any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. In

 

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addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9.04, any SPV may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or to any financial institutions (consented to by the Borrower and Administrative Agent) providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPV to support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPV.

(j)    The Borrower shall not assign or delegate any of its rights or duties hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be null and void.

(k)    [Reserved].

(l)    Any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of its Term Loans to the Borrower on a non-pro rata basis through (x) Dutch Auctions open to all Lenders or (y) open market purchases, in each case subject to the following limitations and other provisions:

(i)    no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time such assigned is entered into or would result therefrom;

(ii)    the Borrower will not be entitled to receive, and will not receive, information provided solely to Lenders by the Administrative Agent or any Lender and will not be permitted to attend or participate in, and will not attend or participate in, meetings or conference calls attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent;

(iii)    [reserved];

(iv)    any Term Loans purchased by the Borrower shall be automatically and permanently cancelled immediately upon acquisition by the Borrower;

(v)    notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (including in the definitions of “Consolidated Net Income” and “Consolidated EBITDA”) any noncash gains in respect of “cancellation of indebtedness” resulting from the cancellation of any Term Loans purchased by the Borrower shall be excluded from the determination of Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA;

(vi)    the cancellation of Term Loans in connection with a Dutch Auction or open market purchases shall not constitute a voluntary or mandatory prepayment for purposes of Section 2.12 or Section 2.13, but the face amount of Term Loans cancelled as provided for in clause (iv) above shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the remaining scheduled installments of principal due in respect of the Term Loans;

(vii)    the Borrower shall represent and warrant as of the date of any such purchase and assignment that neither the Borrower nor any of its officers has any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or securities that has not been disclosed to the assigning Lender (other than because such assigning Lender does not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or securities) prior to such date to the extent such information could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material, to a Term Lender’s decision to assign Term Loans to the Borrower;

 

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(viii)    after giving effect to any purchase or assignment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 9.04(l), the aggregate amount of all Unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date shall not be less than $15,000,000; and

(ix)    at the time of the consummation of each purchase and assignment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 9.04(l), the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer as to compliance with the preceding clauses (vii) and (viii).

Section 9.05     Expenses; Indemnity . (a) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents or in connection with any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions hereby or thereby contemplated shall be consummated) (but limited, with respect to legal expenses, to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one single firm of primary counsel, one single firm of special counsel and one firm of additional local counsel for each applicable jurisdiction) and (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “work-out” or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings (but limited, with respect to legal expenses, to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one single firm of primary counsel, one firm of special counsel and one firm of additional local counsel for each applicable jurisdiction to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Bank, taken as a whole, and one additional single firm of primary counsel and one firm of additional local counsel for each applicable jurisdiction to the Lenders, taken as a whole).

(b)    The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Lender, any Issuing Bank, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, penalties, claims, damages, liabilities, obligations, fines and related expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, charges and disbursements (but limited, with respect to legal expenses, to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one single firm of primary counsel, one firm of special counsel and one additional firm of local counsel for each applicable jurisdiction for all similarly situated Indemnitees (it being agreed that, in the case of any actual or perceived conflict of interest between or among any Indemnitees, such Indemnitees shall be deemed not to be similarly situated and each such group of Indemnitees shall be entitled to additional counsel as set forth herein), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of or by reason of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties thereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated thereby (including the syndication of the Credit Facilities), (ii) the use of the proceeds of the Loans or issuance of Letter of Credit, (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto (and regardless of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or by the Borrower, any other Credit Party or any of their respective Affiliates) or (iv) the actual or alleged presence of or exposure to Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor air, surface water or groundwater or on the surface or subsurface of any Real Property at any time owned, leased or

 

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operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the generation, storage, transportation, handling, Release or disposal of Hazardous Materials by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at any location, whether or not owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the non-compliance by, or liability of or relating to, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property at any time owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with, relating to, or under any Environmental Law (including applicable permits thereunder), or any Environmental Claim threatened or asserted against or relating to the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property at any time owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, 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 primarily from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.

(c)    To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Issuing Bank under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section (including, without limitation, as a result of entering into of one or more MSR Acknowledgement Agreements), each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or such Issuing Bank in its capacity as such. For purposes hereof, a Lender’s “pro rata share” shall be determined based upon its share of the outstanding Term Loans at the time.

(d)    To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential, incidental or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or any Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

(e)    All amounts due under this Section 9.05 shall be payable on written demand therefor.

Section 9.06     Right of Setoff . (a) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, except to the extent prohibited by law, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind to any Credit Party or to any other Person, any such notice being hereby expressly waived, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender (including, without limitation, by branches and agencies of such Lender wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any deposits held by the Borrower in a custodial account for the benefit of a third party or any property which constitutes Excluded Collateral) against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and other Credit Documents held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Credit Document and although such obligations may be unmatured; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.24 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender under this Section 9.06 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.

 

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(b)    NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING SUBSECTION (a), AT ANY TIME THAT THE LOANS OR ANY OTHER OBLIGATION SHALL BE SECURED BY REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA, NO LENDER SHALL EXERCISE A RIGHT OF SETOFF, LIEN OR COUNTERCLAIM OR TAKE ANY COURT OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION OR INSTITUTE ANY PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY NOTE UNLESS IT IS TAKEN WITH THE CONSENT OF THE REQUIRED LENDERS OR APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, IF SUCH SETOFF OR ACTION OR PROCEEDING WOULD OR MIGHT (PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTIONS 580a, 580b, 580d AND 726 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE OR SECTION 2924 OF THE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE, IF APPLICABLE, OR OTHERWISE) AFFECT OR IMPAIR THE VALIDITY, PRIORITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THE LIENS GRANTED TO THE COLLATERAL AGENT PURSUANT TO THE SECURITY DOCUMENTS OR THE ENFORCEABILITY OF THE NOTES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, AND ANY ATTEMPTED EXERCISE BY ANY LENDER OF ANY SUCH RIGHT WITHOUT OBTAINING SUCH CONSENT OF THE REQUIRED LENDERS OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SHALL BE NULL AND VOID. THIS SUBSECTION (B) IS FOR THE SOLE BENEFIT OF THE LENDERS AND SHALL NOT AFFORD ANY RIGHT TO, OR CONSTITUTE A DEFENSE AVAILABLE TO, ANY CREDIT PARTY.

Section 9.07     Applicable Law . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN LETTERS OF CREDIT AND AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS) AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW OR TORT LAW ARISING OUT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF) SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 9.08     Waivers; Amendment . (a) No failure or delay of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank in exercising any power or right hereunder or under any other Credit Document and no course of dealing between the Borrower or any other Credit Party and the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Credit Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Credit Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

(b)    Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders; provided, however, that no such agreement shall (i) decrease the principal amount of, or extend the maturity of or any scheduled principal payment date or any date for the payment of any interest on any Loan, or waive or excuse any such payment or any part thereof, or decrease the rate of interest on any Loan (other than as set forth in the definition of “Published LIBO Rate”), without the prior written

 

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consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby, (ii) increase or extend the Commitment or decrease or extend the date for payment of any Fees of any Lender without the prior written consent of such Lender, (iii) amend or modify the pro rata requirements of Section 2.17, the provisions of Section 9.04 or the provisions of this Section or release any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than in connection with the sale of such Subsidiary Guarantor in a transaction permitted by Section 6.02) or all or substantially all of the Collateral, without the prior written consent of each Lender, (iv) change the provisions of any Credit Document in a manner that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of payments due to Lenders holding Loans of one Class differently from the rights of Lenders holding Loans of any other Class without the prior written consent of Lenders holding a majority in interest of the outstanding Loans and unused Commitments of each adversely affected Class, (v) modify the protections afforded to an SPV pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.04(i) without the written consent of such SPV or (vi) reduce the percentage contained in the definition of the term “Required Lenders” without the prior written consent of each Lender; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any other Credit Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.

(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (i) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents with the Term Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof, (ii) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders and (iii) to permit any such additional credit facilities which are term facilities to share ratably with the Term Loans in the application of prepayments and to permit any such credit facilities which are revolving credit facilities to share ratably with any revolving credit facility hereunder in the application of prepayments (it being understood that the foregoing shall not restrict any amendments effected pursuant to an Additional Credit Extension Amendment).

(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9.08, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may, without the input or consent of any Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate in the opinion of the Administrative Agent to effect the provisions of Section 2.25, Section 2.26 and Section 2.27.

(e)    In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature in any provision of the Credit Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Credit Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five Business Days after notice thereof.

Section 9.09     Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “ Maximum Rate ”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section 9.09 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

 

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Section 9.10     Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the Fee Letter and the other Credit Documents constitute the entire contract between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof. Any other previous agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Nothing in this Agreement or in the other Credit Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto and thereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereunder (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank and the Lenders) any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents.

Section 9.11     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.11.

Section 9.12     Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction). The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

Section 9.13     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 9.03. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other form of electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 9.14     Headings . Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

Section 9.15     Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process . (a) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York state court or federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or

 

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proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York state or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court; provided that suit for the recognition or enforcement of any judgment obtained in any such New York state or federal court may be brought in any other court of competent jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment 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. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(b)    The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents in any New York state or federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(c)    Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 9.16     Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors, and to numbering, administration and settlement service providers (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority or quasi-regulatory authority (such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under the other Credit Documents or any suit, action or proceeding relating to the enforcement of its rights hereunder or thereunder, (e) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 9.16 to (i) any actual or prospective assignee of or participant in any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (it being agreed that any such actual or prospective assignee or participant shall be deemed to have entered into such an agreement if such assignee or participant “clicks through” or takes other affirmative action to electronically acknowledge its agreement to any electronic notification containing provisions substantially the same as those in this Section 9.16 in accordance with the standard syndication processes of the Person disclosing such Information or customary market standards for dissemination of such type of information) or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective obligations, (f) with the consent of the Borrower or (g) to the extent such Information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 9.16. For the purposes of this Section, “ Information ” shall mean all information received from the Borrower and related to the Borrower or its business, other than any such information that was available to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to its disclosure by the Borrower; provided that , in the case of Information received from the Borrower after the Closing Date, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 9.16 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord its own confidential information.

 

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Section 9.17     Lender Action . Each Lender agrees that it shall not take or institute any actions or proceedings, judicial or otherwise, for any right or remedy against any Credit Party or any other obligor under any of the Credit Documents (including the exercise of any right of setoff, rights on account of any banker’s lien or similar claim or other rights of self-help), or institute any actions or proceedings, or otherwise commence any remedial procedures, with respect to any Collateral or any other property of any such Credit Party, unless expressly provided for herein or in any other Credit Document, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. The provisions of this Section 9.17 are for the sole benefit of the Lenders and shall not afford any right to, or constitute a defense available to, any Credit Party.

Section 9.18     USA PATRIOT Act Notice . Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act.

Section 9.19     Amendment and Restatement; No Novation . This Agreement constitutes for all purposes an amendment and restatement of the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement as authorized by the Bankruptcy Court pursuant to the Plan or Reorganization. The Pre-Petition Credit Agreement, as amended and restated hereby, continues in full force and effect as so amended and restated by this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall constitute or be construed as a novation of any of the Obligations.

Section 9.20     Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Credit Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Credit Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a)    the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b)    the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i)    a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii)    a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Credit Document; or

(iii)    the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

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

 

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION, as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Cheryl A. Collins

Name:   Cheryl A. Collins
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

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CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
By:  

/s/ Megan Kane

Name:   Megan Kane
Title:   Authorized Signatory
By:  

/s/ Laura Katherine Schembri

Name:   Laura Katherine Schembri
Title:   Authorized Signatory


Schedule 1.01(a)

Lenders and Tranche B Term Loans

 

Lender

   Tranche B Term
Loans as of the
Closing Date
 

ICM GLOBAL FLOATING RATE INCOME LIMITED

   $ 1,655,016.50  

ICM Senior Loan Fund, LP

   $ 1,655,016.50  

JAMESTOWN CLO II LTD.

   $ 4,503,578.33  

JAMESTOWN CLO III LTD

   $ 4,363,386.60  

JAMESTOWN CLO IX LTD.

   $ 2,857,572.75  

JAMESTOWN CLO V LTD.

   $ 4,021,576.98  

JAMESTOWN CLO VI LTD.

   $ 3,203,127.18  

JAMESTOWN CLO VII LTD.

   $ 3,657,037.19  

JAMESTOWN CLO VIII LTD

   $ 3,477,272.18  

AMMC CLO 16, LIMITED

   $ 1,599,653.36  

AMMC CLO XI LIMITED

   $ 1,542,445.36  

AMMC CLO XII LIMITED

   $ 1,542,445.37  

AMMC CLO XIII LIMITED

   $ 744,258.33  

AMMC CLO XIV, LIMITED

   $ 784,794.99  

BANK OF AMERICA NA

   $ 19,749,839.42  

BOWERY FUNDING ULC

   $ 10,085,737.01  

LANDMARK WALL SMA LP

   $ 4,144,524.38  

LANDMARK WALL SMA SPV L.P.

   $ 732,065.79  

CANYON BLUE CREDIT INVESTMENT FUND L.P.

   $ 647,880.27  

CANYON VALUE REALIZATION FUND LP

   $ 7,225,082.06  

CANYON VALUE REALIZATION MAC 18 LTD

   $ 224,018.71  

CANYON-ASP FUND LP

   $ 1,379,157.47  

CANYON-SL VALUE FUND, L.P.

   $ 404,681.14  

THE CANYON VALUE REALIZATION MASTER FUND LP

   $ 15,628,098.99  

CATHEDRAL LAKE CLO 2013, LTD

   $ 2,821,673.00  

CATHEDRAL LAKE II, LTD.

   $ 1,657,809.74  

CATHEDRAL LAKE III, LTD

   $ 2,486,714.63  

CATHEDRAL LAKE IV, LTD.

   $ 2,486,714.63  

Double Black Diamond Offshore Ltd

   $ 36,769,658.03  

CFIP CLO 2013-1 LTD

   $ 5,032,313.71  

CFIP CLO 2014-1, LTD

   $ 5,059,845.97  

CQS ABS MASTER FUND LIMITED

   $ 16,329,425.58  

CQS AIGUILLE DU CHARDONNET MF SCA SICAV-SIF

   $ 1,077,576.33  

Credit Suisse Loan Funding LL

   $ 13,675,599.84  

Atrium VIII

   $ 2,772,784.80  

ATRIUM IX

   $ 4,564,782.80  

ATRIUM X

   $ 2,641,888.93  


Schedule 1.01(a)

 

Lender

   Tranche B Term
Loans as of the
Closing Date
 

ATRIUM XI

   $ 4,182,403.43  

ATRIUM XII

   $ 3,811,267.25  

AUSTRALIANSUPER

   $ 7,126,726.64  

BENTHAM SYNDICATED LOAN FUND-1

   $ 16,511,337.28  

California State Teachers Retirement System-4

   $ 2,862,798.81  

Commonwealth Pennsylvania Treasury Department

   $ 606,686.99  

COPPERHILL LOAN FUND I,LLC

   $ 612,337.01  

CREDIT SUISSE FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

   $ 16,340,622.16  

CREDIT SUISSE FLOATING RATE TRUST

   $ 1,855,006.40  

CREDIT SUISSE NOVA (LUX) GLOBAL SENIOR LOAN FUND

   $ 31,796,739.04  

CREDIT SUISSE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

   $ 676,861.62  

DOLLAR SENIOR LOAN FUND, LTD.

   $ 4,455,452.53  

ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY-2

   $ 346,990.99  

ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE

   $ 2,469,759.30  

KP FIXED INCOME FUND

   $ 550,763.13  

MADISON PARK FUNDING X LTD

   $ 4,515,874.38  

MADISON PARK FUNDING XI, LTD

   $ 3,345,248.93  

MADISON PARK FUNDING XII, LTD

   $ 3,186,563.95  

MADISON PARK FUNDING XIII, LTD

   $ 3,570,066.41  

MADISON PARK FUNDING XIV, LTD

   $ 4,003,013.31  

MADISON PARK FUNDING XIX, LTD.

   $ 2,857,572.75  

MADISON PARK FUNDING XV, LTD

   $ 3,017,596.82  

MADISON PARK FUNDING XVI, LTD.

   $ 2,673,157.17  

MADISON PARK FUNDING XVII, LTD

   $ 3,547,248.53  

MADISON PARK FUNDING XVIII, LTD.

   $ 3,146,990.93  

MADISON PARK FUNDING XX, LTD.

   $ 2,449,348.08  

MADISON PARK FUNDING XXI, LTD

   $ 3,360,420.66  

MADISON PARK FUNDING XXII, LTD.

   $ 3,360,420.65  

MADISON PARK FUNDING XXIV, LTD.

   $ 3,265,797.43  

MADISON PARK FUNDING XXVI, LTD

   $ 2,608,447.29  

QUALCOMM GLOBAL TRADING PTE LTD-1

   $ 0.05  

SENIOR SECURED FLOATING RATE LOAN FUND

   $ 581,309.95  

STATE OF NEW MEXICO INVESTMENT COUNCIL

   $ 669,049.85  

THE EATON CORPORATION MASTER RETIREMENT TRUST

   $ 816,449.36  

WESPATH FUNDS TRUST

   $ 1,564,746.03  

CUTWATER 2014-1, LTD.

   $ 3,119,286.50  

CUTWATER 2014-II, LTD.

   $ 2,342,407.57  

CUTWATER 2015-I, LTD.

   $ 2,383,979.57  

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH

   $ 8,667,214.89  

VIBRANT CLO II LTD.

   $ 765,731.12  


Schedule 1.01(a)

 

Lender

   Tranche B Term
Loans as of the
Closing Date
 

AGF FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND

   $ 835,188.45  

BRIGHTHOUSE FUNDS TRUST I - BRIGHTHOUSE/EATON VANCE FLOATING RATE PORTFOLIO

   $ 3,305,712.10  

Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II Variable Portfolio -Eaton Vance

   $ 392,377.97  

COLUMBIA FUNDS VARIABLE SERIES TRUST II VARIABLE PORTFOLIO EATON VANCE FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND

   $ 122,467.41  

DAVINCI REINSURANCE LTD-1

   $ 204,112.33  

Eaton Vance Institutional Senior Loan Fund

   $ 23,360,279.93  

Eaton Vance Senior Floating Rate Trust

   $ 3,764,597.80  

Eaton Vance Senior Income Trust

   $ 1,680,193.74  

Eaton Vance VT Floating Rate Income Fund

   $ 2,491,631.16  

EATON VANCE FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST

   $ 3,876,142.67  

EATON VANCE FLOATING RATE PORTFOLIO

   $ 40,980,382.38  

EATON VANCE FLOATING-RATE INCOME PLUS FUND

   $ 896,627.49  

EATON VANCE INTERNATIONAL (CAYMAN ISLANDS) FLOATING-RATE INCOME PORTFOLIO

   $ 2,431,877.98  

EATON VANCE LIMITED DURATION INCOME FUN

   $ 4,881,571.72  

EATON VANCE LOAN HOLDING LIMITED

   $ 81,644.93  

EATON VANCE SHORT DURATION DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND

   $ 570,644.83  

FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY-1

   $ 408,224.68  

Pacific Select Fund-Floating Rate Loan Portfolio

   $ 2,203,788.17  

RENAISSANCE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD

   $ 361,695.42  

Senior Debt Portfolio

   $ 33,836,025.94  

EMPYREAN INVESTMENTS LLC

   $ 9,405,576.67  

FPA Crescent Fund

   $ 14,956,937.98  

OCEAN TRAILS CLO IV

   $ 2,755,697.04  

OCEAN TRAILS CLO V

   $ 780,802.58  

GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC

   $ 30,845,904.85  

GRAHAM MACRO STRATEGIC LTD.

   $ 12,433,573.11  

DAVINCI REINSURANCE LTD

   $ 176,956.74  

HBK Master Fund

   $ 54,283,333.90  

ACIS CLO 2014-3, LTD

   $ 1,699,255.00  

ACIS CLO 2014-4, LTD.

   $ 1,989,371.70  

ACIS CLO 2014-5, LTD

   $ 2,030,816.93  

ACIS CLO 2015-6 LTD.

   $ 1,823,590.71  

ACIS CLO 2017-7 LTD.

   $ 1,284,802.55  

HIGHLAND FLOATING RATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND

   $ 12,618,243.42  

HIGHLAND GLOBAL ALLOCATION FUND

   $ 2,486,714.63  

HIGHLAND LOAN MASTER FUND LP

   $ 1,892,949.16  

HIGHLAND OPPORTUNISTIC CREDIT FUND

   $ 1,657,809.73  

HIGHLAND PROMETHEUS MASTER FUND, L.P.

   $ 324,795.93  


Schedule 1.01(a)

 

Lender

   Tranche B Term
Loans as of the
Closing Date
 

NEXPOINT CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND

   $ 4,973,429.24  

PENSIONDANMARK PENSIONSFORSIKRINGSAKTIESELSKAB-2

   $ 6,637,155.92  

INVESCO WLR CREDIT PARTNERS FUND-A LP

   $ 667,955.88  

THE CITY OF NEW YORK GROUP TRUST-6

   $ 4,708,006.03  

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

   $ 3,290,708.48  

KVK CLO 2013-1, LTD

   $ 3,934,016.31  

Litman Gregory Masters Alternative Strategies Fund

   $ 197,594.42  

Marathon CLO IV Ltd

   $ 3,876,674.79  

Marathon CLO X Ltd.

   $ 2,678,707.04  

Marathon Currituck Fund, LP - Series A

   $ 414,452.44  

MAM CORPORATE LOAN FUND

   $ 994,685.85  

MAM CORPORATE LOAN ICAV

   $ 1,632,898.72  

MARATHON CLO IX LTD

   $ 4,898,696.15  

MARATHON CLO V LTD

   $ 4,605,189.95  

QUAMVIS SCA SICAV-FIS: CMAB - SIF - CREDIT MULTI ASSET POOL B

   $ 3,265,797.43  

MERCER QIF FUND PLC IN RESPECT OF MERCER MULTI-ASSET CREDIT FUND

   $ 3,807,117.76  

VENTURE XII CLO LIMITED

   $ 2,115,671.11  

VENTURE XIV CLO LIMITED

   $ 506,897.96  

VENTURE XIX CLO, LIMITED

   $ 392,377.98  

VENTURE XV CLO LIMITED

   $ 632,083.71  

VENTURE XVI CLO, LIMITED

   $ 521,388.30  

VENTURE XVII CLO LIMITED

   $ 910,024.37  

VENTURE XVIII CLO, LIMITED

   $ 577,529.73  

VENTURE XX CLO, LIMITED

   $ 392,377.98  

VENTURE XXI CLO, LIMITED

   $ 3,139,023.85  

VENTURE XXII CLO, LIMITED

   $ 1,224,674.04  

AIG FLEXIBLE CREDIT FUND

   $ 2,552,254.18  

DUNHAM FLOATING RATE BOND FUND

   $ 1,260,860.71  

NEWFLEET CLO 2016-1, LTD.

   $ 2,326,880.67  

Virtus Tactical Allocation Fund

   $ 106,138.42  

VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR INCOME FUND

   $ 473,540.63  

VIRTUS NEWFLEET DYNAMIC CREDIT ETF

   $ 877,683.06  

VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

   $ 980,298.14  

VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR UNCONSTRAINED BOND ETF

   $ 575,596.79  

VIRTUS NEWFLEET SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

   $ 3,864,251.37  

VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FUND INC.

   $ 351,073.23  

VVIT: VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR INTERMEDIATE BOND SERIES

   $ 244,934.81  

Nomura Corporate Funding Americas, LLC

   $ 16,114,113.27  


Schedule 1.01(a)

 

Lender

   Tranche B Term
Loans as of the
Closing Date
 

INDIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM-1

   $ 108,221.71  

MISSOURI EDUCATION PENSION TRUST

   $ 833,205.85  

Oaktree Senior Loan Fund LP

   $ 3,395,706.35  

OAKTREE CLO 2014-1 LTD

   $ 2,437,773.54  

OAKTREE CLO 2014-2 LTD.

   $ 1,928,932.21  

OAKTREE CLO 2015-1 LTD

   $ 1,086,286.58  

OAKTREE EIF I SERIES A, LTD

   $ 1,790,134.69  

OAKTREE EIF I SERIES A1, LTD

   $ 1,672,912.65  

OAKTREE EIF II SERIES A1, LTD

   $ 2,714,092.95  

OAKTREE ENHANCED INCOME FUNDING SERIES IV LTD

   $ 2,528,437.10  

Omega Capital Investors, LP

   $ 3,145,892.60  

Omega Capital Partners, LP

   $ 12,084,128.18  

Omega Equity Investors LP

   $ 6,921,315.69  

Omega Overseas Partners Ltd

   $ 3,767,097.91  

OMEGA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND, L.P.

   $ 29,037,647.28  

OZ SPECIAL MASTER FUND LTD

   $ 4,702,788.34  

PALMER SQUARE CAPITAL SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND L.P.

   $ 32,657.97  

PALMER SQUARE CLO 2013-2 LTD

   $ 3,523,475.02  

PALMER SQUARE CLO 2015-1, LTD

   $ 3,332,834.81  

PALMER SQUARE CLO 2015-2 LTD

   $ 3,563,110.33  

PALMER SQUARE LOAN FUNDING 2016-3, LTD

   $ 612,337.01  

PALMER SQUARE OPPORTUNISTIC CREDIT FUND, LP

   $ 547,632.91  

PALMER SQUARE OPPORTUNISTIC INCOME FUND

   $ 430,404.55  

PALMER SQUARE STRATEGIC CREDIT FUND

   $ 85,727.17  

BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS CLO II LTD

   $ 1,403,249.03  

BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS CLO III, LTD

   $ 1,420,587.02  

BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS CLO IV, LTD.

