Maryland
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001-35151
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27-5254382
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)
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Date: April 27, 2020
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AG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
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By:
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/s/ RAUL E. MORENO
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Name: Raul E. Moreno
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Title: General Counsel and Secretary
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(a)
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the execution of this Agreement by the Companies and at least one First Forbearance Counterparty, provided that, with respect to a Participating Counterparty that executes a counterpart of this Agreement within one (1) business day after the Effective Date, (i) this Agreement shall be effective as to such Participating Counterparty upon such execution by such Participating Counterparty and (ii) the Companies shall provide updated versions of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to all of the Participating Counterparties within one (1) business day after execution by such Participating Counterparty;
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(b)
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each of the Security and Collateral Agency Agreement, and the Intercreditor Agreement shall be fully executed;
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(c)
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the security interests granted pursuant to Section 2 of the First Forbearance Agreement and the Security and Collateral Agency Agreement shall have been perfected (in the case of any assets that can be perfected with a UCC filing) or are being perfected in accordance with the Security Documents;
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(d)
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no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing under the Applicable Agreements other than the Acknowledged Events of Default unless such default or event of default has been expressly and irrevocably waived by the applicable Participating Counterparty;
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(e)
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to the extent invoiced at least one business day prior to the Effective Date, the Companies shall have paid the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel and other professional advisors to each Participating Counterparty;
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(f)
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immediately before and after giving effect to this Agreement, the representations and warranties of the Companies set forth in Sections 7 and 8 herein shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date; and
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(g)
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in addition to the $10,000,000 in proceeds from the issuance of a subordinated note that AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. received in connection with the First Forbearance Agreement, AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. shall have received an additional $10,000,000 in proceeds from amendment no. 1 to the subordinated note (which shall be subject to the Intercreditor Agreement) issued to AG REIT Management, LLC, and deposited such proceeds in a cash collateral account that shall constitute Collateral.
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(a)
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Subject to advance written notice to all Participating Counterparties, the Companies and a Participating Counterparty may agree to optionally terminate a transaction pursuant to an Applicable Agreement (“Applicable Transaction”) in whole or in part through a liquidation, close-out, optional termination or the sale of, in each case, all or a portion of the assets (including, without limitation, cash) subject to such Applicable Agreement (“Applicable Assets”), provided that (x) each sale of the Applicable Assets shall be made on an arm’s length basis by the Companies on customary market terms (which may include sales to affiliates of the Companies or the Participating Counterparties and/or the credit bidding of assets by the Participating Counterparties) and (y) unless otherwise approved by the Required Counterparties, no such sale will result in a loss in excess of the amounts set forth in Section 6(b) below.
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(b)
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The Required Counterparties shall be deemed to have approved (i) the sale of a Loan Asset or a pool of Loan Assets provided that such sale does not result in a loss in excess of 1% of the Loan Balance, and (ii) the sale of Securities Assets to the extent that such sale does not result in an Aggregate Securities Net Loss in excess of 10% of the Participating Counterparty’s Securities Balance.
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(c)
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Within two (2) business days after settlement of a sale in accordance with this Section 6, the Companies shall send a report detailing any gains and/or losses and the then current outstanding amounts due under the related Applicable Agreements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties.
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(d)
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All proceeds of any such termination described above (net of reasonable and customary expenses (if any) in connection with the applicable disposition) shall be remitted to and applied by the relevant Participating Counterparty as follows: (i) first, to the outstanding repurchase price in respect of the disposed Applicable Assets,
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(e)
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The Companies and the Participating Counterparties will reasonably cooperate to facilitate the sales contemplated in this Section 6 and any sales executed prior to the Effective Date, and the Companies shall use best efforts to receive the consent of the Required Counterparties as required in Section 6(b) above.
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(f)
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Further, all cash collateral that is held by any Participating Counterparty or any affiliate thereof in connection with any Applicable Agreement shall be applied by the relevant Participating Counterparty in accordance with the foregoing.