   $ 1,419,611.24  

BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS CLO V, LTD

   $ 1,423,017.28  

BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS CLO VI, LTD

   $ 1,428,510.54  

BENEFIT STREET PARTNERS CLO XII, LTD.

   $ 1,211,136.55  

BSP SPECIAL SITUATIONS MASTER A L.P

   $ 14,102,791.31  

SEI INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTS TRUST-HIGH YIELD BOND FUND-4

   $ 1,249,284.04  

SEI INSTITUTIONAL MANAGED TRUST - HIGH YIELD BOND FUND

   $ 780,802.54  

U.S. HIGH YIELD BOND FUND-4

   $ 312,321.00  

BLUE CROSS OF IDAHO HEALTH SERVICE, INC.

   $ 306,168.51  

CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FIXED INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

   $ 2,729,468.66  

MERCER QIF FUND PLC - MERCER INVESTMENT FUND 1-6

   $ 673,105.80  

MOUNTAIN VIEW CLO 2013-1 LTD

   $ 1,837,011.05  

MOUNTAIN VIEW CLO 2014-1 LTD.

   $ 2,041,123.39  


Schedule 1.01(a)

 

Lender

   Tranche B Term
Loans as of the
Closing Date
 

MOUNTAIN VIEW CLO IX LTD

   $ 2,041,123.39  

MOUNTAIN VIEW CLO X LTD.

   $ 1,837,011.05  

VIRTUS SEIX FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

   $ 28,254,846.72  

VIRTUS SEIX HIGH INCOME FUND

   $ 1,925,261.62  

VIRTUS SEIX HIGH YIELD FUND

   $ 2,286,058.20  

ADAMS MILL CLO LTD

   $ 3,059,683.31  

ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC & GAS INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED

   $ 348,246.61  

BROOKSIDE MILL CLO LTD

   $ 2,953,375.78  

Christian Super

   $ 55,008.27  

Credos Floating Rate Fund, LP

   $ 154,089.02  

JACKSON MILL CLO LTD.

   $ 1,986,034.46  

JEFFERSON MILL CLO LTD.

   $ 1,429,036.24  

KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS (SHENKMAN - PENSION ACCOUNT)

   $ 130,291.72  

KENTUCKY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS INSURANCE TRUST FUND-3

   $ 53,970.70  

PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH LONG TERM PORTFOLIO

   $ 166,863.54  

SHENKMAN FLOATING RATE HIGH INCOME FUND

   $ 481,776.71  

SUDBURY MILL CLO, LTD

   $ 2,858,482.15  

VIRGINIA COLLEGE SAVINGS PLAN 1

   $ 397,168.59  

WASHINGTON MILL CLO LTD.

   $ 2,590,617.27  

SOLUS SENIOR HIGH INCOME FUND LP

   $ 5,632,871.30  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Treasury Department

   $ 35,404.10  

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, TREASURY DEPARTMENT - TUITION ACCOUNT PROGRAM

   $ 1,869.32  

NEUBERGER BERMAN ALTERNATIVE FUNDS-NEUBERGER BERMAN ABSOLUTE RETURN MULTI MANAGER FUND-2

   $ 1,101,240.09  

NEUBERGER BERMAN INVESTMENT FUNDS PLC

   $ 369,344.34  

PRINCIPAL FUNDS,INC.- GLOBAL MULTI-STRATEGY FUND-2

   $ 5,133,056.60  

Sound Point Credit Opportunities Master Fund LP

   $ 15,009,034.96  

SOUND POINT BEACON MASTER FUND, LP

   $ 4,913,882.79  

SOUND POINT CLO II LTD

   $ 1,293,451.18  

SOUND POINT CLO III LTD.

   $ 1,206,736.46  

SOUND POINT CLO IV, LTD

   $ 1,765,908.84  

SOUND POINT CLO IX, LTD.

   $ 1,488,439.13  

SOUND POINT CLO V, LTD

   $ 1,362,642.83  

SOUND POINT CLO VI, LTD

   $ 1,499,007.54  

SOUND POINT CLO VII, LTD.

   $ 616,488.28  

SOUND POINT CLO VIII, LTD.

   $ 1,782,012.32  

SOUND POINT MONTAUK FUND, L.P.

   $ 531,513.60  

A/C BAYCITY SENIOR LOAN MASTER FUND LTD

   $ 2,306,626.54  

BayCity Corporate Arbitrage and Relative Value Fund, L.P.

   $ 2,401,851.36  


Schedule 1.01(a)

 

Lender

   Tranche B Term
Loans as of the
Closing Date
 

BAYCITY ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT FUNDS SICAV-SIF- BAYCITY US SENIOR LOAN FUND

   $ 2,977,190.89  

BAYCITY EVENT DRIVEN OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND, L.P.

   $ 446,451.91  

BAYCITY LONG-SHORT CREDIT MASTER FUND, LTD

   $ 6,684,818.06  

BAYCITY SENIOR LOAN MASTER FUND LTD.

   $ 6,613,934.23  

CALIFORNIA STREET CLO IX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

   $ 1,847,642.99  

CALIFORNIA STREET CLO XII, LTD

   $ 2,857,572.75  

GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST II GOLDMAN SACHS MULTI-MANAGER NON-CORE FIXED INCOME FUND

   $ 709,215.35  

MENARD INC-1

   $ 3,923,666.12  

MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ANNUITY AND BENEFIT FUND OF CHICAGO 1

   $ 1,512,619.55  

Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund

   $ 3,251,324.42  

Nuveen Diversified Dividend and Incom Fund

   $ 690,626.55  

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund

   $ 7,330,000.63  

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund

   $ 5,115,391.72  

Nuveen Senior Income Fund

   $ 3,266,710.91  

NUVEEN CREDIT STRATEGIES INCOME FD

   $ 16,407,560.57  

NUVEEN SHORT DURATION CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND

   $ 2,646,990.35  

NUVEEN SYMPHONY FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND

   $ 14,228,523.45  

PENSIONDANMARK PENSIONSFORSIKRINGSAKTIESELSKAB-1

   $ 5,966,941.33  

PRINCIPAL DIVERSIFIED REAL ASSET CIT

   $ 2,121,080.46  

PRINCIPAL FUNDS INC,-DIVERSIFIED REAL ASSET FUND

   $ 7,295,462.70  

SCOF-2 LTD.

   $ 2,758,906.85  

SSF TRUST

   $ 38,705.92  

Symphony CLO VIII Limited Partnership

   $ 2,140,290.96  

SYMPHONY CLO XIV, LTD

   $ 1,203,489.20  

SYMPHONY CLO XV, LTD.

   $ 1,137,708.85  

SYMPHONY CLO XVI, LTD

   $ 3,265,797.43  

SYMPHONY CLO XVII, LTD

   $ 1,926,611.71  

SYMPHONY CLO XVIII, LTD

   $ 2,959,571.24  

SYMPHONY FLOATING RATE SENIOR LOAN FUND

   $ 1,235,248.71  

TCI-SYMPHONY CLO 2016-1 LTD

   $ 2,347,291.90  

TAO FUND, LLC

   $ 65,463,078.68  

CATAMARAN CLO 2012 1 LTD

   $ 4,262,223.63  

CATAMARAN CLO 2013-1 LTD.

   $ 1,942,490.06  

CATAMARAN CLO 2014-2, LTD.

   $ 1,224,674.04  

CATAMARAN CLO 2015-1 LTD.

   $ 1,224,674.04  

USAA MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST - USAA HIGH INCOME FUND

   $ 6,557,179.79  

WM POOL HIGH YIELD FIXED INTEREST TRUST

   $ 464,967.91  

WHITEHORSE VI LTD

   $ 1,978,869.12  

WHITEHORSE VII LTD.

   $ 2,795,318.48  

WHITEHORSE VIII, LTD

   $ 3,514,591.72  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,156,500,513.53  
  

 

 

 


Schedule 1.01(b)

Subsidiary Guarantors

 

1. Ditech Financial LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

2. DF Insurance Agency LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

3. Green Tree Credit LLC, a New York limited liability company

 

4. Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

5. Green Tree Insurance Agency of Nevada, Inc., a Nevada corporation

 

6. Green Tree Investment Holdings III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

7. Green Tree Servicing Corp., a Delaware corporation

 

8. Mortgage Asset Systems, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

9. REO Management Solutions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

10. Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation

 

11. Walter Management Holding Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

12. Walter Reverse Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company


Schedule 1.01(c)

Unrestricted Subsidiaries

 

1. 2013 WCO Holdings Corp., a Maryland corporation

 

2. WIMC Real Estate Investment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company


Schedule 3.05

Financial Statements; Financial Condition; Undisclosed Liabilities

None.


Schedule 3.06

Litigation

 

1. See the matters scheduled in Schedule 3.09 (Certain Tax Matters).


Schedule 3.09

Certain Tax Matters

 

1. Disputes with the Internal Revenue Service with regard to the U.S. federal income taxes allegedly owed by Walter Energy, Inc. (“ Walter Energy ”; Vida Walter Industries, Inc.) for the fiscal years ended August 31, 1983 through May 31, 1994 and the years ended May 31, 2000 through December 31, 2009. Pursuant to a tax separation agreement dated April 17, 2009, Walter Energy is responsible for the payment of all federal incomes taxes (including any interest or penalties applicable thereto) owed by the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries during such time periods, but in the event that Walter Energy is unable to pay any unpaid taxes, interest or penalties assessed as a result of the foregoing disputes, the Borrower and certain of its consolidated subsidiaries would be liable.

 

2. Dispute with the Alabama Department of Revenue for the years 2004 through 2008 — the State of Alabama is claiming approximately $4.2 million in allegedly unpaid taxes (including interest and penalties).

 

3. Tax exposure on uncertain tax positions that results in a potential liability estimated at $5.6 million as of December 31, 2017.

 

4. The Company and its subsidiaries have the following open audits as of 12/31/17:

 

  a. Federal IRS: Corporate Income Tax. The Internal Revenue Service is auditing WIMC for the tax periods 12/31/2013-12/31/2016.


Schedule 3.11(c)

Mortgage Filing Offices

None.


Schedule 3.12

Real Property

None.


Schedule 3.14

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiary

  

Direct Owner

   Ownership
Percentage
 
2013 WCO Holdings Corp.    Ditech Holding Corporation      100
Ditech Agency Advance Depositor LLC    Ditech Financial LLC      100
Ditech PLS Advance Depositor LLC    Ditech Financial LLC      100
Ditech Financial LLC    Walter Management Holding Company LLC      100
DF Insurance Agency LLC    Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC      100
Green Tree Advance Receivables II LLC    Ditech Financial LLC      100
Green Tree Advance Receivables III LLC    Ditech Financial LLC      100
Green Tree Credit LLC    Walter Management Holding Company LLC      100
Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC    Ditech Holding Corporation      100
Green Tree Insurance Agency of Nevada, Inc.    Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC      100
Green Tree Investment Holdings III LLC    Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC      100
Green Tree Servicing Corp.    Walter Management Holding Company LLC      100
Hanover SPC-A, Inc.    Ditech Holding Corporation      100
Mid-State Capital, LLC    Ditech Holding Corporation      100
Mortgage Asset Systems, LLC    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.      100
REO Management Solutions, LLC    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.      100
Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    Walter Reverse Acquisition LLC      100


Subsidiary

  

Direct Owner

   Ownership
Percentage
 
RMS REO BRC, LLC    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. 1      100
RMS REO CS, LLC    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. 2      100
Walter Management Holding Company LLC    Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC      100
Walter Reverse Acquisition LLC    Ditech Holding Corporation      100
WIMC Real Estate Investment LLC    Ditech Holding Corporation      100

Options, Warrants, Stock Appreciation, or similar rights:

None.

 

1   Membership Interest held by Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC
2   Membership Interest held by Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC


Schedule 3.17

Insurance

 

Line of Coverage

  

Carrier

Policy #

Policy Period

  

Limit

Deductible

Property   

CNA

05/15/17-05/15/18

  

Per Schedule

Wind/Hail/Flood EQ Limit & Deductible varies by location

Personal prop Blanket Limit

$140,070/726

General Liability   

CNA

05/15/17-05/15/18

  

$1,000,000/2,000,000

No Deductible

Auto Liability (Hired/Non-Owned & Repossessed Autos Only)   

CNA

05/15/17-05/15/18

  

$1,000,000 Auto Liability & Repossessed Auto Liability

Hired Autos Only:

Physical Damage Limit: ACV

Deductibles:

$100 Comp/$1,000 Collision

Workers Comp   

Federal Insurance Co (Chubb)

05/15/17-05/15/18

  

$1,000,000/$1,000,000/ $1,000,000

Workers’ Comp Statutory

Employers Liability

Umbrella Liability   

CNA

05/15/17-05/15/18

   25,000,000 Primary
Excess Umbrella Liability   

Liberty Mutual Group

05/15/17-05/15/18

  

$25,000,000

$25M x Primary

Mortgage Impairment and Errors & Omissions

(Mortgage Protection)

  

Lloyd’s

9/01/17-9/01/18

  

$25,000,000 Limit

$50,000 Deductible

Directors & Officers 3

Primary $10M

   XL Specialty    $10,000,000 Limit

Directors & Officers

1 st Excess

   Berkshire Hathaway Specialty    $10M x $10M Limit

Directors & Officers

2 nd Excess

   National Union (AIG)    $10M x $20M Limit

 

3   Directors & Officers Insurance Term will begin on date when the Company emerges from the Ch 11 case and continue for 12 months thereafter. Policy numbers will be available approximately 30-45 days following the effective date.


Directors & Officers

3 rd Excess

   Argonaut    $10M x $30M Limit

Directors & Officers

4 th Excess

   Allied World National Assurance Co (AWAC)    $10M x $40M Limit

Directors & Officers

5 th Excess

   Continental Casualty Co (C.N.A.)    $10 x $50M Limit

Directors & Officers

6 th Excess

   Berkley Ins Co.    $5M x $60M Limit

Directors & Officers

7 th Excess

   Endurance Assurance Corp (Sompo)    $10M x $65M Limit

Directors & Officers

8 th Excess

  

US Specialty Ins (HCC)

Lead Side A

   $10M x 75M Limit

Directors & Officers

9 th Excess

  

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty

Excess Side A

   $10M x $85M Limit

Directors & Officers

10 th Excess

  

Markel American Ins Co

Excess Side A

   $10M xs $95M Limit

Directors & Officers

11 th Excess

  

Starr

Excess Side A

   $10M xs $105M Limit

Directors & Officers

12 th Excess

  

Axis Ins Co

Excess Side A

   $5M xs $115M Limit

Directors & Officers

13 th Excess

  

XL Specialty

Excess Side A

   $10M xs $120M Limit
Employment Practices Liability   

Illinois National Insurance Company (AIG)

09/01/17-09/01/18

  

$5,000,000

$250,000 Retention All Other

$500,000 Retention Class Action

Fiduciary   

Illinois National Insurance Company (AIG)

09/01/17-09/01/18

  

$5,000,000 Limit

$100,000 Retention

Bankers Professional

FIRP

BPL

  

Houston Casualty

09/01/17-09/01/18

  

$5,000,000 Limit

$500,000 Retention All Other

$2,000,000 Retention Class Action

Bankers Professional

FIRP

  

CV Starr Indemnity

9/1/17-9/1/18

   $2.5M xs $5M


Bankers Professional

FIRP

  

XL Specialty

9/1/17-9/1/18

   $2.5M xs $7.5M
Fidelity Primary (Crime)   

AIG-National Union

9/1/17-9/1/18

  

$10,000,000 Limit

$250,000 Deductible

Fidelity Layer 1   

XL Specialty

9/1/17-9/1/18

   $10M x $10M
Fidelity Layer 2   

Starr Indemnity

9/1/17-9/1/18

   $15M x $20M
Fidelity Layer 3   

Great American

9/1/17-9/1/18

   $25M x $35M
Fidelity Layer 4   

RLI

09/01/17-09/01/18

   $25M x $60M
Fidelity Layer 5   

Lloyd’s

09/01/17-09/01/18

   $25M x $85M
Fidelity Layer 6   

Berkley/Carolina Casualty

9/01/17-9/01/18

   $20M p/o $40M x $110M
Fidelity Layer 6   

National Union

09/01/17-09/01/18

   $10M p/o $40M x $110M
Fidelity Layer 6   

C N A

09/01/17-09/01/18

   $10M p/o $40M x $110M
Fidelity Layer 7   

Crum & Forster

9/01/2017-9/01/2018

   $10M p/o $25M x $150M
Fidelity Layer 7   

Nationwide/Freedom Specialty

09/01/17-09/01/18

   $15M p/o 25M x $150M
Fidelity Layer 8   

Beazley

09/01/17-09/01/18

   $25M x $175M
Fidelity Layer 9   

Lloyds

09/01/17-09/01/18

   $40M x $200M
Cyber Liability/Privacy Breach Response   

Beazley Insurance Co.

Lloyds Syndicate 2623-623

09/01/17-09/01/18

  

$10,000,000 Liability Limit

$250,000 Retention

2,000,000 individuals/no dollar limit for breach notification/$10,000 retention.

$2,500,000 legal/public relations expense

Ex. Cyber Liability   

Greenwich Insurance Co.

9/1/17-9/1/18

   $10M xs $10M


Schedule 3.21

Indebtedness

None.


Schedule 4.02(a)

List of Counsel

Venable LLP, as Maryland counsel

Sidley Austin LLP, as special Investment Company Act counsel


Schedule 5.01

Reporting

 

1. Loan Servicing

 

  (a) Ending UPB by

 

  (i) Asset class (Manufactured Housing, Residential Mortgages and Other)

 

  (ii) Contract type (sub-servicing vs. MSR purchased)

 

  (b) New servicing portfolio UPB added by

 

  (i) Asset class (including Average loan size and contractual fee)

 

  (ii) Contract type (sub-servicing vs. MSR purchased)

 

  (c) Consolidated disappearance rate on portfolio by Asset class (broken out by Default rate and Voluntary prepayment rate)

 

  (d) Ending number of accounts by Asset class

 

  (e) Servicing Fees by Asset class (contractual)

 

2. Deficiency Collections

 

  (a) Notional balance added for the period

 

  (b) Gross collections

 

  (c) Percentage of Gross collections payable to 3rd parties for the period

 

3. Originations of Forward Mortgages

 

  (a) Number of loan originations

 

  (b) Average loan size

 

  (c) Fees earned (% of originations)

 

4. Reverse Mortgages

 

  (a) Ending UPB serviced


Schedule 5.22

Post-Closing Obligations

1.     Within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date, the Borrower shall (i) make all necessary filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to accurately reflect the Borrower’s legal name and (ii) provide the Administrative Agent with evidence of such filings.

2.    Within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date, the Loan Parties shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent insurance endorsements satisfying the requirements of Section 5.03 of the Credit Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.


Schedule 6.01

Existing Liens

 

Jurisdiction

  

Debtor

  

Secured Party

  Filing Info  

Collateral

Maryland SOS    Ditech Holding Corporation    The Bank of New York Mellon   181409674
12/09/2010
  Accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper and instruments related to mortgages
Maryland SOS    Ditech Holding Corporation    The Bank of New York Mellon   181550740
02/05/2016
  Accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper and instruments related to mortgages
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20130972019
03/13/2013
  Purchased mortgage loans and other repurchase assets
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20130972225
03/13/2013
  Purchased mortgage loans and other repurchase assets
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20130972282
03/13/2013
  Purchased mortgage loans and other repurchase assets
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20131179192
03/27/2013
  Purchased mortgage loans and other repurchase assets
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.   20140252304
01/21/2014
  Receivables from designated servicing agreements
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    Jefferies Funding LLC   20151607141
04/15/2015
  Purchased mortgage loans and other repurchase assets
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    EverBank   20152422755
06/05/2015
  Servicing rights, receivables, deposit accounts related to the EverBank Servicing Agreement
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    Bank of America, N.A.   20153823134
08/31/2015
  Purchased mortgage loans and other purchased items


Jurisdiction

  

Debtor

  

Secured Party

  Filing Info  

Collateral

Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20153823233
08/31/2015
  Purchased mortgage loans and other repurchase assets
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    Jefferies Funding LLC   20153823258
08/31/2015
  Purchased loans, participation certificates and securities; servicing records; collection accounts; mortgage guarantees and insurance; other assets related to purchased assets
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    Fannie Mae   20154428172
10/01/2015
  Excess yield for mortgage loans
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    WCO Excess Spread Acquisitions LLC   20155177745
11/05/2015
  Rights under the Excess Servicing Spread
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    WCO Excess Spread Acquisitions LLC   20155178461
11/05/2015
  Rights under the Excess Servicing Spread
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    New Residential Mortgage LLC   20166146144
10/06/2016
  Rights under the Flow and Bulk Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Mortgage Servicing Rights
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20167289661
11/23/2016
  Purchased mortgage loans and other repurchase assets
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20178044093
12/05/2017
  Purchased mortgage loans and other repurchase assets
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20178044333
12/05/2017
  Rights under the Margin, Setoff and Netting Agreement
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.   20178051155
12/05/2017
  Rights and receivables under the Receivables Sale Agreement
Delaware SOS    Ditech Financial LLC    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.   20178051221
12/05/2017
  Rights and receivables under the Receivables Sale Agreement
Delaware SOS    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    De Lage Landen Financial Services, Inc.   20133784221
09/27/2013
  Equipment


Jurisdiction

  

Debtor

  

Secured Party

  Filing Info  

Collateral

Delaware SOS    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    People’s United Bank   20133946283
10/08/2013
  Computer equipment
Delaware SOS    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20154775218
10/19/2015
  Purchased mortgage loans and other repurchase assets
Delaware SOS    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20161104304
02/24/2016
  Interest in transaction mortgage loans and contributed REO property
Delaware SOS    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20171200556
02/22/2017
  Interest in transaction mortgage loans and contributed REO property
Delaware SOS    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20178042311
12/05/2017
  Interest in transaction mortgage loans and contributed REO property
Delaware SOS    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20178044333
12/05/2017
  Certain accounts and rights to assets related to the Margin, Setoff and Netting Agreement
Delaware SOS    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    Texas Capital Bank, National Association   20140923060
03/10/2014
  Instruments related to HECM loans
Texas SOS    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    Community Trust Bank   14-0015961764 
05/20/2014
  All mortgage loans, mortgage loan documents and all insurance policies and servicing rights related thereto
Texas SOS    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    Community Trust Bank   14-0028726424 
09/09/2014
  All mortgage loans, mortgage loan documents and all insurance policies and servicing rights related thereto
Delaware SOS    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    Community Trust Bank   20143592995
09/09/2014
  All mortgage loans, mortgage loan documents and all insurance policies and servicing rights related thereto
Delaware SOS    Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.    Konica Minolta Premier Finance   20152022001
05/12/2015
  Equipment
Delaware SOS    Green Tree Servicing Corp.    Wells Fargo Foothill, LLC   20092464136
07/31/09
  Rights to receivables under the Purchase and Sale Agreement


Jurisdiction

  

Debtor

  

Secured Party

  Filing Info  

Collateral

Delaware SOS    Green Tree Servicing Corp.    Cisco Systems Capital Corporation   20111078891
03/23/2011
  Equipment
Delaware SOS    Green Tree Servicing Corp.    Bank of America, N.A.   20112551680
07/01/2011
  Certain deposit accounts
Delaware SOS    Green Tree Servicing Corp.    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20130972019
03/13/2013
  Purchased mortgage loans and other repurchase assets
Delaware SOS    Green Tree Servicing Corp.    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20130972225
03/13/2013
  Purchased mortgage loans and other repurchase assets
Delaware SOS    Green Tree Servicing Corp.    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20130972282
03/13/2013
  Purchased mortgage loans and other repurchase assets
Delaware SOS    Green Tree Servicing Corp.    Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC   20131179192
03/27/2013
  Right, title and interest in purchased mortgage loans and other repurchase assets
Delaware SOS    Green Tree Servicing Corp.    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.   20140252304
01/21/2014
  Receivables from designated servicing agreements
Delaware SOS    Green Tree Servicing Corp.    CIT Finance LLC   20142121622
05/30/2014
  Equipment
Delaware SOS    Green Tree Servicing Corp.    Walter Capital Opportunity GP, LLC   20142604379
07/01/2014
  Right, title and interest under the Current Excess Servicing Spread
Delaware SOS    Green Tree Servicing Corp.    Toshiba Financial Services   20143725298
09/17/2014
  Equipment
Delaware SOS    Green Tree Servicing Corp.    Jefferies Funding LLC   20151607141
04/15/2015
  Purchased loans and other purchased assets
Delaware SOS    Green Tree Servicing Corp.    EverBank   20152422755
06/05/2015
  Pledged servicing rights and pledged servicing receivables
Delaware SOS    Green Tree Servicing Corp.    EverBank   20153793287
08/28/2015
  Purchased mortgage loans related to the Master Repurchase Agreement


Jurisdiction

  

Debtor

  

Secured Party

  Filing Info  

Collateral

Minnesota SOS    Green Tree Servicing, LLC    Federal National Mortgage Association (AKA Fannie Mae)   200916681448

07/09/2009

  Rights to transferred loans
Minnesota SOS    Green Tree Servicing, LLC
Green Tree Loan Company
Victory Home Sales
   Isanti Estates LLC   201226938919

1/20/2012

  Manufactured home
Pennsylvania - Department of State Uniform Commercial Code Section    Green Tree Servicing, LLC    Therese Anne Steuber   2015010505295

12/29/2014

  Agricultural lien


Schedule 6.04

Existing Indebtedness

None.