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(a)
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Each of the Companies understands the temporary nature of the provisions of this Agreement and recognizes that no Participating Counterparty has any obligation to expand or extend any of the terms hereof;
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(b)
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There are no material agreements between the Companies and any other counterparties that have not been disclosed to the Participating Counterparties; and
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(c)
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The Companies have not received any notice of default or event of default under any Applicable Agreements and the Companies have not received any notice of default relating to any other indebtedness, except as specified in Schedule 4.
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(a)
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Such party has carefully read and fully understood all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
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(b)
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Such party has consulted with, or had a full and fair opportunity to consult with, an attorney regarding the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
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(c)
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Such party has had a full and fair opportunity to participate in the drafting of this Agreement;
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(d)
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Such party is freely, voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently entering into this Agreement;
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(e)
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In entering into this Agreement, such party has not relied upon any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement not expressly set forth herein or in its respective Applicable Agreement;
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(f)
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This Agreement has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by such party and constitutes each such party’s legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms;
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(g)
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Such party is executing this Agreement and agreeing to be bound on account of all Applicable Agreements to which it is a party; and
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(h)
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Such party is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation and has the full power and legal authority to execute this Agreement, consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and perform its obligations hereunder.
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(a)
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within two (2) business days after the Effective Date, the Companies shall make an additional cash margin payment to each Participating Counterparty in an amount equal to its Pro Rata UPB Share of $40 million;
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(b)
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no management fees shall be paid by any Company to Angelo Gordon, L.P. or its affiliates and no dividend or other distribution shall be made on any preferred or common stock of any Seller Entity, provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, that the foregoing does not prohibit a Seller Entity from declaring a dividend that would not be paid until after the end of the Forbearance Period;
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(c)
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the independent directors of any Seller Entity shall be paid only with common stock in such Seller Entity, except with respect to Independent Directors of special purpose entity Seller Entity subsidiaries of AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.;
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(d)
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in connection with a Non-Participating Counterparty’s agreement to waive, or forbear from exercising remedies with respect to, a default or potential default under a repurchase agreement or similar agreement with such Non-Participating Counterparty, if any of the Companies agrees (x) to provide any benefit or consideration to such Non-Participating Counterparty that is more favorable than the consideration or benefits offered hereunder (including, without limitation, the benefit of a forbearance period of shorter duration than the Forbearance Period and the payment of any fees in connection with such waiver or forbearance) or (y) to any terms or conditions with such Non-Participating Counterparty that are more favorable than the terms set forth in this Agreement, (i) the Companies shall provide advance written notice to the Participating Counterparties of such consideration, benefit, terms or conditions and (ii) such consideration, benefit, terms or condition shall be deemed incorporated herein and each of the Participating Counterparties shall be provided with such consideration or benefit on the same terms as such Non-Participating Counterparty, without the need of any further action on the part of any party, except that the Companies shall take such actions as may be necessary or reasonably requested by any Participating Counterparty to perfect the rights of the Participating Counterparties in and to such benefits, and provided, further, for the avoidance of doubt, that the First Forbearance Agreement does not constitute an agreement with a Non-Participating Counterparty for purposes of this Section 9(d);
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(e)
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the Companies shall cooperate fully with the Participating Counterparties and their respective agents and professionals (legal and financial), including in connection with any financial review or appraisal of the businesses, assets or financial condition of the Companies, to provide the Participating Counterparties and their respective agents and professionals with all reasonably requested information, in all cases at the expense of the Companies. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) upon the request of any Participating Counterparty, and subject to compliance with the confidentiality provisions included in such Applicable Agreement, the Companies shall grant such Participating Counterparty and its respective professionals (including, without limitation, its lawyers, accountants, appraisers and financial advisors) reasonable access to, and shall as promptly as practical schedule meetings and conference calls with, management personnel and any financial advisors or restructuring consultants retained by the Companies, (ii) the Companies shall on or prior to the Effective Date have created a data room with outstanding principal balance and asset information in a form acceptable to the Participating Counterparties, including loan tapes and CUSIP numbers for all outstanding transactions and (iii) the Companies’ financial advisor shall furnish the Participating Counterparties with reporting each business day of all transactions entered into by the Companies on the previous business day, including new contracts, cash inflows and outflows, asset sales (including pricing