Schedule 6.05

Existing Investments

 

1. Ditech Holding Corporation owns a 100% undivided beneficial ownership interest in Mid-State Trust X pursuant to a trust agreement dated as of October 31, 2001 as further amended and restated from time to time, between Mid-State Homes, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company

 

2. Ditech Holding Corporation owns a 100% undivided beneficial ownership interest in Mid-State Capital Corporation 2006-1 Trust pursuant to a trust agreement dated as of July 14, 2004 as further amended and restated from time to time, between Mid-State Homes, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company

 

3. Ditech Holding Corporation owns a 100% undivided beneficial ownership interest in Mid-State Trust XI pursuant to a trust agreement dated as of July 24, 2003 as further amended and restated from time to time, between Mid-State Homes, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company

 

4. Ditech Holding Corporation owns a 100% undivided beneficial ownership interest in Mid-State Capital Corporation 2005-1 Trust pursuant to a trust agreement dated as of November 22, 2005 as further amended and restated from time to time, between Mid-State Homes, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company

 

5. Ditech Holding Corporation holds a Class R Asset-Backed Note issued by WIMC Capital Trust 2011-1, governed by a trust agreement dated as of June 8, 2011

 

6. Investment by Ditech Holding Corporation in single, fixed-rate security with an 8.0% coupon and a contractual maturity of 2038

 

7. Investment by Green Tree Credit Solutions LLC in beneficial interests of Hanover Capital Trust 2001-A

 

8. Ditech Holding Corporation owns approximately 10% interest in Walter Capital Opportunity Corp.


Schedule 6.11

Certain Restrictive Agreements

None.


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT

[Attached]

 

A-1


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF PLEDGE AGREEMENT

[Attached]

 

B-1


EXHIBIT C

FORM OF FIRST LIEN/SECOND LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

[Attached]

 

C-1


EXHIBIT D

[RESERVED]

 

D-1


EXHIBIT E

FORM OF SUBSIDIARIES GUARANTY

[Attached]

 

E-1


EXHIBIT F

FORM OF INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT

[Attached]

 

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EXHIBIT G

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

This Compliance Certificate is delivered to you pursuant to Section 5.01(f) of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Ditech Holding Corporation (formerly known as Walter Investment Management Corp.), a Maryland corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as therein defined.

1.    I am a duly elected, qualified and acting Authorized Officer of the Borrower.

2.    I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Compliance Certificate. I am providing this Compliance Certificate solely in my capacity as an Authorized Officer of the Borrower. The matters set forth herein are true to the best of my knowledge after due inquiry.

3.    I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and have made or caused to be made under my supervision a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the financial statements attached hereto as ANNEX 1 (the “ Financial Statements ”). Such review did not disclose the existence during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the Financial Statements, and I have no knowledge of the existence, as of the date of this Compliance Certificate, of the occurrence and continuation of any Default or Event of Default[, except for             ].

4.    Attached hereto as ANNEX 2 is the information required to establish compliance with Sections 6.07, 6.08 and 6.09 of the Credit Agreement for the Test Period ended on [        ] 1 (the “ Computation Date ”) (including computations showing (in reasonable detail) such compliance).

5.    Attached hereto as ANNEX 3 is the information required to establish compliance with Sections 2.13(b), 2.13(c) and 2.13(e) of the Credit Agreement as of the Computation Date or the applicable period ending on such date (including computations showing (in reasonable detail) such compliance).

6.    Attached hereto as ANNEX 4 is a list of all Immaterial Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

7.     The Borrower hereby (a) reaffirms its obligations under the Credit Agreement and each other Credit Document to which it is a party.

 

1   Insert the last day of the respective fiscal quarter or year covered by the financial statements which are required to be accompanied by this Compliance Certificate.

 

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[8.    Attached hereto as ANNEX 5 is the information in reasonable detail required to evidence the amount of (and the calculations required to establish the amount of) Excess Cash Flow for the fiscal year ended on December 31, [    ].] 2

[9.     There have been no changes to Schedules 1 through 8 of the Security Agreement and Annexes A through G of the Pledge Agreement, in each case since [the Closing Date][the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(f) of the Credit Agreement] [other than as set forth in Annex [6][7] attached hereto, and the Borrower and the other Credit Parties have taken all actions required to be taken by them pursuant to such Security Documents in connections with the changes set forth in Annex [6][7]] 3 .]

*    *    *

 

 

 

2   To be included for any Compliance Certificate being delivered with the financial statements required by Section 5.01(c) of the Credit Agreement (commencing with the annual financial statements with respect to the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018).
3   Changes to be include only to the extent that such changes are required to be reported to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of such Security Documents.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, in my capacity as an Authorized Officer of the Borrower and not in my individual capacity, I have executed this Compliance Certificate this          day of         .

 

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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ANNEX 1

[Applicable Financial Statements To Be Attached]

 

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ANNEX 2

[Information demonstrating compliance with Sections 6.07, 6.08 and 6.09 of the Credit Agreement To Be Attached]

 

A. Asset Coverage Ratio A for the applicable Test Period ending on the Computation Date

 

  (i)         :1.00; minimum Asset Coverage Ratio A required under Section 6.07(a) of the Credit Agreement for the applicable Test Period: 1.[ ]0:1.00.

 

B. Asset Coverage Ratio B for the applicable Test Period ending on the Computation Date

 

  (i)         :1.00; minimum Asset Coverage Ratio B required under Section 6.07(b) of the Credit Agreement for the applicable Test Period: 1.00:1.00.

 

C. Interest Expense Coverage Ratio for the applicable Test Period ending on the Computation Date

 

  (i)         :1.00; minimum Interest Expense Coverage Ratio required under Section 6.08 of the Credit Agreement for the applicable Test Period: [        ]:1.00.

 

D. First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the applicable Test Period ending on the Computation Date 4

 

  (i)         :1.00; maximum First Lien Net Leverage Ratio permitted under Section 6.09 of the Credit Agreement for the applicable Test Period:[        ]:1.00.

 

4   Attached hereto in reasonable detail are the relevant components (and the calculations thereof) of the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio.

 

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ANNEX 3

The information described herein is as of the Computation Date and, except as otherwise indicated below, pertains to the period from [the Closing Date][January 1, 20    ] to the Computation Date (the “ Relevant Period ”).

Mandatory Prepayments

1.    [During the Test Period ended on the Computation Date, neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received any Net Cash Proceeds from any issuance or incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.04, other than Permitted External Refinancing Indebtedness and Refinancing Term Loans) which would require a mandatory repayment pursuant to Section 2.13(b) of the Credit Agreement.] 5

2.    [During such Test Period ended on the Computation Date, neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received (x) any Net Sale Proceeds from any (i) Non-Core Asset Sale, (ii) Disposition of any Bulk MSR and/or any Asset Sale or (iii) Servicing Advances related to the Disposition on or prior to the MSR Outside Date of Government Sponsored Entity-related Bulk MSR or (y) gross proceeds from any Disposition on or prior to the MSR Outside Date of Government Sponsored Entity-related Bulk MSR, in each case, which would require a mandatory repayment pursuant to Section 2.13(c) of the Credit Agreement.] 6

 

5   If the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received such cash proceeds, the certificate should describe the same and state amounts and dates of the receipt thereof, as well as the amounts and dates of the required mandatory repayments pursuant to Section 2.13(b), together with sufficient information as to mandatory repayments to determine compliance with Section 2.13(b) and a statement that the Borrower is in compliance with the requirements of Section 2.13(b).
6   If the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received such cash proceeds from any Non-Core Asset Sales or Disposition as described in this provision, the certificate should describe the same and state amounts and dates of the receipt thereof, as well as amounts and dates of the required mandatory repayments pursuant to Section 2.13(c), together with sufficient information as to mandatory repayments and/or reinvestments thereof to determine compliance with Section 2.13(c) of the Credit Agreement and a statement that the Borrower is in compliance with the requirements of said Section 2.13(c).

 

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3.    [During such Test Period ended on the Computation Date, neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received any Net Cash Proceeds from any Recovery Event which would require a mandatory repayment pursuant to Section 2.13(e) of the Credit Agreement.] 7

 

7   If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has received such cash proceeds from any Recovery Event, the certificate should describe the same and state amounts and dates of the receipt thereof, as well as amounts and dates of the required mandatory repayments pursuant to Section 2.13(e), together with sufficient information as to mandatory repayments and/or reinvestments thereof to determine compliance with Section 2.13(e) of the Credit Agreement and a statement that the Borrower is in compliance with the requirements of said Section 2.13(e).

 

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ANNEX 4

[Immaterial Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries]

 

G-8


ANNEX 5

[Information evidencing the amount of Excess Cash Flow]

 

G-9


ANNEX [6][7]

[Information regarding changes to Schedules to the Security Agreement and/or Annexes to Pledge Agreement]

 

G-10


EXHIBIT H

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

This Assignment and Acceptance (the “ Assignment and Acceptance ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each] 8 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] “ Assignor ”) and [the][each] 9 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] “ Assignee ”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees] 10 hereunder are several and not joint.] 11 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by [the][each] Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Acceptance as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor][the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any letters of credit, and guarantees included in such facilities), and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “ Assigned Interest ”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.

 

1.    Assignor[s]:   

 

  
     

 

  
   [Assignor [is] [is not] a Defaulting Lender]   
2.    Assignee[s]:   

 

  
     

 

  
   [for each Assignee, indicate [Affiliate][Related Fund] of [ identify Lender ]   

 

8   For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.
9   For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.
10   Select as appropriate.
11   Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.

 

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3.

  

Borrower:

   Ditech Holding Corporation (formerly known as Walter Investment Management Corp.), a Maryland corporation

4.

  

Administrative Agent:

  

Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Island Branch, as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement

5.

   Credit Agreement:    The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 9, 2018 among Ditech Holding Corporation (formerly known as Walter Investment Management Corp.), as Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the other agents party thereto

6.

   Assigned Interest[s]:   

 

Assignor[s] 12    Assignee[s] 13   

Facility

Assigned 14

  

Aggregate

Amount of
Commitment/

Loans for all
Lenders 15

  

Amount of
Commitments/
Loans

Assigned 8

   Percentage
Assigned of
Commitments/
Loans 16
  

CUSIP

Number

         $                        $                        %   
         $                        $                        %   
         $                        $                        %   

 

[7.    Trade Date:                        ] 17

 

12   List each Assignor, as appropriate.
13   List each Assignee, as appropriate.
14   Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g., “Refinancing Term Loan Commitment”)
15   Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.
16   Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.
17   To be completed if the Assignor(s) and the Assignee(s) intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.

 

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Effective Date:                        , 20     [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR[S] 18

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
ASSIGNEE[S] 19
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

18   Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making the trade (if applicable).
19   Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making the trade (if applicable).

 

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Consented to and Accepted:

 

  CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS   BRANCH, as Administrative Agent
  By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  
  By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  
[Consented to: 20
  [    ], as Issuing Bank
  By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  
  By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  
]
[Consented to: 21
  DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION
  By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  
]    

 

20   To be added only if the consent of the Issuing Banks is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
21   To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

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ANNEX 1

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

1. Representations and Warranties .

1.1 Assignor[s] . [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Credit Document, or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Credit Document.

1.2. Assignee[s] . [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Sections 9.04(b) and (c) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Sections 9.04(b) and (c) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.05 thereof or delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Acceptance is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, any other Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to [the][the relevant] Assignee.

 

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3. Effect of Assignment . Upon the delivery of a fully executed original hereof to the Administrative Agent, as of the Effective Date, (i) [the][each] Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the other Credit Documents and (ii) [the][each] Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

4. General Provisions . This Assignment and Acceptance shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Acceptance by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

 

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EXHIBIT I

FORM OF INTERCOMPANY NOTE

[This Note, and the obligations of [            ], a [            ] [corporation] [limited liability company] (the “ Payor ”), hereunder, shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness (as defined in Section 7 of the Intercompany Subordination Agreement by and among Ditech Holding Corporation (formerly known as Walter Investment Management Corp.), a Maryland corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch as collateral agent and each subsidiary of the Borrower from time to time party thereto (as amended, modified, restated and/or supplemented from time to time, the “ Intercompany Subordination Agreement ”) on the terms and conditions set forth in the Intercompany Subordination Agreement.] 22

New York, New York

                 ,        

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Payor hereby promises to pay [on demand] [on [DATE]] to the order of                     , or its assigns (the “ Payee ”), in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds, at such location in the United States of America as the Payee shall from time to time designate, the unpaid principal amount of all loans and advances made by the Payee to the Payor.

The Payor also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof in like money at said location from the date hereof until paid at such rate per annum as shall be agreed upon from time to time by the Payor and the Payee.

Upon the earlier to occur of (x) the commencement of any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or similar proceeding of any jurisdiction relating to the Payor or (y) any exercise of remedies (including the termination of the Commitments (as defined in the Credit Agreement)) pursuant to Article 7 of the Credit Agreement referred to below, the unpaid principal amount hereof and any applicable accrued but unpaid interest thereon shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind in connection with this Note.

This Note is one of the Intercompany Notes referred to in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2018 among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (as amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) and is subject to the terms thereof[, and shall be pledged by the Payee pursuant to the Pledge Agreement (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The Payor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Pledgee (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) may, pursuant to the Pledge Agreement as in effect from time to time, exercise all rights provided therein with respect to this Note]. 23

 

 

 

22   EACH PROMISSORY NOTE EVIDENCING AN INTERCOMPANY LOAN INCURRED BY ANY CREDIT PARTY OWING TO ANY SUBSIDIARY OF THE BORROWER THAT IS NOT A CREDIT PARTY THAT IS PERMITTED BY THE CREDIT AGREEMENT SHALL HAVE INCLUDED ON ITS FACE THIS BRACKETED LEGEND.
23   INSERT IN EACH INTERCOMPANY NOTE UNDER WHICH THE PAYEE IS A CREDIT PARTY (AS DEFINED IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT).

 

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The Payee is hereby authorized (but shall not be required) to record all loans and advances made by it to the Payor (all of which shall be evidenced by this Note), and all repayments or prepayments thereof, in its books and records, such books and records constituting prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information contained therein.

All payments under this Note shall be made without offset, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.

The Payor hereby waives presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind in connection with this Note.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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[NAME OF PAYOR]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
Pay to the order of
[NAME OF PAYEE]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT J

 

LOGO

FORM OF ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

 

Agent Information    Agent Closing Contact
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch    Fay Rollins
Eleven Madison Avenue    Tel: (212) 325-9041
New York, NY 10010    Fax: (212) 743-1422
   E-Mail: Fay.Rollins@credit-suisse.com

Agent Wire Instructions

Bank of New York

ABA 021000018

Account Name: CS Agency Cayman Account

Account Number: 8900492627

 

It is very important that all of the requested information be completed accurately and that this questionnaire be returned promptly. If your institution is sub-allocating its allocation, please fill out an administrative questionnaire for each legal entity.

Legal Name of Lender to appear in Documentation:

 

 

Signature Block Information:                                                                                                                                                                           

 

•  Signing Credit Agreement

       Yes           No
            

•  Coming in via Assignment

       Yes           No

Type of Lender:                                                                                                                                                                                                  

(Bank, Asset Manager, Broker/Dealer, CLO/CDO; Finance Company, Hedge Fund, Insurance, Mutual Fund, Pension Fund, Other Regulated Investment Fund, Special Purpose

Lender Parent:                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

Lender Domestic Address

      

Lender Eurodollar Address

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

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Contacts/Notification Methods: Borrowings, Paydowns, Interest, Fees, etc.

 

  Primary Credit Contact     Secondary Credit Contact

Name:

 

 

   

 

Company:

 

 

   

 

Title:

 

 

   

 

Address:

 

 

   

 

 

 

   

 

Telephone:

 

 

   

 

Facsimile:

 

 

   

 

E-Mail Address:

 

 

   

 

  Primary Operations Contact     Secondary Operations Contact

Name:

 

 

   

 

Company:

 

 

   

 

Title:

 

 

   

 

Address:

 

 

   

 

 

 

   

 

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Lender’s Domestic Wire Instructions

 

Bank Name:

 

 

ABA/Routing No.:

 

 

Account Name:

 

 

Account No.:

 

 

FFC Account Name:

 

 

FFC Account No.:

 

 

Attention:

 

 

Reference:

 

 

 

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Tax Documents

Pursuant to Section 2.20 of the Credit Agreement, the applicable tax forms and other required documentation for your institution must be completed and returned prior to the first payment to you under any of the Credit Documents. Failure to provide the proper tax form or other required documentation when requested may subject your institution to tax withholding.

 

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EXHIBIT K

FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

OF

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION

AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 9, 2018 (as amended, restated, modified and/or supplemented from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among Ditech Holding Corporation (formerly known as Walter Investment Management Corp.), as borrower (the “ Borrower ”), the lenders party thereto, and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “ Administrative Agent ) , the undersigned hereby certifies, solely in such undersigned’s capacity as executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Borrower, and not individually, as follows:

 

  1. I have made such investigation and inquiries as to the financial condition of the Borrower and its subsidiaries as I have deemed necessary and prudent for the purposes of providing this Solvency Certificate including consultation with the Borrower’s financial advisors used for the restructuring. I acknowledge that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of this Solvency Certificate in connection with the making of Loans under the Credit Agreement. The financial information, projections and assumptions which underlie and form the basis for the representations made in this Solvency Certificate were made in good faith and were based on assumptions reasonably believed by the Borrower to be fair in light of the circumstances existing at the time made and continue to be fair as of the date hereof and further assumes the business strategy and operating plans that support the Disclosure Statement (as defined in the Plan of Reorganization) remain in place.

 

  2. As of the date hereof, after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, including the making of the Loans under the Credit Agreement on the date hereof, after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of such Loans, and after consideration of preliminary valuations of corporate debt and equity, and resulting intangibles that were provided to the Borrower by its financial advisors:

a.    the sum of the fair value of the assets, at a fair valuation on a going concern basis, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) will exceed the sum of their debts;

b.    the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) as of the date hereof do not have debts outstanding, and do not intend to incur further debts, beyond their ability to pay such debts as such debts mature in the ordinary course of business; and

c.    the capital of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) is not unreasonably small in relation to the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) contemplated as of the date hereof.

Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solvency Certificate in such undersigned’s capacity as executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Borrower, on behalf of the Borrower, and not individually, as of the date first stated above.

 

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION
By:  

 

Name:   Gary L. Tillett
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT L

PROCEDURES FOR DUTCH AUCTION

This outline is intended to summarize certain basic terms and procedures with respect to Auctions pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 9.04(l) of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, of which this Exhibit L is a part (the “ Credit Agreement ”). It is not intended to be a definitive list of all of the terms and conditions of an Auction and all such terms and conditions shall be set forth in the applicable Auction Procedures set for each Auction (the “ Offer Documents ”). None of the Administrative Agent, the auction manager 24 , any other Agent or any of their respective affiliates makes any recommendation pursuant to the Offer Documents as to whether or not any Lender should sell by assignment any of its Term Loans pursuant to the Offer Documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt, by participating in the Auction as a Lender) or whether the Borrower should purchase by assignment any Term Loans from any Lender pursuant to any Auction. Each Lender should make its own decision as to whether to sell by assignment any of its Term Loans and, if so, the principal amount of and price to be sought for such Term Loans. In addition, each Lender should consult its own attorney, business advisor or tax advisor as to legal, business, tax and related matters concerning any Auction and the Offer Documents. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Exhibit have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

Summary . The Borrower may purchase (by assignment) Term Loans on a non-pro rata basis by conducting one or more auctions (each, an “ Auction ”) pursuant to the procedures described herein; provided , that no more than one Auction may be ongoing at any one time and no more than four Auctions may be made in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower.

Notice Procedures . In connection with each Auction, the Borrower (in such capacity, the “ Offeror ”) will provide notification to the auction manager (for distribution to the Lenders) of the Term Loans that will be the subject of the Auction by delivering to the auction manager a written notice in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the auction manager (an “ Auction Notice ”). Each Auction Notice shall contain (i) the maximum principal amount of Term Loans the Offeror is willing to purchase (by assignment) in the Auction (the “ Auction Amount ”), which shall be no less than $10,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess of thereof; (ii) the range of discounts to par (the “ Discount Range ”), expressed as a range of prices per $1,000, at which the Offeror would be willing to purchase Term Loans in the Auction; and (iii) the date on which the Auction will conclude, on which date Return Bids (defined below) will be due at the time provided in the Auction Notice (such time, the “ Expiration Time ”), as such date and time may be extended upon notice by the Offeror to the auction manager not less than 24 hours before the original Expiration Time.

Reply Procedures . In connection with any Auction, each Lender holding Term Loans wishing to participate in such Auction shall, prior to the Expiration Time, provide the auction manager with a notice of participation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the auction manager (the “ Return Bid ”, to be included in the Offer Documents) which shall specify (i) a discount to par that must be expressed as a price per $1,000 of Term Loans (the “ Reply Price ”) within the Discount Range and (ii) the principal amount of Term Loans, in an amount not less than $1,000,000, that such Lender is willing to offer for sale at its Reply Price (the “ Reply Amount ”); provided , that each Lender may submit a Reply Amount that is less than the minimum amount and incremental amount requirements described above only if the Reply Amount comprises the entire amount of the Term Loans held by such Lender at such time. A Lender may only submit one Return Bid per Auction, but each Return Bid may contain up to three component bids,

 

 

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To be a financial institution selected by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

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each of which may result in a separate Qualifying Bid (as defined below) and each of which will not be contingent on any other component bid submitted by such Lender resulting in a Qualifying Bid. In addition to the Return Bid, a participating Lender must execute and deliver, to be held by the auction manager, an Assignment and Acceptance in the form included in the Offer Documents which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the auction manager and the Administrative Agent (the “ Auction Assignment and Acceptance ”). The Offeror will not purchase any Term Loans at a price that is outside of the applicable Discount Range, nor will any Return Bids (including any component bids specified therein) submitted at a price that is outside such applicable Discount Range be considered in any calculation of the Applicable Threshold Price (as defined below).

Acceptance Procedures . Based on the Reply Prices and Reply Amounts received by the auction manager, the auction manager, in consultation with the Offeror, will calculate the lowest purchase price (the “ Applicable Threshold Price ”) for the Auction within the Discount Range for the Auction that will allow the Offeror to complete the Auction by purchasing the full Auction Amount (or such lesser amount of Term Loans for which the Offeror has received Qualifying Bids). The Offeror shall purchase (by assignment) Term Loans from each Lender whose Return Bid is within the Discount Range and contains a Reply Price that is equal to or less than the Applicable Threshold Price (each, a “ Qualifying Bid ”). All principal amount of Term Loans included in Qualifying Bids received at a Reply Price lower than the Applicable Threshold Price will be purchased at a purchase price equal to the applicable Reply Price and shall not be subject to proration. If a Lender has submitted a Return Bid containing multiple component bids at different Reply Prices, then all Term Loans of such Lender offered in any such component bid that constitutes a Qualifying Bid with a Reply Price lower than the Applicable Threshold Price shall also be purchased at a purchase price in cash equal to the applicable Reply Price and shall not be subject to proration.

Proration Procedures . All Term Loans offered in Return Bids (or, if applicable, any component bid thereof) constituting Qualifying Bids equal to the Applicable Threshold Price will be purchased at a purchase price equal to the Applicable Threshold Price; provided that if the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans for which Qualifying Bids have been submitted in any given Auction equal to the Applicable Threshold Price would exceed the remaining portion of the Auction Amount (after deducting all Term Loans purchased below the Applicable Threshold Price), the Offeror shall purchase the Term Loans for which the Qualifying Bids submitted were at the Applicable Threshold Price ratably based on the respective principal amounts offered and in an aggregate amount up to the amount necessary to complete the purchase of the Auction Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, no Return Bids (or any component thereof) will be accepted above the Applicable Threshold Price.

Notification Procedures . The auction manager will calculate the Applicable Threshold Price no later than the Business Day immediately after the date that the Return Bids were due. The auction manager will insert the amount of Term Loans to be assigned and the applicable settlement date determined by the auction manager in consultation with the Offeror onto each applicable Auction Assignment and Acceptance received in connection with a Qualifying Bid. Upon written request of the submitting Lender, the auction manager will promptly return any Auction Assignment and Acceptance received in connection with a Return Bid that is not a Qualifying Bid.

Additional Procedures . Once initiated by an Auction Notice, the Offeror may withdraw an Auction by written notice to the auction manager no later than 24 hours before the original Expiration Time so long as no Qualifying Bids have been received by the auction manager at or prior to the time the auction manager receives such written notice from the Borrower. Any Return Bid (including any component bid thereof) delivered to the auction manager may not be modified, revoked, terminated or cancelled; provided that a Lender may modify a Return Bid at any time prior to the Expiration Time solely to reduce the Reply Price included in such Return Bid. However, an Auction shall become void if the Offeror fails to satisfy

 

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one or more of the conditions to the purchase of Term Loans set forth in Section 9.04(l) of the Credit Agreement or to otherwise comply with any of the provisions of such Section 9.04(l). The purchase price for all Term Loans purchased in an Auction shall be paid in cash by the Offeror directly to the respective assigning Lender on a settlement date as determined by the auction manager in consultation with the Offeror (which shall be no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date Return Bids are due), along with accrued and unpaid interest (if any) on the applicable Term Loans up to the settlement date. The Offeror shall execute each applicable Auction Assignment and Acceptance received in connection with a Qualifying Bid.

All questions as to the form of documents and validity and eligibility of Term Loans that are the subject of an Auction will be determined by the auction manager, in consultation with the Offeror, and, absent manifest error, the auction manager’s determination will be final and binding. Absent manifest error, the auction manager’s interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Offer Document, in consultation with the Offeror, will be final and binding.

None of the Administrative Agent, the auction manager, any other Agent or any of their respective affiliates assumes any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning the Borrower, the Credit Parties, or any of their affiliates contained in the Offer Documents or otherwise or for any failure to disclose events that may have occurred and may affect the significance or accuracy of such information.

Immediately upon the consummation of an Auction pursuant to Section 9.04(l) of the Credit Agreement, the Term Loans subject to such Auction and all rights and obligations as a Lender related to such Term Loans shall for all purposes (including under the Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents and otherwise) be deemed to be irrevocably prepaid, terminated, extinguished, cancelled and of no further force and effect, and the Borrower shall neither obtain nor have any rights as a Lender under the Credit Agreement or under the other Credit Documents by virtue of the acquisition of any Term Loans subject to such Auction.

The auction manager acting in its capacity as such under an Auction shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of Article 8 and Section 9.05 of the Credit Agreement to the same extent as if each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” were a reference to the auction manager, and the Administrative Agent shall cooperate with the auction manager as reasonably requested by the auction manager in order to enable it to perform its responsibilities and duties in connection with each Auction.

This Exhibit L shall not require the Borrower to initiate any Auction, nor shall any Lender be obligated to participate in any Auction.

 

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Exhibit 10.2

SERIES A WARRANT AGREEMENT

THIS SERIES A WARRANT AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) dated as of February 9, 2018 is between Ditech Holding Corporation (f/k/a Walter Investment Management Corp.), a Maryland corporation, (“ Company ”), and Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company (collectively the “ Warrant Agent ”).

WHEREAS, the Company has filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “ Bankruptcy Court ) to pursue a Chapter 11 Plan (as amended from time to time, the “ Plan ”), which Plan was approved by the Bankruptcy Court on January 18, 2018 and provides, among other things, that the Company shall issue the holders of Convertible Notes and the Existing Shareholders (each as defined in the Plan) Warrants (the “ Warrants ”), entitling the holders thereof or their registered permitted assigns to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”);

WHEREAS, the Company has engaged the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange and exercise of the Warrants; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Appointment of Warrant Agent . The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the express terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

2. Warrants .

2.1. Issuance of Warrant . On the Effective Date (as defined in the Plan) or a date that is as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Date, the Warrants shall be issued by the Company in the amounts and to the recipients specified in the Plan. Each Warrant entitles the registered holder, upon proper exercise during the Exercise Period and payment of the Exercise Price, to receive from the Company, subject to the adjustments provided in Section  4 hereof, one share of Common Stock at the Exercise Price.

2.2. Form of Warrant . The Warrants shall be issued in the form of (i) one or more global warrant certificates (the “ Global Warrant Certificates ”) substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 and/or (ii) in the form of book-entry registration on the books and records of the Warrant Agent (“ Direct Registration Warrants ”) reflected on statements issued by the Warrant Agent from time to time to the holders thereof reflecting such book entry position (the “ Warrant Statements ”); provided that any Direct Registration Warrants that are not subject to any vesting


requirements or transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws may be exchanged at any time for a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant Certificate representing a corresponding number of Warrants, in accordance with Section 5.4 hereof and the applicable procedures of The Depository Trust Company or any successor thereof (the “ Depository ”) and the Warrant Agent. The Company shall cause to be issued to the Depository or any successor thereof (the “ Depository ”) one or more Global Warrant Certificates evidencing Warrants that are not Direct Registration Warrants. The Global Warrant Certificates and Warrant Statements may bear such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Agreement, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules and regulations of the Depository in the case of the Global Warrant Certificates, with any law or with any rules made pursuant thereto or with any rules of any securities exchange or as may be determined, consistently herewith and reasonably acceptable to the Warrant Agent, by (i) in the case of Global Warrant Certificates, the Appropriate Officers executing such Global Warrant Certificates, as evidenced by their execution of the Global Warrant Certificates and (ii) in the case of Warrant Statements, any Appropriate Officer.

2.3. Execution of Warrants . Global Warrant Certificates shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board, Chief, Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or any Vice President (or higher or equivalent officer) (“ Appropriate Officer ”) of the Company. In the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.

2.4. Effect of Countersignature . Except with respect to Direct Registration Warrants, unless and until a Global Warrant Certificate is countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Warrants represented thereby shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.

2.5. Registration .

2.5.1. Warrant Register . The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (“ Warrant Register ”) in which it shall register any Global Warrant Certificates or Direct Registration Warrants and exchanges and transfers of outstanding Warrants in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section  5 hereof. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer or exchange of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant is then registered in the Warrant Register (“ registered holder ”) as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on a Global Warrant Certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

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3. Terms and Exercise of Warrants

3.1. Exercise Price . On the Effective Date (or upon the date of issuance of the Warrants if issued after the Effective Date), the exercise price for the Warrants shall be $20.63 per share of Common Stock (subject to adjustments pursuant to Section 4 hereof, the “ Exercise Price ”).

3.2. Duration of Warrants . A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (“ Exercise Period ”) commencing February 9, 2018 and ending on February 9, 2028 (“ Expiration Date ”). Each Warrant that is not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at the close of business on the Expiration Date.

3.3. Exercise of Warrants .

3.3.1. Manner of Exercise; Payment . All or any of the Warrants represented by a Global Warrant Certificate or in the form of Direct Registration Warrants may be exercised during the Exercise Period by the registered holder thereof during normal business hours on any Business Day, by delivering (A) written notice of such election (“ Warrant Exercise Notice ”) to exercise the Warrants to the Company and the Warrant Agent at the addresses set forth in Section  8 hereof no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, which Warrant Exercise Notice shall be (i) substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-2 in the case of Warrants represented by a Global Warrant Certificate and (ii) substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-3 in the case of Direct Registration Warrants; and (B) if such Warrants are represented by a Global Warrant Certificate, by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the date that is three Business Days after a Warrant Exercise Notice is delivered, such Warrants to the Warrant Agent (by book-entry transfer through the facilities of the Depository). The documents referred to in clauses (A) and (B) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be accompanied by payment in full of the Exercise Price together with any applicable taxes and governmental charges for each Warrant being exercised as follows:

(a) by bank wire transfer in immediately available funds to the order of the Warrant Agent; or

(b) on a cashless basis, by surrendering the Warrants for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the Fair Market Value (as defined below) less the Exercise Price by (y) the Fair Market Value (the “ Cashless Exercise Ratio ”).

Fair Market Value ” shall mean:

(i) if the Common Stock is traded on a securities exchange, the value shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the sum of 1/30 th of the Volume Weighted Average Price (defined below) of the Common Stock for each of the thirty (30) trading days preceding the date on which the exercise form is submitted in connection with the exercise of the Warrant;

 

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(ii) if the Common Stock is actively traded over-the-counter, the value shall be deemed to be the closing bid prior to the exercise form being submitted in connection with the exercise of the Warrant; or

(iii) if there is no active public market at the time the exercise form is submitted in connection with the exercise of the Warrant (as is reasonably determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors), the value shall be the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors.

Volume Weighted Average Price ” per share of Common Stock on any trading day means the per share volume-weighted average price on The New York Stock Exchange as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “LEE<equity>VAP” (or any successor page thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading on the primary trading session on such trading day and will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session.

The company shall calculate and transmit to the Warrant Agent, and the Warrant Agent shall have no obligation under this Agreement to calculate, the Cashless Exercise Ratio. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued on such exercise will be determined by the Company (with written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent) using the formula set forth in Section  3.3.1(b) , the Warrant Agent shall have no duty or obligation to investigate or confirm whether the Company’s determination of the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued on such exercise, pursuant to this Section  3.3.1 , is accurate or correct.

All funds received by the Warrant Agent under this Agreement that are to be distributed or applied by the Warrant Agent in the performance of the services hereunder (the “ Funds ”) shall be held by the Warrant Agent for the benefit of the Company, as agent for the Company and deposited in one or more bank accounts to be maintained by the Warrant Agent for the benefit of the Company, in its name as agent for the Company. Until paid pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Warrant Agent will hold the Funds through such accounts in: deposit accounts of commercial banks with Tier 1 capital exceeding $1 billion or with an average rating above investment grade by S&P (LT Local Issuer Credit Rating), Moody’s (Long Term Rating) and Fitch Ratings, Inc. (LT Issuer Default Rating) (each as reported by Bloomberg Finance L.P.). The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for any diminution of the Funds that may result from any deposit made by the Warrant Agent in accordance with this paragraph, including any losses resulting from a default by any bank, financial institution or other third party. The Warrant Agent may from time to time receive interest, dividends or other earnings in connection with such deposits. The Warrant Agent shall not be obligated to pay such interest, dividends or earnings to the Company.

The Warrant Agent shall forward funds received for warrant exercises as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof and in any event not later than the fifth business day of the following month by bank wire transfer to an account designated by the Company.

 

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3.3.2. Cost Basis Information. In the event of a cash exercise, the Company hereby instructs the Warrant Agent to record cost basis for newly issued shares as reasonably determined by the Company prior to processing. In the event of a cashless exercise, the Company shall provide cost basis for shares issued pursuant to a cashless exercise at the time the Company provides the Cashless Exercise Ratio to the Warrant Agent pursuant to Section 3.3.1

3.3.3. Issuance of shares of Common Stock . As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the Exercise Price (if any), the Company shall issue to the registered holder of such Warrant the number of shares of Common Stock to which he, she or it is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it (or, if such Common Stock is then issued in book-entry form only, registered on the books and records of the registrar and transfer agent therefor in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Warrant exercise. If fewer than all of the Warrants evidenced by a Global Warrant Certificate surrendered upon the exercise of Warrants are exercised at any time prior to the Expiration Date, the Warrant Agent shall cause a notation to be made to the records maintained by the Depository.

3.3.4. Valid Issuance . All shares of Common Stock issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

3.3.5. Date of Issuance . Each person in whose name any such shares of Common Stock are issued shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which the Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Exercise Price was made, irrespective of the date of issuance of the shares of Common Stock in respect thereof, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the share transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the share transfer books are open.

4. Adjustments .

4.1. Stock Dividends; Stock Split . If after the date hereof, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a stock split of shares of Common Stock, or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split up or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

4.2. Aggregation of Shares . If after the date hereof, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

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4.3. Adjustments in Exercise Price . Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in Sections  4.1 and  4.2 above, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Exercise Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.

4.4. Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc . In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change covered by Sections  4.1 or 4.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of the Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Warrant holders shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the Warrant holder would have received if such Warrant holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in the Common Stock covered by Sections  4.1 or 4.2 , then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections  4.1 , 4.2 , 4.3 and this Section  4.4 . The provisions of this Section  4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers.

4.5. Notices of Changes in Warrant . Upon every adjustment of the Exercise Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections  4.1 , 4.2 , 4.3 , or 4.4 , then, in any such event, the Company shall give written notice to each Warrant holder, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event. The Warrant Agent shall have no obligation under any section of this Agreement to determine whether an adjustment event has occurred or to calculate any of the adjustments set forth herein.

4.6. No Fractional Warrants or Shares . No fractional Warrants will be issued hereunder. Additionally, notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares upon exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section  4 , the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round up to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder.

 

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4.7. No Change in Warrant Terms on Adjustment . Irrespective of any adjustments pursuant to this Section  4 , Warrants theretofore or thereafter issued may continue to express the same prices and number of Common Stock issuable upon exercise as are stated in the similar Warrants issuable initially, or at some subsequent time, pursuant to this Agreement, and the Exercise Price and such number of Common Stock issuable upon exercise specified thereon shall be deemed to have been so adjusted.

4.8. Other Events . In case any event shall occur affecting the Company as to which none of the provisions of preceding subsections of this Section  4 are strictly applicable, but which would require an adjustment to the terms of the Warrants in order to (i) avoid an adverse impact on the Warrants and (ii) effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section  4 , then, in each such case, the Company shall appoint a firm of independent public accountants, investment banking or other appraisal firm of recognized national standing, which shall give its good faith opinion as to whether or not any adjustment to the rights represented by the Warrants is necessary to effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section  4 and, if they determine that an adjustment is necessary, the terms of such adjustment; provided , however , that under no circumstances shall the Warrants be adjusted pursuant to this Section 4 as a result of any issuances of securities in connection with a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The Company shall adjust the terms of the Warrants in a manner that is consistent with any adjustment recommended in such opinion.

5. Transfer and Exchange of Warrants .

5.1. Transfer and Exchange of Global Warrant Certificates or Beneficial Interests Therein . The transfer and exchange of Global Warrant Certificates or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depository, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the procedures of the Depository.

5.2. Exchange of a Beneficial Interest in a Global Warrant Certificate for a Direct Registration Warrant . Any registered holder of a beneficial interest in any whole number of Warrants represented by a Global Warrant Certificate may, upon request, exchange such beneficial interest for a Direct Registration Warrant. Upon receipt by the Warrant Agent from the Depository or its nominee of written instructions or such other form of instructions as is customary for the Depository on behalf of any Person having a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant Certificate, and all other necessary information, the Warrant Agent shall cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depository and the Warrant Agent, the number of Warrants represented by the Global Warrant Certificate to be reduced by the number of Warrants to be represented by a Direct Registration Warrant, as the case may be, to be issued in exchange for the beneficial interest of such Person in the Global Warrant Certificate and, following such reduction, the Warrant Agent shall register such Direct Registration Warrants in accordance with such written instructions and deliver to such holder a Warrant Statement.

 

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5.3. Transfer and Exchange of Direct Registration Warrants . The transfer and exchange of Direct Registration Warrants shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the procedures of the Warrant Agent, and the Warrant Agent shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if (x) its customary requirements for such transactions are met and (y) such transfer or exchange otherwise is not prohibited by this Agreement; provided , however , that the Warrant Agent has received a written instruction of transfer or exchange, as applicable, including a completed form of assignment substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto duly signed by the registered holder thereof or by the duly appointed legal representative thereof or by his attorney, duly authorized in writing, such signature to be guaranteed by a participant in a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program at a guarantee level acceptable to the Warrant Agent. Upon any such registration of transfer, a new Warrant Statement shall be issued to the transferee

5.4. Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange of Direct Registration Warrants for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Warrant Certificate . A Direct Registration Warrant may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant Certificate except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below, and provided that any such Warrants exchanged shall not be subject to any vesting requirements or transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws. Upon receipt by the Warrant Agent of appropriate instruments of transfer with respect to a Direct Registration Warrant, in form satisfactory to the Warrant Agent, together with written instructions directing the Warrant Agent to make, or to direct the Depository to make, an endorsement on the Global Warrant Certificate to reflect an increase in the number of Warrants represented by the Global Warrant Certificate equal to the number of Warrants represented by such Direct Registration Warrant, and all other necessary information, then the Warrant Agent shall cancel such Direct Registration Warrant on the Warrant Register and cause, or direct the Depository to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depository and the Warrant Agent, the number of Warrants represented by the Global Warrant Certificate to be increased accordingly, and shall cause such Warrants to be credited to the account of the transferee at the Depository designated pursuant to the foregoing instructions. If no Global Warrant Certificates are then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Warrant Agent shall either manually or by facsimile countersign a new Global Warrant Certificate representing the appropriate number of Warrants.

5.5. Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange of Global Warrant Certificates . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement (other than the provision set forth in Section 5.6), a Global Warrant Certificate may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depository to a nominee of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or another nominee of the Depository or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository.

5.6. Cancellation of Global Warrant Certificates and Direct Registration Warrants . At such time as all beneficial interests in Global Warrant Certificates and Direct Registration Warrants have been exchanged for Common Stock in accordance herewith, redeemed, repurchased or cancelled, all Global Warrant Certificates shall be returned to, or cancelled and retained pursuant to applicable law by, the Company, upon written instructions from the Company reasonably satisfactory to the Warrant Agent.

 

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The Global Warrant Certificates, and all beneficial interests therein, will be exchanged by the Company for Direct Registration Warrant if the Company delivers to the Warrant Agent notice from the Depository that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depository or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, in either case, a successor Depository is not appointed by the Company within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of such notice from the Note Depository. Upon the occurrence of the event described in the preceding sentence, the Warrant Agent shall cancel the affected Global Warrant Certificates, and the Warrant Agent shall issue Direct Registration Warrants in such names as the Depository shall instruct the Warrant Agent and new Warrant Statements to any holder of beneficial interests in the Global Warrant Certificates so cancelled.

5.7. Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Warrants .

(a) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign, in accordance with the provisions of this Section  5 , Global Warrant Certificates, as required pursuant to the provisions of this Section  5 .

(b) All Global Warrant Certificates or Direct Registration Warrants issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange shall be the valid obligations of the Company, entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Global Warrant Certificates or Direct Registration Warrants surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(c) So long as the Depository, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a Global Warrant Certificate, the Depository or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or registered holder represented by such Global Warrant Certificate for all purposes under this Agreement, including, without limitation, for the purposes of (i) giving notices with respect to such Warrants and (ii) registering transfers with respect to such Warrants. Neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent, in its capacity as registrar for such Warrants, will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to beneficial interests in a Global Warrant Certificate or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, the Depository, as a registered holder of the Warrants represented by the Global Warrant Certificates, may appoint agents and otherwise authorize participants to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action which a registered holder of Warrants is entitled to give or take under this Agreement.

(d) A party requesting transfer of Warrants must provide any evidence of authority that may be reasonably required by the Warrant Agent, including but not limited to, a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association.

(e) The Warrant Agent shall not undertake the duties and obligations of a stock transfer agent under this Agreement, or otherwise, including, without limitation, the duty to receive, issue or transfer shares of the Common Stock.

 

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5.8. Service Charges . No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.

5.9. Warrant Execution and Countersignature . The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, any Global Warrant Certificates required to be issued hereunder, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent with Global Warrant Certificates duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.

6. Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants .

6.1. No Rights as Stockholder . A Warrant does not entitle the registered holder thereof to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.

6.2. Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants . If a Global Warrant Certificate is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Global Warrant Certificate, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Global Warrant Certificate of like denomination, tenor, and date as the Global Warrant Certificate so lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed. Any such new Global Warrant Certificate shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

6.3. Reservation of Shares of Common Stock . The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.

7. Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters .

7.1. Payment of Taxes . The Company will from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of Warrants. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any tax or governmental charge which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the transfer or delivery of a Global Warrant Certificate or the issuance of Common Stock in a name other than that of the holder of a Warrant. The Warrant Agent may refrain from registering any such transfer or delivery of a Global Warrant Certificate or the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of Warrants until any such tax or governmental charge shall have been paid (any such tax or governmental charge being payable by the holder of a Warrant at the time of surrender) or until it has been established to the Company’s and the Warrant Agent’s reasonable satisfaction that no such tax or governmental charge is due.

 

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7.2. Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent .

7.2.1. Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent . The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of the Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost. Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.

7.2.2. Notice of Successor Warrant Agent . In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to (x) the predecessor Warrant Agent, (y) the transfer agent for the shares of Common Stock and (z) each registered holder of Warrants (by first class mail, postage prepaid) at such holder’s last address as shown on the register of the Warrant Agent, in each case, not later than the effective date of any such appointment.

7.2.3. Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent . Any corporation or other entity into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without any further act.

7.3. Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent .

7.3.1. Remuneration . The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder and will reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder. This section 7.3.1 shall survive the expiration of the Warrants, the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

 

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7.3.2. Further Assurances . The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.

7.4. Liability of Warrant Agent .

7.4.1. Reliance on Company Statement . Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent and its agents and subcontractors shall not be liable and shall be indemnified by Company for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by Warrant Agent in reliance upon any Company instructions. The Warrant Agent shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any person, until receipt of written notice thereof from Company. The last two sentences of this section 7.4.1 shall survive the expiration of the Warrants, the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

7.4.2. Indemnity . The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith (each as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith (each as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). The Warrant Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights and powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys, agents or employees, and the Warrant Agent shall not be answerable or accountable for any act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct of any such attorneys, agents or employees or for any loss to the Company resulting from any such act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct, absent gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith in the selection and continued employment thereof (each as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). No provision of this Agreement shall require the Warrant Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise any of its rights or powers if it reasonably believes that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnification against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. The Warrant Agent may at any time consult with legal counsel satisfactory to it, and the opinion or advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Warrant Agent and the Warrant Agent shall incur no liability as to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with such opinion or advice. This section 7.4.2 shall survive the expiration of the Warrants, the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

 

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7.4.3. Exclusions . The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section  4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares of Common Stock will, when issued, be valid and fully paid and nonassessable. This section 7.4.3 shall survive the expiration of the Warrants, the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

7.4.4. Consequential Damages . Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for any consequential, indirect, special or incidental damages under any provisions of this Agreement or for any consequential, indirect, punitive, special or incidental damages arising out of any act or failure to act hereunder even if that party has been advised of or has foreseen the possibility of such damages. This section 7.4.4 shall survive the expiration of the Warrants, the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

7.5. Acceptance of Agency . The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the express terms and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of shares of Common Stock through the exercise of Warrants.

7.6. Limitation of Liability . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Warrant Agent’s aggregate liability during any term of this Agreement with respect to, arising from, or arising in connection with this Agreement, or from all services provided or omitted to be provided under this Agreement, whether in contract, or in tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and shall not exceed, the amounts paid hereunder by the Company to the Warrant Agent as fees and charges, but not including reimbursable expenses. This section 7.6 shall survive the expiration of the Warrants, the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

8. Miscellaneous Provisions .

8.1. Successors . All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

8.2. Notices . Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:

 

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c/o Ditech Holding Corporation

3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 1100

Tampa, Florida 33607

Fax No.: (813) 281-5635

Attention: General Counsel

Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:

Computershare Inc.

250 Royall Street

Canton, MA 02021

Attn: Corp Actions Relationship Manager

8.3. Applicable Law . The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section  9.2 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim.

8.4. Persons Having Rights under this Agreement . Nothing in this Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the registered holders of the Warrants.

8.5. Examination of the Warrant Agreement . A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in Canton, Massachusetts, for inspection by the registered holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such holder to submit his Warrant for inspection by it.

8.6. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

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8.7. Effect of Headings . The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

8.8. Amendments . This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any registered holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the registered holders. All other modifications or amendments, including any amendment to increase the Exercise Price or shorten the Exercise Period, shall require the written consent or vote of the registered holders of a majority of the then outstanding Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may extend the duration of the Exercise Period pursuant to Section  3.2 without the consent of the registered holders. In addition, as a condition precedent to the Warrant Agent’s execution of any amendment, the Company shall deliver to the Warrant Agent a certificate from a duly authorized officer of the Company that states that the proposed amendment is in compliance with the terms of this Section  8.8 ; provided, however, that the Warrant Agent may, but shall not be required to, execute any amendment that adversely affects the Warrant Agent’s own rights, duties or immunities hereunder.

8.9. Severability . This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

8.10. Confidentiality . The Warrant Agent and the Company agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party, including inter alia , personal, non-public warrant holder information, which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement including the fees for services set forth in the attached schedule shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other person, except as may be required by law, including, without limitation, pursuant to subpoenas from state or federal government authorities (e.g., in divorce and criminal actions).

8.11. Force Majeure . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Warrant Agent will not be liable for any delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, terrorist acts, shortage of supply, breakdowns or malfunctions, interruptions or malfunction of computer facilities, or loss of data due to power failures or mechanical difficulties with information storage or retrieval systems, labor difficulties, war, or civil unrest.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.

 

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Cheryl A. Collins

Name:   Cheryl A. Collins
Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., and COMPUTERSHARE INC.,

On behalf of both entities

as Warrant Agent

By:  

/s/ Dan DeWeever

Name:   Dan DeWeever
Title:   Product Director


EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF FACE OF GLOBAL WARRANT CERTIFICATE

This Global Warrant Certificate is deposited with or on behalf of The Depository Trust Company (the “ Depository ”) or its nominee in custody for the benefit of the beneficial owners hereof, and is not transferable to any person under any circumstances except that (i) this Global Warrant Certificate may be delivered to the Warrant Agent for cancellation pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Warrant Agreement and (ii) this Global Warrant Certificate may be transferred pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Warrant Agreement and as set forth below.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL WARRANT CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITORY OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE OR AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED IN SECTION 5.5 OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL WARRANT CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5 OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT.

No registration or transfer of the securities issuable pursuant to the exercise of the Warrant will be recorded on the books of the Company until such provisions have been complied with.

To the extent that any provision hereof conflicts with any provision of the Warrant Agreement, the provision in the Warrant Agreement shall control.