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(f)
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the Companies shall pay the reasonable and documented professional fees and expenses, including legal fees, of each Participating Counterparty incurred in connection with the consideration of the forbearance provided for herein (including any diligence and analysis in respect thereof) and the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and any extension or modification thereof, including fees and expenses of a financial advisor for the Participating Counterparties;
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(g)
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unless otherwise agreed upon by the Participating Counterparties, the Companies shall make no draws upon or otherwise access extensions of credit, including any further sales or repurchases, including, without limitation, from affiliates, except with respect to the agreements set forth in Schedule 5 hereto concerning the assets identified in Schedule 5;
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all funds, cash collateral, income and other proceeds under or in connection with any Applicable Agreement and/or any Applicable Assets thereunder (including any such income or other proceeds that are in the possession of the applicable Participating Counterparties on the date hereof and/or would otherwise be required to be paid to the Companies pursuant to such Applicable Agreement) shall be applied by the relevant Participating Counterparty as follows: (i) first, to all accrued and unpaid interest (including pricing differential) owed under such Applicable Agreement, (ii) second, to reduce the outstanding principal amount (including any repurchase price) owed to such Participating Counterparty under such Applicable Agreement (notwithstanding any principal repayment schedule in the Applicable Agreement to the contrary), (iii) third, to all other obligations owed by the Companies to the relevant Participating Counterparty or its affiliates under such Applicable Agreement, any other agreement or otherwise (regardless of whether the applicable Participating Counterparty or such affiliate has a contractual right to do so under the Applicable Agreements or any other agreement with any of the Companies), and (iv) fourth, any further proceeds shall be subject to the lien and security interest granted in Section 2 of the First Forbearance Agreement; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, except with respect to the payment of interest as set forth above in Section 4, that during the Forbearance Period payments of interest (including price differential), principal, and other obligations shall be made from income and other proceeds in accordance with the foregoing and not based on any due dates, schedules, or other timing set forth in the Applicable Agreements;
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(i)
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upon the reasonable request of any Participating Counterparty and at the Companies’ expense, shall make, execute, endorse, acknowledge, file, record, register and/or deliver such agreements, documents, instruments and further assurances (including, without limitation, financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York) and take such other actions as may be reasonably appropriate or advisable to create, perfect, preserve or protect the security interest of the Collateral
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the Companies shall promptly notify each Participating Counterparty of the occurrence of any Triggering Event and in any event no later than one business day following the occurrence thereof (or, in the case of a Triggering Event described in clauses (iii) (solely with respect to a voluntary filing), (viii) or (xii) of the definition of “Triggering Event,” one business day prior to such expected filing or payment), which notice shall state that such Triggering Event occurred and set forth, in reasonable detail, the facts and circumstances that gave rise to such Triggering Event;
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the Companies shall promptly notify each Participating Counterparty and in any event no later than one business day after receipt, of any default, event of default, termination notices, enforcement notices, calculation statements, and related notices and correspondences received by the Companies in connection with any repurchase agreements with Non-Participating Counterparties or any material indebtedness of the Companies;
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the Companies acknowledge and agree that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order No. 202.9, “Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to Disaster Emergency” is inapplicable to any of the Applicable Agreements, and that the Companies will not seek to challenge or assert a claim against any Participating Counterparty on the basis of such executive order;
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the Companies shall provide notice to all Participating Counterparties promptly, and no later than one business day after, (i) the exercise of remedies in connection with a Triggering Event by any Participating Counterparty; or (ii) other than the termination of the forbearance period under the First Forbearance Agreement, the termination of any forbearance or standstill or similar agreement by any Non-Participating Counterparty to any repurchase agreement, swap agreement or other derivative contract with any of the Companies;
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(n)
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unless otherwise agreed upon by the Required Counterparties, each Seller Entity shall not enter into any new repurchase agreements, forward transaction agreements, hedging agreements, ISDA agreements, warehouse agreements, swap agreements, loan agreements, and other related agreements or any transactions thereunder or any new transactions under an Applicable Agreement or any other similar agreement, or grant any liens upon its assets on account of the foregoing or incur any other indebtedness of the Companies;
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(o)
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the Companies shall continue to make a good faith effort to undertake a deleveraging process and use its commercially reasonable efforts to accomplish such deleveraging; and
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on a weekly basis during the Forbearance Period, the Companies shall provide reasonably detailed written reports on the progress of the Companies in their recapitalization and refinancing process.