CUSIP No. 25501G 113

ISIN No. US25501G1132

WARRANTS TO PURCHASE

SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION

GLOBAL WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M., New York City Time, February 9, 2028

This Global Warrant Certificate (“ Warrant Certificate ”) certifies that Cede & Co., or its registered assigns is the registered holder of 7,243,523 Warrants (the “ Warrants ”) of Ditech Holding Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”), to purchase shares (the “ Shares ”) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company. The Warrants expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the ten year anniversary of the Effective Date (such date, the “ Expiration Date ”), and each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase from the Company one fully paid and non-assessable Share at the exercise price (the “ Exercise Price ”), payable to the Company either by wire transfer in immediately available funds of the aggregate Exercise Price to an account of the Warrant Agent specified in writing by the Warrant Agent for such purpose, no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the business day immediately prior to the settlement date, which settlement date is three Business Days after a Warrant Exercise Notice is delivered (the “ Settlement Date ”). The initial Exercise Price shall be $20.63.

In lieu of paying the Exercise Price as set forth in the preceding paragraph, subject to the provisions of the Warrant Agreement (as defined on the reverse hereof), the Warrants shall entitle the holder thereof, at the election of such holder, to exercise the Warrants by authorizing the Company to withhold from issuance a number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants which when multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock is equal to the aggregate price for the number of Shares for which the Warrants are being exercised at the Exercise Price (assuming the Exercise Price for all such Shares was being paid in cash), and such withheld shares shall no longer be issuable under the Warrants.

The Exercise Price and the number of Shares purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the Warrant Agreement, which adjustments shall be reflected on the “Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Warrant Certificate” attached hereto.

To the extent that any provision hereof conflicts with any provision of the Warrant Agreement, the provision in the Warrant Agreement shall control.

Warrants may only be exercised during the Exercise Period.

After 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, the Warrants will become wholly void and of no value.


No Rights as Stockholders . Prior to the exercise or conversion hereof into Shares, except as expressly set forth in the Warrant Agreement, the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate do not entitle the registered holder or the owner of any beneficial interest in such Warrants to any rights as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, any rights to vote, to receive dividends or other distributions, to exercise any preemptive right, or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of any meetings of stockholders

REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS WARRANT CERTIFICATE SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF. SUCH FURTHER PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH AT THIS PLACE.

This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant Certificate to be executed by its duly authorized officer.

 

Dated: _____________________

 

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION
By:                                                                  
Name:
Title:
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., and COMPUTERSHARE INC.,
On behalf of both entities
By:                                                                  
Name:
Title:


FORM OF REVERSE OF GLOBAL WARRANT CERTIFICATE

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION

The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are a part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2018 (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), duly executed and delivered by the Company and Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company (collectively the “ Warrant Agent ”). The Warrant Agreement hereby is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “holders” or “holder” meaning the registered holders or registered holder) of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be inspected at the Warrant Agent’s office and is available upon written request addressed to the Company. All capitalized terms used on the face of this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein and are defined in the Warrant Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them therein.

Warrants may be exercised to purchase Warrant Shares from the Company from the date of the Warrant Agreement through 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, at the Exercise Price set forth on the face hereof, subject to adjustment as described in the Warrant Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement, the holder of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may exercise such Warrants by:

(i) providing written notice of such election (“ Warrant Exercise Notice ”) to exercise the Warrants to the Company and the Warrant Agent at the addresses set forth in the Warrant Agreement, by hand or by facsimile, no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, which Warrant Exercise Notice shall substantially be in the form of an election to purchase shares of Common Stock set forth herein, properly completed and executed by the holder; (ii) delivering no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the Settlement Date, the Warrants to the Warrant Agent (by book-entry transfer through the facilities of the Depository); and (iii) paying the Exercise Price, together with any applicable taxes and governmental charges.

In lieu of paying the Exercise Price as set forth in the preceding paragraph, subject to the provisions of the Warrant Agreement, the Warrants shall entitle the holder thereof, at the election of such holder, to exercise the Warrants by authorizing the Company to withhold from issuance a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants which when multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock is equal to the aggregate price for the number of Shares for which the Warrants are being exercised at the Exercise Price (assuming the Exercise Price for all such Shares was being paid in cash), and such withheld shares shall no longer be issuable under the Warrants.

In the event that upon any exercise of the Warrants evidenced hereby the number of shares of Common Stock actually purchased shall be less than the total number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants evidenced hereby, there shall be issued to the holder hereof, or such holder’s assignee, a new Warrant Certificate evidencing Warrants to purchase the shares of Common Stock not so purchased or appropriate adjustment shall be made


in the “ Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Warrant Certificate ” annexed hereto. No adjustment shall be made for any cash dividends on any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants. After 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the Expiration Date, unexercised Warrants shall become wholly void and of no value.

The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares of Common Stock or any certificates that evidence fractional Shares.

No Warrants may be sold, exchanged or otherwise transferred in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or applicable state securities laws.

The Company and Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone) for the purpose of any exercise hereof and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

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[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL WARRANT CERTIFICATE]

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL WARRANT CERTIFICATE

The following increases or decreases in this Global Warrant have been made:

 

Date

   Amount of
decrease in
the number
of
Warrants
represented
by this
Global
Warrant
   Amount of
increase in
the number
of
Warrants
represented
by this
Global
Warrant
   Number of
Warrants
represented
by this
Global
Warrant
following
such
decrease or
increase
   Amount of
decrease in
the number
of shares
issuable
upon
exercise of
the
Warrants
represented
by this
Global
Warrant
   Amount of
increase in
number of
shares
issuable
upon
exercise of
the
Warrants
represented
by this
Global
Warrant
   Number of
shares
issuable upon
exercise of
the Warrants
represented
by this
Global
Warrant
following
such
decrease or
increase
   Signature of
authorized
officer of the
Warrant
Agent


EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF ELECTION TO EXERCISE WARRANT FOR

WARRANT HOLDERS HOLDING WARRANTS

THROUGH THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY

TO BE COMPLETED BY DIRECT PARTICIPANT

IN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION

Warrants to Purchase                      Shares of Common Stock

(TO BE EXECUTED UPON EXERCISE OF THE WARRANT)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock of Ditech Holding Corporation (the “ Company ”) held for its benefit through the book-entry facilities of The Depository Trust Company (the “ Depository ”), to purchase                      newly issued shares of Common Stock of the Company at the initial Exercise Price of $20.63 per share.

The undersigned represents, warrants and promises that it has the full power and authority to exercise and deliver the Warrants exercised hereby. The undersigned represents, warrants and promises that it has delivered or will deliver in payment for such shares $                     by wire transfer in immediately available funds of the aggregate Exercise Price to an account of the Warrant Agent specified in writing by the Warrant Agent for such purpose or through a cashless exercise (as described below), no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the Settlement Date.

☐Please check if the undersigned, in lieu of paying the Exercise Price as set forth in the preceding paragraph, elects to exercise Warrants by authorizing the Company to withhold from issuance a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants which when multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock is equal to the aggregate price for the number of Shares for which the Warrants are being exercised at the Exercise Price (assuming the Exercise Price for all such Shares was being paid in cash), and such withheld shares shall no longer be issuable under the Warrants.

The undersigned requests that the shares of Common Stock purchased hereby be in registered form in the authorized denominations, registered in such names and delivered, all as specified in accordance with the instructions set forth below, provided that if the shares of Common Stock are evidenced by global securities, the shares of Common Stock shall be registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee, to the account of the participant specified herein.

Dated: __________________


NOTE: THIS EXERCISE NOTICE MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE WARRANT AGENT, PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE WARRANT AGENT SHALL NOTIFY YOU (THROUGH THE CLEARING SYSTEM) OF (1) THE WARRANT AGENT’S ACCOUNT AT THE DEPOSITORY TO WHICH YOU MUST DELIVER YOUR WARRANTS ON THE EXERCISE DATE AND (2) THE ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND FACSIMILE NUMBER WHERE YOU CAN CONTACT THE WARRANT AGENT AND TO WHICH WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICES ARE TO BE SUBMITTED.

NAME OF DIRECT PARTICIPANT IN THE DEPOSITORY:                                                                                                                 

(PLEASE PRINT)

ADDRESS:                                                                                                                                                                                                      

CONTACT NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                    

ADDRESS:                                                                                                                                                                                                 

 

 

TELEPHONE (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                     

FAX (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                                     

SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE):

 

 

ACCOUNT FROM WHICH WARRANTS ARE BEING DELIVERED:                                                                                           

DEPOSITORY ACCOUNT NO.:                                                                                                                                                             

WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICES WILL ONLY BE VALID IF DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS SET FORTH IN THIS NOTIFICATION (OR AS OTHERWISE DIRECTED), MARKED TO THE ATTENTION OF “WARRANT EXERCISE”. WARRANT HOLDER DELIVERING WARRANTS, IF OTHER THAN THE DIRECT DTC PARTICIPANT DELIVERING THIS WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICE:

NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                                           

(PLEASE PRINT)

CONTACT NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                      

TELEPHONE (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                     

FAX (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                                     

SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE):

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     


ACCOUNT TO WHICH THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ARE TO BE CREDITED:

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

DEPOSITORY ACCOUNT NO.:                                                                                                                                                             

FILL IN FOR DELIVERY OF THE COMMON STOCK, IF OTHER THAN TO THE PERSON DELIVERING THIS WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICE:

NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                                       

(PLEASE PRINT)

ADDRESS:                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

CONTACT

NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                                       

TELEPHONE (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                

FAX (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                             

SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE):

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FOR WHICH WARRANT IS BEING EXERCISED

(ONLY ONE EXERCISE PER WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICE):                                                                                                  

Signature:                                                                                                                                                                                                 


Name:                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Capacity in which Signing:                                                                                                                                                                 

Signature Guaranteed

BY:                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Signatures must be guaranteed by a participant in a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program at a guarantee level acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent.


EXHIBIT A-3

FORM OF ELECTION TO EXERCISE WARRANT FOR

WARRANT HOLDERS HOLDING

DIRECT REGISTRATION WARRANTS

TO BE COMPLETED BY REGISTERED HOLDER

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION

Warrants to Purchase                     Shares of Common Stock

(TO BE EXECUTED UPON EXERCISE OF THE WARRANT)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock of Ditech Holding Corporation (the “ Company ”), to purchase                      newly issued shares of Common Stock of the Company at the initial Exercise Price of $20.63 per share.

The undersigned represents, warrants and promises that it has the full power and authority to exercise and deliver the Warrants exercised hereby. The undersigned represents, warrants and promises that it has delivered or will deliver in payment for such shares $                     by wire transfer in immediately available funds of the aggregate Exercise Price to an account of the Warrant Agent specified in writing by the Warrant Agent for such purpose or through a cashless exercise (as described below), no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the Settlement Date.

☐Please check if the undersigned, in lieu of paying the Exercise Price as set forth in the preceding paragraph, elects to exercise Warrants by authorizing the Company to withhold from issuance a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants which when multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock is equal to the aggregate price for the number of Shares for which the Warrants are being exercised at the Exercise Price (assuming the Exercise Price for all such Shares was being paid in cash), and such withheld shares shall no longer be issuable under the Warrants.

The undersigned requests that the shares of Common Stock purchased hereby be in registered form in the authorized denominations, registered in such names and delivered, all as specified in accordance with the instructions set forth below, provided that if the shares of Common Stock are evidenced by global securities, the shares of Common Stock shall be registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee, to the account of the participant specified herein.

Dated: __________________

NOTE: THIS EXERCISE NOTICE MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE WARRANT AGENT, PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE WARRANT AGENT SHALL NOTIFY YOU (THROUGH THE CLEARING SYSTEM) OF (1) THE WARRANT AGENT’S ACCOUNT AT THE DEPOSITORY TO WHICH YOU MUST

 

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DELIVER YOUR WARRANTS ON THE EXERCISE DATE AND (2) THE ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND FACSIMILE NUMBER WHERE YOU CAN CONTACT THE WARRANT AGENT AND TO WHICH WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICES ARE TO BE SUBMITTED.

NAME OF DIRECT PARTICIPANT IN THE DEPOSITORY:                                                                                                            

(PLEASE PRINT)

ADDRESS:                                                                                                                                                                                                   

CONTACT NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                      

ADDRESS:                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

TELEPHONE (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                     

FAX (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                                     

SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE):

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

ACCOUNT FROM WHICH WARRANTS ARE BEING DELIVERED:                                                                                              

DEPOSITORY ACCOUNT NO.:                                                                                                                                                               

WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICES WILL ONLY BE VALID IF DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS SET FORTH IN THIS NOTIFICATION (OR AS OTHERWISE DIRECTED), MARKED TO THE ATTENTION OF “WARRANT EXERCISE”. WARRANT HOLDER DELIVERING WARRANTS, IF OTHER THAN THE DIRECT DTC PARTICIPANT DELIVERING THIS WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICE:

NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                                           

(PLEASE PRINT)

CONTACT NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                      

TELEPHONE (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                      

FAX (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                                     

SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE):

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

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ACCOUNT TO WHICH THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ARE TO BE CREDITED:

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

DEPOSITORY ACCOUNT NO.:                                                                                                                                                             

FILL IN FOR DELIVERY OF THE COMMON STOCK, IF OTHER THAN TO THE PERSON DELIVERING THIS WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICE:

NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                                       

(PLEASE PRINT)

ADDRESS:                                                                                                                                                                                                

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

CONTACT

NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                                        

TELEPHONE (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                    

FAX (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                                     

SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE):

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FOR WHICH WARRANT IS BEING EXERCISED

(ONLY ONE EXERCISE PER WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICE):                                                                                                 

Signature:                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

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Name:                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Capacity in which Signing:                                                                                                                                                                     

Signature Guaranteed

BY:                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Signatures must be guaranteed by a participant in a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program at a guarantee level acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent.

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER

IF SUCH HOLDER DESIRES TO TRANSFER A WARRANT)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned registered holder hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

 

 

Name of Assignee

 

 

Address of Assignee

Warrants to purchase                          shares of Common Stock held by the undersigned, together with all right, title and interest therein, and does irrevocably constitute and appoint attorney, to transfer such Warrants on the books of the Warrant Agent, with full power of substitution.

 

 

Signature

 

 

Date

 

 

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number of Assignee

SIGNATURE GUARANTEED BY:

 

 

Signatures must be guaranteed by a participant in a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program at a guarantee level acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent.

Exhibit 10.3

SERIES B WARRANT AGREEMENT

THIS SERIES B WARRANT AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) dated as of February 9, 2018 is between Ditech Holding Corporation (f/k/a Walter Investment Management Corp.), a Maryland corporation, (“ Company ”), and Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company (collectively the “ Warrant Agent ”).

WHEREAS, the Company has filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “ Bankruptcy Court ) to pursue a Chapter 11 Plan (as amended from time to time, the “ Plan ”), which Plan was approved by the Bankruptcy Court on January 18, 2018 and provides, among other things, that the Company shall issue the holders of Convertible Notes and the Existing Shareholders (each as defined in the Plan) Warrants (the “ Warrants ”), entitling the holders thereof or their registered permitted assigns to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”);

WHEREAS, the Company has engaged the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer, exchange and exercise of the Warrants; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Appointment of Warrant Agent . The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in accordance with the express terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

2. Warrants .

2.1. Issuance of Warrant . On the Effective Date (as defined in the Plan) or a date that is as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Date, the Warrants shall be issued by the Company in the amounts and to the recipients specified in the Plan. Each Warrant entitles the registered holder, upon proper exercise during the Exercise Period and payment of the Exercise Price, to receive from the Company, subject to the adjustments provided in Section  4 hereof, one share of Common Stock at the Exercise Price.

2.2. Form of Warrant . The Warrants shall be issued in the form of (i) one or more global warrant certificates (the “ Global Warrant Certificates ”) substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 and/or (ii) in the form of book-entry registration on the books and records of the Warrant Agent (“ Direct Registration Warrants ”) reflected on statements issued by the Warrant Agent from time to time to the holders thereof reflecting such book entry position (the “ Warrant Statements ”); provided that any Direct Registration Warrants that are not subject to any vesting


requirements or transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws may be exchanged at any time for a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant Certificate representing a corresponding number of Warrants, in accordance with Section 5.4 hereof and the applicable procedures of The Depository Trust Company or any successor thereof (the “ Depository ”) and the Warrant Agent. The Company shall cause to be issued to the Depository or any successor thereof (the “ Depository ”) one or more Global Warrant Certificates evidencing Warrants that are not Direct Registration Warrants. The Global Warrant Certificates and Warrant Statements may bear such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Agreement, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules and regulations of the Depository in the case of the Global Warrant Certificates, with any law or with any rules made pursuant thereto or with any rules of any securities exchange or as may be determined, consistently herewith and reasonably acceptable to the Warrant Agent, by (i) in the case of Global Warrant Certificates, the Appropriate Officers executing such Global Warrant Certificates, as evidenced by their execution of the Global Warrant Certificates and (ii) in the case of Warrant Statements, any Appropriate Officer.

2.3. Execution of Warrants . Global Warrant Certificates shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the Board, Chief, Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or any Vice President (or higher or equivalent officer) (“ Appropriate Officer ”) of the Company. In the event the person whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance.

2.4. Effect of Countersignature . Except with respect to Direct Registration Warrants, unless and until a Global Warrant Certificate is countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Warrants represented thereby shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof.

2.5. Registration .

2.5.1. Warrant Register . The Warrant Agent shall maintain books (“ Warrant Register ”) in which it shall register any Global Warrant Certificates or Direct Registration Warrants and exchanges and transfers of outstanding Warrants in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section  5 hereof. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer or exchange of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant is then registered in the Warrant Register (“ registered holder ”) as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on a Global Warrant Certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

3. Terms and Exercise of Warrants

3.1. Exercise Price . On the Effective Date (or upon the date of issuance of the Warrants if issued after the Effective Date), the exercise price for the Warrants shall be $28.25 per share of Common Stock (subject to adjustments pursuant to Section 4 hereof, the “ Exercise Price ”).

 

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3.2. Duration of Warrants . A Warrant may be exercised only during the period (“ Exercise Period ”) commencing February 9, 2018 and ending on February 9, 2028 (“ Expiration Date ”). Each Warrant that is not exercised on or before the Expiration Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at the close of business on the Expiration Date.

3.3. Exercise of Warrants .

3.3.1. Manner of Exercise; Payment . All or any of the Warrants represented by a Global Warrant Certificate or in the form of Direct Registration Warrants may be exercised during the Exercise Period by the registered holder thereof during normal business hours on any Business Day, by delivering (A) written notice of such election (“ Warrant Exercise Notice ”) to exercise the Warrants to the Company and the Warrant Agent at the addresses set forth in Section  8 hereof no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, which Warrant Exercise Notice shall be (i) substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-2 in the case of Warrants represented by a Global Warrant Certificate and (ii) substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A-3 in the case of Direct Registration Warrants; and (B) if such Warrants are represented by a Global Warrant Certificate, by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the date that is three Business Days after a Warrant Exercise Notice is delivered, such Warrants to the Warrant Agent (by book-entry transfer through the facilities of the Depository). The documents referred to in clauses (A) and (B) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be accompanied by payment in full of the Exercise Price together with any applicable taxes and governmental charges for each Warrant being exercised as follows:

(a) by bank wire transfer in immediately available funds to the order of the Warrant Agent; or

(b) on a cashless basis, by surrendering the Warrants for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the Fair Market Value (as defined below) less the Exercise Price by (y) the Fair Market Value (the “ Cashless Exercise Ratio ”).

Fair Market Value ” shall mean:

(i) if the Common Stock is traded on a securities exchange, the value shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the sum of 1/30 th of the Volume Weighted Average Price (defined below) of the Common Stock for each of the thirty (30) trading days preceding the date on which the exercise form is submitted in connection with the exercise of the Warrant;

 

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(ii) if the Common Stock is actively traded over-the-counter, the value shall be deemed to be the closing bid prior to the exercise form being submitted in connection with the exercise of the Warrant; or

(iii) if there is no active public market at the time the exercise form is submitted in connection with the exercise of the Warrant (as is reasonably determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors), the value shall be the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors.

Volume Weighted Average Price ” per share of Common Stock on any trading day means the per share volume-weighted average price on The New York Stock Exchange as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “LEE<equity>VAP” (or any successor page thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading on the primary trading session on such trading day and will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session.

The company shall calculate and transmit to the Warrant Agent, and the Warrant Agent shall have no obligation under this Agreement to calculate, the Cashless Exercise Ratio. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued on such exercise will be determined by the Company (with written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent) using the formula set forth in Section  3.3.1(b) , the Warrant Agent shall have no duty or obligation to investigate or confirm whether the Company’s determination of the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued on such exercise, pursuant to this Section  3.3.1 , is accurate or correct.

All funds received by the Warrant Agent under this Agreement that are to be distributed or applied by the Warrant Agent in the performance of the services hereunder (the “ Funds ”) shall be held by the Warrant Agent for the benefit of the Company, as agent for the Company and deposited in one or more bank accounts to be maintained by the Warrant Agent for the benefit of the Company, in its name as agent for the Company. Until paid pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Warrant Agent will hold the Funds through such accounts in: deposit accounts of commercial banks with Tier 1 capital exceeding $1 billion or with an average rating above investment grade by S&P (LT Local Issuer Credit Rating), Moody’s (Long Term Rating) and Fitch Ratings, Inc. (LT Issuer Default Rating) (each as reported by Bloomberg Finance L.P.). The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for any diminution of the Funds that may result from any deposit made by the Warrant Agent in accordance with this paragraph, including any losses resulting from a default by any bank, financial institution or other third party. The Warrant Agent may from time to time receive interest, dividends or other earnings in connection with such deposits. The Warrant Agent shall not be obligated to pay such interest, dividends or earnings to the Company.

The Warrant Agent shall forward funds received for warrant exercises as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof and in any event not later than the fifth business day of the following month by bank wire transfer to an account designated by the Company.

 

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3.3.2. Cost Basis Information. In the event of a cash exercise, the Company hereby instructs the Warrant Agent to record cost basis for newly issued shares as reasonably determined by the Company prior to processing. In the event of a cashless exercise, the Company shall provide cost basis for shares issued pursuant to a cashless exercise at the time the Company provides the Cashless Exercise Ratio to the Warrant Agent pursuant to Section 3.3.1

3.3.3. Issuance of shares of Common Stock . As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in payment of the Exercise Price (if any), the Company shall issue to the registered holder of such Warrant the number of shares of Common Stock to which he, she or it is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it (or, if such Common Stock is then issued in book-entry form only, registered on the books and records of the registrar and transfer agent therefor in such name or names as may be directed by him, her or it). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Warrant exercise. If fewer than all of the Warrants evidenced by a Global Warrant Certificate surrendered upon the exercise of Warrants are exercised at any time prior to the Expiration Date, the Warrant Agent shall cause a notation to be made to the records maintained by the Depository.

3.3.4. Valid Issuance . All shares of Common Stock issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

3.3.5. Date of Issuance . Each person in whose name any such shares of Common Stock are issued shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which the Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Exercise Price was made, irrespective of the date of issuance of the shares of Common Stock in respect thereof, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the share transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the share transfer books are open.

4. Adjustments .

4.1. Stock Dividends; Stock Split . If after the date hereof, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a stock split of shares of Common Stock, or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split up or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

4.2. Aggregation of Shares . If after the date hereof, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

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4.3. Adjustments in Exercise Price . Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants is adjusted, as provided in Sections  4.1 and  4.2 above, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Exercise Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.

4.4. Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc . In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change covered by Sections  4.1 or 4.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of the Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Warrant holders shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the Warrant holder would have received if such Warrant holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in the Common Stock covered by Sections  4.1 or 4.2 , then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections  4.1 , 4.2 , 4.3 and this Section  4.4 . The provisions of this Section  4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers.

4.5. Notices of Changes in Warrant . Upon every adjustment of the Exercise Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections  4.1 , 4.2 , 4.3 , or 4.4 , then, in any such event, the Company shall give written notice to each Warrant holder, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event. The Warrant Agent shall have no obligation under any section of this Agreement to determine whether an adjustment event has occurred or to calculate any of the adjustments set forth herein.

4.6. No Fractional Warrants or Shares . No fractional Warrants will be issued hereunder. Additionally, notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares upon exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section  4 , the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round up to the nearest whole number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder.

 

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4.7. No Change in Warrant Terms on Adjustment . Irrespective of any adjustments pursuant to this Section  4 , Warrants theretofore or thereafter issued may continue to express the same prices and number of Common Stock issuable upon exercise as are stated in the similar Warrants issuable initially, or at some subsequent time, pursuant to this Agreement, and the Exercise Price and such number of Common Stock issuable upon exercise specified thereon shall be deemed to have been so adjusted.

4.8. Other Events . In case any event shall occur affecting the Company as to which none of the provisions of preceding subsections of this Section  4 are strictly applicable, but which would require an adjustment to the terms of the Warrants in order to (i) avoid an adverse impact on the Warrants and (ii) effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section  4 , then, in each such case, the Company shall appoint a firm of independent public accountants, investment banking or other appraisal firm of recognized national standing, which shall give its good faith opinion as to whether or not any adjustment to the rights represented by the Warrants is necessary to effectuate the intent and purpose of this Section  4 and, if they determine that an adjustment is necessary, the terms of such adjustment; provided , however , that under no circumstances shall the Warrants be adjusted pursuant to this Section 4 as a result of any issuances of securities in connection with a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The Company shall adjust the terms of the Warrants in a manner that is consistent with any adjustment recommended in such opinion.

5. Transfer and Exchange of Warrants .

5.1. Transfer and Exchange of Global Warrant Certificates or Beneficial Interests Therein . The transfer and exchange of Global Warrant Certificates or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depository, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the procedures of the Depository.

5.2. Exchange of a Beneficial Interest in a Global Warrant Certificate for a Direct Registration Warrant . Any registered holder of a beneficial interest in any whole number of Warrants represented by a Global Warrant Certificate may, upon request, exchange such beneficial interest for a Direct Registration Warrant. Upon receipt by the Warrant Agent from the Depository or its nominee of written instructions or such other form of instructions as is customary for the Depository on behalf of any Person having a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant Certificate, and all other necessary information, the Warrant Agent shall cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depository and the Warrant Agent, the number of Warrants represented by the Global Warrant Certificate to be reduced by the number of Warrants to be represented by a Direct Registration Warrant, as the case may be, to be issued in exchange for the beneficial interest of such Person in the Global Warrant Certificate and, following such reduction, the Warrant Agent shall register such Direct Registration Warrants in accordance with such written instructions and deliver to such holder a Warrant Statement.

 

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5.3. Transfer and Exchange of Direct Registration Warrants . The transfer and exchange of Direct Registration Warrants shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the procedures of the Warrant Agent, and the Warrant Agent shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if (x) its customary requirements for such transactions are met and (y) such transfer or exchange otherwise is not prohibited by this Agreement; provided , however , that the Warrant Agent has received a written instruction of transfer or exchange, as applicable, including a completed form of assignment substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto duly signed by the registered holder thereof or by the duly appointed legal representative thereof or by his attorney, duly authorized in writing, such signature to be guaranteed by a participant in a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program at a guarantee level acceptable to the Warrant Agent. Upon any such registration of transfer, a new Warrant Statement shall be issued to the transferee

5.4. Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange of Direct Registration Warrants for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Warrant Certificate . A Direct Registration Warrant may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant Certificate except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below, and provided that any such Warrants exchanged shall not be subject to any vesting requirements or transfer restrictions under applicable securities laws. Upon receipt by the Warrant Agent of appropriate instruments of transfer with respect to a Direct Registration Warrant, in form satisfactory to the Warrant Agent, together with written instructions directing the Warrant Agent to make, or to direct the Depository to make, an endorsement on the Global Warrant Certificate to reflect an increase in the number of Warrants represented by the Global Warrant Certificate equal to the number of Warrants represented by such Direct Registration Warrant, and all other necessary information, then the Warrant Agent shall cancel such Direct Registration Warrant on the Warrant Register and cause, or direct the Depository to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depository and the Warrant Agent, the number of Warrants represented by the Global Warrant Certificate to be increased accordingly, and shall cause such Warrants to be credited to the account of the transferee at the Depository designated pursuant to the foregoing instructions. If no Global Warrant Certificates are then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Warrant Agent shall either manually or by facsimile countersign a new Global Warrant Certificate representing the appropriate number of Warrants.

5.5. Restrictions on Transfer and Exchange of Global Warrant Certificates . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement (other than the provision set forth in Section 5.6), a Global Warrant Certificate may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depository to a nominee of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or another nominee of the Depository or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository.

5.6. Cancellation of Global Warrant Certificates and Direct Registration Warrants . At such time as all beneficial interests in Global Warrant Certificates and Direct Registration Warrants have been exchanged for Common Stock in accordance herewith, redeemed, repurchased or cancelled, all Global Warrant Certificates shall be returned to, or cancelled and retained pursuant to applicable law by, the Company, upon written instructions from the Company reasonably satisfactory to the Warrant Agent.

 

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The Global Warrant Certificates, and all beneficial interests therein, will be exchanged by the Company for Direct Registration Warrant if the Company delivers to the Warrant Agent notice from the Depository that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depository or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, in either case, a successor Depository is not appointed by the Company within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of such notice from the Note Depository. Upon the occurrence of the event described in the preceding sentence, the Warrant Agent shall cancel the affected Global Warrant Certificates, and the Warrant Agent shall issue Direct Registration Warrants in such names as the Depository shall instruct the Warrant Agent and new Warrant Statements to any holder of beneficial interests in the Global Warrant Certificates so cancelled.

5.7. Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Warrants .

(a) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign, in accordance with the provisions of this Section  5 , Global Warrant Certificates, as required pursuant to the provisions of this Section  5 .

(b) All Global Warrant Certificates or Direct Registration Warrants issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange shall be the valid obligations of the Company, entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Global Warrant Certificates or Direct Registration Warrants surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(c) So long as the Depository, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a Global Warrant Certificate, the Depository or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or registered holder represented by such Global Warrant Certificate for all purposes under this Agreement, including, without limitation, for the purposes of (i) giving notices with respect to such Warrants and (ii) registering transfers with respect to such Warrants. Neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent, in its capacity as registrar for such Warrants, will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to beneficial interests in a Global Warrant Certificate or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, the Depository, as a registered holder of the Warrants represented by the Global Warrant Certificates, may appoint agents and otherwise authorize participants to give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action which a registered holder of Warrants is entitled to give or take under this Agreement.

(d) A party requesting transfer of Warrants must provide any evidence of authority that may be reasonably required by the Warrant Agent, including but not limited to, a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association.

(e) The Warrant Agent shall not undertake the duties and obligations of a stock transfer agent under this Agreement, or otherwise, including, without limitation, the duty to receive, issue or transfer shares of the Common Stock.

 

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5.8. Service Charges . No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants.

5.9. Warrant Execution and Countersignature . The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, any Global Warrant Certificates required to be issued hereunder, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent with Global Warrant Certificates duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.

6. Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants .

6.1. No Rights as Stockholder . A Warrant does not entitle the registered holder thereof to any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter.

6.2. Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants . If a Global Warrant Certificate is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the Company and the Warrant Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Global Warrant Certificate, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Global Warrant Certificate of like denomination, tenor, and date as the Global Warrant Certificate so lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed. Any such new Global Warrant Certificate shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

6.3. Reservation of Shares of Common Stock . The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement.

7. Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters .

7.1. Payment of Taxes . The Company will from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of Warrants. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any tax or governmental charge which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the transfer or delivery of a Global Warrant Certificate or the issuance of Common Stock in a name other than that of the holder of a Warrant. The Warrant Agent may refrain from registering any such transfer or delivery of a Global Warrant Certificate or the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of Warrants until any such tax or governmental charge shall have been paid (any such tax or governmental charge being payable by the holder of a Warrant at the time of surrender) or until it has been established to the Company’s and the Warrant Agent’s reasonable satisfaction that no such tax or governmental charge is due.

 

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7.2. Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent .

7.2.1. Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent . The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days’ notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of the Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his Warrant for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at the Company’s cost. Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, in good standing and having its principal office in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations.

7.2.2. Notice of Successor Warrant Agent . In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to (x) the predecessor Warrant Agent, (y) the transfer agent for the shares of Common Stock and (z) each registered holder of Warrants (by first class mail, postage prepaid) at such holder’s last address as shown on the register of the Warrant Agent, in each case, not later than the effective date of any such appointment.

7.2.3. Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent . Any corporation or other entity into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without any further act.

7.3. Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent .

7.3.1. Remuneration . The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent hereunder and will reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder. This section 7.3.1 shall survive the expiration of the Warrants, the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

 

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7.3.2. Further Assurances . The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Agreement.

7.4. Liability of Warrant Agent .

7.4.1. Reliance on Company Statement . Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent and its agents and subcontractors shall not be liable and shall be indemnified by Company for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by Warrant Agent in reliance upon any Company instructions. The Warrant Agent shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any person, until receipt of written notice thereof from Company. The last two sentences of this section 7.4.1 shall survive the expiration of the Warrants, the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

7.4.2. Indemnity . The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith (each as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by the Warrant Agent in the execution of this Agreement except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith (each as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). The Warrant Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights and powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys, agents or employees, and the Warrant Agent shall not be answerable or accountable for any act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct of any such attorneys, agents or employees or for any loss to the Company resulting from any such act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct, absent gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith in the selection and continued employment thereof (each as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). No provision of this Agreement shall require the Warrant Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise any of its rights or powers if it reasonably believes that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnification against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it. The Warrant Agent may at any time consult with legal counsel satisfactory to it, and the opinion or advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Warrant Agent and the Warrant Agent shall incur no liability as to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with such opinion or advice. This section 7.4.2 shall survive the expiration of the Warrants, the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

 

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7.4.3. Exclusions . The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section  4 hereof or responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares of Common Stock will, when issued, be valid and fully paid and nonassessable. This section 7.4.3 shall survive the expiration of the Warrants, the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

7.4.4. Consequential Damages . Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for any consequential, indirect, special or incidental damages under any provisions of this Agreement or for any consequential, indirect, punitive, special or incidental damages arising out of any act or failure to act hereunder even if that party has been advised of or has foreseen the possibility of such damages. This section 7.4.4 shall survive the expiration of the Warrants, the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

7.5. Acceptance of Agency . The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the express terms and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the Company, all monies received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of shares of Common Stock through the exercise of Warrants.

7.6. Limitation of Liability . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Warrant Agent’s aggregate liability during any term of this Agreement with respect to, arising from, or arising in connection with this Agreement, or from all services provided or omitted to be provided under this Agreement, whether in contract, or in tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and shall not exceed, the amounts paid hereunder by the Company to the Warrant Agent as fees and charges, but not including reimbursable expenses. This section 7.6 shall survive the expiration of the Warrants, the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

8. Miscellaneous Provisions .

8.1. Successors . All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

8.2. Notices . Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five (5) days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:

 

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c/o Ditech Holding Corporation

3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 1100

Tampa, Florida 33607

Fax No.: (813) 281-5635

Attention: General Counsel

Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:

Computershare Inc.

250 Royall Street

Canton, MA 02021

Attn: Corp Actions Relationship Manager

8.3. Applicable Law . The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum. Any such process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set forth in Section  9.2 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim.

8.4. Persons Having Rights under this Agreement . Nothing in this Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the registered holders of the Warrants.

8.5. Examination of the Warrant Agreement . A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Warrant Agent in Canton, Massachusetts, for inspection by the registered holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such holder to submit his Warrant for inspection by it.

8.6. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of original or facsimile counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

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8.7. Effect of Headings . The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

8.8. Amendments . This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any registered holder for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement as the parties may deem necessary or desirable and that the parties deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the registered holders. All other modifications or amendments, including any amendment to increase the Exercise Price or shorten the Exercise Period, shall require the written consent or vote of the registered holders of a majority of the then outstanding Warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may extend the duration of the Exercise Period pursuant to Section  3.2 without the consent of the registered holders. In addition, as a condition precedent to the Warrant Agent’s execution of any amendment, the Company shall deliver to the Warrant Agent a certificate from a duly authorized officer of the Company that states that the proposed amendment is in compliance with the terms of this Section  8.8 ; provided, however, that the Warrant Agent may, but shall not be required to, execute any amendment that adversely affects the Warrant Agent’s own rights, duties or immunities hereunder.

8.9. Severability . This Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.

8.10. Confidentiality . The Warrant Agent and the Company agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party, including inter alia , personal, non-public warrant holder information, which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement including the fees for services set forth in the attached schedule shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other person, except as may be required by law, including, without limitation, pursuant to subpoenas from state or federal government authorities (e.g., in divorce and criminal actions).

8.11. Force Majeure . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Warrant Agent will not be liable for any delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, terrorist acts, shortage of supply, breakdowns or malfunctions, interruptions or malfunction of computer facilities, or loss of data due to power failures or mechanical difficulties with information storage or retrieval systems, labor difficulties, war, or civil unrest.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.

 

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION
    By:  

/s/ Cheryl A. Collins

Name:   Cheryl A. Collins
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A., and COMPUTERSHARE INC.,

On behalf of both entities

as Warrant Agent

    By:  

/s/ Dan DeWeever

Name:   Dan DeWeever
  Title:   Product Director


EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF FACE OF GLOBAL WARRANT CERTIFICATE

This Global Warrant Certificate is deposited with or on behalf of The Depository Trust Company (the “ Depository ”) or its nominee in custody for the benefit of the beneficial owners hereof, and is not transferable to any person under any circumstances except that (i) this Global Warrant Certificate may be delivered to the Warrant Agent for cancellation pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Warrant Agreement and (ii) this Global Warrant Certificate may be transferred pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Warrant Agreement and as set forth below.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL WARRANT CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITORY OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE OR AS OTHERWISE PERMITTED IN SECTION 5.5 OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL WARRANT CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5 OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT.

No registration or transfer of the securities issuable pursuant to the exercise of the Warrant will be recorded on the books of the Company until such provisions have been complied with.

To the extent that any provision hereof conflicts with any provision of the Warrant Agreement, the provision in the Warrant Agreement shall control.


CUSIP No. 25501G 121

ISIN No. US25501G1215

WARRANTS TO PURCHASE

SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION

GLOBAL WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M., New York City Time, February 9, 2028

This Global Warrant Certificate (“ Warrant Certificate ”) certifies that Cede & Co., or its registered assigns is the registered holder of 5,747,581 Warrants (the “ Warrants ”) of Ditech Holding Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”), to purchase shares (the “ Shares ”) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), of the Company. The Warrants expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the ten year anniversary of the Effective Date (such date, the “ Expiration Date ”), and each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase from the Company one fully paid and non-assessable Share at the exercise price (the “ Exercise Price ”), payable to the Company either by wire transfer in immediately available funds of the aggregate Exercise Price to an account of the Warrant Agent specified in writing by the Warrant Agent for such purpose, no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the business day immediately prior to the settlement date, which settlement date is three Business Days after a Warrant Exercise Notice is delivered (the “ Settlement Date ”). The initial Exercise Price shall be $28.25.

In lieu of paying the Exercise Price as set forth in the preceding paragraph, subject to the provisions of the Warrant Agreement (as defined on the reverse hereof), the Warrants shall entitle the holder thereof, at the election of such holder, to exercise the Warrants by authorizing the Company to withhold from issuance a number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants which when multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock is equal to the aggregate price for the number of Shares for which the Warrants are being exercised at the Exercise Price (assuming the Exercise Price for all such Shares was being paid in cash), and such withheld shares shall no longer be issuable under the Warrants.

The Exercise Price and the number of Shares purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants are subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the Warrant Agreement, which adjustments shall be reflected on the “Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Warrant Certificate” attached hereto.

To the extent that any provision hereof conflicts with any provision of the Warrant Agreement, the provision in the Warrant Agreement shall control.

Warrants may only be exercised during the Exercise Period.

After 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, the Warrants will become wholly void and of no value.


No Rights as Stockholders . Prior to the exercise or conversion hereof into Shares, except as expressly set forth in the Warrant Agreement, the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate do not entitle the registered holder or the owner of any beneficial interest in such Warrants to any rights as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, any rights to vote, to receive dividends or other distributions, to exercise any preemptive right, or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of any meetings of stockholders

REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS WARRANT CERTIFICATE SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF. SUCH FURTHER PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH AT THIS PLACE.

This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid unless countersigned by the Warrant Agent.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant Certificate to be executed by its duly authorized officer.

 

Dated:                                                                      

  

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION

 

By:                                                                           

Name:

Title:

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY,

N.A., and COMPUTERSHARE INC.,

On behalf of both entities
By:                                                                          
Name:
Title:


FORM OF REVERSE OF GLOBAL WARRANT CERTIFICATE

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION

The Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are a part of a duly authorized issue of Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2018 (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), duly executed and delivered by the Company and Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company (collectively the “ Warrant Agent ”). The Warrant Agreement hereby is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this instrument and is hereby referred to for a description of the rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Warrant Agent, the Company and the holders (the words “holders” or “holder” meaning the registered holders or registered holder) of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be inspected at the Warrant Agent’s office and is available upon written request addressed to the Company. All capitalized terms used on the face of this Warrant Certificate but not defined herein and are defined in the Warrant Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them therein.

Warrants may be exercised to purchase Warrant Shares from the Company from the date of the Warrant Agreement through 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, at the Exercise Price set forth on the face hereof, subject to adjustment as described in the Warrant Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement, the holder of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate may exercise such Warrants by:

(i) providing written notice of such election (“ Warrant Exercise Notice ”) to exercise the Warrants to the Company and the Warrant Agent at the addresses set forth in the Warrant Agreement, by hand or by facsimile, no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, which Warrant Exercise Notice shall substantially be in the form of an election to purchase shares of Common Stock set forth herein, properly completed and executed by the holder; (ii) delivering no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the Settlement Date, the Warrants to the Warrant Agent (by book-entry transfer through the facilities of the Depository); and (iii) paying the Exercise Price, together with any applicable taxes and governmental charges.

In lieu of paying the Exercise Price as set forth in the preceding paragraph, subject to the provisions of the Warrant Agreement, the Warrants shall entitle the holder thereof, at the election of such holder, to exercise the Warrants by authorizing the Company to withhold from issuance a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants which when multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock is equal to the aggregate price for the number of Shares for which the Warrants are being exercised at the Exercise Price (assuming the Exercise Price for all such Shares was being paid in cash), and such withheld shares shall no longer be issuable under the Warrants.

In the event that upon any exercise of the Warrants evidenced hereby the number of shares of Common Stock actually purchased shall be less than the total number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants evidenced hereby, there shall be issued to the holder hereof, or such holder’s assignee, a new Warrant Certificate evidencing Warrants to purchase the shares of Common Stock not so purchased or appropriate adjustment shall be made


in the “ Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Warrant Certificate ” annexed hereto. No adjustment shall be made for any cash dividends on any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants. After 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the Expiration Date, unexercised Warrants shall become wholly void and of no value.

The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares of Common Stock or any certificates that evidence fractional Shares.

No Warrants may be sold, exchanged or otherwise transferred in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or applicable state securities laws.

The Company and Warrant Agent may deem and treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner of this Warrant Certificate (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon made by anyone) for the purpose of any exercise hereof and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

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[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL WARRANT CERTIFICATE]

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL WARRANT CERTIFICATE

The following increases or decreases in this Global Warrant have been made:

 

Date

  

Amount of
decrease in the
number of
Warrants
represented by
this Global
Warrant

  

Amount of
increase in the
number of
Warrants
represented by
this Global
Warrant

  

Number of
Warrants
represented by
this Global
Warrant
following
such decrease
or increase

  

Amount of
decrease in the
number of
shares
issuable upon
exercise of the
Warrants
represented by
this Global
Warrant

  

Amount of
increase in
number of
shares
issuable upon
exercise of the
Warrants
represented by
this Global
Warrant

  

Number of
shares
issuable upon
exercise of the
Warrants
represented by
this Global
Warrant
following
such decrease
or increase

  

Signature of
authorized
officer of the
Warrant
Agent


EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF ELECTION TO EXERCISE WARRANT FOR

WARRANT HOLDERS HOLDING WARRANTS

THROUGH THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY

TO BE COMPLETED BY DIRECT PARTICIPANT

IN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION

Warrants to Purchase                         Shares of Common Stock

(TO BE EXECUTED UPON EXERCISE OF THE WARRANT)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock of Ditech Holding Corporation (the “ Company ”) held for its benefit through the book-entry facilities of The Depository Trust Company (the “ Depository ”), to purchase                  newly issued shares of Common Stock of the Company at the initial Exercise Price of $28.25 per share.

The undersigned represents, warrants and promises that it has the full power and authority to exercise and deliver the Warrants exercised hereby. The undersigned represents, warrants and promises that it has delivered or will deliver in payment for such shares $                     by wire transfer in immediately available funds of the aggregate Exercise Price to an account of the Warrant Agent specified in writing by the Warrant Agent for such purpose or through a cashless exercise (as described below), no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the Settlement Date.

☐Please check if the undersigned, in lieu of paying the Exercise Price as set forth in the preceding paragraph, elects to exercise Warrants by authorizing the Company to withhold from issuance a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants which when multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock is equal to the aggregate price for the number of Shares for which the Warrants are being exercised at the Exercise Price (assuming the Exercise Price for all such Shares was being paid in cash), and such withheld shares shall no longer be issuable under the Warrants.

The undersigned requests that the shares of Common Stock purchased hereby be in registered form in the authorized denominations, registered in such names and delivered, all as specified in accordance with the instructions set forth below, provided that if the shares of Common Stock are evidenced by global securities, the shares of Common Stock shall be registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee, to the account of the participant specified herein.

Dated:                                                              


NOTE: THIS EXERCISE NOTICE MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE WARRANT AGENT, PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE WARRANT AGENT SHALL NOTIFY YOU (THROUGH THE CLEARING SYSTEM) OF (1) THE WARRANT AGENT’S ACCOUNT AT THE DEPOSITORY TO WHICH YOU MUST DELIVER YOUR WARRANTS ON THE EXERCISE DATE AND (2) THE ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND FACSIMILE NUMBER WHERE YOU CAN CONTACT THE WARRANT AGENT AND TO WHICH WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICES ARE TO BE SUBMITTED.

NAME OF DIRECT PARTICIPANT IN THE DEPOSITORY:                                                                                                        

                                                                                                  (PLEASE PRINT)

ADDRESS:                                                                                                                                                                                             

CONTACT NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                

ADDRESS:                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

TELEPHONE (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                

FAX (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                                

SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE):

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

ACCOUNT FROM WHICH WARRANTS ARE BEING DELIVERED:                                                                                           

DEPOSITORY ACCOUNT NO.:                                                                                                                                                          

WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICES WILL ONLY BE VALID IF DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS SET FORTH IN THIS NOTIFICATION (OR AS OTHERWISE DIRECTED), MARKED TO THE ATTENTION OF “WARRANT EXERCISE”. WARRANT HOLDER DELIVERING WARRANTS, IF OTHER THAN THE DIRECT DTC PARTICIPANT DELIVERING THIS WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICE:

NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                                    

            (PLEASE PRINT)

CONTACT NAME:                                                                                                                                                                               

TELEPHONE (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                               

FAX (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                               

SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE):


                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

ACCOUNT TO WHICH THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ARE TO BE CREDITED:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

DEPOSITORY ACCOUNT NO.:                                                                                                                                                          

FILL IN FOR DELIVERY OF THE COMMON STOCK, IF OTHER THAN TO THE PERSON DELIVERING THIS WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICE:

NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                                      

              (PLEASE PRINT)

ADDRESS:                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

CONTACT

NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                                      

TELEPHONE (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                 

FAX (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                                

SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE):

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FOR WHICH WARRANT IS BEING EXERCISED

(ONLY ONE EXERCISE PER WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICE):                                                                                                

Signature:                                                                                                                                                                                               


Name:                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Capacity in which Signing:                                                                                                                                                                  

Signature Guaranteed

BY:                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Signatures must be guaranteed by a participant in a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program at a guarantee level acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent.


EXHIBIT A-3

FORM OF ELECTION TO EXERCISE WARRANT FOR

WARRANT HOLDERS HOLDING

DIRECT REGISTRATION WARRANTS

TO BE COMPLETED BY REGISTERED HOLDER

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION

Warrants to Purchase                          Shares of Common Stock

(TO BE EXECUTED UPON EXERCISE OF THE WARRANT)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right, represented by Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock of Ditech Holding Corporation (the “ Company ”), to purchase                      newly issued shares of Common Stock of the Company at the initial Exercise Price of $28.25 per share.

The undersigned represents, warrants and promises that it has the full power and authority to exercise and deliver the Warrants exercised hereby. The undersigned represents, warrants and promises that it has delivered or will deliver in payment for such shares $                         by wire transfer in immediately available funds of the aggregate Exercise Price to an account of the Warrant Agent specified in writing by the Warrant Agent for such purpose or through a cashless exercise (as described below), no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the Settlement Date.

☐Please check if the undersigned, in lieu of paying the Exercise Price as set forth in the preceding paragraph, elects to exercise Warrants by authorizing the Company to withhold from issuance a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants which when multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock is equal to the aggregate price for the number of Shares for which the Warrants are being exercised at the Exercise Price (assuming the Exercise Price for all such Shares was being paid in cash), and such withheld shares shall no longer be issuable under the Warrants.

The undersigned requests that the shares of Common Stock purchased hereby be in registered form in the authorized denominations, registered in such names and delivered, all as specified in accordance with the instructions set forth below, provided that if the shares of Common Stock are evidenced by global securities, the shares of Common Stock shall be registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee, to the account of the participant specified herein.

Dated:                                                                                       

NOTE: THIS EXERCISE NOTICE MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE WARRANT AGENT, PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE. THE WARRANT AGENT SHALL NOTIFY YOU (THROUGH THE CLEARING SYSTEM) OF (1) THE WARRANT AGENT’S ACCOUNT AT THE DEPOSITORY TO WHICH YOU MUST

 

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DELIVER YOUR WARRANTS ON THE EXERCISE DATE AND (2) THE ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND FACSIMILE NUMBER WHERE YOU CAN CONTACT THE WARRANT AGENT AND TO WHICH WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICES ARE TO BE SUBMITTED.