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(a)
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This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, notwithstanding its conflict of laws principles or any other rule, regulation or principle that would result in the application of any other state’s law.
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(b)
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EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, CITY OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM EITHER OF THEM AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS. EACH PARTY HERETO EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS.
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(c)
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EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR
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(a)
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“Aggregate Securities Net Loss” shall mean, as determined on any date of determination, the aggregate net losses incurred from and including April 10, 2020 by a Participating Counterparty in connection with one or more sales of Securities Assets.
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(b)
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“Collateral Agent” shall mean Wilmington Trust as collateral agent for the Participating Counterparties, or such other collateral agent as agreed by the Companies and the Participating Counterparties.
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(c)
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“Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean that certain Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement dated as of April 10, 2020, among Wilmington Trust as the Senior Collateral Agent, AG REIT Management, LLC as Subordinated Lender and AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc., on behalf of itself and the Seller Entities.
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(d)
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“Loan Assets” shall mean Applicable Assets that are mortgage loans, REO properties and interests therein (other than Securities Assets).
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(e)
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“Loan Balance” shall mean, as determined as of the date of any sale of Loan Assets, the principal amount owed to a Participating Counterparty under the Applicable Agreements in respect of the Loan Assets subject to such sale.
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“Non-Participating Counterparties” shall mean counterparties under repurchase agreements and other related agreements similar in nature to the Applicable Agreements with any one or more of the Companies, other than the Participating Counterparties.
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(g)
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“Pro Rata Realized Losses” shall mean for each Participating Counterparty a fraction the numerator of which is an amount equal to such Participating Counterparty’s realized losses and the denominator of which is the sum of all Participating Counterparties’ realized losses, in each case, calculated upon the close-out of all of the transactions under the applicable Applicable Agreements (with realized losses being determined in each instance (after giving effect to the netting and setoff of any cash collateral or other margin held by such Participating Counterparty) by either (i) a disposition (including a Participating Counterparty’s buying in) of the related Applicable Assets within 30 days following the expiration of the Forbearance Period and in accordance with such Applicable Agreement or (ii) agreement of the Companies, in consultation with the Required Counterparties).
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“Pro Rata UPB Share” shall mean for each Participating Counterparty a fraction the numerator of which is the unpaid principal balances (net of any cash collateral or other margin) for such Participating Counterparty’s Applicable Agreements and the denominator of which is an amount equal to the sum of the unpaid principal balances (net of any cash collateral or other margin) for all of the Applicable Agreements, in each case, based on the unpaid principal balances (net of any cash collateral or other margin) as set forth on Schedule 6 hereto.
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(i)
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“Required Counterparties” shall mean the Participating Counterparties listed on Schedule 7 hereto.
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(j)
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“Securities Assets” shall mean Applicable Assets that are securities.
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(k)
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“Securities Balance” shall mean, as determined as of April 10, 2020, the aggregate amount owed to a Participating Counterparty under the Applicable Agreements in respect of Securities Assets.