NAME OF DIRECT PARTICIPANT IN THE DEPOSITORY:                                                                                                       

                                                                                                      (PLEASE PRINT)

ADDRESS:                                                                                                                                                                                           

CONTACT NAME:                                                                                                                                                                             

ADDRESS:                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                              

TELEPHONE (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                             

FAX (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                            

SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE):

                                                                                                                                                                                                              

ACCOUNT FROM WHICH WARRANTS ARE BEING DELIVERED:                                                                                        

DEPOSITORY ACCOUNT NO.:                                                                                                                                                        

WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICES WILL ONLY BE VALID IF DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS SET FORTH IN THIS NOTIFICATION (OR AS OTHERWISE DIRECTED), MARKED TO THE ATTENTION OF “WARRANT EXERCISE”. WARRANT HOLDER DELIVERING WARRANTS, IF OTHER THAN THE DIRECT DTC PARTICIPANT DELIVERING THIS WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICE:

NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                                

            (PLEASE PRINT)

CONTACT NAME:                                                                                                                                                                            

TELEPHONE (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                           

FAX (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                          

SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE):

 

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ACCOUNT TO WHICH THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ARE TO BE CREDITED:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

DEPOSITORY ACCOUNT NO.:                                                                                                                                                          

FILL IN FOR DELIVERY OF THE COMMON STOCK, IF OTHER THAN TO THE PERSON DELIVERING THIS WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICE:

NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                                    

            (PLEASE PRINT)

ADDRESS:                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                

CONTACT

NAME:                                                                                                                                                                                                     

TELEPHONE (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                               

FAX (INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODE):                                                                                                                                

SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (IF APPLICABLE):

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FOR WHICH WARRANT IS BEING EXERCISED

(ONLY ONE EXERCISE PER WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICE):                                                                                                   

Signature:                                                                                                                                                                                                 

 

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Name:                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Capacity in which Signing:                                                                                                                                                                   

Signature Guaranteed

BY:                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Signatures must be guaranteed by a participant in a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program at a guarantee level acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent.

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER

IF SUCH HOLDER DESIRES TO TRANSFER A WARRANT)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned registered holder hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Name of Assignee

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Address of Assignee

Warrants to purchase                      shares of Common Stock held by the undersigned, together with all right, title and interest therein, and does irrevocably constitute and appoint attorney, to transfer such Warrants on the books of the Warrant Agent, with full power of substitution.

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Signature

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Date

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number of Assignee

SIGNATURE GUARANTEED BY:

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Signatures must be guaranteed by a participant in a Medallion Signature Guarantee Program at a guarantee level acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent.

Exhibit 10.4

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

by and among

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION (f/k/a WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP.)

and

the Holders party hereto

Dated as of February 9, 2018

 

 


This Registration Rights Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of February 9, 2018, by and among Ditech Holding Corporation (f/k/a Walter Investment Management Corp.), a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”), the investors identified on Schedule I hereto (and any of their Affiliates) or signatory hereto (collectively, the “ Initial Holders ”), and any Permitted Transferee (as defined below) who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement as contemplated in Section 7(b) hereof and, subject to Section 7(n), each other Registration Rights Party (each such party who holds Registrable Securities (as defined below), a “ Holder ” and, collectively, the “ Holders ”).

On November 30, 2017, the Company filed a voluntary petition with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “ Bankruptcy Co urt”) initiating a case under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “ Chapter 11 Case ”). On November 30, 2017, the Company filed with the Bankruptcy Court a Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of the Company and the Affiliate Co-Plan Proponents (as may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “ Prepackaged Plan ”), and the related Disclosure Statement for the Prepackaged Plan.

Pursuant to the Prepackaged Plan, and in relation to the Company’s emergence from the Chapter 11 Case as set forth in the Prepackaged Plan (the “ Effective Date ”), the Company will issue (i) shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ New Common Stock ”), (ii) shares of preferred stock with a per share face amount of $1,000 (the “ Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock ”) and (ii) warrants entitling the holders thereof to purchase New Common Stock (“ Warrants ”).

This Agreement is made for the benefit of the Holders. In connection with the Prepackaged Plan, the Company has agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement.

The parties hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions .

As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such other Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to cause the direction of management and/or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities by contract or otherwise.


Automatic Shelf Registration Statement ” means an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act, as such definition may be amended from time to time.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or U.S. federal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies located in New York, New York are authorized or obligated to be closed. If the time to perform any action hereunder falls on a day that is not a Business Day, such time will be extended to the next Business Day.

Closing Price ” means the closing price of a share of Common Stock as reported on the principal national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted for trading or, if no such closing price on such date is reported, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such date, as so reported; or (ii) if not then listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange but designated as a national market system security by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., the last trading price of a share of Common Stock on such date; or (iii) if the Common Stock is not so designated, the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices of a share of Common Stock on such date as shown by the National Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System and reported by any member firm of the New York Stock Exchange selected by the Company; or (iv) if not so reported and shown by the National Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System, the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices of a share of Common Stock on such date in the over-the-counter market or comparable system as shown by a system of automated dissemination of quotations of securities prices then in common use comparable to the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System.

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

FINRA means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

Indemnified Holder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) hereof.

Initiating Holder ” shall mean any Holder that, together with its Affiliates, beneficially owns at least 10% of the outstanding shares of New Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis assuming the conversion of all Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock) as of the Effective Date, for so long as such Holder continues to beneficially own at least 10% of the aggregate outstanding shares of New Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis assuming the conversion of all Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock).

Majority Holders ” means, with respect to any Underwritten Offering, the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities (on a fully diluted basis assuming the conversion of all Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock) to be included in such Underwritten Offering held by all Holders that have made the request requiring the Company to conduct such Underwritten Offering (but not including any Holders that have exercised “piggyback” rights hereunder to be included in such Underwritten Offering).

 

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Permitted Transferee ” means any transferee of Registrable Securities in a transaction not involving a public offering of a Holder to an Affiliate of such Holder or any fund, account or investment vehicle controlled, managed, advised or sub-advised by a Holder, an Affiliate of such Holder or the same investment manager, advisor or subadvisor of such Holder or an Affiliate of such investment manager, advisor or subadvisor; provided that such transferee agrees in writing to become a party to this Agreement.

Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.

Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such Prospectus.

Registrable Securities ” means (i) shares of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock issued to the Initial Holders and shares of New Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock issued to the Initial Holders by the Company on the Effective Date, (ii) Warrants issued and shares of New Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants issued to the Initial Holders by the Company on the Effective Date, or (iii) shares of New Common Stock issued to the Initial Holders, in each case held by Holders from time to time following the consummation of the Prepackaged Plan. Registrable Securities include any shares of capital stock, warrants or other securities of the Company issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to or in exchange for or in replacement of Registrable Securities. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (a) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in accordance with such Registration Statement; (b) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; or (c) such securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission) without restriction as to manner of sale or amount.

Registration Rights Parties ” means (i) each Person identified on Schedule I hereto (and any of its Affiliates) or signatory hereto, (ii) each Person who becomes a party hereto as contemplated by Section 7(b) hereof, and (iii) each other Person who beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) 10% or more of the New Common Stock or otherwise was an affiliate of the Company as of the Effective Date.

Registration Statement ” means a registration statement filed by the Company with the Commission in compliance with the Securities Act for a public offering and sale of Registrable Securities (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or any successor or substantially similar form)), or in connection with (i) an employee stock option, stock purchase or compensation plan or securities issued or issuable pursuant to any such plan or (ii) a dividend reinvestment plan).

Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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Selling Stockholder Questionnaire ” means a questionnaire reasonably adopted by the Company from time to time.

Underwritten Offering ” means an offering of Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement in which the Registrable Securities are sold to an underwriter for reoffering to the public.

Section 2. Initial Shelf and Demand Registration .

(a) Initial Shelf Registration. Following a request (the “ Shelf Request ”) by Holders for the inclusion in the Initial Shelf Registration Statement (as defined below) of Registrable Securities constituting at least forty percent (40%) of all Registrable Securities (on a fully diluted basis assuming the conversion of all Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock), and such Holders otherwise timely comply with the requirements of this Agreement with respect to the inclusion of such Registrable Securities in the Initial Shelf Registration Statement (and have not by the 45th day after the date on which the Shelf Request was made revoked such request by written notice to the Company), the Company shall prepare a Shelf Registration Statement (as may be amended from time to time, the “ Initial Shelf Registration Statement ”), and shall include in the Initial Shelf Registration Statement the Registrable Securities of each Holder who shall request inclusion therein (subject to such Holder providing a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire at least three (3) business days prior to the required filing date) of some or all of their Registrable Securities by checking the appropriate box on the signature page of such Holder hereto or by written notice to the Company no later than 30 days after the date on which the Shelf Request was made. The Company shall file the Initial Shelf Registration Statement with the Commission on or prior to the 60th day following the date on which the Shelf Request was made, subject to postponement or blackout pursuant to a Valid Business Reason (as defined below) and in no event prior to the seventh business day after the Company has filed an Annual Report on Form 10-K under the Exchange Act for the year ended December 31, 2017 (the “ 2017 Form 10-K ”).

(i) The Company shall include in the Initial Shelf Registration Statement all Registrable Securities whose inclusion has been timely requested as aforesaid; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to include an amount of Registrable Securities in excess of the amount as may be permitted to be included in such Registration Statement under the rules and regulations of the Commission and the applicable interpretations thereof by the staff of the Commission.

(ii) Upon the request of any Holder whose Registrable Securities are not included in the Initial Shelf Registration Statement (subject to such Holder providing a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire at least three (3) business days prior to the required filing date), the Company shall amend the Initial Shelf Registration Statement to include the Registrable Securities of such Holder; provided that the Company shall not be required to amend the Initial Shelf Registration Statement more than once every fiscal quarter of the Company.

 

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(iii) Within ten (10) days after receiving a request pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii), the Company shall give written notice of such request to all other Holders of Registrable Securities and shall include in such amendment all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within fifteen (15) days after the Company’s giving of such notice, provided that such Registrable Securities are not already covered by an existing and effective Registration Statement that may be utilized for the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered in the manner so requested.

(iv) The Initial Shelf Registration Statement shall be on Form S-1; provided , however , that, if the Company becomes eligible to register the Registrable Securities for resale by the Holders on Form S-3 (including without limitation a Form S-3 filed as an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement), the Company shall be entitled to amend the Initial Shelf Registration Statement to a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 or file a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 in substitution of the Initial Shelf Registration Statement as initially filed.

(v) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Initial Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission as promptly as reasonably practicable, so long as, prior to the Company’s request for effectiveness, the Initial Shelf Registration Statement reflects or has been amended to reflect post-Effective Date fresh-start accounting, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Initial Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, and not subject to any stop order, injunction or other similar order or requirement of the Commission (subject to postponement or blackout pursuant to a Valid Business Reason), until the earlier of (i) three (3) years following the Effective Date of such Shelf Registration Statement and (ii) the date that all Registrable Securities covered by the Initial Shelf Registration Statement shall cease to be Registrable Securities (such earlier date, the “ Initial Shelf Expiration Date ”). In the event of any stop order, injunction or other similar order or requirement of the Commission relating to the Initial Shelf Registration Statement, if any Registrable Securities covered by the Initial Shelf Registration Statement remain unsold, the period during which the Initial Shelf Registration Statement shall be required to remain effective will be extended by the number of days during which such stop order, injunction or similar order or requirement is in effect.

A. After (i) the Effective Date of the Initial Shelf Registration Statement and prior to the Initial Shelf Expiration Date and (ii) for so long as any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) ensure that it will be eligible to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 after the Initial Shelf Expiration Date, and (B) meet the requirements of General Instruction VII of Form S-1 after the Initial Shelf Expiration Date.

B. After the Initial Shelf Expiration Date and for so long as any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (A) be eligible and/or to maintain its eligibility to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, and (B) meet the requirements of General Instruction VII of Form S-1.

 

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C. After the Initial Shelf Expiration Date and for so long as any Registrable Securities remain outstanding, if there is not an effective Registration Statement which includes the Registrable Securities that are currently outstanding, the Company shall (i) if the Company is eligible to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, promptly file a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective or (ii) promptly file a Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-1 and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective and for so long as any Registrable Securities covered by such Shelf Registration on Form S-1 remain unsold, the Company will file any supplements to the Prospectus or post-effective amendments required to be filed by applicable law in order to incorporate into such Prospectus any Current Reports on Form 8-K necessary or required to be filed by applicable law, any Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or any Annual Reports on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the Commission, or any other information necessary so that (x) such Shelf Registration shall not include any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, and (y) the Company complies with its obligations under Item 512(a)(1) of Regulation S-K; provided, however, that these obligations remain subject to the Company’s rights under Section 4(b)(i) of this Agreement.

(vi) If the Initial Shelf Registration Statement is on Form S-1, then for so long as any Registrable Securities covered by the Initial Shelf Registration Statement remain unsold, the Company will file any supplements to the Prospectus or post-effective amendments required to be filed by applicable law in order to incorporate into such Prospectus any Current Reports on Form 8-K necessary or required to be filed by applicable law, any Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or any Annual Reports on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the Commission, or any other information necessary so that (i) the Initial Shelf Registration Statement shall not include any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and (ii) the Company complies with its obligations under Item 512(a)(1) of Regulation S-K; provided, however, that these obligations remain subject to the Company’s rights under Section 4(b)(i) of this Agreement.

(vii) Upon the demand of one or more Holders, the Company shall facilitate a “takedown” of Registrable Securities in the form of an Underwritten Offering (each, an “ Underwritten Takedown ”), in the manner and subject to the conditions described in Section 2(f) of this Agreement, provided that (i) the number of securities included in such “takedown” shall equal at least twenty-five percent (25%) of all Registrable Securities at such time (assuming the conversion of all Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock) or (ii) the Registrable Securities requested to be sold by the Holders in such “takedown” shall have an anticipated aggregate gross offering price (before deducting underwriting discounts and commission) of at least $25,000,000.

 

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(b) Request for Demand Registration . At any time and from time to time, following the Effective Date, any of the Initiating Holders may make a written request to the Company to register, and the Company shall register on a Registration Statement, under the Securities Act (other than pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or S-8, or with respect to shares issued in an acquisition or any debt securities), in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (a “ Demand Registration ”), the number of Registrable Securities stated in such request (subject to such Holder providing a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire at least three (3) business days prior to the required filing date); provided , however , that the Company shall not be obligated to effect (i) more than three (3) such Demand Registrations, provided , however , that a Demand Registration shall not be considered made for purposes of this clause (i) unless the requested Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission for more than 75% of the full amount of Registrable Securities for which registration has been requested, (ii) a Demand Registration if the Initiating Holders propose to sell Registrable Securities in such Demand Registration at an anticipated aggregate gross offering price (before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions) (calculated based upon the trading price of the Registrable Securities on the date on which the Company receives the written request for such Demand Registration) to the public of less than $25,000,000 unless such Demand Registration includes all of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities or (iii) any such Demand Registration within ninety (90) days of the effective date of a prior Registration Statement for an offering of Common Stock (or such shorter period as the Company may determine in its sole discretion) after the effective date of any other Registration Statement of the Company (other than a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or S-8, or with respect to shares issued in an acquisition or any debt securities). In addition, if the Board of Directors of the Company, in its good faith judgment, determines that any registration of Registrable Securities should not be made or continued because it would materially interfere with any material or potentially material financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization or merger or other transaction involving the Company, including negotiations related thereto, or require the Company to disclose any material nonpublic information which would reasonably be likely to be detrimental to the Company or otherwise make it undesirable for the Company to complete any shelf registration statement required hereby or a Demand Registration at that time (a “ Valid Business Reason ”), (x) the Company may postpone filing a Registration Statement (but not the preparation of the Registration Statement) relating to any shelf registration required hereby or a Demand Registration until such Valid Business Reason no longer exists, but in no event for more than ninety (90) days after the date when the Demand Registration was requested or, if later, after the occurrence of the Valid Business Reason and (y) in case a Registration Statement has been filed relating to any shelf registration statement required hereby or a Demand Registration, the Company may postpone amending or supplementing such Registration Statement (in which case, if the Valid Business Reason no longer exists or if more than one 90-day period has passed since such postponement, the Initiating Holders may request a new shelf registration or Demand Registration (which request shall not be counted as an additional Demand Registration for purposes of clause (i) above) or request the prompt amendment or supplement of such Registration Statement). The Company

 

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shall give written notice to all Holders participating in the relevant Registration Statement of its determination to postpone filing, amending or supplementing a Registration Statement and of the fact that the Valid Business Reason for such postponement no longer exists, in each case, promptly after the occurrence thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may not postpone a filing, amendment or supplement under this Section 2(b) due to a Valid Business Reason for more than one hundred twenty (120) days in the aggregate in any twelve month period. Each request for a Demand Registration by the Initiating Holders shall state the type and amount of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and the intended method of disposition thereof.

(c) Demand Registration Underwritten Offering . If the Initiating Holders so elect, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the offering made pursuant to such Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2(b) to be in the form of a firm commitment underwritten offering and the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such offering shall be the Approved Underwriter selected in accordance with Section 2(f)(iv) hereof.

(d) Incidental or Piggy-Back Rights with Respect to a Demand Registration . Any Holder which has not requested a registration under Section 2(b) hereof may, pursuant to this Section 2(d), offer its Registrable Securities under any Demand Registration. The Company may also offer its Common Stock under any Demand Registration. The Company shall (i) as promptly as practicable, give written notice thereof to all of the Holders (other than the Initiating Holders), which notice shall specify the type and number of Registrable Securities subject to the request for Demand Registration, the names of the Initiating Holders and the intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities, and (ii) subject to Section 2(f)(ii) hereof, include in the Registration Statement filed pursuant to the Demand Registration all of the Registrable Securities held by such Holders from whom the Company has received a written request for inclusion therein within ten days of the date on which the Company sent the written notice referred to in clause (i) above. Each such request by such Holders shall specify the type and number of Registrable Securities proposed to be registered. The failure of any Holder to respond within such ten-day period referred to in clause (ii) above shall be deemed to be a waiver of such Holder’s rights under this Section 2(d) with respect to such Demand Registration. Any Holder may waive its rights under this Section 2(d) by giving written notice to the Company.

(e) Effective Demand Registration . Subject to Section 2(b), the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) file a Registration Statement relating to the Demand Registration as promptly as practicable thereafter and in any event, no later than sixty (60) days after it receives a request under Section 2(b) hereof (provided that the Company shall not be required to file a Registration Statement prior to the filing of the 2017 Form 10-K), (ii) cause such Registration Statement to become effective as promptly as practicable thereafter,

 

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so long as, prior to the Company’s request for effectiveness, the Registration Statement reflects or has been amended to reflect post-Effective Date fresh-start accounting, and (iii) cause such Registration Statement to remain continuously effective (subject to postponement or blackout pursuant to a Valid Business Reason) for the lesser of (i) the period during which all Registrable Securities registered in the Demand Registration are sold or (ii) one hundred twenty (120) days.

(f) Underwriting Procedures . The following procedures shall govern Underwritten Offerings pursuant to Section 2(a)(vii) or Section 2(c), whether in the case of an Underwritten Takedown or otherwise.

(i) None of the Registrable Securities held by any Holder making a request for inclusion of such Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2(a)(vii) or 2(c) hereof shall be included in such underwritten offering unless such Holder (i) accepts the terms of the offering as agreed upon by the Company, the Initiating Holders and the Approved Underwriter (including, without limitation, offering price, underwriting commissions or discounts and lockup agreement terms), and then only in such quantity as set forth below and (ii) completes and executes a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire and all customary reasonable questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, lock-up letters and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements; provided, that no Holder of Registrable Securities included in an Underwritten Offering shall be required to make any representations or warranties to the Company (other than representations and warranties regarding (A) such Holder’s ownership of its Registrable Securities to be sold or transferred, (B) such Holder’s power and authority to effect such transfer and (C) such matters pertaining to compliance with securities laws as may be reasonably requested).

(ii) If the Approved Underwriter advises the Company that the aggregate amount of such Registrable Securities requested to be included in such offering is sufficiently large to have a material adverse effect on the distribution or sales price of the Registrable Securities in such offering, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows: first , the Company shall reduce or eliminate the securities of the Company to be included by any Person other than a Holder or the Company; second , the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities of the Company to be included by the Company; and third , the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included by Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities requested by the Holders to be included in the Underwritten Offering.

(iii) Within ten (10) days after receiving a request for an Underwritten Offering constituting a “takedown” from a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall give written notice of such request to all other Holders, and subject to the provisions of Section  2(f)(ii) hereof, include in such Underwritten Offering all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the

 

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Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within ten (10) days after the Company’s giving of such notice; provided , however , that such Registrable Securities are covered by an existing and effective Shelf Registration Statement that may be utilized for the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered.

(iv) (A) The Majority Holders shall select one or more investment banking firm(s) of national standing to be the managing underwriter or underwriters for any Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Demand Registration or an Underwritten Takedown with the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and (B) the Company shall select one or more investment banking firms of national standing to be the managing underwriter or underwriters for any other Underwritten Offering with the consent of the Majority Holders, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

(g) Withdrawal . The Initiating Holders shall be entitled to withdraw or revoke a request for a Demand Registration without the prior written consent of the Company if (i) such withdrawal or revocation is as a result of facts or circumstances arising after the date on which a request for a Demand Registration was made and the Initiating Holders reasonably determine that participation in such registration would have a material adverse effect on the Initiating Holders, (ii) the Closing Price is more than twenty percent lower than the Closing Price on the date the Initiating Holders requested such Demand Registration or (iii) the Initiating Holders agree to pay all fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with such withdrawn registration (each, a “ Permitted Withdrawal ”). If a Permitted Withdrawal occurs under clause (i) above, the related Demand Registration shall be counted as a Demand Registration for purposes of Section 2(b) hereof, and if a Permitted Withdrawal occurs under clauses (ii) or (iii) above, the related Demand Registration shall not be counted as a Demand Registration for purposes of Section 2(b) hereof. Any Permitted Withdrawal shall constitute and effect an automatic withdrawal by all Initiating Holders and any other Holder participating in such Demand Registration pursuant to the provisions of Section 2(d) hereof.

Section 3. Incidental or Piggy-Back Registration

(a) Request for Incidental or Piggy-Back Registration . At any time after the Effective Date, if the Company proposes to (i) file a Registration Statement with respect to an offering of Common Stock by the Company for its own account (other than a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or S-8, or with respect to shares issued in an acquisition or any debt securities or a registration statement on Form S-1 or Form S-3 covering solely an employee benefit or dividend reinvestment plan) or for the account of any stockholder of the Company other than Holders pursuant to Section 2 hereof or (ii) conduct an underwritten offering constituting a “takedown” of a class of Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock or New Common Stock or any securities convertible or exercisable into New

 

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Common Stock registered under a shelf registration statement previously filed by the Company, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to each of the Holders at least ten days before the anticipated filing date, which notice shall describe the proposed registration and distribution and offer such Holders the opportunity to register the number of Registrable Securities that each such Holder may request (an “ Incidental Registration ”). The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing underwriter or underwriters in the case of a proposed underwritten offering (the “ Company Underwriter ”) to permit each Holder who has requested in writing to participate in the Incidental Registration pursuant to this Section 3(a) to include the number of such Holder’s Registrable Securities indicated by such Holder in such offering on the same terms and conditions as the Common Stock of the Company or the account of such other stockholder, as the case may be, included therein. Any withdrawal of the Registration Statement by the Company for any reason shall constitute and effect an automatic withdrawal of any Incidental Registration related thereto. In connection with any Incidental Registration under this Section 3(a) involving an underwritten offering, the Company shall not be required to include any Registrable Securities in such underwritten offering unless the Holders thereof accept the terms of the underwritten offering as agreed upon between the Company, such other stockholders, if any, and the Company Underwriter (including, without limitation, offering price, underwriting commissions or discounts and lock-up agreement terms), and then only in such quantity as set forth below. If the Company Underwriter determines that the aggregate amount of the securities requested to be included in such offering is sufficiently large to have a material adverse effect on the distribution or sales price of the securities in such offering, then

(i) if such offering an underwritten primary offering by the Company for its own account, the Company will include in such offering: (A)  first , all securities to be offered by the Company; (B)  second , up to the full amount of securities requested to be included in such offering by the Holders; and (C)  third , up to the full amount of securities requested to be included in such offering by all other stockholders;

(ii) if such offering is an underwritten secondary offering for the account of other stockholders exercising “demand” rights (including pursuant to a Demand Registration), the Company will include in such registration: (A)  first , all securities of the other stockholders exercising “demand” rights (including pursuant to a Demand Registration) requested to be included therein; (B)  second , up to the full amount of securities requested to be included in such offering by the Holders entitled to participate therein, allocated pro rata among such Holders on the basis of the amount of securities requested to be included therein by each such Holder; (C)  third , up to the full amount of securities proposed to be included in the registration by the Company; and (D)  fourth , up to the full amount of securities requested to be included in such offering by the other stockholders entitled to participate therein, allocated pro rata among such other stockholders on the basis of the amount of securities requested to be included therein by each such other stockholders;

 

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such that, in each case, the total amount of securities to be included in such offering is the full amount that, in the view of such Company Underwriter, can be sold without materially adversely affecting the success of such offering.

For purposes of clarity and the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a Company initiated Incidental Registration or other Registration Statement initiated by the Company, the Company shall at all times have the right (but not the obligation) to include all of its securities before any other stockholder, including any Holder, may include any of its securities. The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any Incidental Registration prior to effectiveness, whether or not any Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities in such Incidental Registration.

Section 4. Registration Procedures .

(a) In connection with any Registration Statement and any Prospectus required by this Agreement to permit the sale or resale of Registrable Securities, the Company shall:

(i) use commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective during the period required by this Agreement and provide all requisite financial statements for such period; upon the occurrence of any event that would cause any such Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain a material misstatement or omission or (B) not to be effective and usable for resale of Registrable Securities during the period required by this Agreement, the Company shall as promptly as reasonably practicable file an appropriate amendment to such Registration Statement, in the case of clause (A), correcting any such misstatement or omission, and, if Commission review is required, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such amendment to be declared effective and such Registration Statement and the related Prospectus to become usable for their intended purpose(s) as soon as practicable thereafter;

(ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective time for the period required by this Agreement; cause the Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, and to comply fully with any applicable provisions of Rules 424 and 430A under the Securities Act in a timely manner; and to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during the period required by this Agreement in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;

 

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(iii) advise each Holder whose Registrable Securities have been included in a Registration Statement, (A) when the Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective, (B) of any request by the Commission for amendments to the Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information relating thereto, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Securities Act or of the suspension by any state securities commission of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes, (D) of the happening of any event that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein untrue, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading. If at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Registrable Securities under state securities or blue sky laws, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time;

(iv) furnish without charge, upon request, to each selling Holder named in a Registration Statement, and each of the underwriter(s), if any, before filing with the Commission, copies of the Registration Statement or any Prospectus included therein or any amendments or supplements to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all documents incorporated by reference after the initial filing of such Registration Statement to the extent not then available via the Commission’s EDGAR system, but only to the extent they expressly relate to any offering to be effected thereunder), which documents will be subject to the review and comment of such Holders and underwriter(s) in connection with such sale, if any, for a period of at least three Business Days, and the Company will not file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all such documents incorporated by reference, but only to the extent they expressly relate to any offering to be effected thereunder) to which a Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or the underwriter(s), if any, shall reasonably object in writing within three Business Days after the receipt thereof (such objection to be deemed timely made upon confirmation of telecopy transmission within such period). The objection of a Holder or underwriter, if any, shall be deemed to be reasonable if such Registration Statement, amendment, Prospectus or supplement, as applicable, as proposed to be filed, contains a material misstatement or omission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to take, or refrain from taking, any actions under this clause (iv) that are not, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Company, in compliance with applicable law;

 

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(v) promptly prior to the filing of any document that is to be incorporated by reference into a Registration Statement or Prospectus (but only to the extent such incorporated document expressly relates to any offering to be effected thereunder) in connection with such registration or sale, if any, provide copies of such document to each selling Holder named in the Registration Statement in connection with such registration or sale, if any, and to the underwriter(s), if any, make the Company’s representatives available for discussion of such document and other customary due diligence matters subject to execution and delivery of customary confidentiality agreements, and include such information in such document prior to the filing thereof as such selling Holders or underwriter(s), if any, reasonably may request to correct any material misstatement or omission contained therein or omitted therefrom or in order to comply with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(vi) make available at reasonable times for inspection by the selling Holders, the underwriter(s), if any, participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney or accountant retained by such selling Holders or any of the underwriter(s), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Holder, underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto subsequent to the filing thereof and prior to its effectiveness and to participate in meetings with investors to the extent requested by the underwriter(s), if any; provided that any Holder, underwriter or representative of any Holder or underwriter requesting or receiving such information shall agree to be bound by reasonable confidentiality agreements and procedures with respect thereto;

(vii) if requested by any selling Holders or the underwriter(s), if any, promptly incorporate in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, pursuant to a supplement or post-effective amendment if necessary, such information as such selling Holders and underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request to have included therein to correct any material misstatement or omission contained therein or omitted therefrom or in order to comply with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, information relating to the “Plan of Distribution” of the Registrable Securities, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being sold to such underwriter(s), the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company is notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;

(viii) upon request, furnish to each selling Holder and each of the underwriter(s), if any, without charge, at least one copy of the Registration Statement, as first filed with the Commission, and of each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules (without all documents incorporated by reference therein or exhibits thereto, unless requested);

 

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(ix) upon request, deliver to each selling Holder and each of the underwriter(s), if any, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons reasonably may request; provided , that if no Registration Statement is effective or no Prospectus is usable, the Company shall deliver to each selling Holder a notice to that effect in response to such request; the Company hereby consents to the use (in accordance with law and this Agreement) of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders and each of the underwriter(s), if any, in connection with the offering and the sale of the Registrable Securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto;

(x) upon the reasonable request of such Holder, use commercially reasonable efforts to enter into such agreements (including an underwriting agreement containing customary terms), and make such representations and warranties, and take all such other actions in connection therewith in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement, all to such extent as may be customarily and reasonably requested by any Holder of Registrable Securities or underwriter in connection with any sale or resale pursuant to a Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement, including customary 180-day lock-up provisions (or such shorter period as agreed with the underwriter(s)); and whether or not an underwriting agreement is entered into and whether or not the registration is an underwritten registration, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to:

(A) furnish to each underwriter, if any, in such substance and scope as they may reasonably request and as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in primary underwritten offerings, upon the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement:

(1) an opinion and 10b-5 letter in customary form of counsel for the Company, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions and 10b-5 letters requested in similar underwritten offerings and such other matters as such parties may reasonably request; and

(2) obtain a customary comfort letter, dated the date of the underwriting agreement and another dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, from the Company’s independent accountants, in the customary form and covering matters of the type customarily requested to be covered in comfort letters by underwriters in connection with primary underwritten offerings;

(B) deliver such other documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by such parties to evidence compliance with clause (A) above and with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company;

 

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(xi) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, cooperate with the selling Holders, the underwriter(s), if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration and qualification of the Registrable Securities under the state securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States of America as the selling Holders or underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request and do such other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to permit the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement in a manner that is in compliance with the applicable laws of such jurisdiction provided that the Company will not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this paragraph (xi), (B) conform its capitalization or the composition of its assets at the time to the securities or blue sky laws of any such jurisdiction, (C) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (D) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction;

(xii) if any fact or event contemplated by Section 4(a)(iii)(D) hereof shall exist or have occurred, prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Registrable Securities, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading;

(xiii) cause its executive officers to use their commercially reasonable efforts to support the marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement (including participation in “road shows” in a customary manner) taking into account the Company’s business needs;

(xiv) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with FINRA and in the performance of any due diligence investigation by any underwriter (including any “qualified independent underwriter”) that is required to be retained in accordance with the rules and regulations of FINRA; and

(xv) otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, a consolidated earnings statement meeting the requirements of Rule 158 under the Securities Act (which need not be audited) for the twelve-month period commencing after the effective date of the Registration Statement.

(b) Restrictions on Holders .

(i) Subject to the provisions of this Section 4(b), following the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, the Company may direct the Holders, in accordance with Section 4(b)(ii), to suspend sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement and the use of any Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus contained therein for such times as the Company reasonably may determine are necessary and advisable (but in no event, (A) in the case of clause (1) below, for more than 60 consecutive days and (B) in the case of clauses (1), (2) and (3) below, for more than an aggregate of one hundred twenty (120) days in any consecutive 12-month period commencing on the date hereof or more than ninety (90) days in any consecutive 120-day

 

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period, except, in the case of clause (B), as a result of a review of any post-effective amendment by the Commission prior to declaring any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement effective, provided that the Company has used its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective), if any of the following events shall occur: (1) the representative of the underwriters of an underwritten offering of Common Stock has advised the Company that the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement would have a material adverse effect on such underwritten offering; (2) the majority of the Company’s board of directors shall have determined in good faith that (a) the offer or sale of any Registrable Securities would materially impede, delay or interfere with any material or potentially material financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization or merger or other transaction involving the Company, including negotiations related thereto, (b) upon the advice of counsel, the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement would require disclosure of non-public material information not otherwise required to be disclosed under applicable laws or (c) (i) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving the confidentiality of such transaction, (ii) disclosure would have a material adverse effect on the Company or the Company’s ability to consummate such transaction or (iii) the proposed transaction renders the Company unable to comply with Commission requirements, in each case under circumstances that would make it impractical or inadvisable to cause the Registration Statement to become effective or to promptly amend or supplement the Registration Statement on a post-effective basis, as applicable; or (3) the majority of the Company’s board of directors shall have determined in good faith that it is required by law, rule or regulation or Commission-published release or interpretation to supplement the Registration Statement or file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement in order to incorporate information into the Registration Statement, including for the purpose of (a) including in the Registration Statement any prospectus required under Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, (b) reflecting in the Prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or of the most recent post-effective amendment) that, individually or in the aggregate, represents a fundamental change in the information set forth therein, or (c) including in the Prospectus any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information. Upon the occurrence of any such suspension, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective or to promptly amend or supplement the Registration Statement on a post-effective basis or to take such action as is necessary to make resumed use of the Registration Statement compatible with the Company’s best interests, as applicable, so as to permit the Holders to resume sales of Registrable Securities as soon as possible.

(ii) Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of the notice referred to in Section 4(a)(iii)(C), any notice from the Company of the existence of any fact of the kind described in Section 4(a)(iii)(D) hereof or a notice from the Company of any of the events set forth in Section 4(b)(i) (in each case, a “ Suspension Notice ”), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement until (A) such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 4(a)(xii) hereof, or (B) it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any

 

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additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus. Each Holder receiving a Suspension Notice hereby agrees that it will either (1) destroy any Prospectuses, other than permanent file copies, then in such Holder’s possession that have been replaced by the Company with more recently dated Prospectuses, or (2)  deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities that was current at the time of receipt of such notice.

(iii) In addition, at least ten (10) business days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement for any registration under this Agreement, the Company will notify each Holder of the information the Company requires from that Holder, including any update to or confirmation of the information contained in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire, if any, which shall be completed and delivered to the Company promptly upon request and, in any event, within five (5) business days prior to the applicable anticipated filing date; and provided further that any Registrable Securities of a Holder shall not be included in meeting any demand threshold set forth in this Agreement if it has not promptly provided a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire, or updates thereto, as reasonably requested by the Company. Each Holder further agrees that it shall not be entitled to be named as a selling security-holder in the Registration Statement or use the Prospectus for offers and resales of Registrable Securities at any time, unless such Holder has returned to the Company a completed and signed Selling Stockholder Questionnaire and a response to any requests for further information as described in the previous sentence and, if an Underwritten Offering, entered into an underwriting agreement with the underwriters and a lock-up letter in accordance with Section  2(f) and Section  4(a) , as applicable. If a Holder of Registrable Securities returns a Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or a request for further information, in either case, after its respective deadline, the Company shall be permitted to exclude such Holder from being a selling security holder in the Registration Statement or any pre-effective or post-effective amendment thereto. Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that the information in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or request for further information as described in this Section  4 will be used by the Company in the preparation of the Registration Statement and hereby consents to the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement.

Section 5. Registration Expenses . Except as provided in Section 2(g) hereof, all expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement will be borne by the Company regardless of whether a Registration Statement becomes effective, including, without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses (including filings made by any Holder with FINRA (and, if applicable, the fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter” and its counsel that may be required by the rules and regulations of FINRA)); (ii) all fees and expenses of compliance with federal securities and state securities or blue sky laws; (iii) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and reasonable and documented fees and disbursements for one counsel for all of the Holders of Registrable Securities; and (iv) all fees and disbursements of independent certified public accountants of the Company (including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or incident to such performance). The Company shall have no obligation to pay any underwriting fees, discounts or commissions attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities or any transfer taxes relating to the registration or sale of the Registrable Securities, which shall be paid by the Holders.

 

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The Company will, in any event, bear its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of any annual audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Company.

Section 6. Indemnification .

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless (i) each Holder and (ii) each Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) any Holder (any of the Persons referred to in this clause (ii) being hereinafter referred to as a “controlling person”) and (iii) the respective officers, directors, partners, members, investment managers, employees, representatives and agents of any Holder or any controlling person (any Person referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) may hereinafter be referred to as an “ Indemnified Holder ”), to the fullest extent lawful, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions and expenses (including, without limitation, and as incurred, reimbursement of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs of investigating, preparing, pursuing, settling, compromising, paying or defending any claim or action, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to any Indemnified Holder), directly or indirectly caused by, related to, based upon, arising out of or in connection with any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement or Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are caused by an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission that is based upon information relating to such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder expressly for use therein or out of sales of Registrable Securities made during a suspension period after notice is given pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof. This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise have.

In case any action or proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation or proceeding) shall be brought or asserted against any of the Indemnified Holders with respect to which indemnity may be sought against the Company, such Indemnified Holder (or the Indemnified Holder controlled by such controlling person) shall promptly notify the Company in writing; provided , however , that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the Company of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement except to the extent that it had been materially prejudiced by such failure (through forfeiture of substantive rights). The Company may assume the defense of such action or proceeding at its own expense, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Holder, unless such assumption would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing or conflicting interests between the Company and the Indemnified Holder. In any such proceeding so assumed by the Company, any Indemnified Holder shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Holder unless (i) the Company and the

 

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Indemnified Holder shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel, (ii) representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing or conflicting interests between them or (iii) the Company does not assume the defense of such action or proceeding. The Company shall not, in connection with any one such action or proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related actions or proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) at any time for such Indemnified Holders, which firm shall be designated by the Holders. The Company shall be liable for any settlement of any such action or proceeding effected with the Company’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be withheld unreasonably, and the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any Indemnified Holder from and against any loss, claim, damage, liability or reasonable out-of-pocket expense by reason of any settlement of any action effected with the written consent of the Company. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of each Indemnified Holder, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of judgment in or otherwise seek to terminate any pending or threatened action, claim, litigation or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Holder is a party thereto), unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination (i) includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Holder from all liability arising out of such action, claim, litigation or proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of the Indemnified Holder.

(b) Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the directors and officers of the Company who sign a Registration Statement, and any Person controlling (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company, and the respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents of each such Person, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions and expenses to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each of the Indemnified Holders, but only with respect to claims and actions based on information relating to such Holder furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement. In case any action or proceeding shall be brought against the Company or its directors or officers or any such controlling Person or its respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents in respect of which indemnity may be sought against a Holder of Registrable Securities, such Holder shall have the rights and duties given the Company, and the Company, its directors and officers, such controlling person and its respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives and agents shall have the rights and duties given to each Holder by the preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6, the total amount to be paid by a Holder pursuant to this Section 6(b) shall be limited to the net proceeds (after deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions) received by such Holder in the offering to which such Registration Statement or prospectus relates.

(c) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6 is unavailable to an indemnified party under Section 6(a) or (b) hereof (other than by reason of exceptions provided in those Sections) in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, actions or expenses referred to therein, then each applicable indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by

 

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such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and of the Holders, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, or the Holders, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim.

The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 6(c) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 6, the total amount to be contributed by a Holder pursuant to this Section 6 shall be limited to the net proceeds (after deducting underwriters’ discounts and commissions) received by such Holder in the offering to which such Registration Statement or prospectus relates. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders’ obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 6(c) are several in proportion to the respective number of Registrable Securities held by each of the Holders hereunder and not joint.

Section 7. Miscellaneous .

(a) Remedies . The Company hereby agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

(b) Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries; Additional Parties . This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part. This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Holders hereunder may be freely assigned or delegated by such Holder in conjunction with and to the extent of any transfer of Registrable Securities by any such Holder to a Permitted Transferee. This Agreement is not intended to confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not party hereto other than as expressly set forth in this Section 7(b).

 

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(c) No Inconsistent Agreements . The Company will not on or after the date of this Agreement enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. The rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Company’s securities under any agreement in effect on the date hereof.

(d) Amendments and Waivers . The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless (i) the Company has obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities (excluding any Registrable Securities held by the Company or its subsidiaries) and (ii) the Company has provided its consent to such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver, consent or departure; provided , however , that any party may give a waiver as to itself in writing, provided , further , however , that, with respect to any matter that directly or indirectly affects the rights of any Holder hereunder, the Company shall obtain the written consent of each such Holder with respect to which such amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver, consent or departure is to be effective.

(e) Notices . All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, e-mail or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:

 

  (i) if to a Holder, at the address set forth on the signature page hereto; and

 

  (ii) if to the Company:

c/o Walter Investment Management Corp.

3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 1100

Tampa, Florida 33607

Fax No.: (813) 281-5635

Attention: General Counsel

All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied or sent by e-mail; and on the next Business Day, if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.

(f) Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including, without limitation, and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities; provided , however , that this Agreement shall not inure to the benefit of or be binding upon a successor or assign of a Holder unless and to the extent such successor or assign is a Permitted Transferee of such Holder.

 

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(g) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

(h) Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

(i) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

(j) Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.

(k) Entire Agreement . This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to the Registrable Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

(l) Use of Free Writing Prospectus . No Holder shall use a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the relevant Holder or used or referred to by such Holder in connection with the offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(m) Rules 144 and 144A . The Company shall make publicly available such information required by Rule 144(c) and Rule 144A(d)(4) for so long as necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC (which replaces Rule 144 or Rule 144A), to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without Registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 or Rule 144A under the Securities Act, as such rules may be amended or replaced from time to time. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

(n) Registration Rights Parties . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Registration Rights Party shall be entitled to participate in or demand any registration statement, exercise or benefit from any rights of a Holder, Initial Holder, Initiating Holder, Indemnified Holder or Majority Holder or otherwise hereunder, or receive any notice or notification under or in respect of this Agreement, nor shall the Company or any other

 

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Holder, recognize the same, including for the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any amendment, modification or waiver hereto, unless and until such Registration Rights Party shall have signed this Agreement or identified itself to the Company and provided evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company that it is a Registration Rights Party entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations hereunder. Any Registration Rights Party who has not executed this Agreement, or so identified itself and provided such evidence, shall be bound by any amendment, modification or waiver effective prior to the time it has done so.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

DITECH HOLDING CORPORATION

By:  

/s/ Cheryl A. Collins

  Name: Cheryl A. Collins
  Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement – Company]


The foregoing Registration Rights Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:

 

By:   ____________________________
  Name:
 

Title:

Address:

 

Fax:

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement – Initial Holders]


Schedule I

Canyon Balanced Master Fund, Ltd.

Canyon Blue Credit Investment Fund L.P.

Canyon Distressed Opportunity Investing Fund II, L.P.

Canyon Distressed Opportunity Master Fund II, L.P.

Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P.

Canyon Value Realization MAC 18, Ltd.

Canyon-ASP Fund, L.P.

The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund, L.P.

Canyon-SL Value Fund, L.P.

Canyon-GRF Master Fund II, L.P.

Lion Point Master, LP

STS Master Fund, LTD.

CQS ABS Master Fund Limited

CQS Aiguille du Chardonnet MF S.C.A.SICAV-SIF

Omega Capital Partners, L.P.

Omega Capital Investors, L.P.

Omega Equity Investors, L.P.

Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd.

Omega Credit Opportunities Master Fund, L.P.

Oaktree High Yield Fund II, L.P.

Oaktree Global High Yield Bond Fund, L.P.

Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association

Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System

OCM High Yield Trust

Oaktree High Yield Bond Fund, L.P.

Retirement Annuity Plan for Employees of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service

Trust for Retiree Medical, Dental and Life Insurance Plan for Employees of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service

International Paper Company Commingled Investment Group Trust

San Francisco City and County Employees’ Retirement System

PG&E Corporation Retirement Master Trust

Oaktree (Lux.) Funds—Oaktree North American High Yield Bond Fund

Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor het Beroepsvervoer over de Weg

Universal-HP III

FCA US LLC Master Retirement Trust

Employees’ Retirement Fund of the City of Dallas

Pacific Gas and Electric Company Postretirement Medical Plan Trust Non-Management Employees and Retirees

Wespath Funds Trust

Automobile Club of Southern California

Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club

Club Pension Plan Trust

Texas County & District Retirement System

State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio

Arch Reinsurance Ltd.

Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund

Dow Retirement Group Trust

Sears Holdings Pension Trust

Barclays Multi-Manager Fund PLC

Automobile Club Inter-Insurance Exchange

Oaktree (Lux.) Funds—Oaktree Global High Yield Bond Fund

Exelon Corporation Pension Master Retirement Trust


Teachers’ Retirement System of the City of New York

New York City Police Pension Fund

New York City Employees’ Retirement System

RiverNorth/Oaktree High Income Fund

Monsanto Company Master Pension Trust

VantageTrust III Master Collective Investment Funds Trust—VT III Vantagepoint High Yield Fund

Oaktree Funds—Oaktree High Yield Bond Fund

Indiana Public Retirement System

The Salvation Army, An Illinois Corporation

Multi Manager Access II

White Fleet II—OCM Global High Yield Responsible Fund

Colony Insurance Company

Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation

General Organization for Social Insurance

San Diego County Employees’ Retirement Association

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WALTER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP. SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING

Emerges from Chapter 11 as Ditech Holding Corporation

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa.,  February 9, 2018 – Walter Investment Management Corp. (NYSE: WAC.BC) today announced that it successfully completed its financial restructuring plan and emerged from Chapter 11 under the name Ditech Holding Corporation (“Ditech Holding” or the “Company”). Trading in Ditech Holding’s new common stock is expected to commence on February 12, 2018 under the symbol “DHCP”. Through its financial restructuring, the Company eliminated approximately $800 million 1 of outstanding corporate debt from its balance sheet and enhanced its financial flexibility.

The Company has chosen Ditech Holding Corporation as the new name for its parent company, as it reflects the Company’s focus on its strong core business and its commitment to serving customers. The Company remains committed to enhancing the customer experience through the growth of its origination and servicing businesses and by focusing on new technology, innovation, and other areas that are critical to the Company’s success. With an industry leading team, the Company expects demand for its quality products, services and single source convenience to grow as it builds on its legacy as a customer-driven organization.

George M. Awad, a continuing member of Ditech Holding’s Board of Directors, said, “We are emerging from this process with a new name and an even stronger focus and ability to serve our customers. Ditech Holding is beginning its next chapter with increased financial flexibility and continued momentum in our efforts to transform our business. We are excited about the prospects of our core business and are confident that we are well positioned to drive profitable growth and create value for our shareholders.”

Mr. Awad added, “We would like to thank all of our employees for their dedication throughout this process. They have been and will continue to be the ultimate driver of our success. We also thank our customers and other business partners for their support throughout this process. Looking ahead, we are committed as ever to our mission of enabling the dream of homeownership for our customers and caring for them throughout their homeownership lifecycle.”

Following the completion of the restructuring, Ditech Holding will continue to serve customers through its operating subsidiaries, Ditech Financial LLC and Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

Additional information about Ditech Holding is available on the Company’s new website: www.ditechholding.com

Additional information regarding Walter Investment Management Corp.’s financial restructuring, including court filings and other documents related to the court proceeding is available at http://cases.primeclerk.com/Walter or by calling the Company’s Restructuring Hotline, toll-free at 866-430-6844 or 1-646-795-6176 for calls originating outside of the U.S. Questions can also be emailed to walterinfo@PrimeClerk.com.

Advisors

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is acting as legal counsel, Houlihan Lokey is acting as investment banking debt restructuring advisor and Alvarez & Marsal North America, LLC is acting as financial advisor to the Company in connection with the financial restructuring. The consenting term lenders are represented by Kirkland & Ellis LLP as counsel and FTI Consulting as financing adviser and the consenting senior noteholders are represented by Milbank Tweed as counsel and Moelis & Company as financial adviser.

 

1   As compared to the amount of outstanding corporate debt of the Company as of June 30, 2017.


About Ditech Holding Corporation

Ditech Holding is an independent servicer and originator of mortgage loans and servicer of reverse mortgage loans. Based in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, the Company has approximately 4,100 employees and services a diverse loan portfolio. For more information about Ditech Holding, please visit the Company’s website at www.ditechholding.com. The information on the Company’s website is not a part of this release.

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended. Statements that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements. Certain of these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “estimates,” “assumes,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “shall,” “will,” “seeks,” “targets,” “future,” or other similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors, and our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from results, performance or achievements expressed in these forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the trading of our common stock, descriptions of management’s strategy, plans, objectives, expectations, or intentions and descriptions of assumptions underlying any of the above matters and other statements that are not historical fact.

These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current beliefs, intentions and expectations and are not guarantees or indicative of future performance, nor should any conclusions be drawn or assumptions be made as to any potential outcome of any proposed transactions the Company considers. Important assumptions and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those factors, risks and uncertainties described in more detail under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the Company’s annual and quarterly reports, including amendments thereto, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The above factors, risks and uncertainties are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties that may materially affect actual results and may be beyond the Company’s control. New factors, risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore any of these statements may prove to be inaccurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements or the Company’s objectives and plans will be achieved. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date such statements were made or any earlier date indicated, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in underlying assumptions or otherwise. If the Company were in any particular instance to update or correct a forward-looking statement, investors and others should not conclude that the Company would make additional updates or corrections thereafter.

Contact

Kimberly Perez

SVP & Chief Accounting Officer

813.421.7694

investorrelations@ditech.com

Or

Michael Freitag / Andy Brimmer / Aaron Palash

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher

(212) 355-4449