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(l)
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“Security and Collateral Agency Agreement” shall mean that certain Security and Collateral Agency Agreement dated as of April 10, 2020, among the Companies, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as agent for the First Forbearance Counterparties, and the First Forbearance Counterparties.
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“Security Documents” shall mean the Security and Collateral Agency Agreement, and any custodial, account and other agreements necessary to perfect the liens granted in the Security and Collateral Agency Agreement, each in form and substance satisfactory to the First Forbearance Counterparties.
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(n)
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“Triggering Event” shall mean any of the following:
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(i)
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the failure of any Company to comply with any term, condition, or covenant set forth in this Agreement or any of the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement;
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(ii)
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the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by the Companies herein in any material respect on or as of the date made;
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the filing of a voluntary bankruptcy with respect to any of the Companies, or the filing of an involuntary bankruptcy petition (other than an involuntary bankruptcy petition filed by any of the Participating Counterparties) with respect to any of the Companies and the petition is not controverted within 10 days or is not dismissed within 15 days after the filing thereof;
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a custodian, receiver, liquidator, trustee, monitor, sequestrator or similar official is appointed out of court with respect to any Seller Entity, or with respect to all or any substantial part of the assets or properties of the Seller Entities;
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the CMBX.NA.AAA.13 Index has remained 20% below the level of the CMBX.NA.AAA.13 Index as of the commencement of the Forbearance Period for three (3) consecutive trading days;
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any of the Seller Entities shall make a dividend or other distribution on any preferred or common stock, provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, that the foregoing shall not apply to a Seller Entity declaring a dividend that would not be paid until after the end of the Forbearance Period;
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the independent directors of any Seller Entity shall receive compensation other than common stock in such Seller Entity, except with respect to Independent Directors of special purpose entity Seller Entity subsidiaries of AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc.;
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except as agreed to by the Participating Counterparties, any payments shall be made to or liens or collateral granted for the benefit of any repurchase agreement, forward transaction agreement, hedging agreement, ISDA agreement, warehouse agreement, swap agreement, or loan agreement counterparty, including without limitation the Participating Counterparties (other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement) or to any agent or lender with respect to any material indebtedness of the Companies;
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the exercise of remedies in connection with a Triggering Event by any Participating Counterparty;
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(x)
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unless otherwise agreed upon by the Participating Counterparties, payment being made by the Companies to any repurchase agreement counterparty, including without limitation the Participating Counterparties and the Non-Participating Counterparties (other than as expressly set forth herein); provided that no Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred pursuant to the foregoing clause (viii) or (x) due to any Seller Entity complying with its obligations as lender, buyer or other type of financing provider under any financing, repurchase transaction or similar arrangement;
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(xi)
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the receipt by any of the Participating Counterparties from, or the publication by, any of the Companies of any threat of litigation (other than in connection with a breach of this Agreement by a Participating Counterparty);
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the commencement of any lawsuit by any of the Companies against any Participating Counterparty arising out of or with respect to, or in connection with, any repurchase agreements, or any related agreements (other than in connection with a breach of this Agreement by a Participating Counterparty);
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the failure by any Company to take actions within such Company’s control within two (2) business days of actual notice to, or actual knowledge by, such Company to have the DTC repo tracker turned “off” with respect to assets subject to the relevant Applicable Agreements;
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the failure of any Company to remit to the applicable Participating Counterparty income or proceeds received by such Company with respect to assets subject to the relevant Applicable Agreements within one (1) business day of actual notice to, or actual knowledge by, such Company of receipt of such income or proceeds;
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(xv)
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the Security Documents cease to create a valid and perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral after such perfection occurs in accordance with the terms of the First Forbearance Agreement and the Security Documents; or
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(xvi)
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any Company shall take any actions within such Company’s control to have the DTC repo tracker turned “on” with respect to assets subject to the relevant Applicable Agreements.
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By:
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/s/ Jennifer A. Luce
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By:
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/s/ Frank Stadelmaier
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